Graduation - past ceremonies

Wednesday, 28 April 2010 at 11am

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Faculty of Arts and Education
Faculty of Business and Law

Stage Party
The Chancellor, Mr David Morgan presided, assisted by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Philip Clarke.
The MC was the Executive Director, Office of the Vice-Chancellor, Dr Tony Mordini.
The Mace-bearer was Mr Dale Warren.
The Faculty Representative was Mrs Jenny Shaw.

The student response was delivered by Ms Cathy Smith.

The Mayor, City of Whitehorse, Cr Bill Pemberton delivered a message of congratulations.

Doctoral degree receipient

Dr Ineke Clasina Kranenburg - Thesis title: "Class Size and its Effect on Learning in Business Education."

Summary
This thesis explores the multi-dimensional nature of class size and how educational processes are shaped by different class size environments in four undergraduate business courses. Class size significantly influenced how curricula were structured and designed for learning and consequently students' course expectations and learning experiences in large and small classes.

Occasional Address

The occasional address was delivered by Mr Cameron Stewart, Associate Editor, The Australian.

Cameron Stewart is Associate Editor of The Australian, specialising in investigative reports on national security issues such as terrorism and defence, as well as federal politics and international affairs. In 2009 he was awarded the highest honour in Australian newspapers, the 'Graham Perkin Award' for Australian Journalist of the Year.

After graduating from The Melbourne University with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in politics and history he became a 'spook' with the spy agency Defence Signals Directorate before joining The Australian in 1987.

From 1992-1995 Mr Stewart was posted in Canberra as the paper's Foreign Affairs and Defence Writer, covering major news stories on the ground in Somalia, Rwanda and throughout Asia.

From 1996-1999 Mr Stewart was the New York Correspondent for The Australian, a role which saw him cover the 1996 US presidential campaign.

From 1999-2000 he was the Victorian Editor of The Australian, presiding over coverage of Premier Jeff Kennett's shock election loss.

From 2000 to the present, he has worked as a Senior News/Investigative Writer based in Melbourne.

Mr Stewart has also won five Melbourne Press Club Quill Awards for excellence in Victorian journalism, two News Limited News Awards and has been three time Walkley Award finalist.