News@Trinity - 2006
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Dr Andrew McGowan to be Trinity's next Warden Tuesday 28 November 2006 The College Council last night unanimously elected the Revd Dr Andrew McGowan as Trinity's seventh Warden. |
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The Big Questions in Economic History Monday 13 November 2006 The Bruce McComish Fund for Economic History invites papers for a workshop on the above topic on 14 February 2007. |
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Trinity community farewells Professor Don Markwell Sunday 29 October Hundreds gathered to thank the departing Warden for almost a decade of outstanding leadership and to wish him well as he prepares to take up his new role as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at The University of Western Australia in 2007. |
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Warden's portrait reflects academic tradition and Asian links Sunday 29 October Now taking its place among the portraits of former Wardens in the Dining Hall is that of the sixth Warden, Professor Don Markwell. |
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A farewell gift from Minyerri Sunday 29 October The College’s farewell gift to its departing Warden, Professor Don Markwell, was Alawa Country (2002), a painting by Indigenous artist, Barney Ellaga. |
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Creating the Markwell Scholarship Sunday 29 October A scholarship for academically able students who could not otherwise study in a collegiate environment is being created in honour of the sixth Warden. |
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Top Development Award to Clare Pullar Thursday 21 September Trinity's Director of Development has been named 2006 joint winner of the prestigious Trevor Wigney Award for outstanding service in development in Australasian education. |
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New award for a doctoral student in Economic History Wednesday 20 September 2006 The Bruce McComish Fund for Economic History will sponsor a doctoral student to attend the 2007 EHSANZ Conference at the University of Sydney. |
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The Business of Ethics Thursday 14 September A public forum examines the reality of ethics in business practice from a number of perspectives. |
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Why good people make bad decisions Tuesday 12 September 2006 Five kinds of faulty thinking contribute to bad decision-making, says Gourlay Visiting Professor of Ethics in Business, Professor Steve Salbu. |
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Head of International Programs appointed Monday 4 September 2006 Professor Barbara Cargill, currently a Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Business and Enterprise at Swinburne University of Technology, has been appointed Head of International Programs at Trinity College. |
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Double portrait unveiled Wednesday 30 August 2006 A striking double portrait of Ms Rowena Armstrong, AO, QC, and Bishop James Grant, AM, by leading artist Peter Churcher, is the latest addition to the College's growing portrait collection. |
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Education Minister backs Colleges Monday 21 August 2006 The federal Minister for Education, Science and Training has commended residential colleges as ‘a significant part of the broader learning experience at a world class university.’ |
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Bruce McComish Prize for Economic History Tuesday 1 August 2006 A prize of $5,000 will be awarded in February 2007 for the most original recent research in the field of economic history undertaken within Australia or New Zealand. |
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'Trinitynine' – art that intrigues Thursday 27 July 2006 A series of art installations by Ocular Lab Inc is encouraging students to become critical interpreters of the world around them. |
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Philanthropy essential for finest education – Oxford V-C at Trinity Friday 21 July 'The world’s finest educational programs are expensive to operate, but it is vital they be preserved,’ the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, UK, Dr John Hood, said while visiting Trinity College today. |
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Leadership transition arrangements at Trinity College Tuesday 4 July 2006 Following the appointment of the Warden of Trinity College, Professor Don Markwell, as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the University of Western Australia from January 2007, Trinity College is pleased to announce leadership arrangements while the College begins a search for its 7th Warden. |
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Warden appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at the University of Western Australia Friday 23 June 2006 The Warden of Trinity College in the University of Melbourne, Professor Don Markwell, has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) at The University of Western Australia from January 2007. |
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Launch of 'A Public Life' Wednesday 7 June 2006 What began in 1996 as a research project for Professor Don Markwell (since 1997 Warden of Trinity College) culminated tonight in the launch of A Public Life – The Memoirs of Zelman Cowen. |
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'Exciting and scary' - adjusting to a new culture and language Wednesday 31 May 2006 Vice-Chancellor's Fellow Dr Alice Garner reflected on the daily challenges encountered in adjusting to a different culture and language when she addressed valedicting students from Trinity College Foundation Studies |
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Scholarship recipients are Global Leaders 12 May 2006 Two resident students at Trinity are among the six Australian students – and only 100 worldwide – selected as 2006 Global Leaders by the New York-based Goldman Sachs Foundation |
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New Creative Arts Scholarship launched Thursday 11 May 2006 Students of music, dance, art or drama will benefit from a new scholarship launched today at Trinity College. |
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A 'cultural explosion' Sunday 7 May 2006 In a vibrant start to International Week at Trinity, the College’s first-ever 'Dhamaka' night was launched with an explosion of colour, energy and talent. |
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Several countries seek Commonwealth membership, Secretary-General says Wednesday 22 March 2006 Palestine, Rwanda, Yemen, Algeria, and Israel are among the countries that have expressed interest in joining the Commonwealth, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr Don McKinnon, told a distinguished audience at Trinity College, the University of Melbourne, today. |
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Young people can initiate change Wednesday 15 March 2006 ‘What responsibility do we have, if any, in light of the poor, the marginalised and the dispossessed in our country and in the world?’ This was the question the residential College community was asked to consider together over dinner by guest speaker Hugh Evans. |
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Achieving ‘Asia literacy’ in Australian education Saturday 25 February 2006 Australian schools are failing to equip children with the language skills and cultural understanding of Asia necessary for success in our internationally mobile world, according to Carrillo Gantner, AO, guest speaker at the 2006 Commencement Dinner for Trinity's resident students. |
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Art, Asia and Philanthropy: E R White acquisition unveiled Saturday 25 February 2006 Ned Kelly hid in a fishing boat and dodged policemen chasing him, a work on rice paper by Chinese-born Australian artist Guan Wei, is the 2005 purchase of the E R White Club. |
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TCFS July Fast Track Valedictory Friday 27 January 2006 ‘You are in a position to make a wonderful contribution in your field,’ Associate Professor David Shallcross told valedicting Foundation Studies students today. |