The year concludes with reflections on gratitude, and awards for outstanding student achievements
A year of superb student achievements – academic, sporting, cultural, and in community service – has been recognised with awards presented at the College’s recent Final Dinner. The Final Service and Dinner on Saturday 30 October were the climax of a jam-packed Term 4. A Quiz Night run by the Charitable Foundation raised a record sum for charities. Old Collegian …
Congratulations to our 2022 student leaders!
The College is delighted to announce the election and appointment of an impressive team of student leaders to serve the St Mark’s College community in 2022. Members of the College Club Committee for 2022 were elected at the recent Final General Meeting of College students, and students have been appointed to other leadership roles following a rigorous application and selection …
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Acclaimed university teacher, Dr Katrina Stats, appointed Director of Learning
A highly acclaimed university teacher and researcher, Dr Katrina Stats, has been appointed to be Director of Learning at St Mark’s College from January 2022. She will succeed Dr Rachel Buxton, who is moving to a mentoring and advisory role as part of St Mark’s major expansion of mentoring and wellbeing support for students. The Director of Learning leads and …
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Former Monash University head of college appointed Dean of St Mark’s
The former head of Normanby House and Briggs Hall at Monash University in Melbourne, Dr Andrés Villamizar, has been appointed to be Dean of St Mark’s College from January 2022. He will succeed Mr Stuart Meldrum, a psychologist with expertise and experience in student wellbeing, when Stuart moves to become the inaugural Director of Wellbeing at St Mark’s, as part …
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Ivan Shearer Scholarship for study in Oxford or Cambridge – call for applications
A generous bequest by the late Professor Ivan Shearer AM RFD has enabled the creation of the Ivan Shearer Scholarship to support St Mark’s Collegians to study at the University of Oxford or the University of Cambridge. An international law academic and practitioner who developed a high global reputation, Ivan Shearer (1938-2019) was Dean of St Mark’s College from 1968 …
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Remembering Bob Hastwell, Bursar (1958-84) and Honorary Fellow
Flags have recently flown at half-mast at the College in memory of the long-term and much-admired Bursar and Honorary Fellow, Robert Duncan (Bob) Hastwell (17 March 1927 – 29 September 2021). Bob Hastwell was a student at Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, and joined the Commonwealth Bank in 1944, before enlisting to serve in the RAAF in World War II just …
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A nail-biting High Table Cup, Winter Wonderland Ball, stellar speaker events, and more
What a term it has been! Running equal first in the High Table Cup, a visit from the Premier, a fabulous Ball, an awe-inspiring Arts Evening and Marksenfeast arts show, a masterly J C Bannon Oration, community service and wellbeing activities – these are just some of the highlights of the past few months. After a COVID lockdown-affected start in …
Major expansion in student wellbeing support and mentoring
St Mark’s College is embarking on an innovative and nation-leading expansion in its support for student wellbeing and in mentoring, with the appointment of an inaugural Director of Wellbeing and creation of a new mentoring and advisory role. We have been aware for some time that many students have hoped to see further wellbeing support in the College – in …
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Premier speaks at St Mark’s on reconciliation, environment, COVID, and SA’s economic future
The Premier of South Australia, the Hon. Steven Marshall MP, recently spoke to St Mark’s students about some of the key issues facing the State – Indigenous reconciliation, the environment, COVID, and energising the State economy – and answered questions from students on these and many other topics. Mr Marshall joined St Mark’s students, staff, and Board members for Formal …
Professor John Williams gives J C Bannon Oration on South Australia’s “remarkable” contribution to the Australian Constitution
One of Australia’s leading constitutional scholars, Professor John Williams, has given the 2021 J C Bannon Oration at St Mark’s College, discussing the “disproportionate” and “remarkable” contributions which South Australia has made to the writing of the Australian Constitution in the 1890s and its development since. The J C Bannon Oration is one of the most significant events in the …
“Beyond grateful”: students say “thank you” for life-changing scholarships
Over recent months, dozens of St Mark’s students have been writing deeply moving letters of thanks for what they recognize as the life-changing opportunities they have been given through scholarships that support them to be at the College. In many cases, students would otherwise not have been able to afford to be at university and college in Adelaide, and in …
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A vibrant semester underway at St Mark’s
Following the stellar start to the 2021 academic year, a lively semester is now well underway at St Mark’s, complete with a calendar jam-packed with academic and career development events, alongside a raft of sporting, arts, community service, and social activities. One of the most notable additions to the provision for our students this year has been in the area of …
