2012 News Archive

Faculty signs agreement with Business Women Connect (BWC)

On Wednesday the 8th of February, Associate Professor Kevin Lyons, Dr Lisa Barnes, Anne Sullivan and Matthew Griffin represented the Faculty at the signing of a mutually beneficial agreement with Business Women Connect. Business Women Connect provides business women on the Central Coast with the ultimate forum to facilitate business and personal development.

The event was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Terrigal and was attended by a diverse range of professionals from the Central Coast region. The agreement formalises a connection between the Faculty of Business and Law and the BWC which aims to establish a more formal path to providing our students at Ourimbah campus with more Work Integrated Learning opportunities both on Campus and through placements.

Another aim of this agreement will be providing Business and Commerce students from Ourimbah campus with opportunities to work with mentors in the workforce through the LUCY program. The Lucy Program is an innovative leadership program aimed at women in university studying business, commerce and law. The Program aims to inspire, motivate and educate women about the opportunities available for employment and leadership in the corporate and public sectors.

To find out more about the Faculty of Business and Law LUCY program click here.

For more information on Business Women Connect click here.

WBC Agreement

Left to right: Anne Sullivan, Kim Williams (Managing Director - BWC), Associate Professor Kevin Lyons, Helen Monk (2010 BWC Business Women of the Year) and Dr Lisa Barnes

100 Women in the Faculty of Business and Law

The University recently launched a book celebrating the lives of 100 remarkable women. Among them are some Business and Law alumni, staff, and students.

In the book are:

  • Jackie Sales, law alumnus and Young Rotarian who set up a pioneering eco-tourism charity in Vietnam
  • Samantha Martin-Williams, business alumnus and Telstra NSW Young Businesswoman of the Year
  • Heidi Forrest, current law student and disability advocate in the UN
  • Beibei Zhang, DBA alumnus and winner of 2010 Australia-China Young Alumni of the Year award
  • Kath Kirkby, former secretary to Professor Cyril Renwick, Economics Professor and one of the key figures in the early days of the University
  • Doreen Kum, current business academic in UoN Singapore

In addition, Mahla Pearlman, who sits on University Council , is a very well-respected former Chief Justice, and Patricia Forsythe, who spoke at the launch, is the sister of Anne Rees, a former Dean of Law at the University.

Details of the book in general and where you can buy it can be found here.