Adelaidean Vol 6 No 12 AdelaideanN EWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE JULY 14, 1997 ‘Horse course’ targets industry needs The ‘horse course’ at the University of interested and willing to do whatever Adelaide’s Roseworthy Campus is it takes to get the work done. now well on track to produce gradu- “We want them to adopt a work ates who are better suited to the ethic so that when they get out into needs of industry. the real world they have suitable expe- The Diploma in Horse Husbandry rience and initiative, making them of and Management has this year under- value to their employer.” gone major changes following consul- Graduates of the course have a wide tation with representatives of the rac- range of career options open to them ing, training, riding and retail in the horse industries. This includes industries. working in stud management, racing, The two-year diploma course pro- horse-related recreational and service vides students with skills in the han- industries, nutrition, equine journal- dling, riding and training of horses, as ism, business, marketing and advertis- well as property, personnel and busi- ing. ness management. Occasionally one of the Roseworthy Students are responsible for main- Campus horses is bred for the racing taining the Roseworthy stables, and in industry. The current hopeful is a the second year of their course they yearling thoroughbred, the last foal undertake industry experience either bred at the campus. in Australia or overseas. “So far the second year students Mrs Annette Warendorf, who last have broken him in and done some year was the top graduate from the pre-training with him,” said Mrs Horse Husbandry and Management Warendorf. “His half sister won a race course, was this year appointed to the only a month ago. She’s doing quite new position of student supervisor. well, so we’re hoping this one will do the same.” She said the input from industry and TAFE was an important influence The future of the horse course at on the course’s development. Roseworthy is looking very good, “Essentially what the horse indus- according to Mrs Warendorf. She said tries want is someone who has a good this year’s restructuring of the course Annette Warendorf with the yearling thorougbred bred at Roseworthy Campus. had been an excellent move, and more work ethic, someone who knows what Photo: David Ellis they’re doing, who’s confident in their feedback from industry was expected horse handling ability, who can work in the coming years. with a wide range of horses, and has to the mid 50s. for lectures and study. “The aim is to have our graduates some kind of a business or manage- A typical day for the students “I’m really big on punctuality, self- as close to what industry wants as pos- ment background,” Mrs Warendorf involves a great deal of hands-on prac- discipline, safety, being well presented, sible. Next year our current first-year said. tical work. They start at 8.00am, and and doing things right,” Mrs students will go on to do industry- This year there are 13 first-year the whole morning is taken up with Warendorf said. based training, so we’re hoping to get students—from South Australia, New cleaning the stables, riding and vari- “The students have got into the rou- valuable feedback from industry as to South Wales, Tasmania and ous other work around the stable tine. They’ve knuckled down and how they’re doing.” Malaysia—whose ages range from 18 block. Afternoons are set aside worked hard, and they all seem very —David Ellis Kaurna language subject under way University Forum to The Vice-Chancellor, Professor “It’s the key to understanding Thursdays from 9.00am to explore future directions Mary O’Kane, the Principal of Kaurna identity, aspects of local 12noon throughout second Kaurna Plains School, Alice Nunga and Kaurna culture and semester. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Mary O’Kane, will lead Rigney and the Chair of the Nunga English, as well as local The official launching on 31 discussion on the directions of the University of Kaurna heritage committee, place names, our environment, July will be followed by a panel Adelaide at a series of University Forums this year. and our history,” he said. Scharlene Juliano will jointly discussion with members of the The first Forum was held last month and focused launch the new linguistics sub- The new subject is a second Kaurna community. on the University’s goal of becoming recognised as one ject ‘Kaurna Language and semester unit within the This will address issues of of the world’s great universities within the next 25 Language Ecology’ on Thursday Faculty of Arts, offered at cultural and intellectual proper- years. 31 July at 10.00am in the Levels II-IV and also with com- ty, etiquette and protocol in rela- munity access. A packed audience in the Hughes Lecture Theatre University Club. tion to the Kaurna language. discussed the practicalities of achieving this goal—the Kaurna is the Aboriginal lan- It aims to help participants “It is important from the need to attract excellent staff, find new sources of guage of the Adelaide Plains. learn some of the language, start that students gain some funding, and promote our already excellent perfor- Although the last-known fluent study its structure, understand sense of who the Kaurna com- mance. the context in which the lan- speaker died in 1929 and the munity are and how Kaurna The next forum will be held on Wednesday 30 July guage existed at the time of language probably ceased being people speak about their lan- and will discuss ways the University can enhance its used on a daily basis some time colonisation, and appreciate the guage and its inclusion in teach- circumstances under which the strengths. The venue and time will be announced in last century, there has been a ing programs. the next edition of the Adelaidean. strong movement to rekindle it language is being revived. “Students need to be alerted A subsequent forum will discuss issues raised by 565001/00046 in recent years, and the estab- The subject will feature guest to the sensitivities involved,” Mr the three working party reports produced by the lishment of the new subject lectures by Kaurna elders and Amery said. Information Technology and Information Services recognises the importance of representatives of the Kaurna Post Strategic Advisory Committee. this revival. Aboriginal Cultural and Her- For further information con- tact Rob Amery on 8303 3405, The University Forum is an initiative of the Course coordinator Mr Rob itage Association (KACHA Inc), and excursions to important or email: <[email protected] Academic Board. Print Amery said the Kaurna lan- laide.edu.au>. guage was part of Adelaide’s Kaurna sites. —David Washington unique heritage. It will be taught on —John Edge For ed v Two commentaries on Gawler bibliography a Field trips provide ‘real- INSIDE the fees issue, pp.2/6 ‘living resource’, p.4 world’ education, p.5 Appro PAGE 2 JULY 14, 1997 ILLUMINATION ADELAIDEAN Thanks for Kongsi support ered an effective assurance of com- Building dismay mitment which enabled the The Vice-Chancellor was Agreement. I wonder how many of very gracious in her last Mr Bruce Webb, Convenor of your readers shared my column to note the Finance Committee and also an dismay with the appall- involvement that I had ‘outside’ Councillor, gave unstint- ing ‘Artist’s impression’ in getting the arrangement with the ingly of his time to the Reference of the new Science building which Ngee Ann Kongsi to finalisation. Group, as did Mr Chris Harris, will replace the Fisher Building (30 As Convenor of the Reference Chair of the AGBS Advisory Board. June). Group established by Council, I I would like to think that the three Due North want to convey my personal thanks of us exemplified one way in which I am unsure whether the role for the work done by University peo- ‘outsiders’ can, by applying our model for the building was a bank Each year the Commonwealth sets two ple in concluding successfully what commercial and industrial experi- of industrial filing cabinets or a parameters for each of the universities it was, for both parties, a detailed and ence, support the University. wall of private mail boxes in a coun- funds. These are the student load and novel arrangement. Particularly, Dr It is flattering that the Kongsi try post office. the operating grant. In 1997 we have a Mike Evans of the GSM should be chose Adelaide to work with in this It would appear that the roof has student load of 10,075 and an operating mentioned in addition to those grant of about $129m. Our grant is simi- venture. They, too, worked—and been pitched to allow for the laying already named, for a contribution negotiated—hard. We enjoyed lar to that of University of Technology, within the School, in the Reference of four cricket practice pitches, working with them, and they are although why the wickets have Sydney in New South Wales and Deakin Group, and in liaising and negotiat- now our friends. The University University in Victoria, both of which ing both in Adelaide and in been increased to four stumps can, in a collective way, feel happy instead of the traditional three, have about 14,000 EFTSU load. We Singapore with our colleagues from about this Agreement. receive more per EFTSU for two reasons. the Kongsi. Additionally, the sup- remains a mystery. One variable is the research quantum of port given by staff of the GSM was, But now, of course, comes the the operating grant.