In Principio v16 no1 (2005)

INSIDEITHIS ISSUE • Provost's Report ....... . .. ..........2 • Around the University .............. .4 • College of Arts ......... .. ..........5 • College of Business ....... . . .. . . . ...6 • College of Education ..... ...........7 • College of Health . . ........... .. ...8 • College of Law ........... .........1 O • College of Science & Technology . . . . .11 • College of Theology ...............12 • International Office ... .. ...........13 • Broome Campus .... . .... ....... ..14 • Sydney Campus . .... . ...... .. .... .16 • Student Services ..... . .............18 • Alumni Association .. . ......... .. ..19 Welcome to the new look, new style, bigger In Principio. It is the first edition since August 2004. We are happy to report that our circulation has grown quite significantly. Due to the increased readership and larger publication we have decided to produce three editions this year. We look forward to keepingyou in touch with the University and welcome your feedback. A Professor Jennifer Nicol. 2005 begins on a highly positive note with a growth in enrolments, the commencement of the School of Medicine, the development of the Sydney campus - to name but three significant events. Recruitment of new students was predicted to be more challenging than in past years due to a number of factors. The continuing trend for fewer students to complete Year 12 and record high levels of employment in WA providing post-school opportunities other than direct university entrance have been exacerbated by the Commonwealth's provision of 1500 additional funded university places - all factors w hich suggest that high growth rates would be unlikely. In this environment, Notre Dame's ability to deliver 13% growth at Fremantle and 15% at Broome is outstanding. A contributor to this growth has been the commencement of the graduate program - Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery [MBBS]. A total of 81 students commenced classes this semester in the refurbished heritage building that is the School of Medicine in Henry Street. These facilities are tailored to the problem-based learning approach to medical training . The accreditation by the Australian Medical Council of the degree program for 6 years bears witness to the quality of the preparation that has gone into the establishment of the School of Medicine. Peter Glasson, the newly appointed Executive Director of the Sydney Campus, has been energetically engaged in the development of the infrastructure and marketing which will come to fruition in 2006 with the inauguration of courses in Law, Teaching, Nursing (subject to accreditation by the NSW Nurses Registration Board) and Business. Key staff appointments - the Deans of Education, Health and the Head of School of Nursing - have been made and the remaining senior academic appointments are in the final stages of negotiation. Refurbishment of the buildings in Broadway will ensure a first class facility for students and staff. The expansion and growth of Notre Dame has led to a restructure of the University's senior management. The Vice Chancellor has created three divisions headed by an Executive Director: Division of Finance and Management, under the leadership of t he Deputy Vice Chancellor, Peter Dallimore; Division of Academic and Student Services, under the leadership of the Provost, Jennifer Nicol; and a Division of the Vice Chancellery, under the leadership of Alec O'Connell (who will commence at Notre Dame in April). This structure will be the vehicle that drives the response to the increasing complexity of the University's operations. The relationship with our United States partners continues to develop. In January, the President of Notre Dame (Indiana), Fr Edward (Monk) Malloy, together with two senior membersof NDUS staff, spent two days on t he Fremantle Campus and another day on the Sydney Campus. Their enthusiastic and positive response to

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