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Law alumni fund new prizes to honour influential professors
Two new prizes were highlights at the 2016 Law School Prize Night, both funded by alumni in recognition of the role played by teachers in their journey from undergraduates to practicing lawyers. Dr MRLL Kelly Prize for Administrative Law Jack Oakley (BAF/LLB (Hons) ’15) announced the Dr MRLL Kelly Prize for Administrative Law in appreciation of the work and dedication of Dr Margaret Ke...
The challenge of their lives
The Vice-Chancellor explains how funds donated by alumni brought country kids to Sydney – and changed their lives in the process. I recently had the privilege of welcoming more than 1000 high school students from around the world to Australia’s largest robotics competition – the annual FIRST® Robotics regional championships. This year’s theme, ‘Stronghold’, challenged teams ...
Macquarie moments
Mascot stealing is all part of university games, but for Macquarie’s high profile hockey team, coming out in front in the game of mascot theft, became almost as important as winning competition matches. “Mascot stealing is part of hockey culture,” explains Ahad Malik (B Arts / B Comm 2014). “At the university games every team has a mascot: the University of New South Wales has a...
Welcome to 2016
It is a pleasure to write to you at the start of another exciting year. The campus has come back to life after the summer break, with students taking up or resuming their studies for the year. As the world of higher education continues to evolve quickly, this year promises to be full of opportunity and challenge. Increasingly, we find that universities need to be clear about their aspiratio...
2015. It’s a wrap
2015 was a milestone year for the Office of Advancement, with our alumni community growing to more than 164,000 across 142 countries. During the year we expanded the range of benefits on offer to alumni and hosted diverse events in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra, as well as New York, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Singapore for expat and international alumni. Once a...
All hands to the pump for MND fundraising
As understanding about the devastating impact of MND spreads in the community many people are finding new ways of raising funds to support research at Macquarie University Hospital’s Motor Neurone Disease Research Centre and Clinic. Partying for a cure In late May 250 guests attended the MotorOn Ball, raising more than $237,000 during the evening including matching gifts from the Macquarie...