Agenda for Meeting

Committee of Convocation Agenda for Meeting

Wednesday 20 November 2013 at 5.30 pm

Jim Potter Conference Room, Old Physics, University of Melbourne

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1. Welcome 2. Guest Speaker (No guest speaker is programmed to permit an early finish, allowing for the dinner to follow.) 3. Attendance 4. Membership Additions and withdrawals 5. Confirmation of Minutes of the last meeting, held on 16 October 2013 6. Report of the President 7. Report on Alumni Council Activities 8. Financial Report 9. Faculties and Schools Reports 10. Key Matters for Consideration a. Papers on University purposes b. Report of Melbourne Dental School Advisory Committee c. Website d. Actions update e. Faculty representation 11. Other Business a. Meeting dates in 2014 b. Pre-meeting tours and speakers in 2014 c. Alumni Council election results 12. Next meeting Wednesday, 19 February 2014, commencing at 5.30 pm 13. Close

Attachments Contacts and Representation (Rev 5) Alumni Council as at 2013-11-11 Papers Circulated for Consideration Report, prepared by John Harcourt, of a meeting of the Melbourne Dental School Advisory Committee held on Tuesday 22 October, 2013. Pre-meeting Tour We are to tour the Land Sciences building in Royal Parade. Meet in the foyer just inside the Royal Parade entrance at 4.30 pm. The Land Sciences building is just past the Grainger Museum. Our host will be Jeff Topp. The contact number for Irene Jablonka, Tour Organiser, is 0422 464 464. Committee of Convocation Agenda 20 November 2013 (Rev 1).doc Committee of Convocation Contacts and Representation Graduates of the University of Melbourne

Committee of Director of FACULTY OR SCHOOL Dean Convocation E-mail Contact Details Advancement Representatives Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning Professor Tom Kvan Judy Turner Jocelyn Chiew [email protected] Melbourne School of Design Lesley Boston [email protected] Faculty of Arts Cecily Close [email protected] Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Professor Mark Considine Gary Israel [email protected] Melbourne School of Government Barbara Perry [email protected] Beverley-Anne Rodan [email protected] Clare Cummins [email protected] Faculty of Business and Economics Professor Paul Kofman Stephen May Andrew McElhinney [email protected] Melbourne Business School Professor Zeger Degraeve Noel Whiting [email protected] Anne Ada [email protected] Melbourne Graduate School of Education Professor Field Rickards John Nelson [email protected] Melbourne School of Engineering David Ford [email protected] Professor Iven Mareels Eric Billman Melbourne School of Information John Scott [email protected] Melbourne School of Land and Environment Professor Rick Roush Jeff Topp Melbourne Law School Professor Carolyn Evans Kate Barnett Michael Symons [email protected] Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences Melbourne Dental School John Harcourt [email protected] Melbourne Medical School Professor Stephen Smith Janice Thomas Ian Rechtman [email protected] Melbourne School of Health Sciences Laurence Simpson [email protected] Melbourne School of Population and Global Health Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences Professor Dick Strugnell Melbourne School of Graduate Research Pro Vice-Chancellor (Graduate Research) Faculty of Science Eric Bellchambers [email protected] Professor Janet Hergt Melbourne Graduate School of Science Irene Jablonka [email protected] Faculty of Veterinary Science Professor Ken Hinchcliff Peter Moran Jenny Stillman [email protected] Rosalind McMillan [email protected] Faculty of the VCA and MCM Professor Barry Conyngham Alix Bromley Peter Ross [email protected]

Contacts and Representation (Rev 5).xlsx Page 1 of 1 Printed: 2013-11-10 Alumni Council

Congratulations to the following nominees who have been successfully elected to the Alumni Council.

Mr Daniel Fedson BPD(Arch)(1997), BPC(2001), BArch(Hons)(2001), Dip Mod Lang(2001), MConstrLaw(2002) – Faculty of Architecture, Business and Planning

Daniel has strong relationships in the architecture, finance and construction industries, playing a role in many large infrastructure projects in Australia and overseas.

Daniel is keen to be a valuable Faculty representative and member of the Alumni Council, capable of making a valuable contribution to the Architecture, Building and Planning faculty program, as well as supporting the Faculty’s current fundraising efforts.

Ms Jennifer Henry BAgrSc(Hons)(1990), PhD (2001) – Melbourne School of Land and Environment

Discover Day. She has held positions in Australia in government (Victorian Department of Agriculture), private industry (Television Education Network) and the CSIRO (CSIRO Publishing).

In 2008, Jennifer moved to New York City to take up a position as Executive Editor with Nature Publishing Group, before joining the New York Academy of Sciences as Director, Life Sciences.

Throughout her career, Jennifer continues to advocate for the University and forge links back to its researchers, in her editorial and directorial capacities, domestically and internationally. She is actively involved in alumni networking events in New York City, and an engaged networker with alumni of all ages and disciplines.

Mr Simon Whatmore MBA(2007) – Melbourne Business School

Simon has spent many years as a consultant with expertise ranging from strategic analysis, change management, organisational redesign, business case development and program management.

Over the years he has gained significant governance experience in areas of financial, risk, human resource and global management responsibility. Simon’s experience in stakeholder management has seen him develop strong communication skills that have allowed him to successfully build rapport with clients by identifying and framing key issues to build consensus. Simon’s understanding of governmental process is a huge advantage in bringing the best out of private and public sector relationships.

Background and Membership

In 2011 the University of Melbourne established a new Alumni Council through Statute 3.1 - Alumni Council: The University of Melbourne.

The Alumni Council reports to the University Council and consists of 13 members who represent the many cultural, academic and professional attributes of your international alumni community. Six members are elected by alumni, two representatives of the University serve on the Council as non-voting members and the remaining members are recommended by the Vice-Chancellor and appointed by the University Council.

Objectives

By drawing on the expertise of its members, the Council will:

• Support institutional excellence at the University • Enable greater communication between the University and alumni • Develop and implement outreach activities that support University of Melbourne students; and • Encourage among alumni a culture of giving to the University

Current Membership of the Alumni Council

• Dr Ros Otzen (BA(Hons) 1967, GDipEd 1969, PhD 1987) Arts and Education • Ms Clare Cummins (BCom 1985, MBA 1996) Business and Economics • Ms Niki Calastas (MA 2004) Arts • Dr Joseph Doyle (MBBS 2002) Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences • Mr Daniel Fedson (BPD(Arch)(1997), BPC(2001), BArch(Hons)(2001), Dip Mod Lang(2001), MConstrLaw(2002)) Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning • Dr Jennifer Henry (BAgr(Hons)(1990), PhD (2001)) Melbourne School of Land and Environment • Dr David Hill, AO (BA 1964, MA 1975, PhD - Arts 1985) Arts and VCA & Music • Dr Misty Jenkins (BSc(Hons) 2001, PhD 2007) Science • Mr David Laidlaw (LLB 1975) Law • Dr Jennifer Stillman (BVSc (Hons) 1984, MVSc 1992) Vet Science and Land and Environment • Mr Michael Symons (LLB(Hons), BCom, DipArts(Hist) 2006, LLM 2011) Law and Education • Ms Rachel K Teo (BCom 1991, PGDipEco 1992) Business and Economics • Mr Simon Whatmore (MBA(2007)) Melbourne Business School • Mr Mike Yang (BCom 2005) Business and Economics • Prof Simon Evans University of Melbourne staff member • Ms Leonie Boxtel University of Melbourne staff member

Meetings and Activities 2013

Saturday 30 November Monday 9 December

2014

Monday 3 February Monday 7 April Tuesday 3 June Monday 4 August Monday 6 October Monday 1 December

Contacting the Council

Members of the Alumni Council can be contacted through the Alumni Relations Team on +61 3 8344 1751 or alumni- [email protected]

Alumni Council Members 2013

• Dr Ros Otzen (BA(Hons) 1967, GDipEd 1969, PhD 1987) Arts and Education • Ms Clare Cummins (BCom 1985) Business and Economics • Ms Niki Calastas (MA 2004) Arts • Dr Joseph Doyle (MBBS 2002) Medicine Dentistry & Health Sciences • Mr Daniel Fedson (BPD(Arch)(1997), BPC(2001), BArch(Hons)(2001), Dip Mod Lang(2001), MConstrLaw(2002)) Architecture, Building and Planning • Dr Jennifer Henry (BAgr(Hons)(1990), PhD (2001)) Melbourne School of Land and Environment • Dr David Hill, AO (BA 1964, MA 1975, PhD - Arts 1985) Arts and VCA & Music • Dr Misty Jenkins (BSc(Hons) 2001, PhD 2007)Science • Mr David Laidlaw (LLB 1975) Law • Dr Jennifer Stillman (BVSc (Hons) 1984, MVSc 1992) Vet Science and Land and Environment • Mr Michael Symons (LLB(Hons), BCom, DipArts(Hist) 2006, LLM 2011) Law and Education • Ms Rachel K Teo (BCom 1991, PGDipEco 1992) Business and Economics • Mr Simon Whatmore (MBA(2007)) Melbourne Business School • Mr Mike Yang (BCom 2005) Business and Economics • Prof Simon Evans University of Melbourne staff member • Ms Leonie Boxtel University of Melbourne staff member

Dr Ros Otzen – BA(Hons)(1967), GDipEd (1969), PhD (1987)

Dr Otzen is the current Chair of the Committee of Convocation, a group that continues as an alumni group following the revamp of the University Act and its removal as the preeminent representative body of alumni in early 2011. In early 2010 her COC colleagues voted her president following the retirement of the incumbent. The Regulations of the new Alumni Council articulate that as President of the former COC, she will be the inaugural president of the New Alumni Council.

Dr Otzen is a passionate supporter of education for girls. She is a former Principal of Korowa Anglican Girls' School, played a leading role in the establishment of the Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia and has served as Chair of Whitley College Council. She is currently writing a book on Victorian girls calisthenics.

Dr Otzen is a Director of The Invergowrie Foundation. Her husband Peter is a University of Melbourne education and science graduate, and their two children are graduates of Architecture and Engineering.

Ms Clare Cummins – BCom (1985), MBA (1996)

Clare is an alumna of the University of Melbourne, having graduated with a Masters of Business Administration from the Melbourne Business School (1997) and a Bachelor of Commerce (1985). She also holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment (1992) and a Diploma of Financial Services (2007) from FINSIA. As part of her MBA, Clare participated in the student exchange program with Southern Methodist University, Texas, USA.

Clare's professional career has spanned the financial services and retail industries and has included ten years in Westpac's Corporate & Institutional Bank in relationship management roles, two years at ANZ leading the Credit Risk Review team, and the Group Audit function for ANZ's International, Institutional, and Business Banking divisions. She has worked in change management roles as the National Safety Evaluation Manager for the Coles Myer Group and in business development for Omega Performance – a financial services consulting organisation. In more recent times, Clare has worked as a researcher for the Business Review Weekly and has just finished a consultancy project in NAB's Private Wealth division.

From 1996 to 2006 she served as a Committee member of the Commerce Faculty Alumni Association and since 2008 has been on the Committee of Convocation.

Clare is on the Board of The Gutsy Group, a not for profit organisation which raises funds for medical research into Crohn's Disease and ulcerative colitis. Additionally, she serves on the Advisory Board of Moving Galleries, an initiative that has brought together Melbourne's public transport providers, the government, business, various artists and community groups to fund and display art and poetry on Melbourne's trains, platforms and around Melbourne.

Mr Daniel Fedson – BPD(Arch)(1997), BPC(2001), BArch(Hons)(2001), Dip Mod Lang(2001), MConstrLaw(2002)

Daniel has strong relationships in the architecture, finance and construction industries, playing a role in many large infrastructure projects in Australia and overseas.

Ms Niki Calastas – MA (2004)

Ms Calastas has a postgraduate degree from the Arts Faculty at the University of Melbourne and an undergraduate degree from the University of California Irvine. She currently works in administration for Stanford University with the Public Policy Program, an interdisciplinary academic program, run by the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR) and the School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S).

Niki has indicated a strong desire to assist in raising the profile of UoM in North America and serve as a liaison point for alumni there. She nominated for election but was unsuccessful in her category. Niki served as a tutorial leader whilst at UoM, and is an active volunteer with a Colorado based scholarship fund (Huliman Foundation), the Association of Small Foundations 'Next Gen' committee and in her local community.

Dr Joseph Doyle – MB BS(Hons), BA (2002), BA(Hons) (2005)

Joseph is an infectious diseases physician and clinical researcher with interests in the epidemiology, prevention and management of blood-borne viruses (HIV and hepatitis C). He also has expertise in public health and the intersection between medicine, global health and health policy.

Education

Joseph graduated from the University of Melbourne with degrees in medicine and arts in 2002, and later completed honours in political science. His internship and medical residency were undertaken at St Vincent's Hospital. He then completed a Masters of Public Health at one of the pre-eminent universities in the field – the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He became a fellow of Royal Australasian College of Physicians in 2011 after completing this specialist training in infectious diseases medicine at different teaching hospitals around Melbourne.

Current Appointments

• Consultant Physician, Infectious Diseases Unit, The Alfred Hospital • NHMRC Postgraduate Research Scholar, Burnet Institute • PhD Candidate, Department of Epidemiology and Preventative Medicine, Monash University

Affiliations

His professional affiliations include membership of the Australasian Society for HIV Medicine, the International AIDS Society, the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases, and the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine.

His community involvement includes prior service on the University of Melbourne Council and the Committee for Convocation (the fore-runner to the Alumni Council), the Australian Medical Association Council, and the Alfred Deakin Lecture Trust. He is also an alumnus of the Asialink Leadership Program.

Dr Jennifer Henry – BAgr(Hons)(1990), PhD (2001)

Jennifer graduated twice from the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry (now Land and Environment) with a BAgr(Hons) in 1990 and PhD in 2001. In her postgraduate years, she was a proud advocate for the University and her faculty as a Scholar in Residence at Mentone Girls’ Secondary College and on Discover Day. She has held positions in Australia in government (Victorian Department of Agriculture), private industry (Television Education Network) and the CSIRO (CSIRO Publishing).

In 2008, Jennifer moved to New York City to take up a position as Executive Editor with Nature Publishing Group, before joining the New York Academy of Sciences as Director, Life Sciences.

Dr David Hill, AO – BA (1964), MA (1975), Ph.D. - Arts (1985)

David Hill commenced Arts/Law in 1960, subsequently changing to Arts alone, majoring in English and History with a sub-major in Russian. After graduating, he commenced studying psychology part-time, eventually qualifying at Melbourne with an MA and a PhD (1985).

His career has been at the Cancer Council Victoria, where his early work was leading its public education and prevention programs, before founding the Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer (CBRC) in 1986. In this role, he helped develop a relatively new specialty in which psychological theory and methods were applied to developing and testing communications designed to help people reduce cancer risk e.g., by not smoking, being SunSmart, or being screened for cancer.

From the outset, CBRC had close connections with the University, particularly the Psychology Department. Honours, Masters and PhD candidates undertook their research and were co- supervised in CBRC, and a steady stream of Melbourne graduates were recruited as research staff. He was appointed a Professorial Fellow in recognition of his research achievements and affiliations with the University.

Along the way, Professor Hill undertook a number of service roles, most notably in the late 1990's leading the federal government's National Tobacco Campaign which restored the downward trends in smoking prevalence and later serving on both the Health Advisory and Research Committees of the National Health and Medical Research Council. He has served on the Board of the Geneva-based Union for International Cancer Control, since 2006 and was elected its President in 2008. He is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society, and has received an MD (honoris causa) from the University of Newcastle. He was made an Officer in the Order of Australia in 2009.

Ms Misty Jenkins – BSc(Hons) (2001), PhD (2007)

Dr Misty Jenkins is a medical research scientist currently working as an NHMRC/RG Menzies Biomedical Fellow at Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre.

Until very recently she was a St Edmund's College Fellow and Biomedical Research Fellow in the Cambridge Institute for Medical Research at the University of Cambridge, where she has spent the past four years.

Dr Jenkins was awarded a scholarship to study science at Melbourne, graduating with first class honours. She completed her PhD with Nobel Laureate Prof Peter Doherty and Dr Stephen Turner in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, where she studied how T cells (white blood cells) fight influenza infection. In 2009 she was took up a NHMRC / RG Menzies Fellowship at Cambridge University, where she continued her work on T cell killing, focusing on the immunological synapse. She returned to Melbourne in 2011 to take up her current position.

In addition to her research career, Misty is also involved with various programs aimed at increasing young peoples enthusiasm for science and education, particularly Indigenous students. She works with The Aspiration Initiative (TAI) through the Aurora Project, and serves on a number of consultative committees, including an expert working group for the Indigenous engagement in science. She also worked with the Aurora Project to set up the Charlie Perkins Scholarships for Indigenous students, in Cambridge, UK.

Mr David Laidlaw – LLB (1975)

David is a partner at Maddocks, a law firm specialising in corporate and government law with offices in Melbourne and Sydney. He led the firm as Executive Chairman and CEO from 2000- 2008. Since 2008 his practice as a commercial litigation partner has included high profile, major litigation matters.

David's involvement with University has included work with the late Professor Malcolm Smith and the Asian Law Centre on legal capacity building in Asia. He was a member of the Asian Law Centre Board from 1994-2006. Other advisory board memberships have included Transnational Law and the advisory board for a graduate diploma in Law Firm Management.

He has acted as a consultant to the World Bank and AusAID on legal development issues in the Asian region and is a founding member of ADVOC Asia Board. He previously served on the Federal Attorney General's International Legal Services Advisory Council.

He is a mentor in the Melbourne Law School's mentoring program.

David is keenly interested in the evolving Melbourne Model and in the University's commitment to reference itself globally as one of the world's leading universities. He sees the support of the University's alumni as fundamental to its success in these and other areas.

Dr Jennifer Stillman – BVSc(Hons) (1984), MVSc (1992)

Jennifer is currently an external member of the Faculty of Veterinary Science from which she graduated with a BVSc (Hons) in 1984 and a MVS in 1992. She acts an external examiner in the equine medicine. She is also a Member of the Australian College of Veterinary Scientists in the Equine Medicine chapter.

Jennifer has also had an enriching affiliation with the University in her role as a member of the Committee of Convocation since 2002.

Her professional interest is focussed on equine sports medicine, having worked extensively in racetrack practice during her career. She is a member of the Victoria Racing Club, allowing her to indulge her passion for the racing industry.

Her broader community involvements have been many and varied.

She is currently a board member of Griefline Services Incorporated. Her affiliation with this charitable organization began as a telephone counsellor 16 years ago.

Jennifer is also currently President of the Romsey Region Business and Tourism Association as an extension activity of her equine veterinary practice and her service to her local community in Romsey.

Until recently, she was a board member of the Romsey and Lancefield Community Bank. She maintains an affiliation with the Bank in her capacity as a member of its Community Investment Panel.

These are all combined with farm life on a commercial grazing property at Clarkefield with her husband, two children and a myriad of animals.

Mr Michael Symons – BCom, LLB(Hons), DipArts(Hist) (2006)

Michael is the elected Education and Law representative on the Alumni Council. Michael has worked in advisory and finance roles with KPMG Corporate Tax, Orion Corporate Advisory Services and UBS Investment Bank. Michael currently studies at the Australian National University.

Michael looks forward to fostering the Alumni Council's role in facilitating alumni engagement with the university and its students.

Ms Rachel K Teo – BCom (1991), PGDipEco (1992)

Ms Teo is Director of Daniel Teo & Associates Pte Ltd, a real estate investment, development and management company based in Singapore. A graduate of International House, Ms Teo completed an undergraduate degree in Commerce and post graduate economics qualification. She is a past president and ongoing member of the Singapore Alumni association, and has played a significant role in supporting alumni activity for the University over many years, including stimulating the Singapore Alumni Association to become one of the most active international alumni groups.

Rachel is also an entrepreneur, establishing her own online sleepwear company, Libella Bedwear , in 2003.

Rachel has keen interest in the visual arts and is the director of "The Private Museum". A non- profit organisation which encourages art collectors to come forward to share their collection with the public.

She has three children and lives in Singapore.

Mr Simon Whatmore – MBA(2007)

Simon has spent many years as a consultant with expertise ranging from strategic analysis, change management, organisational redesign, business case development and program management.

Mr Mike Yang – BCom (2005)

Mr Yang is Electorate Officer for Mr Hong Lim MP, Member for Clayton and Special Advisor to the Leader of the Opposition on Victoria-Asia Business Relations.

In addition, Mr Yang is currently a National Executive for Chinese Community Council of Australia, Executive Public Officer for the Chinese Community Council of Australia (Victorian Chapter) and Director of Jianghan Golf School, China, which provides PGA qualified training in golf management for tertiary students.

Fluent in both English and Mandarin with some Cantonese ability, Mr Yang has worked extensively as an interpreter in legal, political, community and cultural sectors. As a small business owner, he successfully developed and sold six Melbourne townhouses.

Through his work and volunteering, Mr Yang has built strong relationships with university students groups, community groups, local business leaders from different ethnic communities, governments and consulates. He has extensive experience in organising and hosting events and managing volunteers.

Mr Yang's interests include multicultural policy, international students' welfare and promoting welfare for all alumni and university students.

Mr Yang was one of the four debaters to represent Australia in the 10th International Varsity Debate held in Beijing Sept 2003. He attended the Pompeii alumni event September 2009.

Prof Simon Evans – University of Melbourne staff member

Simon Evans is a Professor in the Melbourne Law School and the University of Melbourne's Pro Vice-Chancellor (International).

As Pro Vice-Chancellor (International), Professor Simon Evans works on the University's international strategy and international relationships, under the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Engagement).

His scholarly work is as a comparative public lawyer, with broad interests in constitutional and administrative law, particularly in common law and Commonwealth countries. He holds an ARC funded Discovery Project grant to analyse the powers and accountabilities of the executive branch of government. He recently completed a major project investigating the capacity of parliaments to protect human rights and the effectiveness of the Commonwealth model of human rights protection. He has also worked on the implementation of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights. Other interests include constitutional property rights, accountability of executive government and constitutional theory. He was Director of the Centre for Comparative Constitutional Studies from 2005 to 2007 and Director of Teaching in the Law School from 2004 to 2006. He was a national finalist in the Australian Awards for University Teaching in 2005 and a Universitas 21 Teaching Fellow in 2006-7. He is a member of the Executive of the Australian Association of Constitutional Law.