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GRADUATIONSGOODNEWSFOR GRADUATESUQ graduates under the age of 25 andavailable for full-time work have againachieved outstanding employment rates.Graduate Careers Australia’s AustralianGraduate Survey 2008 reveals that University ofQueensland graduates continued to be highlysought by employers.In the national performance figures compiledby the Federal Government, the Universityhad achieved a full-time employment rate forbachelor degree graduates for 2007 of 86.6The University’s first graduatefrom the Bachelor of Business(Sustainable EnterpriseManagement), Adrian Ward, is pavingthe path to a sustainable future.The study program began last year, andwas developed by UQ’s Paul Dargusch incollaboration with more than 23 industryrepresentatives with the objective ofproducing graduates that could implementprocesses to operate with environmentaland social responsibility.Mr Ward (pictured) joined 120 othergraduates from the Faculty of NaturalResources, Agriculture and VeterinaryScience to receive their degrees at agraduation ceremony at UQ Gatton onDecember 5.Mr Ward said it was an easy decisionto major in sustainable enterprisemanagement when the opportunity waspercent against the national figure of 85.2percent.Over an extended period, the University hashad only 5 percent of its graduates recorded asunemployed and seeking full-time employment inthe Australian Graduate Survey.UQ graduates reported high full-timeemployment rates in fields such as medicine,pharmacy, nursing, rehabilitation, engineering,veterinary science, dentistry, urban/regionalplanning, and laws.The figures for UQ bachelor degree graduatesin further full-time study represented 26.7 percentagainst a national figure of 19.6 percent.UQ bachelor degree graduates in their firstfull-time employment (and under 25 years ofage) reported median starting salaries above themedian annual starting salary of $45,000 for newAustralian resident bachelor degree graduatesaged less than 25 and in their first full-timeemployment in Australia.Of those in their first full-time jobs, the higherend salaries included geology, dentistry, medicine,commerce, law, and chemical, electrical andmining engineering.Sustainable successpresented to him, given his passion forthe environment and his desire to make adifference in the corporate world.“The business world is changing forthe better. There are new and excitingopportunities that don’t cost the earth,” MrWard said.“Being smarter about the way weengage in business makes sense and isleading to a massive growth in jobs andinvestment in the green sector, even in thewake of the Global Financial Crisis.“We have only one earth, and we havealmost 7 billion people living on it. Businessis gaining the will to use its capacity todrive us towards greater sustainability, soour kids enjoy the future.”Students enrolled in the sustainableenterprise management program developknowledge and skills in issues such ascarbon trading, carbon footprinting, climatechange strategy and renewable energy.ADRIAN WARDMAYORAL ADDRESSLord Mayor Campbell Newman returnedto university life as guest speaker at aUQ graduation ceremony on December10.The UQ alumnus completed a Master ofBusiness Administration (Financial Management)in 1992, and spoke to graduates from fieldsincluding engineering, architecture andinformation technology about his vision forBrisbane and his plans to create a successful andthriving future for the city.At a sister ceremony later that day, notedarchitects Graham Bligh, John Simpson andMichael Bryce, husband of Australia’s Governor-General Her Excellency Dr Quentin Bryce, AC,and co-creator of such memorable logos asthe Sydney 2000 Olympics “squiggle,” and theWallabies icon, received honorary doctoratesfrom the University, with Mr Bryce acting as guestspeaker.The ceremonies also saw the first studentsgraduate from UQ’s new Master of Engineering(Power Generation) program – a collaborationbetween power companies and universitypartners – and the entire cohort of UQ mathshonours students cap off their studies with topmarks.JEREMY PATTEN JEREMY PATTEN
Afitting finaleUQNEWS, FEBRUARY 2009 ➔ 13He’s had students high fivehim, take pictures on stageand offer bear hugs, butretiring UQ Chancellor SirLlew Edwards, AC, was lostfor words when one graduatetook to the podium recently.Sir Llew’s son David was a surprise additionto a Faculty of Arts and SBS ceremony onDecember 3, fulfilling a journey which had been20 years in the making.Now the Queensland Director of theCommittee for Economic Development ofAustralia, Mr Edwards completed a dual Bachelorof Economics / Bachelor of Arts in 1989, but wasmore interested in seeing the world than donninga cap and gown.“I always promised my parents that I wouldcomplete my university studies prior to travellingabroad so as soon as my final exams were over,I was off – attending a ceremony in 1989 wascertainly not a high priority,” Mr Edwards said.“With Dad’s retirement as Chancellor, Ithought it would be a nice surprise for him topresent one of his children with their degree atone of his final graduation ceremonies.”Mr Edwards thanked staff from the Vice-Chancellor’s office who made the surprisepossible and ensured it went off without a hitch.“We managed to keep it a secret and itwas not until Professor Richard Fotheringhamintroduced me that Dad realised what washappening,” he said.Sir Llew presided over his last graduationas Chancellor on December 15, having shakenthe hands of approximately 80,000 graduatesas part of his formal duties spanning 16 years. Heannounced in November that he would not seekreappointment when his fifth consecutive term asChancellor expired this month.Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Greenfieldsaid no accolades could do justice to hiscontributions, which included chairing UQ’sgoverning Senate, presiding at graduations andrepresenting UQ at community, corporate andgovernment events at home and abroad.“In an era when the relevance of many timehonouredinstitutions has been questioned, SirLlew has single-handedly magnified the relevanceof the office of UQ Chancellor,” ProfessorGreenfield said.“Without taking a day’s pay in almost 16 yearsas Chancellor, he has built enormous goodwillnot only for UQ but also for Australian highereducation at home and internationally.”Above: Sir Llew Edwards with his son Davidand granddaughters India and Elise and below,presiding over his final Senate meeting“With Dad’s retirementas Chancellor,I thought it would bea nice surprise forhim to present oneof his children withtheir degree at one ofhis final graduationceremonies”PHOTOS JEREMY PATTEN
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