Afternoon teas
Images, courtesy of the University Secretariat, of special Senate afternoon teas held in the Senate Room before the Senate meeting. Click on photos to view the enlargement
Photo gallery: Senate afternoon teas 2006
Photo gallery: Senate afternoon teas 2007
- Afternoon tea for Debaters, March 2007
- Afternoon tea for the winner of the 2006 Wentworth Medal, August 2007
- Afternoon tea for recipients of the 2006 Vice-Chancellor's Awards, September 2007
- Afternoon tea for new Professors, 5 November 2007
- Afternoon tea for presentation of Farewell Certificates to Fellows of Senate who retired in 2007, and to welcome new Fellows, 3 December 2007
Afternoon tea for new Professors, November 2006
Each year Senate welcomes new Professors. In November 2006, the guests were welcomed by Professor Margaret Harris and the Chancellor, the Hon Justice Kim Santow. Click on photos to view the enlargement
Afternoon tea for Debaters, March 2007
A Senate afternoon tea was held to celebrate the University’s recent success in the World Intervarsity Debating Championships held in Vancouver, Canada. Two University of Sydney students, Julia Bowes and Anna Garsia, defeated teams from Oxford and Cambridge to become the world intervarsity debating champions; and three of the University of Sydney delegation were named in the top 10 speakers in the world: Chris Croke, Jack Wright and Patrick Meagher.
Julia, Ann and Chris attended the afternoon tea, with Katy Fernandez, President of the University of Sydney Union, Paul McJannett, General Manager, and Alistair Cowie, Member Services Manager. They were welcomed by Fellow of Senate Adam Spencer.
Afternoon tea for the winner of the Wentworth Medal, August 2007
During a special Senate afternoon tea on 6 August 2007, the Chancellor HE Professor Marie Bashir presented the Wentworth Medal to Anthony Jones after a brief introduction from Professor Bruce Sutton, Chair of the Academic Board. Click on photos to view the enlargement
Anthony completed his BA (Asian Studies) in 2004 and graduated with first class honours and the University Medal in Chinese.
Members of the Wentworth Committee, Professor Nerida Newbigin (Faculty of Arts), Dr Rodney Smith (Faculty of Economics & Business) and Dr Jane McAdam (formerly of the Faculty of Law, who has now moved to UNSW), were also invited, as were Simon French and Christiane Purcell from the Scholarships and Prizes Office.
The Wentworth Medal was established in 1854 by a gift from W. C. Wentworth, the interest to be applied to the award of a medal as a reward for the best essay in English prose on a topic of general interest to all students. A prize of $6,250 now supplements the Medal. The competition for the Medal is open to all students currently enrolled at the University, except for previous winners of the Wentworth Medal. The essay topic and the examiners of the essay are decided by a Committee consisting of the Chair of the Academic Board, the Deans of the Faculties of Arts, Economics and Law and the Registrar, with power to coopt.
Afternoon tea for recipients of the Vice-Chancellor's Awards, September 2007
A special Senate afternoon tea was held on 17 September 2007 for recipients of the 2006 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Outstanding Teaching, for Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision and for Support of the Student Experience. Click on photos to view the enlargement
Fellow of Senate Dr Margaret Varady welcomed Dr Manjula Sharma, Faculty of Science (Outstanding Teaching); Professor Robyn Overall, Faculty of Science (Excellence in Research Higher Degree Supervision); Dr Nerida Jarkey, Arts Network Mentoring Program (Support of the Student Experience) and the Deputy Provost (Learning and Teaching) and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Professor Derrick Armstrong.
Details about the Vice-Chancellor's Awards
Dr Sharma's citation (pdf)
Dr Jarkey's citation (pdf)
Afternoon tea for new Professors, November 2007
Each year Senate welcomes new Professors. On 5 November 2007, the guests were welcomed by the Chancellor, Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir. Click on photos to view the enlargement
New Professors who attended the afternoon tea and met with Fellows of Senate and senior officers included:
- Professor Warwick Anderson, Professorial Research Fellow, Faculty of Arts
- Professor Anthony Blinkhorn, NSW Health Chair of Population Oral Health, Faculty of Dentistry
- Professor Lee Burns, Faculty of Law
- Professor John Canning, Faculty of Science
- Professor Stephen Colagiuri, Professor of Metabolic Health, Faculty of Medicine
- Professor Lalit Dandona, Professor International Public Health, Faculty of Medicine
- Professor Stewart Einfeld, Chair of Mental Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Professor Duncan Ivison, Professor of Political Philosophy, Faculty of Arts
- Professor Dianna Kenny, Professor of Psychology and Music
- Professor Manfred Lenzen, Faculty of Science
- Professor Gurjhinder Malhi, Chair of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
- Professor Paul Redding, Faculty of Arts
- Professor Jeffrey Reimers, Faculty of Science
- Professor Richard Russell, Faculty of Medicine
- Professor Glenn Salkeld, Faculty of Medicine
- Professor Ross Smith, Faculty of Medicine
- Professor Michael Thompson, Professor in Zoology, Faculty of Science
- Professor Gillian Triggs, Dean, Faculty of Law
- Professor Keith Trigwell, Director, ITL
- Professor Mathew Vadas, Managing Director, Centenary Institute of Cancer Medicine and Cell Biology
- Professor Wolfgang Weninger, Raymond E. Purves Professor of Dermatology, Faculty Of Medicine
- Professor Johanna Westbrook, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Professor Mayfair Yang, Chair of Asian Studies, Faculty of Arts
Afternoon tea, 3 December 2007
On 3 December 2007, Senate held a special afternoon tea at which the Chancellor presented Farewell Certificates to those Fellows of Senate who had retired in 2007: Dr Norman Chan (who was unable to attend), Ms Rose Jackson and Associate Professor Anthony Masters. Fellows also welcomed the new Fellows of Senate Ms Jenny Leong and Mr Angus McFarland. Click on photos to view the enlargement
Retired/retiring Fellows:
- Dr Norman Chan was the Fellow of Senate elected by and from the postgraduate students of the University of Sydney, and his one year term of office commenced on 1 December 2006 and concluded on 30 November 2007.
- Rose Jackson was the Fellow of Senate elected by and from the undergraduate students of the University of Sydney for two terms, from 1 December 2005 to 30 November 2007.
- Associate Professor Anthony Masters was a Fellow of Senate elected by and from the Academic Staff of the University for two terms, from 1 December 2003 to 31 May 2007.
New Fellows:
- Jenny Leong is the Fellow of Senate elected by and from the postgraduate students of the University for a one year term from 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008. Jenny is a candidate for the course Doctor of Philosophy in Performance Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Sydney.
- Angus McFarland is the Fellow of Senate elected by and from the undergraduate students of the University for a one year term from 1 December 2007 to 30 November 2008. Angus is a candidate for the combined course Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Sydney.
