Events for 2013

This page is an archive of events for 2013 listed from the first event through to the latest event to occur within this period.

January 2013

03 rd
at 2:00 PM

Advisory Day

If you are thinking of studying an undergraduate degree in 2013 and need help changing your UAC preferences, then come along to Advisory Day.
Venue: See the link below for venue details
Category: Information Session
17 th
at 3:00 PM

Final Advisory Day

Are you still considering your options for undergraduate study in 2013? Then come along to the Final Advisory Day.
Venue: See the link below for venue details
Category: Information Session

February 2013

05 th
at 10:00 AM

Book Launch - "Our Voices: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Work"

Book Launch - "Our Voices: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Work"
An innovative book, Our Voices: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Work is being lunched at The Wollotuka Institute by Dr Tom Calma on 5th February at 1000.
Venue: The Wollotuka Institute
Category: Arts and Culture

March 2013

12 th
at 6:00 PM

iLEAD Lecture - US Consul General, Niels Marquardt

US Consul General, Niels Marquardt will present the first iLEAD International Leaders Series Talk of 2013.
Venue: HB15
Category: Lecture
13 th
at 12:00 PM

Free BBQ - Find out about Volunteering and Timebanking

Looking for a unique way to be involved in your community? The University is working with the NSW Office of Communities to promote a volunteering scheme in our region called ‘Timebanking’, and you can learn all about it at a free BBQ hosted by External Relations.
Venue: Auchmuty Courtyard
Category: Information Session
15 th

Drapht

Drapht
Drapht invites you to The Uni-Verse Tour at Bar on the Hill, Friday 15 March.
Venue: Bar on the Hill
Category: Concert
18 th
at 12:00 PM

Harmony Week - Opening Ceremony

Celebrate the start of Harmony Week with a special opening ceremony open to all students and staff. Enjoy live entertainment, a range of cultural stalls and free pancakes.
Venue: Auchmuty Courtyard, Callaghan Campus
Category: Ceremony
18 th
at 6:00 PM

Harmony Week - Movies by Moonlight screening ‘Amelie’

Amelie, an innocent and naive girl in Paris, with her own sense of justice, decides to help those around her and along the way, discovers love.
Venue: Derkenne Courtyard, Callaghan Campus
Category: Arts and Culture
18 th
at 12:00 PM

Harmony Week

Harmony Week - 18th to 21st March 2013 - at the University of Newcastle will see a week of inclusive on-campus events designed to celebrate the rich diversity of our staff and students
Venue: Across the Campus
Category: Arts and Culture, Festival, Performance
19 th
at 11:30 AM

Harmony Week: Multi-Faith Service

In recognition of Harmony Week the University Chaplaincy Service will present a special Multifaith Service which will feature representatives from many belief systems throughout the world, including Buddhist, Hindu, Hebrew, Zoroastrian, Christian and Islam.
Venue: Auchmuty Courtyard, Callaghan Campus
Category: Arts and Culture
20
at 6:00 PM

Harmony Week: World Movie Night screening ‘Le Chef’

A veteran chef faces off against his restaurant group's new CEO, who wants to the establishment to lose a star from its rating in order to bring in a younger chef who specializes in molecular gastronomy.
Venue: Derkenne Courtyard, Callaghan Campus
Category: Arts and Culture
21 st
at 12:00 PM

Harmony Week: A Taste of Harmony

All students and staff are invited to join this delicious celebration of multi-cultural food and live entertainment held in the outside area of the Bar on the Hill.
Venue: Bar on the Hill (Outside Area)
Category: Arts and Culture
27 th
at 7:00 PM

Andy Collis exhibition opening

Andy Collis exhibition opening
Join artist Andy Collis for the opening of his PhD exhibition The Human Touch?, an exploration of portraiture featuring paintings and installation.
Venue: The University Gallery
Category: Arts and Culture, Exhibit, Public

April 2013

04 th
at 5:45 PM

How to win the Nobel prize…Secret tips from Nobel Laureate Barry J. Marshall AC

Nobel Laureate Barry J. Marshall AC will deliver the 2013 David Maddison Lecture.
Venue: Griffith Duncan Theatre
Category: Public Lecture Series
04 th
at 3:00 PM

Nobel Laureate Barry J. Marshall AC answers the big questions

Nobel Laureate Barry J. Marshall AC answers the big questions in front of a live audience at Callaghan campus.
Venue: Griffith Duncan Theatre
Category: Lecture, Seminar
08 th
at 6:30 PM

Monday Movies by Moonlight: Into the Wild

Monday Movies by Moonlight: Into the Wild
The Derkenne Courtyard (in the Shortland Building) is now host to U cinema! Come and sit amongst the stars and watch some fantastic films with your friends, or come along to meet new people!
Venue: Derkenne Couryard
Category: Arts and Culture, Public
09 th
at 11:00 AM

Student Exchange Fair 2013

Interested in going overseas as part of your degree? This an event not to be missed
Venue: Brennan Room, Shortland Building
Category: Fair, Information Session
18 th
at 5:45 PM

2013 Barton Lecture

The Hon. Malcolm Turnbull MP will deliver the 2013 Barton Lecture
Venue: Newcastle City Hall
Category: Public Lecture Series
22 nd
at 6:30 PM

Monday Movies by Moonlight: Hick

Monday Movies by Moonlight: Hick
The Derkenne Courtyard (in the Shortland Building) is now host to U cinema! Come and sit amongst the stars and watch some fantastic films with your friends, or come along to meet new people!
Venue: Derkenne Courtyard
Category: Arts and Culture, Public
23 rd
at 8:00 AM

Need to get rid of your old computer?

Free collection service for outdated computer equipment on 23 April 2013, between 8.00am and 12.00 noon in Carpark 5 at the Callaghan Campus in Carpark 5 (south of Shortland Union)
Venue: Carpark 5
Category: Public
29 th
at 6:30 PM

Monday Movies: Source Code

Monday Movies: Source Code
The Derkenne Courtyard (in the Shortland Building) is now host to U cinema! Come and sit amongst the stars and watch some fantastic films with your friends, or come along to meet new people!
Venue: Derkenne Courtyard
Category: Arts and Culture, Public

May 2013

03 rd
at 10:00 AM

Justice Michael Kirby Lecture

Justice Michael Kirby will be lecturing on The Mysteries of Judicial Reasoning: The Case of Garcia vs National Australia Bank
Venue: GP101
Category: Lecture
06 th
at 4:30 PM

Family Studies SEMINAR

All Professionals, Practitioners and Students working with families - WELCOME. Professor John DeFrain, leading researcher on International Family Strengths from The University of Nebraska USA, talks with Judi Geggie, former Director of the Family Action Centre. John DeFrain, is a Cooperative Extension Specialist in Family and Community Development. After receiving his doctorate in Family Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison USA, he co-directed a joint graduate training program in family therapy in Nebraska and has done extensive consulting for courts and families on marriage, divorce, and custody issues. He was co-founder of a National Symposium on Building Family Strengths which for ten years focused attention on nation-wide efforts to enhance family relationships. De Frain also co-ordinated the International Building Family Strengths Network organising family strengths conferences and research projects around the world.
Venue: ATC 210
Category: Seminar
08 th
at 12:00 PM

The Imposition of Western Epistemology on Education And Learning in the Global South

The Imposition of Western Epistemology on Education And Learning in the Global South
In this lecture, Professor Breidlid will focus on the hegemonic role of what is termed the global architecture of education.
Venue: The Treehouse, Shortland Union Building
Category: Public, Public Lecture Series
09 th
at 5:45 PM

John Turner Memorial Lecture

Emeritus Professor Michael Rosenthal will deliver the 2013 John Turner Memorial Lecture Colonel Paterson's Scrapbook
Venue: Newcastle City Hall
Category: Arts and Culture, Lecture, Public, Public Lecture Series
20
at 6:30 PM

Monday Movies by Moonlight: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Monday Movies by Moonlight: The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Derkenne Courtyard (in the Shortland Building) is now host to U cinema! Come and sit amongst the stars and watch some fantastic films with your friends, or come along to meet new people!
Venue: Derkenne Courtyard
Category: Arts and Culture, Public
21 st
at 12:00 PM

iLEAD Lecture: School of St Jude - Fighting Poverty through Education

Come along to hear Kim Saville, Co-Founder and International Director of St Jude’s, talk about the inspiring story of one of the most successful educational programs in Africa.
Venue: HB15
Category: Lecture
22 nd
at 6:30 PM

New Professors Talk - Sandeep Gopalan

Join us to welcome Professor Gopalan to our Community through the 'New Professors Talk' series.
Venue: Newcastle Museum, Honeysuckle
Category: Lecture
22 nd
at 12:30 PM

Artist Talk: Prue Sailer

Artist Talk: Prue Sailer
Prue Sailer will give an Artist Talk about her PhD exhibition, "Wild Visions: An Artistic Investigation Into Animal Vision". Free entry - all welcome.
Venue: University Gallery
Category: Arts and Culture, Exhibit, Public
27 th
at 6:30 PM

Movie Monday

Movie Monday
The Derkenne Courtyard (in the Shortland Building) is now host to U cinema! Come and sit amongst the stars and watch some fantastic films with your friends, or come along to meet new people!
Venue: Derkenne Courtyard
Category: Arts and Culture, Public
28 th
at 6:15 PM

Refugee Rights Forum

The forum will discuss the challenges, opportunities and daily realities facing refugees in Australia and more specifically in our local area.
Venue: McMullin Theatre
Category: Forum
28 th
at 6:00 PM

2013 Alumni Lecture

Our new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Andrew Parfitt will deliver the Alumni Lecture
Venue: Newcastle City Hall
Category: Public Lecture Series
29 th
at 6:00 PM

Jennie Thomas Travelling Art Scholarship

Jennie Thomas Travelling Art Scholarship
Exhibition opening night will also launch Scholars Week and the announcement of scholarship winners for the 2013 Philip Emlyn Thomas Keyboard Scholarship, the 2013 Jennie Thomas Environment Scholarship and the Jennie Thomas 'Dreams Can Come True' Enabling Scholarships.
Venue: University Gallery
Category: Arts and Culture, Exhibit, Performance, Public
30 th
at 7:30 PM

Something for Kate

Something for Kate
Something for Kate will be stopping by Bar on the Hill on their extensive national tour. Supported by Courtney Barnett they take the stage Thursday, 30 May 2013.
Venue: Bar on the Hill
Category: Concert, Public

June 2013

19 th
at 12:00 PM

‘Building the twenty-first century citizen: civic education for civic engagement’

‘Building the twenty-first century citizen: civic education for civic engagement’
Join us to welcome ERIN's guest speaker Professor Helen Haste, University of Bath, UK.
Venue: W301a, Behavioural Sciences Building, Callaghan
Category: Lecture
26 th
at 11:00 AM

HOPE Book Launch & Exhibition Opening

HOPE Book Launch & Exhibition Opening
Please join the Vice-Chancellor Professor Caroline McMillen for the launch of the "Hope" children's book, and accompanying exhibition of illustrations. The launch will include book readings.
Venue: University Gallery
Category: Arts and Culture, Exhibit, Performance, Public
26 th
at 6:15 PM

New Professors Talk - Darryl Knight

Join us to welcome Professor Darryl Knight to our Community through the 'New Professors Talk' series.
Venue: Newcastle Museum, Honeysuckle
Category: Lecture
27 th
at 7:00 PM

NAIDOC WEEK SOLIDARITY CONCERT

NAIDOC WEEK SOLIDARITY CONCERT
Indigenous hip-hop trio, Last Kinection, are headlining a special free event as part of NAIDOC Week at Bar on the Hill on Thursday 27 June.
Venue: Bar on the Hill
Category: Arts and Culture, Concert, Public

July 2013