Community Connections Special Supplement June 2011

SHARE Student & Staff THOUGHTS YOUR UOW CHLOE HIGGINS: My happiest UOW memory is leaving my fi rst lecture and STORIES realising I am exactly where I want to be. KRISTIE LYNCH: My happiest UOW memory is sitting under the big tree near 60th anniversary time the duck pond sitting there eating, feeding the ducks and birds who were nearby, being surrounded by fellow University capsule captures history students. I felt quite content and had a sense of belonging.

TIM BROWN: The Lecturer I remember The University of Wollongong (UOW) is building from UOW was Margaret Bond. She made an interactive digital time capsule to mark its 60th me enthusiastic about contract law, a very Anniversary. Throughout the year stories, videos rare quality! and images which paint a picture of campus life in 2011 will be collected and published on the 60th Anniversary website for future UOW generations to NICK MORRISON: The one piece of view. advice I would give a UOW fi rst year is UOW this year is celebrating the 60th anniversary to get to know the kids on campus. Your of the establishment in Wollongong in 1951 of a social life will quadruple overnight and you small divisional college outpost of what was then will start to feel at home at uni. called the NSW University of Technology (later the University of NSW). The college moved from Coniston to its current site in 1962, and became a JESSICA SHILLINGTON: The person I fully autonomous university in 1975. was happy to meet at UOW was Aeelee The theme of the 60th Anniversary is Share your Jun because I am not a fi nance student Story and aims to recognise the role staff, students,, and I passed. She had phenomenal ways alumni and the wider community have played in of making you learn. making UOW the dynamic, successful internationalal university it is today. BUNMI OGUNBONA: It is a beautiful Vice Chancellor Professor Gerard Sutton said campus, the class sizes are smaller which the 60th anniversary was a milestone in UOW’s means its easier to ask questions and evolution, and projects like the time capsule were a Above: Journalism student Ben Neutze interviews Nursing student Hayley Uren for the ABC Open Online discuss with others, and because its close fi tting way to mark it. project. Below: Journalism student Andrew Riddle interviews Nursing student Lorraine Kuskey for the to home. ABC project. “It provides an opportunity to celebrate and profi le the University’s past and present successes and The University is also looking for video contributions producer Sean O’Brien to tell the stories of UOW to say thank you to everyone in the community for DIMITY SCARDANAS: The lecturer I throughout the year, and current Journalism community members in audio slide shows now their contribution to these achievements,” Professor remember from UOW was Lucas Ihlein students who operate the campus news service published on the ABC website. Sutton said. because he tells me to write my essays in UOWTV are working to uncover student, staff and “It was a chance to look deeper into the uni and see Contributions to UOW’s 60th Anniversary digital alumni stories with a difference. iambic pentameter. what kind of stories are out there and get to know the time capsule are being collected in several “We want to approach as many people as possible uni a bit better,” said participating Journalism and ways, including postcards, fi lm clips and stories and hear what they have to say about their UOW Politics student Emily Duncan. contributed through the internet and facebook. 60th BOYA WANG: I had not actually been to experience and hopefully by the end of the year Anniversary post cards and post boxes are popping Much has changed for UOW since 1951, but before I came here. I have to the interviews will show the diverse and interesting up around the campus for people to answer a particularly since it gained full autonomy in 1975. say, it is a fantastic place where I have people which make up UOW in 2011”, said 60th question or share their UOW experiences. It has developed into one of Australia’s most never been. People here are very nice. Anniversary Digital Communications Intern Gabby successful tertiary education institutions, being I am an International student and I am However the time capsule is not restricted to Brown. named Australia’s University of the Year twice. UOW very glad that I have had this experience those who study or work on campus. Community “Some people are shy, but others are really keen to is in the top two percent of universities in the world in Wollongong. I love this beautiful and members are encouraged to visit the 60th be part of something which will go down in UOW by its performance in both the 2010 Shanghai Jiao Anniversary website or join the UOW alumni amazing Wollongong! history,” she said. Tong Academic Ranking of World universities and facebook page and contribute a story or image The Times Higher Education – QS World University which they feel sums up what UOW means to them. Students have also worked with ABC Open Illawarra Rankings 2010. QI DAI: I am doing a Bachelor of It established the University of Wollongong in Dubai Commerce, majoring in Accounting. As in 1993 and has fi ve NSW regional campuses and an International student here, everything education centres from Loftus in the north to Bega is fresh for me, there’s plenty of challenge in the south, and inland to Moss Vale This year the and temptation! The people here are really University also established Business School nice! I love them, and this place. based in Circular Quay.

Students have been asked how they think the KIM HARLOW: My happiest UOW University will change over the next 60 years for the memory is not only the things I’ve learnt digital time capsule. academically, but all the great live music Science and graphic design student and Campus they have at the Unibar. UOW has also east resident, Caitlin Platt, hopes that progress given me the best sushi in Australia! leaves some things unchanged. “I hope in the next 60 years the university is the same, with parks and greenery and nature as that is what I love about it”, she said. UOW Community Connections

UOW passes State Parliament UOW Vice 1972 - In December the Chancellor: University of Wollongong Michael Birt Act passed through State Parliament. 1973 - In June Professor Michael Birt was appointed Vice - Chancellor-designate and commenced duty in November 1973. He Arts and Commerce had been the Foundation Professor of Biochemistry 1964 - The fi rst Arts and Commerce at the Australian National students enrolled at WUC. There were University. 68 in Arts and 17 in Commerce, but The Wollongong numbers quickly rose and they remain Division the biggest Faculties. 1951 - The University of The University of Wollongong began as the Wollongong is born Wollongong Division of the UOW’s 2nd VC: 1975 - The University of Ken McKinnon University Wollongong (UOW) began of Technology (which became UNSW in 1958). It was part of a life as a fully independent 1981 - In April State Labor Government plan to increase the supply of engineers, institution. One of Australia’s Professor Ken metallurgists and chemists by establishing Divisions in the steel most eminent jurists, Justice McKinnon became and mining towns of Wollongong, Newcastle and Broken Hill. Robert Hope, was installed the University’s second as the Foundation Chancellor Vice-Chancellor, in a ceremony held in 1976. with Professor Birt departing.

First building contribution A campaign for autonomy 1959 - Local industries Lysaghts, BHP, Australian 1966 - A campaign for Illawarra Technology Iron and Steel, the Electrolytic Refi ning & Corporation Smelting Co. and Metal Manufactures donated autonomy from UNSW 138,000 pounds to build university buildings on gained momentum when 1981 - The University’s corporate the site of an old a busload of students arm, now known as Illawarra dairy farm at what went to Parliament House Technology Corporation, was also was then Northfi elds to protest a decision by established as Uniadvice in 1981 Lane, later in 1962 to UNSW not to build an as a division within the Friends of become Northfi elds Arts/ Commerce/ Science the University of Wollongong Ltd. Avenue, North building at WUC. It now operates in more than 20 Wollongong. countries. UOW merges with Wollongong Teachers College 1982 - Amalgamation of UOW and the Opening of Wollongong Wollongong Teachers University College College (which had been renamed the 1962 - The Wollongong Division of Wollongong Institute of UNSW became the Wollongong Education in 1973). University College (WUC) at the Announcement Northfi elds Avenue site. The new of University College had 308 students, all independence male, studying Engineering, Metallurgy 1970 - In April the or Science degrees. Appeal for a University NSW Government College in Wollongong UOW establishes announced that Creative Arts 1960 - A Wollongong Lord Mayoral WUC would Appeal raised 50,000 pounds for the become the 1983 - This year saw the foundation of a University College in independent establishment of the School of Wollongong, which was presented University of Creative Arts and a number of new to the UNSW Vice-Chancellor Philip Wollongong in courses, including a Bachelor of Baxter. 1975. Environmental Science.

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UOW Australia’s University of the Year 2000 - UOW was named Australia’s University of the Year for 1999-2000, and again for 2000-2001 for its First International students outstanding research and development partnerships. Innovation Campus Offi cially 1988 - The University enrolled its fi rst The same year it opened new Opened directly recruited full-fee paying students premises for its Shoalhaven 2008 - In June NSW Premier Morris from overseas. International students now Campus at West Nowra. Iemma offi cially opened iC Central, the comprise more than 20 percent of the fi rst building to be completed at the student population. Innovation Campus. Mr Iemma capped off the celebrations by announcing $15 million in government funding towards the Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute to be built at UOW. UOW also retained its place in the Jiao Tong rankings, strengthening its position among the world’s top two percent of research universities. On 24 Faculty of Law and September Professor Gerard Sutton becomes UOW’s longest-serving VC. In December, the sporting facilities Federal Government announced $35 million in funding to create a national infrastructure 1990 - The University established research, modelling and training institute at UOW, to be called the SMART (Simulation, a Law Faculty, in the face of Modelling and Analysis for Research and Teaching) Infrastructure Facility. intense competition from other Infrastructure building for universities. Innovation Campus It also opened a 50m swimming 2002 - In December NSW Premier Bob Carr pool which is still the centrepiece presented of impressive sporting facilities Professor Sutton Jillian Broadbent becomes UOW’s 3rd Chancellor on the campus. with a cheque for $16 million 2009 - In May UOW’s corporate arm, the ITC Group of Companies, donated for infrastructure $6 million to launch the university’s Medical Research Support Fund. spending to begin Chancellor Michael Codd AC announced his retirement. His replacement, the $300 million effective 1 October, was Jillian Broadbent AO. Ms Broadbent, who is on Innovation Campus the Reserve Bank of Australia Board was the third Chancellor, after Justice project. Robert Hope and Mr Codd.

UOW Campus in Dubai Funding announced for Graduate School of Medicine 1993 - UOW established a Campus in Dubai in the United 2004 - Federal Education Minister Arab Emirates. It now has more Dr Brendan Nelson announced $10 than 1200 students. million in capital funding to establish a Graduate School of Medicine at UOW. The same year it also The medical school accepted its fi rst established a Campus in students in February 2007. UOW’s Illawarra Health and Medical Research Shoalhaven at Berry. Institute opens 2010 - NSW Health Minister Carmel Tebbutt opens the $30 million Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute in July. In August a $20 million building housing UOW’s Sydney Business School and a UOW/TAFE digital media centre opened at the Innovation Campus, and was named the Mike Codd Building in honour of the former New VC: Gerard Sutton Chancellor. 1995 - Professor Ken McKinnon retired as Vice-Chancellor. He was replaced by Professor Gerard Sutton, who had served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor at UOW and earlier was Foundation Pro 80 students welcomed UOW turns 60 Vice-Chancellor at the University of to UOW’s Graduate Technology, Sydney (UTS). School of Medicine 2011 - UOW celebrates 60th anniversary. University of Wollongong in Dubai reaches a signifi cant 2007 - On January 29 NSW milestone with its 5000th graduate. Governor Professor Marie Bashir welcomed the inaugural cohort of 80 students at UOW’s Justice Robert Hope retires Graduate School of Medicine. The school is based at two 1997 - Justice Robert Hope retired as centres at UOW’s Wollongong and Shoalhaven Chancellor, having given 22 years of campuses. UOW retained its place in the World outstanding service to UOW and in the Top 200 Universities ranking, and for the fi rst time process becoming the longest-serving is included in Jiao Tong Top 200 – putting UOW in Chancellor in Australian academic the top two percent of world universities based on history. A former Head of the Prime Minister’s Department, research rankings. Michael Codd AC, became UOW’s second Chancellor.

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Profileofi le Events Calender SStaff afff Twenty years later our daughter Upcoming Events at UOW was a student at Wollongong Bob Wheway and we proudly attended plays she directed or stage-managed University of Wollongong Open Night HONORARY when she did theatre arts. 8 June PRINCIPAL Today our youngest nephew is a student at FELLOW MEMORIES Wollongong. He is the youngest of nine family For prospective undergraduate and postgraduate members whose lives are linked to UOW. students. For more information visit This year marks www.uow.edu.au/future/events the University of KERRIE CHRISTIAN I remember when it was BRUCE KAY When my wife and I fi rst attended Wollongong’s 60thh just a Uni College of UNSW in 1973 - maybe it was a College of the University of NSW, which Anniversary and 1500 students or less - and the Cafeteria staff Chancellor’s Awards for Voluntary is what it says on her degree. 60 years ago, the for more than 52 knew us all by face - still remember reading Contribution: Celebrating Volunteers early beginnings were at the Coniston campus Tertangala in Union Cafeteria - of those years of the Wollongong TAFE... Nominations close June 17 Bob Wheway hass - fav memory is 1st Engineering Creative The 2011 Chancellor’s Awards for voluntary been a familiar I studied Civil Engineering back then and my Design Project in 1973 - it still runs and now Contribution recognise voluntary service by face in the Engineering Faculty – as an wife studied English and History, plus a little I am one of the Judges and get to present Psychology and HPS. She became a teacher. community members and graduates of the undergraduate student, while completing prizes - really great to see students still being so University. For nomination information visit his Mechanical Engineering PhD, and as an We remember when the present campus innovative and creative after nearly 40 years. www.uow.edu.au/about/community/chancellorsaward academic. had only one building containing admin, the JOSEP MOLA As an exchange student I or contact Rachel Dyer on 4252 8889 or email Bob is a product of the early community registrar’s offi ce, some lecture rooms and the spent 6 months at UOW, and the experience [email protected] fi rst library. connections which existed between the then was awesome and the uni was, and still is, the greatest one I’ve been to of three. I met people University College and local industry. In 1958 We remember the early Union building, and Year 12 Student and Parent he undertook a Steelworks cadetship to get going to Wednesday night movies. We hung from around the world that now are my friends and all I learnt during all the time was great. Information evening – UOW into university which would have otherwise out in the SRC offi ce and felt passionate about Shoalhaven Campus been out of his reach. student politics. I played way too much volleyball BRIDGET AITCHISON I fi nished my Doctor on the union lawn. 22 June 6.30 – 8.30pm “In 1957 I did my Leaving Certifi cate at of Creative Arts there in 2002. It was a long Bookings now open. For more information visit Wollongong High School. I did extremely well We remember stage one of the present library journey that shaped me for my future career www.uow.edu.au/future/events and basically I could have done anything building being constructed, and its foundations as an academic - a career that has carried me at university, but my family was not in the being fl ooded several times. At that time it was around the world and across the globe. Happy position to send me to university full time so I the building furthest west. 60th UOW! HSC Economics Day took a cadetship,” Bob said. June 23rd 10am – 3pm After completing his undergraduate degree, Year 12 students studying economics have the Bob went on to become the fi rst person to opportunity to gain valuable tips in their studies gain a PhD at Wollongong. He completed for their upcoming HSC. For more information his PhD in 1968, cementing himself in the email [email protected] institution’s history and providing inspiration for his family to follow in his footsteps. URAC Adult Swimming Program “I was the fi rst in my family to study at university but since then I have had three Tues, Thurs and Saturday - 4th June – 2nd July daughters who all did technology degrees 4 and 5 week courses available in Adult Learn to here at the University of Wollongong and all Swim and Adult Stroke Correction. Contact the fi nished with fi rst class honors. Two of them Swim School offi ce on 4221 4194 have gone on and done PhDs.” Bob is now an Honorary Principal Fellow, or in Postgraduate Business Courses: his words an Old Academic still in service. He Information Evening devotes much of his time to projects which encourage high school students to study 5th July 2011, Innovation Campus Engineering at University. Link to website for more info He continues to coordinate high school www.uow.edu.au/sbs/UOW092565.html competitions run by UOW’s Engineering Faculty as well as coordinating the UOW UOW Kids Sports Camps car racing team, which each year competes in a national competition which challenges 4 July – 15 July students to design and produce a single seat Full day activities available from 9am to 5pm, racing car. outdoor and indoor recreation, game sense Bob remembers when there were only 18 programs for primary school children. Contact staff members and everyone knew each other The Sports Hub on 4221 8133 or visit and says that the greatest change has been www.urac.com.au the method of teaching. “It has changed a lot. I am from the chalk and Year 12 Student and Parent talk days, but now the students want to be Information evening able to download everything,” he said. “One 16 August 6.30 – 8.30pm - Wollongong University Hall of the reasons I am still here is that I think that Bookings will open in July. For more information if you don’t use it you lose it and I enjoy the visit www.uow.edu.au/future/events camaraderie of the teaching staff and enjoy the interaction with the students.” For more events visit http://now.uow.edu.au/

2011 Round The UOW Community Engagement Grants Scheme has just opened. Up to $50,000 is available tfor UOW projects and thethat community. support collaborative community projects that benefi Staff, students and teams from UOW and their community partners are encouraged to apply for grants, of up to $10,000 each, that support educational, research or outreach projects which enhance the University’s engagement with its communities. APPLICATIONS CLOSE: FRIDAY 29 JULY 2011 www.uow.edu.au/about/community/[email protected] NEED $10,000 TO KICK START To fi nd out more visit 4221 3110 or email YOUR COMMUNITY PROJECT? or phone Leanne Newsham on ce of Community & Partnerships The Community Engagement Grants Scheme is an initiative of the UOW Offi 2011 UOW COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANTS SCHEME – FUNDING DIVERSE PROJECTS THAT HAVE A REAL COMMUNITY BENEFIT.