UOW Alumni Network E-News
Volume 17 October 2007
UOW Alumni Network E-News is a bi-monthly email newsletter which keeps you up-to-date with University developments and alumni activities. More information on the UOW Alumni Network is available at www.uow.edu.au/alumni Your suggestions and comments are always welcome. To give us your feedback, email alumni@uow.edu.au
Excellence in Teaching and Learning
UOW is one of only two universities nationwide to achieve top-tier rankings in every discipline category of the Australian Government’s Teaching and Learning Performance Fund for 2008. Full story
UOW Wins National Indigenous Games
The UOW Woolyungah Indigenous Centre team has won this year’s National Indigenous Tertiary Education Student Games. UOW also hosted the event, which attracted a range of Indigenous sporting celebrities and university students from across the country. Read more
Distinguished Alumni Mentor Commerce Students
Twenty-one prominent alumni recently returned to the Wollongong campus to mentor graduating commerce students. Participating alumni took a day out from their busy schedules to share their experience with graduating students in mock job interviews at the inaugural Career Ahead mentoring day. Read full story
Alumni Breakfast Seminar: David Farmer, General Manager Wollongong City Council
Join the Commerce & Business Alumni Network on Wednesday 14 November for their next breakfast seminar in the Opportunity Knocks – Illawarra series. The seminar will feature successful UOW alumnus and new General Manager for Wollongong City Council, David Farmer. Full event details and registration
The UOW Medieval Society Turns 10 Years Old
The UOW Medieval Society (aka the College of St Malachy) will be celebrating tens years of living history with a tournament and feast to be held on Saturday 20 October. Ex-members are encouraged to come along to join in the festivities. For more information, contact Leonie Kirchmajer or visit http://www.sca.org.au/st_malachy/calendar/feastx.html
Want a New Job, a Bigger Salary or Simply Crave Mental Stimulation?
Whether you want to change your career direction, increase your net worth or satisfy your thirst for knowledge, a postgraduate qualification from UOW can open up a world of opportunities. And if you are worried about balancing life, work and study commitments, all postgraduate degrees offered at UOW can be studied part-time. By taking your degree one or two subjects per session it’s easy to balance your life, work and study. Apply for 2008 today! Course information
Volunteers Required for Graduation Ceremonies
Nearly 3000 students will be graduating over 11 ceremonies between 17 and 21 December. Graduation volunteers are required at each ceremony to help greet guests and hand out graduation booklets. For more information or to register your interest, email the Alumni Network
UOW Alumni Library Membership
Alumni Library membership provides you with access to books, CDs, DVDs and electronic resources, such as the ProQuest 5000 database suite, which contains over 5,000 full text journal titles. Expert Library staff are on hand to assist you. More information
Tell Us Your Story
UOW is very proud of its graduates and we are eager to find out about your achievements, career highlights and goals since leaving University. Tell us your story
Is your coast too crowded?
The UOW Master of Science (Coastal Planning and Management) has been developed in response to the rapid population growth in Australia's coastal regions, and the raft of resultant environmental and planning problems. On completion, graduates are able to assess, plan and manage environmental and social issues experienced in coastal regions. Want to make a difference? Apply for 2008 today. Course information
Thinking Prosecutions?
UOW is the only university in the Asia-Pacific to offer a postgraduate program tailored for prosecutors. UOW's unique suite of programs draws on both the Faculty of Law's expertise in professional legal training and the Centre for Transnational Crime Prevention’s network of professional experts. This expertise provides a theoretical and applied basis for meeting the educational needs of those involved in prosecutions. Program information
Asset Management Breakfast – 25 October 2007
The 2007 UOW and ANSTO Asset Management Breakfast is for prospective postgraduate asset management students, individuals and organisations, currently involved in designing and managing assets, and for those looking to be involved in the future. Guest speaker, Matthew Richards, Maintenance Engineer for ANSTO’s new $400 Million OPAL nuclear research reactor, will speak about the technical operation of OPAL and plans for OPAL asset management. UOW’s Senior Lecturer, Dr Richard Dwight will also present on UOW’s exciting asset management program. The breakfast is being held at the American Club, Macquarie Street, Sydney. More information and booking
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