Celebrating the St Mark’s spirit with NSW/ACT Old Collegians
What a great way to celebrate the St Mark’s spirit, surrounded by Old Collegians who were students at St Mark’s College in every decade from the 1950s at the recent NSW/Act reunion! As Old Collegian David Baldock (alum 1968-1973) commented, he enjoyed catching up with Old Collegians from across all years including “meeting some very interesting younger ones.” Andrew Ettridge …
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Beginning of the Academic Year – Opening Service
The 2017 academic year has officially commenced and the annual Service to commemorate this event for our students was held at St Peter’s Cathedral, Adelaide on Sunday 26th February. Current students, parents, alumni and friends of St Mark’s all came together to celebrate the start of a new year whilst students were given the opportunity to reflect on their first week …
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Master speaking at Rex J Lipman Lecture Series
Congratulations Rose Alwyn for being invited to join the St Peter’s College Rex J Lipman Fellows Program – Public Lecture Series. The Rex J Lipman Program brings innovative thinkers in neuroscience, public policy, science, child and adolescent wellbeing to the Saints Community and provides the opportunity to meet, discuss, debate and engage with leaders in their field. Rose is …
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Congratulations Ben Hulett, Ingenuity Award recipient
“Ingenuity: The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.” Oxford Dictionary Congratulations Ben Hulett (alum 2013-2016) who was recently awarded “Best Sustainable Energy Engineering Project” at Ingenuity 2016 in The University of Adelaide Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Sciences Honours Project Exhibition. “At The University of Adelaide, Ingenuity celebrates tomorrow’s game-changers; the men and women who will shape the world’s technical, …
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Thank you for your donation and helping make a difference
We sincerely thank all those who gave so generously to St Mark’s College in 2016. We were honoured that over 50 Old Collegians and friends of St Mark’s were able to join us this week in the Master’s Garden to celebrate the difference they have made to the lives of our students and the future of the College. The Master, …
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The winner is … ‘Walk for Life’!
Congratulations to Dr Angela Evans (alumna 1982-1984), ‘Walk for Life’ Ambassador and her colleagues for winning the notable “2016 BMJ South Asia Healthcare Award for Excellence in the Delivery of Primary Care” in New Delhi recently. Angela and her colleagues have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to making a difference to the many children affected by club foot every year. Since 2009 Walk …
Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for Tim Eastwood
Assistant Dean of Studies, Tim Eastwood recently received an Outstanding Academic Achievement Award from the Executive Dean of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Adelaide, Dr Bob Hill. Tim, originally from Kaniva in rural Victoria is now in his fourth year of a Bachelor of Agricultural Science and Bachelor of Commerce at the University of Adelaide. Tim’s achievement …
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Global internship opportunity for student Sam Oxford
Bravo Sam Oxford! Third year student Sam Oxford is one of only two Flinders University students to have been awarded a two-month internship in Italy working with Fincantieri, one of three shipbuilders short-listed to bid for the $35 billion frigate project for the Australian Navy. We wish Sam well for this opportunity of a lifetime, Saluti! http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/business/italian-frigate-bidder-fincantieri-signs-flinders-uni-deal/news-story/1ba312e26073a5e29b8913311339d965
New Appointment – Dean of Studies
I am delighted to announce that Mr Ashley Files LLB (Flinders) has been appointed to the newly created position of Dean of Studies. Ashley demonstrates the qualities of an effective Dean of Studies. He has the ability to establish strong networks both within the university and wider community, and has a clear understanding of tertiary students gained through his work …
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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