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News
New format for Melbourne University Magazine
VCA and Music plan to join forces
Eminent Thai alumnus wins international award
Canadian events spur new alumni network
and more...

Events
Alumni receptions in South-East Asia
Distinguished Architecture alumnus to speak in Hong Kong
Peter Singer on ‘The Many Demands of Living Ethically’
and more...

Lifelong Learning
MUP Book of the Month - A Family History of Smoking
The ‘Melbourne Experience’ comes to SE Asia

Employment
Careers@Melbourne

Get Involved
Updated Alumni Resource Guide now available
Alumni representative committee

NEWS

The new-format Melbourne University Magazine is on its way! We've responded to your comments and the latest edition of the Melbourne University Magazine aims to be a truly alumni-focused publication, with a range of stories on alumni achievements, news and events.

Highlights of this edition include:
• Law alumnus Richard Bourke on his work defending death-row prisoners in the USA;
• Two big pages of Alumni in Print;
• A new Class Notes section;
• Unpolished Gem author and Arts/Law alumna Alice Pung on writing and politics.

We welcome your views on the new MUM format and content - email us at alumni-office@unimelb.edu.au or call +61 3 8344 1751.

VCA and Music plan to join forces in new Faculty

A ‘gold standard’ in higher education and training in the arts will be the hallmark of a proposed new Faculty of the VCA and Music at the University of Melbourne. The new Faculty brings together two University faculties - the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) and the Faculty of Music - to create the most powerful and comprehensive institution of its kind in Australia. more >>

International award for eminent Thai alumnus

Thailand's Population and Community Development Association (PDA), founded by Mechai Viravaidya (BCom 1965), has received a 2008 Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship. The award carries a grant of $1 million over three years that will help the PDA expand its successful community development projects.

Alumni events in Canada spur new alumni network Recent alumni events held in Vancouver and Toronto have brought together alumni and inspired a new Toronto Alumni network. more >>

Thirty years on, diversity is the key for Vet Science alumni

The Veterinary Science class of 1977 held a thirty-year reunion over the weekend of 26 and 27 April, bringing together former classmates from around Australia as well as from the United States, New Zealand and Hong Kong. The reunion coincided with World Veterinary Day, which celebrates the diversity of the veterinary profession. more >>

For more University News...

• read and subscribe to The Voice monthly broadsheet
• watch Visions, a monthly video magazine
• download and/or listen to Up Close, a fortnightly audio talk show

These publications will keep you informed about the latest research, personalities and cultural offerings at the University of Melbourne.

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EVENTS

Architect David Clarke to speak in Hong Kong

Alumni living in Hong Kong are invited to an Advance networking event with special guest speaker David Clarke (BArch 1983), Director, MAP Architecture and Planning and International Chair, Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Wednesday 21 May, 6.30pm, Renaissance Harbour View Hotel, Hong Kong. more >>

Peter Singer on ‘The Many Demands of Living Ethically’

Alumni and guests are invited to the Vice-Chancellor's Oration for Alumni to be held on Thursday 12 June in the stunning contemporary surrounds of the University's Sidney Myer Asia Centre. Distinguished Melbourne alumnus, internationally influential philosopher and bioethicist Professor Peter Singer will speak on the topic ‘The Many Demands of Living Ethically’. Registration essential.

More international alumni events

• Law Alumni Reception, Thursday 8 May, London, UK
• Sri Lanka Alumni and Friends Reception, Friday 9 May, 6-8pm, Golden Pond, Taj Samudra, 25 Galle Face Centre Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka. RSVP to Megan Dempsey
• Law Alumni Reception, Monday 12 May, New York, USA
• Victorian Alumni Event, Sunday 1 June, Tokyo, Japan

For more alumni events in Australia and around the world, see the Alumni Events Calendar. Visit 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

A Family History of Smoking by Andrew Riemer
RRP $32.95

A Family History of Smoking is a compelling memoir about two families living through the last gasps of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, full of eccentric characters, literary anecdotes and historical drama. 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 to become a member of the Alumni Web Community)

MUP is offering a complimentary copy of A Family History of Smoking to the first three AWC members to email alumni-office@unimelb.edu.au. Please include your '@alumni.unimelb.edu.au' email address in the body of the message.

The ‘Melbourne Experience’ comes to South-East Asia

During May, the University will hold a series of Open Days in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia. If you are considering further graduate study, or have friends and colleagues interested in the University’s undergraduate and graduate courses and its diverse research opportunities, please visit www.experience.unimelb.edu.au for full details.

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EMPLOYMENT

Careers@Melbourne

Positions available at the University of Melbourne.

• What is it really like to work on campus? Alumna Wendy Holden (BA 1976, BEd 1986, GCertUniMgt 2007) recently spoke to the University of Melbourne Voice about her experiences of working life at the University.

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GET INVOLVED

Updated Alumni Resource Guide now available

The Alumni Resource Guide is packed with information about alumni networks, activities, services and resources. It is provided to all new graduates at graduation ceremonies. If you are a new graduate and didn't receive yours, or if you are a past graduate and would like a copy of the updated Guide sent to you, please let us know.

The Alumni Resource Guide is also available for download as a PDF from our website.

Committee of Convocation

The Committee of Convocation represents all graduates of the University. Minutes of Convocation meetings are available for download.

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Alumni Profile

Photographer and academic Daniel Boetker-Smith (MCA 2005) came to Melbourne to pursue further studies after completing his first degree at the University of Wales. After graduating he returned to the UK to help establish the Photography degree programme at the University of Chester. more >>

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