In Principio v17 no3 (2006)

INSIDE ITHI S ISSUE • Vice Chancellor's Report . . ...........2 • University News ........... . . . . . ... .4 • Broome Campus .............. . .... 6 • Fremantle Campus ........ ..... . .... 8 • Sydney Campus . . . . .. . .... . .......10 • Arts & Sciences ................ . . . . 12 • Business .......... . .. . ... .. ...... 14 • Education ...... .. ... . ............ 15 • Health Sciences .... . . . .. . . .. . . .... 16 •Law .. .... . . ... .... . .............18 • Medicine ........... . . .. . . .. .....19 • Nursing ..........................20 • Philosophy & Theology ............. 21 • Student Services ...................22 • Alumni Profiles .................. . 23 Front Cover: Sunset on Liveringa Station Medical student, Jonathon Chambers on horseback. Photograph courtesy ofDan James. d & Dr Peter Tannock THE YEAR IN REVIEW By any measure 2006 has been a hectic and successful year for Notre Dame with many important developments that will impact for many years on the character and standing of The University of Notre Dame Australia. Highlights of the year were: • The opening of our Campus in Sydney - We commenced classes in February 2006 with nearly 500 foundation students in Arts, Business, Education, Law, Nursing, and Philosophy and Theology. We were very pleasantly surprised by the initial demand for admission, and the quality and diversity of the student body. We are also delighted with the excellent foundation staff group that we were able to attract. It auguvs very well for the future of our University in Sydney. The Broadway site was opened by the Prime Minister, the Hon John Howard, early in March in a very moving ceremony. We are thrilled with the performance of the Sydney Campus in its first year, and with the very high level of demand for admission into our second year program. We expect Sydney to have an enrolment of about 1200 students in 2007. • The Fremantle Campus has also had a 'boom' year. Enrolments into all our courses surged (up 12 % on 2005), and there was an accompanying growth in the quality of the intake. We feel that the Fremantle Campus has established its roots quite firmly in the Western Australian community, and that it is competing as a strong alternative to the established public universities in all the areas of specialisation which we have chosen as the prime focus of our activities. • We have continued with the physical development of the beautiful buildings that we have acquired in the West End of Fremantle. Two notable additions this year were the new School of Nursing Building (opened in July by the Minister for Education, Science and Training, the Hon Julie Bishop), and the Fremantle Hotel Building. The latter is a building full of character, which will do much to underpin the special nature of Notre Dame as a physical entity in the years to come. We have now received approval from the City of Fremantle and have finalised the plans for the development of a new Health Sciences Research building on our car park site in Phillimore Street. A beautiful building has been designed by our much valued architects Marcus Collins and Associates, and we anticipate its completion within twelve months. • We commenced work on the largest single building project in the history of the University on our Darlinghurst site. This complex, which is being constructed at a cost of $21 m, will provide state-of– the-art education and training facilities for our Schools of Medicine and Nursing in Sydney. It should be completed by the end of 2007. • The University undertook major curriculum and planning exercises of each of its Campuses to improve the quality of its courses and their relevance and attractiveness to prospective students. Accompanying this were major accreditation assessments by such bodies as the Australian Medical Council, the New South Wales Nurses Board, the Australian Physiotherapy Council, the Legal Practice Board of New South Wales, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and CPA Australia.

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