Deakin University
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| Established | 1974 |
| Type | Public |
| Chancellor | David M. Morgan |
| Vice-Chancellor | Prof. Sally Walker |
| Faculty | 1,170 (2006) |
| Staff | 2,592 (2006) |
| Students | 32,374 (2006) |
| Undergraduates | 23,568 (2006) |
| Postgraduates | 8,171 (2006) |
| Location | Burwood, Toorak, Geelong, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia |
| Address | Geelong Victoria 3217 Australia |
| Telephone | +61 3 5227 1100 |
| Campus | Suburban and Regional |
| Affiliations | Australian National Business Schools (ANBS) Limited,[1] ASAIHL |
| Website | www.deakin.edu.au |
| Source: Deakin Pocket Statistics | |
Deakin University is a large Australian public university with around 32,000 students studying Bachelor, Masters, Doctoral and Professional programs as of 2004. It has campuses in Geelong, Melbourne, and Warrnambool, Victoria. It was named after Alfred Deakin, Australia's second Prime Minister. Wikipedian students or graduates of Deakin University can be found here: Deakin University alma mater
[edit] History
Deakin University is a commissioned Victorian university. Its establishment was the result of the efforts of the the Fourth University Commission which was created by the State Government of Victoria in 1973 to establish Victoria's fourth university in regional Victoria. Three locations at Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong were considered.
In its report on 14 December 1973, the Federal Government's Australian Universities Commission recommended that a university be established at Geelong. This led to the establishment of Deakin University as a university in 1974, by an Act of Parliament referred to as the DEAKIN UNIVERSITY ACT 1974. Act No. 8610/1974.[2][3] Ballarat and Bendigo became independent Colleges of Advanced Education.
The three other commissioned Victorian universities that preceded Deakin University were: The University of Melbourne (1853), Monash University (1958), and LaTrobe University (1964).
Upon establishment, Deakin absorbed the Geelong campus of the then State College of Victoria and adopted several of the more academic subject areas of the independent Gordon Institute of Technology (now the Gordon Institute of TAFE), which began concentrating on vocational education. Deakin enrolled its first students at its Waurn Ponds campus in 1977.
Deakin remained a single campus university for approximately fifteen years until the Federal Government's Dawkins Revolution of higher education in the late 1980s came into effect. As a result, Deakin became a larger university by merging with the Warrnambool Institute of Advanced Education in August 1990 and Victoria College, Melbourne in December 1991.
In the 1980s and early 1990s, debate ensued in Geelong about the fate of the city's historic waterfront woolstores, which were dilapidated amidst an area which was undergoing major development. Some buildings were demolished despite a community outcry, and the fate of the remaining buildings was unclear until Deakin University acquired the site for a sixth campus. Major renovations took place over several years, and in 1997, the Woolstores campus (now the Geelong Waterfront campus) opened.
The result of the developments created a large multi-campus university spanning 300 kilometres covering six campuses in the cities of Melbourne (Burwood, Rusden (Clayton) and Toorak), Geelong (Waurn Ponds and Geelong Waterfront) and Warrnambool.
In the 1990s, as part of the merger with Victoria College Deakin University acquired a campus in Prahran. This has since become the Prahran campus of the Swinburne University of Technology.
In the early 2000s, the university decided to close the Rusden campus, which held mainly the Envrionmental Science Department, which is now housed in the Environmentally Sensitive building T. The campus was progressively closed between 2001 and 2003, with students and courses relocated to the extensively developed Burwood campus. Rusden's buildings have been converted into student accommodation and now forms part of Monash University's Clayton campus.
[edit] Campuses
[edit] Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds
The original campus of Deakin University is located in the regional city of Geelong in the suburb of Waurn Ponds on a 365 hectare site, adjacent to Marcus Oldham Farm Management College. Located an hour away from Melbourne, it has over 1,000 staff and over 13,500 students with more than 9000 studying in the off-campus mode.
The campus offers programs in Arts, Biotechnology, Commerce, Communication and Media, Computer Science and Software Development, Engineering, Forensic Science, Games Design and Development, Government and Community Studies, Information Systems, Information Technology, International Studies, Law, Medicine, Public Relations, Psychology, Science, Social Work, Teaching and Wine Science.
Medicine will commence operations on this campus in 2008. It is Victoria's third oldest medical school whose establishment was the success of Deakin University in beating strong competition from LaTrobe University for its Bendigo campus. The government's final decision was given by the Prime Minister of Australia - Mr John Howard who, in his speech delivered at the Victorian Liberal Party State Council in Melbourne on 8 April 2006, said: “I am particularly pleased to announce the medical school at Deakin University which will ensure the development of a strong rural and regional medical workforce throughout western Victorian region.” [4] The medical school will be known as Deakin Regional and Rural Medical School (DRRuMS) and will provide 120 Commonwealth supported places to successful applicants.
[edit] Geelong Campus at Waterfront
The Geelong Waterfront campus is located in a structurally superb set of refurbished woolstores directly opposite the city's waterfront - Corio Bay. The renovations, which were undertaken throughout the mid-1990s, retained most of the original internal elements. The Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library[5] and Costa Hall, a world-class and state-of-the-art, 1500 seat concert auditorium are located here. Many public events take place in this Hall including graduation ceremonies and concerts.
Around 1500 on-campus students study programs in Architecture, Construction Management, Nursing and Occupational Therapy.
[edit] Melbourne Campus at Burwood
The largest campus of the university is in Melbourne's eastern suburb of Burwood, on Burwood Highway. Located alongside Gardiner's Creek parklands between Princess Elizabeth Junior School for Deaf Children on the North-West border and Mount Scopus Memorial College on the East border, it is Deakin's thriving metropolitan campus, attracting more than 13,500 undergraduate and postgraduate on-campus students. The campus is well served by public transport and is about 45 minutes by tram (route 75) from the city centre.
In terms of area, the campus is relatively small but the campus layout manages this well with many multi-story buildings. The campus is based around Mutant Way which acts as a giant centralised courtyard which is enjoyed by students on sunny days.
For several years, the campus has undergone major capital works with the construction of many buildings. Recent developments include the construction of Building P (Arts) and Building T (Science) for the students who transferred over from the closed Rusden campus. Recent works on a new building precinct, including a new gymnasium, classrooms, lecture theatre and food outlets has been opened (Buildings Hb, Hc, Hd and He).
The campus offers programs in Arabic Studies, Arts, Biological Science, Biomedical Science, Chinese Studies, Commerce, Computer Science, Dance, Drama, Exercise and Sport Science, Food Science, Health Science, Indonesian Studies, Information Technology, International Studies, Law, Media Arts, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietics, Psychology, Science, Sports Management, Teaching, Visual Arts and Wildlife and Conservation Biology.
[edit] Melbourne Campus at Toorak
The Toorak campus is located in Malvern. The campus is home to Deakin Business School, the Deakin University English Language Institute, and the Melbourne Institute of Business and Technology. The historic Stonnington mansion is located amongst traditional gardens and the superb Stonnington Stables art gallery and the University's contemporary art collection are located here. The site has recently been sold and its resources will be relocated to two new buildings at the Burwood campus in November 2007.
[edit] Warrnambool Campus
The Warrnambool campus is situated on the Hopkins River in the coastal city of Warrnambool. The 114 hectare site is approximately 5 kilometres from the CBD. The university's Marine and Freshwater Sciences Research Program is undertaken here, and students of Medicine will undergo training at this campus when the Medical program becomes operational in 2008.
Programs are offered in Arts, Commerce, Communication and Media, Environment (including Marine Biology and Freshwater Science, Fisheries Management and Aquaculture), Law, Nursing, Psychology, Teaching, Tourism Management and Hospitality and Visual Communication.
More than 3500 students are enrolled here, with more than 2000 of these students studying in the off-campus mode.
[edit] Faculties & Schools
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[edit] Rankings
The Australian Good Universities Guide publishes an annual rating of the status and standing of Australian universities.
Deakin's status and standing for each criterion was:
| Criteria | 2000 | 20011 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 20072 |
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| Prestige | 3/5 | n/p | n/p* | |||||
| Student Demand | 3/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | |||||
| Non-government Earnings | 3/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 | |||||
| Research Grants | 2/5 | 3/5 | 3/5 | |||||
| Research Intensivity | n/p | 2/5 | 2/5 | |||||
| Total Score | 11/20 | 13/20 | 13/20 |
.* n/p - no publication available.
1.Source: THE AGE: The Good Universities Guide, 2001 edition.
2.Source: The Hobson Guides to universities: The Good Universities Guide, 2007 edition and previous editions.
Research produced by the Melbourne Institute in 2006 ranked Australian universities across seven main discipline areas: Arts & Humanities, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, and Science.
For each discipline, Deakin was ranked:[6]
| Discipline | R1* | No. | R2* | No. |
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| Arts & Humanities | 17 | 35 | 17 | 35 |
| Business & Economics | 15 | 39 | 24 | 34 |
| Education | 6 | 35 | 8 | 32 |
| Engineering | 20 | 28 | 18 | 28 |
| Law | 20 | 29 | 20 | 28 |
| Medicine** | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Science | 24 | 38 | 27 | 31 |
.*R1 refers to Academics' rankings in tables 3.1 - 3.7 in the report. R2 refers to Articles and Research rankings in tables 5.1 - 5.7. No. refers to the number of institutions compared with Deakin.
.**As Deakin's Medical School will commence operations in 2008 there are no data available.
Deakin ranks 24 in Australia, 29 in the Oceania, and 609 in the world in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities:[7]
Deakin has not yet been ranked in the world rankings produced by Shanghai Jiao Tong University[8] or the Times Higher Education Supplement.[9]
[edit] Research
Deakin is Australia's fastest growing research university.[10] Its combined research funding had increased from $4.5 million in 1997 to $22 million in 2005.[11]
In its 2007 allocations, the Australian Research Council awarded Deakin $3.6 million in funding for research programs. A total of 15 discovery and linkage grants were awarded and will engage in issues such as the arts, citizenship, education, science, engineering and new materials.[12]
The researchers will investigate:
- Titanium alloy scaffolds used in hip/knee transplants
- Internet crime
- Near Net Shaped Casting and Alloy Development Facility
- Blind Signal Separation from Unidentifiable Systems
- Redesigning schools and school leadership
- Microstructure steel design for improved car crash performance
- Multiculturalism and citizenship
- Political instabilty in East Timor
- Management of ethnic tensions and developing religious tolerance in South India and Sri Lanka
- Bipolarity of Late Palaeozoic marine faunal distributions for modern global marine biogeography
- Omega-3 fatty acids in fish
- Australian biodiversity and climate change
- Literacy in the digital world of the twenty-first century
- The implications of welfare reform for single parent families in their transition to paid work
- The measurement and prediction of police interviewing performance and the dissemination of good practice through a distributive workplace learning system.[13]
[edit] Research Centres & Institutes
[edit] DeakinPrime
DeakinPrime is the corporate arm of Deakin University which provides distinctive and effective education and development programs and services, tailored to the business needs of leading organisations and industry groups.
Many large Australian and International organisations are associated with DeakinPrime's activities such as the:
- Australian Insurance Institute
- Australasian Fleet Managers Association
- Coca-Cola Amatil
- Coles Myer Institute
- CPA Australia
- Engineering Education Australia
- Finance Brokers Association of Australia
- Financial Planning Association of Australia
- Finance and Treasury Association.
Approximately 65,000 students are participating in programs with DeakinPrime.
[edit] Awards and Achievements
Deakin has twice been awarded the Good University Guide's University of the Year.
The first award came in 1995-1996 for "Outstanding Technology in Education" in which the then Prime Minister of Australia, Paul Keating presented Deakin with the award and commended it on its success despite its lack of "sandstones" referring to its short period of existence as a university.[25]
On 25 August 1999, Deakin won its second award when it tied with the University of Wollongong to win the 1999-2000 prize. Deakin's success was for its "Outstanding Education and Training Partnerships". In presenting the award, the Federal Treasurer Peter Costello commended Deakin and Wollongong in stating: "These are two great institutions. They are the best of the best at what they do".[26]
[edit] Controversies
In 2005, an academic article co-authored by two Deakin staff, including Professor Mirko Bagaric, Head of the School of Law, suggested circumstances in which torture is morally justifiable.[27] This was published in the Spring 2005 Edition[28] of the University of San Francisco Law Review, and led to some outraged responses in the press. Vice-Chancellor Sally Walker defended the academic freedom of university academics.[29]
[edit] Chancellors
- 1977-1983 - Peter Thwaites
- 1983-1987 - Austin Asche
- 1987-1996 - James Leslie
- 1997-2005 - Richard Searby
- 2005-present - David M. Morgan
[edit] Vice-Chancellors
- 1977-1985 - Fred Jevons
- 1986-1991 - Malcolm Skilbeck
- 1992-1996 - John A. Hay
- 1997-2002 - Geoff Wilson
- 2003-present - Sally Walker
[edit] Notable Associates of the University
- Lindsay Fox Businessman[30]
[edit] Notable Faculty
- Dr Patrick Greene, CEO Museum Victoria: Adjunct Professor, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific.
- John Jonas, Birks Professor of Metallurgy, McGill University: Visiting Professor.
- Ross Oakley, Former Australian Football League CEO: Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Business and Law
- Hugh O'Neill, University of Melbourne: Adjunct Professor, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific.
- David Parkin, Former coach of Carlton and Hawthorn Football Clubs: Lecturer in Exercise Science.
- Peter Dawson, Group Chief Winemaker, Hardy Wines Australia: Adjunct Professor, Geelong Technology Precinct.
- Justice Mark Weinberg, Chief Justice of Norfolk Island: Adjunct Professor, School of Law.
[edit] Alumni
- Emma Alberici, current affairs reporter with the ABC
- Most Rev Phillip Aspinall, Archbishop of Brisbane in the Anglican Church in Australia: MBA
- Julie Attwood, Australian Labor Party state Politician and Member of Parliament.
- John Brumby, State Politician with Australian Labor Party. Treasurer of the State of Victoria. Dip Ed.
- Neil Comrie, Former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police in Australia: BA (Police Studies)
- Trish Crossin, Federal politician with the Australian Labor Party in the Senate.
- David Edwards CEO Committee for Economic Development of Australia: MBA
- Ben Graham, Former Geelong Football Club star, now a punter for the New York Jets of the National Football League
- Carolyn Hardy CEO UNICEF Australia: BA, MA
- Geoff Hunt World Champion Squash Player: Grad Dip (Nutrition)
- Christopher Lynch, Former Chief Financial Officer & Current Director of BHP Billiton: BComm, MBA
- Michael Malouf, Chief Executive Officer, Carlton Football Club: MBA
- John Michell Australian High Commissioner to Trinidad and Tobago: BA(Hons)
- Dr Denis Napthine, Former leader of Victorian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia: MBA
- Livinia Nixon, Australia's Nine Network Weather reporter: BCom, BA
- Kiara Podesta, 2006 NRE Miss India Australia. 2006 Miss India World Contestant.[31]
- Mandawuy Yunupingu, Indigenous musician, community leader and Australian of the Year (1992): BA.
[edit] Deakin University Student Association
The Deakin University Student Association (DUSA4U) is the dominant student representative organisation operating across all campuses and courses. As well as representation, DUSA4U provides a range of services and benefits to members, and coordinates all other clubs and societies operating on campus.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian National Business Schools
- ^ Legislation
- ^ Cabinet Records
- ^ Prime Minister's announcement
- ^ Alfred Deakin Prime Ministerial Library
- ^ Melbourne Institute rankings
- ^ Deakin's Webometric ranking
- ^ Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
- ^ The Times Higher Education Supplement
- ^ Deakin University Research
- ^ Deakin University Research
- ^ 2007 ARC Research Grants
- ^ Research Programs
- ^ Australian Centre on Quality of Life
- ^ Centre for Business Research
- ^ Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology
- ^ Centre for Health and Risk Behaviours and Mental Wellbeing
- ^ Centre for Health through Action on Social Exclusion
- ^ Centre for Leisure Management Research
- ^ Centre for Material and Fibre Innovation
- ^ Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research
- ^ Centre for Citizenship and Human Rights
- ^ Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific
- ^ WHO Collaborating Centre for Obesity Prevention
- ^ First University of the Year award
- ^ Second University of the Year award
- ^ Mirko Bagaric paper extract - When torture is permissible, retrieved 9 May 2006
- ^ University of San Francisco Law Review - Spring 2005 Edition, retrieved 12 May 2006
- ^ Deakin University statement regarding paper on torture, retrieved 9 May 2006
- ^ Philosophical Fox on Philanthropy
- ^ Miss India Australia
[edit] See also
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