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Convocation

Second Ordinary Meeting 2016Friday, 16 September 2016at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm startat the Banquet Hall, The University Club of Western Australia

Convocation welcomes all graduates and other members of Convocation to the Second Ordinary Meeting.

Guest Speaker: Professor Dawn Freshwater, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Registrar will be speaking on ‘UWA Renewal Project Update’.

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AgendaThe Second Ordinary Meeting of the Convocation of The University of Western Australia, 6.30pm, Friday 16 September 2016, The University Club of Western Australia.

1. Minutes of the First Ordinary Meeting held on Friday 1 April 2016

2. Amendments and motion of acceptance of minutes

3. Business arising from the minutes

4. Correspondence

5. Vice-Chancellor’s report

6. Guild President’s report

7. Warden of Convocation’s report

8. Convocation Officer’s report

9. Audit report

10. Other business

11. Keynote Speaker

12. Q & A session

Guest SpeakerProfessor Dawn Freshwater, Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Registrar, will give a talk on ‘UWA Renewal Project Update’.

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J. Miller, Nikolaos Millios, Marri J. Milton, Eric E. Moxham, Dianne F. Moxham, Maddie D. Mulholland, Chern Ng, Kathryn E. Norris, Nee Nee Ong, Chuan Ong, Angeline L. Ong, Jamie O’Shea, Fiona C. O’Shea, Bianca M. Panizza, Jim P. Paparo, Trudy Parker, Michael T. Partis, Bev Partridge, Ian K. Passmore, Juanita Perez, Fran P. Pesich, Stephen Phelan, Anne P. Pickett, Joan L. Pope, Nancy Populin, Alan A. Porter, Frederick B. Powell, Deidre Powell, Barrie Purser, John Rannisinghe, Kaye Regan, Don Robertson, Peter C. Robinson, Nigel Rogers, Linda J. Rogers, Heather E. Rogers, Kerry A. Ross, Jim B. Rowlands, Graeme Roy, Mona Salim, Johan Salim, Diana M. Salvaris, Taiwo T. Sanusi, Richard D. Schiefler, Jennifer M. Searcy, Enid E. Sedgwick, Susan M. Sharpe, Peter Sharpe, Philip W. Shields, Patricia Shields, Jeanette Shorto, Hilary A. Silbert, Tamas Somosy, Ric Stern, Sandra M. Stevenson, Jonathan B. Strauss, Penny J. Sutherland, John T. T. Tan, Mengwei Tang, Cathy L. Tang, Ray G. Tauss, Jo Taylor, Heng Tho, Roger L. Thompson, Ray A. Thompson, Brenda Tournier, Pauline M. Tremlett, Fiona M. Tremlett, Michael S. Tucak, Paula P. Tunley, David E. Tunley, Jacqueline van Gent, Sheila C. Walker, Ian K. Warner, John Willox, Anne L. Willox, Trea Wiltshire, Mary M. Winter Ivanoff, Allen G. Yeow and Don F. Young

The following members of Convocation asked that their apologies be recorded.Leanne E. J. Abas, Ross R. Abbott, Hugo E. Acosta Martinez, John E. B. Adamson, Tunde O. Adekoya, Diana R. Adler, Mohamed D. Ahmed, Juliet M. M. Albany, Eric D. C. Alcock, Marc G. Alexander, Fiona M. Allan, Annette Allman, Lyneve J. Amoore, Richard J. Anandacoomaraswamy, Con Anastas, Nancy Anastasios, Chris C. Anastasios, Alex C. Anastasios, Rodney C. Anderson, Monica M. Anderson, Maxwell G. Anderson, John A. Anderson, Hazel H. Anderson, Daniel E. Anderson, Caitrin-Jane Anderson, Sheila E. Andersson, Ramon Andinach, Molly C. Angus, Barry B. Angus, Lloyd A. Antulov, Jennifer S. Antulov, Julia Anwar McHenry, Anne S. Appleton, Maria L. I. Arevalo-Vigne, Frank Arfuso, Pooya Arjomandnia, Anthony G. Arkell, Ruth R. Arnel, Catherine A. Arrese, Maki Aruga, Ajanthy Arulpragasam, John Athanasiou, Jennifer A. Atherton, Emily R. Atkins, Diana M. M. Atkinson, Daniel Au, Emily M. L. Austin, Azrie Azman -Arshad, Sarah L. Bagshaw, Alem Bajrovic, Bronwyn T. Baker, Miervaldis Balodis, Annette J. Barbetti, William P. Barbour, Laurel M. Barnard, Cynthia B. Barrett, Ian Barrett-Lennard, Peggy Barrington-Martin, David M. Barry, Angelika P. Bartmanska, Petar Basanovic, Michael P. Basanovic, Courtney E. Basanovic, Bruce G. Baskerville, Steven J. Bayne, Michael E. Beahan, Alan J. Bealing, Wayne F. Beaumont, Andrew R. Beech, Yeow Seang Beh, Lawrence J. Beilin, Leita E. Bell, Matteo E. Bellingeri, Aileen A. Bennett, Deborah D. E. Bennett-Borlase, Rose E. Benson, Debra A.

First Ordinary Meeting Minutes1 April 2016

The First Ordinary Meeting of Convocation was held on Friday 1 April 2016 commencing at 6.00pm in University Club of Western Australia.

The meeting was attended by the following graduates and guests:

Con M. Abbott, Jo M. Agnew, Hatem K. G. Al-Khazraji, Kent Anderson, Paul J. Appleton, Yvonne Ardley, Brian A. Atkinson, Rachima C. R. Bannerman, Bruce B. Barblett, Lynette M. Barker, Irwin P. Barrett-Lennard, Ron Bodycoat, Robert Boggs, Astrid Y. Boggs, Humphrey A. Boogaerdt, Jane Boxall, Jean Brodie-Hall, Andrew E. Broertjes, Margaret A. Brown, Bradley J. Brown, Ross W. Bryant, Stuart M. Bunt, Philip C. Burcham, Peter F. Burke, Joan Burke, Des G. Cain, Maria Calabro, Colin S. Campbell-Fraser, David I. Carr, Paula T. Carroll, Mark L. Carroll, Maria E. G. Carvalho, John Casey, Michael A. Chaney, Margrete Chaney, Terrence U. Cheong, Tat Meng Chow, Anna Ciffolilli, Curtis R. Clark, Alex K. Cohen, Helena Coleman, Peter C. Collier, Dorothy W. Collin, Ryan Cowan, Judith V. Cresp, Kevin J. Crombie, Norma P. Curnow, Ray D. S. da Silva Rosa, Peter Darbyshire, Simon L. Dawkins, Deon de Bruin, Ema Denby de Braganza, Michele Dolin, Les Dowey, Auriel M. Downs, Anthea M. Downs, Timothy J. Dymond, Laurel M. Ellis, Wendy N. Erber, Jocelyn A. Everett, Jim E. Everett, Richard I. Farrar, Felicity W. E. Farrelly, Lynette B. Fernandes, Arthur Ferres, Libby H. Feutrill, Marie G. Finucane, Helen A. Fordham, Peter Forrestal, Michaele E. M. Gardiner, Chantelle Gaskell, Agi K. Gedeon, Peter G. Gilet, Eileen S. Glynn, Jean S. Goh, James P. Gregg, Alison M. Gregg, Jeff Gunningham, Jim R. Gunson, Anne E. Gunson, Claire B. Hadley, Brian C. Haggerty, Syd R. Hall, Lois A. Hall, Douglas J. Hall, Anne K. Hall, Krystyna I. Haq, Chris R. Harkness, Graham K. Harmsworth, David Harrison, Roz M. Hart, Bruce M. Hartley, Dennis J. Haskell, Patricia N. R. Hatch, Bruce T. Haynes, Lynley F. Hewett, Ricki S. Hewitt, Jo M. Hiller, Marisa Hislop, Steve C. Hoath, Gary J. Hoffman, Malcolm J. Hood, Ed Hooper, Betty J. Hooper, Maureen G. Humpage, Rosemary Hunter, Lynette G. Jennings, Rob Johnson, Paul Johnson, Jacqui Joseph-Bowie, Ann S. Kay, Kevin F. Kenneally, Alison Kennedy, Warren M. Kerr, Chneoh C. H. Khor, Susan E. King, Nelly H. Kleyn, Tootsie S. P. Koh, Hwee Ping Koh, Martin D. Landauer, Leith K. G. Landauer, Jill E. Lawson, Eric H. Lawson, Fang Liu, Freda A. Livingston, Quang T. Ly, Richard Lyon, Gary N. Mack, Barbara Main, Raphael Mannel, Jude A. M. Marinoni, Simon L. Marshall, Graeme B. Martin, Julie C. Matheson, Paul J. McCann, Thomas M. McCleery, Carolyn M. McCleery, Doug A. McGhie, Lidia N. McMullan, Michael A. McPhail, Barbara

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Bentley, Haia Ber, Brian K. M. Betts, Sandeep B. S. Bhavanasi, Enzo P. D. Biagioni-Froudist, Sue M. Biddles, Adrian D. Bird, Wendy W. Birman, Peter L. Blake, Robert J. Blennerhassett, William F. C. Blumer, June Boddy, Kieran J. Bogumil, Rodney G. Boland, Maureen Boland, Luke J. Bone, Angharad R. Booth, Elizabeth T. Borrello, Frances D. Boterhoven, Elyse M. Bourgault Du Coudray, Peta F. Bowen, Deborah P. Bowen-Smith, Angela D. Bowman, Sue J. D. Boyd, Don A. Boyd, Gary R. Brabham, Nicola A. Braccia, Diana C. Bradbury, Don D. Bradshaw, John E. Brearley, Royce N. Brennan, Gerry A. Brennan, Anthony F. Bright, Justin L. Brockett, Geoff L. Brooke-Cowden, Agatha Broomfield, Matthew B. Brown, Ivan G. Brown, Ian Brown, John F. S. Browne, David J. Bryant, Annie Buckeridge, Helen M. Budge, Milka Bukilic, Paul E. Bumbak, Mel H. Bungey, Allan H. Burbidge, David F. Burges, Peter D. Burke, Penny Butler, Jean S. O. Butler, Joe D. Butorac, Helen E. Buttfield, Brian F. Byrne, John L. Caddy, Lesley A. Cala, Rosanna Capolingua, Roslyn J. Carbon, Alison A. Carlin, Christopher J. S. M. Carr, Bill M. B. Carr, Angela Carr, John G. Carrigg, Anne Carter, Donella M. W. Caspersz, Adrienne P. Catalano, Robert M. Cavanagh, Florence M. Cawley, Tara L. Celenza, Margaret H. Chambers, Yi X. Chan, Karyn O. L. Chan, Betty M. L. Chan, Crosby S. Chang, Clare M. Chantler, Ty G. Chapman, Tracey M. Chapman, John W. E. Chapman, Mun Cheang, Yew H. Chee, Bradley M. K. Chen, Vivian Cheng, James H. P. Cheng, Barry J. Chesson, Michael W. Chester, Graeme H. Chester, Anne Chester, Victor W. Cheung, Ming Yao Chew, Terence S. H. Chia, Eric S. Chidlow, Stephen Y. F. Chin, Lawrence Chin, Robin L. Chinnery, Shirley T. C. Chong, Peter S. Chong, Edwin T. F. Chong, Ace Choo, Per E. S. Christensen, Sean P. Christie, John G. Christmass, Andrew D. Christophers, Jen L. Chua, James Chua, Chew K. Chua, Martyn L. Churcher, Melita L. Cirillo, Sara H. Clafton, Graeme J. Clarke, Alan J. Clarke, Sasha J. Claughton, Mark C. P. Clifton, Colin F. Clune, Phil A. Cockerill, Patricia M. Coffey, Helen V. M. Cogan, Bill M. Cohen, Marjorie E. Coleman, John W. Collingridge, Michael F. Collins, Doreen Collins, Arthur J. Conacher, Salvatore Coniglio, Mary L. Conroy, Ian F. Cook, Gregory W. Cook, Geoff S. Cook, Diane P. Cook, Danica M. Cook, Bob O. Cook, Roderick Q. Cooper, John F. Cooper, Geoff D. Cooper, Ian H. Coopes, Tim J. Cope, Peter L. Copeland, Peter R. Copley, Patrick N. Cork, Diana E. Corston, Colleen C. Costello, Margot H. Cox, Terry A. Craig, Jane A. Crawford, Geoff J. Crawford, Cristian O. Crisan, Robert A. Cross, Gary C. Crouch, Kenneth J. Cullen, David A. Cullen, Julia Cunningham, Trevor W. Currie, Christine G. Curry, Chloe E. Czerwiec, Claire L. Dafforn-Smith, Jillian Dallimore, Desmond J. Dane-Stewart, Eric P. Danti, Bruce W. Darby, Richard W. Davies, Brett K. Davies, Thomas E. Davis, Judith G. Davis, John K. Davis, Steve J. Davison, Danielle M. Davison, Timothy W. Dawe, Reginald F. Dawson, Bojana de Garis, Julie A. de Jong, Carmel A. De Lima, Thomas A. Deacon, John A. Deacon, Hanifa M. B. Deen, Bernice R. Dent, Vrushali Deshmukh, Montague B. M. Devenish, Tony C. Devitt, Margaret M. Devlin, Natasha Dewani, Rita Di Lello, Nicholas Di Lello, Jo J.

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Marmion, Anthony P. Marrion, Loisette M. Marsh, Gregory S. Martin, Donald J. Martin, Glenda E. Martinick, Audrey C. Martins, John R. Masarei, Danielle M. Masson, Josephine M. Masters, Joyce D. Matson, Andrew P. Mattin, Phillip G. Mattinson, Nelson C. Mauricio, Suzanne J. May, Leonie K. Mayne, Trevor G. Mazzucchelli, Richard H. Mazzucchelli, Brenda G. Mazzucchelli, Rose McAleer, Terence H. McCall, Michael J. McCann, Ian P. McCulloch, Alan J. McCutcheon, Bianca J. McGoldrick, Michael J. McGuire, Nancy L. McKenzie, George A. McLellan, Rodney Mcmanus, Margaret E. McPhee, John M. McPhee, Clare J. McPherson, Shirley I. McWhirter, Bob A. McWilliam, Rebecca L. Meakin, Janice L. Meakin, Adam L. Meath, Wendy S. Merritt, Kim A. Mezger, Ken C. Michael, Rosalie L. Mickan, Neli Micunovic, Bruce S. Middleton, Robert J. Miller, Geoffrey P. Miller, John L. Millett, Katherine C. Mills, Anthony E. Milton, John B. Minchin, Conor H. Mines, Anne Minty, Darryn M. Mitchell, Alice M. Moala, Peter J. Mold, Michael K. Molton, Peta J. Monley, Malcolm D. Monley, John R. Moore, Felicity A. E. P. Morel-EdnieBrown, Valerie J. Morey, Clare E. Morgan, Sidy Morin - Ka, Jordan H. Mortimer, Colleen B. Mortimer, Penny M. Moyes, George L. P. Mullins, Terence E. A. Mulroney, Mark R. Munnings, Colin P. Murphy, Brian E. Mutzig, Bala K. Nadarajah, Mal E. Nairn, Antonio Natale, Jacob K. Nazroo, Peter C. Neesham, Chris Neretlis, Tina J. Newman, Kenneth K. W. Ng, Kah Wai Ng, James S. Ng, Chen Wei Ng, Thao T. P. Nguyen, Tai D. Nguyen, My-Hanh Nguyen, Catherine Nguyen, Jennifer L. Nicolao, Patricia A. Nixon, Pauline C. Norman, Pat G. Nottle, Robert M. Nunn, Terry A. O’Brian, Elise J. O’Connor, Richard M. O’Donnell, John N. O’Donohue, Diane K. O’Flaherty, Stephen S. P. Oh, Hannipoula Olsen, Nicole W. L. Ong, Jin Kar Ong, Ban-Ban Ong, Peter G. Onley, Ana M. A. Orb, Amanda S. Ormerod, Roger E. Overmeire, Sean S. C. Ow, Marjan A. Oxley, David J. Pack, Susannah A. Packer, Ronald Packer, Amrik S. Pala, Silvano Palladino, Janine V. Pallas, Gwendoline M. Pallot, Cameron J. Palmer, Sally A. Pamberger, Hayley L. Panetta, Dina Papas, Wayne D. Parker, Serena C. Parker, Paull V. Parker, Neta P. Parker, Merle E. Parkes, Stirling J. Parks, Margaret E. Parnaby, Samarth S. Patel, Kim B. Paterson, Annie M. Patrick, Andrew Pattamuckil Johney, Leigh C. Patterson, Anne Patterson, Barbara Pauk Filgueira, John A. Paul, Judith M. Paxman, Nick Payne, Jane M. Peacock, Ian R. C. Peacock, Peggy B. Pedersen, Raymond R. F. Pelham Thorman, Fred M. Peppinck, Claire Perrozzi, Graeme J. Perryman, Xuyen T. Phan, Santhosh Philip, George J. Philips, April L. Pickard, Anne M. Pickford, Ray A. Piesse, Bernadette M. Pilkington, Margaret O. Pinchback, Nathalie J. Pires, Kate M. Pitcher, Geoff Playford, Bill A. Plozza, Noel F. M. Plumley, John R. Pluske, Johanna M. Pluske, Julian K. Polain, Michael J. Poli, William E. Poole, Carolyn J. Port, Susan L. Porteous, Ian D. Porter, Mabel Posman, Rhys G. Povey, Cameron T. Power, Corbett J. Poynton, Daryl J. Pranata, Christina Pranata, Nathalie I. Prezet, Melissa Price, Judith A. Priestley, Hannah A. Prins, Aylene R. Quartermaine, Pat G. J. Quilty, Dan A. Quirante, Bryan G. Radden, Noele M. Radford, Bostang Radjagukguk, Dipak L.


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Raghvani, Tanya S. Ramakrishnan, Donalda D. Ramsden, John J. Ranasinghe, Alan E. Randell, Lee C. Ranford, John L. Rayner, Cameron L. Read, Laura D. Reece, Roger J. Reid, Lauren A. Reid, Alex A. Reid, Adam J. Retterath, Lisa M. Reynders, John V. Ricciardo, Janette Richards, Betty V. Richards, Grace F. Richardson, Phillip J. Ridden, Trevor J. Ridgwell, David N. Rigney, Derek L. Rintel, Miguel Ripoll, Mary E. Rippey, John J. Rippey, Leonora L. Ritter, Bruce G. Roberts, Patrick A. Robertson, Jeanette M. Robertson, Joan Robins, Paul H. L. Robinson, Della Robinson, Tony E. Robson, Helen C. Robson, Frank Rochelle, Gina M. I. Rockett, June A. Roe, Michael A. Roeger, Robert J. Rogers, Jenny J. Rogers, Ted L. Rollinson, Volha Romanchik, Melanie Roosendaal, Matthew E. Rootsey, Diana L. Rosman, Anthony J. Ross, Paul Rossen, Rhys M. Rossiter, Gwyneth M. Rothols, Peter N. Rouse, Robin L. Routley, Maxwell H. Rowan-Robinson, Geoffrey N. Rudeforth, Tony L. Ruse, John W. Rutherford, David C. Ryan, Margaret A. Sadler, Barry M. Saker, Robin Salter, Mervyn A. Same, Peter G. J. Samuel, Balram K. Sangar, Melvyn V. Sargent, Sue G. Saunders, Lida Sayadelmi, Jane M. Scanlon, Denisse C. Scasserra, Michael T. Schaper, Eugene Schlusser, Deryck M. Schreuder, Michelle Schwager, Valma J. Scott, John R. Scott, Ray O. M. Scudds, Leah Segal, Allison G. L. Selman, Ahmet K. Sener, John G. Seotis, Gloria H. Seow Han-Khee, Barry J. Sexstone, Sanjutha Shanmugam, Gavin L. Sharp, Duncan A. Shearwood, Kathy B. Shellabear, William K. Sheridan, Faye M. Sheridan, Jill L. Sherriff, Stuart A. Silbert, Peter C. Silinger, Barbara F. Silinger, Carroll P. C. Sim, Winifred A. Simeon, Craig B. Sinclair, Catherine A. Sinclair, Mary T. Skidmore, Michael J. Slattery, Helen D. Slattery, Slobodan Slavujevic, Yiing Sleight, Matthew P. Sloan, Marielle Sloss, Ricki Y. Smith, Ric C. Smith, Patricia Smith, Janet W. Smith, Glenn Smith, Kathryn L. Smithies, Bradley A. Snell, David P. Snowdon, Dominic D. Soh, Coralie S. Solomon, Sachiko Sone, Ewe Koon Soon, Vivien L. Spiccia, Leone Spiccia, Cornelia H. Staats, Conway I. Stacey, Beryl N. Stacey, Gerrit A. Stafford, Ryan J. Staniforth, Rodney Steed, Robin C. Stellamanns, Ilarion Stepatschuk, Judith A. Stephens, Ruth M. Stephenson, Michelle D. Stephenson, Trevor M. Still, Peter J. Stirling, Ellen K. Stoddart, Bryant A. R. Stokes, Lynda A. Strawbridge, Deborah A. Street, Don H. Strempel, Paulus H. L. Sui, Denise L. Sullivan, Bob B. Summers, Peter R. Sunman, Janet E. Sunman, Alexander E. Sunman, Adam B. Surjan, Margery E. Sutherland, Tom W. Sutton, Antony J. Svilicich, Murray G. Swain, John G. Syminton, David C. Tait, Richard Tan, Michelle W. L. Tan, Lee S. Tan, Jason J. Tan, Hui Lin Tan, Ai L. Tan, Adam J. Tan, Anqiang Tang, Tangea D. Tansley, Heidi M. Tarchini-Glegg, Algimantas P. Taskunas, Nicholas K. Tay, Mei-Ling Tay-Kearney, Tracy L. Taylor, Roger R. Taylor, Noel E. Taylor, Michael J. Teare-Williams, Mary E. Telfer, Kean Guan Teoh, Diana M. Teplyj, Richard C. Thomas, May M. P. Thomas, Andrew W. Thomas, Allan D. Thomas, Adrian K. Thomas, Peta M. Thompson, Elysia Thornton-Benko, Robert E. Thorogood, Neville A. Threlfall, Ray L. Thurloe, Julia K. Thurloe, Stephen Tilinger, Daina S. Timermanis, Tze L. Ting, Chai L. Ting, Moe K.

Tiong, Lucila C. Tito Tadeo, Albert H. Tognolini, Yvonne C. Town, Ronald M. Townsend, Paul A. Townsend, Mary L. Townsend, Vanessa Tran, Teresa Tran, Ron E. Travanner, Leigh D. Travers, Malcolm L. Treadgold, Claire Treeby, Christine L. Trenorden, Mathew A. T. Trinca, Gillian M. Tucak, Charles M. Tucak, Leisa J. Turner, Peter M. Twiby, Chumith C. Ukwattage Don Siriwardana, Samantha M. Urquhart, John M. Urquhart, Andrew M. Urquhart, Paul A. Vajda, Deborah S. van Velzen, Christine D. Venables, Marco V. Vittiglia, Eva Vlahov, Paul Vogel, Pauline G. Von Karlowitz, Freddie K. F. von Schmidt, Van-Van Vu, Petar Vujovic, Ron J. F. Waddy, Ian J. Waite, Diana J. Wald, James G. Walker, Scott Walkinshaw, Jim A. Wall, Arjuna Wallooppillai, Teresa A. Walsh, Brian B. Walsh, Bernard Walsh, Hong Y. Wang, Hon Sen H. S. Wang, Lynley C. Ward, Lionel E. Ward, Kerry R. Wark, Robin R. Warren, Matthew J. Warrier, David Watkins, John R. Watson, Nicole K. Watts, James P. Watts, Don W. Watts, David J. Waycott, Cara A. Webling, Geoff L. Webster, Maxwell R. Weedon, Roy L. R. Weerasekera, Greg A. Wells, Katrina M. West, Duncan J. Whitcombe, Robert S. White, Maurice C. White, Kevin J. White, Debbie J. Whiting, Ronald L. Wilkie, Phyl E. Wilkin, Jim F. Williams, Gary G. Williams, Carolyn Williams, John D. Williamson, Anthea Williamson, Brian J. Willis, Rodney M. Willox, Steve G. Wilson, Jane Wilson, Erin M. Wilson, Mary Maude Winter, Laurie V. Winthrop, Caroline J. Winwood, Keren L. Witcombe, Shirley Withers, Peter L. Wittkuhn, John R. M. Wolfe, Hannah W. A. Wolfe, Michael S. Wong, Connie C. F. Wong, Bert J. Wong, Graham E. M. Wood, Edit K. Wood, Roy Woodall, Robert B. Wright, Peter L. Wright, Malcolm Wroth, Madeline Wu, Henry Wu, Ray B. Wyatt, Jeannette M. Wyber, Ming G. Xu, Ami Xu, Ghialy Yap, John R. Yates, Alex S. Yeoh, Alex C. Yoong, Stephen F. York, Robert Yu, Albert Yuen, Christine M. Zaicou-Kunesch, Juris Zalitis, Marousia Zhang, Ann Zuber and Elena N. Zuvela

Ms Juanita Perez Convocation Officer as Secretary


1. Welcome

In opening the Second Ordinary Meeting for 2016, the Warden of Convocation, Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM, welcomed the following guests:• Chancellor Dr Michael Chaney AO CitWA• Former Chancellor, Clinical Professor Alex Cohen AO• Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Johnson • The Guild President, Maddie Mulholland• The Deputy Warden of Convocation, Mr Paul McCann AM • Members of the UWA Senate• Members of Convocation Council• The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Community & Engagement)

Professor Kent Anderson, and • all the members of Convocation, including their guests

and friends

The Warden then declared the meeting open at 6.03pm.

2. Apologies

The Warden noted apologies from Former Chancellor and Governor, Dr Ken Michael AC CitWA and Mrs Dorothy Hatch, and over 900 other members of Convocation.

3. Minutes of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2015

A copy of the minutes of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2015 held on Friday, 18 September 2015 appeared at Attachment A of the First Ordinary Meeting 2016 booklet.

The Warden reported that just prior to the meeting, he was informed that there was one slight error in the minutes where it records question 2 being asked by Ross Graham rather than Ross Bryant.

He then asked whether any other amendments were required to the minutes. Emeritus Professor Dennis Haskell AM stated that he believed that the summary of the Chancellor’s response on page 16 question 9 regarding the new branding campaign could more accurately be described as “we would have to wait to see if it was a success or not, because it would be tested on enrolments.”

It was agreed that these corrections should be made to the minutes.

The motion to accept the minutes of the Second Ordinary Meeting 2015 held on Friday, 18 September 2015 with these corrections, was proposed by Mr Jim Paparo and seconded by Dr Joan Pope OAM. The motion was carried.

4. Business arising

The Warden reported that at the last Ordinary Meeting of Convocation, rather than receiving individual questions after each speaker, a Q&A session was held at the end of the meeting. Following that meeting, an email was sent to all those who attended the meeting seeking their views on whether to continue having that Q&A session. Given the positive response to this initiative, a decision was taken to once again hold a Q&A session at the end of this meeting.

Last year attendees were also asked for their views on the best commencement time for the Ordinary meetings. Because the results were inconclusive, the Warden asked those present to indicate their preference for the commencement time by completing the appropriate question on the one-page questionnaire that was enclosed within the agenda booklet.

Feedback was also received last year from many who attended the meeting regarding the music provided before and after the meeting by UWA graduates. Some thoroughly enjoyed the music while others indicated that they preferred to catch up with friends and colleagues without being distracted by music during these periods. Again, the Warden asked all those attending the meeting to provide their views on this issue.

5. Correspondence

The Warden reported that the largest number of emails and letters received since the last Ordinary Meeting have been in relation to news of the kidnapping in Burkina Faso earlier in the year of two UWA graduates, Dr Ken Elliott and his wife, Jocelyn Elliott. He indicated that both had worked tirelessly over the past 40 years to provide healthcare services to the impoverished people in the remote area of Djibo close to the border with Mali. Thankfully during the first week of February, Jocelyn had been released following mediation undertaken by the staff of Niger’s Foreign Minister.

At the request of the Australian Government, the University had made no public comment regarding the Elliotts while negotiations continue for the safe return of Dr Ken Elliott. For that reason, graduates may not have seen any mention of this in the press. Negotiations were still underway and the Warden indicated that the Australian Government was still hopeful of a satisfactory outcome.

He stated that most of the other correspondence received by the Convocation office conveyed the concerns of graduates regarding the reputation of the University after reading the adverse news reports appearing in the media. The Warden stated that he had responded to all the emails and letters individually, and that these issues would be addressed in


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the reports presented at the meeting which hopefully would address many of thes concerns.

6. Results of Convocation Elections for Warden, Deputy Warden, Members of the Council of Convocation

The Warden stated that Convocation elections are held annually for the positions of Warden, Deputy Warden and seven members of the 21 Council of Convocation. He indicated that the Warden and Deputy Warden are elected for one-year terms and each member of Council is elected for a three-year term. Late last year an additional position become vacant on Convocation Council due to the resignation of a Councillor whose changed arrangements in her employment resulted in the need to travel frequently to Melbourne for extended periods. To obtain greater efficiencies in the conduct of Convocation elections, during 2013 Convocation Council took the decision to outsource this function to the WA Electoral Commission and the arrangements remained in place for the recent election.

Election of Warden The Warden announced that this year there had been two nominations for the position of Warden and the WA Electoral Commission had recently advised that he had been re-elected as the Warden of Convocation for another one-year term. The Warden thanked those who believe that his continuity in this role was beneficial especially during the implementation of the Convocation Council’s reform program.

Election of Deputy WardenThe Warden then reported that Mr Paul McCann AM, Deputy Warden of Convocation for the past three years, had decided not to continue as Deputy Warden and therefore did not contest this election. This was due to the overlapping roles of his other voluntary commitments including his election as the WA President of Ice Hockey Australia and Western Australia’s National Delegate to Ice Hockey Australia which required frequent interstate travel. Three nominations were received for the vacant position and the WA Electoral Commission has recently advised that Dr Joan Pope OAM was elected as Deputy Warden for a one-year term.

The Warden congratulated Dr Pope on her election.

Elections for members to the Council of ConvocationThe Warden indicated that normally there are elections for seven positions each year, but due to the resignation of one member of Council late last year, there are currently eight positions vacant on Council. He stated that after the completion of counting, the WA Electoral Commission advised that the following candidates had been elected as members of the Council of Convocation:• Dr Libby Feutrill• Dr Susan King• Councillor Julie Mathieson• Dr Agi Gedeon• Dr Doug McGhie• Ms Nee Nee Ong• Dr Mark Andrich• Mr Peter Robinson

The Warden congratulated all the new Councillors and then paid tribute to the following members of Convocation Council who completed their terms this year:• Mr Paul McCann AM as the Deputy Warden• Mr Robert Johnson• Mr Chuan Ong• Mr Ian Passmore OAM• Mr Ashok Desai

On behalf of Convocation Council, the Warden thanked each of these retiring Councillors for their contribution over the time they have been on Council: • to Mr Paul McCann AM, who had undertaken the role of

Deputy Warden and Convenor of the Statutes Committee for the past three years

• to Mr Robert Johnson, for his wise counsel as an active member of the Membership and Engagement Committees as well as his work on the Strategic Planning Working Group

• to Mr Ian Passmore OAM for contributing his knowledge of the University and associated organisations

• to Mr Chuan Ong and to Mr Ashok Desai for contributing their business expertise in their efforts to make Convocation more financially self-sufficient.


7. Vice-Chancellor’s report

The Warden next invited Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Johnson, to present his report. A copy of the text of the Vice-Chancellor’s report appeared at Attachment B of the First Ordinary Meeting 2016 Booklet.

In his address Professor, Paul Johnson highlighted the following items that related to his report.

Overall Performance of the University in 2015The Vice-Chancellor stated that based on many indicators, 2015 was the most successful year that this University had had in its more than a century of achievement. The University had moved up one place in the academic ranking of world universities, an international recognition of research excellence, and over 50 places in the Times Higher Ranking of Universities. Its receipt of competitive research grant funding from the Australian Research Council and National Health and Medical Research Council had also increased. By all these measures, UWA’s research performance which was already at an exceptionally high level, had improved yet again.

The Vice-Chancellor then outlined how the University assesses the educational activities of the University. He stated that all students are asked to complete regular surveys to provide their feedback on the standards of teaching. Every student is asked to fill in a survey at the end of each semester for every unit that they’ve studied. In 2015, the results from these internal surveys of students indicated an improvement for the fourth year in a row.

The Vice-Chancellor said that that was a reflection of the huge amount of effort put in by the academic staff and indeed the professional staff of the University to ensure that students at UWA get the very best teaching that we are able to offer, that they prosper and benefit from that teaching and therefore position themselves for their future careers wherever those careers take them. He also indicated that once UWA students graduate, they enter the labour market with the highest graduate salaries for new labour market graduate entrants of any university in Australia, which is again a tremendous measure of success.

Engagement with the CommunityThe Vice-Chancellor then referred to the third pillar of the University’s activities - engagement with the community. Last year in 2015, the University was responsible for the largest public cultural event in the state’s history conducted as part of the Perth International Arts Festival. He indicated that the Giants, the public art element at the opening of the Perth International Arts Festival, brought 1.4 million people into the centre of Perth over a three-day period. He cited this as another indication of the value that the University puts back

into the community in Western Australia. Professor Johnson stated that if there was no UWA, there would be no Perth International Arts Festival, there would be no events such as the Giants or, as this year, the event that opened the festival, Home, down on Langley Park which was a celebration of the state’s history over the millennia, a celebration articulated by artists who are all Western Australians. The Vice-Chancellor stated that 2015 was a remarkably successful year for the University across all these key areas.

Securing Success White PaperThe Vice-Chancellor then said 2015 was also a year with challenges, and that the most significant challenge for this university is the challenge of sustainability. He asked how we could ensure that UWA, which has served the state of Western Australia and the people of Western Australia for more than a century, would continue to serve the people of Western Australia over the next century? According to the Vice-Chancellor, at present, the University is not in a financially sustainable position. He stated that while the University was not established to make money, it had to generate the funds that would allow it to undertake the research, provide the teaching and engage with the community in the future at least to the same extent that we have done in the past and ideally to a greater extent. He stated that UWA wants to provide even better educational opportunities for students; it wishes to undertake even more high impact research; and wants to have even deeper engagement with the communities here in Western Australia which support and interact with the University.

The Vice-Chancellor said that in order to achieve these objectives, the University would need to make sure that it has adequate internal resources. He recalled that last year at the same period, Federal Parliament was in the middle of a debate about University Funding Reform. Although that debate has faded, the Vice-Chancellor, as a reminder, pointed out that the cuts of 20% in public funding for domestic undergraduate students proposed in the 2014 budget, were still written into the forward financial estimates of the Government and might still be introduced through Parliament. He suggested that If that happened, then UWA along with every other university would suffer a serious major financial hit.

The Vice-Chancellor then indicated that in October 2015, he produced a paper called Securing Success which is available on the University’s website. He stated that it set out aspects of the University’s resource position; how UWA earns money, how UWA spends that money, how the University allocates that spending across different areas of activity and some of the challenges that ensue from that pattern of earning and spending. He noted that the pattern has changed over time, largely because the external environment has changed and the information in the paper showed that compared to our


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peers, the other group of eight universities, UWA has lower revenue per student and higher staffing costs than these universities. The Vice-Chancellor stated that if UWA has higher costs and lower revenue then it does not have the same amount of free resources to invest in scholarships, to invest in new academic positions, to upgrade the buildings, and to spend the ever-growing amounts required for information technology.

The Vice-Chancellor indicated that the paper set out the circumstances that UWA needed to address. In February, he launched a proposal around renewal which aimed to reposition the University to ensure that it would have a sustainable future. He indicated that there is still a lot to be done around renewal, as the University Senate had only recently endorsed the proposals for the renewal program which would guide activity through the rest of this year.

The Vice-Chancellor stated that while the fundamental purpose of the University is an academic purpose, it cannot carry out this fundamental purpose unless it has the resources to do it. UWA would be a hollow institution if it were to become nothing more than a label, nothing more than an image, nothing more than an historical memory. The Vice-Chancellor said that it is his responsibility, and that of everyone associated with the University, to ensure that the future of the University is stronger, even stronger than it has been in the past. He stated that the actions contained in the renewal program are aimed towards that end.

UWA SportsThe Vice-Chancellor then reported on actions the University has taken around UWA Sports. Up until 1996, because of legislation concerning voluntary student unionism and the funding of student unions, the Guild was responsible for student activities including sporting activities. In 1996, an independent incorporated association called UWA Sports and Recreation was established to run the sporting activities of the University which effectively split the Guild away from sports and recreation. This, the Vice-Chancellor said, was done to respond to legislation.

Over time, that organisation has provided great service. However, over the last couple of years, the Vice-Chancellor stated that he had received feedback particularly from graduates of the University who have a deep involvement with the sports clubs regarding a sense of dissatisfaction about the way in which UWA Sports and Recreation was supporting the sporting activities of the University. As a result, a major review of UWA Sports and Recreation was undertaken, and it proposed a fundamental change. In June of last year, UWA Sports and Recreation was dissolved and a new entity, UWA Sports which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the University was established. A new General Manager was appointed to

UWA Sport and now we have integration of UWA sporting activities and facilities through UWA Sports.

Review of CoursesThe Vice-Chancellor then highlighted the review of courses that were undertaken last year. At the beginning of 2012, the University introduced an entirely new curriculum and collapsed over 60 separate undergraduate degrees into just four principal Bachelor’s degrees in Arts, Design, Commerce and Science. Three years later, the University had its first cohort of students graduating from that program. It undertook a review in the latter part of last year with independent reviewers from both Melbourne and Sydney as part of the review panel. The Vice-Chancellor said that it was a very illuminating review as it showed that students really like the structure of the program and the fact that they can make for themselves a program of study within the structures of the degrees that provide them unique opportunities to pursue their interests and enthusiasms and indeed to position themselves in the labour market.

The Vice-Chancellor reported that the review also showed that in some respects, we were providing too much choice. He then stated that the University would be doing some work to ensure that students have opportunities to be clearly guided through the degrees, but not have their choices constrained.

The Warden thanked the Vice-Chancellor for his report and noted that the Vice-Chancellor would take questions on his report during the Q&A session later in the meeting.

8. Guild President’s report

The Warden invited the Guild President, Ms Maddie Mulholland, to present her report to Convocation. Miss Mulholland spoke to her report, a copy of which was provided at Attachment C of the First Ordinary Meeting 2016 agenda booklet.

Ms Mulholland commenced her talk by first outlining the activities of the Guild. She stated that the Guild is a vibrant hub of student innovation, creating incredible student culture. For 103 years, the Guild has been a strong voice for students, communicating their feedback and ideas to the University. The Guild has supported students and provided them with opportunities to engage with peers and become more employable, and chances to try new things and have fun. She stated that 2016 was proving to be no different, and that the Guild was continuing to stride forward with new initiatives and priorities to give students a complete experience and ensure students have a fantastic time while studying at UWA, getting the support they need in a challenging part of their life.


PROSHMs Mulholland reported that in a fortnight the Guild would be celebrating the 85th year of the important and memorable UWA tradition, PROSH, with this year’s theme being “Pursue ImPROSHable”. Students were using the new Club Collaborative Zone to finalise the work and layout of the newspaper.

Pelican MagazineIn addition to the annual PROSH newspaper, the other publication the Guild produces is Pelican, the student magazine. Ms Mulholland informed us that The Guild’s Pelican editors are building on the work of previous editors to pull Pelican into the digital world and have the capacity to share their content with current and past students, as well as the broader community. Ms Mulholland encouraged all to visit the website for the Pelican at www.pelicanmagazine.com.au.

Club Collaborative ZoneIn February, Ms Mulholland was delighted to co-open the new Club Collaborative Zone with former Guild Councillor and UWA graduate, Mrs Janet Holmes à Court AC. The new Club Collaborative Zone is a facility that is designed for the 138 clubs and societies affiliated with the Guild.

The Club Collaborative Zone contains meeting rooms, production spaces, work and collaboration spaces, and storage to provide a home base and innovation incubator for student activity at UWA. It is one of the only facilities of its type in Australia. The Guild is proud to be leading the way in fostering the innovative and exciting student culture that is so unique to UWA.

She stated that the next refurbishment project is the Tavern, in advance of its 100th anniversary next year.

In the first four months of the year, the Guild had already had extremely high levels of engagement with students. Ms Mulholland shared some figures to show what students are involved in:• The Guild currently has 138 affiliated Clubs and

Faculty Societies;• Who collectively had 8,431 sign-ups at O-Day alone;• And who have run 166 events so far this year, excluding

small discussion groups and stalls;• Guild Volunteering has been inundated with interest, and

currently has 207 community partners, and 70 volunteering roles currently listed;

• The Guild is aiming for a target of 10,000 volunteering hours this semester;

• The Student Assist team have helped students with 158 cases of academic, welfare and financial support.

• They have also handed out over 11,000 free Guild diaries!

Ms Mulholland stated that the Guild’s major education campaigns and projects are:• Working to get the best outcomes for students in the UWA

Renewal Project;• Providing ongoing student input to the implementation of

the Review of Cycle 1 Courses and the new university-wide Assessment Policy;

• Identifying facilities around campus that are in need of upgrade and helping with the vision for this campus;

• Contributing to the development of an easier special consideration procedure;

• Working with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Education, Alec Cameron, to continually improve teaching quality and involve students in this process;

• Supporting the redevelopment of the Reid Library Collaborative study and work zone;

• Providing input on the student concerns of a new Academic Calendar;

• Producing a “Know Your Rights” guide to University policies;

• Opposing Fee Deregulation and any reduction to funding of the higher education sector; and

• Supporting Faculty Societies with any faculty-specific issues.

She stated that these were just the Guild’s significant projects, and that they have many smaller, ongoing ones. The Guild uses surveys and forums to collect data on what students need, and works hard with the University and Faculty Societies to put students first on the agenda.

The Guild also offers food and beverage services to students, right from Orientation through to their graduation ceremony – and they have been making significant improvements to their offerings based on continual feedback from students and the University.

Outside of the day-to-day activities of students, she stated that the Guild also works with Convocation Council to enhance the transition between being students to being graduates. The main project the Warden and the Guild President would be carrying out throughout 2016, is developing a way for students involved in Guild clubs to continue their connection to that interest area once they become graduates. They see this as a great way for graduates to maintain their connections with their peers, students who have similar passions and the University. Ms Mulhollandsaid she hoped that by the time she attends the Second Ordinary Meeting this year, she would have more information on how to make this happen!

The Guild is also working on a Guild Alumni Network to bring together the campus leaders over their 103 year history.


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To wrap up her presentation of the evening, Ms Mulholland played a video that one of the Guild clubs – WASTV – created on O-Day. WASTV filmed this video on equipment that they were able to purchase from an Alumni Funds Grant. Ms Mulholland said of the video that she thought it exemplified the excitement of student life and the importance of the UWA Student Guild.

The Warden thanked the Guild President for her report and again asked the audience to hold their questions until the Q&A session later in the meeting.

9. Guest speaker

Due to his ministerial commitments, the guest speaker for the evening, the Honourable Peter Collier MLC the Minister for Education, Aboriginal Affairs and Electoral Affairs, arrived at 6.30 pm and was scheduled to depart no later than 7.30pm. As a result, the Warden invited the Minister to deliver his address “The Role of the State in Higher Education”. This was recorded and is available on the Convocation website at www.convocation.uwa.edu.au

The meeting resumed after the Minister’s address.

10. Warden’s report

The Warden, Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AM, spoke to his report. A copy of the Warden’s Report appeared at Attachment D of the First Ordinary Meeting agenda booklet.

The Warden indicated that an electronic version of the agenda reports was now available on the Convocation website one week before these meetings so that graduates could peruse them if they wished before coming to the meeting. He stated that this overcomes the substantial cost involved in mailing the agenda booklet out to all graduates whilst still enabling graduates to access this information prior to the meeting.

Rather than going through his report in detail, the Warden briefly highlighted a number of important developments that Convocation Council has addressed on behalf of graduate body since the last Ordinary Meeting.

The Warden stated that an important part of Convocation’s role is to keep graduates informed of developments at UWA and to provide feedback to the University on those issues that impact on graduates and other members of Convocation.

Like all organisations, UWA now uses a variety of electronic and printed material to communicate with its stakeholders. Finding the right balance between these communication channels is one of the current challenges being considered by the University.

Over the past 12 months, a number of reviews have been initiated to ensure that the University is achieving the optimum balance in fully informing those graduates who wish to be informed without unduly annoying those do not wish to be bombarded by emails, letters and magazines from UWA.

UWA Magazines Review One of the most important of these reviews with respect to communicating with graduates was that initiated by the University to evaluate the magazines that it produces, including the Uniview magazine that is distributed to all graduates. He stated that Professor Terri-ann White, the Director of UWA Publishing, was appointed to undertake this review.

As the elected representatives of graduates, Convocation Council has been one of the main groups consulted as part of the review, in order to provide feedback on the content, format and timeliness of Uniview.

During the course of the review, he indicated that Professor White had met with Convocation Council on two occasions and had two further meetings with key members of Council. In addition, an appropriately qualified member of Convocation Council, Mr Jim Paparo, was invited to be a member of the Review Committee chaired by Professor White.

Based on the feedback derived from these consultative sessions, one of the key recommendations arising from the review is for UWA to continue with printed editions of Uniview but to have it linked to a website in a similar manner to the Bostonia magazine produced by the University of Boston for its graduate community. He indicated that his written report detailed the website address for the Bostonia for those members interested in this example.

Review of Friends GroupsAnother recent review undertaken of interest to graduates, was the review of Friends Groups announced by the Vice-Chancellor at the Second Ordinary Meeting for 2015. This review, conducted by UWA Senator Dr Sue Boyd, aimed to identify the role and functions of the various Friends Groups and to prepare recommendations on the resource requirements and support these Groups require to effectively undertake their functions.

Dr Boyd’s report was considered by the Senate on 14th March and has now been distributed to all interested parties. He indicated that this report would be considered by Convocation Council at its next meeting.

Review of University ActsAnother significant review which is understood to be underway is the review of the legislation governing UWA – the UWA Act.


The Warden stated that during 2015, the University was informed that the State Government was undertaking a review of all the Acts that govern the arrangements for each university in Western Australia. The catalyst for this review were requests received from Curtin and Murdoch Universities for amendments to be drafted to their legislation to meet their future needs for development on their respective sites.

Since then, the terms of reference of the review was widened to consider many other aspects including the size and composition of the governing councils of each University. He indicated that full details of what is proposed would only become publicly available once the proposed amendments to the legislation for each university were tabled in State Parliament. The latest advice received from the State Government was that this was unlikely to occur before May 2016 due to a back-log of other legislative priorities.

However, the Warden stated that once details of these proposals were publicly released, Council would keep graduates informed on the implications for Convocation.

Review of Graduation CeremoniesAnother review mentioned by the Warden was that being conducted to evaluate arrangements for the graduation ceremonies undertaken each year at UWA. This was prompted by the significant increase in the number of graduation ceremonies resulting from the new course structure with many students now obtaining both an undergraduate and post-graduate qualification (and therefore attending two graduation ceremonies).

The Warden stated that as a result the number of graduation ceremonies had increased from 7-10 ceremonies in past years, to 23 ceremonies this year. The time and resources required from University personnel to attend and manage this number of ceremonies has become the catalyst for an evaluation of how to improve the process whilst ensuring that the unique UWA graduation experience is maintained and hopefully enhanced.

He indicated that a Working Group had been established with representatives from all sectors of the University involved with organising graduation ceremonies. Chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Community & Engagement Professor Kent Anderson, this Group also includes representatives of all stakeholders including the Student Guild and Convocation. The Warden mentioned that the review is still underway with specific improvements being trialled at individual graduation ceremonies held during 2016 with a view to more permanent arrangements being implemented during 2017.

Convocation DayThe Warden stated that Convocation Day celebrates the anniversary of the first meeting of Convocation which was held on 4th March 1913. This year, Convocation Day fell on a Friday in a week surrounded by graduations. As a result, a decision was taken to undertake only a low-key celebration with the intention to plan a major event for next year, when Convocation Day will fall on a Saturday.

He announced that this year Convocation commenced an annual tradition by inviting the President of the Guild to plant a tree on the campus to symbolise the close working relationship between Convocation Council and the Students Guild. A native red flowering gum tree was planted by UWA’s 103rd Guild President, Ms Maddie Mulholland, in a location between the UWA Guild Tavern, Refectory and Shenton House.

The Warden indicated that an annual tree planting ceremony to celebrate Convocation Day is fitting for a University known for its beautiful grounds. The timing is also apt, with the event falling at the same time as UWA graduation ceremonies – ceremonies where graduands receive their degrees and automatically become members of Convocation.

He indicated that planning has already commenced for Convocation Day next year with the objective of encouraging all graduates to return to UWA by having a Saturday full of activities.

Strategic PlanAt the last Ordinary Meeting, the Warden reported on another initiative - the development of the Strategic Plan as a “work in progress”.

He was therefore delighted to announce the approval of` the Strategic Plan by Convocation Council and a summary one-page version was included in the Agenda Booklet and on the Convocation website for the information of Convocation members.

He indicated that the Plan is based on the key initiatives outlined in UWA’s Strategic Plan and is directly linked to the sections of the UWA Act and Statutes which designate the roles and functions of Convocation.

In parallel with the development of this Strategic Plan, he indicated that Convocation Council had taken a decision to re-align its committee structure so that they could more effectively deliver the desired outcomes of the Strategic Plan. As a result, Convocation Council was looking forward to fully implementing these plans once the new Council commenced its deliberations at their next meeting.


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11.ConvocationOfficer’sreport

The Convocation Officer’s report appeared as Attachment E of the First Ordinary Meeting 2016 booklet. This report contains a list of graduates whose whereabouts have become unknown since the last Ordinary Meeting. Those attending the meeting were asked to review the list and to notify the Convocation Officer, Ms Juanita Perez, if the contacts details of any graduates listed in this report were known to them.

12. Other business

Convocation Medal to Ms Trea WiltshireAs the first item of Other Business, the Warden indicated that he wished to honour a special individual who has over the past 23 years worked with Convocation and many Wardens, reporting news, events and activities about UWA, its staff, students and graduates.

As Editor and journalist of Uniview since its inception in 1993, he announced Ms Trea Wiltshire had been an integral part of both the University’s and Convocation’s efforts to communicate the value and significance of UWA’s role as the State’s premier tertiary education institution.

He stated that Trea had been in this role for so long, that it was hard to imagine that she had a life before Uniview. However, he then provided a brief overview of her life before settling in Western Australia, including details of her birth in China, her childhood in Africa and her education at Rhodes University in South Africa and her return to the United Kingdom.

He stated that while she commence her career as a journalist in the United Kingdom, she subsequently relocated to Hong Kong where she went from reporting for the English language South China Morning Post and editing features for the Sunday Post Herald in Hong Kong, to editing in flight magazines for Malaysian Airlines, Singapore Airlines and Thai International, and writing the first of many books.

Since her arrival in WA as a freelance journalist in the early 1970s, Trea had built a strong journalistic reputation within the community as Editor of ARTIFACTS, the journal of the Cultural Development Council; Arts Editor of The Western Mail newspaper; Publicist for the WA Ballet Company; Editor of WA Ballet News; Publicist for the WA Museum; Editor of the publication ‘Your Museum’; Perth correspondent for Vogue Living; freelance travel writer for Cathay Pacific’s ‘Discovery’ magazine, the Sheraton Hotel’s Marco Polo Sojourn, the Hong Kong Tatler, and the Far East Traveller.

The Warden indicated that from UWA’s point of view, her greatest contribution has been as the Editor of Uniview. Her contribution to the greater understanding of science,

engineering, literature, the arts and medicine, in fact all aspects of university life, have earned her great respect.

Her capacity to explain in clear concise language, the most technical and complex matters has endeared her to many readers. They have enjoyed her in depth articles on research and researchers, as well as UWA’s academic and professional staff. Indeed, in the most recent survey of UWA graduates, more than two-thirds indicated that they read and valued the Uniview magazine.

The Warden announced that it was the view of Convocation Council that Trea Wiltshire’s significant contribution to Convocation and the University over more than two decades warranted substantial recognition. He then invited Ms Trea Wiltshire to the stage to accept the Convocation Medal for her contribution as the Editor of Uniview in facilitating communication with graduates and the other members of Convocation.

50th Reunion of the Graduates of 1966On behalf of Convocation Council, the Warden sought assistance in locating graduates who graduated in 1966 and who the Council wish to invite to the 50 Year reunion which will be held this year on 8th October 2016.

He stated that the graduates for whom we do not have contact details were listed on page 22 and 24 of the Agenda booklet. The Warden asked anyone who knew how to contact any of these graduates to please contact Mrs Pauline Tremlett via the contact details contained on that page.

Before proceeding to the Q&A session, the Warden asked if there were any other items of Other Business that any member of Convocation wished to raise. As no further items were raised, the Warden invited the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and the Guild President on to the stage to answer questions from the audience.

13. Q & A session

The Warden opened the Q&A session by inviting all those who wished to ask questions to wait for the microphone (as the session was being recorded), to stand and state their name for attribution in the minutes, and to keep their questions brief and to the point so that in the time available as many members of Convocation as possible could have the opportunity to ask questions.

Question 1: Emeritus Professor Dennis Haskell AM asked the question of the Vice-Chancellor: “are you able to tell us the results of the enrolments for this year at undergrad and postgrad level?”


Response:The Vice-Chancellor replied that international enrolments are up on last year by 23-24%. Domestic postgraduate enrolments are up about 14%. Domestic undergraduate enrolments are down by about 7%, particularly focused in arts.

He indicated that we don’t yet have comparative data across the country, but it does look as if there is a general national trend against enrolment in arts and humanities courses. Now it is unclear what may be driving this, but the messages from government regarding the national innovation and science agenda and the emphasis on STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths), is sending a very clear message. He thought it was actually an inappropriate message to young people in high schools, to choose practical and innovative subjects or what they consider to be innovative rather than the arts and humanities. He stated that the Academy of the Humanities has been emphasising that the appropriate acronym should not be STEM but STEAM, we need Arts in there as well as Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.

The Vice-Chancellor stated that we should look at where wealth is generated in the economy, and where employment is generated, and that actually there is very little employment generated in Australia directly out of science. He indicated that we don’t have big pharmaceutical companies or very large IT companies in Australia, but Australia does have a very, very large culture and tourism industry as well as a very large communications industry. He indicated that these are the sorts of subjects that Arts graduates go into, and take the skills that they acquired in arts and humanities subjects, directly into the workplace.

He stated that there is a major job to be done by the Academy of the Humanities, and indeed, the Academy of the Social Sciences to align with what the government is doing with the national innovation and science agenda. Nevertheless, he stated that there is a real risk that we will lose the focus in high schools around the humanities and social sciences and thought that this would be to the enormous long-term detriment of the nation.

Question 2:Ms Devon Cuneo asked a follow-up question to the Vice-Chancellor regarding the role of the Faculty of Arts in providing electives for the doctors, engineers and scientists so that they are choosing their electives from the Arts Faculty even though it’s not their major faculty.

Response:The Vice-Chancellor responded that within the context of UWA’s degree structure, it is the objective of every Faculty to provide electives and to provide the core majors. He stated

that it’s not the job of any part of the University just to teach electives. In fact in the Arts Faculty that certainly isn’t the case because the majority of students will be taking majors in arts. It is more of an issue in mathematics, in the School of Mathematics and Statistics because in this university and in every university, a large part of mathematics teaching is essentially service teaching. He indicated that if you are now studying biochemistry, if you are studying economics, if you are studying engineering, if you’re studying physics – you need to do some maths. Therefore he stated the challenge in all mathematics departments is how to manage the balance of having very large first year units in maths, which essentially is service teaching, but also making sure you are delivering the high-end maths units for those students who will go on to masters and PhD.

Question 3:Mr Ian Warner then addressed a question to the Chancellor, Dr Michael Chaney. He indicated that he was very interested in the proposed changes to the constitution of the Senate and specifically the proposal to reduce the number of Senators. He wished to know whether that was an initiative of the Senate itself?

Mr Warner also indicated that as he was a great believer in incremental improvement rather than change, (a phrase which he stated with a smile, was not his own, but that of a significant business leader), he asked Dr Chaney whether the proposed changes to reduce the numbers on the Senate will lead to incremental improvement in the quality of the Senate?

Response:The Chancellor responded by first making the point that the term to which Mr Warner referred is actually logical incrementalism. He stated that the answer to the first part of the question is that the proposed changes are not an initiative of the University or any of the universities except for Curtin and Murdoch Universities where, as the Minister said, they have no provision in their constitutions to conduct commercial activities. Dr Chaney stated that UWA has always had that provision and when it was discovered that Curtin and Murdoch Universities had undertaken some activities that were said to be ultra vires, (ie against their powers), that became the main driver for change in the universities legislation.

He indicated that it all started about six or seven years ago during Dr Liz Constable’s term as the Minister for Education, and it has taken this long to develop drafts and provide them progressively to the universities. Over the past year, the first drafts UWA received were drafts of the Curtin Act or amendments to the Curtin Act and UWA was informed that some sections of the Curtin Act were likely to be reflected in the other Acts but each university’s draft bill amendments would be different.


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He stated that while these were discussed at Senate, UWA was in the dark about any changes to the UWA Act until quite recent times when the University received a draft of the amendments to the UWA Act which included reduction in the size of the Senate. This corresponded to the proposed reduction in the size of the governing councils at the other universities. He indicated that specifically it was to reduce it to a maximum of 15. Dr Chaney stated that he didn’t think that he was breaching confidentiality by mentioning that fact. He indicated that the proposed amendments also contained provisions that changed the way people came onto the governing bodies. He indicated that it didn’t specifically rule out elections. The changes proposed the formation of a nominations committee and when a vacancy arose, people would be able to express an interest or apply to become a member of the Senate. He stated that the nominations committee would maintain a list of potential candidates and would select them from that list when a vacancy arose.

He stated that the proposed changes would not preclude having elections and if the proposed Bill was enacted and he was still the Chancellor, he would argue for continuing with the practice where in normal circumstances the President of the Guild would be the student member on Senate. In a similar manner he indicated that the President of the Postgraduate Students’ Association would continue to be the second student on the Senate. Dr Chaney also stated that he believed that the Warden of Convocation should be on the Senate and he thought that the nominations committee would say that the Warden was one of the candidates that they should select.

The Chancellor reminded everyone that the Minister said he still hasn’t made up his mind about compulsory elections versus nominations and indicated that he was aware that there had been representations to the Minister from staff and students representatives to continue with elections.

Dr Chaney outlined his belief that reducing the size of the Senate was a very important thing to do and referred to it as an incremental improvement. His reason was that when you have a body of 21, the ability to conduct a vigorous debate around the table is really constrained. He stated that what happens is that somebody makes a comment about an issue and that’s their say because you’ve got to move on and give other people a chance to comment. As a result, he indicated you have a quite stilted and unproductive level of debate within the Senate. With smaller numbers you can have a much more vigorous and a much more searching discussion of the issues.

The Chancellor stated that a more searching discussion is not always the thing that management of an organisation favours but it is a much better way to govern. He thought that it was important to have a Senate or a Council which is made up of people with skills and backgrounds that enable them to

contribute and to provide assistance, advice, and critique to the management of the organisation in a very active, vigorous sort of way.

He indicated that he does think the changes are important and he thought that there had been a fair bit of jumping at shadows about the question of election versus nominations.

The Chancellor then made a final comment to address the criticism that the Senate will become a closed shop and that people will appoint their mates. He quoted what happens in modern boards today where he noted that the days of appointing your mates based on the old school tie network have long gone. Dr Chaney indicated that what happens in every responsible board is that people look around for the best candidates to fill the skills gaps that exist on the board and try and attract them to the organisation.

He quoted as an example the skills and knowledge available from the appointed members of the UWA Senate. He praised the contribution of people like John Inverarity, Sue Boyd, Sue Murphy, Linton Hayes, and Michelle Dolan, who have been appointed by the Government or co-opted by the Senate itself because they have the skills and experience needed to govern a billion dollar organisation. He concluded by stating his view that the changes that have been proposed by the Minister are responsible changes and would be of great benefit to the University.

Question 4:The next question was from Ms Felicity Farrelly who commenced her question to the Chancellor by stating: “If members are appointed and not elected by bodies such as Convocation, then surely this could lead to a commercialisation of the University Senate whereby the operative desire of the Senate is no longer the desire for students to be the best, the most innovative and for the greatest opportunity to be given to them but it’s only about the commercial viability of the University.” She stated that she hopes that the Act and the legislation that’s put in place provides for the election of Convocation members to the Senate of The University of Western Australia because she thought that’s one of the best things in the legislation.

Response:The Chancellor commenced his response by saying “I don’t really understand how you could conclude any inference about commercialisation from what I said. My view is that the University Senate should be made up of a range of people from all sorts of backgrounds in order to have the sort of skills and experience you need to tackle the multifarious issues that face an organisation like this. For example amongst the appointed members now we’ve got Sue Boyd who was a former President of the Guild of Undergraduates ...”


Ms Felicity Farrelly then interjected, “If I understand you correctly it will stay with voting appointments to Senate and if that continues I think that’s great. We will continue then to vote people on who have a love of the University greater than any commercial stance.”

Response:The Chancellor continued his response by saying: “Yes, the draft Bill actually specifies that at least four members of the governing council need to be graduates of the University. At the moment, we have (I think) 14 graduates out of the 21 members of the Senate and I think we’d always have a lot more than four graduates. Interestingly of course, all members of the Senate are members of Convocation, so Convocation is represented 100% on the Senate”.

Question 5:The next question came from Mr Ray Tauss who praised the University’s achievement in creating a Biodiversity Science Institute for Western Australia. Directing his question to the Vice-Chancellor because he mentions this achievement in his report, Mr Tauss asked “Does the Senate’s decision to remove biodiversity in the Underwood bushland (when in fact they could have supported academic pursuits through bushland preservation) contradict the academic interest in biodiversity espoused by the University?”

Response:In his response the Vice-Chancellor stated that the Senate has made no decision on the Underwood Avenue bushland. He noted that this was an issue that had been raised at both Ordinary Meetings of Convocation last year and stated “There has been no change since then in the University’s position which is why I hadn’t put anything in my report because there is actually nothing to report on that issue.”

Question 6:Ms Anne Gunson asked whether there’s been any movement to get rid of unprofitable subjects like the classics, Greek and Latin because they don’t attract the financial returns of other more profitable units?

Response:In his response the Vice-Chancellor stated: “No, because we don’t look at the subject offerings in terms of profit or financial viability except in so far as we respond to student choice; so for example, on Wednesday this week I signed an agreement with the Spanish Ambassador to Australia for the establishment of a lectureship in Spanish at the University and so from the beginning of the 2017 academic year we will be offering Spanish as a new language. Spanish, I should point out, is not taught in any high school in Western Australia or in any university so we are introducing a whole new language program. Spanish, you will also know, is the

second most popular language in terms of language spoken at home in the world yet you cannot study it in Western Australia.

He also indicated that UWA had introduced Korean three years ago. In the first year it was offered we had 180 students studying Korean, again not a subject taught in high school. Language teaching is always expensive, but we have been introducing more languages because we recognise that there is both a real interest amongst students and a real need for us to meet that interest.

Languages including classical languages have been one of the fantastic success stories of the curriculum change introduced in 2012. The number of students taking languages at least for one unit and at least at beginner’s level has increased enormously. Almost 20% of our undergraduates now study a language at some point in the three years of undergraduate study, and of course some of them go on to major in a language. He stated that “demand for Latin has risen over the last three years and is now very popular. Students are interested in studying language not just for instrumental reasons but they are interested in doing so because they find it intellectually interesting. As long as students express an intellectual interest in a subject, we will always endeavour to maintain that subject in the University.”

Question 7:An anonymous member of Convocation asked the following question of the Vice-Chancellor. “The recent revelation of a rather unwholesome relationship between the University of Sydney Vet School and a pet food manufacturer which was supporting it, highlights the dangers that can result when the pursuit of money is regarded as more important than properly disinterested enquiry. I would like to know what procedures and policies this University has in place to prevent its departments from that sort of corruption.”

Response:The Vice-Chancellor responded by stating that: “Any gifts to the University are looked at very closely with respect to a structure of ethics approval so if someone gives funds to the University (or a company gives funds to the University) then it is a requirement that the donor cannot be a beneficiary in any way from the gift. That part I think is quite easy.

Much more difficult, and this has been a challenge for universities around the world, is where there is a commercial sponsor of research. This has happened primarily in the area of pharmaceuticals and actually Australian universities have been much less subject to these pressures than European and North American universities largely because we don’t have large pharmaceutical companies working on any scale here in Australia.


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But we have very clear protocols in our research office. If a contract is signed it will go through both the Research office and the Legal office; it will be looked at to ensure that there are appropriate governance structures in place. And we are very clear that if there is co-funding of research then there has to be a formalised agreement about ownership and control of intellectual property, about the right to publish and so on. In some cases it is clear that that is not being ceded by the company to the University in which case it cannot be counted or considered as co-funding of research. It is actually a consultancy contract. It’s a fee for service payment.

This University doesn’t undertake much by way of fee for service activities, although in some cases, we do because it is seen to have some associated academic benefit. But we are very clear that the co-funding of research is quite distinct from fee for service consultancy activities. And indeed with consultancy activities we’re required by competition law through the issue of competitive neutrality, we are required (when considering consultancy activities), to ensure that there is no cross subsidisation from the academic part of the University to those consultancy services. So it’s quite a rigorous structure. It is certainly the case that it will be challenged and tested from time to time. We certainly at this University have declined to engage in research linkages with some external parties because we don’t feel that those parties are prepared to accept the independence stipulations that the University requires.”

Question 8:Another anonymous member addressed the following question to the Guild President: “With the possible change proposed to the composition of the Senate, do you and the Guild have any concerns that the student representation would be reduced and would you prefer that it be increased since the population of the University has increased over the last umpteen years?”

Response:The Guild President, Ms Maddie Mulholland responded by stating that she had: “Many concerns, and the Chancellor and I do disagree on this issue and we have discussed it. Actually increasing the number of students on the Senate is a new idea that I’ve heard tonight that I like, so currently we have three student positions on the Senate, we have the Guild President, the Postgraduate Student President and then a third student who’s elected directly by the student body. I was that student last year. That election is one of the main ways that students know about the Senate and get engaged in what the Senate does and I think that losing that particular election will lose that student knowledge of the Senate and what it does, as well as their feeling of involvement in directly electing their voice for students on the Senate. I also do have concerns about appointed versus elected for those reasons and I guess we’ll

have to see how it goes moving forward but you can expect to see significant student protest and very vocal students when it gets tabled in State Parliament”.

Concluding RemarksPrior to the conclusion of the Q&A session, the Chancellor asked if he could make some concluding remarks about the University and the role of Convocation in supporting UWA.

He stated: “The Vice-Chancellor in his address talked about what a hugely successful year it was last year at UWA. It’d be fair to say that the publicity that we received in the press was at least as negative as it was positive, and I think probably more; and I wanted to tell you how frustrating members of the Senate find that, for a couple of reasons.

Firstly, I wish to refer to the publicity that was generated around the dismissal of some members of the staff. Let me assure you that whenever an issue like that comes up in the University, there’s a process that has to be followed. It’s a very lengthy process, it goes over a number of months, and inquiries are held, and reports are provided, and decisions are made, and if the person concerned doesn’t like the decision, they have a right of appeal and a committee of their peers is established to review the decisions.

As the University went through this lengthy process, the Senate was appraised of the cases concerned and was always supportive of the actions being taken. Under the rules, confidentiality is required of both parties, and the University has always religiously maintained its duty of confidentiality. However, I have to say that hasn’t always applied to the other side. Whether it was the individual parties themselves I can’t say, but stories ended up in the newspaper which told a certain side of the argument and it is very, very frustrating when you’re sitting in a position in the management of the University, not to be able to respond to that sort of article with any specifics because of confidentiality requirements. And the result is that you get these articles in The West or in The Post, and I find people commenting on how things are pretty difficult at UWA.

Well that is not the view of the Senate, we think the organisation is operating extremely well and importantly, really tough decisions that need to be taken are being taken.

Now clearly anyone who’s affected in a negative way by tough decisions doesn’t like it and all I’d say to you is that if you read an article like that, before you assume it’s true, think about the fact that on the Senate we have, as I said, many community leaders, we’ve got the Warden of Convocation, we’ve got three other elected Convocation members, staff and students and the decisions that are taken are not at all in a vacuum. The Senate is fully appraised of this actions and fully supportive


and I wanted to say publicly that our view is that we have an outstanding Vice-Chancellor, we have an outstanding management team here and one of the really important roles of Convocation is providing support to the University, providing support to the Vice-Chancellor during times that are really tough for the whole university sector and so I’d encourage you to do that.

Our aim as a Senate and as the management of the University is to ensure that in teaching and in research and in community contributions, we’re second to none and that we perform with excellence on all occasions. Thank you very much.”

ConclusionFollowing the remarks of the Chancellor, the Warden indicated that there was no further business, and therefore declared the First Ordinary Meeting of Convocation for 2016 closed at 8.15pm, and invited all present to partake of the refreshments provided.


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Vice-Chancellor’s reportSecond Ordinary Meeting 16 September 2016

UWA renewal project

In February the UWA Senate approved proposals to modernise the academic and administrative structure of the university, and to improve the effectiveness of internal operations. This decision was taken in recognition that the relatively high costs and relatively low revenue of the university will, if not addressed, compromise our ability to meet our educational, research and community engagement objectives in the future. It is worth noting that the most of the Group of Eight research-intensive universities are currently undertaking similar internal reforms to better position themselves for a more challenging financial future.

Since February extensive consultation has taken place with staff, students and graduates around all aspects of the Renewal Project. Three separate initiatives were announced under the names of Academic Restructure; Methodology for Evaluating Academic Roles; and Professional Service Delivery. Separate work-streams were established for each initiative and these led the project and drew on the expertise and thought leadership of specialist academic and professional staff from across the University.

The Methodology Project has been completed and Faculty Deans and their teams have had many conversations with staff whose performance has fallen short of the standards set by the methodology. The Academic Restructure work stream has received extensive input from colleagues across the university, and after considering more than a dozen options, has proposed a four-faculty structure for the University. Academic

Board has endorsed this structure, which will be implemented from the beginning of 2017. The four new faculties will be: • Arts, Business and Law; • Engineering and Mathematical Sciences; • Science; • Health and Medical Sciences.

Work is now underway on the Professional Service Delivery work stream. This will change the way in which professional services within the university are delivered to students, staff and graduates. It is designed to make our internal administrative processes more responsive to user needs, by decentralising many responsibilities to new Service Delivery Centres which will be directly aligned with the new faculties.

Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Professor Dawn Freshwater, as well as the Renewal Project Team, have demonstrated exceptional leadership in addressing the feedback from staff. They have ensured equality in the methodologies across the faculties; they have sought to ensure that each staff member’s achievement relative to opportunity is understood; and they have incorporated student interests throughout the renewal proposals.

Federal election

In May, the Federal Government issued a broad issues paper on the future of higher education which had the effect of side-lining higher education in the election campaign. UWA worked in close partnership with the Group of Eight to develop a detailed brief for the Government on the main issues it needs to address to provide funding security and certainty for the sector. The Government’s forward financial estimates continue to contain proposals for reductions of higher education expenditure of over $2 billion, although these plans have previously been rejected in the Senate.

Reid Library refurbishment

The refurbishment of the ground floor Reid Library has been completed and opened to enthusiastic students on 1 August 2016. This refurbishment is a stellar example of the impact we can have on the UWA student experience. From the moment doors opened, students have embraced the modern, open design and occupied every seat. The number of student spaces for collaborative and informal learning has increased from 350 to 700. It has delivered significant improvements to the facilities, technology and services offered to students, including upgraded bathrooms, access to Wi-Fi and power and a new café.


Facilities improvement program

Significant improvements to teaching facilities and toilet/washroom amenities will be delivered from August 2016 to February 2017. The program of works is a response to requests from all areas of the University. The work is expected to include upgrades to more than 35 teaching and learning spaces, including 5 lecture theatres; and modernisation and improvements to 62 toilets/washrooms.

Strategic Plan for International Education in WA

On 5th August I met with representatives from the Department of Education Services to discuss the development of the State Government’s strategic plan for International Education. The Department is aiming for a whole of government approach, which will include the Department of State Development, Tourism WA and the Department of Training and Workforce Development. Western Australia has lagged behind other states over the past decade in the development of its international education sector, and other state governments have been more active in working with universities to develop and promote international education strategies. This is a welcome initiative from the State government.

Education

Recruitment

The Recruitment Team, led by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Kent Anderson, has been focussed on ensuring greater clarity around UWA course offerings. I remain confident that the significant changes made to our undergraduate course structure in 2012, aligning it to an international model, will best prepare our graduates for the challenges of a changing world.

A post-implementation Course Review revealed that students wanted clearer and faster pathways through combined undergraduate and postgraduate study. Therefore, efforts have focused on placing greater emphasis on exemplar pathways to successful careers. We have developed a range of new pathways for students who know what they want to do, developed a new early offer program and a bonus for studying higher level mathematics.

Direct Pathways

The options for undergraduate and postgraduate degree packages, previously called ‘Assured Entry Professional Pathways’, are now known as ‘Direct Pathways’. They provide clear direction from application through one of five undergraduate degrees into postgraduate study and onto a

career. Direct Pathways are designed for students who are striving for a particular career and want clear direction and the fastest route through to an internationally-recognised professional qualification. They are designed to give students more direction with regards to their course choices, especially when applying through TISC. The Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences has introduced a new Medical Science major at undergraduate level which will ensure a shorter degree pathway. This new major cuts a full year off the term of study, meaning students can achieve a medical degree in six years.

On Friday 10 June 2016, along with Professor Kent Anderson and Dean of Coursework Studies, Professor Grady Venville, I met with 50 High School Principals to discuss the Direct Pathways initiative and delivered each with an information pack, which clearly explains the entry requirements for each pathway and provides teachers, parents and students a contact point should they require any further information.

Earlyoffer

In May, UWA became the first Western Australian university to introduce a new Engineering Direct Pathway early offer giving students the opportunity to apply to the University based on their predicated ATAR, not their actual ATAR. In meeting with High School Principals, I explained that students whom they predict will achieve an ATAR of 92 or higher and meet the subject prerequisites, will receive an offer to enrol on the Engineering Direct Pathway at UWA prior to sitting their WACE exams. Many east coast universities have well-established schemes for making early offers to year 12 students.

Mathematics bonus

I have been very concerned that year 12 high school students may be tempted to take easier options in mathematic in order to strategically gain an ATAR benefit – for example, taking Mathematics Applications when they should be taking Mathematics Methods. In collaboration with the other WA universities and with the School Curriculum and Standards Authority, we have agreed to offer bonus ATAR points for students talking intermediate and higher level mathematics at year 12 from 2017 onwards. This will support schools and teachers in encouraging students to study mathematics in senior high school, and will ensure that more students are well prepared for their STEM studies at UWA.

ATAR transparency

On 10 August, UWA became the first university in WA and the second in Australia to make publicly available its Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) entry data. Management made the decision to put UWA’s ATAR data into the public domain,


following the Federal Government’s push for universities to provide greater transparency in their admissions processes amid claims that entry standards are slipping and students with low ATARs are gaining entry to university courses.

A website has been established to provide details of UWA’s median and lower and upper quartile ATAR scores by course, as well as the percentage of students who gained entry to the University based on an ATAR. This website will enable students, parents and members of the community to see the standards UWA places on gaining entry to one of the world’s top 100 universities.

Based on this year’s enrolments at UWA, the overall median ATAR for entry to UWA was 92.9. The median ATAR entry for a Bachelor of Arts degree was 91; 90.1 for a Bachelor of Commerce; 90.9 for a Bachelor of Science. The median ATAR for an assured entry pathway into a Master of Professional Engineering was 97 and Law was 98.3. Universities have a responsibility to provide students, families and schools with transparent and readily available information about entry standards.

Semester 1 SURF results

Student evaluation of teaching and learning for semester 1 2016 again shows improvement on previous years. The SURF survey reveals consistent increase in student satisfaction across each year from semester 1 2012 (a score of 3.12) to semester 1 2016 (a score of 3.25).

Research

Rankings

ARWUOn 15 August the 2016, the Academic Ranking of World Universities was released by the Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. I am pleased to say UWA remains in the top 1% of universities world-wide, having improved across all performance indicators except two related to Nobel prizes which remained the same as 2015. I commend the University’s Researchers and their support teams for this tremendous endeavour.

While our overall score improved on last year, our ranking has shifted from 87th internationally and 4th nationally to 96th and 6th respectively. This shift in ranking was predicted and analysis has identified the reasons to be related to a change in methodology regarding the highly cited researcher indicator. This change has resulted in a significant positive impact on the overall score for many universities but less so for UWA.

I want to reassure you that this is still a good result; UWA remains a world-leading institution. What this shift does reinforce is the ever-increasing competition among tertiary institutions around the world to enter into, and subsequently remain, in the top 100. This year saw two Chinese universities enter the top 100 for the first time, and several more are likely to follow in the next few years as China continues to make unprecedented investments in world-class research. We recognise the significant ongoing challenge to be counted as one of the world’s best universities and as such we are committed to further investment into our research capability at UWA.

QSThe University has had six subjects ranked in the top 50 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject, up from four subjects last year. UWA’s subject areas of Engineering – Civil and Structural, Engineering – Mineral and Mining, Agriculture and Forestry, Psychology, Earth and Marine Sciences and Anthropology have all ranked in the top 50. Of the 32 subjects in which UWA was ranked, 17 were ranked within the top 100 universities globally, an increase in six from 2015. UWA also featured in the world’s elite (top 200) institutions in 28 of 32 subjects ranked.

School of MusicFor the first time, the School of Music at The University of Western Australia is now in the top 100 universities in the world for Performing Arts in the QS rankings and ranked number one in Australia. This is an outstanding outcome for all of the change and work that has been done by the staff and the Head of School, Dr Alan Lourens, in the last five years.

ARC Industrial Transformation Research ProgramTwo UWA research hubs will form part of the Australian Research Council’s (ARC) Industrial Transformation Research Program. The $20 million hubs will be used for international research and training in offshore oil and gas. The launch of the hubs coincided with the world’s largest conference on Liquefied Natural Gas, LNG18, held in Perth. The timing highlighted Perth’s role as an energy city and that the new hubs will add to the world-leading nature of Australia’s energy expertise. The hubs will be powerful tools for connecting research and industry with the partnership providing a competitive edge for products, processes and services.

With $9.6 million in combined funding from ARC and nine industry partners, the ARC Training Centre for LNG Futures will be led by UWA’s Chevron Chair in Gas Process Engineering, Professor Eric May. The centre will focus on cost effective LNG production, at all scales, in remote or deep-water locations, with 11 industry-driven research projects planned across a five year period and training for 12 PhD students and five research fellows.

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The ARC Research Hub for Offshore Floating Facilities, to be led by the University’s Shell EMI Chair in Offshore Engineering Professor David White, will help ensure Australia play a leading role in future offshore energy developments across the globe. With $10 million in combined funding from the ARC and four industry partners - Shell, Woodside, Lloyd’s Register and Bureau Veritas - the centre will address the critical engineering challenges associated with Australia’s next generation of offshore oil and gas projects, which will require innovative floating facilities.

International Research Training Program

More than 130 medical and health science students from China and Vietnam spent August at UWA participating in a research training program. This year’s program has attracted 137 students in clinical medicine, dental sciences, pharmacy and laboratory medicine. Shanghai Jiao Tong University Medical School has sent 32 students, while there are 20 from Nanjing University, 16 from Shantou University Medical College, 33 from Zhejiang University, 18 from Wenzhou Medical University, 10 from Kunming Medical University, six from Sun Yat-Sen University and two from Vietnam’s Pham Ngoc Thach University.

The Winter School Program enables visiting students to experience UWA’s research and learning, to understand the process and requirements of PhD study at UWA, to develop conceptual thinking on project design, scientific writing for biomedical and clinical research and publication and to learn techniques to enhance research at their home universities. Since its inception in 2010, the program has led to increased numbers of postgraduate students enrolling in biomedical and health sciences at UWA.

Innovation

Western Australian Innovation Summit

On 28 July, I attended the Western Australian Innovation Summit with Director of the Energy and Minerals Institute, Mark Stickells. This Summit, hosted by Hon. Bill Marmion MLA, Minister for State Development; Finance; Innovation, brought a broad spectrum of industry, government, science, health and education stakeholders to discuss, challenge, and debate the prospects for growing the innovation economy in WA. The State government has announced a $20 million innovation fund, and the University is working with the Minister for Innovation on ideas for the effective application of this resource.

UWA-Bloom partnership

On 25 August 2016, I announced a partnership between the University and Bloom, which will enable better opportunities for our students to undertake entrepreneurial activities. “Bloom” describes itself as a community of young people creating amazing things. They provide workshops, co-working space, mentoring and more to accelerate the growth of high-potential young entrepreneurs.

In just 12 months, Bloom has built a reputation as leaders in student entrepreneurship. They have created not just a space (at St Catherine’s College) within which to innovate, but have also supported a growing culture of innovation. In doing so, they have already helped many UWA entrepreneurs thrive. As part of the UWA-Bloom partnership, we will work on exciting new initiatives to encourage and support youth entrepreneurship; develop UWA graduate attributes aligned with enterprise and industry engagement; and foster collaboration between UWA students, alumni and researchers to develop a culture of research enterprise and impact.

WA Innovator of the Year

A multi-disciplinary team of researchers from UWA and the WA Botanic Gardens and Parks Authority have been nominated as finalists in the WA Innovator of the Year. The team is led by Agricultural Engineer and Assistant Professor at UWA’s School of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, Andrew Guzzomi, and they have been nominated for the prestigious award for inventing a new technique for ‘flaming’ wild seeds. The flash flaming of seeds allows them to be used more easily in replanting large tracts of land that needs to be revegetated such as reclaimed mine sites and degraded agricultural lands. Winners of the WA Innovator of the Year program will be announced at a special awards ceremony on Wednesday 2 November.

People, Resources and Community

Gaye McMath

On 20th July 2016, Gaye McMath left UWA after completing her role as Executive Director Perth Education City where she successfully developed proposals for the creation of high quality, purpose built student accommodation in the Perth CBD. She engaged in this strategic role on behalf of the Western Australian Higher Education Council, representing the interests of all WA Universities.

Gaye joined UWA in 2004 as Executive Director Finance and Resources and Chief Financial Officer and later moved into


the role of Chief Operating Officer. She has made a significant contribution to UWA. She provided financial leadership through the Global Financial Crisis and through the effective management of the University endowment funds, growing the philanthropic legacy of our predecessors and benefactors for the benefit of future generations.

She supported the financial capacity of the University by establishing a debt facility to fund a major building and refurbishment program including the UWA Business School, Barry J Marshall Library, Harry Perkins Institute and the Indian Ocean Marine Research buildings. She has left a lasting legacy through developing college row, University Hall and the Crawley village student accommodation to enhance the overall student experience and improve our international competitiveness. Significantly, she enhanced the Perth community through the highly successful University Club and the Perth International Arts Festival, including being part of the core team bringing The Giants to our city in 2015.

Alec Cameron

On 15 August 2016, Professor Alec Cameron left UWA to take up the position of Vice-Chancellor of Aston University in Birmingham. Professor Cameron made an invaluable contribution to the University since joining the University in January 2013 from UNSW, where he had been Dean of the UNSW Business School.

In particular, Alec has led the enhancement of our teaching and learning experience by establishing the Education portfolio with a clear focus on the UWA student experience. He initiated the development of the Education Futures vision resulting in the establishment of the Centre for Education Futures and UWA’s entry into the Coursera partnership. He steered a review and restructure of Student Services and UWA Sport, leading to the new Student Life portfolio, and fostered positive relations between the University and the Student Guild. Between July 2013 and April 2014, Professor Cameron also served as Acting Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor during which time he led the development of the UWA 2020 Strategic Plan, and the last round of Enterprise Bargaining.

WA Premier’s Science Awards

Dr Scott Draper from UWA’s School of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering was named Woodside Early Career Scientist of the Year at the WA Premier’s Science Awards in August. Dr James Fitzpatrick, from Telethon Kids Institute, was also a finalist for this early career award.

A number of other leading researchers from UWA were nominated as finalists for the Scientist of the Year award including Professor Carol Bower, Senior Principal Research

Fellow from the UWA-affiliated Telethon Kids Institute, and Professor David Sampson, Director of UWA’s Centre for Microscopy.

In the ExxonMobil Student Scientist of the Year category all the finalists were from UWA: Dr Christopher Brennan-Jones from Ear Sciences Centre, Carl Blair from the School of Physics, Tim Rosenow from Telethon Kids Institute and Melanie Walls from the School of Women’s and Infants’ Health. The award was won by Dr Christopher Brennan-Jones.

Helpmann Awards

Internationally recognised violinist and Artist-in-Residence at the School of Music, Shaun Lee-Chen, and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra have won a prestigious Helpmann Award. Described as “one of the most exciting and inspired violinists of his generation”, Mr Lee-Chen is concertmaster for the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra which won the award in the Best Chamber and/or Instrumental Ensemble Concert category for its French Baroque with Circa.

Mr Lee-Chen graduated from UWA in 2000 with First Class Honours and the Lady Callaway Medal for Music, awarded to the most outstanding student in the final year of an undergraduate music degree. He also took out the ABC Young Performer of the Year Award in 2007. He returned to UWA in early 2015 to work closely with his former mentor, national violin icon Professor Paul Wright, after being appointed Artist-in-Residence.

Berndt Museum

Academic, artist and Ngarinyin / Gija woman Dr Vanessa Russ has been appointed as the University’s first Aboriginal director of the Berndt Museum in its 40 year history. The UWA graduate, who was born and raised in the Kimberley, will now head up one of the most important research collections on Australian Aboriginal art and culture in the world.

Founded in 1976 from the personal collection of noted anthropologists Ronald and Catherine Berndt, the Berndt Museum has grown to comprise of more than 11,500 objects and 35,000 photographs from throughout Australia. Growing up in the Kimberley, Dr Russ’ first gallery experience was the rock art paintings of the Wandjina and people crafting objects, singing and storytelling using drawings in the sand, memories that have stayed with her throughout her life. Later, she undertook her PhD through UWA, studying Australian Aboriginal art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

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Rio Olympics

UWA had one student and four graduates representing Australia at the Rio Olympic Games. Science student, George Ford, of Cottesloe represented Australia in the men’s water polo team. He joins engineering/commerce graduate Fergus Kavanagh, of Nedlands, who made his third Olympic appearance for the Kookaburras – Australia’s men’s hockey team.

Commerce graduate Deborah Tsai, of Waterford, was selected for the synchronised swimming team and physical and health education graduate Adam Commens, of Subiaco, coached Australia’s women’s hockey team, the Hockeyroos, in his last international tournament before stepping down.

Law/commerce graduate Heidi Gan, of Dianella, represented Malaysia in the open water swimming event. Another seven athletes attending Rio were members of UWA-affiliated clubs, including UWA Fencing Club president Tuko Maia, appointed Rio 2016 Event Test: Fencing Team World Championships; UWA Swimming Club members Blair Evans and Tamsin Cook; and UWA Hockey Club members Dan Beale, Jodie Kenny, Georgia Morgan and Kirsty Dwyer.

The University is extremely proud of its students and graduates who participated in the Rio Olympic Games and we continue to believe that strong athletes make great students.

Pulse Ambassador, Professor Kadambot Siddique

Professor Kadambot Siddique has become a United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) special ambassador. Professor Siddique, Director of the UWA Institute of Agriculture, is now a special ambassador for pulses as part of the 2016 International Year of Pulses. He received his special ambassador designation on April 18 at the international conference on Pulses for Health, Nutrition and Sustainable Agriculture in Drylands in Marrakesh, Morocco. The conference was a gathering of world experts aiming to use science, investments, policy and markets to boost pulse production in developing countries.

Professor Siddique’s role as special ambassador will be to raise awareness of the contribution that pulses make to food security and nutrition. This includes talking about the benefits of pulses on climate change, human health and environmental sustainability. The appointment is recognition of Professor Siddique’s outstanding contribution to Australian and international agriculture, leading innovative research in production agronomy and development and breeding of pulses and cereal crops.

Kim Beazley

UWA and Perth USAsia Centre have welcomed the return of former federal defence minister Kim Beazley to his alma mater after serving as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States for six years. Mr Beazley, who previously held the position of professorial fellow of political science and international relations at UWA, has re-joined the University as an Honorary Fellow in UWA’s Law School.

In addition, Mr Beazley will take up an honorary appointment as Senior Research Fellow with the Perth USAsia Centre based at UWA. He will also be joining the Centre’s board of directors. Mr Beazley will also join the international law teaching team to deliver guest lectures in the Master of International Law course as well as lecturing undergraduate students majoring in law and society. He will also deliver guest lectures in the Faculty of Arts in Master of International Relations units on US foreign policy, international relations in the Asia-Pacific and international relations more broadly.

Mr Beazley’s longstanding interest in US history and politics began during his studies at UWA and as a Rhodes Scholar. His Master’s thesis focused on the Australia-US Alliance.

40 Under 40 Winner

Dr John van Bockxmeer, 30, a UWA graduate from Port Hedland, is one of 40 people recognised in the 2016 40under40 Awards. Dr van Bockxmeer was awarded an ‘Inspiring Possibilities’ award from a strong field at a gala dinner attended by business people and nominees.

He was recognised for his contribution to creating healthier communities through the creation of ‘Fair Game’ and through his volunteer work in the community. ‘Fair Game’ is a not-for-profit organisation that supports remote and disadvantaged communities, and was established in 2010. The organisation supports health education and fitness through the donation of recycled sports equipment. Dr van Bockxmeer runs the organisation with support from 180 volunteers, outside of his full-time employment as a remote emergency doctor in Port Hedland.


West Australian of the Year Awards

UWA graduates were well represented at the 2016 West Australian of the Year Awards during celebrations for WA Day on 6th June, including the overall 2016 winner, Adjunct Professor Adrian Fini OAM.

Adjunct Professor Fini has been a tireless supporter of the University through his roles as Board member for the Business School, the Perth International Arts Festival, the New Century Campaign Committee and the Australian Urban Design Research Centre. He has made an enormous contribution to the state through property development, particularly through the recent restoration of some of Perth’s best historic buildings. He has pushed to invigorate Perth and its CBD and I am delighted and proud that graduates like Adrian Fini have successfully built on their education to become courageous leaders in our community.

Other graduates recognised for their outstanding achievements and contributions to WA are Mr Warwick Helmsley who received the Arts and Culture Award; and Dr John van Bockxmeer, awarded the Community Award. It is source of great pride for the University to see UWA graduates giving so much back to the State and inspiring fellow West Australians in such an exceptional way.

Top 5 LGBTI Employer

UWA has been ranked in the top five employers for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) inclusion by the Australian Workplace Equality Index. UWA was equal fourth in the awards, alongside the Macquarie Bank and was the only WA-based organisation to make the top 20. The Westpac Group came first.

The Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) is Australia’s national benchmark for all aspects of LGBTI workplace inclusion from which the Top 20 employers for LGBTI inclusion is determined. UWA is the only university to have been included in the annual top 10 list every year since the inception of the awards six years ago.

The University has implemented strong and sustained leadership in equity and diversity for more than a decade and much of this can be credited to a number of hard-working staff at the University who helped break the silence around sexuality and gender diversity, heightening awareness and transforming the culture of the University.

In the Zone, Jakarta

The complex and challenging issue of ‘Feeding the Zone’ was the subject of a one-day discussion in Jakarta, Indonesia on 16th May 2016 as part of the Perth USAsia Centre’s In the Zone 2016 event, in partnership with the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia. More than 1000 delegates from government, business and academia convened to discuss strategic solutions to food and water security in the Indo-Pacific zone.

Professor Stephen Smith, Former Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australia, moderated a panel of regional thinkers in international co-operation, saying that Asia and Australia had many opportunities to transfer and share knowledge and heighten collaborations across research, inter-agency support and global trading systems.

Professor Paul JohnsonVice-Chancellor

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Club and Department Events / Attendees

anticipated (just in July!)

Affiliated Clubs and Societies

Students reading the Guild Weekly newsletter

Students completed (in semester 1) /

Transcript-recognised volunteering hours,

which contributed / Value to the UWA and WA

communities

Opportunities and Events have been listed

Views of these listings, year to date

Volunteering Student Program Directors

Club sign-ups on O-Day

Guild diaries handed out

Cases in Student Assist, year to date including:

Academic / Financial / Welfare cases

Searched for secondhand textbooks on

Texchange

Raised for the PROSH charities

People reading Pelican

Students who have completed Student

Leadership Training

Value back to students through the

Secondhand Bookshop

Partnership between the Guild and ConvocationThis year we set out to develop an extra-curricular platform for alumni to come together and connect with current students. We are continuing with this project, and well as continually strengthening the Guild – Convocation relationship.

2016 Guild Strategic Projects

Student activities

• The Guild Council took many policy stances:– Reaffirmed our position as a refugee sanctuary and

opposing mandatory detention.– Recognised WASAC as the sole peak representative

body and voice for indigenous students at UWA. – Condemned harassment and bullying, requiring

affiliated bodies to uphold principles of freedom from harassment and bullying.

– Adopted a stance on social, economic and educational equality for LGBT+ students, and supporting the legislation of full marriage equality in all Australian states and territories.

Introduction

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Warden of Convocation, Convocation Council, and the graduate community for the support they have offered me this year throughout my term as President of the UWA Student Guild. I am grateful for not only the support and feedback offered, but the sense of community that has been present and the interest that Convocation continue to take in student issues and activities on campus.

In my report to the first Convocation Ordinary Meeting this year, I discussed our key priorities of visibility and value creation, representation and effective engagement, and operational excellence. I am pleased to report that we have made significant progress over the course of 2016 in achieving our priorities, responding to challenges and developing new solutions.

Key statistics of interest, year to date (at end August):

Guild President’s reportSecond Ordinary Meeting 16 September 2016


• Student representatives have attended the National Union of Students National Conference, President’s Summit and Education Conference, the Network of Women Students Australia Conference, the Council of International Students Australia Conference, the Council of Australia Postgraduate Students Conference and the Queer Collaborations Conference.

• The Societies Council introduced new services to affiliated Clubs and Societies, introduced a Sponsorship guide, Inclusive Event guide, discounted first aid training, networking events for Club Executives to increase collaboration and collegiality, Guild transcript recognition of all committee roles and advocated for more Club and Society visibility at Orientation and Open Day. They also ran Campus Quest during Semester 2 Orientation, designed to show new students how to find Club and Department rooms and student facilities, and a large Semester 2 Club Carnival which thousands of students attended. This is designed to be like O-Day for students commencing in Semester 2.

• The Public Affairs Council expanded its range of Themed Weeks and cultural events to include a Language Festival and a Book-Con. They also raised several hundred

• The Education Council ran a Rights at Work campaign, Enrol to Vote campaign and Know Your Rights campaign on university policy. They have produced TL;DR guides to university policies, ran the Students’ Choice Teaching Awards, worked with Guild Volunteering to introduce a peer-to-peer volunteering tutoring program and have worked with the Australian Office of Learning and Teaching as a benchmark study for student voice in University decision making.

• The Postgraduate Students Association have maintained their high standard of student representation with the Graduate Research School, expanded their representation to Student Parents, run a variety of successful events including monthly ‘Connect’ mixers, Stargazing, Improvisation Nights and ‘Date My Degree’ (like speed-dating but about their research), awarded travel awards and released a welfare publication.

• The International Students’ Service have run popular events like the day trip to Rottnest and Multicultural Week, and have introduced a new online blog which provides peer-to-peer advice to International students.

• The Residential Students’ Department have focused on better communication between the colleges and the Guild, and are expanding into a more representative and advocacy-based role communicating college issues to University leadership.

• The WA Student Aboriginal Corporation have run regular events including MARNDA Week, have expanded their volunteering with Bikes for Humanity, and have advocated for Indigenous students including against the Carnarvon Shire Council decision not to raise the Aboriginal Flag during NAIDOC Week.

• The Access Collective have provided strong representation for UniAccess students throughout the review of Special Consideration, provided a student perspective in the University’s Disability Access and Inclusion Plan and advocated for facilities that support students with disability or mental illness experiences.

• The Environment Department have planted a Student Garden in Guild Village, assisted with the establishment of a staff and student community garden in Botany and introduced cash for cans for large student events.

• The Ethnocultural Collective commenced this year, and continue to work to define their goals as a department representing and providing a community for students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

• The Mature Aged Students Association continue to run regular coffee meet-ups and sundowners to provide a community to mature aged students.

• The Pride Department have been active with a large Pride Week celebration, regular department events, and they raised the pride flag on the Guild Building and ran a Vigil for the victims of the Orlando shooting.

• The Sports Office continue to run weekly inter-faculty sports with UWA Sports, and are expanding into an advocacy role heading up the UWA Sports Student Stakeholder Reference Group.

• The Welfare Department ran 34 events over 5 days as part of the Guild’s largest ever Welfare Week in semester 1.

• The Women’s Department continue to run regular campaigns and events, providing a community for women students at UWA.

• Pelican magazine continues to report on UWA, local and national issues to a large student audience, the Women’s Department have produced their annual publication Damsel, the Postgraduate Students Association have produced their annual publication Postscript and the International Students’ Service publication postscript has transformed into a regular online blog.

All student departments will now be wrapping up their activities for the year and preparing for handover to their successors.

Staff-runstudentfacingactivities

• The Guild Events team have kept busy supporting student events over the course of the year, including many Guild-run events in the Tavern and on Oak Lawn, and have worked with the Public Affairs Council to activate some of the quieter spaces around the campus.

• Student Assist has recruited an additional Officer to respond to increased demand for support services, and have introduced a Food Pantry providing students in severe financial hardship with food staples. We are always seeking donations for the Pantry and I invite members of Convocation to consider providing assistance.


• The Marketing and Engagement Team continue to provide timely information for students via our media channels, and have negotiated over 70 discounts for Guild members, including food and drink discounts at all Guild-run outlets at other WA universities. They have also completed an overhaul of many Guild websites to provide easier navigation: www.uwastudentguild.com.au.

• Guild Volunteering continue to go from strength to strength, exceeding our semester 1 target of 1000 students in transcript-recognised volunteering roles, completing 10,000 hours of volunteering. This is a continually growing department of the Guild which responds to a clear student demand to obtain skills through volunteering and to give back to the community.

Capital development

The Guild has updated our Masterplan for capital improvement to our facilities with Hames Sharley. We have had a busy year with investment into capital improvements of student facilities:• Club Collaborative Zone: Opened February 2016.

It has won the Australian Institute of Architects’ 2016 WA Architecture Award for Interior Architecture. With over 130 clubs and societies, the Club Collaborative Zone is a custom-built space supporting on-campus club activity 24/7.

• Solar panels: Installed on the Business School roof (commenced in 2013, waiting on new switch board for completion).

• Tavern: With a revitalised courtyard and Tavern interior, our goal was to create a space for students to eat, study and enjoy club / music events. This was completed in August.

• New Westpac branch: Completed in 3 weeks, opened in July.

• Secondhand Bookshop / Guild Shop: Relocated and expanded on the first floor of the Guild, opened in August.

• Cosmetic upgrades to Guild Central wing and Cameron Hall: The Guild Central wing houses departments, Clubs and Societies, PROSH and the Guild Council meeting room. Cameron Hall houses many Clubs and Societies and common spaces. Due September.

• Hackett Café Coffee Counter: Opening onto Saw Avenue, due September.

• Dentistry Kiosk extension: (roofing) Due September.• Quobba Gnarning Café: Café in Reid Library,

due September.• Universal Access Toilet in Tavern:

Due December / January.

Catering

Based on student and staff feedback, we are rolling out a new Catering Strategy which year to date includes:• Wok’s Cooking (Asian Noodle / Rice), Rice to Meet You

(Sushi) and Yo Amigo! (Halal Mexican), introduced to the Refectory as stand-alone vendors;

• Dine-in breakfast and lunch introduced at Hackett Café;• Cold brew coffee introduced at Catalyst Café;• New Quobba Gnarning Café constructed in the Reid

Library refurbishment;• New vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free meals available,

with better labelling of allergen content;• New point of sale system and thorough staff customer

service training;• Ongoing endeavor to obtain halal certification in

certain kitchens;• New Mobile Vendors introduced on Oak Lawn;• New menu in the Tavern, including Burger Bar and

Guinness on tap;• New international food and beverage vending machines,

including within Libraries – a major improvement UWA students been requesting for a long time.

Operational excellence

In order to operate effectively at a high level, we have made significant investment into our systems and processes. We have carried out almost all the priorities listed in my First Ordinary Meeting report, including implementing a point of sale system to better understand student purchasing behaviour, revitalising the Guild’s functions business and reviewing the Guild’s Regulations. Additionally, we have completed a Controls Review Audit, introduced an Audit and Risk Committee comprising Guild Alumni, introduced a Risk Appetite and Mitigation Plan for the Guild Council with assistance from UWA Risk, introduced a computer renewal program and invested in servers, developed a strong Guild Archives collection, and formalised the Guild Alumni Group.

Deloitte business review

In order to ensure the Guild can be financially sustainable and impactful into the future, we engaged Deloitte to assist us completing a business review, which will feed into our planning for the next 5-10 years. Our immediate priorities arising from the review are consideration of our governance, with the creation of an Audit and Risk Committee, and addressing our approach to Guild Catering operations. We have developed an implementation plan to ensure our operations are increasingly efficient and effective, and that we continue to have the ability to respond to student demand in a timely fashion.

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Partnership between the Guild and the University

Item University portfolio Guild portfolio

Review of Courses Education Education

Policy on Assessment Education Education

Graduations Review C & E Past VP

Convocation Research promotion projects Convocation PSA

Introduction of new course and phasing out of old courses

Education Education

Feedback on: Unit Outlines, Scaling, Barrier assessments, Exam issues (eg. Room overcrowding)

Education Education

Unifi feedback SITIMC President

Feedback on: Facilities, including toilets, recording facilities, software, teaching spaces and student common spaces

FDC (IT items to SITIMC) President

Orientation Reform (including UniMentor) Student Life President

Academic Calendar / Summer School proposal Education President

SURF engagement Education President / Education

Feedback on: SSAF Website and International Student website

Student Services President

Engagement with UWA Sports UWA Sports President / Student Services / Sport

Feedback on UWA Disability and Inclusion Plan Equity & Diversity President / Access

Feedback on Review of Venues Pricing C & E / Venues President / Societies Council

Feedback to Libraries Library President

International articulation student intake engagement strategy

Vice-Chancellor President / ISS

Renewal Project SDVC President

YouWA recruitment campaign M & Comms Student Services

Colleges mental health procedures Student Life President

Implementation of CAS Student Admin Education

Review of Special Consideration Education President / Education

TL;DR of university policies All Education

Gender neutral toilets introduction to Guild Village Campus Mgmt President

Feedback on: Changes to parking, end-of-trip facility access and lighting across campuses

Campus Mgmt & Security Vice President

Feedback on UWA Wayfinding Campus Mgmt President / Access

The Guild have provided a lot of support and assistance to the University in achieving its goals and aims:


Engagement with HPU surveys HPU President

Review of Sexual assault policies, screening of Hunting Ground movie and engagement with Universities Australis ‘Respect. Now. Always’ campaign

Vice-Chancellor / Student Life

President / Women’s

Responding to Orlando shooting, engagement with UWA LGBTQI community, participation in UWA LGBT+ study

Vice-Chancellor / Equity & Diversity

President / Pride Department

IT failures (April) – student advocacy Education President

ISB Survey - Promotion and higher rate of response Education President

Introducing more International student involvement in Student Services planning and orientation

Student Services ISS

Working with LDAG Cultural Precinct President

International connections - Engaging with visiting students (often from Malaysian student organisations)

Vice President / ISS

Engagement with B-Phil commencing students, Flying Start students and prospective High Achieving student program

Student Life Vice President / President

The Guild previously worked closely with Professor Alec Cameron, and on his departure have now realigned with Professor Dawn Freshwater. We look forward to a hopefully fruitful and mutually beneficial relationship moving forward.

External issues

State GovernmentThe Universities Legislation Amendment Act has been read into parliament, but is yet to be voted on. The Guild, in collaboration with the other WA University Guilds, continues to lobby against changes that will be detrimental to students and students’ priorities for the University.

Federal GovernmentEarlier this year the Department of Education released a consultation paper indicating possible changes to higher education including partial fee deregulation of flagship courses, lowering the HECS repayment threshold and cutting funding to HEPP, which funds pathway programs like UWA’s Aspire and Fairway entry programs. In response to these announcements, the National Union of Students has called three National Days of Action. The Guild has participated in two, one in Semester 1 and one in Semester 2, with the key messages of “NO cuts to courses and staff resourcing, NO to cuts to higher education funding, and YES to properly funding higher education”. So far, the government have not acted on these policy change proposals.

Conclusion

Thank you very much for the opportunity to present this report and share with you the successes of the UWA Student Guild this year. I have enjoyed holding this role immensely, and have especially valued the support and interaction I have had with Convocation. I’d like to give a big shout out to my staff and student teams for all their work this year. I am proud to have lead such a passionate and dedicated team. If you have any questions or comments about this report, please do not hesitate to email me: [email protected].

Maddie MulhollandGuild President, UWA Student Guild

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once the proposed amendments to the legislation for each university were tabled in State Parliament on 19th May 2016.

On that day, the Universities Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 was introduced into the Legislative Assembly. This Bill proposes significant amendments to the UWA Act which forms the constitution of our University. The main changes proposed in this Bill which impact on Convocation are as follows:

Composition of the Senate

• The composition of the Senate will be reduced in numbers from 21 to 17;

• The number of co-opted members on the Senate will be increased from 3 to no more than 5;

• Those members of the Senate appointed by the Governor will be reduced from 4 to 3;

• Staff-elected members will be reduced from 3 academic and 1 non-academic staff, to 1 academic and 1 non- academic.

• The number of Senate members elected by Convocation will be reduced from 4 to 2,

• UWA staff-members will not be permitted to be Convocation elected members;

• Student elected positions on Senate have been reduced from 3 to 2 (one undergraduate and one post-graduate). Students will not permitted to be re-elected more than once;

• Most terms of Senate members will in future be 3 years (down from 4 years);

• The maximum tenure for members of the Senate will still be 3 terms (but due to the 3 year terms, the maximum tenure will now be 9 years, not 12 years);

• A provision has been added that at least 4 members of the Senate must be UWA graduates;

• The requirement that the majority of the Senate must not be students or staff has been deleted.

A Nominations Committee will be established (comprising not more than 6 Senators) with the charter to nominate future members of the Senate. Elected staff, students and Convocation Senators and the Chair of Academic Board are explicitly excluded from membership of the Nominations Committee.

Remuneration of Senators. Senators can now be paid remuneration and allowances as determined by the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal.

Introduction

Since the Autumn Ordinary Meeting of Convocation held in April this year, there have been a significant number of issues concerning the University reported in the press. Many of these issues and the actions being taken by the University are outlined in the Vice-Chancellor’s report for this meeting.

Although I am sure that all members of Convocation are vitally interested in the actions being taken to address these issues and the resultant impact on the University’s reputation, I will not duplicate coverage of these matters in my report.

One of the major initiatives currently underway in the University is the Renewal Project. In order to ensure that all graduates are fully informed of the work being undertaken as part of this project, on behalf of Convocation Council I have invited Professor Dawn Freshwater, UWA’s Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor to give a presentation on this topic at this meeting.

Review of University Acts

During 2015, the University was informed that the State Government was undertaking a review of the Acts that govern the arrangements for each university in Western Australia. The catalyst for this review were requests received from Curtin and Murdoch Universities for amendments to be drafted to their legislation to meet their future needs for development on their respective sites.

Since then, the terms of reference of the review has been widened to consider many other aspects including the size and composition of the governing councils of each University. Full details of what is proposed only become publicly available

Warden’s report Second Ordinary Meeting 16 September 2016

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Once the proposed changes to the UWA Act are considered by the State Government, a decision will be made on the best course of action to pursue to implement this cost-saving initiative.

Communication challenges

Because all members of Convocation are life-time members of the University community and therefore an integral part of UWA, communication with graduates and the other members of Convocation is viewed as vitally important in keeping everyone informed of the challenges facing the University and the actions being taken to address these challenges.

Like all organisations, UWA now uses a variety of electronic and printed material to communicate with its target audience. Finding the right balance between these two methods is one of the current challenges being considered by the University.

Over the past 12 months, a number of reviews have been initiated to ensure that the University is achieving the optimum balance in fully informing those graduates who wish to be informed without unduly annoying those who do not wish to be bombarded by emails, letters and magazines from UWA.

UWA magazines review

One of the most important of these decisions with respect to communicating with graduates was the review initiated by the University to evaluate the magazines that it produces, including the Uniview magazine that is distributed to all graduates. Professor Terri-ann White, the Director of UWA Publishing, was appointed to undertake this review.

As the elected representatives of graduates, Convocation Council has been one of the main groups consulted as part of the review, in order to provide feedback on the content, format and timeliness of Uniview.

During the course of the review, Professor White has met with Convocation Council on two occasions and has had two further meetings with key members of Council. In addition, an appropriately qualified member of Convocation Council, Jim Paparo, was invited to be a member of the Review Committee chaired by Professor White.

Based on the feedback derived from these consultative sessions, one of the key recommendations arising from the review is for UWA to continue with printed editions of Uniview but to have it linked to a website in a similar manner to the Bostonia magazine produced by the University of Boston for its graduate community (see www.bu.edu/bostonia/winter- spring16/)

Convocation Membership has been modified to restrict memberships to past and present members of Senate, graduates of UWA, those who are members before the amendments come into operation, and persons the Senate admits to Convocation.

Student Amenities and Service Fee changes. The current requirement that at least 50% of the Student Amenities and Service Fees paid by students goes to the Guild has been changed to have that amount specified by a University Statute. The Government has indicated that this change has been introduced to enable WA universities to have more flexibility to adjust to Federal changes in this area.

Convocation’s role in relation to Statute changes: While Convocation’s role in commenting on Statute changes proposed by the Senate has been retained, the time allowed for this has been reduced from 3 months to 28 days.

Full details of the proposed changes are available on the Convocation website at www.convocation.uwa.edu.au

Because of the organisational structure of UWA uniquely includes Convocation as an integral part of the University, graduates and other members of Convocation have the opportunity to comment on major changes of this nature.

The Council of Convocation would therefore appreciate receiving your views on these proposed changes so that we can fulfil one of the statutory roles of Convocation “to represent the interests and opinions of members through effective communication and to present such views to the University and the community of Western Australia”

The latest advice received from the State Government is that debate on this Bill is unlikely to be finalised before the Ordinary Meeting and therefore there is still time for your comments to be considered on these proposed changes.

We therefore look forward to receiving your feedback on this important issue. Please send all your comments to [email protected]

Use of electronic voting for Convocation Elections

One of the cost-saving measures identified by Convocation Council is to replace the costly postal voting arrangements required by the UWA Statutes with an electronic voting system for all Convocation elections.Whilst Convocation Council still wishes to introduce electronic voting for Convocation elections, given the potential changes to the UWA Act foreshadowed by the State Government, this work has temporarily been put on hold.


Annual report of UWA

Another important document which aims to provide an overview of UWA activities and the progress it is making to achieve its objective of becoming one of the world’s top 50 universities by 2050 is the Annual Report. Copies of the Annual Report of the University are available online for members of Convocation on the UWA website at www.annualreport.uwa.edu.au/annual-report-2015

Review of graduation ceremonies

Another review of great interest to graduates is the review currently underway to evaluate arrangements for the graduation ceremonies undertaken each year at UWA. This has been prompted by the significant increase in the number of graduation ceremonies resulting from the new course structure with many students now obtaining both an undergraduate and postgraduate qualification (and therefore attending two graduation ceremonies).

As a result, the number of graduation ceremonies has increased from 7-10 ceremonies in past years, to 23 ceremonies this year. The time and resources required from University personnel to attend and manage this number of ceremonies has become the catalyst for an evaluation of how to improve the process whilst ensuring that the unique UWA graduation experience is maintained and hopefully enhanced.

A Working Group has been established with representatives from all sectors of the University involved with organising graduation ceremonies. Chaired by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Community and Engagement Professor Kent Anderson, this Group also includes representatives of all stakeholders including the Students Guild and Convocation. Work is still underway with specific improvements being trialled at individual graduation ceremonies held during 2016 with a view to more permanent arrangements being implemented during 2017.

Review of friends groups

Another recent review undertaken which will be of interest to graduates, was the review of Friends Groups conducted by Dr Sue Boyd announced at the Second Ordinary Meeting for 2015. The aim of this review was to identify the role and functions of the various Friends Groups and to prepare recommendations on the governance, resource requirements and support these Groups require to effectively undertake their functions. Dr Boyd’s report was considered by the Senate on 14 March and a copy has now been distributed to all interested parties.

Strategic plan

During the past six months, Convocation Council has also continued to consider its strategic priorities and how best to capitalise on one of the inherent strengths of Convocation – its unique relationship with the graduates of UWA and their role as life-long members of the University community.

This unique relationship has the potential to be a significant “point of difference” for UWA and therefore to enhance the benefits that may accrue to the University and graduates through this association. Part of the challenge faced by the current Council of Convocation is to build on this relationship and to promulgate a clear understanding of the roles and functions of Convocation.

At the March meeting of Council, the 2016-2020 Strategic Plan was approved by Convocation Council to guide our strategies over the next four years.

The basis for the Strategic Plan derives directly from UWA’s Strategic Plan and from the sections of the UWA Act and Statutes which designate the roles and functions of Convocation.

In the current version of the UWA Act and Statutes, Convocation has been assigned five key roles. These can be summarised as follows:

Representative Role • To represent the interests and opinions of members

through effective communication and to present such views to the University and the community of Western Australia;

Governance Role• To encourage members of Convocation to participate in

the governance of the University through the election of Convocation members to the Senate and the review of amendments to University statutes;

Contribution Role• To encourage members to support and contribute

to the intellectual and cultural prosperity of the University community;

Engagement Role• To promote professional and social links between

members of Convocation by creating and supporting opportunities for graduate interaction; and

Promotion Role• To promote the ideals and purpose of the University

and Convocation to graduates and undergraduates, other members of the University and the community of Western Australia.

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Australia day honours list

During June, Convocation Council was delighted when graduates and other members of the UWA community were recognised for their achievements in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List. Those graduates of UWA recognised in the Honours List were as follows:

Appointed as a Companion of the Order of Australia:Her Excellency the Honourable Dr Kerry Sanderson, AC (BSc 1971; BEc 1975; HonDLitt 2005)

The Honourable Justice Carmel McLure, AC QC (BJuris(Hons) 1977; LLB 1980)

Laureate Professor Alan Lopez, AC (BSc(Hons) 1973)

Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Australia:Dr Dawn Butterworth, AO (BA 1976; DipEd 1978; BEd(Hons) 1980; PhD 1987)

Dr Richard Charlesworth, AO CitWA (MB BS 1976; HonDSc 2002; BA 2003)

Mr John Poynton, AO CitWA (BCom 1975; HonDCom 2008)

Professor Colin Raston, AO (BSc(Hons) 1972; PhD 1976)

Appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia:Dr Jack Edelman, AM (MB BS 1976)

The Honourable Cheryl Edwardes, AM (BJuris 1983; LLB 1984; BA 1988; LLM 1998)

Mr Ian Fletcher, AM (BA 1978)

Professor John Fletcher, AM (MB BS 1970)

Dr Michael McGuinness, AM (BDSc 1978)

Awarded a Medal in the Order of Australia:Dr Hannes Gebauer, OAM (MB BS 1980)

Mr Bart Kakulas, OAM QC (LLB 1954)

Mr Carmelo Randazzo, OAM (BJuris 1986; LLB 1987)

Mrs Faith Richardson, OAM (BA 1950)

Mrs Debbie Schaffer, OAM (BA(Hons) 2007)

This list for the first time includes successful nominations prepared on behalf of the Convocation Honours Committee which is now resulting in an increasing number of nominations for UWA graduates thought worthy of recognition being sent through to the Honours Secretariat in Canberra. Given that the evaluation process conducted by the Honours Office normally takes 18-24 months, Convocation Council is hopeful that an increasing number of UWA graduates will continue to be included in future Honours announcements.

Convocation Council

While the topics highlighted above illustrate the range of issues considered by Convocation Council, it does not convey a coverage of the more ‘routine’ matters considered by Convocation Council at its monthly meetings. To implement our Strategic Plan more effectively, our committee arrangements has been re-structured so that issues pertaining to awards, scholarships and events can be more closely aligned to our strategic objectives, whilst freeing up resources for long-term strategic initiatives. Our current committee structure is as follows:• Awards Committee chaired by Ms Nee Nee Ong• Engagement Committee chaired by Ms Diana Salvaris• Governance Committee chaired by Dr Susan King• Honours Committee chaired by Adjunct Professor Warren

Kerr AM• Promotion and Events Committee chaired by Mrs

Pauline Tremlett

All members of Council are expected to take an active role in at least one of these committees.

Convocation Council currently represents the membership of Convocation through a Council of 21 elected members who are individually elected for a 3-year term with seven Councillors completing their term on a rotating basis every three years. In addition, the Warden of Convocation and the Deputy Warden are elected on an annual basis for a one-year term. Convocation Council comprises the 21 elected members, the Warden and Deputy Warden as well as the Immediate Past Warden, with the Warden of Convocation chairing each monthly Council meeting.

The current members of Convocation Council are as follows:Warden of Convocation Adjunct Professor Warren

Kerr AMDeputy Warden Dr Joan Pope OAMImmediate Past Warden Associate Professor

David HodgkinsonDr Mark Andrich Council Member (2016-2019)Dr Libby Feutrill Council Member (2016-2019)Dr Agi Gedeon Council Member (2015-2019)Dr Susan King Council Member (2013-2019)Councillor Julie Matheson Council Member (2016-2019)Dr Doug McGhie Council Member (2013-2019)Ms Nee Nee Ong Council Member (2016-2019)Mr Con Abbott Council Member (2015-2018)Mr Paul Appleton Council Member (2002-2018)Ms Devon Cuneo Council Member (2011-2018)Mr Garry Hawkes Council Member (2015-2018)Mr Peter Robinson Council Member (2016-2018)Ms Diana Salvaris Council Member (2015-2018)


Clinical Professor Lesley Cala Council Member (1994-2017)Mr Colin Campbell-Fraser Council Member (2005-2017)Dr Brett Davies Council Member (2016-2017)Ms Felicity Farrelly Council Member (2014-2017)Mr Graham Harmsworth Council Member (2015-2017)Mr James Paparo Council Member (2014-2017)Mr Jonathan Strauss Council Member (2011-2017)Mrs Pauline Tremlett Council Member (1988-2017)

Elections for Convocation Council

As outlined above, each year Convocation conducts elections for the Warden, Deputy Warden and seven members of the 21 member Council of Convocation. The Warden and Deputy Warden are elected for one year terms and each member of Council is elected for a three year term.

In addition, as Convocation was originally created as the electorate for the University, Convocation Council also organises elections for four members of the UWA Senate who currently hold office for four years.

In August 2013, Convocation Council took a decision to outsource the conduct of future elections. During 2016, we have continued these arrangements in organising elections for the Warden, Deputy Warden, the normal seven members of the 21 member Council of Convocation and an additional member of Convocation Council to replace Kelvin Mahuka who had resigned earlier this year due to changed work arrangements.

As usual, the call for nominations will be advertised in The West Australian, the UWA News, the November and December editions of the Alumni E-News bulletin and in the November edition of Uniview.

Although all members of Convocation Council are eligible to stand for re-election, I personally have taken the decision not to seek re-election as the Warden of Convocation. I would therefore encourage any member of Convocation who wishes to undertake this role or wishes to nominate someone else for this role to submit their nominations during the nomination period of Monday 7th November to Monday 12th December 2016.

I look forward to announcing the results of these elections at the First Ordinary Meeting to be held on Friday 17 March 2017.

Feedback from questionnaire

At the last Ordinary Meeting we requested direct feedback from members by asking those attending the meeting to complete a short questionnaire to provide feedback on the following topics:1. The preferred time for commencement of the Ordinary

Meetings2. Their preference for a musical interlude before and after

the meeting3. Their interest in joining a Convocation Club

The results of the questionnaire survey have now been collated as follows:1. Preferred commencement time for the Ordinary Meetinga. 6.00pm – 72b. 6.30pm – 27c. 7.00pm – 112. Preference for a musical interludea. Yes – 63b. No – 423. Interest in Convocation Clubs or Activitiesa. Choir – 23b. Jazz – 15c. Singles – 14d. Chess – 6e. Fitness – 16

Other suggested clubs and activities - Bicycle Club, Travellers Club, Yoga, Pilates, dance?, continue with GRADs, Movie, Book, Discussion Groups, Scrabble, Food/wine appreciation, Business-related, Walking Club, Tennis, debate, public speaking, library, book club.

On behalf of Convocation Council, I wish to thank all those who responded and Council is now implementing the initiatives resulting from this survey.

While the preferred commencement time for the Ordinary Meeting expressed by those responding to this survey was 6.00 pm, the Spring Ordinary Meeting will be held at 6.30 pm as a previous booking for the Banqueting Hall in the University Club meant that the room was unavailable for set-up prior to 6.00 pm. However, a musical quartet composed of UWA music students will provide a musical interlude prior to the Ordinary Meeting.

Initiative’s for the establishment of Convocation Clubs is proceeding.

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SignificantdonationtoConvocation

Convocation has recently received $10,000 from the estate of Verna Rowbotham who specifically requested that these funds be used by Convocation for the granting of any scholarships that it deems fit.

Verna was the only child of Professor A.D. Ross, a founding Professor of the University and completed her science degree at UWA.

I have written a letter of thanks to the Executor of her estate and received permission to publicise this bequest in the hope that others may wish to follow Verna’s example.

While Convocation receives many donations from members throughout the year for scholarships and prizes, Verna’s donation was the most significant donation received for this purpose during the past 12 months.

Thanks to Convocation Council

In conclusion, I wish to thank all members of Convocation Council who have contributed to the successful delivery of our roles and functions during the past six months and to commend the splendid support we have all received from the Convocation Officer Ms Juanita Perez in her untiring efforts to implement our requests. Adjunct Professor Warren Kerr AMWarden of Convocation


Convocation Officer’s reportThe following is a list of graduates whose current whereabouts have become unknown since the First Ordinary Meeting of Convocation on 1 April 2016. Graduates are listed according to the Faculty from which they obtained their latest degree, along with their year of graduation.

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Architecture, Landscape and Visual Arts2013 Quraishah B. Abdul Karim2013 Monique R. Annesley1971 Bernard B. Ardagh2013 Jing Bai2010 David J. Bennet2014 Deniqua L. Boston2013 Tsz T. Chan2013 Sonya Chellapermal2005 Rebecca K. Cizeika2010 Joshua S. Clifford2005 Rachael E. Clifton2003 Michael A. Cranwell1974 Ross A. Donaldson2013 Sarah A. Fallon2014 Shiva Ghaderi1997 Ariel S. Hayes2013 Edward K. Hicks2015 Mark C. Janssen2007 Katherine B. Mahendran2011 Kuei-Jyun Mao2010 Ali Mercuri2009 Matthew J. Preece2014 Hannah L. Puckey2011 April Su2004 Carl A. Thompson2013 Eloise R. Timms2011 Chiu Yi Tsoi2011 Jessie A. Waters1992 Fiona A. Whitton2011 Micha I. Woodhouse

Arts1979 Diane P. Airey1984 Simon G. Allan1975 Paul J. Andel1994 Melinda C. Andrews1994 Lindey L. Andrews1992 Tanya N. Aquino1999 Libby J. Archell2002 Annamaria Arnall2014 Tammy H. Au1996 Jacqueline E. Baker2014 Lucy Ballantyne1996 Barbara A. Bartholomew1986 Anne D. Bavin

1978 Adrian P. Benstead1969 Anthony T. Best1986 Jeffrey R. Bishop1992 Adele E. Bonadeo2002 Josephine H. Bosworth1998 Nicola C. Boud1988 Laura M. Breen1988 Melanie D. Brock2000 Monique Brostek2011 Renae M. Buckley2012 Anastasia M. Buettner-Moore2013 Candice Burden1974 Robert J. Cameron2011 Vivienne J. Chan1996 Esabella J. Chee1981 Yiu-Wai Y. Cheng2009 Ka W. Choi1991 Olivia Chu2012 Wai Y. Chu2008 Bronwyn N. Collins2004 Alicia L. Cook1971 Elizabeth J. Corson1993 Jane-Louise J. Cousins2003 Ainsley E. Cullen2008 Margaret M. Dawson1950 Grecian T. Day2008 Genevieve A. Day2014 Sarah F. de Koning1984 Helen E. De Ravel2010 Lucy R. Dempster2011 Jack A. Di Nunzio1998 Janet I. Dickinson2007 Hai L. Do2005 Danielle L. Edman2014 Alice Fan2015 Luke D. Fawcett1942 Joan J. Filmer1961 Raymond A. Forsyth2006 Jemma K. Fredericks2013 Monica K. Fruzynski2005 Katie T. Fung2010 Cho Y. Fung1973 Patricia J. Giles1985 Gaynor Gillies2000 Stephen M. Girschik2008 Julia A. Goddard-Williams2012 Gabriella A. Greaves

2006 Anne E. Griffin-Appadoo2009 Katherine J. Griffiths1964 Tristina R. Hambleton1974 Loretta J. Hambly1970 Christopher J. Hancock2014 Caitlin E. Harman1990 Lisa E. Harper-Brown1980 Patricia M. Hart2011 Danielle R. Hay1983 Charles P. Hayne1994 Sharon K. Heng2007 Shauna Hill2012 Sean L. Ho2010 Kylie M. Hobbs2002 Chantal F. Hockey1985 Jacqueline E. Hocking2004 Lucy M. Hopkins2012 Yugo Hoshi1996 Brigid L. Hosmer2015 Meghan L. Hughes2012 Sharon A. Hutchins2009 Isabel A. Johnson1990 Alan R. Jones2014 Joshua P. Kalmund2000 Amber T. Kane1994 David W. Kennett2014 Sukhjit K. Khalsa1991 Michael H. Knight1977 Arthur Kyron2014 Pei W. Law1993 Sonia Lindsay1977 Herman C. Lochner2004 Adam D. Lovkis2011 Tom W. Luckwell1977 Gillian K. Lyon1987 Peter A. Lyon2010 Catherine J. Martella1986 David A. Maxwell2012 Kate S. Mcgilvray2010 Eamon J. McGrath2011 Brendan J. McGrath1991 Iain B. McIntyre2008 Ross A. McKellar1992 Kirsten N. Meldrum1992 Stephen R. Merrick1995 Garry J. Middle1996 Yolanda Millar


2015 Natasha B. Mohamad Azman2012 Natsai Mukaratirwa2015 Sally M. Mulholland1986 Julie N. Murdoch2013 Benjamin S. Okamoto1995 Lib J. Pensalfini2014 Joseph M. Perkins2011 Amy J. Pickworth1999 Mark Pinoli2014 Felicia L. Poh2013 Anita J. Poultney1972 Geoffrey J. Powell1996 Vivi Purnomo2015 Olivia J. Pusey2003 Karen E. Reddie1996 Samantha M. Rees2004 Jenny L. Rees2012 Samuel J. Rose1999 Emma E. Rosham1987 Bruce D. Russell2012 Edward T. Russell1999 Dalton M. Ryan2005 Devyn S. Schneebeli2011 Yolk L. Seng2013 Eva E. Sharpe-Finlayson2008 Colleen G. Sorensen2005 Rasmegh Srisethi2002 Pauline Steele1992 Rebecca L. Stewart1978 Doris A. Strahan1999 Scott A. Sullivan1992 Barbara A. Symington2002 Tiffany Szetoh1979 Chork-Meng Tan1999 Cheryl Tan2008 Su Yen Y. Tan2011 Zhu A. Tan1955 John J. Taylor2015 Kimberley Y. Thien2011 Brooke Thomas2002 Kristy N. Tickel2015 William C. Tilly2008 Melissa J. Treby1982 Linda J. Truss2009 Man Sik D. Tse1961 David D. Turner1974 Peter S. Valentine1994 Virginia Venn1964 Arie Veth2005 Cate M. Vose1984 Toni B. Walkington2002 Wanda Warlik1992 Julia R. White2011 Quintess S. White

2012 Erin M. White1998 Neil G. Wurmel2010 Daniel M. Yacoub1991 Sheau-Iong Yeoh2014 Ching Y. Yeung2014 Xihui Zhang1987 Lyn Zinenko

Business School2004 Sania Abid2005 Masa Ajisawa2010 Ahmad H. Al Huikem2006 Mohamed Al Neaimi2011 Hussain S. Alaidarous2008 Olivier Alcide2010 Hussain A. Alhejji1991 Stephen A. Andrews2014 Kristel P. Ang1991 Constantine N. Antonas2014 Adam P. Applegate2015 Sumaia Aziz2007 Vineeta Babra2002 Thomas C. Bahen1990 Sharina Bahrin1986 Andrew Bantock2000 Holly P. Barlow2002 Clarke C. Barlow2001 John A. Bell2005 Marco Bendel2012 Fukai Bi2014 Rokiyah R. Bin Swani1972 Geoffrey A. Black2001 Sarah Boden2000 Larry F. Bodestyne2007 Tristan S. Boyd2011 Gerard J. Brancato2009 Damon S. Brown2000 Kate M. Budiselik2012 Lauren C. Burton2013 Henry J. Burton2011 Natalie M. Butler2015 Mario Alejandro A. Cadena

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1999 Alfred Y. Chia1997 Keng Y. Ching1991 Wing Kit H. Chiu2005 Richard Cho2008 Linda S. Chow1975 William B. Christie2011 Phillip M. Christopher1994 Celine H. Chua2003 Elina Ciptadi-Perkins1997 Christie M. Clements-Shepherd2013 Quitterie A. Conte2007 Troy J. Cook2010 Sallyann F. Cope2002 Charles R. Cordingley1984 Bernard B. Crawford2013 Peng Cui1996 David P. Curnow1975 Dominic C. Cuscuna2013 Alex Damasena2010 Boris Dangubic2015 Rhian L. Davey2003 Clare E. Davies2000 Benjamin S. Davis2004 Samuel P. de Burgh2013 Amaury E. de Fontenay2003 Morrie de Robertis1983 Martin G. Denney2009 Raul H. Diaz Navalon2011 Naomi C. Diedericks2007 Tanya M. Dobson2008 Karissa E. Domondon2007 Martin O. Dupont2015 Andrew C. Edwards2011 Mohammad S. Emamdee2004 Remi L. Eriksen1992 Meagan A. Fairweather1990 Robyn M. Fisher2009 Tasneemul I. Galib1992 Nelson E. Gallash1991 Harold T. Gan2009 Luisa E. Genovese2008 Carolyn S. Gibson1987 Richard F. Godfrey2004 Choon Soo Goh2008 Yinghuai M. Goh2009 Cassandra C. Goh1979 Philip R. Grant2011 Susan Ha2003 Andrew C. Hammond2014 Kevin Hardi2002 Jenna K. Hardie2013 Sophie M. Harris1963 Helen A. Hawkins2013 Kate F. Hawkins


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1991 Anthony E. Hayes2003 Jack W. Heseltine2005 Sean R. Hettich2008 Nihar Subhash S. Hirani1998 Adeline Ho2013 Pei S. Ho1997 Benjamin I. Hoad2006 Shawn Holloway1985 Adam M. Hollyock2008 Victor Z. Hon2012 Caitlin E. Hudson1987 Samuel S. Hur1988 Barry S. Ingate1998 Simon M. Ingleson2010 Nicola V. Ingram2007 Caitlin L. Iustini2001 Keenan Jackson1989 Paul Jenkin2010 Ming Jiang2013 Lu Jiang1993 Michael P. Kahl2012 Jinwei C. Ke2006 Haroon u. Khan2011 Jittraporn Khansong2012 Xuan M. Khor2003 Deon Justin Klerck2003 Kenneth K. Kong1997 Alpana B. Lal1998 Debbie A. Larson2014 Hiu W. Lau2009 Davinia A. Laughton2003 Yong Kiang Law2014 Maria Lebedeva1999 Jonathan Y. Lee2000 Audra S. Lee2004 Cheryl S. Lee2009 Dean M. Lee2009 Kelvin K. Lee2005 Andrew N. Lemon1985 Gary M. Lethridge2009 Zhi Cong Li2001 Kian Liew2014 Javier N. Liew1970 Steven Lim1996 Teng Liok B. Lim2003 Sau Khong Lim2007 Jaclyn C. Lim2012 Teck E. Lim2015 Deqing Lin1994 Karl H. Linder2006 John A. Linton2012 Gengxin Liu2014 Zi H. Liu2014 Xin Lu

2008 Ryan I. Lucas2007 Deogratias L. Lule2002 Jia Xin Luo2014 Siwei Luo1999 Wing Hung W. Mack1992 Kelly L. Maclean2007 Shannon J. Maguire2015 Guan Howe H. Mak2014 Chris G. Mason2008 Jessica A. Matacz1998 Anthony M. Matahlija1999 David J. McChesney-Martin1999 Alice V. McDonough1977 Bruce F. McHarrie2013 Frances S. Mckenna2003 Sara A. McKinnon2011 Craig J. McLean1994 Adrienne M. McNamara2013 Jazze M. McNeill2010 Antony Mendez2013 Benjamin J. Mills2002 Ljubisa Milovanovic1977 Henry J. Mitchell2006 Amy E. Mitchelson2011 Kin T. Mok2010 Iain B. Moynihan1986 Fraser R. Murray2007 Antoine Musu1987 Katrina L. Needham2006 Wade S. Needham2006 Lisa M. Needham2003 Ernest E. Ng2004 Koon Cheng Ng2009 Natasha S. Ngoma2011 Wen Ni2006 Ian L. Oakley2011 Nicholas R. Oates1995 Natsuko Ogawa2002 Jessica L. O’Hara1988 Edwin Ong2001 Janssen M. Ong2003 Yun Y. Ong1993 Jamie A. Osborn1987 Mark B. Palmer1997 Ayesha Paul2009 Alex Peck2012 Shing Yuan Y. Peh1985 Ursula Petrat2001 Elishia C. Pettit1995 Brian Phang2000 Sarah A. Phillips2007 Brett A. Phillips2013 Kenyon Z. Phua1998 Amelia T. Pilawskas

2006 Jessica K. Pilkington1997 Joscelin Pishos2003 Russell E. Powers1981 Robert A. Pratarelli2001 Ping Kong Pui2005 Andrew P. Pullinger2013 Qiang Qiang2007 Tian Qiu2005 Steven R. Raman1989 Duncan J. Ritchie2006 Dion C. Robeson1999 Neil K. Robinson2005 Zoe Rosenwax2010 Jay O. Ruiz2010 Maria V. Ruiz2002 Thanesvary S Subramaniam2004 Anne Saratlija2007 Glenda B. Scott2014 Emily J. Scott1988 Robin M. Scrimgeour2002 Celestine M. Sears1987 Patrick R. Sedgley2014 Hong G. See2011 Ye Shen2006 Jack C. Shum1998 Mun Hong Siew2006 Ai Chen Sim2009 Xin Y. Sim2009 Shaun P. Singh2009 Matthew S. Sladden2003 Martin P. Snepp2006 Hwee Min Soh2013 Sin Y. Song1976 Allen M. Stenhouse2008 Charles L. Stewart2011 Matthew L. Stewart1994 Siao Leng S. Su2009 Mike Suk-Udom2011 PJ J. Sung2007 Justin N. Tadros1986 Ronnie K. Tai1997 Alvin Tan1999 Richard R. Tan2001 Hwee Ling W. Tan2002 Daphne P. Tan2003 Irene Tan2006 Geok Seng Tan1981 Andrew Tang2007 Yunxiu Tang2015 Ankang Tang1995 Steven Tay2012 Stephanie H. Tay2013 Harendran Thiruganam2012 Martine S. Thomassen


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Who are the members of Convocation?Membership of Convocation covers the following members of the UWA community:• All graduates of the University are automatically

life-long members;• All those awarded honorary degrees are automatically

life-long members;• All members and past members of the UWA Senate

are automatically life-long members of Convocation; • All senior academic staff of the University who elect

to be members;• All adjunct academic staff of the University who elect

to be members;• Persons who have rendered services or made gifts to the

University who the Senate determines should be members of Convocation;

• Others that the Senate and Convocation Council deem worthy of being members.

UWA graduatesGraduates of The University of Western Australia are numerically the largest category of this membership. Through Convocation, they have a direct relationship with UWA by virtue of the provisions in the legislation which established the University, the UWA Act.

While many universities view their alumni as external stakeholders, the UWA Act created Convocation as an integral part of the University. In Section 4 of the Act, and in Statute 17, it states that the University shall consist of the Senate, the staff, the students and the members of Convocation (principally the 110,000 graduates who have graduated from our University since its foundation in 1913).

As a result, graduates and the other members of Convocation are legally on-going members of the University community. The current staff and students are an important part of the University for the duration of their employment or studies, but it is only the members of Convocation who are granted life-long membership of the University.

Convocation Council believes that this unique relationship has the potential to be a significant defining characteristic for UWA and therefore to enhance the benefits that may accrue to the University and graduates through this association.

Convocation

What is a Convocation?ThegeneraldefinitionofConvocationisa“gatheringtogether for a large formal assembly.” When applied in the context of a university, it refers to those members of the university community who ‘when gathered together in a formal meeting’ are entitled to have input into aspects of the governance of the university including voting for members of the governing body or reviewing major decisions, such as changes to statutes. These rights are generally reserved for those who have demonstrated their credentials (either by gaining a degree or by appointment to a senior academic position) to participate in these decisions.

What is the Convocation of UWA?The Convocation of UWA refers to the ‘gathering together’ of all those entitled to be consulted regarding the University. The members of Convocation form the electorate of UWA which entitles them to nominate and vote in elections for the Senate and Council of Convocation, to review any proposed changes to the UWA Statutes, and to attend General Meetings known as Ordinary Meetings of Convocation.

One of the first universities to establish a Convocation representing all those with an interest in preserving the reputation and values of the University, was at Oxford (the oldest university is the English-speaking world). When Sir John Winthrop Hackett proposed the governance structure for UWA, he deliberately included Convocation to be the electorate from which members of the University’s governing bodies could be selected.


What are the roles of Convocation?In the UWA Act and Statutes, Convocation has been assigned the following five key roles: Representative role • To represent the interests and opinions of members

through effective communication and to present such views to the University and the community of Western Australia;

Governance role• To encourage members of Convocation to participate in

the governance of the University through the election of Convocation members to the Senate and the review of amendments to University statutes;

Contribution role• To encourage members to support and contribute

to the intellectual and cultural prosperity of the University community;

Engagement role• To promote professional and social links between

members of Convocation by creating and supporting opportunities for graduate interaction; and

Promotion role• To promote the ideals and purpose of the University

and Convocation to graduates and undergraduates, other members of the University and the community of Western Australia.

What is the structure of Convocation?Under the provisions of the UWA Act, the roles outlined above are entrusted to a Council of Convocation (comprising 21 members, the Warden of Convocation, the Deputy Warden and the Immediate Past Warden). Each year elections are held for seven members of Council as well as the leadership positions. All members of Convocation are eligible to be elected for these positions to serve for a three year term.

The Council of Convocation meets on a monthly basis and reports back to all members of Convocation at two general meetings (known as Ordinary Meetings) held in March and September each year. Under its constitution (as outlined in the UWA Statutes), certain major decisions can only be approved by Convocation when meeting in full session at these Ordinary Meetings.

As a graduate of UWA and a member of Convocation, you are also eligible to be a member of the University Club of Western Australia. Further information regarding the Club and benefits is available from universityclub.uwa.edu.au

So come and continue your association with UWA by becoming actively involved in the activities of Convocation.

Further information regarding the history, roles and responsibilities of Convocation may be accessed at convocation.uwa.edu.au


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