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News
Alumni achievements recognised in Indonesia
UoM gets top 100 ranking in Medicine, Engineering, Life Sciences
Latest awards for VCA alumni
Authors explore cyberspace in East Asia

Events
Shanghai Spring Alumni Mixer - 18 March
Singapore Alumni Association Charity Event - 29 March
New York Alumni Reception - 2 April
Australian Universities International Alumni Convention - 10 to 13 June
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Lifelong Learning
MUP Book of the Month - Drawing the Global Colour Line
The Melbourne JD 2009

Employment
Graduate Careers and Employment Function - Indonesia

Get Involved
Share your latest news and you could win a prize pack
Alumni volunteers help regional students overcome study barriers
Alumni representative committee

NEWS

Alumni achievements recognised in Indonesia

Two prominent University of Melbourne alumni have won Australian Alumni Awards in Indonesia. Mr Budiman Holan Hendropurnomo (BArch(Hons) 1982) and Mr James Riady (BCom 1978) were recognised for their outstanding talent, achievements and contributions. more >>

Top 100 ranking in Medicine, Engineering, Life Sciences

The University of Melbourne is the only Victorian university – and one of only six in Australia – to appear in the recently-released 2008 Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) top 100 ranking of broad subject fields. more >>

VCA alumni make their mark on the arts world

Director Michelle Lehman (Film and Television 2003) took the top prize at Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival. The Home Song Stories, a feature film written and directed by Tony Ayres (Film and Television 1985), won two major awards at the 2007 Golden Horse Awards in Taipei, Taiwan. Meanwhile, this year’s Green Room nominations for the best of live theatre in Melbourne include a host of VCA Drama graduates.

Authors explore cyberspace in East Asia

Asia Institute and Cultural Studies staff and students have produced a special edition of the Asian Studies Review (ASR): a snapshot of the intersections between cyberspace and everyday life in China, Korea and Japan. more >>

Australia Day honours list roll call

Seventy-six University of Melbourne alumni received recognition for service to the nation in the recent Australia Day honours list.

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EVENTS

Shanghai Spring Alumni Mixer

The University of Melbourne and RMIT University Shanghai Spring Alumni Mixer will be held on Tuesday 18 March.
Guest speaker: Lawrence Lau, Director of Management Controlling, L’Oreal China.
Cost: RMB 30 per person, includes finger food and two drinks at the bar
RSVP by 14 March 2008 at mualumni.sh@gmail.com or phone Benjamin Liu on 86 1592 188 4492.
Download the invitation (pdf)

Singapore Alumni Association Charity Event

The University of Melbourne Singapore Alumni Association are collaborating with Soroptimist International of Singapore (Garden City) and the Geylang West Community Club on 29 March for an outing to Sentosa for the severely disabled. more >> 

New York Alumni Reception University of Melbourne alumni and their guests are warmly invited to this exclusive event at the elegant 3 West Club in New York City on Wednesday 2 April, featuring a performance by the University’s highly acclaimed TinAlley String Quartet. more >>

Australian Universities International Alumni Convention

Alumni are invited to attend the sixth Australian Universities International Alumni Convention (AUIAC) to be held in Singapore from 10 to 13 June 2008. The convention will bring together illustrious alumni of Australian universities, tertiary and professional institutions to deliberate on relevant issues impacting the world today.

Vice-Chancellor's Oration for Alumni

Alumni and guests are invited to register their interest in attending the Vice-Chancellor's Oration for Alumni on Thursday 12 June at a University campus venue to be confirmed. The first of this year's Orations will be given by distinguished alumnus, influential philosopher and bioethicist Peter Singer.

Visit the Alumni Events Calendar to find out about events for alumni and Upcoming Events for a complete list of University lectures, concerts and other events.

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LIFELONG LEARNING

Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) Book of the Month

Drawing the Global Colour Line: White Men’s Countries and the Question of Racial Equality by Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds
RRP $36.95

Leading historians Marilyn Lake and Henry Reynolds tell a gripping story about the circulation of emotions and ideas, books and people in which Australia emerged as a pace-setter in the modern global politics of whiteness. more >>

Visit the MUP web site for more information on this and other new titles. Visit the Melbourne University Bookshop to get your alumni discount on this and many other books.

Special offer for Alumni Web Community members
(Please note: to be eligible for this offer, you first need to register for the Alumni Web Community)
MUP is offering a complimentary copy of Drawing the Global Colour Line to the first three AWC members to email emazza@unimelb.edu.au. Please include your '@alumni.unimelb.edu.au' email address in the body of the message.

The Melbourne JD 2009

Information sessions about the Melbourne JD (Juris Doctor), a graduate law degree offered by the Melbourne Law School, will be held on Wednesday 12 March and Tuesday 22 April.

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EMPLOYMENT

Graduate Careers and Employment Function - Indonesia

An excellent opportunity to meet a range of key employers and other experienced University of Melbourne alumni in Indonesia. Wednesday 26 March at the Four Seasons Hotel in Jakarta. RSVP essential.

Careers@Melbourne

Positions available at the University of Melbourne.

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Alumni volunteers help regional students overcome study barriers

The volunteering efforts of a unique University of Melbourne alumni team have created a new scholarship for Mildura area students. more >>

Committee of Convocation

The Committee of Convocation represents all graduates of the University. Next meeting 19 March 2008- a special election meeting. There are 6 casual vacancies following the election in 2007. Nominations close 5 March.

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Alumni Profile

Neva Hay (BMus/BA 2001) lives and works in the kind of location most of us can only dream about - the picturesque resort town of Crans-Montana in the Swiss Alps, where she has established her own language academy. more>>

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