Vice Chancellor’s speech to Alumni Awards dinner Time: 6:30pm – 11:30pm

Date: Saturday 26 October 2019

Place: Pridham Hall

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Alumni Awards 2019

Event run sheet Date: Saturday 26 October 2019 Venue: Pridham Hall, City West Campus Time: 6.30-11.30pm Dress code: Black tie / Evening

6.00pm Soundcheck

6.15pm Greet Mike Burgess on arrival

6.25pm Band to begin playing on stage as background music All About Her (AAH)

6.30pm Guests arrive – pre-event drinks in the Pridham Hall foyer and inside Pridham Hall

ASR team

6.40pm Cindy, Sara, Dona to ensure following are close to entrance to meet VIPS: TBC

Cindy, Sara, Donna

6.49pm MC back announces guests to take seats and staff to help usher guests

AAH stops, MC back announcement, exits stage Rosanna offstage

7.00pm MC welcome – outline format of the night and asks everyone to be seated

MC Introduces Dr Lewis O’Brien for Welcome to Country

Rosanna Mangiarelli

7.05pm Welcome to Country Lewis O’Brien

7.07pm MC thanks Lewis O’Brien and acknowledges VIP guests. Rosanna Mangiarelli

7.10pm MC Invites Chancellor on stage for speech Rosanna Mangiarelli Ms Pauline Carr

7.11pm Speech: Chancellor (4 mins) (Chancellor to return to seat)

Ms Pauline Carr

7.15pm MC thanks Chancellor and invites VC on stage for speech Rosanna Mangiarelli Donna to prompt AAH to prep for return to stage

7.15pm Speech: VC (5 mins) (VC to return to seat)

Professor David Lloyd

7.20pm MC thanks Vice Chancellor and invites guests to enjoy entrée Rosanna Mangiarelli AAH back on stage

7.20pm Entrée served

Background music accompaniment

AAH

8.15pm MC acknowledges band and introduces alumni video AAH stops and exits stage

Rosanna Mangiarelli

8.15pm Video: Alumni Overview (2 mins 30 sec) Novatech/Ian Forster Sara to get onto stage and wait near speakers

8.18pm MC announces award proceedings Rosanna Mangiarelli

Professor David Lloyd to wait side of stage

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8.20pm MC introduces 1st award recipient – Pauline Wong Rosanna Mangiarelli

8.22pm Video: Pauline Wong (2.50 mins) Novatech/Ian Forster

8.25pm MC invites: Pauline Wong on stage for award presentation and photos VC to present award, pose for photos and wait on side of stage for next award

Rosanna Mangiarelli Pauline Wong Professor David Lloyd

8.26pm Award recipient address: Pauline Wong (4 mins) Pauline Wong

8.30pm MC thanks Pauline and introduces 2nd award recipient – Darren Siwes

Rosanna Mangiarelli

8.32pm Video: Darren Siwes (2.50 mins) Novatech/Ian Forster

8.35pm MC invites Darren Siwes on stage for award presentation and photos VC to present award, pose for photos and waits on side of stage to escort Darren Siwes off stage after speech.

Rosanna Mangiarelli Darren Siwes Professor David Lloyd

8.36pm Award recipient address: Darren Siwes (4 mins) Darren Siwes Donna to prompt AAH back to stage

8.40pm MC thanks Darren & VC and invites guests to enjoy main course Rosanna Mangiarelli AAH

8.40pm Main course served Music accompaniment by All About Her

ASR team

9.40pm MC announces second part of award proceedings and invites VC on stage for award presentations

AAH exits stage Rosanna Mangiarelli

9.40pm Sara to get onto stage and wait near speakers Sara Jackson

9.40pm MC introduces 3rd award recipient – Tirana Hassan Rosanna Mangiarelli

9.42pm Video: Tirana Hassan (2.50 mins) Novatech/Ian Forster

9.45pm MC invites Tirana Hassan on stage for award presentation VC to present award, pose for photos & wait on side of stage

Rosanna Mangiarelli Tirana Hassan Professor David Lloyd

9.46pm Award recipient address: Tirana Hassan (4 mins) Tirana Hassan

9.50pm MC thanks Tirana introduces 4th award recipient – Mike Burgess Rosanna Mangiarelli

9.51pm Video: Mike Burgess (2.50 mins) Novatech/Ian Forster

9.54pm MC introduces Mike Burgess on stage for award presentation VC to present award and pose for photos and photos and escorts Mike off stage

9.55pm Mike Burgess (4 mins) Professor David Lloyd Donna prep AAH to stage

9.59pm MC congratulates all the recipients and officially closes the formal proceedings

Rosanna Mangiarelli

10.00pm Dessert served Background music accompaniment

ASR team

AAH

11.00pm Event concludes ASR team, AAH pack down

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Thank you, Rosanna,

• Good evening.

• You all look very smart this evening

• One of the greatest joys of being part of a major

university like UniSA is the sight of new graduands

crossing the stage to receive their parchments

• and then leave to find new careers. Sometimes it’s

‘thank god they’re gone – joking … sometimes

• But let me tell you something else: it’s far more exciting

and rewarding when they come back to share their

success stories with us.

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• Tonight, here in Pridham Hall, we are celebrating and

recognising those who take that success to the next level

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• UniSA graduates who make a real difference to their

communities and become role models for those who

come after them.

• 1) We all look fabulous – please give yourselves a round

of applause; and

• 2) This is my favourite night of the year because tonight

we get to share the stories of remarkable people who

have all taken some or all of their education from UniSA

and proudly represent us as alumni on the global stage

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• We are justifiably proud because not only do our alumni

succeed in the careers they choose,

• but they understand that education is both a privilege and

a responsibility.

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• that responsibility is to give back to their community

some of the opportunities that education has given them.

• They do this through various means, most often using

their position and influence to improve the lives of others

who need a hand up in the form of scholarships, work

experience or job opportunities.

• Sometimes it’s as simple as mentoring; other times they

help us build a magnificent hall with their name on it. It

takes all sorts.

• No pressure on our award winners here tonight … just

saying Andrew built a hall …

• The people you are about to meet tonight embody the

graduate qualities that UniSA imbues in our graduates

and then some - I cannot wait to formally introduce you

to:

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o Cyber security expert, Michael Burgess;

o Entrepreneur, Pauline Wong;

o Human rights activist, Tirana Hassan; and

o Artist, Darren Siwes (SEEVERS).

• They’ve got some great stories to tell so you’re in for

an exceptional evening.

• Mike, can we refer to you as “M”? It’s so fitting …

and we’ve got the suits on and everything.

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• Now, while I’ve got you, let me briefly tell you a little

about what your university has been up to lately.

• I should start with the reminder that your uni is one of

the very best young universities in the world as

assessed by all the ratings agencies that matter.

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• Independently and objectively 100 per cent of our

research is considered at or above world class by the

Excellence in Research Australia assessment;

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• we are ranked Number One in Australia for industry

research income by Times Higher rankings; and

• the Good Universities Guide ranked us top in the state

for our students being the most likely to gain full-time

jobs on graduation,

• they also ranked us top in the state for students who are

most satisfied with their education, who are most

engaged with their peers and who have the best learning

resources.

• But who’s counting (we are)

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• One of the highlights of the year was our being

awarded Bronze Accreditation in the Science in

Australia Gender Equity (SAGE) initiative – SAGE

promotes gender equity and diversity in science,

technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine

(STEMM) in Australia.

• Now, just in case you think a bronze award is

recognition for coming third -

• - I know Australians tend to think everything’s a race –

• Bronze is the best you can currently get

• Bronze means that we have been recognised by the

Athena SWAN Charter from the United Kingdom as

having made a commitment to gender equity and

diversity across the institution.

• Next step is we will go for gold.

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• While we have been busy accepting our many

accolades, we have also put in quite a lot of work to re-

orient our university to ensure we continue our upward

trajectory and grow into the future.

• Of course, this is a future in a world where technology

has transformed industry and the digital world has lifted

and changed students’ expectations exponentially.

• It’s a world where business and society are more inter-

connected and the challenges they face require

multidisciplinary responses;

• A future requiring research with impact; and

lamentably in an environment where government

funding is falling short of the mark.

• Ours is a State with 31% participation in higher

education. My predecessor Denise Bradley did a review

that set a target of 40%. SA has a way to go to reach

that goal and we are pushing into a head wind of frozen

funding.

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• We need to find ways to support our efforts to ensure

that institutions like ours that are nurturing and teaching

these next generations, can continue to do so.

• Admitting students on the basis of equity.

• Allowing them to fulfil their potential.

• And so, to thrive against this backdrop and continue to

be the university that career-minded students turn to,

because they want to succeed.

• UniSA is changing.

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• Our future is summed up in our strategic plan,

Enterprise25, a plan of operation for the next six years.

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• People often muse on what a university produces …

[DL off piste]

• Enterprise 25 outlines our objective to become a

university that’s totally focused on our product – the

programs our students need and the research and

pedagogy that informs those programs. The great staff

we need to ensure those programs and our student

experience are exceptional.

• We want to offer programs that that students need for

successful careers

• Programs that are considered amongst the best in the

world because they have been informed by cutting-edge

research and pedagogy

• The outcomes we expect, the outcomes we are going to

see - are:

o enhanced teaching quality and an exceptional

student experience;

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o strengthened inter-disciplinary collaboration and

collegiality;

o improved efficiency of our administration; and

o improved research capability and rankings.

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• Just like you have been, we want all our students to be

equipped for successful global careers.

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• We already have some of the world’s very best

academic programs, according to the 2019 QS Subject

Rankings.

• Our nursing and exercise sports science programs are in

the world’s best 100.

• Times Higher Education’s Rankings put our Law

degree in the world’s top 100 -

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• (not a bad effort or a 12-year old Law degree you’d

have to say);

• CEO Magazine’s MBA rankings rated our online MBA

as the Number 1 MBA in Australia – and Number 6 in

the world.

• [I’ll say that again so you can clap – Number 1 MBA in

Australia]

• The UniSA MBA has also been awarded five stars for

10 consecutive years by the Graduate Management

Association of Australia,

• and has been rated the top MBA in Australia by AFR

BOSS Magazine for 10 consecutive years.

• Just saying – ours is the only MBA in the country to

achieve that feat … you can clap again now.

• If you’ve got a UniSA MBA, there’s an envelope you

can place your thank you donations in ... if you haven’t

got one, we can sign you up later.

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• Simply put, we plan to be ranked amongst the best in

the world in a lot more of our programs, and being

young and agile, with Enterprise25 as our blueprint,

that’s achievable.

• First, we have to make a few changes.

• While we are undergoing the single largest change

program in the last 20 years of UniSA, we are going

about it the UniSA way – people focussed – outcome

driven

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• It’s no accident that UniSA ranked amongst the world’s

best young universities.

• We have always been agile and responsive and focused

on creating new knowledge that’s useful to our

community,

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• and transferring that knowledge through our teaching so

that we graduate people already equipped for the future

of work.

• As Australia’s University of Enterprise, it is fitting that

we evolve and change as we keep up with the changing

demands of our students and our research partners.

• Our enterprise transformation will cement our position as

the University of Choice for professional careers;

• as the University of Choice for business and industry

seeking to access our research to help to solve their

problems;

• as the University of Choice for people who truly want to

make a difference; and

• as a University that gets stuff done.

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• Of course, our ambition to be the University of Choice

for Aboriginal Peoples is as important today as it was

when we first became a University 28 years ago.

• Watch this space … we have another significant birthday

on the horizon.

• I am immensely proud of this university and I know you

are too. I am proud of the fact that we have always made

social change and development a priority.

• That we are committed to the health and wellbeing of our

community and that we add real value to our state’s

economy.

• I’m proudest of all of the part we play in our graduates’

success

• I thank you for continuing to be a vital part of the

University of South Australia.

• Enjoy the rest of the evening.