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Dear Alumni
There have been a number of welcomes and changes to the Faculty’s leadership team since the beginning of the year. I am delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Paul Kofman as Deputy Dean of the Faculty.
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The first semester of 2010 has been an evenful one. As Part of the Creating Future Leaders Series held by the GSBE, Naomi Simson, CEO of Red Balloon spoke to our graduation students about building an iconic brand in March. In the same month, Professor Robert Dixon from the Department of Economics presented his Inaugural Lecture. The Faculty also held an Alumni Seminar Series in Hong Kong and China, which was a great success and wonderful opportunity for alumni living in those cities to reconnect with the university and with each other. |
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UMCAS annual Reunion Dinner 2010 |
The annual UMCAS Reunion Dinner will be held again in the historic Dining Hall of Ormond College on Thursday 15 July.
Speaker: Tom Elliott, Managing Director of MM&E Capital and prominent financial commentator
Topic: Is Australia at the economic crossroads? Why the RSPT could bring us undone
Open to all commerce alumni and friends andcolleagues of alumni, this year’s reunion dinner promises to be an extraordinary evening.
Tickets to the dinner cost $75. Group bookings are available for up to 24 guests. Invitations will be sent out shortly. In the meantime, you can register online here.
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New Business and Economics News Portal Launched |
The Faculty of Business and Economics’ dedicated news website is has been launched. BE News provides the latest news and views from across the Faculty, the University and the Business Community.
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Professor Ross Garnaut Speaks on the New Australian Resource Rent Tax |
Professor Ross Garnaut, Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow and Professorial Fellow of Economics, delivered a seminar to a full theatre on Thursday 20 May on the topic of the controversial resource super profit tax that was announced by the Government on Sunday 2 May, along with the release of the Henry Tax Review.
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Academic Staff Profile: Dr Gergely Nyilasy |
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Dr Gergely (Greg) Nyilasy has recently joined the Department of Marketing and Management as a Lecturer in Marketing from JWT New York, one of the oldest and largest global advertising agency networks.
Greg talks about his career and his transition back into academia.
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Call for alumni to share BComm experience with VCE students |
Are you a recent graduate who enjoyed your BCom experience? Do you think the Commerce degree gave you opportunities you wouldn't have had otherwise? Are you interested in speaking with prospective students about life in the BCom and career prospects after graduation? We are putting together a series of short seminars for VCE students and would like you to take part. |
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Subsidies and scholarships at the Graduate School of Business and Economics |
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| Wanting to advance your business and economics qualifications? You may be eligible for a scholarship or Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) in a Graduate School of Business and Economics (GSBE) program. |
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Did you do actuarial studies at the University of Melbourne? Want to keep in touch with your peers or meet other alumni? Become a member of the University of Melbourne Actuarial Alumni Association (UMAA). |
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| Honours Accounting Alumni |
| Did you complete an honours degree in accounting at the University of Melbourne? Interested in joining an exclusive group of honours accounting students and alumni? HASS wants to keep in touch with you. |
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Upcoming events 2010
We have two exciting public lectures coming up in July:
Inaugural Lecture by Professor Deborah Cobb-Clark - Thursday 22 July
Topic: " Disadvantage across the Generations: What do we know about Social and Economic Mobility in Australia?"
Annual David Finch Lecture by Economics Nobel Laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz - Wednesday 28 July
Topic: "Farewell to the invisible hand? A Global Financial System for the twenty -first century"
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New issue of Insights is out now
This volume celebrates the opening of The Spot, the new headquarters of the Faculty; and the Faculty’s new name. The opening article by the Dean, Professor Margaret Abernethy, elaborates on these matters while the images throughout the volume provide visual evidence of the new building.
Read the latest issue of Insights journal here
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.
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