University of Notre Dame Australia
32°3′24″S 115°44′37″E / 32.05667°S 115.74361°E
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| Motto | In principio erat Verbum |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "In the beginning was the Word" |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1989 |
Religious affiliation | Catholic |
| Chancellor | Peter Prendiville |
| Vice-Chancellor | Celia Hammond |
| Location | , |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | IFCU (ASEACCU) ACCU NDEA Universities Australia |
| Website | notredame.edu.au |
The University of Notre Dame Australia is an Australian private Catholic university established in 1989. Its main campus is in Fremantle, Western Australia, with satellite campuses in Broome, Western Australia, and Sydney, New South Wales.
History
The university was founded in 1989 by president and vice-chancellor, the Reverend David T. Link, who continued serving as dean of the university's law school during the two years it took to establish Notre Dame Australia. Peter Tannock succeeded Link and served as vice-chancellor, expanding the university's operations to Sydney and northwest Western Australia, and broadening the university's schools. Celia Hammond, a lawyer, was appointed as the university's third vice-chancellor in 2008. Hammond was previously the head of the university's law school in Fremantle and stated in her inauguration speech that knowledge and learning must be within a framework of humanity in order to ensure that students have love and respect for the world, not just wisdom. She also said:[1]
"At Notre Dame we are not simply transmitters of information, creators of knowledge. Our mission will always be to teach and to educate in an environment that encourages people to seek understanding, to seek wisdom, to seek to serve, to seek to live in a way that fulfils everyone's higher purpose."
— Celia Hammond, vice-chancellor of the University of Notre Dame Australia, 6 August 2008
Campuses
The university has campuses in Fremantle and Broome in Western Australia and two locations in Sydney, New South Wales.
Organisation and administration
Governance
The governance structure of Notre Dame is determined largely by its enabling act of parliament and its statutes. These specify the source, role and functions of its trustees, board of directors and board of governors and the principal officers and academic leaders of the university.
Academic structure
The university has three campuses offering courses in the following schools:[2]
- School of Arts and Sciences (Broome, Fremantle and Sydney)
- School of Business (Fremantle and Sydney)
- School of Education (Broome, Fremantle and Sydney)
- School of Health Sciences (Fremantle)
- School of Law (Fremantle and Sydney)
- School of Medicine (Fremantle and Sydney)
- School of Nursing and Midwifery (Broome and Fremantle); School of Nursing (Sydney)
- School of Philosophy and Theology (Broome, Fremantle and Sydney)
- School of Physiotherapy (Fremantle)
Courses
The university offers a range of undergraduate, postgraduate, research, vocational education and training (VET) and pathway courses.
- Arts and sciences – archaeology, Aboriginal studies, behavioural science, counselling, history, journalism, politics, social justice and theatre studies
- Business – accounting, economics, finance, marketing, public relations, sport and recreation management
- Education – early childhood, primary and secondary
- Health sciences (Fremantle campus only) – outdoor recreation, health promotion, exercise and sport science, health and physical education and biomedical science
- Law
- Medicine (graduate entry only)
- Nursing and midwifery
- Philosophy and theology
- Physiotherapy (Fremantle campus only) – including an online postgraduate course in burn and trauma rehabilitation
- Pathways – alternative entry and academic enabling programs are also available
- VET (Broome campus only) – education, health and community services and nursing
Crest
The university crest is an open Bible.
The waves below the open Bible represents the Fremantle area (the origin of the university) and Australia, a nation surrounded by water.[3]
Academics
Objects
The university's objects are defined in its act of parliament:[4]
- the provision of university education, within a context of Catholic faith and values; and
- the provision of an excellent standard of
- teaching, scholarship and research;
- training for the professions; and
- pastoral care for its students.
Catholic ethos
The university ensures that it maintains its Catholic ethos[5] by providing students and staff with various facilities. One of the most prominent expressions of this ethos is the daily Mass at the university's chapels; 12:35 pm at both the Fremantle and Sydney campuses. Each school takes turns to facilitate Mass on Wednesdays (such as providing lectors for the readings) and a schola cantorum composed of students, staff and faculty sing Masses on both campuses.
Quality assurance
The university is a self-accrediting institution and is subject to regular quality audits and registration processes undertaken by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency.[6]
Facilities and services
Libraries
Fremantle Campus has three libraries: St Teresa's Library, the Galvin Medical Library and the Craven Law Library.
Sydney Campus has St Benedict's Library (Broadway) and the Benedict XVI Medical Library (Darlinghurst).
There is also a library on the Broome Campus.
Student support
Student Services office provides students and staff with a number of services including:
- Counselling
- Academic workshops
- Study Abroad
- Pastoral care
- Sporting events
- Community service
Notable people
The current and fourth chancellor of the university, since January 2014, is Peter Prendiville, a WA-based businessman.[7] The current vice-chancellor and chief executive officer of the university, since 5 August 2008, is Celia Hammond, a lawyer.[1][8]
Alumni and faculty
See also
References
- ^ a b Hammond, Celia (5 August 2008). Title (Speech). Freemantle, Western Australia: University of Notre Dame Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ University Academic Structure 2010
- ^ "More information here". Nd.edu.au. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Objects of the University". Nd.edu.au. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
- ^ [1] Notre Dame's statement on being a Catholic university
- ^ "Quality assurance". University of Notre Dame Australia.
- ^ "New Chancellor Pays Tribute to Notre Dame's Founder" (Press release). Catholic Communications, Archdiocese of Sydney. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Vice-Chancellor: Professor Celia Hammond". The University of Notre Dame Australia. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
