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It was with great pride that I joined around 150 fellow members of the Bond Community to celebrate the achievements of the previous year at the Chancellor’s annual Community Presentation last Friday.
The presentation followed an Annual General Meeting, where the 30 representative members of Bond University Limited were presented with the 2007 Annual Report.
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BOND APPOINTS DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR AND PROVOST
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 Professor Garry Marchant has been appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost of Bond University.
Formerly the Dean of the Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development at Bond University, Professor Marchant took up the newly created position on Monday, 19 May. | |
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BRISBANE CITY TO LOOK TO NEW HOUSING AFFORDABILITY RESEARCH FOR ANSWERS
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 Deputy Dean of Bond University’s Faculty of Business, Technology and Sustainable Development, Professor George Earl, has presented the Queensland Local Government Association with new research that will help them improve affordable housing outcomes across inner city precincts.
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AUS-AID GRADUATE READY TO 'MAKE A DIFFERENCE'
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 Thushara Samaratunga and his family are getting ready to leave the Gold Coast and return home to Sri Lanka, after Thushara became the first Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) international student to graduate from the Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development with a Master of Urban Planning.
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SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT HITS THE HEADLINES
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 Bond students hit the headlines recently when they staged a mock car crash at Lindisfarne Anglican School in Terranora to demonstrate the dangers of drink driving.
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AUSTRALIA COULD BE UNDERESTIMATING THE POPULARITY OF RETIREMENT VILLAGE LIVING
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 Australia could be grossly underestimating the popularity of retirement village living, according to new research.
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FAMILY BUSINESS LEARNING COMMUNITY LAUNCHES ON THE GOLD COAST
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 Family business owners can now benefit from a new Family Business Learning Community on the Gold Coast that allows members to share their knowledge and experiences in an open forum.
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ONLINE CAREERS HUB LAUNCHED
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 The Career Development Centre has launched CareerHub - a new online careers and employment portal for students, Alumni, staff and employers.
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ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES
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 This month we celebrate the re-establishment of Bond University Press and the publication of Professor Boulle's book The Law of Globalisation. We also congratulate Lindisfarne Anglican School, Rachel Mansted, Christopher Piggott-McKellar, Ben Daley (pictured), Cameron Anderson and the regional round winners of the law Faculty's High School Mooting Competition.
If you know of a good success story, please share it with Public Relations Manager Kristie Welsh at kwelsh@bond.edu.au. | |
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| FROM THE CHANCELLOR |
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I recently had the pleasure of officially opening the Gold Coast office of Parsons Brinckerhoff.
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| UPCOMING EVENTS |
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Eighth Owen Dixon Society Dinner
The Owen Dixon Society is made up of law teachers, students and practitioners of law who support the ideals of a University Education in Law put forward by Sir Owen Dixon.
The Eighth Owen Dixon Society Dinner will be held on Thursday 19 June in conjunction with Bond Law Week. The guest speaker is The Hon. Justice Michael Kirby AC AMG.
For further information, please contact Cherie Daye at cherie_day@bond.edu.au, or phone 07 5595 2057.
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| IN PROFILE |
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JULIEN WELL SET UP FOR A CAREER IN THE U.N.
 Bachelor of International Relations Alumnus Julien Pellaux has all the right ingredients for a career with the United Nations: Born in Switzerland, he studied his Bachelor degree in Australia, undertook an internship with the Brazilian consulate, completed his final semester as an exchange student in the USA and, since graduating in May 2002, has lived in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and New York.
HARD WORK MAKES FOR MORE PLAY!
 Candice Dixon believes most things come down to the right time and right place, and for her, right now that means a Bachelor of Communications at Bond University.
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