In celebration of the year that was!
Final Dinner is always an emotional and fitting celebration of the diversity and talents of our College community. The Final Service for 2016, held in St Peter’s Cathedral, provided an opportunity for reflection, particularly for those who were moving out at the end of the year, many into the workforce for the first time. The College Chaplain, Rev’d Grant Moore, …
A commitment to excellence
St Mark’s College is committed to excellence in all that we do and recognising excellence in others for their academic achievements or contributions within the St Mark’s or broader community. The presentation of scholarships, prizes, grants and bursaries to over 30% of St Mark’s students each year is testament to this commitment which also provides financial support to those in …
Using Lean Principles to learn about Start Ups
Budding entrepreneurs at St Mark’s spent three hours with Lean expert Bruno Pešec from Norway, and Alister Lee, learning about the principles of Lean last week. By playing the Lean Board game, which is competitive and fun, students were able to learn the core lean start up principles such as the importance of uncovering what customers really want before setting out …
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Firing up the BBQ in the name of charity
Throughout the year the College’s Sodexo chef, Colum, holds cooking classes in association with the Charitable Foundation. With themed nights including brunch, Italian and burger night, these classes provided not only a relief from study, but life skills through food preparation and nutrition. By gold coin donation, these classes raised funds to buy ingredients used to cook a meal for …
Parents and friends join in the fun
The Master and Dean hosted the inaugural parents’ dinner on the College’s Open Day weekend, which attracted over 60 parents and friends who travelled from rural and metropolitan areas across Australia. The President of the College Club, Ms Heidi Hutchesson spoke about her own College experiences and how they have helped her to continue to develop personally and to further …
A diverse crew sailing the high seas
Photo: Harry Cator of the Jubilee Sailing Trust (2nd from left) with St Mark’s students (L-R) Henry Hole, Alex Makarowsky, Brandon Swain, Will McLachlan, Joe Cavanagh “The Jubilee Sailing Trust provides an unparalleled insight and opportunity into how disabled and able-bodied people can live and work together side-by-side in some of the most challenging and thrilling of circumstances” said Alex …
The application of maths in modern society
Port’n’Talks provide a unique opportunity for College students to hear from distinguished speakers on just about any topic. From Governors to business leaders, politicians to scientists, there is always an interesting topic to spark curiosity. Last night was no different when Dr Lewis Mitchell, an applied mathematician from the University of Adelaide, presented his recent research data using mathematics to …
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Applications for 2017 C.A.S. Hawker Scholarships open 5 December 2016
The 2017 C.A.S. Hawker Scholarships open on Monday 5th December and will close on Friday 6th January 2017. The C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship is one of the most generous privately funded scholarships available to undergraduate and post-graduate students in Australia. Each residential scholarship is valued at up to $60,000 over 3 years. Information about the C.A.S. Hawker Scholarship and an application form …
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‘The College Green’ – 2015 Annual Giving project completed
An enormous thank you to our generous supporters of last year’s St Mark’s College Annual Giving campaign ‘Greening of the College’. The old bitumen car park in the North West corner has been transformed into ‘The College Green’, an accessible and visually pleasing space for students to enjoy. This unique circular green space, using locally sourced stone from Basket …
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New Director of Development and Marketing
The College extends a warm welcome to Sarah Hampel as the new Director of Development and Marketing. Sarah will join our senior leadership team and have responsibility for development, community and alumni engagement, philanthropy, communications and marketing. Sarah’s role will see her engaged directly with our Foundation and Collegians’ Association as well as current students. Originally from the Barossa Valley, …
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A virtual reality comes to life
Our alumni are doing amazing things, and we have recently worked with Collegian Alex Tolson (alumnus 2011 – 2013) from Lateral Vision to create a virtual tour of the College, linked to Google Street View. Now when you come across the College on Google you will be able to take a step inside and have a look around. This feature …
A special thank you
Just over sixty collegians and friends attended the Foundation’s annual Donor function in the Master’s Garden on Thursday 4th February. Mark Penniment’s recent bequest was acknowledged at the Function and he was presented with his 1925 Bequest Society pin. Without these generous donors, the College would not be in the same position to maintain the fantastic facilities we can offer, …
