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January 2005Welcome to the 4th edition of our newsletter. We're now into 2005, but we had plenty of news in the weeks leading up to the end of 2004, including student and teacher success stories, more teacher interviews, news of new staff and some useful details on our new postgraduate programs for Charles Sturt University. Happy reading, and best wishes for the coming year!
Martin CollegeGraduation NewsParramatta Campus Martin College’s Parramatta Campus held its annual Graduation celebration on Friday 12th November at Rydges Hotel, Parramatta. It was a wonderful evening with students and their parents - along with staff and special guests - celebrating their achievements and successes over the year. It was also a night to recognize some outstanding students who over the year have shown high academic achievement, enthusiasm, a capacity for hard work and a pleasant interpersonal manner. Awards were given to Kylie Lorenc for Outstanding Events Student, Laura Cameron for Outstanding Legal Student, and Mira Batch and Geoffrey Sawers for Business Students of the Year. The top award of Student of the Year 2004 was awarded to James Vilcek, who was taken by surprise with the award but elated with the achievement. His mother and grandmother were there to share in his joy. Our Events students also put together a creative presentation of photos from a cruise they had organized earlier in the year which had everyone laughing. The students also managed to raise money from the event allowing them to buy a DVD for the college which they presented on the night. The evening was enjoyed by all and we wish our students all the best of luck in the future.
Graduates at the ceremony. Brisbane Campus Brisbane’s Graduation was held at Brisbane City Hall on Wednesday
25th October. Along with the highlight of 240 graduating students, a
number of awards were presented to students from a range of categories. Julian Page Bridget Easton Heather Ciesiolka Clare Horan Tracey Joicey Darlinghurst Graduation This year’s Graduation was held at the Wesley Conference Centre in Pitt Street Sydney on Friday 19th November 2004. Over 200 students from the Business, IT and Graphic Design faculty attended to celebrate this special day accompanied by their proud families and friends. The Guests of Honour included Kathleen Newcombe, Managing Director of Study Group, Jenny Hayes, General Manager/Principal of Martin College, John New, IT Program Coordinator, CSU programs, Anthony Young, Human Resource, David Jones from Pty Ltd and Daniel Merten from Eckersleys Pty Ltd. Dorothy McRae the Director of Studies hosted the Graduation Ceremony with the Head Teachers in Business, IT and Graphic Design. Also attending was Margaret O'Shea who is the Deputy Principal from Santa Sabina College, Strathfield in Sydney. Margaret came to support the 2004 scholarship winner Sarah Braden for Graphic Design. The following students were recognized for their hard work and outstanding academic achievements in their course: Kiri Yanchenko for Graphic Design. Kiri is now employed as a Studio Manager for Demo Designs Pty Ltd.
Kiri with Jenny Hayes. Henry Chandrajaya for Information Technology and Shayne Mohanta for Business. Congratulations to these students, we wish them well for their future. Also recognized for their hard work and commitment to students were the following teachers - who were recipients of the Teacher of the Year Award: Anne Skippington - Business Antoinette Haddad - Information Technology Kevin Madigan - Graphic Design We would also like to acknowledge Myriam Mickhail (Head Teacher of Graphic Design) who put together a slide show of students in class and at play which kept the audience entertained. Overall this was a great event for parents, friends and staff who contributed towards the graduands’ celebration of success.
Award winning staff at Martin College We are pleased to announce that two Martin College team members have been awarded Study Group Employees of the Year Awards for 2004. The Study Group Recognition Awards are an annual event and Study Group’s way of recognizing and honouring those employees who consistently reach the highest degree of excellence in the service they deliver to customers and colleagues. The awards are peer-nominated and after a selection process, including an interview, a Committee selects the winner. The winner must meet a stringent set of criteria regarding their customer service, commitment and teamwork. The winners join the Leadership Team at the Study Group Annual Dinner. Alvina Kenniff, Financial Administrator, Brisbane
Campus Helen Peake, Martin College Teacher, Brisbane Campus
Award winners, Helen Peake and Alvina Kennif.
Lecturer Profile - Michael McLaughlin What do you teach at Martin College? How long have you been at Martin College? What are your educational qualifications? What do you enjoy about teaching at Martin College? What additional work experience have you had?
Charles Sturt UniversityA reminder about our new postgraduate programs:
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New CSU staff - John New, Program Co-ordinator IT
John New holds a BA (Hons) from the University of Sydney, a Diploma in Information Management from the University of New South Wales, and a Master of Information Technology with Distinction from Charles Sturt University. He has worked in IT as a lecturer, system manager, technical writer, and web designer for more than fifteen years. He has extensive experience in private industry where he has worked as a team member on many projects developing software primarily for mainframe computer systems. He is particularly interested in all technologies used to develop web-based information systems. John is now based in Study Group’s Darlinghurst campus as the Program Coordinator of CSU Bachelors and Masters Information Technology courses. In this role, he combines administrative and lecturing responsibilities.
Lecturer Profile - Suzanna Mahinder
What subjects do you teach at CSU? What do you enjoy about teaching students at CSU? What do you find unique about the CSU courses and why do you
think a student should study at CSU?
Martin College Connect Finally we have some news about a recently-formulated initiative to bring past students together to talk about career opportunities and meet with old friends. Over 30 Martin College graduates met for the first ‘Martin College Connect' get-together recently in Brisbane, and Queensland Area Sales Manager Mr. Geoff White said the event was a success. "It was great to see students talking about how their careers have taken off, and looking into opportunities for professional development. They were encouraged to look out for opportunities to further their education while working full-time", he said. The next event is scheduled for April 2005 and will feature some guest speakers from a range of industries for their professional development.
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