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International edition   19 February 2004    The Alumni Relations Program newsletter of campus news, research and events published every three weeks. UNIVERSITY WELCOMES NEW VICE-CHANCELLOR With the departure of Professor Alan Gilbert earlier in the year, the University Council has appointed Professor Kwong Lee Dow (left) as Vice-Chancellor for the period of 2004. Professor Lee Dow has had a long-standing association with the University, spanning more than 30 years. Professor Glyn Davis (right) will replace Professor Lee Dow as the University's Vice-Chancellor in 2005. Professor Davis is currently Vice-Chancellor of Griffith University in Queensland and formerly Queensland’s top public servant. Professor Davis’ appointment was confirmed by the University Council at a special meeting on 23 January. Read more... Alumni News GRADUATE PROFILE This edition, GradNet @ Melbourne profiles entrepreneur Darrell Wade (BCom 1981) who is the co-founder of Intrepid Travel. Established in 1989 with the help of fellow Commerce graduate Geoff Manchester, Intrepid Travel now has over 200 staff and 150 different trips with various styles of travel. Darrell shares his thoughts on his time at Melbourne, career highlights and the travel industry. Read more...   HAVE YOU PROFILE PUBLISHED ONLINE The Alumni Program is seeking profiles from its International Alumni to include on the Alumni @ Melbourne website and in future editions of GradNet @ Melbourne. If you would like to be profiled submit your profile online   International Events ALUMNI FUNCTIONS IN SRI LANKA AND INDIA Ms Glen McIntyre, Senior Regional Program Manager, University of Melbourne and Mr Tom Derham, Director of Summer Schools, Trinity College will be hosting a number of functions in India and Sri Lanka throughout March and April. The first event will take place on Friday March 12 at 6pm in Chennai. This will be a great opportunity for alumni and friends to get together. Read more...   GRADUATE EMPLOYMENT FUNCTIONS 2004 The University of Melbourne invites you to attend the Shanghai 2004 or the Hong Kong 2004 Graduate Employment function.These functions are an excellent opportunity to meet a range of key employers, industry representatives, professional associations, recruiters and other experienced University of Melbourne Alumni. Read more on Shanghai... Read more on Hong Kong...   Uni News INTERNATIONAL MATHS CENTRE TO BE BASED AT UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE The University of Melbourne is playing a leading role in the new International Centre of Excellence for Education in Mathematics (ICE-EM), announced recently by Education Minister Brendan Nelson. Read more...   UNI LEADS $1M EU STUDIES PROGRAM The University of Melbourne’s Contemporary Europe Research Centre (CERC) is a key player in three new European Union studies graduate and research programs. Read more...   VC's TEACHING AND LEARNING COLLOQUIUM ATTRACTS 400 PEOPLE The University of Melbourne’s third annual Vice-Chancellor’s Colloquium on Teaching and Learning (December 2003) attracted more than 400 participants from the University and other institutions. Read more...   Faculty and Department News FACULTY OF ARTS * NEWSLETTER: Are you interested in Faculty events and activities? The Faculty of Arts Produces Arts Alumni News on a quarterly basis for alumni to keep in touch with the latest developments in the Faculty. If you would like to be included on the mailing list, please contact: Ms Amy Feldtmann, External Relations Officer, The Faculty of Arts, on (03) 8344 4332, or email: Amy Feldtmann. The Faculty also produces an e-bulletin, ARTSstarters, every two weeks. Previous editions can be accessed at: http://www.arts.unimelb.edu.au/events/starters/index.html   FACULTY OF ENGINEERING * NEWSLETTER: The Faculty of Engineering's newsletter, 'engineering @ home', can be accessed on-line at: http://www.eng.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/ed_current.html   FACULTY OF LAW * NEWSLETTER: The latest edition of 'law @ melbourne' can be accessed at: http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/online/index.html   FACULTY OF MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND HEALTH SCIENCES * NEWSLETTER: The latest Faculty newsletter can be accessed on-line at: http://www.medfac.unimelb.edu.au/med/news.asp   MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL * NEWSLETTER: Keep up with the latest news on MBS alumni at: http://www.mbs.unimelb.edu.au/main.cfm?pid=109   FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE * NEWSLETTER: The Melbourne University Veterinary Society alumni newsletter can be accessed on-line at: http://www.muvs.unimelb.edu.au   Research @ Melbourne WAR ON TERMITES CALLS FOR NEW HOUSE RULES Eighty model homes have been built on termite-infested land in the Northern Territory in a University of Melbourne-led experiment to test novel solutions to a problem that costs Australians $780 million a year. Read more...   UNIVERSITY JOINS MAJOR NEW INITIATIVE TO MANAGE BUSHFIRES Fire fighters, universities, industry and government last week launched a fresh initiative to manage the impact of bushfires. Read more...   Careers and Opportunities LOOKING FOR STAFF? Careers Online jobs database is a service offered by Careers & Employment at the University of Melbourne. All types of employment vacancies can be lodged on the system. Further information available at: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers/.   LOOKING FOR A JOB? Alumni who graduated from the University of Melbourne during the past twelve months can access Careers Online to search for graduate employment opportunities. Further information at: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers/. If you graduated more than twelve months ago please go to: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/careers/students/employ/request/   Australian Events MELBOURNE A complete list of Melbourne-based events can be found at: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/program.html   AUSTRALIA You can find out what events Australian Alumni Networks are organizing by visiting: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/Australia.html   OTHER EVENTS You can also search for other events using our online events calendar at: http://www.melbournealumni.com/events/   Public Lectures UPCOMING PUBLIC LECTURES Complete details of upcoming University of Melbourne public lectures can be found at: http://www.unimelb.edu.au/ExtRels/PubLectures/ About GradNet @ Melbourne PUBLISHED BY: The Alumni Relations Program at The University of Melbourne. All information in this bulletin was believed to be correct at the time of publishing. Authorised for release by the Alumni Relations Manager. 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