|
Dear alumni and friends,
The University of Sydney has partnered with Microsoft to bring alumni a new free email service. Your Alumni Email gives you:
• Mail quota of 10GB
• Attachment limit of 20MB
• Email forwarding
To access your Alumni Email, register on AlumniOnline now!
We also hope that you will sign up as an online mentor to students. No previous experience is required, simply a desire to help a University of Sydney student with his or her career development. It’s easy and immensely rewarding, and your assistance will be greatly appreciated. Please sign up as soon as you can, by clicking here.
Kind regards,
Tracey Beck | Director, Alumni and Community Engagement
|
|
|
 |
| Australia Day awards for alumni, donors and staff
|
|
The 2010 Australia Day Honours saw more than 60 alumni, donors and staff recognised for their achievements and contributions to society. Click here to view a complete listing of the 2010 alumni recipients.
|
| New decade, new dynamic |
The University of Sydney begins the new decade with a fresh approach to community and our mission and a determination to identify and cultivate the best minds, regardless of background or nationality.
Led by Vice-Chancellor Dr Michael Spence, the University will continue the exciting new phase of strategic planning, building on our existing strengths, that began in 2009.
The new strategic plan will respond to a widespread appetite for constructive change expressed by the University community and will seek to position our institution for the next 30 years as we aim to create and sustain a university that will, for the benefit of both Australia and the wider world, maximise the potential of the brightest researchers and most promising students, whatever their social or cultural background.
Based on early indications the University of Sydney anticipates attracting the majority of high-performing NSW school leavers in 2010 with particularly strong general demand in law, pharmacy, dentistry, education and social work, and science.
However with an eye to the future we are also driven to encourage university as a path for those who may struggle to get here.
In 2010 our Compass program - which aims to encourage primary and secondary school children from identified schools to aspire to higher education - is launching a new initiative. The 2010 'Word Up' program will draw volunteers from the student body to help deliver a volunteer reading-tutoring program to assist low progress readers in primary and high school.
|
| Our orators are world's best |
|
There is no debate about it: the University of Sydney has the best arguers in the world after winning the 2010 World Universities Debating Championship in Turkey. Read more |
|
|
 |
| 1966 and all that. The Florence Flood and the National Library |
| Thursday 18 February (5.30 to 7pm) |
|
The Friends of the University of Sydney Library warmly invite everyone to a talk and presentation by Professor Neil Harris. More ...
|
| IT Alumni Association Discussion Forum on Start-up Companies |
| Wednesday 24 February(6.30 for 7pm) |
|
Talk to our panel of experts on what it is like to create a company and take technology out into the market place. All panel members are alumni of the University of Sydney, and have a wealth of experience in this area. More ...
|
| See the show and meet Max Gillies! |
| Tuesday 2 March (6.30pm) |
|
Alumni are invited to see Godzone at the Seymour Centre and meet Max Gillies after the show. More ...
|
| Psychology Alumni Association Launch |
| Tuesday 9 March (6.10pm) |
|
Psychology alumni and everyone who studied at the School are warmly invited to the launch of the Psychology Alumni Association. Guest speaker for the evening will be a popular comedian and TV host of 'The New Inventors' on ABC, James O'Loghlin (BEc '88 LLB '90). More ...
|
| Dubbo Alumni Event: "Space Tourism: The Final Frontier" |
| Thursday 18 March (6 to 8pm) |
|
Join Fred Watson AM, Chief Astronomer at the Anglo-Australian Observatory, for an entertaining and informative evening at the School of Rural Health in Dubbo. All welcome: alumni discounts apply. More ...
|
| Save the Date: Alumni Cocktail Reception in Orange |
| Thursday 8 April (6 to 8pm) |
|
Join us for a complimentary cocktail reception at an historic homestead right in the heart of Orange, and while you're there take advantage of the local Good Food Week Festival, starting on Friday 9th April. Keynote speaker for the evening is Professor Mark Adams, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. More ...
|
| Graduate Connections Breakfast with Anne Summers AO |
| Wednesday 14 April (7.15am) |
Book your place now at the first Graduate Connections Breakfast of 2010, held at The Tea Room, QVB. Anne Summers AO will be our first speaker in an exciting new series of breakfasts this year. More ...
|
| Tali Yanma Waranara: Go and Seek |
| Thursday 6 May (12 - 2.30pm) |
|
The Chancellor's Committee invites you to a luncheon to raise funds for postgraduate scholarships for Indigenous students at the University of Sydney. Save the date in your calendar! More ...
|
| Agriculture Faculty turns 100! |
| Friday 4 June - Sunday 6 June |
|
Alumni and friends are warmly invited to celebrate 100 years of world-changing Agriculture, 1910-2010. Agriculture Centenary Alumni Weekend, 4-6 June; Centenary Research Symposium on 4 June; Open Day and Gala Dinner in the Great Hall on 5 June. For more details, contact the Faculty Alumni Officer at skaidy.gulbis@sydney.edu.au More ...
|
|
|
 |
| Save the Date: UK Alumni Reception at the House of Lords |
| Thursday 1 July |
Join us for the premier UK Alumni event of the Summer at the USUKAA Summer Reception at the House of Lords. More ...
|
| Save the Date: SUGUNA Conference in Chicago |
| Thursday 12 August - Sunday 15 August |
Plan your summer holiday early and book your flights for the Windy City! The SUGUNA (Sydney University Graduates Union of North America) Annual Conference will take place in Chicago, Illinois, from Thursday August 12 to Sunday August 15, 2010. More ...
|
|
|
|
