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The end of semester one has been celebrated by both staff and students - June 25th saw the return of 'A Night of A Thousand Stars', a party to farewell our mid-year BCom graduates. |
| The Melbourne GSM graduation dinner is coming up nextweek at the Arts Centre and the 2009 Teaching and Research Awards were held last week in recognition of the achievements of our academic staff. |
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The history of economics in the University of Melbourne is documented in the recently launched book Balanced Growth. The book is edited by former Dean of the Faculty Ross Williams and has contributions from Jeff Borland, Robert Dixon, Peter Drake, John Freebairn, Marjorie Harper, Marjorie Harper, Joe Isaac, Peter Lloyd and Neville Norman. The Department of Economics was formally established only in 1944 but the book details the history of the faculty from its inception in 1925. |
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The 2008 Annual Report is now available to download (pdf 5MB).
The Faculty of Economics and Commerce Annual Report includes information on Academic Programs, Research, Distinctions and Awards, Department Profiles and Staffing. |
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Alumnus Danny Elia joined Transurban as General Manager, CityLink in September 2007. |
| Danny completed his BCom in 1993 and has participated in the career mentoring program offered through the Graduate Careers Centre for the past two years. |
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The latest Annual Statistical Report of the Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey, Families, Incomes and Jobs, Volume 4, was released in June by the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research.
The HILDA Survey, Australia’s only large-scale nationally representative longitudinal household panel survey, interviews the same households and individuals each year. This enables the collection of evidence-based data on how peoples’ lives are changing over time, with a focus on issues relating to families, income, employment and well-being.
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Professor Mark Wooden was appointed as a Professorial Fellow with the Melbourne Institute in March 2000. He is Deputy Director of the Institute, which is increasingly regarded as Australia’s leading applied economic and social research institute, and is currently the Director of the HILDA Project, Australia's first large-scale household panel survey. |
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Queens Birthday Honours 2009
Congratulations to the following Commerce Alumni who
were recognised with Queens Birthday Honours this year: Mr Marten A Syme, OAM, Mr Paul L Wheelton, OAM and Mr David A Crawford, AO.
Vale Malcolm James Anderson
6/10/1928-31/5/2009
We also bid a sad farewell to Malcolm Anderson. Malcolm was one of the founders of UMCAS, the Commerce Alumni Society, and was actively involved in University life as an alumnus well into his seventies. Mal, as he was known to his friends, will be sadly missed by many in the University community. |
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Wilfred Prest Fellowship
Notice to all graduates who will be undertaking postgraduate studies at an overseas university or research institution in 2009/2010.
Available through the generosity of Mrs Marjorie Prest, the Wilfred Prest Fellowship is available annually to graduates of the University of Melbourne who will be undertaking postgraduate studies overseas. Studies must be in the field of Economics, and applicants can be no more than 27 years of age at the time of award.
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Contents
Events
- Thurs 16 July: UMCAS Reunion Dinner 2009 at Ormond College last chance to RSVP!!
- Thurs 30 July: 2009 Max Corden lecture by Prof Doug Irwin - 'The Current Financial Crisis vs The Great Depression: Lessons for avoiding 1930s-style Protectionism'
- Wed 5 Aug: Melbourne Leadership Series, Career development and networking event for Young Alumni, Singapore
- Sat 8 Aug: University of Melbourne Malaysian Alumni Association 20th Anniversary Gala Dinner in Kuala Lumpur, hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Glyn Davis
- Thurs 13 Aug: 2009 Finch Lecture by Sir Howard Davies, LSE
- Tues 18 Aug: Young Alumni event @ Koko Black - James Tuckerman, founder of Anthill magazine
- Thurs 10 Sept: Conversation at Masani with Sally Capp, Chief Executive Officer, Committee for Melbourne
Save the date!
- Wed 2/9/16 Sept: Alumni Refresher Lecture Series, 6-8pm, to be held in the new Economics and Commerce building at 198 Berkeley Street
- Tues 8 Sept: Public Policy lecture by Prof Ross Garnaut, Parkville campus - venue TBC
- Wed 21 Oct: 24th Annual Foenander lecture by Professor Barbara Pocock, Director of the Centre for Work + Life, University of South Australia, Parkville campus - venue TBC
In case you missed it...
- 'Financial Markets Update'
Part 1 | Part 2 | Q&A
Watch Tom Elliott's Young Alumni presentation given at Ernst & Young on 28 May
- 'The economic downturn: what should we do?'
Five perspectives on how we should react to a recession, including Professor Ian McDonald, Department of Economics
- Melbourne Leadership Series, Melbourne
Listen to alumni Chris Arnott (BSc(Hons) 1996), Managing Director, Alluvium Consulting; Monique Conheady (BA/BEng(Hons) 2001), Co-Founder & CEO, Flexicar; and Michele Hamdorf (MEnnterp(Exec) 2007), Managing Director, GRL Mobile, talk about their professional journeys and advice to young alumni.
Department seminar series
Thinking about further study?
The Melbourne Graduate School of Management is running an information session on Wed 12 Aug . Meet and speak with academic and professional staff about programs offered through the school, including program content, admission requirements and scholarships. More details.
Reconnect with us
Please contact us if you would like to assist the Faculty. You could:
Update your details with the Alumni Relations team to ensure that you receive regular udpates, newsletters and event invitations
UMCAS
UMCAS is the University of Melbourne Commerce Alumni Society. All graduates of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce automatically become members of UMCAS upon graduation. UMCAS works together with the Faculty's Alumni Relations team on all areas of Alumni involvement, from events to scholarships.
International Alumni
Stay in touch - wherever you are! Contact and event details for the University's international networks can be found here.
This e-newsletter is produced by
The Advancement Unit, Faculty of Economics and Commerce:
Level 12, 198 Berkeley Street
University of Melbourne
Tel: (03) 8344 2603
Fax: (03) 8344 2147
Email: ecom-alumni@unimelb.edu.au
Website: www.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/alumni
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