Past Reunions
October 2007 - TITC Graduates of 1960 Reunion
November 2006 - 55 Year Reunion - 1951 Melbourne Teachers College
 Friday
10 November saw the Frank Tate room filled with laughter and conversation
as 55 alumni from the Melbourne Teachers College graduating class of 1951
convened; the attendance figures quite symbolic for their 55 year reunion!
The last time this group was together was in 2001 - as can be imagined,
there was a great deal to catch up on. After much reminiscing and chuckling
over old photographs, attention was turned to Associate Professor David
Beckett, Doctor of Education program co-ordinator, who appeared on behalf
of the Dean to give an engaging presentation to the group on the changes
underway at the University and the new direction moving forward. There
was lively discussion amongst the group about the new Melbourne Model
and what it means for teaching as a profession and as a field of study.
Many alumni spoke of children and grandchildren who are currently studying
or hoping to study at the University so were keen to hear how the changes
would affect them.
Dr Graham Corr must be once again commended for his fabulous efforts
in bringing the group together. Everyone agreed the event was a great
success and Graham finished proceedings by presenting Assoc. Professor
Becket with a generous donation collected from all the alumni present,
which will contribute to the Faculty of Education’s research budget.
Details of the next Melbourne Teachers College gathering will be published
on the noticeboard,
or you can contact the Faculty
of Education or Graham for details on 03 9873 4326.
China 2005
On Thursday 10 March 2005, Associate Professor Noel Stonehouse hosted
a Faculty of Education alumni dinner on behalf of the Dean of the Faculty
of Education. The reunion was held at the Guangdong International Hotel
in Guangzhou.
Alumni dinner in Guangzhou, China 2005
Hong Kong 2005
This Reception for the Faculty of Education alumni and friends took
place on Friday 28 January 2005 at JW Marriott Hotel in Hong Kong.
Singapore 2004
On Friday 24 September 2004 Faculty of Education alumni and friends
were invited to attend a reception at the Hilton Hotel in Singapore.
Preceding this reception, alumni were invited to attend a presentation
by Associate Professor Glenda McNaughton, the Director of the Centre
for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood. Titled “Making better
worlds: why early childhood curriculum matters to civil society in the
21 st century ”, this presentation explored the shifting ways
in which images of the young child, of the Early Childhood teacher
and the Early Childhood curriculum are shaping understandings of
what Early Childhood education can and should be in the early 21
st century.
Melbourne Teachers College 2001
Class of ‘51 reunion: More than 130 former Melbourne Teachers
College students from around Australia – and one from Canada –
returned to their old campus for a 50th anniversary reunion in the Gryphon
Gallery. Participants in the reunion were students in the last of the
one-year and first of the two-year certificate programs for primary
teacher training introduced in 1951. Teacher training programs were
later extended to three years and today’s student teachers –
in all streams – do a four-year University of Melbourne Bachelor
of Education degree. Dean of Education, Professor Brian Caldwell,
who addressed the gathering, expressed admiration for the enthusiasm
that has brought the now retired teachers together regularly since
their first reunion on their 25th anniversary.
Above,
Professor Caldwell (right) with some of those who came to celebrate
the occasion (from left) Ms Beth O’Toole,
Mr Edward O’Toole, Ms Noelle Williamson, Mr Ian Huntington, Mr
Ron Campbell, Mr Doug Manning and Dr Graham Corr (previously Deputy
Dean, Faculty of Education 1992-1994) who initiated and plays a key
role in organising the reunions. Dr Corr reported the event was “very
successful” and will result in a donation to the Faculty of Education’s
research budget.
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