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lumen: summer 2018
The summer issue of lumen is out now.
In this issue:
- Rupa’s journey as Bangladesh’s first indigenous female to receive a PhD
- The people and passion behind SA’s only vet school
- Life in the fast lane – alumni careers in motorsport
- Matt Parry’s clever crisp taking on Pringles in the US
- The highs and lows of working in family business
Latest news
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May
National Volunteer Week – Ron’s Story
National Volunteer Week celebrates 30 years this month with the theme of ‘making a world of difference.’ As we take the opportunity to recognise our volunteers’ generous contributions, one of the University’s longest serving volunteers, Ron Seidel, reflects on his time with the Talking With Aussies program. Through educational initiatives, committees and boards, as well …
20
May
National Volunteer Week – Peggy’s Story
National Volunteer Week celebrates 30 years this month with the theme of ‘making a world of difference’. As we take the opportunity to recognise our volunteers’ generous contributions, one of the University’s staff-turned-volunteers Peggy Rowe reflects on her time with the Friends of Urrbrae House and the Freemasons Foundation. Despite retiring as Friends of Urrbrae …
1
May
Alumni in Focus: Patrick Iland OAM, Peter Gago AC, Andrew Caillard MW and Peter Dry.
Award-winning authors of Australian Wine: styles and tastes, people and places Patrick Iland OAM, Peter Gago AC, Andrew Caillard MW and Peter Dry are this month’s Alumni in Focus. Australian Wine: styles and tastes, people and places takes the reader on a journey from the vineyard to the wine glass with 290 pages of informative text, maps, …