In Principio v17 no2 (2006)

.t. Broadway Site .t. Broadway Site - Offices, Library and Courtyard. Left: Vice Chancellery, originally the Presbytery built in 7 943. Right: St Benedict's Church built in 1842. Left: Originally the Good Samaritan Convent. Right: Originally Marist Brothers' School. Our Broome Campus is also thriving, and I am very pleased at the way it is integrating itself into the Kimberley community, and developing its special service mission to the Aboriginal people of that region. The guest of honour at our graduation ceremony this year was Father Ray Hevern sac, Regional Leader of the Pallottines. This great religious order has just withdrawn from the Kimberley region after a century of service to its Aboriginal people. Great men! The University received a major fillip recently, with the announcement by the Hon Julie Bishop, of a significant increase in the allocation of Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP's) for our courses in Nursing, Teaching, and Medicine on our Fremantle and Sydney Campuses. These additional CSP's are vital to our future, and we are very grateful to the Minister and her Government for the confidence they have shown in us. Training in these three areas is very important in the national higher education agenda. We are also grateful for the recent statement by the Leader of the Opposition, Kim Beazley, and his spokesperson on Education, Jenny Macklin, who committed themselves to a continuation of these Commonwealth Supported Places at Notre Dame, and the Fee Help Scheme which is so important to many of our fee-paying students. A further development of note in the life of Notre Dame is some changes to our senior leadership structure. Professor Peter Dallimore, long-serving and dedicated academic and administrator, is moving towards retirement and has stepped down as Deputy Vice Chancellor. I cannot adequately express my appreciation of his great service to Notre Dame. His contribution to the foundation and development of the University has been extraordinary. He will be greatly missed. He is handing over to Professor Geoff Kiel, who takes up his appointment as Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor on the Fremantle Campus (and Dean of Business). In addition, we have also appointed Mr Peter Glasson as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Sydney Campus), and Sister Sonia Wagner as Deputy Vice Chancellor (Broome Campus). These three outstanding people will provide on– the-ground leadership on each Campus, so important as we move forward in the years ahead. I congratulate them on their appointments, and look forward to working with them. Finally, I would like to note the passing of Mary Prindiville. With her husband Bernie, and her family, Mary was an inspiring foundation benefactor of this University. Our Chair of Theology is named after her in acknowledgement of her generosity. .t. Broadway Site a