Alumni Resource Guide now in your letter box

The University has recently produced a new Alumni Resource Guide. The Guide contains information about the range of programs and services available to all our alumni along with key contacts in the faculties and throughout the University.

Copies of the guide were recently mailed to our entire alumni community. more >>

ALUMNI PROFILE: Angela Savage

Degree: Arts (Honours) 1989

Current Position: Novelist and Sector Development Manager at the Victorian Council of Social Service

Angela Savage is an award winning novelist who has worked extensively in Asia on women's health and family planning.

In 2004 she got her big break, winning the Victorian Premier’s Literary Award in the category of unpublished manuscript by an emerging author. more >>

ALUMNI NEWS

Alumni gather in New York, Los Angeles and London

The past month saw alumni in the northern hemisphere gather together at two receptions in the United States and a gala dinner in London which was hosted by Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis.

New General Manager, Alumni Relations for University

A senior educator and development professional, Campbell Bairstow, has joined The University of Melbourne as General Manager, Alumni Relations. more >>

Alumni, families and friends invited to Trinity Carols in the Cathedral

Part of an uplifting Christmas tradition for Melbourne, alumni are invited to Carols in the Cathedral at St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, on Saturday 9 December at 3pm. Admission is free. Bookings are not required, but early arrival is advised for best seating. more >>

University Magazine scores alumna an iPod

Congratulations to University of Melbourne alumna Wendy Katz who recently won an Apple iPod Nano for completing an online survey about the 2006 Melbourne University Magazine. The survey received nearly 400 responses. Thank you to everyone who provided such incisive and constructive feedback which will greatly assist improvements to the magazine in 2007.

Asialink Leaders Program Now Open

Applications are now open for the 2007 Asialink Leaders Program. The program trains emerging leaders in all sectors to manage successfully across cultures and borders. It draws on the expertise of Australia's leading Asia institutions at ANU, Melbourne and Sydney Universities and includes high level speakers from government, business, media and the not-for-profit sector. more >>

UNIVERSITY NEWS

Rhodes Scholar can see the funny side of life

A University of Melbourne student who performs stand-up comedy in his spare time has won the prestigious 2006 Victorian Rhodes Scholarship. Leng Lee, in his final year of a University of Melbourne Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) degree, will travel to the United Kingdom next year to begin a Doctorate in Economic Geography at Oxford University. more >>

New roles for Max Gillies and Brenton Broadstock at University of Melbourne

Actor and satirist Max Gillies and composer Brenton Broadstock will join the University of Melbourne in 2007 as Vice-Chancellor’s Fellows. more >>

IN EVERY ISSUE

Tell us your story

We are always interested in hearing what you've been doing since you left University. If you'd like to share what's been happening in your life, we'd like to hear it! more >>

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Melbourne University Up Close Podcast
Professor Loane Skene and Professor Peter Rathjen discuss the debate on stem cell research with Jacky Angus

JOB OF THE MONTH

Senior Software Engineer

Optimal Decisions Group in Melbourne is looking for a Senior Software Engineer. Applicants should possess design experience, incorporating a strong understanding of object-orientation, design patterns, and generics as well as user interface development experience. To find out more, log onto Careers Online (Vacancy ID #29672). Alumni who don't have access please submit a request form.

Careers@Melbourne

Positions available at the University of Melbourne.

LOST ALUMNI
The University values its alumni and is keen to stay in touch as part of a life-long relationship. However we have lost contact with some alumni and are seeking assistance in locating them.

Dr Graeme Lindsay Rogers, BAgrSc 1966, MAgrSc 1974
Mr Henry Albert Birrell, BAgrSc 1965, MAgrSc 1979
Dr Jo-Anne Elizabeth Cherry, BDSc 1980
Mr Archibald Lawson Campbell, BSci 1951
Mr Gregory Morris Otto, BSci (Hons) 1989
Dr Leo Leonard Morgenstern, MB BS 1944
Dr Fiona Margaret Weir, MB BS 1961
Mrs Alma Bessie Douglas, BA (Hons) 1949, GDipEd 1955

If you know how we can contact these alumni again, please tell us.
Email: info@alumni.unimelb.edu.au
Fax: +61 3 9348 0013

Update your contact details online at: www.unimelb.edu.au/alumni/details

COMING EVENTS

The University runs over 1000 events during the year. For a complete list of events, visit the website.

21 NOVEMBER (Tuesday)

Programs for Leaders and Managers: take your career to the next level
Join leading academic staff and current students as they discuss and engage in the possibilities that postgraduate study in Education promote. more >>

24 NOVEMBER (Friday)

University of Melbourne Golf Day
The second annual golf day event is being conducted by Melbourne University Sport at Woodland Golf Club with the aim of providing staff, alumni and stakeholders of the University with an opportunity to network and socialise in a fun and relaxed environment. Proceeds from the event will be directed to Melbourne University Sport’s 2007 Scholarship Program. more >>

28 NOVEMBER (Tuesday)

A recipe to reduce animal abuse: two parts science, three parts philosophy, and 95 parts politics
Speaker: Professor Ivan Caple, Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Science. more >>

30 NOVEMBER (Thursday)

Requiem or Renaissance? Learning anatomy for contemporary medical practice
Join Associate Professor John Collins from the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons for the 2006 University of Melbourne Medical Society Lecture. more >>

Fast Money, Slow Custom: the Politics of Development in the Pacific
The Faculty of Arts is pleased to launch the inaugural Thomas and Margaret Ruth McArthur Fellowship, which will be awarded for post-doctoral studies in anthropology. The fellowships have been made possible thanks to a generous bequest from the late Dr Annie Margaret McArthur Oliver. The lecture will be presented by Associate Professor Mary Patterson, School of Anthropology, Geography and Environmental Studies. more >>

6 DECEMBER (Wednesday)

When the Rivers Run Dry: The Politics of Water Use
This public lecture brings together key experts from different fields to
talk about the effects, limitations and alternatives of water usage in
Australia. more >>

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