Getting Involved
Australian Hearing Hub Open House
With one in four Australians expected to experience hearing loss by 2050, it’s never been more important to focus on hearing health. To celebrate Hearing Awareness Week, alumni and friends of the University are invited to join us at the Australian Hearing Hub Open House from 12pm – 4pm on Saturday 22 August 2015. The event aims to raise awareness on healthy hearing and the services availab...
The value of volunteering
Although many people feel they are more time-poor than ever before thanks to the always –on nature of technology, an increasing number of people are also making time in their busy lives to quietly give back through volunteering. It has recently been estimated that volunteering in Australia contributes up to $290 billion – more than mining, agriculture, defence and retail industries put ...
A master of giving
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor S Bruce Dowton recently met with alumnus Chenggang Zhou of New Oriental Education and Technology, to thank him for his generous donation of $100,000 to Macquarie’s Soft Power Advocacy and Research Centre (SPARC). The donation will support SPARC and its research initiatives to help develop new theories and debate around models for soft power and public diplo...
Walking Kokoda for a cure
With the incidence of Motor Neurone Disease (MND) increasing by more than 250 per cent in the past 25 years in Australia, the race is on to find a cure. Researchers are thinking outside the lab to help them raise funds to fight the insidious disease. The Ice Bucket Challenge was a hugely successful fundraising initiative for MND research during 2014, raising $103,000 for Macquarie Universit...
Alumni benefits
There are many benefits to staying in touch with Macquarie. Alumni continue to enjoy borrowing privileges at the University library, as well as access to more than 10,000 online resources including professionally relevant and general interest sources. If you’re interested in further study, alumni receive a 20 percent enrolment discount for over 15 Executive Education courses at MGSM, a...
Alumni events
As part of a new suite of initiatives to reconnect with interstate and overseas alumni, in 2015 Macquarie is hosting a series of events around both in Australia and overseas that give alumni the opportunity to catch up with old friends and enjoy informal learning. Jakata alumni networking event The year kicked off on 4 February with an event at Jakarta’s Intercontinental Hotel, giving ...