Following our state-topping performance in the Good Universities Guide, Bond’s quality teaching and learning practices have again been recognised by an independent body, this time, by the prestigious Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC- formerly the Carrick Institute).
Eleven Bond academics were last week awarded a total of five Citations, each valued at $10,000, for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning at an ALTC Awards Ceremony in Brisbane.
ALTC Executive Director, Professor Richard Johnstone, congratulated the recipients on their long-standing contribution to the quality of student learning and said this year’s recipients were representative of the diverse range of activity taking place across the higher education sector.
The Citations are part of a program of national awards designed to recognise and reward teaching excellence in the higher education sector and are granted to people who have made a significant contribution to the quality of student learning in a specific area of responsibility over a sustained period.
Vice-Chancellor of Bond University Professor Robert Stable said the receipt of five citations was testament to the University’s commitment to innovation and excellence in teaching practice and research supervision.
"These citations mark another outstanding achievement for the University and our world-class academic staff, who are among the most highly qualified in the country," he said.
"To be recognised with five Citations is disproportionate to our small size, and we have again proved ourselves to be at the forefront of providing a quality educational experience for Australian and international students.
"At Bond, we pride ourselves on providing a superior quality education, and to have our contribution recognised several times in a highly competitive field is a fantastic result.
"The applications from our staff this year were truly of exceptional quality and indicative of the very exciting work being done in both teaching and research here at Bond University.
"I congratulate our award winners and thank them for their ongoing commitment to the University and our students," Professor Stable said.
The Citation recipients for Bond University in 2008 are:
BioSmart Team: Dr Sonya Marshall-Gradisnik, Professor Russ Chess Williams, Dr Kevin Ashton, Dr Peter Johnson, Mr Greg Dux and Mr John Leggett
For the implementation of the BioSmart (Scientific Methods for Analytical and Reasoning Skills and Critical Thinking) Program to enhance graduate outcomes in biomedical sciences.
Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, the Hon. Julia Gillard MP, officially opened Australia’s first 6 Star, Green Star designed educational building at Bond on August 11.
Bond University is the highest rated university in Queensland after earning the maximum five-star rating across an impressive ten key performance indicators in the 2009 Good Universities Guide.
Mr Baden U'Ren 
Dr Stuart Murray 
The Bond University Postgraduate Centre, located in the heart of Sydney’s central business district, was officially launched on August 7. 
Leading family business researchers from around the nation and the world gathered at Bond University on Monday, August 4, for the First Annual Australian Family Business Researchers’ Summit.
Bond University has teamed up with IBM to launch a new Master of Service Management, designed to address the critical shortage of service management professionals.
All four of Bond’s Faculties were kept busy over the past month, hosting various events that gave the public, school groups and industry professionals a chance to share in the quality learning experience that our students experience on a daily basis.
This month we recognise Senior Teaching Fellow Tina Hunter from the Law Faculty (pictured), and Rugby League gun, Bond student Nuku Hifo. Plus, find out how you can nominate your favourite lecturer for the National Lecturer of the Year Competition.
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Bond University will go public this Sunday (August 17), with hundreds of students, their family, friends and the wider Gold Coast public set to enjoy the University’s Open Day festivities from 10am – 3pm.
In his first year out of university, Film and Television graduate and now co-Director of GooRoo Animation, Cameron Edser has certainly made his presence felt on the international film circuit. 
