Autumn Ordinary Meeting 2019
Friday 22 March 2019 The University Club of Western Australia
Cover: Conrad Hogg (106th Guild President) and Doug McGhie (Warden) Convocation Day 2019 All photos by Manny Tamayo Photography Agenda
The Autumn Ordinary Meeting of the Convocation of The University of Western Australia, 6.30pm, Friday 22 March 2019, The University Club of Western Australia
1. Welcome
2. Apologies
3. Minutes of the Spring Ordinary Meeting held on Friday 21 September 2018
4. Amendments and motion of acceptance of minutes
5. Business arising from the minutes
6. Correspondence
7. Results of Convocation Elections for Warden, Deputy Warden, Members of the Council of Convocation and one Member to Senate
8. Vice-Chancellor’s Report
9. Guild President’s Report
10. Warden’s Report
11. Convocation Officer’s Report
12. Other Business
13. Keynote Address: 100 years of Rowing at UWA – Traditions and New Horizons
14. Q & A session
Supper
Complimentary canapés and drinks until 9.30pm
convocation.uwa.edu.au 3 Minutes
Spring Ordinary Meeting 21 September 2018
The Second Ordinary Meeting of Convocation was held on Friday 21 September 2018 commencing at 6:30pm in University Club of WA.
The meeting was attended by the following graduates and guests. Ian Abbott, Chacko Abraham, Thankam Abraham, Raoul Abrutat, Rudy Agostini, Angelina Agostini, Kent Anderson, Melanie Ariyaratne, Ruth Arnel, Diana Atkinson, Ahmad Bagbag, Rachima Bannerman, Bruce Barblett, Mary Basley, Cathy Tang and guest arriving at the meeting Wayne Beaumont, Evalyn Beaumont, Greg Benjamin, Jill Benn, Marilyn Bennet-Chambers, Aileen Bennett, Danielle Berry, Murphy, Tony Natale, Ekta Nathoo, Ekta Nathoo, Ekta Nathoo, Peter Bibby, Peter Bibby, Peter Bibby, Simon Biggs, Warwick Ainalem Nega, Lai Yu Newell, Nee Nee Ong, James Paparo, Boardman, Robert Boggs, Astrid Boggs, Maureen Boland, Terry Parks, Juanita Perez, Anne Pickett, Theresa Plunkett-Hill, Peter Brearley, Justin Brockett, Jean Brodie-Hall, Bradley Joan Pope, John Quealy, Dan Quirante, Kaye Regan, Alex Reid, Buckland, Stuart Bunt, Lesley Cala, Lesley Cala, Maria Calabro, Trevor Ridgwell, Jim Rowlands, Johan Salim, Mona Salim, Blair Campbell, Bruce Campbell, Bruce Campbell, Bruce Suellen Sanzone, Richard Scarff, Richard Scarff, Richard Scarff, Campbell, Geri Campbell, Cindy Campbell, Maria Carvalho, Jennifer Searcy, Enid Sedgwick, Susan Sharpe, Philip Shields, Renate Chandler, Kok-Foo Chang, Tshung Hui Chang, Daniel Hilary Silbert, Hilary Silbert, Brian Sova, Rosemary Spark, Chegwidden, Tat Meng Chow, Laurence Coleman, Malcolm Louise Sparrow, Louise Sparrow, Louise Sparrow, Cornelia Collier, John Collingridge, Mary Conroy, Hilary Cook, Helen Staats, Jonathan Strauss, Tony Stroud, Pat Stroud, Shane Cripps, Kevin Crombie, Devon Cuneo, Norma Curnow, Jocelyn Stuart, Denise Sullivan, Penny Sutherland, Kang Tam, Ernie Curnow, Brett Davies, Simon Dawkins, John Day, Lynne De Tan, Joel Tan, Cathy Tang, John Taplin, Tony Tate, Tony Tate, Peras, Christiane Demesa, Christopher Denby, Brian Devine, Ray Tauss, Ray Tauss, Ray Tauss, Ethan Taylor, Tracy Taylor, Ian Duckham, Anne Dunne, Nola Earnshaw, Greta Edwards, Brenda Tournier, Pauline Tremlett, Sheila Walker, Ian Warner, Mark Edwards, Johanne Eldridge, Mark Elliott, Angela Elizabeth Wetherell, John Willox, Anne Willox, Georgina Wilson, Evangelinou-Yiannakis, Jim Everett, Jocelyn Everett, Peter Jing Zhi Wong, Edit Wood, Paulina Wroblewski, Madeline Wu, Farr, Arthur Ferres, Elizabeth Feutrill, Marie Finucane, Keith Zhisheng Xie, Allen Yeow, and Mark Zhang Forbes, Dawn Freshwater, Mog Gadsdon, Michaele Gardiner, Chantelle Gaskell, Kathie Gates, Agi Gedeon, Tim Gibbney, Joel Gilman, Paul Gordon, Susan Graham-Taylor, Barry Green, Helen Green, Jenny Gregory, Jim Gunson, Anne Gunson, Maria Harries, Jennifer Harris, Jennifer Harris, Nicholas Hasluck, Stephen Hastings, Susan Hastings, Patricia Hatch, Patricia Hatch, Patricia Hatch, Patricia Hatch, Dorothy Hatch, Melissa Hetherington, Jo Hiller, Wendy Hillier, Jennifer Hole, Janet Holman, Walter Horeb, Ruari Jack Hughes, Ruari Jack Hughes, Ruari Jack Hughes, Maureen Humpage, Gary Jeneson, Warren Kerr, Chneoh Hooi Khor, Susan King, Nelly Kleyn, Joanna Knowles, Max Kousins, Dean Laslett, Eric Lawson, Jill Lawson, Megan Lee, Minglong Li, Jiwei Li, Lilie Lilie, Ian Lindsay, Yuyi Liu, Freda Livingston, Poh Loh, Frances Lutze, Richard Lyon, Sandra-Lee Mackey, Robert MacMath, Anne Maughan, Rose McAleer, Thomas McCleery, Carolyn McCleery, Doug McGhie, Lynne McGuigan, Lyn McKeaveney, John Melville-Jones, Ken Convocation members Zhisheng Xie, Paul Gordon and Convocation Michael, Nikolaos Millios, Eve Morrissey, Dianne Moxham, John Councillor Brett Davies
4 The University of Western Australia The following members of Convocation asked that their apologies be recorded. Hugo Acosta Martinez, Ralph Addis, Diana Adler, Kenneth Ahmat, Rida Ahmed, Fiona Allan, Lyneve Amoore, Maureen Anderson, Carlo Andreacchio, Michael Andrews, Paola Anselmi, Paul Appleton, Max Aravena-Roman, Isabel Arevalo- Vigne, Patrick Armstrong, Francis Arndt, Brendan Arrowsmith, Maki Aruga, Ajanthy Arulpragasam, Diane Atkinson, Rosemary Atwell, Koya Ayonrinde, Vivien Bainbridge, Deborah Baker, Paul Baker, Sue Bant, Nicolas Baranowski, Annette Barbetti, May Quin Barker, Shelley Barker, Cynthia Barrett, Michael Bartosiak, Malcolm Basell, Peter Batchelor, Estie Bav, Jason Beard, Tully Bennett, Haia Ber, Rodney Beresford, Andrew Graduates reviewing the meeting minutes. Berryman, Brian Betts, Enzo Biagioni-Froudist, Morgan Biggs, Mas Tasha Binte Abdul Malek, Rowena Birrell, Roger Blackett, Carlo Fini, Michael Firth, Franz Fischer, Chris Fisher, Monica Anne Blanchard, Dan Blue, Lynda Blum, William Blumer, Amy Flattery, John Fletcher, Sandra Fletcher, Margaret Floyd, Blundell, June Boddy, Luke Bone, Kathleen Bonus, Angharad Louise Flux, Chris Forlin, Paul Fox, Nathan Francis, Rina Fu, Booth, Jessica Boughton, Elyse Bourgault Du Coudray, Shih Ching Fu, Elizabeth Furlong, Geoff Gallop, Michael Ganon, Deborah Bowen-Smith, Rebecca Bowles, Sue Boyd, Amanda Brent Gardner, Carrie Gardner, Witold Generowicz, Rohan Bracewell, Diana Bradbury, Felicity Bradshaw, Anne Brearley, Gengatharen, Sean Geoghegan, Cal Gerard, Nick Gerrard, Ian Brebner, Robert Bredemeyer, John Bremner, Anthony Hanneka Gerritsen, Marina Gerzic, Leisa Gibbons, Zhane Bright, Errol Broome, Nike Browning, Don Buchanan, Dianne Gibson, Lynton Giles, Cliff Gillam, John Gladstones, Maureen Budd, Paul Bumbak, Rick Bunn, Sebastian Bunney, Peter Glancy, Diana Glenn, Brian Goddard, John Godfrey, Mayford Burke, Peter Burke, Joe Butorac, Brian Byrne, John Caddy, Godfrey, Kevin Goh, Barbara Good, Felicity Gooding, David Cairns, Liza Campbell, Alison Carlin, Elodie Caro, Rachel Kamulsen Gowrea, Lloyd Graham, Christian Grainger, Dieter Carpenter, Mary Carr, Georgia Carragher, John Carrigg, Diane Grant-Frost, Cliff Green, David Greenhill, Pamela Gregor, Peter Carroll, Joan Carroll, Craig Carter, George Cash, Rachel Gregson, Judith Griffin, Emily Gunson, Claire Hadley, Silvana Catterson, Sonia Cattley, Robert Cavanagh, Karyn Chan, John Ham, Kim Hames, Alec Hand, Helen Hankey, Chris Harkness, Chater, Mun Cheang, Xinyi Chen, Anne Chester, Michael Joan Harlow, Graham Harmsworth, John Harriott, Arthur Chester, Victor Cheung, Terence Chia, Virginia Christie, Tianlun Harris, Max Harris, Reinhold Hart, Nadya Haryanto, Dennis Chu, Chew Chua, Bryna Chuah, David Churchill, Sylvia Haskell, Alan Hawkins, Scott Hawkins, Kerry Hawley, Charity Churchill, Megan Clark, Milton Clark, Alan Clarke, Graeme Haynes, Peter Healy, Milanna Heberle, Frank Hedges, Terry Clarke, Linda Clayton, Lynette Clayton, Harold Clough, Douglas Heenan, Trevor Height, Pat Henry, Ricardo Herrera Ayala, Keith Clyde, Harvey Coates, Rosemary Coates, Greg Cockram, Hester, Geoffrey Hewett, Greg Higham, Tom Higham, Barbara Samuel Cohen-Cooke, Simone Collins, Tim Colmer, Alfio Hill, Kerry Hill, Murray Hill, Marcus Hitch, Mal Hodsdon, William Contarino, Nils Convert, Gregory Cook, Danica Cook, Mathew Hoff, Gary Hoffman, Donald Hogben, Joyce Hogben, Janet Cooper, Roderick Cooper, Tony Cooper, Peter Copley, Steve Holmes à Court, Peter Hopwood, Jo Horgan, Hugh Houston, Coppens, Vida Corbett, Rochelle Cornell, Diana Corston, Bette Howell, Zhiwen Huang, Robert Hughes, Terence Hunt, Phyllis Costello, Stephen Costley, George Costopoulos, Margot Zoe Hyde, Peter Hyman, Ali Ismail, Anne Ismail, Ungku Ismail, Cox, Terry Craig, Jane Crawford, Julie Crews, Keith Croker, Elliott Jackson, Deborah Jackson-Porteous, Verghese Jacob, Malcolm Crosbie, Joanne Cruickshank, Adrienne Cullity, Brian Janes, Ian Janes, Douglas Janney, Gregory Jarosch, Penelope Cuthbert, Ivana D’Acunto, Matthew Davey, Dean Dianne Jarvis, Bradley Johnson, Brian Johnson, Brian Davidson, Richard Davies, John Davis, Judith Davis, Judith Johnson, Don Johnson, Doris Johnson, Henry Johnston, Liz Davis, Steve Davison, Christine Davy, Reginald Dawson, David Johnstone, Barry Jones, Darrell Jones, Evan Jones, Janice de Hoog, Geoffrey Dean, John Dean, Bernice Dent, Natasha Jones, Maxwell Jones, Patricia Jones, Patricia Kailis, Peter Dewani, Mike Dilworth, Amelia Dixon-Pugh, Diane Downham, Kalmund, Jansje Karajas, John Karajas, Bill Kean, Anne Elizabeth Dowson, Jacqueline Doyle, George Drew, Elle Keith-Fraser, Dave Kelly, Jim Kemp, Irene Kempa, Tom Kendall, Drummond, Judith Drummond, Jamie Drury, Alexia Drygan, Lorelei Kerr, Jonathan Khoo, George Kingsley, Melinda Cleo Drygan, Paul Duncan, Tom Durkin, Wayne Duthie, Kinnane, Peter Klinken, Joseph Kong, Julia Kovesi, Valerie Timothy Dymond, Katrise Eager, Rod Eagleton, Linda Earl, Krantz, Edward Kucharski, Rajendra Kurup, Graham Ladyman, Peter Eastlake, Gary Eddy, Basil Edwardes, Cyril Edwards, Mable Lam, Christopher Lancucki, Louis Landau, Rona Hartley Edwards, Adrian Egginton, George Eichinski, Sue Ellery, Landquist, Bruce Langford, Jenny Larner, Des Lascelles, Bruce Elliott, Maurice Ellvey, Laura Emery, Henry Esbenshade, Adrian Lau, Dillon Lau, Ian Laurance, Lisa Le Faucheur, Steven Judy Esmond, Ben Evans, Ernest Fardin, Adele Farina, Richard Lee, Will Lee, Christian Lemnell, Kenneth Leung, Steve Lieblich, Farrell, Gus Ferguson, Lynette Fernandes, Renae Fernandez, Janice Lim, Arvid Linde, Daryl Lindsay, Antony Lo, Michael
convocation.uwa.edu.au 5 Lochore, Miriam Lochore, Owen Loneragan, Virginia Longley, Reinhold, Zarrin Siddiqui, Darren Simmons, Genevieve Jan Lord, Neville Loudon, Tony Lourensen, Robin Lovegrove, Simpson, Su Sirr, Richard Sisson, Stephanie Slanzi, Yiing Nicola Lucano, Dorothy Lucks, Steve Lukan, Tara Lukan, Sleight, Marielle Sloss, Melanie Sloss, Peter Smedley, Michael Waverley Lynch, Angus MacDonald, Catherine MacDonald, Smith, Peter Smith, Philip Smith, Rodney Smith, David Malcolm Macmillan, Helen Maddocks, Jack Mah, Tom Maher, Snowdon, Alberta So, Esther Sohn, Hamid Sohrabi, Coralie Jasmina Malkoc, Althea Malligan, John Malone, Stephanie Solomon, Marcus Solomon, Jayantha Somasundaram, Maltman, Stephen Malyniak, Thomas Man, Uday Manchanda, Alexander Song, Dino Spagnoli, Maurie Sparkman, Laurence Roy Manchester, Clive Mariano, Bill Marmion, Loisette Marsh, Spencer, Stephen Spiers, Pat Spillman, Paul St John, Judith Gordon Marshall, Peter Marshall, Glenda Martinick, Audrey Stephens, Deborah Stephenson, Michelle Stephenson, Ric Martins, Chris Massey, Katherine Massey, Danielle Masson, Stern, Damien Stevens, Sandra Stevenson, Jan Stewart, Ra Josephine Masters, Julie Matheson, Joyce Matson, Trevor Stewart, Trevor Still, Pauline Stone, Peter Strickland, Marina Mazzucchelli, Narelle McAuliffe, Ian McCall, Bruce McCallum, Sucur, Murray Swain, Matthew Swinbourn, Melissa Symonds, Wendy McCallum, Damien McCann, Gordon McColl, Moira David Synnott, Monika Szalai, Stella Tagbo, Simon Taheri, McDermont, Hayden McGrath, Michael McGuire, Douglas Megan Talmage, Adam Tan, James Tan, Jason Tan, Lee Tan, McInnes, Nancy McKenzie, Sharon McKerrow, Kate McMurtrie, Richard Tan, Ankang Tang, Anqiang Tang, Noel Taylor, Roger Jacqueline McNally, George McRae, Connor McShane, Tim Taylor, Michael Teare-Williams, Irianto Tedja, Nadia Tedja, Kai Mead, Arpad Mencshelyi, Geetha Mendis, Rose Michael, Benita Jie Teoh, Diana Teplyj, Adrian Thomas, David Thomas, Jeremy Milicich, Virginia Miller, John Millett, Katherine Mills, Robyne Thomas, May Thomas, Sally Thomas, Roger Thompson, Neville Millward, Conor Mines, Michael Mischin, Darryn Mitchell, Peta Threlfall, Julia Thurloe, Ray Thurloe, Stephen Tilinger, Daina Monley, Jessica Moore, Michele Moore, Greg Moriarty, Patricia Timermanis, Catherine Tiong, Simon Tomkins, Wendy Tomlin, Mulcahy, Bruce Mullan, Paul Mullins, Peter Munro, Joe Murphy, Geoff Totterdell, David Tout, Malcolm Treadgold, Domenic Madeleine Murphy, Peter Murphy, Denise Murray, Malcolm Trimboli, Mathew Trinca, Kathy Troup, Charles Tucak, Gillian Murray, Charmaine Myers, Caitlin Nagle, Elena Nattrass, Chris Tucak, Michael Tuke, Gyula Turchanyi, Clinton Turner, Leisa Neretlis, Charlse Newman, Joshua Ngai Mun Ng, Kenneth Ng, Turner, David Turpin, Nikolas Unger, Prague Unger, Susan Krystal Ng, Aik Chern Ng, Kim Guan Ng, My-Hanh Nguyen, Unger, Grace Utting, Jonathan Utting, Michael van Koesveld, Shiah Nguyen, John Nicholas, Patricia Nixon, Pat Nottle, John Vann, Richard Vaughan, Marika Vicziany, Eva Vlahov, Christine O’Brien, Liam O’Bryan, Ellen O’Connor, Ilse O’Ferrall, Van-Van Vu, Petar Vujovic, Brendan Waddell, Diana Wald, Jim Ban-Ban Ong, Chow-Loo Ong, Chuan Ong, Nicole Ong, Wall, Elizabeth Waller, Brian Walsh, Lionel Ward, Lisa Ward, Angeline Ong, Charlotte Openshaw, Emma O’Shaughnessy, Robin Warren, Ken Watson, Peter Wearne, Cara Webling, Lucy O’Sullivan, Roger Overmeire, Daniel Ow, Justine Oxley, Maxwell Weedon, Cornelis Wegman, Pelham Weir, Jason Wells, Marjan Oxley, Bardia Paki, Kerry Paki, Silvano Palladino, Sally Martin West, Patricia Weston, Ryan Whiddett, Kevin White, Pamberger, Stacey Papa, Dina Papas, Rod Parker, Serena Phyl Wilkin, Aston Williams, Janet Williams, Ken Williams, Brian Parker, Merle Parkes, Trevor Parry, Brian Partridge, Kim Willis, Rod Willox, Sean Wilson, Caroline Winwood, John Wolfe, Paterson, Michael Paterson, Alistair Peacock, Chris Peacock, Wendy Wolfe, Christopher Wong, Desmond Wong, Jian-Ning Ian Peacock, Anna Pembroke, Steven Pereira, Stan Perron, Wong, Shu-Ning Wong, Vanessa Wong, William Wong, Rebecca Rayma Pervan, Zeke Pervan, Gabriela Pestell, Beverley Pether, Wood, Graham Wood, Colin Woods, Mary Wright, Robert Michael Pether, Diana Phang, Charm Phillips, Stephen Phillips, Wright, Ben Wyatt, Jeannette Wyber, John Yates, Mary Ann Ray Piesse, Bernadette Pilkington, Margaret Pinchback, Jeffrey Yeats, John Yiannakis, Soon Min Yong, David Young, Michael Pinkham, Conrad Pires, Terry Pitsikas, Bill Plozza, Barbara Yung, Shahnaz Zeinali, Kehan Zhu, Vera Zirojevic Plummer, Julian Polain, Tony Poli, Fiona Poole, William Poole, and Ann Zuber Ian Porter, Anthony Postle, Mark Pownall, Cheryl Praeger, Christina Pranata, Daryl Pranata, Neville Pringle, Janet Ms Juanita Perez, Convocation Officer as Executive Officer Pritchard, Aylene Quartermaine, Donalda Ramsden, Lyndsay Randall, Peter Randell, Gaetano Rando, Sally Rankin, Kristie Read, Terry Redman, Don Reid, Dennis Reynolds, Ronald Richards, Grace Richardson, John Rickard, Ann Rigg, Noreen Riordan, Norm Roberts, Della Robinson, Jamie Robinson, Kerry Rollo, Mary Rose, Mary Roskams, Gwyneth Rothols, Robin Routley, Gesa Ruge, Jeffrey Russell, David Ryan, Henry Ryan, David Sadler, Mihaela Safta, Barry Saker, Jenny Sales, Brian Salisbury, Robin Salter, Bill Sands, Michael Schaper, Deryck Schreuder, Michelle Schwager, Diana Scott, John Scott, Tony Scott, Virginia Scott, Amanda Seabrook, Margaret Seares, Roger Seares, Peter Searle, Leah Segal, John Seotis, Nicole Seyler, Khilna Shah, Duncan Shearwood, Helen Shilkin-
6 The University of Western Australia Warden of Convocation, Dr Doug McGhie welcomes all to the meeting
1. WELCOME 3. MINUTES OF THE AUTUMN ORDINARY MEETING 2018 In opening the Spring Ordinary Meeting for 2018, the Warden of Convocation, Dr Doug McGhie, welcomed the following guests: A copy of the minutes of the Autumn Ordinary Meeting 2018 • Former Chancellor and former Governor Dr Ken Michael held on Friday, the 23rd March 2018 appeared at Attachment A AC CitWA of the Spring Ordinary Meeting 2018 booklet. • Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dawn Freshwater; • Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simon Biggs; 4. AMENDMENTS AND MOTION OF • The 2018 Guild President Megan Lee; ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES • The Deputy Warden of Convocation, Dr Joan Pope OAM; • The Immediate Past Warden, Adjunct Professor Warren No amendments required to the minutes. The motion to Kerr AM accept the minutes of the Autumn Ordinary Meeting held on • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community & Engagement) Friday, the 23rd March 2018 was proposed by Dr Joan Pope Professor Kent Anderson; OAM and seconded by Mrs Pauline Tremlett. The motion • Members of the UWA Senate; was carried. • Members of Convocation Council; and • all the members of Convocation, including their guests 5. BUSINESS ARISING and friends. The Warden reported that in keeping with previous feedback The Warden then formally declared the meeting open that the opportunity to view the Agenda papers prior the at 6.34pm. meeting is valued by our members, the Council has continued this process and the agenda papers have been available 2. APOLOGIES online through a link that was provided in the email reminder sent out in the last week. The Warden noted apologies from: • Chancellor, The Hon. Robert French AC Q&A • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor David Sadler; Following the last Ordinary Meeting, the Convocation Council • Acting Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor received many positive comments regarding the Q&A session Tim Colmer at the end of the meeting. Consequently, another Q&A session • and over 800 other members of Convocation. was included in the agenda of the meeting. The Warden said that given the very special topic to be addressed by the guest speaker, two questions would be taken immediately after
convocation.uwa.edu.au 7 managed to create a very vital and active student hub in the middle of the oval. There was a great turnout for that day.
Australia Update: Raising the Standard of Living Forum The Australia Update: Raising the Standard of Living Forum was held on Tuesday 4th September 2018. It was a one-day public forum presenting a series of public discussions on the emerging political and economic challenges facing Australia. The event was supported by the UWA Public Policy Institute, the UWA Business School, Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Education. Professor Simon Biggs (Sr Deputy Vice-Chancellor), Ms Jill Benn, (University Librarian), Professor Kent Anderson (DVC Community & Presenters include Philip Gaetjens (Secretary to the Australian Engagement) and Professor Dawn Freshwater (Vice-Chancellor) Treasury), Jennifer Hewett (Australian Financial Review), John Simon (Reserve Bank of Australia), Mark Barnaba (Chairman of that talk. Recognising the challenge of time and the breadth the UWA Business School Board and Fortescue Metals Group of the panel and a special request from the Vice-Chancellor, Ltd FMG) and Peter van Onselen (ABC anchor, UWA). questions would be called for ‘on notice’ for this meeting. A very solid contribution of questions was received, and from these, 11 questions have been chosen to be addressed by the The Australia-US relationship in the panel in the Q and A session. Indo-Pacific Era On 27 August 2018, Australia’s Ambassador to the United 6. CORRESPONDENCE States, The Hon Joe Hockey, joined the Perth USAsia Centre for a private roundtable luncheon under the Chatham House Rule which focused on “The Australia-US relationship in The Warden reported that Convocation receives regular the Indo-Pacific Era” and how they cooperate under the correspondence, and the emails and letters received since framework of an alliance with an emphasis on their shared the last Ordinary Meeting have covered a very broad field. strategic and economic interests in the Indo-Pacific region. The Warden has responded to these emails and letters The luncheon was moderated by the Governor of Western individually, and will also provide an overview of the Australia and former Australian Ambassador to the United important topics in his report for this meeting. The Warden States, The Hon. Kim Beazley AC. thanked all members of Convocation who took the time to contact him and Convocation Council in that period. There was one fairly contentious issue with the graduate email; there MTP Connect The MTP Connect initiative is a state government initiative, was a lot of correspondence on that, and the responses were together with the University of Western Australia and the well received. MedTech Pharma Company, to deliver and lead the life science 7. VICE-CHANCELLOR’S REPORT innovation hub across this state. The University is leading all the universities and bringing together all the work that is happening across life sciences, including what is happening The Warden next invited Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dawn Freshwater, to present her report. A copy of the text of the Vice-Chancellor’s report appeared at Attachment B of the Spring Ordinary Meeting Booklet.
The Vice-Chancellor took her report as read and began with some updated information since her written report.
Professor Freshwater spoke to her slide presentation.
2018 Open Day The Vice-Chancellor said that Open Day this year was very exciting in many ways. One was that an autonomous vehicle was moving throughout the campus during that day and gathered quite a lot of support and media interest. Open Day was important for the University in terms of how the University Vice-Chancellor Professor Freshwater delivers her report
8 The University of Western Australia in the hospitals, with the Marshall Centre and various other Australia. Some states have more than one university, but initiatives, under one umbrella to look at how the University as a group of 8 universities, the contribution to the nation’s might lift the ambition around its life science research and its economy, beyond research and teaching, such as tourism, application for improving lives. goods, services, and all sorts of other additional items, was $66.4 billion in one year; and in that year, UWA contributed E-Zone $4.5 billion to this state, which is quite a substantial A ground breaking ceremony was held to mark the day that contribution. work commenced to build the engineering zone, the e-zone student hub, which will be a very lively and vibrant building. Premier Science Awards Professor David Blair was inducted into the WA Science Hall of GO8 meeting Fame for his key role in the discovery of gravitational waves. A GO8 meeting was held in Melbourne on 20 September. At the meeting, the new Education Minister, Dan Tehan, talked about Dr Melissa O’Donnell was awarded Woodside Early Career higher education and his involvement in that. Scientist of the Year.
The Vice-Chancellor commented that it was very difficult when PhD student Arman Siahvashi was joint winner of ExxonMobil you are ‘going through’ several Ministers to really get some Student Scientist of the Year. traction in terms of policy change, and to have to educate them, ironically, on education and particularly around the Fields Medal funding model. Professor Akshay Venkatesh, is the second only Australian to have been awarded one of the world’s most prestigious At the moment the University has a freeze on the number mathematical awards, the Fields Medal. The Vice-Chancellor of places and the amount of funding until 2019. They had a said that this is really significant and exciting as there are only conversation about that with the Minister. The Vice-Chancellor two universities in Australia that have a Nobel Laureate and a said that it is going to take the Minister quite some time to Fields medallist, and this university is one of them. understand that, and that means a little bit more uncertainty for the University. The Vice-Chancellor further added that the other thing that is very exciting about this is that it is mathematics, just at the State – Skilled Migration Scheme time when we are really focused on STEM, on really wanting to The State government has announced a move to attract more work with schools and ensuring that students understand the international students to UWA through a change to some of importance of maths and its application to the future of work. the occupational skills list. The University saw a downturn The University is delighted that Professor Venkatesh is going to through the changes to that skills list from 23% to 18% interest do some presentations for us at the University. where that particular 5% growth that would normally happen in this state directly went to Tasmania and Adelaide. The Eureka Award Vice-Chancellor highlighted that the policy shift will make it Professor Wendy Erber, Dean of Medicine, and her team won easier to recruit and attract international students. The Vice- the Eureka Award for the work that she has been doing on Chancellor said that there was a direct correlation from the identifying single cells that are cancerous through leukaemia work the University did with BankWest. and the impact that it is going to have on diagnostics.
Go8 Econometrics Report Aurora Award The group of 8 (G08) commissioned London Economics, The Aurora Award for indigenous international overseas study who had also done a piece of work for the Russell Group has also been won by UWA. Universities in the UK, to look at the economic contribution and impact of the eight universities to the nation. The Funding methodology was the same as that which was used in the UK. The Vice-Chancellor acknowledged the work done through The Vice-Chancellor offered to make that report available to research grants in the last six months. The University was anyone who would be interested in looking at that report. awarded $17 million of funding through the ARC Centre of Excellence scheme. The Vice-Chancellor said that as the The Vice-Chancellor has presented the outcomes of that research funding across the nation is shrinking, there is a report for UWA to the Committee for Perth, and will also be smaller amount of funding available through the research presenting this report to the Chamber of Commerce. councils for us to apply for grants. This year UWA won 33% share of that funding - the national average was 19%. She The Vice-Chancellor pointed out that UWA is the only also said that though that is a fantastic achievement for the university in the G08 universities in the State of Western University, the pot is smaller, so actually even though the
convocation.uwa.edu.au 9 University won more and higher awards, it is actually less industry-connected placements across our many thousands funding, and that is likely to continue over time. of Convocation members.
Media Activity Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) Professor David Sadler In Quarter 2, 2018, 1281 media items mentioned UWA in state will be leading this initiative and will be working closely with and national media (748 in the press and 533 in broadcast). the Warden and the team. • Highest quarterly return since Q2, 2016 • Health and Medicine, Science, and Arts and Humanities The Vice-Chancellor is intending to present the strategy receive stronger coverage. to Senate by October 2018 as a draft white paper and then • There were concentrated efforts to increase social media finalised at the end of the year. The Strategic Plan will then to engage with students and the community, these be presented to Senate for approval at the Senate Strategic videos include: Retreat in March 2019. The Vice-Chancellor intends to launch • May the 4th be with you – a Star Trek video which the Strategic Vision Plan in April 2019. attracted a huge amount of interest from young people • 2018 FIFA World Cup video – viewed over 25,000 times, Alumni Attitudinal Survey and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community and Engagement) • West Cost Fever, the netball team sponsored by UWA, Professor Kent Anderson, who is leading this work, will be that were in the finals this year. attending the Convocation Council meeting on 3rd of October to discuss the outcomes of this survey. The Vice-Chancellor Vision 2030 encouraged the attendees to raise any question they may The Vice-Chancellor met with Warden Dr Doug McGhie, have about the survey. Deputy Warden Dr Joan Pope OAM and Immediate Past Warden Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM, to talk about the Convocation submission to the consultation process for the Vision 2030. They looked at that submission in detail, but importantly, they talked about how Convocation could be more engaged as part of that vision over the next decade. The Vice-Chancellor acknowledged that of those 55 submissions, many of them were from teams. There were hundreds and hundreds of people working together to bring together some fantastic submissions and innovative ideas for the future vision for the University, and many of them came from students, alumni, Convocation, industry and government perspectives. Convocation members at the Ordinary Meeting The Vice-Chancellor highlighted a number of key findings: • The need to be multi-disciplinary and structure ourselves to support this • Importance of place – our unique WA context • A growing importance of social responsibility • Need for transformation of infrastructure • Continued learning in a changing workforce, particularly digitisation • Need for greater engagement with industry, community, government • Appetite for change and transformation
The Vice-Chancellor pointed out the importance of the need for greater engagement with industry to drive employability Guild President Ms Megan Lee delivers her report and relevance. The Vice-Chancellor, Dr McGhie, Dr Pope and Adjunct Professor Kerr met and had a very in-depth conversation around the role of Convocation because there is an opportunity for Convocation to be engaged in supporting work-integrated learning, internships and
10 The University of Western Australia 8. GUILD PRESIDENT’S REPORT which is much needed through to donations and support to students through the Food Pantry and other services. The Warden invited the Guild President, Ms Megan Lee, to present her report to Convocation. Challenges A huge challenge for the Guild has been pushing for the Ms Lee commenced by saying that her term is shortly drawing prioritisation of safety initiatives as well as improving the to a close with only two more months until she completes educational experience at UWA which she is very thankful her term as the 105th UWA Student Guild President, and as the for the support of the Warden of Convocation and the University looks forward towards what university education Convocation Council who often give her suggestions on ways looks like, so does the Guild. Ms Lee said 2018 has been a that she could improve the way that the Guild engages with massive year for the Student Guild. They have been working the University, the way that the Guild engages with graduates, hard towards achieving against their strategic goals as set and what lessons can be learnt from years past. by Immediate Past Guild President, Nevin Jayawardena. The student representatives, all of which volunteer their time to A final challenge that the Guild has been working with this fantastic organisation, have been working incredibly hard the University and Convocation with is improving the in order to deliver some key achievements for students. attractiveness of studying at UWA. The Guild prides itself on being one of the best student organisations in the country Ms Lee spoke to her report, a copy of which was provided at with the highest student engagement, the highest student Attachment C of the 2018 Spring Ordinary Meeting agenda membership and the highest level of service, especially with booklet. The same report was also illustrated through the level of funding that they receive as a smaller situation, PowerPoint presentation slides at the meeting. and a lot of these suggestions and ideas are definitely being followed through in the University’s 2030 Vision planning. Ms Lee then said that a few things not captured in her report include a series of the academic policy changes that she had Ms Lee thanked Convocation and looks forward to seeing not earlier mentioned as well – which were all spearheaded how the Guild will move forward as she passes on all of her by the newly elected 2019 Guild President and the current hard work over the past 12 months to the 2019 Guild Council. Education Council President, Conrad Hogg. She also said that Ms Lee said that she hopes that the relationship between the Mr Hogg will, through the Women’s Department, progress Guild and Convocation will continue to grow stronger. to establish a mobile text messaging service to ensure that students can get from A to B around campus safety.
Group of 8 Student Leaders’ Conference Ms Lee said that she had the pleasure of attending the Group of 8 Student Leaders’ Conference. This was a project spearheaded by her predecessor, Nevin Jayawardena, but she had the utmost pleasure of seeing that project come through to fruition where she met student leaders from across the country, sat down with members of the executive of all of the Group of 8 universities to discuss how they could improve higher education and how the Group of 8 could be a sector leading organisation, championing change in the higher education sector for the betterment of the student experience. Warden Dr Doug McGhie delivers the Warden’s report Guild Student Services Moving forward the Guild Council is looking into their 9. WARDEN’S REPORT engagement with students and better communication with students and continuing to improve their services, such The Warden, Dr Doug McGhie, spoke to his report. A copy of as their commercial area with opening new outlets in the the Warden’s Report appeared at Attachment D of the Spring refectory through to improving services for welfare support, Ordinary Meeting agenda booklet. expanding services such as the Food Pantry and most importantly, further discussions over her next two months Rather than go through his report in detail, the Warden just as Guild President with Convocation on how students can briefly highlighted a number of important developments benefit from the wealth of knowledge and experience from that Convocation Council has addressed since the last Convocation. Everything from work experience for students Ordinary Meeting.
convocation.uwa.edu.au 11 Statute Changes there are many more recent and young graduates than from As a result of the change in the UWA Act, the University is the early days. Convocation must connect, communicate and going through a fairly solid change in its governing statutes. celebrate with all of them if it is to succeed in the long term. The introduction of a single University statute has proved challenging to Council and members of the Governance Open Day Committee. This statute will cover all aspects, including Convocation Councillors participated in the UWA Open Day Convocation. Convocation is contributing to its component of this year. The Warden said that it was good to be there and it the single statute. The Governance Committee representatives was a very positive day all around. are working with the University Secretary. Finance Committee The Warden said that to this end, the Council has been Review of finances and financial management is being fortunate to be able to call on support from two very well conducted by Convocation Council’s Finance Committee. qualified members who are experts in the field. Greg Calcutt Convocation’s statutory activities such as the Ordinary AM and Patrick Tremlett, ex State Solicitor’s Office, offered to Meetings are funded by the University. Convocation receives help pro bono. This has really taken a heavy load and concern discretionary support through the Deputy Vice-Chancellor away from Council. Council found the benefit of what we (Community and Engagement), this is to be recast around have within Convocation in that the network is powerful, the library and other activities. The Council also has its own the network really can bring great skills to bear. The Warden reserves and contributions as well. added that it is a work in progress, but both of those give a great example of where the Convocation network can bring to Library Membership bear what is very, very useful for this University. Discount membership of the library has been available to subscribing members for many years; some are annual but Graduation Ceremonies others are lifetime subscribers. It was a significant issue but Convocation retains a valuable role in graduation ceremonies. requests to limit our financial promotion have driven it down. In the July graduation ceremonies, the Warden’s Welcome The University wishes now to make that benefit available speech was shared between the Warden and Deputy Warden to all graduates. Convocation is negotiating compensation as well as two Councillors. The Warden said that he, the for loss of subscriptions associated with the attractive Deputy Warden and several Councillors had the pleasure benefit. Once concluded the equivalent benefit will be free of participating and look forward to the thirteen December to all graduates. It can add broader value to the University graduation ceremonies. and we hope to have that finalised so that the new library membership arrangement can be in place for 2019. This is a Annual Convocation Awards Ceremony wonderful extension of a Convocation initiative and benefit The 2018 Convocation Awards ceremony was excellent, to all graduates. well attended and a very happy occasion at the attractive Watersports Complex. Nearly 30 scholarships, awards and Decommissioning of the Graduate prizes were presented. The Warden said that everyone who Lifetime Email shared that night was absolutely overwhelmed with the joy For many years, Convocation has been providing a free, and the intelligence of what was available to them that night. permanent email address for all UWA graduands and PhD candidate and 2017 Convocation Postgraduate Research graduates. However, in response to strong and consistent Travel Award recipient, Ben McAllister, gave a talk on black expert advice from UWA information technology specialists holes. It was a fun talk, very well done by Ben on the night. that the securities concern was real and it was not appropriate to continue with lifetime email as it had been run, the decision Access to screens on Campus / Connect, was made to decommission the lifetime email address. Some Communicate and Celebrate users suggested other options, these were passed to the Two Ordinary Meetings ago Tom Murrell was the guest speaker University, and the response was the same. The Warden said and challenged Convocation to connect, communicate and that, again, it was a good initiative taken by Convocation in celebrate. The Warden said that Council is progressing well. the past, and it was appropriate to go with the times when the There is more to do on all fronts and he had hoped to unveil, advice was that it could no longer be sustained. for tonight, the new University Club Screen that will display Convocations activities, events and achievements. The The Convocation Question Warden said to watch that space, very soon. The Warden said that the name of Convocation is often presented to him as a difficulty, yet the basis is sound, and The Warden reported that information on UWA graduations Convocation has been around for 105 years and is very much that was used in our green paper submitted to the developing a part of the University. The Warden shared his thoughts on of the Vice-Chancellor’s 2030 strategic plan highlights that other ways of looking at it and presenting ourselves ‘cause we
12 The University of Western Australia all have work, family, location and other distractions, where Warden’s Ride to Conquer Cancer Con – the prefix con-, does mean “with”’; Vocation – a person’s The Warden will take part in the Perkins Institute of Medical employment, occupation, or profession. The Latin word Research’s 200km Ride to Conquer Cancer on October 13 and Convocare means “calling together”. The Warden put forward 14 to raise funds for Cancer Council, Motor Neurone Disease his approach where our members join Convocation when they Research and Youth Mental Health Foundation. are qualified “with profession”; not just meeting, but more calling together over time.
Current Convocation logo
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Warden Dr Doug McGhie
Strategic Challenges for Convocation Thanks and Council Dr McGhie said that being Warden of Convocation is a The Warden reported that there are several real challenges for demanding and exciting role but there are many who help Convocation and Council, particularly around the Vision 2030 to make it possible. He thanked the Convocation Council paper, and he is delighted to be involved in the process with and co-opted members; Chairs and leaders; External the Vice-Chancellor and the Executive; he said it is important member contributors Greg Calcutt AM and Patrick Tremlett; that Convocation is involved. Convocation’s and Council’s Convocation Officer – Ms Juanita Perez, with support from challenges are: Ms Melissa Hetherington; and especially to Deputy Vice- To support the University; • Chancellor (Community and Engagement) Professor Kent To support and enhance the UWA student experience; • Anderson with whom he has had the pleasure of working very To support UWA’s graduates; • closely with. This meeting will be Professor Anderson’s last To be relevant to UWA students and graduates; • Convocation Ordinary Meeting as he is not seeking to renew To add value through all of the above. • his employment contract with the University.
The Warden said to do that, Convocation has got to be known 10. CONVOCATION OFFICER’S REPORT and not be hidden. It is about the network of friends and colleagues that can do so much for the students and their The Convocation Officer’s report appeared as Attachment experience, if enlisted, Convocation can perform in all of E of the Spring Ordinary Meeting 2018 booklet. This report those situations. contains a list of graduates whose whereabouts have become unknown since the last Ordinary Meeting. Those attending the meeting were asked to review the list and to notify the Convocation Officer, Ms Juanita Perez, if the contacts details of any graduates listed in this report were known to them.
11. AUDIT REPORT
The independent Audit Report appeared as Attachment F of the Spring Ordinary Meeting 2018 booklet. The Audit Report has been considered and endorsed by Convocation Council on behalf of the members of Convocation. The audit
convocation.uwa.edu.au 13 report is without any qualifications and demonstrates that Jiwei Li Convocation is in a healthy financial state and able to pay its In 2017, Convocation joined with the Student Guild to debts when they fall due. recognise an outstanding volunteer from the Student Guild with the inaugural award of the Convocation Medal. On behalf of the members of Convocation, the Warden commended the work of the former Honorary Treasurer, Dr This year, the Outstanding Student Volunteer through Brett Davies and the Convocation Officer Juanita Perez for Guild Volunteering is Jiwei Li, whose citation was read by their contribution to this excellent outcome. the Warden.
12. OTHER BUSINESS Convocation Annual Elections Convocation Annual Elections are approaching. The current Presentation of Convocation Medals office holders of these honorary positions complete their term in March 2019 and all are eligible for re-election. • Warden of Convocation • Deputy Warden of Convocation • Seven Members of the Council of Convocation • One Member of Senate Elected by Convocation
Nominations for the positions open on Wednesday, 7 November 2018 and close at 12.00 noon on Wednesday, 5 December 2018.
The Electoral Roll will close at 12.00 noon Wednesday, 5 December 2018.
(L-R) Deputy Warden Dr Joan Pope OAM, Ms Patricia Stroud and 50th Reunion Warden Dr Doug McGhie The Warden reminded all that the annual 50 Year Anniversary Reunion luncheon this year for the graduates of 1968, will be held in the Old Ref in Hackett Cafe on Saturday 20th October. All graduates of 1968 and those who were at UWA at this time were invited to attend.
The Warden called for assistance to locate some graduates of 1969 for whom the University has no current contact but who we wish to invite to their 50 year reunion. They are listed on page 58 of the agenda booklet.
The annual 50th Reunion is an initiative by Convocation which commenced in 1985 with the current Deputy Warden.
Ms Jiwei Li presented the Convocation Medal by Warden Dr Doug McGhie
Patricia Stroud The Convocation Medal is periodically awarded by the Convocation Council to individuals who have distinguished themselves by their service to UWA.
Deputy Warden read the citation for Patricia Stroud. The Warden, Dr Doug McGhie presented the Convocation Medal to Patricia Stroud for her outstanding commitment and contribution to the theatre since 1976.
14 The University of Western Australia Armistice Day Celebrations 14. Q & A SESSION The Cultural Precinct in conjunction with Convocation and the UWA Historical Society is arranging an Exhibition of Photos in the Colonnade Gallery here at the Club, commemorating the Centenary of the Armistice of the Great War. It opens on Friday 9th November and will be up for several months. It is curated by recent graduate and new Convocation member Holly Langford-Smith, with the assistance of Dr Joan Pope, UWA Archivist Maria Carvalho and Guild Archivist Melissa Hetherington.
Dr Anna Gray AM, former Director of the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery, will present a High Tea Talk on 24th November on the Art of War, featuring Streeton and Lambert. The Q & A Panel The Honour Board, noting the members of Senate, Staff, Convocation and Students who served in the Great War has The Warden opened the Q&A session. Questions presented been restored and corrected and will be relocated in the were received on notice. Due to time constraints, 30 minutes upper Foyer of Winthrop Hall . To be unveiled on the late have been allocated to this session. 11 questions across a afternoon of 11th November broad spectrum were selected by the Warden and shown on the screen for all to read. It is hoped that a Memorial Plaque organised by the UWA Historical Society with a grant from Department of Veteran (verbatim) Affairs through the Hon. Julie Bishop, will also be dedicated the same afternoon. Question 1: James Rowlands to the Vice-Chancellor: “Will UWA, hitherto a 13. Keynote Speaker champion of all that is most precious in our Perth Community, make clear, now, to Convocation and the people of Western The Warden then introduced the guest speaker for the Australia what its intentions are for the priceless riverside evening, Ms Jill Benn, the University Librarian at The University land and view to the south of the recently built Forrest Hall of Western Australia, who delivered her address on Reinvention and whether it is prepared for public opposition to any further of the Library in the Digital Age. encroachment?”
Response: Vice-Chancellor: “When we originally talked about the development of Forrest Hall and the donation to the scholarships for the University to the Forrest Research Foundation there was always a design by the architect that involved two parts to a building and that was looked at through the Senate about 2014, 2013 probably, two parts to the building at that stage. And what was developed at the time was one part of the building with a possibility of developing further, there were a further eight rooms that were going to be developed, fondly called the Eastern Bloc, that weren’t actually developed during this process.
So we’re still in a position where we’ve got of course Forrest Hall One now complete. There is still on the table the work that the original architect put together. I’m sure many of you will be aware of course that sadly Carrie Hill died recently, a very great loss to this state, the architect who put together the design for Forrest Hall as a whole and that does account for Ms Jill Benn, University Librarian two parts to that building.
convocation.uwa.edu.au 15 So where we’re at at the moment is we have Forrest Hall seeking that support and didn’t know where to go. We’ve built. There was scope for extending Forrest Hall into more been working with the University on improving lighting on bedrooms and more rooms for scholars and that is currently campus as well as Security Services as I mentioned earlier, continuing to be looked at and of course decisions as they like the text message service as well as working with UWA go through any process have to require planning as they Security to increase and reform the training that Security always do and when any planning goes forward then there’s Guards offer so that it’s a bit more inclusive of all the different consultation with the community. So that’s as much as I can kinds of students they might encounter, as well as working say about that at the moment because that’s as far as the with the University on developing a UWA-specific ‘Respectful conversation has gone.” Behaviour Unit’ tying into all the University policies that set the expectations of what it means to be a UWA student and Question 2: the behaviour that this institution expects of our students. Benjamin Fincham-de Groot to the Guild President and Vice-Chancellor: “In light of the anniversary of the release And we also launched the Be a Better Human campaign of the AHRC Change the Course Report, what steps has the which was developed by the Flinders University and their University of Western Australia taken to reduce sexual assault student union in collaboration - it’s an educational campaign on campus; to improve the process through which students and challenges people to re-evaluate their conceptions of, have historically struggled to report sexual assault by other for example, what is sexual assault and harassment, what is students; and has the University tried to address the rape inappropriate conduct, what is rape culture, those kinds of culture present in our campus culture, or just left that to the things that women’s offices for decades at the Guild and other Student Guild?” student organisations have been trying to make some ground on. So we’ve launched that as well as a number of different Response: services like the Ask for Angela program in our tavern where if Guild President: “So just by way of background the Australian a student is feeling unsafe they can go to any of the bar staff Human Rights Commission Change the Course report came or security staff and ask for Angela and someone will assist out of earlier work by the National Union of Students which them to get home safely. So that’s a number of things that was a survey of students regarding sexual assault and we’re doing. harassment on campus and their ability to engage with their education safely. This was then obviously on a smaller scale We’re looking at actually stealing an idea from the libraries. and then was picked up by Universities Australia and the AHRC The libraries have a Please Assist Me service or PAM and to do a nationwide survey into this issue as well and it was we’re looking at doing PAM at events so you can text PAM very telling, I suppose, of particularly – the biggest problem is and someone with mental health emergency training will that most students don’t know where to go if something like come and find you at an event and support you so it’s a little that happens to them. They don’t know where to get support bit more I guess catered to what might be happening to that from, they don’t know if their university can do anything about student as opposed to just you know getting them home it and they just don’t really know where to start if something in a taxi safely as well. So those are some of the things that like that happens. the Guild is doing that we have direct control over obviously ‘cause clubs and societies and student culture is our business. In terms of what we’ve done as a Guild, as - out of the review It’s what we do best and we’re always trying to improve it of orientation in 2013 we have significantly overhauled all of where we can.” our event management processes, the way that we manage clubs and societies and the way that we manage all student- Vice-Chancellor: “Megan’s done an excellent job. I would just run initiatives and events. This includes a series of trainings, say that before the Change the Course report came out the student leadership training sessions that we require all clubs University pulled together with the President of the Student to take. It’s only prescriptive that one person from their Guild and the colleges who are represented in this work as executive takes it but we find that we’re having to put on more well, the colleges, the Student Guild and a group of our own sessions as every single member of a club that is on that club staff working together in advance of the Change the Course committee will attend those sessions. That covers everything report coming out, a piece of work which really was very from preventing sexual violence at events, the responsible thorough. And out of the Respect. Now. Always campaign management of alcohol and how to run events safely and the Universities Australia of course have committed to a inclusively. number of reporting actions on an annual basis. We have just passed the 12-month deadline and reported on that but more We also provide special training to our student importantly actually I think what Megan’s pointing to are a representatives. That was a new initiative I started this year number of things. that key student leaders were getting disclosure training so that they could appropriately support students who were
16 The University of Western Australia And Megan just spoke about the GO8 advocacy group earlier. Having the GO8 student advocacy group is really important, more now than it has been in the past. The students are facing significantly different and additional pressures to those that they have in the past. Megan spoke about mental health, I know the question was about sexual assault but these things are actually all bound up. There’s a whole set of things that really we have to work together on. I have to commend the Student Guild on working so collaboratively and collegiately with the University and the colleges on this particular initiative.
I would just take issue with the question and you know we’ve just had a fantastic presentation from our librarian Young graduates taking interest in the future of the University who reminded us that it’s very important to look at facts and evidence, we’re a university after all. I’m not sure that we Vice-Chancellor: “Doug, can I just add to that? I just think one could really say that there is a rape culture present on our of the things I might say in addition to that is of course as soon campus so I’m just going to pose back to Benjamin, who’s not as we start to digitise and make not just books but artefacts here, I understand, he’s in Queensland, I think that’s the case more broadly available. We’re actually expanding their access – Offshore, so I just would put back and you know I’m sure and enhancing the opportunity for people who’ve never had Megan would have something to say about this but I’m not just opportunities and who haven’t had the privileged opportunity going to let that go unchecked.” to go through education like we have, to access those materials and so you know I can understand that there are Question 3: concerns from the person who’s put the question together but Anthony Postle to the Vice-Chancellor and Guest Speaker: “I actually this is also about really being aligned with our mission am dubious about relying solely on a digital library, given that and vision as a university.” the user is, by-and-large, completely at the mercy of a three- pin-plug. Therefore, what do you intend to do with the actual Question 4: books? Will they be retained or disposed of in a Nazi-style Jessica Moore (general): “How does UWA plan to promote book-burning or shredding as occurred at the UQ Biological a balanced view to its students, particularly with respect to Sciences Library some years ago?” external guest speakers presenting at UWA, that may have differing views to that of a traditionally left wing Guild agenda? Response: Universities are meant to equip students on how to view University Librarian: “Well I mean I think you know I’ve covered and critique information, not funnel and filter only certain it. I mean I can’t really imagine relying solely on a digital library positions on a topic and issue.” either and certainly the University hasn’t burnt or shredded any books. But I think what’s important – I think one of the Response: things we have to recognise is there are treasures to be Vice-Chancellor: “Now there’s a lot we could say about this found through the digitisation of our collections. You know so I’ll start by – where I ended, really, which was last evening there’s a great story in the US from a student at a university with Dan Tehan. Dan Tehan, the new Minister for Education, who accessed ProQuest historical newspapers so he was made a comment yesterday when he was interviewed on 2GB looking through some newspapers that had been digitised. by Alan Jones around freedom of speech. And it’s one of the And through the development of an algorithm he established things that he raised with the Group of 8 Vice Chancellors last that Walt Whitman had written a number of articles under evening and his concern is that there is a concern about a a pseudonym and he was able to do that because those sort of US phenomena infiltrating Australian universities. We newspapers were in digital format and you know he was had quite a heated debate about that last evening in terms of able to develop an algorithm based on his writing. So I freedom of speech. I would just remind us that the role of the think you know what we have to recognise is that the digital University is not the same as the role of the academics within library affords us many opportunities that a print library the University. In other words what I’m really saying there is cannot. I mean it does mean we still need to be respectful freedom of speech is not the same as academic freedom. of our special print books as I’ve talked about but we do also need to recognise what the future holds and what the Now we’ve had a wonderful opportunity presented to us in opportunities are.” the University by recent events for calling of an extraordinary Academic Board where we were able to really have a very
convocation.uwa.edu.au 17 thought-provoking and provocative debate amongst our academics around the notion of freedom of speech, the role of the University in that regard and academic freedom and the role of academics in that regard and to that end we’ve agreed that we will as a university take a lead for the nation on developing a statement not simply mimicking the Chicago statement or indeed mimicking the Oxford statement or any other statement that’s been developed, but really working together.
And Megan, who unfortunately has been quite unwell for the last three weeks and she did a great job here tonight given that Guild President Ms Megan Lee responding to a question on notice she’s had quite a serious cough and cold and a chest infection, was not able to attend that Academic Board but was very well represented by the Student Guild. And what we’ve decided to Guild President: “Yeah so I suppose – just to touch on my do is pull together a working group to really pull information traditionally left wing agenda I suppose I always see the role around a statement for the University in terms of our position as – of the Guild is that every student has the right to feel safe on this and we’re sharing that currently with Universities and respected. Where any speaker that is to come to this Australia and the GO8 as we go through this process. university may seek to harm our students the Guild will always be there to stand up for them, to speak for them, to amplify Now in addition we’re very fortunate to have a very engaged their voices and their concerns. When it comes to I guess the Chancellor in this regard so if you read The Australian you will Guild’s position on these things the Guild encourages freedom have heard that this week he was in Darwin and he gave a of speech, we very much you know we’ve investigated some speech at the Austin Asche Oration and he gave a speech on principles of free speech, engaging with Academic Board and freedom of speech. And he used some interesting case law the University on this topic because we are a – internationally and that was condensed and put into The Australian this week recognised research-led institution. The Guild is made up of and we have actually circulated a copy of his speech so he’s those fantastic students that are you know the future of you also very engaged in this and has quite interesting views in know not only Australia but this world. They are very smart this regard. So from a university point of view what it’s – and people, they – I guess the Guild’s position on the most recent I think we have to think about the opportunity that we have issue was you know as a result of these students synthesising here for us to really work together again, through Convocation, that information and deciding it was archaic and outdated and through the Student Guild and through our alumni and that it would not be appropriate to have that at this university. through our national standing, to really take a lead in terms of determining how we go forward because it’s not just this But definitely moving forward there needs to be a wider university that is having challenges around a number of issues discussion about where this university stands in terms related to freedom of expression, academic freedom and a of finding the balance between encouraging speech like whole range of other contentious challenges, one of which encouraging the freedom of speech, the discussion of ideas is this. What happens as has happened in the US when in where it is respectful and where it is constructive. I think order to have somebody speak on campus the security that’s the most important thing is that there should always be required brings forward a bill of $3m. something good that comes out of those debates, there always should be a way that we altogether move forward from And one of the questions that’s been raised this week is you those discussions and those debates and we learn something know who pays the cost? And it was one of the questions we new and we challenge our own thoughts and ideas. And that’s were asking so there are – this is a very complex issue, a very definitely the Guild’s position on that and we are very excited complex issue. And not one that we can get right every time to work closely with the University and the Vice Chancellor and not one that we can always understand the complexity mentioned that I was represented very well by – who is of what’s happening even within our own classrooms when thankfully the next Guild President so I’m sure that those people are engaged in lectures let alone outside on the conversations will be very productive moving forward.” campus and beyond so I’m sure Megan will have some things to say about that and the Student Guild have been Question 5: heavily involved in working with us through the extraordinary Ray Tauss to the Warden: “Until this meeting members have Academic Board process.” been able to raise questions in advance or from the floor. One of these ways is at present barred. Convocation general meetings for several years have sustained a magnificent attendance of hundreds of members despite many previous
18 The University of Western Australia years of managing to draw only a few score. This relatively Question 6: recent enthusiasm by Convocation members represents Joan Pope to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Kent deep commitment. That commitment is honoured in the Anderson: “UWA is lacking a centre where its heritage can be information-packed Reports by Guild and staff, and the displayed. Could Shenton House (formerly the Crawley Park stimulation of hearing from guest-speakers who have covered Farm Homestead) be allocated for such a purpose?” a world of insight, challenge, and humour. Is it really the Warden’s intention to allow no spontaneous questions at the Response: end of Reports, no questions of the Guild President, and no Deputy Vice-Chancellor: “So it’s addressed to me but we have questions of panel members? How is the Warden proposing to the Vice Chancellor here as well so I’ll start off and then if I cover the half-year gap between hearing and asking?” leave anything out the Vice Chancellor can step in. First, thank you, Joan, very much for the question. Of course Shenton “At present the Warden requires questions sent in advance but House is currently occupied and so you know there are people I presume some will be questions on matters of fact known to in Shenton House and also you’ll recall from the last Ordinary the University. Many members of Convocation have a range Meeting where on a campus master plan looking at how the of research skills and vast areas of knowledge. Volunteer entire campus and indeed all of the assets of the University Convocation members would therefore be able to conduct are used. But I do have to thank you for showing me that our research for the Warden between meetings and thereby draft heritage is displayed across the campus already. Indeed you reports or otherwise present to the Warden such facts as will took me through the displays in the Irwin Street building. We facilitate the Warden’s answering of questions provided on heard earlier about how Winthrop Hall is used for displays notice. Is it the Warden’s intention to now seek from the many and if you go into the Refectory the photos that are exhibited members of Convocation who attend meetings as volunteers, there as well. So there is an idea of distributing it, having such a more substantial contribution as information researchers?” a broad campus and having that access. You know another that pops to mind is the School of Anatomy’s building and Response: how they’ve got their history and their heritage displayed Warden: “Ray, thanks for the question. The question is about throughout it. So I’m going to pause to say there’s a plan going ‘questions on notice’ as opposed to the ability to question on, I’m going to pause to say there’s people already in Shenton at any time and Ray, I’ll thank you for your commendation House but I’m going to thank you for showing me where all of really of the quality of the meetings that I held as ordinary that heritage is already displayed in a distributed manner.” meetings and what goes into them. Certainly in terms of this process it is the intent to have no spontaneous questions but I will certainly be around, I’m sure the other panellists will be around for a while afterwards but the half year gap is the interesting one. If you look at what we covered in strategy earlier we recognise the value of the network we have out there and I think it’s important that we become better as Convocation, Convocation Council in tapping into that network for various issues. We talk about pulling together small panels on various things and that’s exactly the way to go about it so I commend you, Ray, for asking the question and certainly it is well and truly in mind.
And that’s pretty well also what was covered in your second question about the background research. Well we’ve mentioned that we were struggling with statute review in terms of the team that we had on Council but we had access to great members of Convocation who we could call on and they were really able to add to our armoury in terms of addressing that sort of thing. So yes, we’re aware of it, we’re conscious of time on a night like this. I know we – my phone tells me we’ve got six minutes left so I’ll keep moving so we can have some other questions but yes, very conscious of that.”
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community and Engagement) Professor Kent Anderson responds to a question from Deputy Warden Dr Joan Pope OAM
convocation.uwa.edu.au 19 Question 7: So those overseas students’ parents would not be happy to Pauline Tremlett to the Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Vice- see UWA campus turned into a place that fosters socialism. Chancellor: “Given past experience, can the Vice Chancellor Well I can’t speak for the parents actually but what I can speak assure Convocation, that it’s excellent marketing, PR & for is our own comments earlier around the importance of allegiance building concept of a [email protected]. having a campus that is very well balanced in terms of its au email, recently shut down, will not be re-introduced under acceptance of freedom of expression, freedom of speech and the Alumni office banner?” at the same time ensuring that we protect for example privacy of individuals, confidentiality, all the things that Megan talked Response: about. So I think that’s what we’re trying to work on at the Deputy Vice-Chancellor: “But actually if I may I might handball moment and to move within that space. Megan, I don’t know if this over to you, Warden, one, it was a Warden email or it was you want to address this.” a Convocation email and I think you’ve already addressed it in your comments.” Guild President: “The only thing I probably would add is that in terms of – we have 187 affiliated societies, one of them is Warden: “Certainly in terms of what I understand there’s no the UWA Socialist Alternative Club as well as UWA Liberal Club, move to take it elsewhere so that’s the answer I would give.” UWA Labor Club but actually the largest club on campus is the Multicultural Students’ Union. It is the largest club and Question 8: the most active club, closely followed by the Electronic Music Peter Gilletto to the Vice-Chancellor and Guild President: Appreciation Society. So in term of the Socialist Alternative “A lot of our funding comes from overseas students whose Club dominating the clubs, I tried to do a little bit of research. parents would not be happy to see UWA campus turned into As far as I’m aware they have not actually applied for any a place that fosters socialism. Why do we continue to allow student services and amenities fees funding through the the Social or Alternative to dominate the campus? (with a very Guild, the Guild does provide close to a million dollars of club illiberal agenda)” funding to our student-led clubs and societies, that is you know their own money that they pay for the student services Response: and amenities fee, 50% of which the Guild gets. And they – Vice-Chancellor: “I’ll start with that first point talking as I from my memory they haven’t applied for very much if any did earlier about evidence so let me just start with that first this year so just to make a comment on that particular club or point where it says a lot of our funding come from overseas those students dominating campus it would actually see that students. So this university has actually one of the lowest our campus is a very multicultural campus with MSU being the numbers of overseas students, international students and largest club.” it’s certainly at the bottom of the Group of 8 in that regard and in Western Australia we are trending very much below Question 9: the national average and we continue to trend down and On the Medical School to the Warden, Vice-Chancellor and we saw a decrease again this year in Western Australia in Guild President: “The Post published an article ‘Stressed our international students so I think I just want to be clear students slam new UWA medical course’ (28/7/2018:3,38). about the numbers. So in this university we have around From the article’s report on a survey of most of the new 19 to 20% international students at any one time. There student cohort in the Medical School we learn of immense are universities in Australia that are upwards of 38 to 40% dissatisfaction. Four percent of students said they believed international students. it was adequately preparing them to become doctors. Six academics called for a meeting and faculty members voted If you’re interested to know, that 19 to 20%, when you break 145 to 1 to bring in an independent expert to conduct an it down it actually is not dominated which is often the case in urgent review of the curriculum. many universities though about particular cohort of students 1. Was Convocation aware of the student dissatisfaction? from China, so I think let’s just put that in context because 2. Was there any approach to Convocation from students or actually for us a lot of our funding does not come from our from a professional association such as WAAMA, or from overseas students. And that’s one of the things for us that is a UWA staff, and if so what was Convocation’s response? struggle because for many other universities they are able to 3. On behalf of the student cohort did Convocation make generate a lot more income from international students which any representation to the Guild, or to a professional or they reinvest into research because as you know research is academic association within or outside the University?” not funded fully through the government. So let me just put that in the context because I don’t think we can accept the Response: premise of the question. Warden: “Yes, we were because Megan reported at one of the meetings that she was aware of it and certainly that was about as far as we went so there was no approach to Convocation
20 The University of Western Australia to do anything about it and I know that there has been strong to confess I didn’t recognise the face immediately and they work within the University to look at just that issue so it’s not said “oh Kent, how are you doing? I you know I remember from really the sort of thing that Convocation can easily deal with.” the Convocation Ordinary meeting” that we met. That’s what Convocation’s about, that meeting of people in this collection Closing remarks together so thank you, graduates, thank you, Warden.” As Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Kent Anderson will be leaving UWA at the end of the year, the Warden invited Conclusion Professor Anderson to give a closing remark. Warden of Convocation thanked all his colleagues on Convocation Council for the support they have given to him. Professor Anderson’s remarks (verbatim) He said that together the Council accepts the many challenges and great times presented to them as they represent the “Thank you very much, Doug, but thank you, friends. Thank members of Convocation. you, graduates. Just four quick points, the first one is when I first came onto this beautiful spot where we are right now I He reminded all that elections for the Council will soon was actually first met at the boatshed by Dr Richard Walley, approach with various positions becoming vacant and Whadjuk elder, who took me onto this beautiful country and encouraged those that wish to be involved to please nominate we walked all the way down to Pelican Point and it really gave for a position and support their Convocation. me the initial appreciation. But since that time at least four times a year and more likely six times a year I’ve enhanced The Warden thanked the Convocation Officer Juanita Perez that local knowledge with Lady Jean Brodie-Hall and – Lady for her wonderful assistance and hard work. He also thanked Jean’s there in the back, she’s now ducking a little bit – but her for all her advice and guidance, and for coordinating all the Lady Jean and I have taken a certain bit of the campus on arrangements for this Ordinary Meeting. each of those and I’ve been able to see the campus through her eyes and bring that legacy onto the executive through the The Warden also thanked the University’s Events Activations opportunities provided by that campus plan that the Vice- team for their assistance in organising this meeting. Chancellor mentioned. The Warden acknowledged Mr Manny Tamayo of Manny Third thing I do want to mention is thank you to Doug and Tamayo Photography for delivering his impeccable services. to Warren for the friendship that they’ve shown and the Mr Tamayo is a UWA MBA graduate and provides all the leadership that they’ve shown as Wardens but the friendship photography for Convocation events at “mates rates” as his to me personally. And the fourth and final one is thank you contribution to Convocation. to this collection. Convocation of course is a meeting and it’s a wonderful meeting of people and I’ll just end with a great There being no further business, the Warden declared the story. Last night I was doing the reading at Evensong up in the Spring Ordinary Meeting of Convocation for 2017 closed chapel in St George’s and someone came up to me and I have at 8.34 pm.
(L-R) Immediate Past Warden Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community and Engagement) Professor Kent Anderson and Warden Dr Doug McGhie
convocation.uwa.edu.au 21 Vice-Chancellor’s report
2019 Autumn Ordinary Meeting of Convocation
Forrest Hall 2 Work on the Forest Hall development is progressing. Development Approval was received on 23 November 2018 to complete the project with a mixed 65 room short stay accommodation facility, additional scholar rooms and office space. The facility, abutting and to the south west of the original Forrest Hall building will provide much needed accommodation for university visitors, festival and academic conference attendees. UWA’s Strategic Resources Committee (SRC) received an update on the project on 11 February 2019 and have asked for some refinements to documents prior to considering final approval. UWA has appointed Creating Communities to work with the university and the local community to understand their concerns with opportunities to input to some design elements of the development. Outcomes of consultation will be shared with INTRODUCTION SRC and Senate to inform their decision making. Creating Communities will also work with the community, university It is a pleasure to provide my report to the Autumn Ordinary and the FH warden to build a shared understanding of the Meeting of Convocation for 2019. I look forward to a broader Forrest Research Foundation initiative, its objectives, productive year and working towards the implementation of impacts on the world of knowledge and deeper engagement the University’s Strategic Vision, UWA 2030. with the City and its surrounds.
UNIVERSITY UPDATES SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
UWA’s Strategic Vision 2030 Rankings 2018 saw the University commence work on building the The University of Western Australia has been ranked first in next decadal Strategic Vision, UWA2030. Following a wide WA in the subjects of Business & Economics, Social Sciences, consultation process with the university community we have and Education in the global Times Higher Education World arrived at a comprehensive suite of documents to guide University Rankings by subject, released in late October. As our future direction commencing with the Strategic Plan to well as being first in Western Australia, UWA is now ranked 2025. I would like to thank Convocation members for their seventh in Australia and 75th in the world in the subject of contribution to this process. Education, up from 79th last year. These subject rankings follow the release of the overall 2019 Times Higher Education Freedom of Expression Working Group (FEWG) World University Rankings, in which UWA was the highest- Convocation members will recall that last year UWA ranked university in Western Australia and 7th in the nation. established a Freedom of Expression Working Group, convened by Professor Colin MacLeod, to consult widely The University of Western Australia has been named among across the University community and make recommendation the top 100 in the world in the U.S. News ranking of 1,250 to Senate concerning UWA’s policy position with respect to universities around the globe. The U.S. News Best Global freedom of expression. The Working Group has conducted a Universities Rankings are based on 13 indicators that measure number of consultations to obtain the input of Convocation the academic research performance and global and regional Council and Convocation members, and also to hear the reputations of universities in 75 countries. views of academics, professional staff, student leaders and the student body. The Working Group’s initial report and The International Student Barometer results were released recommendations are to be submitted in coming weeks, thank late last year which showed a significant improvement in the you to Convocation for their contribution to this process. UWA’s students’ reported satisfaction. The results taken from 996 UWA student survey respondents, showed high levels of satisfaction across all four indicators – arrival satisfaction,
22 The University of Western Australia learning satisfaction, support satisfaction and living Australian Industry and Defence Network of satisfaction. The survey also found 80 per cent of students WA award reported that they would recommend UWA, up from 76 per The University has been recognised for its defence research cent in 2017. collaboration at the annual Australian Industry and Defence Network of WA awards. As part of an industry collaboration The Graduate Outcomes Survey results were released on 22 with Maritime Pumps Australia, UWA was the research January which showed an unfavorable decline in employment collaborator, winning the Industry Collaboration Award for outcomes for undergraduate students due to the UWA course developing a WA base to manufacture marine pumps for model’s focus on articulation into postgraduate qualifications defence navy vessels. and a decline in employment rate of the state with 3 out of 5 WA universities in the bottom of the table. Welcome Ceremony Our Welcome Ceremony was held on 18 February and kicked ENGAGEMENT off this year’s O-Week followed by a program of orientation activities across several weeks. This format has been designed Duke of York visit to promote a positive student experience and participation The Duke of York visited the University on Friday, 23 November. on campus. The Duke was briefed by Professor Peter Quinn from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR) Official Launch of UWA IQX on UWA’s involvement with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) We will officially launch IQX, our innovation and co-working project, to build the world’s biggest radio telescope in Western space, on Monday, 18 March. The event will provide us Australia and southern Africa. The Duke also unveiled a with the opportunity to host guests from industry and foundation plaque for UWA’s Ezone Student Hub and met with government, alongside our researchers, staff and students UWA engineering students on the day. The event attracted and entrepreneurs. pre and post media engagement with a focus on our leading work in STEM. New staff orientation The University will hold a revitalised staff orientation program Centre for Long Subsea Tiebacks on Monday 18 March at the UniClub. These orientation A new Centre launched in late November will drive research sessions are designed to formally welcome our new staff into new subsea engineering technologies for offshore members to the University, and it helps them become familiar oil and gas production and maintain Western Australia’s with important services and resources available. competitiveness in the LNG market. In partnership with Chevron and Woodside Energy, the Centre for Long Subsea ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Tiebacks will enhance the State’s global reputation in deep water energy production. Australian Research Council funding In November 2018 our researchers were awarded $13.65 Data Fusion Projects million in Federal Government funding for 34 research projects A new four-year $3.6 million research partnership between ranging from a project to investigate the safety, efficiency The University of Western Australia (UWA) and Rio Tinto Iron and environmental impact of fracking to developing a new Ore will lead to improved efficiency in geological modelling, measure of autistic traits in adults and improving the social through innovative data science solutions. and economic outcomes for children of mothers in prison.
Perth Festival Federal Funding Celebrating 66 years as Australia’s longest-running arts Researchers at The University of Western Australia have festival, the Perth Festival program commenced on received $10.8 million in Federal Government funding to tackle Friday 8 February by transforming Perth’s beloved Kings issues ranging from new life support systems for preterm Park for Boorna Waanginy: The Trees Speak. The Lotterywest babies, to respiratory diseases in children and how genetic Films under the stars series continues up to April 7 and background influences the development of mesothelioma. features at outdoor venues including UWA Somerville. UWA was successful in receiving 12 project grants out of a Inquiry into Sleep Health Awareness in Australia total of 682 grants Australia-wide, through the National Health On 29 January the University hosted a public hearing into and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) and announced in Sleep Health Awareness. The parliamentary committee met December by Federal Minister for Aged Care and Indigenous with researchers from UWA and contributed to the discussion Health, Ken Wyatt. focused on the prevalence of sleep disorders and the impact of poor sleep on the community and workforce productivity.
convocation.uwa.edu.au 23 UWA Student Guild
GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT
Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President
Innovator of the Year Awards Five Female Indigenous students graduate Introduction The UWA research team of the Noisy Guts project, headed in Medicine by Nobel Prize laureate Professor Barry Marshall, has won a Five Indigenous women were among 206 students to graduate The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at the University of Western Australia have top honour in the Innovator of the Year Awards. The awards, as doctors at a ceremony in Winthrop Hall. Tamisha King, long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from issued by the State Government, acknowledge and reward Adriane Houghton, Heather Kessaris and Kelly Langford were enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to exceptional Western Australians who have developed an awarded a Doctor of Medicine and Shauna Hill was awarded a brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an outstanding innovative product, technology or service. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery. international stage, and opportunities for graduates to engage with current students, enriching campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the New Colombo Plan Scholar Beazley medallist Jack Collard was appointed a New Colombo Plan scholar Beazley medallist Pooja Ramesh has accepted to come to Convocation for their contributions to the student experience. and Indonesia Fellow. This is the second year the program is UWA. She’ll be studying a Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) appointing an Indigenous Fellow but the first time that it has with a direct pathway to medicine. I would also like to thank the Warden of Convocation, and the Convocation Council for the been awarded to someone who is also a location Fellow. opportunity to present a report at this meeting. It is a great pleasure, and a privilege to work with Australia Day Honours List the Convocation in my role as Guild President. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has Fulbright Scholarships The University of Western Australia congratulates 21 of its made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year. Three UWA graduates have been awarded Fulbright graduates and five staff members who were recognised in this scholarships for 2019, joining a prestigious global group that year’s Australia Day Honours List. includes Nobel Laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners. Joshua Dunne completed a Bachelor of Philosophy with Higher Education Academy The Council Honours in Political Science and International Relations at Associate Professor Lynette Fernandes, UWA School of UWA and is currently working as a Study Abroad Assistant in Biomedical Sciences, has received a Senior Fellowship to President: Conrad Hogg UWA’s Global Learning Office. Advance Higher Education Academy. She has demonstrated a Vice President: Joseph Chan record of effectiveness in teaching and learning, organisation, General Secretary: Adhish Kastha Dr Taryn Foster, a postdoctoral fellow at the Australian leadership and management. Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio Institute of Marine Science, will work on an idea to upscale Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall coral restoration at the California Academy of Sciences in San Professor Natalie Skead, Dean and Head of UWA Law School, Societies Council President: Hinako Shiraishi Francisco from July next year. and Ms Jill Benn, University Librarian, have both achieved Public Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula Holly Ransom, who completed a Bachelor of Law and Arts at the status of Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan UWA, majoring in Economics, was awarded a Fulbright Anne Academy (HEA). Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick Wexler Scholarship. International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin Australian Academy of the Humanities Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan John Monash Scholarships Head of School of Social Sciences, Professor Jane Balme, has Environment Officer: Clarice Antero Four graduates from The University of Western Australia are been elected to the Australian Academy of the Humanities, among 18 young Australians to be awarded prestigious John which is the highest honour for achievement in the humanities Sports Representative: Daniel Kuzich Monash Scholarships for 2019 at a ceremony held at the in Australia. Pride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason Sydney Opera House. Engineering science graduate Michaela Residential Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas Taylor-Williams was named Woodside John Monash Scholar AFL Commission WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran while medicine/arts graduate Georgia Walker was named THE AFL has appointed Professor Helen Milroy, UWA Centre for Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson Helen and Michael Gannon John Monash Scholar. Zoe Bush Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health, to the AFL Commission, Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh was named Zelman Cowen John Monash Scholar and Ashlee making her the League’s first indigenous commissioner. Immediate Past President: Megan Lee Uren Commonwealth Bank of Australia John Monash Scholar – both are law/arts graduates from UWA. Dawn Freshwater Ordinary Guild Councilors: Vice-Chancellor Ben Perry Australian Medical Association Gold Medal Bradan Sonnendecker Dr Catherine Nguyen, 24, was awarded the gold medal in Fang Ke recognition of achieving the highest aggregate mark for Jade Wu all core units over the four years of the Doctor of Medicine course. Dr Nguyen entered the UWA medical program through Callum Lindsay Broadway UWA which is designed to give disadvantaged Neve Staltari students the support they need to transition from high school Olivia Bartlett to a university education. Raaghav Raj Scott Harney Shahid Khan
24 The University of Western Australia
UWA Student Guild
GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT
Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President
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Vice President: Jos eph Chan General Secretary: Adhish Kastha The Council ChairThe of Guild Council Council The : Patricia Council Pag uio Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall President: Conrad Hogg Vice President: Joseph Chan SocietiesPresident: Council Conrad President:President: Hogg HinakoConrad HoggShiraishi Vice President: JosViceeph President: Chan Joseph Chan General Secretary: Adhish Kastha GeneralPublic Affairs Secretary: CouncilGeneral Adhish President: Secretary: Kastha AdhishNitin Narula Kastha Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio PostgraduateChair of GuildStudents’ CouncilChair Association: ofPatricia Guild PagCouncil President:uio : Patricia Alexander PaguEducationio Tan Council President: Lincoln Aspinall Societies Council President: Hinako Shiraishi EducationW CouncilelfareEducation Officer:President: Mad Council Linceleineoln President: Aspinall Hedderwick Lincoln Aspinall International Students’ Department President: KhairunnisaPublic Shahrin Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula Societies CouncilSocieties President: Council Hinako President: Shiraishi HinakoPostgraduate Shiraishi Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan PublicWomen’s Affairs Council AffairsPublic President: Affairs Officer: Council NitinBrehany Narula President: Shanahan Nitin NarulaWe lfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick Postgraduate Students’PostgraduateEnvironment Association Students’ Officer: President: Association Clarice Alexander Antero President:International Tan Alexander Students’ Tan Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin WelfareSports Officer: Repres MadWelfareeleineentative: Officer: Hedderwick DanielMadeleine Kuzich Hedderwick Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan International StudePrideInternationalnts’ Officer Departments :Stude Martha President:nts’ McKinle Department Khairunnisay & SaskiaPresident: Shahrin Mason Khairunnisa Environment Shahrin Officer: Clarice Antero ResidentialWomen’s AffairsStudents’ Women’sOfficer: Department Brehany Affairs ShanahanOfficer: President: Brehany Luke Shanahan ThomasSports Representative: Daniel Kuzich Conrad Hogg Environment Officer:Environment Clarice Antero Officer: Clarice AnteroPride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran 106th Guild President Sports Representative:Sports DanielRepres Kuzichentative: DanielResidential Kuzich Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas PrideAccess Officer Officers: MarthaPrides: LaurenMcKinleOfficers y:Espinoza Martha& Saskia McKinle &Mason Mikey & An SaskiaWAderson Student Mason Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran EthnoculturalResidential Students’ ConvenorResidential Department & OrStudents’dinary President: GuildDepartment LukeCouncil Thomas President:or: Saleem Access Luke Al OfficerThomas Odehs: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh WA Student AboriginalImmediateWA Student Association Past Aboriginal President Chair: Association Brianne: Meg aYarrn Chair: Leean Brianne Yarran Immediate Past President: Megan Lee Access Officers: LaurenAccess EspinozaOfficers: Lauren& Mike EspinozaAnderson & Mike Anderson Ethnocultural ConvenorEthnocultural & OrOrdinarydinary Convenor Guild Guild &Council Or Councilorsdinaryor: SaleemGuild: Council Al Odehor: SaleemOrdinary Al Odeh Guild Councilors: Immediate Past PresidentImmediateBen: PerryMeg Pasta nPresident Lee : Megan Lee Ben Perry Bradan Sonnendecker Bradan Sonnendecker Ordinary Guild CouncilorsFangOrdinary Ke : Guild Councilors: Fang Ke Ben PerryJade WuBen Perry Jade Wu Bradan SonnendeckerBradan Sonnendecker Callum Lindsay FangC aKellum LindsayFang Ke Neve Staltari Jade NeveWu StaltariJade Wu Olivia Bartlett Callum LindsayOlivia Bartlett Callum Lindsay Raaghav Raj Neve StaltariRaaghav Neve Raj Staltari Scott Harney Shahid Khan Olivia BartlettScott HarneyOlivia Bartlett RaaghavShahid Raj KhanRaaghav Raj Scott Harney Scott Harney Shahid Khan Shahid Khan
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UWA Student Guild UWA Student Guild
GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT
Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President
UWA Student Guild
Introduction GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT Introduction
The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at theConrad University Hogg, of 106 Westernth Guild PresidentAustralia have The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at the University of Western Australia have long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from
enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an internatioThe Guildnal andstage, Convocation and opportunit ies for graduates to engage with current students, enriching international stage, and opportunities for graduates to engage with current students, enriching campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the ConAs I vocationmentioned for brie theirfly incontributi my opening,ons tothe the Gu studentild and C experience.onvocation sha re a special relationship. I Convocation for their contributions to the student experience. have the privilege of attending and reporting to the Convocation Council each month with the IPost wouldgraduate also Studelike tonts ’thank Association the Warden President, of Alexander Convocation, Tan (an and office the bearer Convocation of the Guild). Co Thisuncil for the I would also like to thank the Warden of Convocation, and the Convocation Council for the opportunityopportunity toto participatepresent a isreport some atwhat this unique, meeting and. It inis mya great view pisleasure, a concrete and mani a privilegefestation to of work with opportunity to present a report at this meeting. It is a great pleasure, and a privilege to work with thelinking Convocation current and in past my students role as Guildof the President.university. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has the Convocation in my role as Guild President. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year. made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year. Our two bodies also work together in several other ways. A valued example of this is the Postgraduate Students’ Association Travel Awards, which both Convocation and the Guild contributes to allow postgraduate students to attend conferences in their field of study, adding a lot of value to these students’ degrees. I amThe also keenCouncil to pursue a program that links graduates The Council and current students as mentor and mentee to help these students to develop connections and transferrable skills in industry. President: Conrad Hogg President: Conrad Hogg Vice President: Joseph Chan Vice President: Joseph Chan General Secretary: Adhish Kastha General Secretary: Adhish Kastha Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall Societies Council President: Hinako Shiraishi Societies Council President: Hinako Shiraishi Public Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula Public Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan Environment Officer: Clarice Antero Environment Officer: Clarice Antero Sports Representative: Daniel Kuzich Sports Representative: Daniel Kuzich Pride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason Pride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason Residential Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas Residential Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh Immediate Past President: Megan Lee Immediate Past President: Megan Lee
Ordinary Guild Councilors: Ordinary Guild Councilors: Ben Perry Ben Perry Bradan Sonnendecker Bradan Sonnendecker Fang Ke Fang Ke Jade Wu Jade Wu 105th Guild President Megan Lee, andCa llumDeputy Lindsay Vice-Chancellor Kent Anderson Callum Lindsay planting a tree to commemorateNeve Convocation Staltari Day. March 2018. Neve Staltari Olivia Bartlett Olivia Bartlett Raaghav Raj Raaghav Raj 2019 Strategic Priorities Scott Harney Scott Harney Shahid Khan Shahid Khan In 2017 the Guild create its Strategic Plan 2018 – 2021. This plan has allowed us to bring out common foci from year to year. The plan sets about to achieve our vision of providing UWA
26 The University of Western Australia
UWA Student Guild UWA Student Guild
GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT
Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President
Introduction StudentsIntroduct with theion best possible student experience throughout their degree, and to be the leading student -run organization internationally. We intend to do this by improving student support at The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at the University of Western Australia have UWA,The Studentincreasing Gu engagementild and the withinConvocation the student of Graduatesbody, continuing at the to University represent the of Westernstudent voice, Australia have long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from andlong providing shared better a spe spacescial relationship on campus.. Together,Some of the we key sca prioritieffold thes for jou 2019rney are of summarized UWA students from enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to below:enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an international stage, and opportunities for graduates to engage with current students, enriching Imprinternatiooving Studentnal stage, Support and opportunit ies for graduates to engage with current students, enriching campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the campus• Expanding life. I hope the cap thatabilities this ofrelationship Student Assist continues by moving for it manyto a new years space to in come, the Guild and I thank the Village. Convocation for their contributions to the student experience. Convocation for their contributions to the student experience. • Rehousing the food pantry to a larger space to so that it can offer more students non- perishable food items and sanitary products. We will also add a refrigerator and freezer I would also like to thank the Warden of Convocation, and the Convocation Council for the I wouldto allowalso thelike food to pantrythank tothe take Warden donations of ofConvocation, fresh and frozen and food. the Convocation Council for the opportunity to present a report at this meeting. It is a great pleasure, and a privilege to work with opportunity• Working to w presentith the UWA a report Student at this Experience meeting portfolio. It is a togreat create pleasure, a mental and health a privilege strategy atto work with the Convocation in my role as Guild President. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has the ConvocationUWA to bring in to mygether role services as Guild in President. a coordinated I am fashion very .gr ateful of how welcome the council has made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year. made• Ra meisin feel,g awareness and I look for forward sleep disorders to working with closelyPJ day. with Convocation this year. • Working with UWA Colleges to improve support mechanisms on college row.
The Council Increasing Engagement The Council • Increasing the amount of dynamic video content in Guild social media communications. President: Conrad Hogg • Extensive publication of student publications,President: Conradincluding Hogg Pelican, Lighthouse (for Vice President: Joseph Chan international students), DamselVice (for femalePresident:-identif Josyingeph and Chan non-binary students), and General Secretary: Adhish Kastha Outspoken (for LGBT+ identifyingGeneral students). Secretary: Adhish Kastha • Review of communications and transparency of Guild processes to students through the Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio Communications and Transparency Working Group. Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall • Weekly updates on socialEducation media by Council video to President: all UWA Students Lincoln fromAspinall the President. Societies Council President: Hinako Shiraishi • More contact with andSocieties support for Council the Albany President: Students Hinako’ Association. Shiraishi Public Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula Public Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Representing the StudentPostgraduate Voice Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick • Expanding the class representativeWelfare Officer: system Madthat waseleine developed Hedderwick by the Guild’s education International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin portfolio inInternational 2019. This will Stude betternts’ enable Department students toPresident: provide ongoing Khairunnisa and constructive Shahrin Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan feedback to academicsWomen’s to improve Affairs the quality Officer: of teaching Brehany and Shanahan learning. Environment Officer: Clarice Antero • Starting an ethnocultural collectiveEnvironment to represen Officer:t and Clarice support Antero students from culturally and Sports Representative: Daniel Kuzich linguistically diverse backgroundsSports atRepres UWA.entative: Daniel Kuzich Pride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason • Establish an electionPride cultu rOfficere workings: Marthagroup to McKinle review they & inclusivity Saskia Mason of Guild Elections, Residential Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas with the view ofResidential making them Students’ more accessible Department to the President:student body. Luke Thomas WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran • Working with theWA university Student to Aboriginal reform assessment Association processes Chair: to Brianne make them Yarr faireran for Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson students. Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh • More supportEthnocultural for discipline Convenor specific clubs& Or dinaryto better Guild represent Council studentsor: Saleem in those Al Odeh Immediate Past President: Megan Lee disciplines. Immediate Past President: Megan Lee
Ordinary Guild Councilors: Better Spaces on Campus Ordinary Guild Councilors: • Ben Perry Developing and opening a ‘Guild MemberBens Longue Perry’ as a common space for students to relax. Bradan Sonnendecker Bradan Sonnendecker • Opening 6 new food and beverage outlets in the Refectory. Fang Ke • Working towards opening a ‘mini-mart’ at UWAFang to Ke give students and staff access to Jade Wu shops on campus. Jade Wu Callum Lindsay • Developing new spaces for Guild DepartmentsCallum Lindsayin the Gu ild Village Precinct. Neve Staltari • Housing more clubs and societies in clubNeve rooms Staltari to allow them to better engage their Olivia Bartlett members. Olivia Bartlett Raaghav Raj • New staging and lighting for the Tavern.Raaghav Raj Scott Harney Scott Harney Shahid Khan Shahid Khan
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UWA Student Guild UWA Student Guild
GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT
Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President
Introduction Introduction
The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at the University of Western Australia have The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at the University of Western Australia have long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an international stage, and opportunities for graduates to engage with current students, enriching international stage, and opportunities for graduates to engage with current students, enriching campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the Convocation for their contributions to the student experience. Convocation for their contributions to the student experience.
I would also like to thank the Warden of Convocation, and the Convocation Council for the I would also like to thank the Warden of Convocation, and the Convocation Council for the opportunity to present a report at this meeting. It is a great pleasure, and a privilege to work with opportunity to present a report at this meeting. It is a great pleasure, and a privilege to work with the Convocation in my role as Guild President. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has the Convocation in my role as Guild President. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year. made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year.
The Council The Council
President: Conrad Hogg President: Conrad Hogg Vice President: Joseph Chan Vice President: Joseph Chan General Secretary: Adhish Kastha General Secretary: Adhish Kastha Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio
Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall 105th Guild PresidentSocieties Megan Council Lee and President: the Guild’ s HinakoManaging Shiraishi Director Tony Societies Council President: Hinako Shiraishi GoodmanPublic opening Affairs the Councilnew refectory President: space. NitinMay 2018.Narula Public Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick Conclusion International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan It is a pleasure to serve as the 106Environmentth President of Officer: the UWA Clarice Student Antero Guild, and I am glad to be Environment Officer: Clarice Antero able to work with convocation. It Sportsis a busy Repres year aheadentative: for the Daniel Guild Kuzich and we look forward to Sports Representative: Daniel Kuzich continuing to strengthen thePride relationship Officers with: Martha Convocation. McKinle Ify there& Saskia is ever Mason any way that we can Pride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason be of service, or if you have any questions, please contact me at [email protected]. Residential Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas Residential Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas All the best WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh Immediate Past President: Megan Lee Immediate Past President: Megan Lee
Ordinary Guild Councilors: Ordinary Guild Councilors: Ben Perry Ben Perry Conrad Hogg th Bradan Sonnendecker Bradan Sonnendecker 106 Guild President Fang Ke Fang Ke UWA Student Guild Jade Wu Jade Wu
Callum Lindsay Callum Lindsay Neve Staltari Neve Staltari Olivia Bartlett Olivia Bartlett Raaghav Raj Raaghav Raj Scott Harney Scott Harney Shahid Khan Shahid Khan
28 The University of Western Australia
UWA Student Guild UWA Student Guild
GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT GUILD PRESIDENT REPORT
Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President Conrad Hogg, 106th Guild President
Introduction Introduction
The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at the University of Western Australia have The Student Guild and the Convocation of Graduates at the University of Western Australia have long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from long shared a special relationship. Together, we scaffold the journey of UWA students from enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to enrollment to after graduation and work together to link current and past students. This has led to brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an brilliant collaborations such as grants and awards to help UWA students to succeed on an international stage, and opportunities for graduates to engage with current students, enriching international stage, and opportunities for graduates to engage with current students, enriching campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the campus life. I hope that this relationship continues for many years to come, and I thank the Convocation for their contributions to the student experience. Convocation for their contributions to the student experience.
I would also like to thank the Warden of Convocation, and the Convocation Council for the I would also like to thank the Warden of Convocation, and the Convocation Council for the opportunity to present a report at this meeting. It is a great pleasure, and a privilege to work with opportunity to present a report at this meeting. It is a great pleasure, and a privilege to work with the Convocation in my role as Guild President. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has the Convocation in my role as Guild President. I am very grateful of how welcome the council has made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year. made me feel, and I look forward to working closely with Convocation this year.
The Council The Council
President: Conrad Hogg President: Conrad Hogg Vice President: Joseph Chan Vice President: Joseph Chan General Secretary: Adhish Kastha General Secretary: Adhish Kastha Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio Chair of Guild Council: Patricia Paguio
Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall Education Council President: Lincoln Aspinall Societies Council President: Hinako Shiraishi The 106th Guild CouncilSocieties about Council to embark President: on the Guild Hinako Retreat Shiraishi to plan for Public Affairs Council President: Nitin Narula Public 201Affairs9. November Council 2018.President: Nitin Narula Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Postgraduate Students’ Association President: Alexander Tan Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick Welfare Officer: Madeleine Hedderwick International Students’ Department President: Khairunnisa Shahrin p.s. you can becomeInternational an Associate Stude membernts’ Department too! President: Khairunnisa Shahrin Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan Women’s Affairs Officer: Brehany Shanahan Environment Officer: Clarice Antero For just $9.99* a month, members Environmentof the community Officer: can get Clarice access Antero to student prices on Sports Representative: Daniel Kuzich campus! Sports Representative: Daniel Kuzich Pride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason Pride Officers: Martha McKinley & Saskia Mason Residential Students’ Department President: Luke Thomas Membership includes Residential10% off the RRP Students’ of Food Department and 25% off President: RRP for coffee Luke at Thomasall Guild- run WA Student Aboriginal Association Chair: Brianne Yarran outlets. Better yet, everyWA dollar Student made Aboriginal on food and Association drink goes straight Chair: intoBrianne student Yarr servicesan !
Access Officers: Lauren Espinoza & Mike Anderson You can find out more aboutAccess how to Officer becomes: Laurenan Associate Espinoza Member & Mike and whatAnderson that means for you Ethnocultural Convenor & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh on the Guild websiteEthnocultural and in the ConvenorGuild Regulations. & Ordinary Guild Councilor: Saleem Al Odeh Immediate Past President: Megan Lee Immediate Past President: Megan Lee All the best, Ordinary Guild Councilors: 106th Guild Council Ordinary Guild Councilors: Ben Perry Ben Perry Bradan Sonnendecker www.uwastudentguild.com Bradan Sonnendecker Fang Ke Fang Ke Jade Wu Jade Wu Callum Lindsay Callum Lindsay Neve Staltari Neve Staltari Olivia Bartlett Olivia Bartlett Raaghav Raj Raaghav Raj Scott Harney Scott Harney Shahid Khan Shahid Khan
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The survey found room for improving the student experience Warden’s report and welcomed Convocation’s cooperation in addressing the issues in graduate engagement. We are well placed to jointly Autumn Ordinary Meeting, 22 March 2019 support the University and our members in this process.
Our powerful and personal network of members is the key. There are many vehicles which can effectively access to that network. They include the faculty, sporting, arts and shared interest groups and clubs that operate with and around the University. Many of us are members of more than one, even attaching to several. Some of the larger clubs have noted a relatively poor connection with the University, but with Convocation facilitation that can change for the better. By better activating Convocation as the link to the University’s graduates, as it was always intended to be, graduate connections can be enhanced.
While clubs and societies may have a particular focus in their name, their memberships are invariably diverse and powerful, especially in Western Australian society and business, Introduction where the maximum impact can be made on student life. International networks can also open many doors and in Since the Spring Ordinary Meeting of Convocation held in partnership with the University’s Alumni Relations team September last year, there have been many significant issues Convocation aims to make a difference. confronting the University. The Vice-Chancellor’s report for this meeting covers many of these for the University and the I see a strong and essential partnership developing between students’ perspective is presented by Mr Conrad Hogg, the Convocation, its Council and the team at Alumni Relations. 106th President of the Student Guild. The recent acceptance by Senate that the term Alumni should The following report covers Convocation’s activities only apply to graduates of the University appreciates the and initiatives strength of connection of Convocation’s members to the University. The word ‘alumni’ is only to be used for graduates of Chancellor this university who have a degree conferred by the UWA Senate.
Chancellor Robert French is a ready source of advice and Relevant to the regular Ordinary Meetings is the featured Q&A support for Council and his contribution is always valued session. Each meeting the Vice Chancellor, along with the Guild and appreciated. President, Guest Speaker and Warden have taken questions from the floor or, at the last meeting, on notice. If the Chancellor Vice-Chancellor is able to attend, he usually joins the Q&A panel. This is a great opportunity for the panel and members to share and clarify Firstly, a sincere congratulations to Professor Freshwater, but it regularly raises the question of respect, time spent on our Vice Chancellor, on her appointment as Chair of the questions, language and response. This meeting we propose to Go8 Group, a fine illustration of the status of UWA and have questions on notice and some from the floor, as both are our executive. supported by members.
The development of the new 2030 Strategic Plan continues As Warden I was able to participate in and support the with drafts of the strategies developing and our interaction discussions between the University and a local newspaper after with the VC’s office and those of other Deputy Vice the last Spring Ordinary Meeting held in September 2018. Some Chancellors. Late in 2018 Convocation produced a White of that resulted from language used in one of the questions, Paper for the University Executive and that drew the request not the excellent responses from the Vice Chancellor and Guild for detail on how Convocation and its members can help President. I was pleased when the end result was a retraction improve the student experience. from the paper.
The 2017 Alumni Attitudinal Survey Was sent to more than Also flowing from the Spring Ordinary Meeting has been an 57,000 graduates and had a response rate of fifteen percent. active discussion of the location and the development of
30 The University of Western Australia the two stages of Forrest Hall. As Warden I have received many comments. Appreciating the size and diversity of Convocation’s membership it is appropriate for Convocation to be a vehicle for presenting and receiving information on that issue, and the discussion around it.
A Convocation sponsored Open Day at Forrest Hall is planned for the near future and will enable the sharing of information and I am sure promote further discussion. Convocation, and your Council, are not the decision makers, but the body can certainly influence and we have been invited to the table.
Convocation’s role in relation to Statute changes
We continue to work with the University to amend and update the statutes that relate to Convocation. When complete there will be just one statute covering all parts of the University. We have met several times with the University Secretary’s office, and are comfortable with the process for review, appreciating that it will take longer the initially anticipated. Ms Deirdre de Souza has left the University Secretary’s position at the end of 2018, but the work with her and Ms Emma Bright has been positive throughout. Dr Doug McGhie delivering a his welcome speech at the February 2019 Welcome Ceremony for new students Retiring chair of the Governance Committee, Dr Susan King has provided wonderful leadership on this issue and task. Members Greg Calcutt AM and Patrick Tremlett, both retired experts from the State Solicitor’s Office, are working in the background to complete review and drafting work pro bono within the available time frame. It remains a daunting task and we gratefully appreciate this assistance.
Full details of the proposed changes of Statutes will be available on the Convocation website at www.convocation. uwa.edu.au when they have been sufficiently developed.
Graduation ceremonies
Welcome Ceremony marching band Convocation continues with its important role at all graduations, with the Warden or representative welcoming all graduates to Convocation as new members. We supported twelve ceremonies in December 2018, with Deputy Warden Dr Joan Pope OAM and several other Councillors acting in the Warden’s role when I was unavailable.
I am delighted to announce that in mid-February 2019 I joined the academic procession for the Welcome Ceremony for new students. This is a wonderful initiative and I thank Vice-Chancellor Professor Dawn Freshwater for allowing us access to the students at the Welcome on the day they arrive, as well as at Graduation, the day they depart and join our ranks. The ceremony went well and my welcome speech was New and continuing students participated in the Welcome Ceremony well received.
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November 11, 2018 was a very special day, 100 years after the Armistice. Convocation Council collaborated with the UWA Historical Society (UWAHS), the Cultural Precinct and the Advancement Office to ensure the day was appropriately recognised.
The corrected and refurbished Honour Board was rededicated by the University Chaplain in its new position on the stairway of the foyer of Winthrop Hall, supported by a splendid performance by the members of the UWA Choral Society.
The University Regiment provided excellent advice on protocol and a very professional presence The board is easy to view up the stairs from the Foyer of Winthrop Hall
UWA Choral Society gave a splendid performance to commemorate the Centenary of the Armistice - L’Homme Armée conducted by Kristin Bowtell
Deputy Warden of Convocation Dr Joan Pope OAM and UWA Historical Society member Mr Roy Stall place a wreath of remembrance at the commemorative pavement stone
Left: A commemorative pavement stone, supported by the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, was placed in the lawn of Whitfeld Court, overseen by members of the University Regiment. Convocation laid a wreath of remembrance with the plaque at a sombre ceremony on the day. Convocation’s Councillors have also been prominent with the UWAHS in the preparation and display in the University Club Gallery of the Armistice Photographic Exhibition that is open until April 2019. This exhibition provides a storyboard of past students, staff and graduates and is an excellent example of members of Convocation promoting and preserving the history of the University.
32 The University of Western Australia Masonic Hall Innovation Space Convocation embraces the ideal of partnership with the University, always seeking a stronger relationship and a fuller The redeveloped Masonic Hall, now the Innovation Quarter appreciation of the value of the energetic and dedicated Exchange (IQX), will have been officially opened on the graduates serving in a voluntary capacity. Convocation’s Monday of the week of this Ordinary Meeting. Convocation Council and the University must be committed to a sustained, will have been recognised for its significant contribution, and smooth and efficient working relationship. will have a permanent display at the entry to the Convocation Board Room. Recently we have established the active Convocation screen in the University Club, illustrating the broad activities, Connect, Communicate and, Celebrate involvement and contribution of Convocation at the University. This screen will tell the story of Convocation and In my last report to the membership I stated that Convocation introduce the people who help make it happen, your Council. should be prominent in everyday university life so staff and students know what Convocation can offer them. We are now In terms of celebrations there is none better than actively involved in staff and student orientation, great steps. Convocation’s annual awards ceremony where nearly thirty awards were presented in 2019 that recognised and supported In 2017, guest speaker Tom Murrrell challenged Convocation undergraduate excellence, postgraduate research student to establish and maintain communication with its graduate travel, sporting excellence and accommodation for a student members using contemporary media and Convocation’s from regional Western Australia. That evening was alive with LinkedIn page is expanding its influence and I have enjoyed the excitement of excellence. Convocation appreciates the making occasional posts. We are doing well, but it is all done involvement and contribution of UWA Student Services, the by volunteers, so not always as rapidly as we might wish. I University Research Committee, the Postgraduate Students’ used a figure in my last report that showed the number of Association, UWA Sport, and private donors such as Emeritus graduates in the last decade is about 60,000, many more than Professor Bryant Stokes AM. in the preceding decades. However, many in the network have interacted with several decades and are part of a far wider Better Connections network. The three decades that span my time at UWA cover Members for whom we do not have email addresses can nearly 60,000 graduates, so old is not necessarily bad. We do assist the communication process by forwarding those to know people. Convocation, particularly as we progress towards electronic elections in the near future. Communication with our members is critical, and this has been more difficult than needs be, given some of the rules The Bike Ride for Convocation, Cancer, MND of engagement between Convocation, Council and the and Young Lives University over the years. Convocation enjoyed an excellent working relationship with Professor Kent Anderson as Deputy The ride was completed successfully last October, and I Vice Chancellor Community and Engagement. Convocation must acknowledge the amazing support given by Prof Kent extends its very best wishes for his future and looks forward to Anderson, who has since stepped down from the position of building a similarly positive relationship with the new Deputy DVC Community and Engagement. Kent allowed me to start Vice Chancellor Global Partnerships, once appointed. and provided the funds to fight Cancer.
Thereafter the challenge was to raise some extra dollars for the other two causes and I was pretty successful, with another $5,000 collected. My aim was for $1 per member of Convocation, and I fell well short of that. As an experiment it showed that our best responses for support of a cause come from those closest to us, with all but two donations coming from personal friends and colleagues, many of them in Convocation, but also family, sporting friends and so on.
The shirt I wore throughout the ride paid tribute to the Perkins Institute, my mother (MND) and son (Young Lives Matter). It was a moving and at times tough weekend, but great causes.
Convocation screen in the University Club, illustrating the broad activities, involvement and contribution of Convocation at the University
convocation.uwa.edu.au 33 Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia: • Mr Michael Fitzpatrick AO (BE 1975, DLitt 2009) • Mr John Atkins AO (Bjuris 1977, LLB 1978) • Mr Anthony Nutt AO (BA 1983)
Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia: • Professor Tara Brabazon AM (BA 1991, MA 1994) • Dr Graham Ford AM (BComm 1973, MBBS 1985) • The Honourable Barry House AM (BEc 1975) • Dr Patricia Woolley AM (BSc 1955) • Mrs Felicity Bradshaw AM (BSC 1960, MSc 1985) • Dr Paul Vogel AM (BSc 1974, PhD 1977) • Professor Dr David Forbes AM (MBBS1973) • Professor Jeffrey Hamdorf AM (MBBS 1986, PhD 1999) • Dr Erin Lalor AM (PhD 1997) • Professor Julie Steele AM (BPEd 1983)
Awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia: • Mrs Georgia Efford OAM (BA 1961) • Mr Ian Lindsay OAM (BEd 1960, MEd 1967, BMus 1967) • Dr Harry Pearson OAM (BSc 1955, BEd 1959) • Mr David Miller OAM (LLB 1974) • Mr Maurice Swanson OAM (MPH 1998) • Dr Jill Wilson OAM (PhD 1984) Warden Dr Doug McGhie’s ride jersey • Mr Bevan Lee OAM (BSc 1972, GradDipEd 1973) • Mr Cyrus Meher-Homji OAM (BMus 1988, MA 1995)
My personal thanks go to all who supported me through *Deceased coordination by Alumni Relations (thanks very much Simone Yule), donations or cheers and encouragement along the road, Convocation’s Honours Committee continues its active none more vocal than my wife Jill. role in nominating and supporting nominations for our UWA graduates and this encourages an increasing number The strength of Convocation’s network lies in close of nominations for those worthy of recognition being sent connections, and they overlap across the whole 150,000 or through to the Honours Secretariat in Canberra. In recent so members. If we can build that then another ride might rounds Western Australia has not won its fair or per capita just raise over $50,000, or we can support our students and share and there are many deserving members of Convocation graduates into the workforce. who can and should be nominated. Convocation Council is hopeful that an increasing number of UWA graduates will Australia Day Honours be included in future Honours announcements. Members of Convocation who are aware of worthy graduates are At the end of January, Convocation Council was delighted encouraged to contact the Council through the Convocation when the following graduates and other members of the UWA Officer so that confidential nominations may be progressed. community were recognised for their achievements in the Australia Day Honours List. Members are also encouraged to nominate worthy members for internal honours such as Honorary Degrees, the The following members of Convocation were recognised for Chancellor’s Medal, the Convocation Medal, the Philippa their contribution to Australia: Maddern Award, Guild Volunteer and others.
Appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia: • Mr Stan Perron AC (DLitt 2009)* • Emeritus Professor Patrick Troy AC (BE 1960)* • The Honourable Justice Michelle Gordon AC (BJuris 1986, LLB 1987)
34 The University of Western Australia Convocation Council magazine and the bi-monthly Alumni Connect, Dr Joan Pope OAM, Mr Jim Paparo; This report highlights some of the many issues considered • Updating the web site is a work in progress, Assistant by Convocation Council, and the Statutory requirements of Convocation Officer, Ms Melissa Hetherington and Mr Convocation. We continue to be particularly effective with Graham Harmsworth. our existing awards, scholarships and events, but are shifting towards appointing project managers with small support The members of Convocation Council are as listed and teams for other targets. We have maintained the conventional pictured below. Those who have completed their terms on committees for the following: Council in 2019 are indicated with an asterisk. Some of these • Awards Committee chaired by Ms Nee Nee Ong; are stepping down. Others who have completed their terms • Governance Committee chaired by Dr Susan King; and have renominated and the results of elections will be known • Honours Committee chaired by Adjunct Professor on the night. Warren Kerr AM *Dr Doug McGhie Events and other engagement projects are more easily Warden of Convocation (2017-2018) covered by one or two councillors taking charge and calling Council Member (2013-2016) for assistance from within or outside Council as required. The main events remain: • our Ordinary Meetings, where Ms Juanita Perez takes the central role and assistance from UWA staff including Uniprint and Brand Marketing and Recruitment is critical. *Dr Joan Pope OAM Councillors help in various ways; Deputy Warden of Convocation (2016-2018) • the Annual Awards Ceremony, with Ms Perez central to the Deputy Warden (1985) organisation, with Chair Ms Nee Nee Ong and the Awards Warden (1986-1988) Council Member (1984) Committee completing great work, and outside supporters assisting with the selection process; • Convocation Day, where the Warden is assisted by several councillors, the Guild and University Grounds staff. *Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM Emeritus Professor Jenny Gregory AM will have completed Elected member of Senate (2015-2019) the 2019 celebration just before this Ordinary Meeting; Immediate Past Warden of Convocation (2017-2019) • 50th Anniversary of Graduation where Deputy Warden Warden of Convocation (2013-2017) Dr Joan Pope OAM and Mrs Pauline Tremlett have been Council Member (2010-2013) central to all recent celebrations and Mr Ric Stern, Mr Graham Harmsworth and Dr Brett Davies have accepted the challenge for the reunion of graduates from 1969; *Dr Mark Andrich • A very successful 2018 Senate Dinner was organised by Council Member (2016-2019) Councillors Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis, Ms Devon Cuneo and Dr Julie Crews.
Other projects have been championed by Councillors or small teams: • Treasurer, Ms Julie Matheson; Clinical Professor Lesley Cala • Discontinuing the Lifetime email due to security issues, Council Member (2010-2020) Mr Gary Pennefather; • Fundraising projects, Clinical Professor Lesley Cala and Adjunct Professor, Dr Brett Davies; • Freedom of Expression Working Group, Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yianakkis as lead and Councillors who have participated; Dr Julie Crews • Live display screens in the University Club and UWA Sports Council Member (2017-2020) to promote Convocation’s identity and activities, Warden and Immediate Past Warden; • A page of promotion of and stories about Convocation in each edition of the University Club News, Uniview
convocation.uwa.edu.au 35 Ms Devon Cuneo Mr Graham Harmsworth Council Member (2011-2021) Council Member (2015-2017; 2018-2021)
Adjunct Professor Dr Brett Davies *Dr Susan King Council Member (2016-2020) Council Member (2013-2019)
Dr Angela Evangelinou-Yiannakis Dr Raj Kurup Council Member (2017-2020) Council Member (2017-2021)
*Dr Libby Feutrill *Councillor Julie Matheson Council Member (2016-2019) Council Member (2016-2019)
*Dr Agi Gedeon *Ms Nee Nee Ong Council Member (2015-2019) Council Member (2016-2019)
Emeritus Professor Jenny Gregory AM Mr James Paparo Council Member (2018-2021) Council Member (2012-2017; 2018-2021)
Mr Jeffrey Gunningham Mr Gary Pennefather Council Member (2017-2020) Council Member (2017-2020)
36 The University of Western Australia Dr Fran Pesich Mrs Pauline Tremlett was co-opted to help the Council with Council Member (2010-2014; 2018-2021) the 50th Anniversary lunch and has been excellent contributor yet again. Our youngest co-optee was Ms Rubyna Mher, representing our younger members and learning the ropes with Convocation and Council.
Thanks Mr Ric Stern Council Member (2018-2021) In conclusion, I wish to thank all members of Convocation Council who have contributed to the successful delivery of our roles and functions during the past year.
Since the last Ordinary Meeting, recognising the challenges on our volunteer Councillors and one full time employee, we *Mr Jonathan Strauss continued to employ Ms Melissa Hetherington as an Assistant Council Member (2011-2019) to our Convocation Officer, as well as part time Guild Archivist. She will continue her excellent work for us late in March, once she has completed her study obligations.
Finally, I must commend the splendid support we have all received from the Convocation Officer Ms Juanita Perez, with Mr Tony Tate AM her excellent Convocation corporate knowledge, adherence Council Member (2017-2020) to our statutory obligations and untiring efforts to action the results of our deliberations.
Dr Doug McGhie Warden of Convocation
Mr Simon Dawkins Elected member of Senate (2010-2021) Immediate Past Warden (2011) Warden (2010) Council Member (2005-2010)
Pauline Tremlett Senate (1996-1998) Deputy Warden (1991-1994) Council Member 1987-1991; 1995-2017) Co-opted Member (2017-2019)
Rubyna Mher Co-opted Member (2018-2019)
convocation.uwa.edu.au 37 CONVOCATION DAY 2019
Decades ago many hundreds of Convocation Members contributed a ‘Life’ donation to receive regular newsletters and the journal ‘CRAWLEY’. Neither this category, nor our ‘Crawley’ exist these days. But Council wished to thank them on Convocation Day
38 The University of Western Australia convocation.uwa.edu.au 39 Convocation Day celebrations
40 The University of Western Australia convocation.uwa.edu.au 41 Convocation Officer’s report
The following is a list of graduates whose current whereabouts have become unknown since the Spring Ordinary Meeting of Convocation on 21 September 2018. Graduates are listed according to the Faculty from which they obtained their latest degree, along with their year of graduation.
Architecture, Landscape and 1978 Ann V. Sandover 2006 Ryan W. Gruenthal Visual Arts 1976 John W. Smithwick 2006 Xiao X. Guo 2007 Ali R. Bolouri 1977 Georgina M. Solomon (Broun) 1997 Bianca L. Haines 2006 Linya Bu 1981 Bruce H. Tame 1997 Matthew W. Halliday 1999 Michael C. Jones 1977 Ilona J. Versluis 2005 Simon A. Hatfull 1997 Melisa A. Loftus 2001 Kerry Walker 2008 Joel B. Hernaman 2007 Ann M. Mangano 2005 Clinton J. Warner 1989 Jamie Hodgkinson 2005 Stuart E. McGowan 1995 Terri E. Whisker Grasset 1998 Weiguo Hou 2013 Ana Maria M. Velasco Munoz (Whisker) 2003 Anshuang Hu 2010 Marina Zivkovic 2004 Scott D. Williams 2003 Steven J. Iremonger 1969 David I. Wilson 2005 Lucas K. Joynt Arts 1999 Bernd Windhofer 1988 Steven J. Ker 1999 Toby N. Adams 1994 Tracey A. Wood (Hurley) 2011 Thomas W. Knowles 2004 Shannon D. Akers 1973 William B. Lee 1992 Megan J. Arrowsmith Arts, Business, Law and 2006 Celina Leng 1974 Colin I. Bates Education – Business 1995 Angela K. Lewis 1989 Phillip A. Chambers 1988 James L. Malone 1997 Wai Cheong Lim 1986 Catherine R. Chapple 1992 Patrick J. Lyons 2005 Lise Cooper Arts, Business, Law and 2006 Simon N. Martin 2002 Lisa Corser Education – Law 2006 John K. Mavromatis 1992 Brigit A. Cosgrove 2017 Safiyya Khan 2009 James P. Mawhinney 1989 Mark J. Davies 2007 Michael A. McNamara 2008 Candice L. Devenish Board of Studies 2007 Georgina L. Montagu 1975 Susan E. Finlay-Jones – Bachelor of Commerce 2007 Clint A. Morgan 2007 Kassie J. Gadeke 2016 Courtney C. Kelley 1978 Anil V. Narayan 1988 Kevin G. Gaitskell 2005 Francesca L. Nolan 1990 Katherine M. Galvin Business School 2007 Roy Nusantara Putra 1987 Leonora I. Gordon-Sinclair 2005 Khader Abdullatif 2011 Chean C. Ooi 1986 Julie A. Gough 1997 Glenn A. Bailey 2008 Terrance P. Paioff 1981 Maxine J. Graham 2007 Benjamin L. Baker 1989 Andrew Palmer 2005 Thomas G. Harlow 2008 Conor J. Blainey 2003 Graham M. Pearson 1953 Sarah E. Landy (Marshall) 2006 Jamie A. Blanchard 2005 Cuong M. Pham 1991 Sacha L. Laurin (Dent) 1990 Melody C. Browne 1982 Lorena G. Preo 1986 Michelle A. Ledger 1980 Paul F. Collings 2008 Rebecca A. Riley 1984 Monika Lukic 1996 Rebecca L. Couston 1977 Anthony J. Robb 1996 Matthew A. Malcolm 1993 Mike P. Dagostino 2004 Christopher A. Ryan 2004 Sarah S. McCoy 1999 Astrid M. Dahl 1993 Debra-Ann M. Slocombe 1995 Karl Mullin 1999 Giulia d’Amico 2003 Adam J. Sullivan 1995 Patrick T. Murphy 2009 Katherine L. Dumbrell 1998 Henry Tedjakusuma 2003 Fionnuala A. Nugent 1999 James J. Egan 1994 George A. Tennent 1971 Aileen T. O’Rourke 2015 Julian L. Faraone 1996 Michael J. Thanos 1958 Alfred R. Owczarek 1991 Wayne L. Ferrell 1987 Douglas J. Upton 1995 Agostina Rigoli 1991 Brendon R. Fischer 2006 Adam J. Wood 2006 Zak Ritchie 1973 Peter S. French 2008 Irina V. Zaitsev 1993 Bronwen C. Robertson 2003 Andrew O. Gill 2008 Xu Zhou 2006 Caela R. Rooney 1999 Gregory P. Graham 2004 Emily C. Rossen 2007 Laura J. Gregson
42 The University of Western Australia Education Graduate Research School Science 2006 Candice L. Betts 2015 Vipul Agarwal 1965 John E. Alderson 1977 Daina M. Bruers 1986 Zahoor Aslam 1981 Simon J. Aylward 2015 Lucas F. Collins 1981 John M. Bailey 2003 Ryan J. Backhouse 1986 Bill M. Crawley 2000 Timothy P. Brown 1996 Kylie A. Banfield 2004 Rosanne C. de Silva 1987 Brian Fergusson 1996 Bryce C. Banfield (Lawrence) 1984 Paul J. Fitzpatrick 1980 Christopher F. Foo 1989 Alistair Barkhouse 2002 Alison Hewson 1989 Andrew B. Hughes 1990 Paul S. Beros 1964 Lynette G. Hurry (Hymus) 1986 Wannachan Korawis 2006 Jodie E. Bowling 1989 Matthew P. Lanigan (Chirachint) 2004 Christopher Bray 1975 Warwick J. Maxted 1997 David E. Lavallee 2002 Michelle M. Britten 1987 Andrew L. Patterson 2008 Jacqueline P. McGlade 2005 Steven G. Davis 2001 Rebecca L. Payne (Crane) 2000 Glenn I. Moore 1970 Frank R. De Hoog 1986 Elizabeth M. Viner 1978 Brian P. Oldfield 2001 James S. Dods 1988 Rodney J. Peakall 1997 Silvana G. Fidalgo Engineering, Computing 1965 Arjun P. Purohit 1989 Vivienne F. Garden and Mathematics 2006 Sarula Sart 1998 Michael J. Gartrell 2009 Peter J. Alexander 1996 Yu Sheng 1998 Nicholas P. Gill 2013 Sarjono T. Antoneus 1997 Peter J. Thompson 2007 Katherine M. Hafekost 2010 Evan D. Barter 1997 Neil N. Watkins 2004 Nadine A. Hof 2006 Rhys A. Bevilaqua 1979 Gek K. Yim 2003 Rebekah Honey 1988 David Billi 1976 Susan R. Hudd 2001 Nigel R. Chamberlain Law 1985 Daniel S. Hugo 2005 Saurabh Das 1992 Naysa N. Cox (Crump) 1972 Joyce Ieraci 1981 Ronald P. Dielesen 2002 Babita B. Deol (Kaur) 2009 Robyn M. Jilley 2004 Andre M. d’Sanges 1998 Porscha Fermanis 1978 Dawson N. Johns 1999 Michael O. Elliott 2005 Miranda C. Harrison 2007 Lauren P. Kerr 1991 Stephen G. Fischer 2006 Jordan A. Johnston 1990 Gregory D. Lawrence 1982 Clinton J. Giraudo 2007 Ganesh Saminathan 1995 Yeu H. Lee 1989 Benny Hadisurjo 2004 Rosaline L. Tan 2004 Maria F. Locsin 2010 Darren M. Hassan 2008 Joanna Mander 2000 Shane A. Kale Medicine, Dentistry and 1980 Carlo A. Margio 1981 Yuk-Ming Lai Health Sciences 1992 Steven A. Mcleod 1999 Mark B. Lister 1982 Mark A. Bartsch 2009 Navjot Navjot Kaur 2008 Jin Liu 2005 Tony P. Caccetta 2000 Steven K. Oxenburgh 1997 Christopher J. Maslen 1986 Lee C. Costello 1991 James R. Peart 1999 Zoran Nedeljkovic 1972 Ivor Epstein 1996 Denis D. Penna 2006 Rimonde Nguyen 1981 Kurt M. Fischer 1986 John W. Robson 2007 Preben E. Nielsen 1996 Geoffrey L. Hawking 1994 Justine M. Ryan 1997 Daniel K. Oi 2016 Katie L. Jagger 1990 Andrew J. Sanders 2003 Jamie P. Ong 1976 Blanche H. Khaw 1990 Andrew R. Slade 2005 Campbell T. Paterson 2011 Seng Chye C. Lee 1977 Jill Tilly 2012 James D. Phillips 2007 Ashleigh O’Mahony 1994 Adam B. Walker 2007 Piotr H. Puchala 2006 Morgan D. Prince 1990 Jennifer R. Wellstead 1994 Walter C. Sun 1989 Eardley Rozario 1962 Margaret A. Wilson (Harris) 2002 Jane M. Thomson 1981 Jill A. Schneider 1998 Tzu-Wei M. Yu 1996 Simon L. Welfare 1981 Tini Sutedja 2003 Matthew J. Wright 2013 David A. Turton 2000 Marshall R. Watson
convocation.uwa.edu.au 43 Graduates of 1968 reconnecting and celebrating at their 50th Anniversary Reunion Luncheon last year
Anthony Best 2019 50th Anniversary Reginald Birch Daniel Boss Reunion Luncheon Noel Bryan Russell Burgess John Campbell Kim Chee Help make this milestone an enjoyable 50th Anniversary Luncheon Simplicius Cheong celebration of your academic Mary Chui achievements. Convocation is again organising Kathleen Cockerell the annual reunion luncheon for Susan Constantine We are still trying to trace some ‘lost graduates who are celebrating Michael Croker graduates’ listed below. Anyone the 50th anniversary of their Graham Douglas knowing the present address of any of graduation from UWA. Robin Evans these graduates is requested to pass Sandra Ferguson the information to the Convocation This function has become very popular Kerry Foster Officer. Please note that names in and all graduates are welcome. Stacy Gallagher brackets are maiden names. John Garrett The Convocation Council arranges Patricia Gerritsen the function but would welcome Architecture, Landscape and Denise Gillies (Remnant) volunteers from among the 1969 Visual Arts Leonard Goodall graduates to join an organising Douglas Ransom Christine Gould (Rodgers) committee and assist. Please forward Jean Gray your name and phone number to the Arts Lynette Green Convocation Office at convocation@ David Addenbrooke Susanna Grey-Smith uwa.edu.au or (+61 8) 6488 1336. John Anderson Gertrud Grotegoed Susan Atkins Emil Haberfield Judith Barrett (Brechin) Petar Hadji-Ristic
44 The University of Western Australia Pamela Hainsworth (Minchin) Business School Brian Martin Margaret Hallett Ian Baster Trevor Miller Daniel Hancock Lynette Birch Robert Miller Gregory Harper Stephanie Campbell Bernard Nohan Patrick Harrington Michael Carter Alice O’Loughlin Leo Hassam Guan Chor Pamela Piper Winsome Hatcher Kenneth Clarke Robin Porteous Florence Haycock Bryan Cooper Alexander Pouw-Bray James Hewitt Tran Dang Peter Richards Bernard Higgs Nguyen Davis Bethwyn Roberton (Smith) Linda Hogg Valaiporn Eksangsri Christine Rutter Beverley Hood Josephine Fernandez Margaret Sherwood Richard Hook Penelope Gibson (Ferrier) Frances Sillitto (Andre) Jan Ingleton Choon Ho Robert Stephen Theo James Jeannine Kitson Ernie Stringer Gillian Johnston (Forbes) Soo Kok Keith Taylor Ian Johnston Somchart Komate Susan Walker Stephanie Keating (Fisher) Jonathan Nelson George White Margaret Le Breton (Jackson) Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen Mohammed Yasin Peter Le Breton Chun Pang Judith MacWilliam Evgeniy Poroch Engineering, Computing Aileen Maguire Christopher Somas and Mathematics Jennifer Marsh (Loverock) Ronald Van Santen Barry Chia Audrey Mitchell Seow Wang Kevin Colledge Richard Nagle Thye Wong David Coulter Sarah Nelson Julian Wright Lyn Metcalf Ivy Ng Mee Yuen Valentine Ng Henry Nicholls Kwee-Chim Peh Peter O’Sullivan (Cullen) Education Rodney Perry John Perry Leslie Banyard Peter Schoonens Jacqueline Prior (Wickham) Andre Baronie Laurence Seddon Sally Pullin (Halbert) John Boon Warren Smith Margaret Quin-Conroy Michael Bromilow Frank Tung Abdul Razak bin Muhammad Margaret Carroll Tea-Kruy Ung Elizabeth Richardson (Barclay) Siew Chan Raymond Watkins Mary Rossiter Owen Cook Richard Winslade Dahlia Routman Peter Dunnell Jenny Rushton Kay Fandry (Davies) Graduate Research School Maureen Ryder Caroline Gillies Lee Brotherson Jane Sax Grant Glinski Edgar Campbell Jack Shamoon Wendy Griffiths Andrew Hamilton Anders Sievers Brian Haines Patricia Hansen Diana Silver Walter Hall Aloysius Ho David Smith Errol Hammond Howard Jones Timothy Stafford William Hannon Lesley Le Souef (Searle) Francis Sykes Peter Harmsworth Rodney Mahon Lay Tan Patricia Harrison (Philson) Leslie Mutton Nguyen-Thi Thuy Trevor Harwood Richard Pepper Barbara Tyler Sharon Hopkinson Kanhaya Purohit Alan Watt Ronald Hu David Sang Michael Weir Terrence Jackson Peter Sellick Felicity Wellington Willie Karmelita Hefazat Siddiqui Poh Wong Poh Ling (Leong) Wee Kwok Bernard Tang John Zloich Anthony Lembo Donald Taylor Susan Lorrimar (Odgers) Trevor White
convocation.uwa.edu.au 45 Law Elke Kuuse (Tawist) Rosemarie Solomon Shui-Lung Lee Sol Taubman Leonie Lee Zbigniew Umbras Pui Lee Anthony Wainwright Suang Lek Kenneth Mann Medicine, Dentistry and Ian McDonald Health Sciences Ian Miller Kwong-Shing Chang Anthony Miranda Tommy Chung Astley Molyneux Brian Davidson Teng Ng Beverleigh Fitch David Nicholls John Good Judith Paterson (Ottaway) Susan Jordan Craig Pearson Robert Lawson-Smith Ann Peters Gerald Milner See Poon Francis Newton Christopher Prince Kenneth Parker Murray Ray Rasiah Rajagopalan James Ridley Robin Readhead-Taylor David Robertson Matthew Yung Diane Robinson Juris Rungis Science Joanne Samson (Patman) Terence Anderson Paul Stocker Bernard Ardagh Seng-Yeang Tan Yvonne Atkinson Richard Tinkler Timothy Barber Christopher Tomney James Battye Bee Wee Christopher Benson Peter Whittle Kerry Bradshaw Lloyd Williams Stephen Bye Voon Yeong Helen Carter Siew-Ching Chang (Wee) Errol Cocks Michael Danielson Robert Dekker John Di Renzo Lutz Engelhardt Monica Fletcher John Franklyn Dennis Gillespie Roderick Graham Michael Gray Jennifer Greenham Alan Habgood John Hall Susanne Harris Trevor Hedges Cheng Hoffman (Cheah) John Hudson Judith Hudson (Wilkins) Charalambos Karathanasis Patrick Ko Eric Ko Chok Fai Antony Kubicki
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