Welcome, or welcome back as the case may be, to a new semester and a new year. I would like to extend a special welcome to the new Bondies who are commencing their studies with us.

'007 will indeed be Bond's year, with many initiatives being undertaken to enhance the programs at Bond, and to further engage with Alumni, business and the wider community.

With a major building program, new degree courses and cutting edge facilities coming on line, Bond University Vice-Chancellor Professor Robert Stable argues '007 is the year of Bond.

Bond University has appointed former A.C.T. Small Business Commissioner Professor Michael Schaper as Head of its School of Business.

Along with leading the Bond University School of Business, Professor Schaper will also be teaching and researching in the areas of small business and entrepreneurship at the private and not-for-profit Bond University, based on Queensland’s Gold Coast.

A previous President of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia & New Zealand, Professor Schaper is currently a member of the board of directors of the International Council for Small Business. Between 2003 and 2005, he held the foundation professorial chair in Entrepreneurship and Small Business within the University of Newcastle – the first dedicated chair in small business in Australia. Prior to this, he was senior lecturer responsible for the entrepreneurship degree program at Curtin University in Western Australia.

Before his academic career, Professor Schaper worked for several years as a professional small business adviser in Australia. In addition, he ran his own business and was involved in a numerous other start-up projects. Professor Schaper also spent several years working as a Ministerial Adviser at the state and federal level, acting as a policy adviser, speechwriter and consultant to numerous Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament. He was a member of the Senate of the University of Western Australia for three years.

Professor Schaper is the author or co-author of eight books, all in the field of business management, and an occasional columnist in the Australian business media.

A major research grant will combine the academic capital of high performance science and forensic science to help eliminate the 'sporting cheats'  from competition while advancing Australia’s reputation for research and policy development on anti-doping in sport.

In this regular column we celebrate the many and varied successes of Bond University staff, students and Alumni.

This month we recognise the achievements of Bond University Alumnus John Margerison, current student Mathew Belcher, and our 063 Organisational Behaviour class.

If you know of a good success story, please share it with us by emailing kristie_robinson@bond.edu.au.

SPORTS MANAGEMENT GRADUATE SIGNS WITH GOLD COAST TITANS

Bond graduate Chris Knell secured his dream job with the NRL’s newest team – the Gold Coast Titans – simply by being in the right place at the right time.

As Marketing Services Coordinator in the lead-up to Titan’s first season, Chris is an integral part of the behind-the-scenes team charged with establishing the Titans brand and building a fan base.

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