University of Canberra
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| Motto | Australia's Capital University |
| Established | 1990 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | Prof. Ingrid Moses |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Stephen Parker[1] |
| Admin. staff | 853 |
| Students | 12,223 |
| Location | Bruce, Canberra, ACT, Australia |
| Campus | Urban 290 acres (1.2 km2) (Bruce campus) |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, New Generation Universities |
| Website | www.canberra.edu.au |
The University of Canberra, also known as UC and Australia's Capital University, is a university located in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, the national capital of Australia.[2] There are approximately 12,000 students.[2][3]
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[edit] Administration
Stephen Parker is the Vice Chancellor of the university.[1]
[edit] Funding
The ACT government provides around one percent of the university's operating budget.[1]
[edit] History
Over 60,000 students have graduated from the university since 1970.[2]
Alan Hawke, in a review requested by the territory government, suggested the University of Canberra be merged with the Canberra Institute of Technology in 2011.[1] University administrators indicated that they would be willing to discuss the issue if approached by the territory government.[1]
The University of Canberra was planning to expand its campus to regional locations in New South Wales.[4] The university had put in bids to have satellite campuses at Goulburn and Cooma.[4] It had asked the federal government to provide A$34,072,000, A$25,000,000 for capital funding improvements in a total budget of A$42,035,000 in order to move ahead.[4] On March 13, 2011, an announcement was made that the university had failed in its grant funding proposal to expand into Goulburn.[5]
[edit] Research centres
The university has a number of research centres relating to its areas of research strength. These are:
- Institute for Applied Ecology[6]
- National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling (NATSEM)[6]
- eWater Cooperative Research Centre[6]
- Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism[6]
- Invasive Animals Cooperative Research Centre[6]
- Centre for Labour Market Research[6]
- Australian Institute for Sustainable Communities[6]
- Centre for Customs & Excise Studies[6]
- Centre for Developing Cities[6]
- Centre for Research and Action in Public Health[6]
- Centre for Research in Public Sector Management[6]
- Centre for Tourism Research[6]
- Communication & Media Policy Institute[6]
- Corrosion & Spectrochemistry Laboratory[6]
- Human Computer Communication Laboratory[6]
- Learning Communities Research Area[6]
- Lifelong Learning Network[6]
- National Centre for Corporate Law & Policy Research[6]
- National Institute of Governance[6]
- National Institute of Sports Studies[6]
- Ngunnawal Centre[6]
- Professional Management Programs[6]
- Schools & Community Centre[6]
- Teaching and Learning Centre[6]
[edit] Students
The University of Canberra has grown by thirty-five percent since 2007, going from 7,300 students to 12,233 in 2011.[3][7]
[edit] Staff
Notable staff members have included:
- Donald Horne, journalist, writer, social critic, historian and public intellectual
- Arthur Hoyle, historian
- Ingrid Moses, Chancellor
- Susan Ryan, one-time Labor government Minister
- Phil Lewis, Economist
[edit] Alumni
Notable alumni include:
- Wil Anderson, comedian
- Lee Lai Shan, Olympics Gold Medalist in Windsurfing[8]
- Steve Whan, Member for Monaro and NSW Minister for Emergency Services Minister for Primary Industries and Minister for Rural Affairs
- Simon Corbell, ACT Attorney-General, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, Minister for Environment, Water and Climate Change and Minister for Energy. Former President, University of Canberra Students' Association
- Scott Fava, Western Force rugby union player
- George Gregan, former Captain, Australian national rugby union team
- Justin Heazlewood, aka The Bedroom Philosopher, comedian/folk singer
- Kelly Hoare, member of the Australian House of Representatives
- Garth Nix, author
- Ben Alexander, Australian Rugby Union Player
- Wayne Sievers, former police officer, trade union official, social justice campaigner and political figure
- Petria Thomas, Olympic swimmer and multiple gold medal winner [9]
- Alan Tongue, Canberra Raiders Rugby League player
- David Vernon, writer
- Adam Boland, producer Sunrise, Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show - Channel Seven.
- Jonathan Uptin, weekday presenter of National Nine News in Darwin.
- Kate Taylor, journalist and co-host breakfast program, FM 104.7 Canberra
- Ursula Stephens, Parliamentary Secretary for Social Inclusion and the Voluntary Sector
- Nathan Deakes, Olympic athlete and World Champion in 50 km Walk
- Virginia Judge, Member for Strathfield and NSW Minister for Fair Trading, Citizenship and Minister Assisting The Premier on the Arts
- Vivek Wadhwa, technology entrepreneur and academic
[edit] Campus life
1,500 students live on campus.[2] Student population growth has made it difficult for students to get on campus housing.[7] The problem is so acute that in 2011, eighty rooms had to be converted into doubles and over 800 students were on a waiting list to get accommodation.[7] In 2011, housing was only available for thirty-two percent of students who came from outside the Australian Capital Territory.[7] The University took steps to alleviate this problem by acquiring a block at the Belconnen's Cameron Offices, with the goal of creating living space for 220 students.[7]
[edit] Foundation stone and Stone Day
At the end of the year, after classes finish but before exams, Stone Day is usually held, a music festival with local bands, which lasts several days. The day before it is known as Stone Eve. It started as a celebration held annually to mark the placing of the foundation stone by Prime Minister John Gorton on 28 October 1968. This founded the Canberra College of Advanced Education, which became the University of Canberra in 1990.
The stone is under glass, outside, near Building 1 at the University, and an inscription on it reads:
This Stone was unveiled by the right honourable J.G. Gorton, M.P., Prime Minister of Australia, on 28 October 1968, to mark the establishment of the Canberra College of Advanced Education.
Over the years the Stone Day program has gradually become larger and larger, taking up a whole week and now Stonefest is one of Australia's most popular music festivals. The first foundation celebrations were held in 1971. In 1973 Stone Day celebrations were held over two days, which was expanded to take up a whole week in 1976. In the 1980s and 1990s Stoneweek became a popular Canberra entertainment event, which in 2000 became Stonefest.
[edit] Wikimedia outreach
- Student authored open textbooks - Some courses have been assigning students chapters (instead of essays) for writing open textbooks.
- Women's Group Mentoring Program - The University of Canberra has conducted a Women's Group Mentoring Program since 1999. Women's Group Mentoring Program
- National Institute of Sport Studies - UCNISS has been using Wikiversity to document their work in developing open academic practices. Work includes course outlines, research and development, and other projects.
- Recent Changes Camps - The university has hosted 2 Recent Changes Camps so far, and plan to host more annually. Documentation is kept on Wikiversity.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e MacDonald 2011
- ^ a b c d University of Canberra 2011
- ^ a b UC intake hits record high, The Canberra Times, 15 Mar, 2011
- ^ a b c Canberra Times 2011
- ^ Goulburn Post 2011
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x University of Canberra 2011a
- ^ a b c d e Towell 2011
- ^ http://en.olympic.cn/athletes/serch_L/2003-11-04/3771.html
- ^ Petria Thomas : Olympic, Sport, Keynote Speaker, Motivation
[edit] Bibliography
- Canberra Times (10 March 2011). "UC regional expansion plans closer". Canberra Times. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/uc-regional-expansion-plans-closer/2099190.aspx. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- Goulburn Post (13 March 2011). "University bid fails". Goulburn Post. http://www.goulburnpost.com.au/news/local/news/general/university-bid-fails/2101826.aspx?storypage=2. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- MacDonald, Emma (17 February 2011). "Hawke urges UC, CIT to tie knot". Canberra Times. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/hawke-urges-uc-cit-to-tie-knot/2078885.aspx. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- Towell, Noel (28 February 2011). "Cameron Offices set to house UC students". Canberra Times. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/cameron-offices-set-to-house-uc-students/2088592.aspx. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- University of Canberra (2011). "About the University : The University : University of Canberra". University of Canberra. http://www.canberra.edu.au/university/about. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
- University of Canberra (2011a). "Faculties, Centres and Business Units : The University : University of Canberra". University of Canberra. http://www.canberra.edu.au/university/org-structure. Retrieved 14 March 2011.
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