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T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F N O T R E D A M E A U S T R A L I A OCTOBER 2003 VOLUME 14 N0 3 ISSN 1448-076X IT advances improve access THE past few months have seen major improvements in information technology at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus. Upgrades to infrastructure to be rolled out over the next year will further enhance the capabilities at both the Fremantle and Broome Campuses. IT and Systems director Andrew Crow said the improvements would put Notre Dame amongst those at the forefront of IT services for tertiary institutions in Australia. “We’re starting from a fairly low base so in some ways it’s easier for us to deliver new and innovative things compared to our counterparts,” Mr Crow said. He said the office of IT and Systems was currently building new services, deploying new platforms and re-building the physical IT infrastructure. This work was addressing concerns and issues for services that were desired but not available (for example remote access to Notre Dame applications and data via the internet), the robustness and availability of ageing IT systems (work to prevent servers crashing), and establishing an IT and systems architecture to meet the current and future needs of the University. “The desired services we’ve already provided really only scratch the surface,” Mr Crow said. “With the extent of what we plan to do, the challenge is to deliver new and desired capabilities in a managed and cost-effective way.” Already there have been significant changes to the way students and staff access electronic services and databases. These include an improved internet interface to enable students and staff to access University servers from a remote location. Students now have an email service, ‘read only’ access to files on the student server and soon will be able to access electronic databases and the Library catalogue via the internet. The newly installed infrastructure also allows secure wireless connections in certain parts of the Campus, including the Central Library, adjacent courtyard, the Law Library, Prindiville Hall and the Malloy courtyard. This is currently being further expanded to cover the area surrounding the Bookshop and extending out across the park on the Esplanade. Bikes make life simple STAFF and students at the University of Notre Dame Australia swapped their cars for bikes, running shoes and bus passes when they travelled to work on September 10. Campus Car Free Day was part of Simplicity Week, staged by Notre Dame’s Edmund Rice Centre for Social Justice, from September 8-14. The week focused on making the community aware of how they can contribute to a sustainable future and featured free activities at various venues in and around Fremantle. More than 300 students and staff left their cars at home and found alternative transport. ▲ Edmund Rice Centre lecturer Damien Norris, students David Pickett (Study Abroad) and Julia Jones (Communications), Mayor of Fremantle Peter Tagliaferri and City of Fremantle TravelSmart Officer Piers Verstegan get on their bikes for Campus Car Free Day last month. INSIDE this issue ■ Vice Chancellor’s report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 ■ Russell Hardiman’s book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 ■ Student Host Program ■ Day in the Life of a University Student . .6 ■ Alumni news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 International expert speaks at Notre Dame Acclaimed Peruvian author and speaker Hernando de Soto came to Perth for last month’s Lang Hancock Lecture Series at Notre Dame’s Fremantle Campus. See story page 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 ■ Rugby trip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 ■ Students have a ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 ■ International student wins CPA prize . .8 ■ Master teacher honoured ■ Broome news . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 VICE CHANCELLOR’S report Planning for medical school now well underway THE University of Notre Dame Australia’s application to the Australian Medical Council for accreditation for its proposed School of Medicine was lodged this month. I have invited the Planning Head of the School, Professor Mark McKenna, to provide readers with a report on this great project. Dr Peter Tannock / Vice Chancellor The Kevin Barry Postgraduate Education Scholarship The Kevin Barry Postgraduate Education Scholarship was established in the honour of Kevin Barry, a much loved and respected lecturer who died unexpectedly in 2000. The scholarship, worth $5000 and available to Notre Dame Education graduates, is generously funded by David Barlow, of Social Science Press, the publishers of Mr Barry’s widely used book Beginning Teaching Medical School update By Professor Mark McKenna the desired characteristics of a medical graduate in the 21st century. Establishing a new medical school, Notre Dame has the opportunity to design a course that produces graduates who will practice in areas of unmet need, both geographically and professionally; be ethical and caring; have the learning skills that fit them for practice in the 21st century; and be imbued with the Catholic values of social justice, respect and service. The school promises to be an exciting and innovative addition to the University’s College of Health, and to WA’s health care system. With AMC approval, Notre Dame Plans to open the school in 2005. There is now unequivocal support from the Federal Government for a medical school at Notre Dame with a mix of publicly funded HECS places and private fee-paying places. This support follows expressions of support from the State Health Minister earlier in 2003. The Fremantle City Council has embraced our plans, and has approved the lease of the building currently occupied by the Fremantle Furniture Factory after the factory relocates to new premises early in 2004. The Henry Street building will house the main teaching facility of the new school including problem-based learning, tutorial rooms and clinical skills laboratories. The University Architect is working on plans for these core needs of the school, as well as facilities for the College of Health such as a Health Sciences Library. A feature of the course is the cooperative relationship the University has with Curtin University to provide some of the sciencebased components of the course in the first two years of the degree. Staff appointed in 2003 to work on the project have included a Development Consultant (Professor Adrian Bower, who will become Head of School from 2004), a Project Officer, Professors of Medical Education and Public Health, a Liaison Senior Lecturer and Course Development officer at Curtin University, and a highly qualified nurse working on the important area of clinical skills teaching. Infrastructure planning has mirrored the rapid growth of the University as a whole. The school has moved from one room in the College of Health, to temporarily occupy the old German Consulate building in Mouat St during this development phase. Currently, students in Western Australia who wish to study medicine in the State have no choice as to the type of course they can pursue. By opening a second medical school, the variety of medical educational opportunities available in WA is increased. There are unique features about Notre Dame Australia that complement perfectly and Beyond. The scholarship will be awarded to a student to undertake postgraduate studies in Education. All Notre Dame Education graduates are eligible to apply. Application forms are available from the College of Education office and formal applications should be sent to: Kevin Casey College of Education The University of Notre Dame Australia by 21 November, 2003. NOTRE DAME then and now IN October 1996 the Notre Dame Student Scoops distributed to high schools by then recruitment officer Amanda Wheeler called on Year 12s to get their applications in by the end of the year. Student Scoops said “With the number of applications for courses in 1997 already exceeding expectations, the ‘big tip’ is, if you are considering applying get your application in NOW.” In October 1996 Notre Dame’s Accounting degree was the most recently professionally accredited accounting qualification in Australia, and the Law program had just been officially accredited by the Legal Practice Board. Meanwhile this month, staff at the Admissions Centre have been busy processing applications for places at Notre Dame in 2004. Applications to be considered for first round undergraduate offers closed on 26 September, with a 17 per cent increase on last year’s application numbers. Marketing and Admissions Manager Fleur Hull said “We have been thrilled with the increased demand for our courses for 2004, especially with courses such as behavioural science, counselling, teaching and nursing recording application increases over 30 per cent. There has also been an increase in the academic calibre of applicants, with a greater percentage meeting minimum entry requirements for courses.” Over the next few weeks the Admissions Committee will be assessing applications and academic staff will be conducting hundreds of admissions interviews to see if applicants can demonstrate the personal qualities required to succeed in their course. With significant increases in new students over the past few years, the overall University enrolment figure is expected to increase by over 20 per cent in 2004. In Principio PRODUCED BY: Development Office, The University of Notre Dame Australia EDITOR: Sandy Oliver • DESIGNED BY: Sara Mathieson & Mandy Laurent CONTACT: 19 Mouat Street (PO Box 1225) Fremantle WA 6959 • Tel: (08) 9433 0698 CRICOS PROVIDER CODE: 01032F Fax: (08) 9443 0695 • email: [email protected] • www.nd.edu.au • • PRINTED BY: Worldwide Online Printing If you wish to be removed from the mailing list or if your details are incorrect, please call (08) 9433 0690 2 NEWS in brief n THE University of Notre Dame Australia’s first intake of teacher assistants in the early childhood area has graduated. Forty-one people graduated at a special ceremony at Notre Dame’s Fremantle Campus on August 6. Course Coordinator and College of Education Senior Lecturer Mary Vajda said the course had proved an excellent pathway for some students to go on to a Bachelor of Education course at the University. The course was conducted over six months on weekends. It differed from other teacher assistants courses with its focus on the ethos of the Catholic school and means of supporting the Religious Education program in the classroom. Notre Dame plans to run the course again in 2004. ▲ Mannkal Economic Education Foundation Chairman Ron Manners and Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd Chairman Gina Rinehart with Hernando de Soto (centre). International speaker visits Notre Dame HERNANDO de Soto, a world leader in the international debate on development, capitalism and human rights, spoke at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Fremantle Campus last month. More than 250 people, including business leaders, academics and students, attended the public lecture in the University’s Drill Hall. Mr de Soto is the founder and President of the Institute of Liberty and Democracy in Peru. The Institute is regarded by the leading international magazine The Economist as one of the most important think-tanks in the world. The address was part of the Lang Hancock Annual Lecture Series, presented annually by Notre Dame in conjunction with Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. Mr de Soto was recently chosen by Time magazine as one of the five leading Latin American innovators of the 20th century. Peruvian by birth, he has served as an economist for GATT (General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade), and as Chief Executive Officer of one of Europe’s largest engineering firms. Mr De Soto has published two books – The Other Path, and The Mystery of Capital: ■ A RANGE of equipment has been donated to the University of Notre Dame Australia’s School of Physiotherapy. School of Physiotherapy Head Professor Elizabeth Henley said the equipment – donated by physiotherapist Mark Nodwell – had included plinths, paediatric equipment, traction units, a home gymnasium unit and electrotherapy equipment. She said the generous donation would add to the School’s range of equipment and benefit students. “For example, the home gymnasium unit will be used by physiotherapy students this semester as they learn about methods of muscle training for strength, power and endurance,” Professor Henley said. “Next year when the students learn about electrotherapy they will now be exposed to a wide variety of equipment from the very latest to some with a historical perspective.” Notre Dame’s Bachelor of Physiotherapy program started with its first cohort of students in February 2003. Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else. Notre Dame’s College of Business Dean, Professor George Kailis, said Australia was fortunate to have a speaker of Mr De Soto’s calibre visit and share his ideas. “Mr De Soto is highly regarded internationally as an investigator into the problem of enduring poverty. More than a decade after the collapse of communism, capitalism appears to have failed the majority of mankind. The work of Mr De Soto, and his Institute, is pivotal in understanding not only why poverty is so difficult to overcome, but also provides a guide as to what can be done.” Professor Kailis said Mr De Soto’s work was changing international views about the importance of capital and private property rights in establishing a framework for enterprise and development. Mr De Soto’s lecture challenged many long held views about development as well as providing an insight into the workings of capitalism in Australia. 3 ■ THE University of Notre Dame Australia has recorded its biggest open day attendance in its 12-year history. More than 950 prospective students attended on August 10. Theology professor writes history MANY families would like to write their own histories, but few make it into print. Russell Hardiman, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Notre Dame Australia’s College of Theology, is one man who has succeeded. His weighty book From East To West You “The book is of special value to those interested in the human, economic and spiritual growth at the grass roots level in the Australian nation,” Professor Marchant said. Rev Dr Hardiman, a priest of the Bunbury Diocese, was the first Australian graduate with a Doctorate in Liturgy from Sant’ Anselmo (Rome) in 1970. Besides 25 years of full-time parish ministry he has been lecturing in liturgy in WA since 1981, and has been publishing editor of Pastoral Liturgy since 1970. Rev Dr Hardiman recently returned from the United States where he gave the Sister Josetta Butler Lecture at the Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. Sr Josetta Butler RSN, who died nine years ago, was a former president of the university. Rev Dr Hardiman met Sr Josetta in Rome in 1969 and later worked with her in the US on the American team of The Movement for a Better World. He later became the organiser of the Movement’s Australian team. Rev Dr Hardiman’s address was on Interpreting Gather a People: Being Catholic In Australia Through Eight Generations From The Convict Era To The New Millennium was a project conceived 44 years ago and realised after six years’ work. The 460-page book was officially launched by the Catholic Archbishop of Perth, Most Rev Barry Hickey, at a function at Notre Dame’s Fremantle Campus in June. Rev Dr Hardiman said he wanted to make the book, with more than 300 photos and an extensive index, as userfriendly as possible. “I have a long-term interest in history, and my aim is to give people a sense of pride in where they come from,” he said. “I have put the people in my book into a social context, and many readers will find ▲ Russell Hardiman their story is very similar to my story.” Noted WA academic and French exploration historian Lesley Marchant said the book departs from the usual style of family history, offering a new model which will both enrich the tradition of family history writing, and Australian history. Vatican II 40 Years On: Towards a Better World? notre dame merchandise ▲ Gift Cards (blank inside) Notre Dame print series by artist, Richard Reynolds Ward ▲ Graduation ▲ Satchel (including shoulder strap) - $15 Bear - $40 $12 - Pack of 8 / $6 - Pack of 4 All prices include GST Baseball caps (navy or white) $20 Notre Dame merchandise may be purchased from the Co-op Bookshop - 30 Marine Terrace (cnr of Henry St) , Fremantle • Open Mon-Fri 9am - 5pm For all enquiries and mail orders, please contact the Development Office on (08) 9433 0690 or email [email protected]. www.nd.edu.au/shop 4 ▲ Host program offers friends THE University of Notre Dame Australia’s new Student Host Program is giving students the opportunity to host International and Study Abroad students for a semester or longer. The program was launched in August and within a month more than 60 students had signed up. Student Services Director Tracey Bahen said Notre Dame students came from many different backgrounds and the program was the University’s way of improving interaction and showing hospitality to students from overseas in their initial settling in period. “We hope that through this program newly arrived students from overseas will be able to expand their network of friendships,” Ms Bahen said. “There are also benefits for local students – hosts can learn about another culture and make great new friends.” Student hosts must have been at Notre Dame for more than one semester. The role of a student host includes taking their guest on family outings, inviting them to typical “Aussie” events, making suggestions and providing information on “must see or do” activities, helping with practical shopping ideas and locations and giving a Campus tour and orientation. ▲ Renae Russell, who is studying Theatre Arts and Communications, is hosting Politics and Law student Chenai Mupotsa of Harare, Zimbabwe. Share in our vision Notre Dame relies heavily on the generosity and support of benefactors who believe in what we are doing. You can share in our vision and help Notre Dame achieve its goals by making a bequest in your Will. Making a bequest is an uncomplicated way to help underpin the future growth and development of our unique University and is a gift that will live on, providing long-term benefits for future generations. There are various options when making a gift by bequest. You may allow the University to determine where the money is most needed by making an unrestricted bequest, or you may designate the purpose and state how you would like your gift to be used, by making a restricted or specific bequest. Bequests can also take several forms. They can specify a specific dollar amount, a percentage of your estate, or the remainder of your estate once expenses and gifts to family and loved ones have been distributed. Bequests can include cash, securities, real estate, houses and personal property. If you have already drafted your Will, you can make an amendment to include a bequest to the University of Notre Dame Australia. Making a new Will, or changing your current Will should be done with the assistance of your attorney. If you would like to discuss your options for making a bequest to Notre Dame with complete confidentiality and without obligation, please contact the Development Office on (08) 9433 0692. If you have already included a gift to Notre Dame in your Will, please let us know so that we can enrol you as a friend of Notre Dame, thank you personally and keep you updated on our progress. All information is treated in the strictest of confidence. Student hosts are not required to provide accommodation. Master teacher honoured FORMER College of Education senior lecturer John Carrigg received The University of Notre Dame Australia’s Distinguished Service Medal and a citation from Vice Chancellor Peter Tannock at the mid-year Graduation Ceremony for the Fremantle Campus. Also at the ceremony in the Drill Hall in June, 135 degrees were conferred, and 91 study abroad students received certificates. Evelyne Regnard received the John Ralph Prize for the most outstanding student. Ms Regnard graduated with a Bachelor of Laws with first class Honours and a Bachelor of Arts with High Distinction. Br Carrigg, who taught at Notre Dame for almost eight years, is now in Nairobi, Kenya, working in Catholic teacher training. Dr Tannock said Br Carrigg had been a vital part of Notre Dame in its early development. “He has made a very substantial contribution as a lecturer, research supervisor, research thesis examiner, and academic leader in the fields of education and English literature,” Dr Tannock said. “He has taught hundreds of our students and is greatly admired and respected for the master teacher that he is. He has been a wise, thoughtful and steadying presence in a rapidly changing and evolving institution. We have been very, very fortunate to have him in our community in these formative years.” Before coming to Notre Dame Br Carrigg, a Christian Brother, taught at CBC St. Kilda, St. Kevin’s Toorak, Trinity College, Perth, and Rostrevor College Adelaide. He was Principal of Christian Brothers Highgate, Trinity College and Aquinas College for a total of 20 years. 5 5 NEWS in brief ■ DR Patricia Kailis, a Governor of the University of Notre Dame Australia, has been appointed to the board of the Australian Research Council. The three-year appointment was announced by Federal Education Minister, Dr Brendan Nelson. Dr Kailis, a neurologist and geneticist, is the governing director of the MG Kailis Group and has been a Governor of Notre Dame since 1995. BROOME news First nurses graduate The Archbishop Foley Award, which recognises outstanding service and commitment to the development of the University community, was awarded to a Broome student for the first time. The award was announced at Notre Dame’s Awards Ceremony in Fremantle in April. Maria Pedersen, now an Associate Lecturer at the Broome Campus, accepted the award at the Broome ceremony. Bachelor of Education graduate Merrilee Lands was presented with the inaugural Mary MacKillop Foundation Prize for excellence in teacher education. Ms Lands graduated with High Distinction. Broome Campus Chaplain and Research Fellow Rev Kevin McKelson received an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Rev Kevin McKelson is a linguist and Pallottine priest who has ministered in the Kimberley for nearly 50 years. The passion of his life has been the study of the languages and culture of the local indigenous people. In 1993 Rev McKelson returned to Broome to teach and be Chaplain at the University of Notre Dame Australia. He is continuing his work on the documentation of Aboriginal languages, and on the inculturation of the liturgy. ■ THE Catholic Institute of WA has moved to a new home at the University’s School of Religious Education. The institute, a Church body for more than 26 years, is responsible for religious education and theology at secular universities. The University’s Head of the School of Religious Education, Wayne Tinsey, is also Director of the Catholic Institute of WA. Meanwhile, Associate Professor Tinsey has taken on the role of Acting Director of the Edmund Rice Centre. Dr Peter Harney, the ERC’s Director for the past four and a half years, was farewelled in June. ▲ Nursing graduates Amanda Cahill, Jessica Dawson, Robyn Hatherley, Felicity Hart and Emily Hunter with Prof Doreen McCarthy, the foundation Head of the School of Nursing at The University of Notre Dame Australia. THE first group of Broome Campus nurses graduated in July this year. At the graduation ceremony nine women, including two indigenous students, graduated as nurses with a three-year Bachelor of Nursing degree. A total 63 students graduated this year, comprising 22 in the higher education area and 41 Vocational Education and Training (VET) program participants. Higher education graduates included three with a Bachelor of Business, five with a Bachelor of Education, two with a Graduate Diploma of Education (Primary) and one with a Graduate Certificate in Education (Early Childhood Education). There were also two graduates in Aboriginal Studies, one with a Postgraduate Certificate and one with a Masters. Br Harney has taken three years’ leave of absence from the University. He has joined the Christian Brothers’ international renewal team, working initially in Peru and due to move to London. Notre Dame Vice Chancellor Dr Peter Tannock said the ERC, an integral part of Notre Dame’s mission, had flourished under Br Harney’s leadership and guidance. ■ THE Teaching and Learning Forum will be hosted in 2004 by Murdoch University. Rosemary Thomson, of Notre Dame’s Office of Quality Management, says the forum is a wonderful local opportunity for professional development and participation by the State's academics and postgraduate students. The aim of the forum is to explore issues around seeking educational excellence. The forum has something for everyone, including paper presentations, round table discussions, dynamic exchanges of ideas, practical tips, networking and more. The opportunity to submit a paper to be considered for publication has been extended to 17 November, 2003. For further details contact Rosemary Thomson on 9433 0643, or visit the website http://www.tlc.murdoch.edu.au/tlconference/ ▲ Lloyd Anderson of Narrogin SHS and Amy Doyle of Corpus Christi College with Notre Dame law student Andrew Baker at A Day in the Life of a University Student. Students see a Notre Dame day ABOUT 250 prospective students got a taste of university life at The University of Notre Dame Australia’s fifth annual A Day in the Life of a University Student. Students from Years 10-12 at metropolitan and country schools attended the popular event. Notre Dame’s Marketing and Admissions Manager Fleur Hull said the students who attended were able to see for themselves what university life was all about. 6 ALUMNI news Association poised to grow IN many respects, the challenges that confront the Alumni Association today are similar to those faced by the University just over a decade ago. Like the University in the early 90s, the association is striving to build recognition, provide distinct benefits to its members, establish a solid platform for future growth and development, recruit key personnel committed to developing the association, and add value to the University. It is trying to achieve all these goals with very limited resources. Just as the University has triumphed, the association is poised to overcome these challenges and develop into an integral part of the University. Recognition Recently the association has set about building awareness and recognition among graduates, existing students, and University staff. Soon we will contact all graduates and invite them to register their interest in joining the association’s committee. The association is also promoting itself within the University to ensure that future graduates are aware of the role it plays and the services it offers. The association has been present at the University’s Graduation Ceremonies, and is steadily increasing its presence. Benefits to Members While the association is still in its humble beginnings, it is already providing a number of benefits to members. It has coordinated a number of networking activities and functions which have been well attended, and will continue to offer these as a means of facilitating networking and knowledge exchange among graduates. A new search facility on the website, Alumni Locator, is designed to assist graduates locate and contact their past classmates and other graduates. The association is in the process of finalising a mentoring program called CareerNet, whereby more experienced Alumni can assist new graduates in adjusting to life in the work force. This program should be ready for 2004, with more information released in the coming months. Establishing a Platform for Growth The association has devoted considerable time and effort to preparing its constitution and general regulations documents, which will govern its future and formalise its standing within the University. While these activities are ‘behind the scenes,’ they are essential in laying a solid platform for future growth. ▲ College of Business Key Personnel The association has set about identifying key personnel that will assist in developing Alumni to the next step. These people are a combination of University representatives and past graduates who are willing to take on an active role in the association. If you would like to be involved, we encourage you to email us at [email protected] Adding Value to the University One of Alumni’s primary objectives is to add value to the University, and to support the University in its endeavours. The association is working with various elements of the University to identify activities that can be undertaken to add value in support of the University. We invite you to keep in touch with Alumni by visiting our website at www.nd.edu.au/alumni and to send your ideas and thoughts to us by email at [email protected]. Thank you for your continued support. Yours in Notre Dame, Dan Chesson Representative Dan Chesson Alumni Locator THE Alumni Association recently launched a new search facility on its website. FURTHER INFORMATION Please contact the Notre Dame Alumni Association by email at [email protected] or at PO Box 1225, Fremantle, WA 6959 Alumni Locator aims to help all graduates locate and re-connect with their classmates and friends. To use this service, you must be registered with the association. If you are unsure if you are registered, please visit our ‘Register Online’ page on our website and enter your contact details. Alumni Locator works by taking the information you provide about the person you are trying to locate and searching the association’s database. If the search is successful, Alumni Locator sends an email to that person notifying them that you are searching for them and providing your email address, should they wish to contact you. Alumni Locator does not give out your information to any person without your consent. Unfortunately, Alumni Locator cannot guarantee that every search will be successful. If you feel you’ve lost touch with many of your fellow graduates and would like to re-establish contact with them and find out what they’re up to, then we encourage you to visit the Alumni Locator page on our website (www.nd.edu.au/alumni) and try out our new service - you might be surprised who you will find! Students mix with lawyers THE University of Notre Dame Australia’s final year law students got the chance to rub shoulders with working lawyers at a special sundowner in the city recently. Students mixed with lawyers from firms including Phillips Fox, Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Freehills, Clayton Utz, Minter Ellison and Price Sierakowski. Notre Dame’s Alumni Association organised the event because final year law students were due to start interviews for their articles of clerkship in August. Alumni Association President Toby Hicks said providing opportunities for University 7 alumni to network was an integral part of the work of the association. “The sundowner provided a wonderful opportunity for graduating students to mingle with practitioners and to ask questions about the articled clerk application process and to hear the experiences of those who have been through the process before,” he said. “Maintaining the connection with fellow graduates, and now work colleagues, that started whilst studying at Notre Dame is also very beneficial to our law graduates who work in a close, but competitive industry in the WA legal profession”. First interstate sport trip a success THE University of Notre Dame Australia’s Rugby Union team’s first interstate trip has been hailed a success. Travelling to the Australian University Games in NSW this month, the 7’s lost their first game, won the next six, played in the semi-final and then the bronze medal playoff. Student Services Officer David McLean said throughout the three solid days of competition, all players representing the University did so with great spirit and passion. “They really did do Notre Dame proud,” he said. He said a highlight of the competition had been Notre Dame player Max Tamatoa’s selection for the green and gold team. “His performance placed him in the top ten players in the whole tournament, as decided by the panel of judges on the selection committee. Max scored ten tries during the tournament. “The games were a great experience and, hopefully, next year will see more success from Notre Dame at the Australian University Games which will be held in Perth.” The Rugby Union 7’s are the first team to travel interstate to represent the University in a national competition and were supported by Perth Bone Densitometry. ▲ Students get into the swing of the 2003 ball. Students have a ball BY MELISSA LANDERS THE 2003 Notre Dame Annual Student Ball in the Grand Ballroom at Burswood on September 12 was a huge success with more than 620 people attending. A three-course buffet was served to the sounds of a swing band. After dinner, the DJ had everyone swinging to the latest dance and party music hits, with a few classics thrown in. Afterwards, with the help of some Ruby Room passes and casino vouchers, the fun continued with people enjoying themselves into the early hours of Saturday morning. International student wins CPA prize AN international student from Zimbabwe, Pepukai Gumbo, has won the CPA Australia Prize for the best first year Accounting student at Notre Dame. This is measured by results achieved in Accounting and Managerial Accounting. Mr Gumbo said he chose to study at the University of Notre Dame Australia as it offered him an internationally recognised degree with close links to the United States. He also wanted to study in Australia due to its highly developed economy, and its close proximity to Asia. Mr Gumbo has achieved High Distinctions in Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Managerial Finance, Quantitative Methods and Research Methods. He attended the Winston Spencer Churchill Boys High School in Harare, and was the top Commerce student there and in the top three per cent of students overall. “I have had a long-term interest in ▲ The University of Notre Dame Australia School of Accounting and Finance Head Professor Carlos Correia and Lecturer Professor Derek Parkin hand Pepukai Gumbo his cheque from CPA Australia. An official CPA Australia presentation ceremony was held in August. business and follow current developments in Australia and the global economy,” Mr Gumbo said. “My career goal is to achieve a prominent role in the finance and investment banking sector.” IMPORTANT dates October 29 - Cocktail Party to celebrate Notre Dame’s growth, successes and future aspirations ▲ Notre Dame captain, Callum Ingram, passes the ball as Murray Farquharson looks on against the University of Queensland. November 17-29 - Examinations December 14 - Graduation Ceremony 8