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News and Events
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PRIZES FOR HUMANITARIAN WORK
Nat Ware (Economics/Law) has been awarded the Sydney Chinese Lions' Humanitarian Scholarship for 2010, worth $2,000, with Jesse Buckingham (Commerce/Law) being awarded one of two Consolation Prize ($1,000 each. The Lions Club of Sydney Chinese Inc. uses this Scholarship to encourage and recognise humanitarian services undertaken by university students.
In 2005 Nat was the NSW World Vision Youth Ambassador, volunteering in Mozambique, Africa. In 2007 he established 180 Degrees Consulting, the world's first international pro-bono student consultancy.with the aim of enabling university students to apply their studies in such a way as to to help non-profit organisations achieve a greater social impact. The organisation, with Nat as International Director (and President of the Sydney University Chapter), now has a chapter starting in Sweden, and partnerships in Romania, Mexico and India. At any one time it has over 200 student consultants around the world working on 15-20 different consulting projects, involving, among others, the Crossroads Foundation in Hong Kong, IEDC Bled School of Management in Slovenia, and Viola Vitolis in Bangladesh.
In 2009 Nat formed a team from 180 Degrees Consulting to enter Challenge:Future , the world's largest social entrepreneurship competition, this year involving over 15,000 university from more than 70 countries. The team, made up of Paul's men (Nat, Shane Treeves, and Edward Miller), was judged the Best Australian Team, Winner of the Challenge:Future IEDC (Education) Competition (out of 552 teams worldwide), and Overall Runner-Up in the entire competition. One of the solutions they proposed was a student-to-student free online university to increase the accessibility and quality of education in developing countries, a scheme which will shortly be implemented by the IEDC-Bled School of Management in Slovenia.
Nat has served as Executive Director of the Young Leaders Network, and as Sydney University Environment Convenor. He coaches disadvantaged youth in public speaking, works to combat violence against women as a White Ribbon Ambassador, and is developing a microinsurance scheme to reduce the vulnerability of the poor in developing countries.
He is currently completing his Honours thesis in Economics before proceeding to the second year of his Law degree in 2011.
Jesse Buckingham did voluntary work as a schoolboy in various non-governmental organisations and orphanages in Cambodia, including M'lop Tapang, Sok Sabay, and Tabitha, designing skills based activities for orphans and construct 10 houses for impoverished families there. In 2008, he became an Ambassador for Opportunity International, one of the world's leading providers of micro-financial services where, together with a colleague, he designed a Microfinance Education Module for High School Certificate Economics students that they now deliver at NSW high schools.
Last summer Jesse and a colleague raised $40,000 for the construction of a 4-classroom schoolhouse for the Manjeri School in Uganda, and managed the construction process on the spot. Future pro-bono services he has planned include volunteering in the "food program" and "stationery and uniform program" in Uganda.
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White Ribbon Formal Dinner in Hall
Adam Spencer, Pauline and media great, and Juan Fernandez, the Ambassador Program Manager for the White Ribbon Campaign attended formal dinner on 9 March. Adam spoke of the value and importance of the White Ribbon program and Juan was presented with a major cheque from the College in support of the Campaign's work to end violence against women.
The visit followed student initiative taken on behalf of White Ribbon in November 2009 and a pro-White Ribbon resolution of the Students' Club. The evening was organised and run by members of the Students' Club, including Robbie Gordon, Nat Ware and Joe Payton. Background support and encouragement was given by Mr Bruce McWilliam. Juan said 'I am inspired by what I experienced in your company and can only see good and positive things coming out of his association between The White Ribbon Campaign and St Paul’s College'. Juan indicated strong interest in the ongoing relationship.
Photo (above) from L-R: Warden Dr Ivan Head, Bruce McWilliam, Juan Fernandez and Adam Spencer
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Report on Outreach Syndicate’s Session at O Week
Tuesday 22 February 2010
Hands of Help (www.handsofhelp.org: presentation by Sarah Lally, president)
Invites students to spend 6-8 weeks in Kenya and Uganda, involved in health and education projects, and especially building primary schools.
Glebe Youth Service (www.glebeyouth.org.au (Martin Seneviratne)
Students volunteer to spend any one of three periods in the day (“welcome”, 10-12 in the morning; “drop in”, 3-5 pm; and “after dark”) with schoolchildren, especially Indigenous children. About ten students registered interest. A meeting is to be held shortly to follow up and organise activities for the semester.
Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (www.aimmentoring.com)
Students work with Indigenous schoolchildren in years 9-12, guiding them towards university; in terms 2 and 3, for one hour a week; 17 week commitment; emphasis on sport and activities in the Year 9 and 10 programs, to build relationships of guidance and trust between mentors and mentees, and focus on academics and homework assistance in the Year 11 and 12 programs. 34 students signed up for the program, and the plan is to have speakers from AIME return to address the whole College at Formal Dinner.
180 Degrees Consulting
(www.180degreesconsulting.org: (Nat Ware)
An international student consultancy that works with non-profit organizations, focusing on the logistical aspects of promoting self-help among poor communities.
Miscellaneous charities involving one-off commitment (Bob Vickers)
Shave for a Cure; Movember; Red Cross Door Knock; Red Cross Blood donation; Cancer Council Big Morning Tea: Pink Ribbon (breast cancer); Red Nose Day; Jeans for Genes Day. About 30 students signed up.
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O Week - Medea Performance
A Fresher Audience of 160 women and men were challenged and enthralled by a Mummers production of Euripides 'Medea' as part of O Week at St Paul's College and the Women's College on Friday 26 February. The cast (pictured after a brilliant and engaging performance) were from left to right:
The men - Tom Marr, Shane Treeves, Chris Williams, Tymon Langford, Michael Windeyer
The women - Sarah Dengate, Kate Elizabeth Marshall and Lucy Bradshaw
A flying start to Drama in 2010, and a new dimension to O Week
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University Results 2009
University results from 2009 were remarkably good. Among men in College and recent leavers twelve were awarded First Class Honours. Of those, seven won University Medals, namely Michael Begg (Agricultural Economics), Will Clegg (International Studies), Tom Grujic and David Llewellyn (both in Science (Advanced)), and James Colless and Casey Handmer (both in Science (Advanced Mathematics)). A new arrival in 2010, Daniel Ward, a Graduate Law student, was also a 2009 Medallist (in Arts).
Eleven students received an Annual Average Mark equivalent to a High Distinction (85 percent or more) and the number of High Distinctions over-all during the year totalled 163, which was a sixteen per cent improvement on 2008. The names of six Paul’s men appeared on the various Dean’s Lists of Excellence and ten won University prizes. Over-all, a wonderful performance.
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Scholarships 2010
St Paul's College will award $508,000 in Scholarships for the 2010 academic year. St Paul's and its peer Colleges (unlike the wider University and unlike Independent Schools and State Schools), receives zero funding from any State or Federal Source and no grants for building projects or infrastructure renewal.
All Scholarships arise from the personal generosity and good will expressed to the College and in support of its mission within the University. Support is expressed by direct gifts, through the College's Foundation, or by way of Bequest. The College administers its Scholarship program to be perpetual and self-sustaining.
Scholarships are awarded primarily on achieved merit and on perceived potential to excel at University. High School examinations and University results are considered. An Interview plays an important part.
In 2010 around 50 scholarship holders across the range of University years will share 8 Full Fee, 35 Half Fee and a number of quarter Fee awards. A Full Scholarship is worth around $15,000 pa which equates to the base cost of a College place.
In 2010, the Scholarship holders at St Paul's are drawn from 42 different Schools - 28 Independent, 7 State funded Schools and 7 interstate or international. 9 will be in first year University, 12 in second year. 15 in third year, 7 in fourth year and 7 graduate or post graduate. This broad statistic says little about the distinguishing characteristics of the recipients other than that they have excelled in their studies and extracurricular achievement.
Ivan Head, Warden
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World Debating Successes
The Warden was pleased to hear of the success of St Paul's College men and of their contribution to the success of the University in winning the World Universities Debating Championship finals held recently in Turkey.
Three of The USU’s speakers made it to the Top 10 with Steve Hind (St Paul's 2006 - 2008 ) ranked No.2 in the world, Chris Croke (St Paul's 2005 - 2006 ) No.5, and Tim Mooney (St Paul's 2005 - 2008) No.8.
The USU website notes that 'Sydney University debaters edged out Harvard, Oxford and London School of Economics to win the ‘Ashes’ of Debating in securing the 2010 World Titles. Sydney University won from a field of 1050 participants from 240 universities.
“This is a terrific achievement and shows why the University of Sydney Union’s Debating Team is ahead of any other in the world including Oxford, Cambridge and the entire Ivy League”, said USU President Pat Bateman (St Paul's 2006 - current)
Sam Greenland (St Paul's 2007 - current) was elected the Chair of the World University Debating Council for 2010, and no doubt this will supplement both his post graduate research in Debating and Education, and also his 'for the affirmative and against the negative' role as Sub Warden of the College.
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NSW Young Australian of the Year
The College is delighted to congratulate Jack Manning Bancroft on his selection as NSW's 2010 Young Australian of the Year.
At 24 years of age Jack is the founder and CEO of Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience (AIME). AIME works with Indigenous students from Years 7 to 12 to increase student retention and university admission enrolments. There are currently 500 Indigenous pupils being mentored by 500 university students across five university campuses in NSW, with further growth expected nationally in 2010. Through AIME, Jack is well on the way to further increasing school attendance and providing Indigenous students with a solid educational foundation.
Jack was a resident at St Paul 's College as the holder of an indigenous scholarship. It was during his time at Paul's and Sydney University that Jack started the mentoring programme, recruiting other college residents to set up one-on-one sessions with indigenous kids, initially at Alexandria Park Community School close to Sydney University.
Geoff Lovell (Fellow of St Paul's College) is the Chairman of AIME and the College continues to support AIME through the involvement of several College men as mentors and via the hosting of AIME events, including an annual end-of-year lunch for Indigenous students.
Further information about AIME can be found on AIME's website at www.aimementoring.com. If people have an interest in supporting AIME, financially or otherwise, please contact AIME on (02) 9563 6813 or enquiries@aimementoring.com. AIME is a not-for-profit charity with Deductible Gift Recipient Status.
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Honorary Fellow
Dugald McLellan to be an Honorary Fellow of the University
Dr Dugald McLellan’s nomination for the award of Honorary Fellow of the University by senior colleagues within St Paul’s, with support from other colleges, was approved by the Senate on 2 November 2009, and all Paulines will join us in congratulating Dugald. This is a terrific acknowledgement of the significance of his work as Senior Tutor.
An Honorary Fellowship is a singular honour, awarded for outstanding service to the University. The criteria include supporting the interests and welfare of the University, in whole or in part, and promoting its academic life. The award to Dugald affirms the larger significance of his work, and the way he has enriched the experience of individual College men and made the University a better place by his work as Senior Tutor. It is symptomatic of the way College life has been better enmeshed with University life in his time.
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Rhodes Scholar
David Llewellyn has been awarded the 2010 New South Wales Rhodes Scholarship, the fifth Pauline Rhodes Scholar since 2001.
Educated at Great Lakes College, Foster, David arrived at College in 2006 with some impressive achievements already under his belt – the Australian Eureka schools prize in 2004, and, in 2005, as one of four Australian delegates to attend the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Arizona, he won two prizes from an international field of 1500 students; and he had already represented Australia at a succession of International Canoe Slalom Championships.
He is passionately committed to science: “I see that some of the big questions in biological research today can be tackled by a combination of understanding of ecological systems and medical physiology . . . To me, the magic of science is seeing the developments we make spreading through the broader community to enlighten others or to improve their quality of life. I believe that at Oxford, I will have my chance to be part of that magic.” (Personal Statement, Rhodes Application)
His Advanced Science Honours research on cane toads’ immune responses as part of a broader strategy of disease-related control was shaped by an interest in both environmental and physiological questions. At Oxford, he will extend the application of disease control strategies to a humanitarian field, and will carry out his doctoral research at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics where he will have the opportunity to work with world leaders in medical immunology and vaccine development in relation to the control of malaria.
David is a passionate College man. He has engaged fully in its everyday life and has made significant contributions in a number of areas – as lead in a number of College plays, as regular member of the soccer squad and, most recently, as co-author of the St Paul’s College Environmental Strategic Plan. He is a model Pauline – understated, modest, well rounded, intellectually rigorous, generous, public spirited, curious, individualistic.
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Mental health expert Professor Patrick McGorry named the Victorian Australian of the Year 2010.
Professor McGorry (1971-74) has devoted the past 27 years to the improvement of youth mental health and has transformed the lives of tens of thousands of young people around the world.
As Executive Director of Orygen Youth Health (OYH), a world-renowned youth mental health service, he has helped put Australia at the forefront of innovation in the early intervention and treatment of mental illness. He is also a Director of the National Youth Mental Health Foundation (headspace).
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"Raise the Roof" Appeal
Your generous financial help is needed so that together we can restore the College's 150 year old roofs - for details, see:
Brochure Donation form Mailing details
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