AFL Update May 2022
Hi All, I hope you're all safe and well. After a couple of disrupted seasons due to covid, we are gearing up for a big 2022 and we wanted to give you an update on the AFL club at University. Club Update The season is well and truly underway, albeit with some disrupted fixtures due to the wet weather in Sydney forcing a number of grounds to close for a couple of weeken...
Standing up for science
It’s not unusual for law graduates to pursue a career in comedy, but what is unusual is scientists taking to the comedy stage. Associate Professor Michelle Power from the School of Natural Sciences at Macquarie University met Tom Stevenson – MQ graduate and founder of the comedy production company Scary Strangers – while preparing for The STEAM Room comedy night at the 2022 Sydney Comedy F...
Reaching for the light
From a Master of Arts Literature student being given sage advice by a newly published Margaret Atwood to nurturing some of Australia’s most exciting writing talent such as Liane Moriarty, Associate Professor, researcher and published poet Marcelle Freiman has spent more than thirty years as a student, academic and lecturer at Macquarie University. Now, as she embraces retirement and life bey...
Making space for kindness
Cara Zelas says things have come full circle in her journey with Macquarie, and she’s spot on. Having graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Media (2003) and a Bachelor of Education (Primary) (2009), Cara is an early childhood entrepreneur with her own heart-led property, the Big World of Little Dude. In 2020, the business was selected as a case study in a Department of Media...
Collective action
It’s not often that someone can give you an insight into an entire generation as they are, not as we think they might be. Macquarie University Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and Global Leadership Program graduate Angelica Ojinnaka is one such person. A researcher and advocate for youth affairs and gender equality, she was recently named Australia’s Youth Representative to the United Nations. ...
AFL club update from the MUAFC President Kristian Purdie
After a couple of disrupted seasons due to covid, we are gearing up for a big 2022 and we wanted to give you an update on the AFL club at University. Club Update Since taking over the club as President in early 2020, the Committee and I have a long-term strategic plan to execute the Club’s vision. This vision is a club that is thought about, talked about, and actively sought ...