Scientia Circle 2016 Program of Events. Never Stand Still

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1 Scientia Circle 2016 Program of Events Never Stand Still 1

2 Welcome 2

3 Welcome to our second year of the Scientia Circle Program of Events to acknowledge and thank our supporters who have included UNSW in their Will. In this program we have chosen activities and places at our Kensington campus that may not be so well known to our supporters UNSW Press, the University s Choir, Museum of Human Disease, Australia Ensemble, and the University s Art Collection. This diversity of activity, that is so much a part of UNSW, is also fundamental to our University securing and maintaining its world-class standing as an institution offering excellence in education and research. As we undertake our 2025 Strategy with an innovative, ambitious and altruistic agenda, your support for UNSW s future and our ambitions will be enormously appreciated. I encourage you to attend our Scientia Circle events and experience the diversity of activity within our Kensington campus. Professor Ian Jacobs President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Jacobs Scientia Circle at UNSW Australia... 5 UNSW Press Luncheon... 6 Collegium Musicum Choir Afternoon Concert Watch medical discovery come to life in UNSW s Museum of Human Disease Australia Ensemble Evening Concert Morning Art Walk About UNSW Australia

4 Scientia Circle at UNSW Australia UNSW 4

5 When you notify UNSW Australia that the University has been remembered in your Will, you are invited to join the Scientia Circle. Supporters and friends of the University who notify us of such generous intentions, demonstrate foresight to help UNSW educate future generations of students, socially responsible leaders and support our highly acclaimed researchers. Members of the Scientia Circle are provided updates on University activities and invitations to an exciting calendar of events. An annual luncheon hosted by the Chancellor is held during October and attended by University academics, leaders, students and other donors. We encourage you to let the University know that you are giving a bequest, so we can acknowledge your generosity and give you the opportunity to see how your gift will make a difference. I cherished my time at UNSW as a student and am proud of the quality of education and research that the University continues to provide. Having watched my family study here, I believe a quality education must be available for future generations and have included UNSW in my Will. I invite you to join me in the Scientia Circle. You will become a UNSW supporter who I call a trend-setter, showing foresight in knowing the importance of a good education for all generations David Gonski AC Chancellor David Gonski AC 5

6 UNSW Press Luncheon Thursday 12 May 2016, 12.30pm 2.00pm Professor Tom Frame Kathy Bail 6

7 Join us for a literary luncheon with author and academic Professor Tom Frame and journalist and publisher Kathy Bail. Professor Tom Frame, will discuss his most recent book Anzac Day Then & Now, proudly published by UNSW Press. Tom has kindly agreed to sign and give attendees a copy on the day. Professor Frame is the author or editor of 30 books and Director of the Australian Centre for the Study of Armed Conflict and Society at UNSW Canberra (ADFA). He took this position in 2014 and was also commissioned to produce a history of the partnership between UNSW and Defence for release on the 50th anniversary in July Professor Frame is a graduate of UNSW, University of Melbourne and University of Kent. He began his career in the navy joining the RAN College, HMAS Creswell as a 16-year-old junior entry cadet midshipman. He also trained for and undertook Anglican ministry positions in Australia and England, becoming the Anglican Bishop to the Defence Force in UNSW Press is now one of Australia s largest independent publishing companies, with a multi-award winning list of non-fiction titles. The acclaimed journalist and publisher, Kathy Bail, has been its CEO since Kathy will be sharing her experiences and successes in building the global profile of the University s highly regarded publisher and bookseller. She is a member of the Library Council of NSW. Prior to leading UNSW Press, Kathy was editor of The Australian Financial Review Magazine, The Bulletin, HQ, and the Australian edition of Rolling Stone. Kathy is at the forefront of the changes facing publishing and contemporary media. Free on-campus parking is available close to our venue, which will be Tyree Room, John Niland Scientia Building. This can be arranged when registering either online at calling or j.e.hall@unsw.edu.au 7

8 Collegium Musicum Choir Afternoon Concert Sunday 29 May 2016, 3.30pm 7.00pm Collegium Musicum Choir 8

9 Be our guest to hear UNSW s Collegium Musicum Choir perform Handel s Messiah, featuring soprano Sarah Ampil. Both Sarah and Sonia Maddock, Director of UNSW s Music Performance Unit, will join us for afternoon tea prior to the concert. This is a performance not to be missed and will be a wonderful opportunity to hear the University s 100-voice choir perform one of the pillars of the choral repertoire. The choir has a wonderful social aspect as well as focusing strongly on musical performance. It is a significant part of our cultural fabric at UNSW, bringing local and international students from across the University together with staff and members of the local community to collaborate in public performance. Sonia Maddock will be welcoming us in a pre-concert afternoon tea from 3.30pm in the foyer of The Chancellery Building. She is responsible for the production of all classical music concerts on Kensington campus and will share some highlights of the University s high quality classical performing groups during recent years. Sarah Ampil, soprano soloist on the day and an alumna of UNSW, will also be joining us for the pre-concert afternoon tea. The concert commences at 5.00pm. Free on-campus parking is available close to our venue, which will be Sir John Clancy Auditorium. This can be arranged when registering either online at calling or j.e.hall@unsw.edu.au Sarah Ampil 9

10 Watch medical discovery come to life in UNSW s Museum of Human Disease Wednesday 6 July 2016, 11.30am 2.00pm Dr Philip Norrie Derek Williamson 10

11 Join us for a day of medical discovery at the Museum of Human Disease with Dr Philip Norrie, Derek Williamson and several medical students. Dr Philip Norrie will take us through some major medical discoveries of the last century, highlighting the relevant medical contributors with original signatures of the discovering doctor. Dr Philip Norrie is UNSW Medicine s Conjoint Senior Lecturer and practising general practitioner in the northern beaches of Sydney. As the Director of UNSW s Museum of Human Disease, Derek Williamson has an ongoing task of meticulously updating and maintaining the Museum to reflect the changing patterns of disease and medical discovery in our society. As a pathology museum, its role with today s medical students has changed significantly since its early days. Academics and students from the School of Medical Science will proudly share some of those changes. The Museum houses real human tissue specimens for students to observe and learn first-hand about disease but increasingly important is the museum s virtual classroom experience of diseases. Many specimens, definitions, pathology and clinical information are available in an interactive setting. Philip and Derek will host an entertaining event of medical discovery and imaging that will inform, intrigue and challenge. Free on-campus parking is available close to our venue, which will be Museum of Human Disease, The Samuels Building. This can be arranged when registering either online at calling or j.e.hall@unsw.edu.au 11

12 Australia Ensemble Evening Concert Saturday 13 August 2016, 6.45pm 10.00pm Australia Ensemble 12

13 Be our guest to hear UNSW s Australia Ensemble, long recognised as Australia s finest chamber music ensemble, in their fourth program for the year Thirteen ways of Looking at Blackbird. This includes a premiere performance of a work commissioned by Norma Hawkins and composed by ensemblemember Ian Munro. Both Norma and Ian will join us for a pre-concert supper. The program includes a new work, Three Birds, for voice and ensemble by composer Ian Munro and commissioned by long-time subscriber Norma Hawkins, in memory of her husband. Soprano Sara Macliver will be a featured guest artist for this premiere performance. Sara Macliver returns for Schubert s charming showpiece The Shepherd on the Rock, with Messiaen s tribute to birdsong Le Merle Noir and CPE Bach s D major Quartet for flute, viola, cello and piano, completing the program. The concert commences at 8.00pm. As a composer, Ian was awarded the Premier Grand Prix at Queen Elisabeth Competition for Composers (Brussels, 2003) and was Musica Viva s Featured Composer in A widely experienced chamber musician, Ian joined the acclaimed Australia Ensemble at UNSW in 2000 as resident pianist. Norma Hawkins is one of the Australia Ensemble s first subscribers along with her late husband Bruce, who spent much of his career at UNSW as a lecturer and student mentor in the School of Building. Norma first heard Ian Munro with the Australia Ensemble and he quickly became one of her favourite composers. Although Bruce Hawkins unfortunately died before Ian joined the Australia Ensemble, Norma is confident the commissioned work would meet with his warm and enthusiastic approval. Free on-campus parking is available close to our venue, which will be Sir John Clancy Auditorium. This can be arranged when registering either online at calling , or j.e.hall@unsw.edu.au 13

14 Morning Art Walk Wednesday 14 September 2016, 11.00am 2.00pm Detail from Portrait of Samuels by Clifton Pugh Belinda Webb 14

15 Belinda Webb, Art Curator, UNSW Art Collection, will take us on a short stroll of the upper Kensington Campus to view selected works from the University s Art Collection. Belinda will join us for lunch following the walk. The UNSW Art Collection began in 1955 with the installation of the first major sculpture, Falconer by Tom Bass, for the University s first permanent building. The tradition of art in public spaces continues at UNSW today, which now hosts 16 pieces of public sculpture on Kensington Campus. Paintings and prints also feature in the Collection and are displayed in many campus buildings. Some notable artists acquired in the early years are Emanuel Phillips Fox, George Lambert, Rupert Bunny, Margaret Olley, Eric Smith, Donald Friend and Jeffrey Smart. Some of the artists purchased in more recent years include Cressida Campbell, Peter Booth, William Robinson, Aida Tomescu, Mary Tonkin, Rover Thomas, Emily Kngwarreye, Ada Bird Petyarre and Dorothy Napangardi. Donations have made a significant contribution to the Collection over its 60 years. Belinda will also showcase UNSW s commissioned portraits, the traditional form for recording the holders of the University s highest offices of Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor. The UNSW portrait collection is housed in the Council Chamber in The Chancellery Building and contains works by established Australian painters many of whom have won the prestigious Archibald Prize: Ivor Hele, Henry Hanke, Judy Cassab, William Pigeon, Clifton Pugh, Brian Dunlop, Francis Giacco and Lewis Miller. Free on-campus parking is available close to our venue, which will be the Council Chamber, The Chancellery Building. This can be arranged when registering either online at calling or j.e.hall@unsw.edu.au 15

16 About UNSW Australia At UNSW Australia we develop leaders who shape the future. We celebrate the diversity of backgrounds and cultures from which we attract students of the highest potential. We are proudly a university of our Asia- Pacific region and a peer of the best globally. Since 1949, UNSW has been a pace-setter, dedicated to making positive impact. For more information about other University events, giving to UNSW in the future or including the University in your Will, you may like to contact: Janet Hall UNSW Foundation The Chancellery Building Room G18w T M E j.e.hall@unsw.edu.au W giving.unsw.edu.au CRICOS Provider Code 00098G