On behalf of our Bond community, it gives me great pleasure to highlight our achievement in scoring the most five-star ratings of any Australian university in the recently released 2010 Good Universities Guide.

Bond scored top marks across an impressive nine key performance indicators, including Educational Experience and Graduate Outcomes. In fact, this is the third consecutive year Bond has received the highest possible rating in these critical markers.

The recognition received from the Good Universities Guide – the nation’s only definitive guide for ratings, rankings, comment and information on universities – is an inspiring reminder that studying and contributing to the Bond culture is something special.

Last Sunday, August 23, Bond University hosted its annual Open Day. The event was a great success with over 2,300 people visiting campus to take part in activities and interactive information sessions hosted by volunteer students and staff.

One of the most important days on the Bond calendar, Open Day provided an opportunity for prospective students, their friends, family and the wider community to experience the University first-hand and see why Bond is Australia’s highest rating university in the recently released 2010 Good Universities Guide.

Students considering tertiary study spoke to current students, graduates, staff, academics and professionals to have all their questions answered and receive guidance in planning their ideal career path.

A suite of informative seminars were held throughout the day. The topics presented included reducing your carbon footprint, learning how science has changed sport, making computer games your career, and finding out how a law degree doesn’t confine you to the courtroom.

Picture perfect weather showed off Bond’s stunning campus at its best. On one of the warmest days on record for August, many visitors soaked up the sunshine at Café Bond as they enjoyed live music and entertainment, while others took a tour of the campus led by Bond’s enthusiastic Student Ambassadors.

Among the large number of visitors, over 70 were interstate and regional guests who took advantage of the Student Experience Package which saw them stay in student accommodation on Saturday night prior to Open Day and enjoy dinner at the University Club, followed by breakfast the next morning.

For those who missed out on this year’s Open Day or have any further queries about studying at Bond, current students are available for a chat online, ready to answer any questions - from tips on surviving your first year of uni to where to get the best coffee on campus. Simply visit www.bond.edu.au/askastudent.

Furthermore, for details about the programs Bond offers or if you would like to make an appointment to meet one-on-one with a Career Advisor in your state, please contact the Admissions Support Team on 1800 074 074 or email supportcentre@bond.edu.au.

Finally, a big thank you to all the staff, students, alumni and volunteers who ensured this year’s Open Day was an outstanding success.

Next year’s Open Day has been scheduled for Sunday, August 22, 2010 - and the countdown has already begun! 
 

Bond University film students started cameras rolling on the feature-length film Stage Fright this month in a rural property at the foothills of the Gold Coast hinterland.

Congratulations to Professor Paul Wilson who this month fronted a colourful crowd at the National Press Club of Australia for an address titled Draconian and Undemocratic: Why bikie laws won’t work.

In addition to the usual throng of media, the Canberra audience included members of Australia’s bikie community who were interested to hear the Professor of Criminology’s opinion of outlaw motorcycle gang legislation introduced in South Australia and New South Wales. 

Bachelor of Exercise Science alumnus, Nick Pfeffer, has certainly gone a long way since graduating from Bond in March last year – all the way to the other side of the world, in fact.

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