News
Alumni volunteers needed for University Open Days in Asia
New alumni network in The Netherlands
Triumph in the water for Olympic alumni
The University of Melbourne climbs six rungs on world ladder
Fancy a round of table tennis? Alumnus scores points for inventing round table tennis table
Events
Career advice on the menu at China alumni receptions
Prominent graduates to speak at USA alumni receptions
Prize-winning Torres Strait Islander artist to speak at UK alumni event
A Reunion to Remember in Paris
Alumni quartet "the ones to watch" in Singapore
Lifelong Learning
MUP Book of the Month -The Racket : How Abortion Became Legal in Australia- Special Giveaway Offer
Employment
Career Opportunity at the University of Melbourne - PL/SQL Database developer/integration specialist
Job of the Month - WebDynamic web project manager
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NEWS
Alumni volunteers needed for University Open Days in Asia
THE University of Melbourne is seeking alumni to share their Melbourne experiences with prospective students at International Open Day. Recent graduates are invited to apply as volunteers to help marketing and recruitment staff at Open Day expos in Beijing (12 October, Kerry Centre Hotel), Shanghai (17 October, JC Mandarin Hotel) and Seoul (19 October, Lotte Hotel).As well as sharing memories of their time at Melbourne, volunteers may be asked to assist with registrations and course enquiries. This opportunity is limited to 20 alumni per city. Please register your interest by emailing alumni-office@unimelb.edu.au by Friday 22 September.
New alumni network in The Netherlands
A NEW alumni network in The Netherlands will give around 190 University of Melbourne alumni the chance to reconnect. Please contact Will McMichael (BA/BEng 2001) if you would like to be involved in this network.
Triumph in the water for Olympic alumni
OLYMPIC rower and alumnus David Crawshay is proudly sporting a medal that matches his Australian uniform. The 28-year-old Arts alum (BA(Hons)2002) and rowing partner Scott Brennan combined brilliantly to win gold in the men’s double scull in Beijing last month. The win was dubbed “a surprise” by the media, with the pair finishing seventh at the Athens Games in 2004 in Australia’s quadruple scull team. And Mr Crawshay wasn't the only alumnus to depart China with a medal around his neck. Science graduate Cameron McKenzie-McHarg (BSc (2006)) and Melbourne University Boat Club member James Marburg took home silver in the rowing men’s four. To check out the results of alumni and students who competed in the Olympics, click here.
Pictured above: David Crawshay and Scott Brennan celebrate their win the in the men’s double scull. Image from The Age “Performer of the Week” Photo Gallery. To view more images from this gallery, click here.
The University of Melbourne climbs six rungs on world ladder
THE University of Melbourne has leapt six places to number 73 in the authoritative Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Rankings of World Universities 2008. Since appearing at number 92 in the first SJTU rankings in 2003, Melbourne has climbed climbed almost 20 places. It joins ANU and Sydney as the only Australian universities in the top 100. Harvard and Stanford again take the top two spots with the University of California, Berkeley in third. More>>
Fancy a round of table tennis? Alumnus scores points for inventing round table tennis table
AN Engineering alumnus and table tennis enthusiast has received accolades for inventing a revolutionary round table tennis table that allows up to 12 people to play the game at once. A life-long love of table tennis and a lack of patience waiting for his turn to play drove Professor Guenter Arndt (BE(Mech) 1962 MEngSc 1965) to invent a new table tennis game and table that allows three-player teams. Professor Arndt's invention was recently featured on popular ABC television show The New Inventors, after it finished as one of six finalists in the sports category for INNOVIC Next Big Thing Award. More>>
EVENTS
Career advice on the menu at China alumni receptions
KEY employers, industry representatives and recruiters will offer valuable career advice to alumni at a Careers and Employment Expo in China next month.The expo will be followed by a formal reception and dinner, which will be attended by Vice-Chancellor Professor Glyn Davis.Professor Davis warmly invites alumni to join him at the reception in Beijing on October 13 and Shanghai on October 16. More>>
Prominent graduates to speak at USA alumni receptions
TWO distinguished alumni who are leaders in their fields will speak at upcoming alumni events in the USA. Professor Karen Day (BSc Hons 1978, PhD MDHA 1984) and Dr Richard G Caro (BSc Hons 1978) have been invited as keynote speakers to receptions in New York (6 October) and San Francisco (9 October). More>>
Prize-winning Torres Strait Islander artist to speak at UK alumni event
RENOWNED Torres Strait Islander artist Alick Tipoti will speak with alumni about his art at a special summer networking event in London.The event will be held on 23 September at Rebecca Hossack Gallery, where the Lin Onus prize-winning artist is holding his first international solo exhibition. It will give alumni in London the chance to meet graduates from the Universities of Adelaide, Sydney and Western Australia. More>>
A reunion to remember in Paris
AN informal reunion for alumni in Paris will be held later this month. The evening will kick off at 7.30pm on Thursday 25 September at Sir Winston Bar 5, Rue Presbourg, Paris 75016. RSVP to Andrea Nour (BA Hons/LLB 2000).
Alumni quartet "the ones to watch" in Singapore
ONE of Australia’s most enchanting young music quartets is set to perform the Asian premiere of Bowman’s Homage to Mozart at the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music.The Flinders Quartet, made up of University of Melbourne alumni Erica Kennedy, Matthew Tomkins, Zoe Knighton and Australian National Academy of Music graduate Helen Ireland, has quickly earned a name for itself in the Melbourne chamber music scene since forming in 2000.The quartet has been selected to perform at the conservatory on Saturday 25 October under the National University of Singapore’s Centre for the Arts “One to Watch” initiative. More>>
LIFELONG LEARNING
Melbourne University Publishing (MUP) Book of the Month
The Racket: How Abortion Became Legal in Australia
By Gideon Haigh RRP $34.95
A GENERATION ago in Australia, abortion was a crime. It was also the basis of one of the country's most lucrative and longest-lasting criminal rackets. The Racket describes the rise and fall of an extraordinary web of influence: a story that culminated in the landmark ruling that made abortion legal, and a public inquiry that humiliated a powerful government and a glamorous police force. More>>
Your chance to win
MUP has three copies of "The Racket" to give away to Alumni Web Community members.
To be in the draw to win, email alumni-office@unimelb.edu.au with your '@alumni.unimelb.edu.au' email address in the body of the message.
Please note: To be eligible for this offer, you must be a member of the Alumni Web Community who has not won a prize in the previous three editions. Please register here to become a member.
EMPLOYMENT
Career Opportunity at the University of Melbourne
THE University of Melbourne's Advancement Office is seeking a PLQ/SQL database developer/integration specialist to work primarily on database integration projects. The successful applicant for this 2-3 month position will be responsible for developing complex Oracle PL/SQL procedures, functions and packages for record matching processes. The role will also be required to use our standard data loading tools to feed data into our enterprise CRM and perform data integration and validity testing.
To find out more, download the position description PDF here.
Job of the Month: Web Project Manager
WebDynamic, a division of Advancen Software, requires a Web Project Manager. Reporting to the operations manager you will be responsible for planning, scheduling, executing, tracking and measuring the success of a number of concurrent projects. You can expect to be working with a wide variety of clients, from SMEs to large corporations. While you will be supported by systems and processes you are expected to be pragmatic and creative and use your initiative to ensure that deadlines, budgets and client expectations are met. If you are a recent graduate and you wish find out more about this position (Vacancy ID #43555) log onto Careers Online at http://careersonline.acs.unimelb.edu.au/cae/studentscae/ with your student number and family name.
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