Vice-Chancellor's Oration for Alumni

'Will the Town Vote for the Gown? Universities in the 2007 Election.'

University of Melbourne alumni and their guests were invited to a special oration and forum, followed by refreshments, on Wednesday 19 September 2007 at the Sidney Myer Asia Centre.

Vice-Chancellor and political scientist Professor Glyn Davis explained why recent elections have delivered little for Australian universities, and asked us to consider whether the 2007 election will be different.

If you missed the event you can hear or read the speech, or see some images of the reception, via the links below.

Listen to the VC's Oration (Quicktime or download)

Read the VC's speech (MS Word 68kb) or read other speeches given recently at the University.

See images of the event

A series of Vice-Chancellor's Orations for Alumni is planned for 2008. These will be publicised in GradNet and the Alumni Events Calendar.