inAeternum THE QUEEN’S COLLEGE & WYVERN SOCIETY MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 2013 Wyvern Women Celebrating 40 years of co-residency at Queen’s Organising a Ball for more than 600, professional spectrum and show just Vice-Master’s putting on such dramatic productions as what can be done. In 2014, especially “Dinners are indeed a key element in the College Sweeney Todd, running the Boat Club through Kristen Simpson, our new experience, whether they are black-tie, academic or formal thoughts and editing the Bulletin are no small Head of Development, Marketing, and dinners or the informal cafeteria style at other times.” tasks. College residents also populate Communications, Queen’s aims to push intercollegiate forums and Queen’s this envelope hard. From talks in recent for many years has been a leading months, the leadership of the Wyvern contributor to the National Association Society is keen to help in every way. the Master’s of Australian University Colleges There is always so much to write and (NAAUC). These are things which are report at the end of an academic year. already being done, and have been done With examinations in sight, some of our by generations of Queeners. It’s time report residents are about to end their years we heralded this in a way that is easily Looking back on the year in residence. Sad as that is, it merely understood and appreciated by those signals the start of their next phase as both inside and outside the College. As I write this, it is mid- We are finding that graduate students huge success. Ben Sheen’s direction Queeners. Roll on the next wave of October and the College are certainly quite different from was superb and the two leads Brittany On Bentley Day in early October I Wyverns! undergraduates, with differing needs Lewis and Tom Russell gave memorable is in the middle of a spoke with numerous third years Philip Mosely and wishes. More than half of them are performances. As I remarked preparing to leave Queen’s. Wistful season of dinners. Vice-Master studying the various health sciences or afterwards, there appears to be no limit and contemplative, they spoke of how doing research in the medical area. The to what MADS can achieve. The William The Wonder of it All! Last week there was Collegians’ dinner, college had changed them for the new graduate courses at the university Quick club also focused on music when It’s an old hymn but I celebrating the achievements of the better. Self confidence and awareness are highly demanding and they cannot they invited Jonathon Welch AM, CONTENTS residents during the year. Next week don’t think we sit back of others figured large in their always participate in as many college conductor of the Choir of Hope and there will be Valedictory dinner, in enough to contemplate thoughts, so too the way Queen’s had THE MASTer’s REPORT 2 activities as they (or I) might wish. The Inspiration (formerly of Hard Knocks), which we say goodbye to those who just how full of wonder MCR now has its own constitution and to be the guest speaker at its annual broadened their perspectives. At the VICE-MASTER’S THOUGHTS 3 will be leaving. Last night a third-year is busy building up its own traditions. dinner. The residential body listened life is in college. recent launch of the College journal, dinner was organised: a delightful FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL 4 It is significant that from next year spell-bound to his personal story. Aedificamus, the parents of one of the occasion when the 36 residents who This year’s Valedictory dinner certainly it will be represented on Council. Its third years confirmed what was said INTRIGUING SUGDEN OUTING 4 have spent the entire three years of But, as you can read elsewhere in this gave us opportunity and it’s always executive committee, and in particular 5 their undergraduate degree at Queen’s magazine, we are living in changing fascinating to hear what has captured on Bentley Day. Their son in recent FROM THE CLUB PRESIDENT its President Philip Marquet, is to be times had spoken long and often of the looked backed on their experiences and times. The university is holding more someone’s mind, heart and soul during NEWS FROM THE CHAPEL 5 commended for what it has achieved were warmly thanked for the leadership classes at irregular times, especially their time in Queen’s. depth and acceleration of his personal during the year. The same must also be THE MOOC REVOLUTION 6 that they have shown. for graduates. Despite the importance and academic development precisely said of the undergraduate team led by of dinners for the community noted Folk learn a lot of ‘hard’ skills at because of his time in College. Three DEVELOPMENT & MARKETING TEAM 8 Dinners are indeed a key element in the Fiona Heathcote. The Sudgen tradition above, attendances have been down, university. We need these for the years at Queen’s have been the best SUGDEN FELLOW LECTURE 8 College experience, whether they are of student leadership continues to serve especially at formal dinners. As the workplace, and College, through black-tie, academic or formal dinners years of his life. the College community well. College continues to evolve, we need WYVERN INTERVIEW 9 or the informal cafeteria style at other both formal and informal channels, to rethink and adapt time-honoured Connections between residents and WOMEN OF QUEEN’S 10 times. Dinners together are one of If I am to select a highlight of the year, complements what happens on main ways of doing things. Perhaps this too Wyverns have increasingly been on the chief ways in which we practise it would be how music and drama campus. Yet there is more to our years WYVERNA WIND UP 11 is covered by our motto, ‘Aedificamus community and we are fortunate to continue to flourish at the College. A at uni, and college in particular, than our minds. If College is blessing young in aeternum’: we must never stop WYVERN SOCIETY ANNUAL DINNER 12 have outstanding venues where we number of outstanding concerts were this. I’ve written on the issue before people with opportunities to grow and developing and enhancing our can do that. Whether in the iconic organized by the new Director of Music, grow well, then how can we enhance MADS MAKES THE CUT 14 community, so that it can continue to but it strikes me with every passing year Eakins Hall (the largest of any of the Dr Kathleen McGuire. The Music and that? Indeed, in what ways can we 16 be a vibrant place of education in the that the development of ‘soft’ skills is at FROM THE SPORTS FIELD Melbourne colleges) or the more Drama society reached new heights by least as important as that of what we help to prepare them for their jump performing the musical Sweeney Todd fullest sense. QUEEN’S GATHERINGS 18 intimate space of the JCR, which of to careers, professions and life outside with its convoluted plot and challenging David Runia term ‘hard’ skills. Professional careers course was originally the College’s the Castle? A set of answers lies in MUSIC AT QUEEN’S 20 musical score. The production was a Master and life in general need both hard dining room, when residents look back links already forged through the likes MCR TOURS THE MGC 20 on their time at Queen’s their dinners and soft skills and College, over and of Faculty dinners and professional 21 together will surely be one of the most above university, is supremely good at LATEST ‘LAB’ RENOVATIONS liaison breakfasts. Current efforts are vivid memories. cultivating both. DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY 22 targeting mentoring by alumni, job During these October dinners we can the Recently I mapped the extra curricula shadowing and volunteer internships. SCHOLARSHIPS AT QUEEN’S 24 reflect on another successful year activities organised within Queen’s. One example has recently emerged DONATIONS LISTING 25 in the history of Queen’s. In many Over and above the social life of among young Wyverns who hold respects it was a year of consolidation, perfect WYVERNS AT LARGE 26 residents, it is simply amazing to senior roles within the Australian after the milestones of 2012, when 27 Christmas gift see the array and diversity of what Youth Climate Coalition. From next QUEEN’S TASTE FOR EVENTS we celebrated our 125th anniversary goes on. Little wonder that personal year, current residents will be placed PERSONALIA 28 and the completion of a splendid new Queen’s College: development is so great: residents grow building enabled the College to increase A Pictorial History with the AYCC in a 12 month program with hothouse intensity. If the General in size. 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