More than 120 graduands are preparing for The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus Graduation Ceremony next week.
The 2010 Ipswich Graduation ceremonies will be held at 2pm on Monday, July 19 at the Ipswich Civic Hall, Cnr Limestone and Nicholas Streets, Ipswich.
Students from each of the four faculties based as Ipswich: Business, Economics and Law; Health Sciences; Arts and Social and Behavioural Sciences will celebrate this occasion with the UQ community, family and friends.
Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Alan Rix said the ceremonies allowed graduands, their families and University staff the opportunity to join together in celebration.
“These ceremonies are a vital acknowledgment of the accomplishments of our students,” he said.
“It’s important to allow graduands, their families and University staff the opportunity to join together in celebration.”
Alicia Bye is one of the graduands for 2010 who will accept her degree on Monday. She has completed a Bachelor of Nursing.
“The reason I chose UQ Ipswich is because it is such a great place to study, the smaller class sizes meant I was always able to get my questions answered,” she said.
During her time at UQ Ipswich Alicia has been an active part of student life, getting involved in many of the activities available and working as a Student Guide showing potential students around campus, talking with school students about uni and assisting with major events.
"I am passionate about nursing and I learn something new everyday," she said.
"You need more than a good bedside manner to be a nurse. It helps to be fit, fast on your feet and prepared for anything.
"My studies and practical training kept me very busy while I was studying, but helped prepare me for my career.”
Professor Robert Bush, current Director of the Healthy Communities Research Centre, will be guest speaker.
Professor Bush is currently establishing the foundations for The Ipswich Study, which is a long-term health research program that will unravel the complexities between neighbourhoods, residents and health by collecting information from volunteer families at regular intervals over 10 years and potentially beyond.
For the first time, health research will provide a practical understanding of how people, places and their health are adapting to the economic, social, environmental and technological changes of this century.
Professor Bush is a Social and Behavioural Scientist in relation to medicine with an extensive career in both the university and public sectors in Australia and other countries. His research appointments have been as Duty Director and then Director of the Australian Research Council’s Key Centre of Education and Training on Addiction, followed by Director of the Centre for Primary Health Care at the University of Queensland.
Between 1999 and 2002 he was appointed as Executive Director and Acting Deputy Director General in The Department of Premier and Cabinet in Queensland. In this position he was responsible for the establishment of the Community Engagement Division within The Department of Premier and Cabinet and the engagement strategy across the Queensland Public Service. He is currently appointed to the Queensland Health Promotion Council for a two year term.
In the two years since the establishment of the Healthy Communities Research Centre in Ipswich, a portfolio of $2.4 million in research programs has been attracted to the region.
Media: Ipswich Marketing & Development Manager Jessica Freiberg on 3381 1068 or 0421 587 278.
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