Welcome to the University of Newcastle Graduation SINGAPORE 2016 The University at a glance The University of Newcastle is a leader in teaching and research, having grown from a locally-focused institution to one that is globally orientated. The University of Newcastle established 1965 2015 Full-time academic staff 1,035 2015 Student enrolments 38,220 2015 Graduates 8,445 Undergraduate programs 121 Postgraduate coursework programs 78 Research Higher Degrees 173 RANKINGS The University of Newcastle Top 250 in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016 and QS World University Rankings 2016) 14 disciplines in the Top 200 in the World (QS World Subject Rankings by Subject 2016) Top 50 in the World • Architecture and Built Environment Top 100 in the World • Nursing • Engineering – Civil and Structural • Geography Top 150 in the World • Education • Sociology • Environmental Studies • Medicine Top 200 in the World • Agriculture & Forestry • Psychology • Linguistics • Engineering – Chemical • English Language & Literature • Computer Science & Information Systems 8th in Australia for research that is “well above world standard” (Excellence in Research Australia 2015) Top 200 Most International Universities (Times Higher Education Most International Universities 2016) GRADUATION – NOVEMBER 2016 | 01 Message from the Vice-Chancellor and President Dear Graduates Congratulations on completing your studies. I hope that today’s ceremony allows you to reflect with great pride on this important milestone with your family and friends, and I am delighted to share in these celebrations with you. Receiving your qualification from UON Singapore is a significant achievement and is testament to your outstanding academic talent, dedication and to the commitment that you have shown to your personal and professional success. These qualities will be of great benefit to you throughout your career. Today you join a network of more than 130,000 talented UON graduates across 121 countries that, like our University, are characterised by their commitment to making a positive impact in their region. Our alumni are well known for their remarkable leadership and community contributions, as well as their entrepreneurial successes. Your education at UON Singapore has also equipped you to excel as a future leader and innovator, both in the workforce and in the community. We look forward to hearing your stories and achievements, and I encourage you to engage with the Singapore Alumni Chapter and to remain connected with our University throughout your career. The UON Singapore campus reflects the truly global and collaborative nature of our University. At UON Singapore, we work closely with our valued partners PSB Academy and BCA Academy to ensure our students benefit from a world-class learning experience that combines an Australian degree program in a uniquely Asian setting. Our strong relationships with international partners, like those forged at UON Singapore, are instrumental to the University’s growing reputation and success in research, innovation and education. Indeed, the 2016 QS and Times Higher Education World University Rankings rated UON in the top 250 universities in the world, representing a climb of up to 50 places in the past three years. Wherever your professional journey takes you, you can be proud of your association with our University as an institution on the rise. Congratulations once again on your graduation. I hope your studies at UON Singapore have instilled you with a lifelong passion for learning and discovery and I wish you every success for the future. Best wishes Professor Caroline McMillen Vice-Chancellor and President AUSTRALIAN MAJULAH NATIONAL ANTHEM SINGAPURA Australians all let us rejoice, Mari kita rakyat Singapura For we are young and free; Sama-sama menuju bahagia We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Cita-cita kita yang mulia Our home is girt by sea; Berjaya Singapura Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Marilah kita bersatu Of beauty rich and rare; Dengan semangat yang baru In history’s page, let every stage Semua kita berseru Advance Australia Fair. Majulah Singapura In joyful strains then let us sing; Majulah Singapura Advance Australia Fair. 02 | GRADUATION – NOVEMBER 2016 The University Council AS AT 1 NOVEMBER 2016 OFFICIAL MEMBERS MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE ACADEMIC STAFF Chancellor Professor Pablo Moscato Mr Paul Jeans BSc(La Plata, Argentina), PhD(UNICAMP, Brazil) BE(NSW) FIEAust, FAICD Dr Roslyn Larkin Vice-Chancellor and President BBus(Hons), PhD(Newcastle) Professor Caroline McMillen MA(Oxon), DPhil(Oxon), MB, BChir(Cantab), FAHMS MEMBER ELECTED BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF President of Academic Senate Mr Michael Robertson Professor Mark Jones MTEM(Melbourne), BEd(Music)(Hons)(Newcastle), Dip Mgmt, BSc(Hons), PhD(CNAA, UK), FIMechE, CEng, Adv Dip Mgmt FIEAust, CPEng MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE STUDENTS MINISTERIAL APPOINTEES Mr Phillip Johnson Conjoint Professor Geoff Lilliss BE(Hons), MBA(Merit)(Newcastle), FIEAust, MAICD Mr Robert Kennedy BEc(ANU), FCPA EXTERNAL MEMBERS APPOINTED BY COUNCIL Deputy Chancellor Ms Dianne Allen BCom(Newcastle), FCA, GAICD, AMICDA Ms Jann Gardner BA, LLB(Sydney), MBA(Newcastle), GAICD Ms Michelle McPherson BBus(Accounting)(UTS), CA, GAICD Ms Deborah Wright MBA(SCU), DipTeach(Newcastle),FAMI, CPM, AIMM, MAICD Mr John Bowers BCom(Hons), MCom(Newcastle), AM(Harvard), CFA Mr Doug Dean AM BCom(Newcastle), FCPA, FAIM, FICD Ms Julie Phillips BPharm, DHP, MSc(Sydney), MBA(Macquarie) GRADUATION – NOVEMBER 2016 | 03 Members of the University’s Executive AS AT 1 NOVEMBER 2016 Vice-Chancellor and President Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Professor Caroline McMillen Professor Deborah Hodgson MA(Oxon), DPhil(Oxon), MB, BChir(Cantab), FAHMS BA(Hons), BA(Psych), PhD(Macquarie), AHPRA Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) Professor Andrew Parfitt Professor Richard Dunford BE(Hons), PhD(Adelaide), FIEAust, SMIEEE, GAICD BCA, BA(Hons)(Wellington), PhD(ANU) Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Arts) Professor Kevin Hall Professor John Germov BSc(Hons), MSc(Queen’s), PhD(UNSW) BA(Chisholm), MA(Sociology)(Monash), PhD(Sociology)(Newcastle) Chief Operating Officer Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engineering and Built Environment) Mr Nat McGregor Professor Brett Ninness BCom(Newcastle), MBA(Deakin), DipFinancial Services(ANZIIF), BEng, MEng, PhD(Newcastle) GAICD, CPA, ANZIIF Fellow Pro Vice-Chancellor (Health and Medicine) Chief Financial Officer Laureate Professor R John Aitken Mr Paul Dunn PhD(Cambridge), ScD(Cambridge), FSRB, FAHMS, FRSE, FAA BCom(Newcastle), FCPA Pro Vice-Chancellor (interim) (Science and Information Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) Technology) Professor Elizabeth Burd Professor Richard Bush BEd(Hons)(CNAA), MSc, DPhil(York), PhD(Dunelm), BSc(Hons) (UNSW), PhD (UNSW) FHEA, SMIEEE Pro Vice-Chancellor (International and Advancement) Mrs Winnie Eley BEd(Hons), MBA(Nottingham) 04 | GRADUATION – NOVEMBER 2016 The graduation ceremony THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE FANFARE WITH DISTINCTION The Fanfare is played at all ceremonial functions to herald the A bachelors or masters degree is conferred with distinction in entry and departure of the Chancellor and other members of the cases where a candidate has achieved a Grade Point Average of Council. It was composed by Professor Robert Constable and first 6.0 or above in the degree, out of a maximum of 7.0. performed in 1994. COMBINED DEGREE THE UNIVERSITY MEDAL A combined degree is one where a student studies for two separate The award of a University Medal is an honour made only when degrees at the same time. It is possible for the student to complete there is a candidate of sufficient merit. To be considered for this the degree requirements for one degree ahead of the other. The award, a graduate must have a consistent record of exceptional student receives a testamur for each degree. Places for combined academic achievement at all levels of their degree program, and degrees are very competitive and offered to the highest performing qualify with the highest level of that degree. students who apply. HONOURS The award of Honours is given to students who complete an additional year of study after the completion of a bachelor’s degree. Some bachelor’s degrees, such as Engineering or Education, have Honours embedded in the four year degree program. Honours generally consists of part coursework and part research requiring submission of a thesis. Honours can be awarded as Class I, Class II Division 1, Class II Division 2, or Class III. GRADUATION – NOVEMBER 2016 | 05 A brief history of graduation The graduation ceremony is one of great antiquity. Its essential When they are admitted to a master’s degree they climb another features have been the same since the 12th century when the first step and come up on a level with the masters, who then receive universities came into existence. Its necessary constituents are them into their guild or universitas. the Chancellor or his or her Deputy, the academic staff, the The academic gowns are derived from the everyday dress of the graduates, and the public. medieval clergy. In the Middle Ages they were not open in front, The church had a monopoly of education, partly because it was the but closed like a clergyman’s cassock. It was in about 1500 that guardian of true doctrine, and partly because clerics were almost academics had the front opened up so as to display the fine clothes the only people who could read and write. As a result, the only which they were wearing underneath. The hood was the normal person who could license a teacher was the bishop of a diocese medieval headwear, but it soon acquired a coloured lining. By the until, under pressure of other business; he deputed the task to his 17th century, if not earlier, these colours were strictly controlled so chief secretary or chancellor. that anyone could identify from the colour of a graduate’s hood, the university and the degree. The second group participating in the ceremony is the academic staff. In the 12th century they would all have been called “masters” The public is the fourth participant.