Port Macquarie Graduation Ceremony - February 2014

WELCOME TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE

PORT MACQUARIE 2014

THE UNIVERSITY AT A GLANCE The University of Newcastle is a leader in teaching and research. With almost 50 years of history, the University of Newcastle has grown from a locally-focused institution to one that is globally orientated.

The University of Newcastle established

1965

Full – time academic staff

1,066

2013 Student Enrolments

39,131

2013 Graduates

7,359

Undergraduate programs

92

Postgraduate coursework programs

85

RANKINGS Top 251-275 in world on Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2013-14 Top 300 in world (298th) in QS World University Rankings, 2013 26th university in the world under 50 years of age (QS ‘Top 50 under 50’ 2013) Engineering, Civil and Structural: 59th University in the world and 7th in Australia (QS World Rankings 2013) English Language and Literature: 149th University in the world and 10th in Australia (QS World Rankings 2013) 7th in Australia for research that is “well above world standard” (Excellence in Research Australia 2012)

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MESSAGE FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PRESIDENT Dear Graduate, Congratulations on obtaining your degree. A university education is a significant asset, and today we recognise your important achievement. I am delighted to be able to celebrate this accomplishment with you, and your family and friends who have provided such valuable support during your studies.

This year marks the important milestone of the University’s tenth anniversary in Port Macquarie. With our valued partner, TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute, the University offers a learning environment that challenges and inspires students, and supports them to be leaders in their field of endeavour.

The University is acknowledged as a world-class institution that delivers quality education and innovative research. The Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings places us in the top three per cent of universities in the world, and both the Times Higher Education and QS lists us in the top 50 universities in the world under the age of 50.

In Australia, our university ranks in the top 10 universities for research, and we make important contributions to the knowledge and understanding of issues of global significance particularly in health and medicine, and engineering and science. We also lead in other key areas including the humanities, social sciences, and business and law.

You are graduating from a world-class university. In the years ahead, you will have every reason to remain proud of the University as we continue to build our national and international standing and reputation for excellence.

Importantly, today also signals your entry into the University’s 115,000 strong alumni network. Our global network keeps you connected with the University, and offers you friendship and professional links with Newcastle graduates and former staff living in Australia and 121 countries across the world.

Congratulations on your wonderful achievement. I wish you every success in the future.

Professor Caroline McMillen Vice-Chancellor and President

AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM Advance Australia Fair Australians all let us rejoice, For we are young and free; We’ve golden soil and wealth for toil; Our home is girt by sea; Our land abounds in nature’s gifts Of beauty rich and rare; In history’s page, let every stage Advance Australia Fair.

In joyful strains then let us sing; Advance Australia Fair.

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RECONCILIATION STATEMENT The University of Newcastle declares its commitment to Aboriginal reconciliation: developing a strong community and fostering mutual respect, social justice and a united voice between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal Australians.

The University of Newcastle respects and acknowledges the Aboriginal land on which the Australian campuses of the University are located.

We acknowledge the Aboriginal nations on whose traditional lands the University has a presence, respecting and acknowledging the traditional peoples and the cultural significance and history of the land.

The University is aware of the impact of the alienation and other forms of injustices including the removal of children, the loss of land, the destruction of languages and culture, and the ongoing struggle for social and restorative justice. Through acknowledging and understanding past losses and injustices and through committing to redressing the social and economic challenges and ongoing racism, we will continue to move forward together to a better future.

The University recognises that education plays an integral role in providing a foundation and platform for the exercise of self-determination and the empowerment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Through collaboration and the provision of culturally responsive education the University seeks to educate and contribute to the development of a harmonious community.

The University’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have supported the University in ensuring an Aboriginal presence at the University and appropriate and effective levels of consultation and collaboration through the sharing of Aboriginal voices, cultural wisdom and knowledge. These attributes are essential to moving forward to a future of equality and respect in teaching and learning, research, cultural inclusion, celebrating diverse cultures and success. The University acknowledges and appreciates the contribution and support by all communities. We will continue to build on existing partnerships and wherever possible forge respectful relationships designed to contribute to the ongoing endeavour of redressing the circumstance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, health, cultures, languages, social justice, employment and empowerment.

The University is committed to providing an environment that is free from racism and discrimination, developing opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to access and succeed in higher education.

The University embraces the unique and diverse cultures of Aboriginal – the oldest continuing culture in the world – and Torres Strait Island peoples and to ensure the growth of knowledge for all Australians.

With respect and collaboration, the University of Newcastle embraces a united approach to equality and inclusiveness for all Australian peoples.

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PORT MACQUARIE CAMPUS A BRIEF HISTORY Improving access to tertiary education opportunities and meeting the changing employment needs of the Mid North Coast region is the aim of the University of Newcastle (UON) Port Macquarie Campus, which this year celebrates a decade of training nurses and teachers who are making a difference in their local communities.

Community interest in advancing higher education on the Mid North Coast lead to the formation of the Hasting Higher Education Consultative Group in 2002. The group aimed to develop education opportunities that minimised the need for locals to leave the region to study at university, provided a university environment to supplement existing distance and online study programs, and offered articulation pathways to university degrees for people with TAFE qualifications.

UON seized the invitation to be part of the initiative and less than a year later a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the University and TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute outlining a blueprint for a multi-sector tertiary campus in Port Macquarie. Through this joint approach, the Port Macquarie Campus now boasts purpose-built teaching spaces, including a $10 million investment of Federal and State Government funds to improve library and information services, administration and student facilities on campus.

Since the first cohort of 24 UON Port Macquarie Bachelor of Nursing students began studying from the Port Macquarie Campus in February 2004, more than 200 nurses and 170 primary school teachers have completed their programs without leaving the region, with the majority then going on to find work in local hospitals and schools, helping to meet the growing need for qualified professionals in the region.

With a recognised need for qualified midwives in the region, UON Port Macquarie together with the Mid North Coast Local Health Network increased its program offerings to include the Bachelor of Midwifery program. The first cohort of UON Port Macquarie midwives will graduate in 2015, with a large number already assisting in the care of mothers and infants in the region’s hospitals.

In 2013, a total of 400 students were studying UON Bachelor of Nursing, Bachelor of Primary Teaching/Arts and Bachelor of Midwifery at the Port Macquarie Campus. The student cohort at Port Macquarie will continue to grow, with construction this year of the new Port Macquarie Joint Health Education Facility, which will dramatically expand the region’s tertiary education opportunities in the field of allied health. Backed by $20 million in Australian Government funding, and to be developed in partnership with the University of New South Wales and TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute, the facility will allow the UON to provide practical learning opportunities for its students who are undertaking a range of allied health programs.

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MEMBERS OF THE THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL UNIVERSITY’S EXECUTIVE AS AT 31 JANUARY 2014

AS AT 31 JANUARY 2014

OFFICIAL MEMBERS

Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Caroline McMillen MA, DPhil(Oxon), MB, BChir(Cantab)

Chancellor Mr Paul Jeans B.E.(NSW) FIE Aust, FAICD Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Caroline McMillen MA, DPhil(Oxon), MB, BChir(Cantab) President of Academic Senate Professor Mark Jones BSc(Hons), PhD(CNAA, UK) Deputy Chancellor The Hon John Charles Price AM JP OFIE Aust, I.Eng, IMarEng(UK), MIMarEST(UK), GAICD MINISTERIAL APPOINTEES Conjoint Professor Geoff Lilliss BE(Hons), MBA(Merit)(Newcastle), FIEAust, MAICD EXTERNAL MEMBERS APPOINTED

BY COUNCIL Ms Dianne Allen (Pro Chancellor) BCom(Newcastle), CA, GAICD Ms Sharryn Brownlee (Pro Chancellor) MAICD Mr Peter Cockbain BScEng(Newcastle), FIEAust, CPEng, FIPENZ, FTSE Mr Brian Kennaugh (Pro Chancellor) BBus(Newcastle) Dr Geoff Leonard AM (Pro Chancellor) BCom, HonDBus(Newcastle), FCA, FCPA Ms Deborah Wright DipTeach(Newcastle), MBA(SCU), FAMI, CPM MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE ACADEMIC STAFF Dr Tom Griffiths BEd(Hons), PhD(Newcastle), GradCert TESOL(UTS) Associate Professor Wayne Reynolds BA, PhD(Newcastle) MEMBER ELECTED BY THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF Ms Leanne Holt Dip HR(HIT), MME(Newcastle) MEMBERS ELECTED BY THE STUDENTS Mr Vivak Bhavitheren (Bhavi) Ravindran

Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Andrew Parfitt BE, PhD(Adelaide), FIEAust Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) (Acting) Professor Nicholas Talley MBBS(Hons), MD(UNSW), PhD(Syd), MMedSc(ClinEpid) (Newcastle), FRACP, FRCP(London and Edinburgh), FAFPHM, FACP, FACG, AGAF Chief Operating Officer Mr Nat McGregor BCom(Newcastle), MBA(Deakin), Dip of Financial Services (Australia NZ Institute of Insurance and Finance), GAICD, CPA, ANZIIF Fellow Chief Financial Officer Mr Craig Wallis BCom(Newcastle), AssocDipBus(Ac)(GCIT), FCPA Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) Professor Elizabeth Burd BEd(Hons)(CNAA), MSc, DPhil(York), PhD(Dunelm) FHEA SMIEEE Pro Vice-Chancellor (International and Advancement) Mrs Winnie Eley BEd(Hons), MBA(Nottingham) Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business and Law) Professor Richard Dunford BCA, BA(Hons)(Well), PhD(ANU) Pro Vice-Chancellor (Education and Arts) Professor John Germov BA(Chisholm), MA(Sociology)(Monash), PhD(Newcastle) Pro Vice-Chancellor (Engineering and Built Environment) (Acting) Professor Brett Ninness BEng, MEng, PhD(Newcastle) Pro Vice-Chancellor (Health and Medicine) (Acting) Laureate Professor R John Aitken PhD(Cambridge), ScD(Cambridge), FSRB, FRSE, FAA Pro Vice-Chancellor (Science and Information Technology) Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Bill Hogarth BSc(Hons)(UNSW), PhD(Newcastle), FIMA, CMath, FAustMS Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) (Acting) Professor Deborah Hodgson BA(Hons), MSC, PhD, Reg. Psychologist, MAPS

PRINCIPAL OFFICERS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND FOUNDATION STUDIES CENTRE Director Associate Professor Seamus Fagan BA, HigherDipEd(UCD), MA(Durham) Deputy Director (Teaching & Learning) Associate Professor Josephine May BA, BA(Hons), Dip Ed, PhD(Newcastle) Associate Professor (Research and Research Engagement) Associate Professor Mahsood Shah BVET(CSU), GradCert VET(SCU), GradCert QA(Melb.), M Mngt(SUV), PhD(Canberra) Central Coast Programs Convenor Dr David Powter BSc(Macq.), MPubPolAdmin(C.Sturt), PhD, GradCert PTT(Newcastle) ELICOS Program Convenor Ms Helen Fitzgerald BA, DipEd(Newcastle), GradDipEd(TESOL), MEd(TESOL)(UniSA) Newstep Program Convenor Mrs Beverley Wilson BSc, DipEd(Newcastle) Open Foundation Program Convenor Dr Anna Bennett BA(Hons)(Newcastle), PhD(UNSW) UoN Prep Bridging Courses Co-ordinator Ms Catherine Burgess BSc, DipEd, GradCert PTT(Newcastle) Yapug Program Convenor Ms Catherine Phoenix BAboriginal Studies(Newcastle) Centre Executive Officer Ms Dianne Rigney BA, DipEd(Newcastle), MLitt(UNE)

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THE GRADUATION CEREMONY THE MACE The Mace is the symbol of formal authority. The Mace used today belongs to the University of Newcastle and was designed by gold and silversmith, Gerald Benney. It is made of Australian walnut and silver and its head represents an open book – the traditional symbol of learning. The Mace was a gift from the University of New South Wales to commemorate the establishment of the University of Newcastle as an autonomous institution on 1 January 1965.

It is always borne ahead of the Chancellor in the academic procession during formal ceremonies such as today’s presentation of academic awards.

THE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE FANFARES The Fanfare is performed at all ceremonial functions to herald the entry and departure of the Chancellor and other members of the Council. With respect and collaboration, the University of Newcastle embraces a united approach to equality and inclusiveness for all Australian peoples.

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 bachelors 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. WITH DISTINCTION A bachelors or masters degree is conferred with distinction in cases where a candidate has achieved a Grade Point Average of 6.0 or above in the degree, out of a maximum of 7.0.

MUSICAL INTERLUDE During the graduation ceremony, students, graduates and staff from the University Newcastle’s Conservatorium of Music entertain and demonstrate their skills and passion for music.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF GRADUATION The graduation ceremony is one of great antiquity. Its essential features have been the same since the 12th century when the first universities came into existence. Its necessary constituents are the Chancellor or his or her deputy, the academic staff, the graduates, and the public.

The church had a monopoly of education, partly because it was the guardian of true doctrine, and partly because clerics were almost the only people who could read and write. As a result, the only person who could license a teacher was the bishop of a diocese until, under pressure of other business; he deputed the task to his chief secretary or chancellor.

The second group participating in the ceremony is the academic staff. In the 12th century they would all have been called “masters” or MAs. At that date they were paid no salaries, but hired their own lecture rooms and charged their own fees.

But they also formed themselves into a guild or union, which is what universitas originally meant. In the 13th century they won a great victory when they persuaded the Pope to decree that Chancellors were obliged to confer degrees on all those nominated by the masters. That is why the masters examine the candidates, why the Dean, acting as their spokesperson, reads out the names of those who are to receive degrees, and why the masters at this ceremony watch to see that the Chancellor or his Deputy does what is required of him.

Thirdly the graduates. The word “degree” comes from the Latin gradus, which means “a step”. When students are admitted to a Bachelor degree they move one step up towards the mastership.

When they are admitted to a master’s degree they climb another step and come up on a level with the masters, who then receive them into their guild or universitas.

The academic gowns are derived from the everyday dress of the medieval clergy. In the Middle Ages they were not open in front, but closed like a clergyman’s cassock. It was in about 1500 that academics had the front opened up so as to display the fine clothes which they were wearing underneath. The hood was the normal medieval headwear, but it soon acquired a coloured lining.

By the 17th century, if not earlier, these colours were strictly controlled so that anyone could identify from the colour of a graduate’s hood, the university and the degree. The public is the fourth participant. It has an important function because the whole point of the proceedings is that they should be seen and heard by valid witnesses. The public hears the words of the Dean and the Chancellor and sees the new graduates dressed in their respective gowns or robes.

The foregoing is an adaptation of an Address given at a Graduation Ceremony at the University of Birmingham by Emeritus Professor R H C Davis and reprinted in his book ‘From Alfred the Great to Stephen’ (Hambledon Press 1991), pp. 307309. It is reproduced with kind permission of the author’s widow.

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1 PM CEREMONY FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2014

ORDER OF PROCEEDINGS

OCCASIONAL ADDRESS

The Master of Ceremonies will announce the imminent commencement of the ceremony

Ms Elizabeth McGregor

The University Fanfare will herald the entry of the Dais Party The assembly will rise and remain standing until the conclusion of the National Anthem, performed by Bernadette Matthias The Chancellor, Mr Paul Jeans will declare the proceedings open The Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Caroline McMillen will address the assembly and introduce the Occasional Speaker The Occasional Address will be delivered by Ms Elizabeth McGregor English Language and Foundation Studies Graduates will be presented by the Director, English Language and Foundation Studies, Associate Professor Seamus Fagan Faculty of Education and Arts Graduates will be presented by Professor Hugh Craig, Deputy Head, Faculty of Education and Arts.

The Chancellor will invite Jordan Humphries to speak on behalf of the Faculty of Education and Arts graduates The Musical Interlude will be performed by Bernadette and Philip Matthias Faculty of Health and Medicine Graduates will be presented by Professor Judith Scott, Deputy Head, Faculty of Health and Medicine The Chancellor will invite Frances Mitchell to speak on behalf of the Faculty of Health and Medicine graduates The Chancellor will declare the proceedings concluded The Dais Party and assembly will rise as the University Fanfare is sounded and the Dais Party process from the stage The Procession of Graduates will follow the Dais Party out of the Hall

Elizabeth McGregor is currently the Institute Director of North Coast TAFE, one of the ten Institutes that make up TAFE NSW, Australia’s largest and most successful vocational education and training (VET) provider.

After a period of time teaching in the Pacific, Elizabeth entered the vocational education sector in the Northern Territory in the ‘80s and has worked across regional NSW in a range of educational leadership roles since the early ‘90s.

Elizabeth holds several ministerial advisory roles where she provides advice to government on both vocational education and regional development.

In the 7 years she has been Institute Director at North Coast TAFE, Elizabeth has helped negotiate crosssectoral tertiary partnerships for North Coast TAFE with a number of regional and metropolitan universities.

The partnership with the University of Newcastle started in 2005. Since 2007, Elizabeth has collaborated with her University counterparts to finalise Memoranda of Understanding and to help implement both the successful co-location for the University of Newcastle at Port Macquarie Campus and the commencement of a range of degree programs, starting in 2008 with the Bachelor of Nursing.

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND FOUNDATION STUDIES Open Foundation Certificate Julie Barnaby Sarah Rose Lisa Turnbull Catherine Moran Kerinda Banus Melanie Keast

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND ARTS Bachelor of Teaching (Primary) / Bachelor of Arts Samantha Jane Andrews Amanda Jane Bale Kirsty Elizabeth Bale Trevor Bruce Barlow Sonya Bentley Samuel James Bloem Shelley Maree Cameron Leemarie Cavanagh Michael Edward Cleary Jessica Joy Cocking Tania Louise Collis

Tanya-Joy Copelin Josephine Louise Crawford Taryn Lea Dixon Melissa Faye Everingham Michael Brock Fenton Barry Michael Foord Sam Laurence Higginson-Collits Tarmia Jane Hollis Jordan Humphries Natalie Hurlston Fiona Elizabeth McCormack Evan William Murtagh Tarryn Jane O’Brien

Jennifer Lea Pritchard Krystal Shannon Naomi Caroline Slater Adelaide Grace Steggall Rene Therese Stewart Mathew Adam Townsend Rachel Lynne Turunen Lauren Elizabeth Waugh David Ian Whiteoak

FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Bachelor of Psychology with Honours Class I Callan James Medcalf

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FACULTY OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE Master of Midwifery Studies with Distinction Julie Lee Matthews Bachelor of Nursing (Honours) with Honours Class II Division 1 Gunilla Cecilia Haydon Robyn Anne Woodland Bachelor of Nursing with Distinction Karl Robert Amos Jessica Lucy Anderson Caryne Louise Spicer Melissa Jane Vuht Brendon John Weeks Grant Andrew Woodland

Bachelor of Nursing Christine Anne Allen Janet Helen Atkins Paula Lorraine Baker Rhonda Maree Barry Rachael Elizabeth Biega Reanna Joan Bowder Tracey Denise Burton Tafadzwa Ernest Chakanyuka Rachel Claire Davis Sarah Louise Davis Anne Elizabeth Devine Tracy Michelle Dillon Tracy Louise Dodd Hannah May Evenden Alice Garey Lynn Ann George Cheryl Gaye Greenham

Lesa Maree Hawkins Michele Hogenboom Nerralee Ann Hood Lisa Anne Jones Tammy Maree Lambkin Erin Carol Lay Lynette Mavis Lill Cara Lowbridge Jennifer Frances McManus Carrissa Elizabeth McNab Rhiannon Jade Meath Frances May Mitchell Rene Ryan Jennifer Elizabeth Sarsfield Savannah Rose Shaw Fetina Leigh Smith Nathan Stephen Smith

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