Deakin Alumni: Recent Episodes

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The Deakin University Alumni Community mission is to offer a vibrant online community that facilitates for meaningful lifelong communication between the University and its Alumni members.

The Alumni program aims to

  • Provide for tailored communication and networking avenues that add tangible value to our Alumni community

  • Provide a valuable and continuing education and lifelong learning resource for Alumni members

  • Encourage as a feature of Deakin University, a sense of community through strong links with our graduates, staff and the wider community

  • Enhance the overall reputation of Deakin University and build brand champions and

  • Advance Deakin's education, research, facility and scholarship development programs through the sourcing of philanthropic revenues and engagement with Alumni of influence.

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Emma Alberici, former Deakin Uni student and now ABC Lateline Host, talks about her path to the media and her current career

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Deakin Alumni Mr Jon Clements was a Science and Technology graduate at Deakin, and is now a multi-award winning architect. He is currently employed as the Director of Jackson Clements Burrows Architects in Melbourne.

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Deakin alumni guest Jennifer Abbey, who is now an Honorary Clinical Professor at the Joanna Briggs Institute in Adelaide. A PHD in Nursing Jennifer's area of expertise is in Dementia.

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A Deakin Alumni, Dr. Rodney Arambewela, is currently a lecturer of Management and Marketing at Deakin. In particular Rodney talks about Sri Lankan diaspora

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Senior Partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Deakin Alumni, Adrian Batty, shares his experiences at the financial services provider.

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Cristy Burne, Master of Arts (Professional Communication) 2007 and Graduate Certificate of Professional Writing 2004. Multi-award winning writer Cristy Burne has travelled the world combining her passion for writing with her work as an Outreach Coordinator. In this discussion she shares some of her adventures.

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Alumni in profile: Tony Arnel is Victorian Building and Plumbing Commissioner , Chair of the Green Building Council of Australia, and the Chair of the World Green Building Council. He is also a Deakin graduate of Architecture (1979).

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Former Australian test cricketer and a Deakin Alumni Wayne Phillips now works for the Adelaide Turf Cricket Association.

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Nutritionist Belinda Trupkovic is a Deakin Alumni who studied a Science Degree in Health Promotion then Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics is currently working at Barwon Health.

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Director of the Australian Institute of Criminology, Dr Adam Tomison, a Deakin Alumni talks to about the variety of work he has done since graduating from Deakin, in particular child protection.