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e-News December 2020

From the Head of College

 
Our November e-news told of the exceptional achievements of our students this year – outstanding academic results in first semester, winning the High Table Cup, strong focus on community service, and more. All this news can be found here.
 
We have just received almost all of our academic results for second semester, and they too are outstanding. They are a great credit to our students.

With this wind in our sails, excellent recent training for many of our 2021 student leaders, and planning for next year well under way, we are looking to the new year with optimism – buoyed also by the strong support our students receive from alumni and friends of the College, to whom we are deeply grateful.

This support is reflected in this e-news in the remarkable bequest from the late Ivan Shearer, and has been evident throughout the year in so many generous donations for scholarships and student support.

As this strangest of years draws to a close, I hope that you too can look ahead with optimism and hope – and I hope to be able to welcome you to events at St Mark’s in 2021.

Warmest good wishes to you and your family, from all of us at St Mark’s, for a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Professor Don Markwell
Head of College
 

Ivan Shearer bequest creates scholarship for St Mark’s Collegians to study in Oxford and Cambridge
A bequest of $1 million left to the College by the late Professor Ivan Shearer AM RFD will create the Ivan Shearer Scholarship to support St Mark’s Old Collegians to study at Oxford or Cambridge.

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Preparing for the College centenary – steps towards the founding of St Mark’s in 1925

As we begin to count down to the College's centenary in 2025, you may be interested to read some of our founders’ fascinating documents from the early 1920s. These documents reflect their noble ideals for St Mark’s, and their call for the philanthropic support that enabled the creation of the College.

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Applications open for 2021 places and scholarships

Applications for College places and scholarships for new students for 2021 are open. Scholarship applications for new students close on 20 January 2021.

If you know students who would benefit from living and learning at St Mark’s in 2021, please encourage them to apply.

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Webinars for prospective applicants

Any prospective student interested in finding out more about living, learning, and thriving at St Mark’s (including scholarships) is warmly invited to take part in a webinar on Thursday 17 December at 3pm, or Wednesday 13 January at 10.30am, or Monday 18 January at 5pm (all times ACDT). 

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Alumni and Friends’ news and achievements

Many congratulations to Professor Jennifer McKay (Assistant Dean of St Mark’s, 1981-83) on winning the Premier’s Medal for Water Professional of the Year. Assistant Dean when St Mark’s became co-educational in 1982, Jennifer is now Professor of Business Law at the University of South Australia. Her extensive research on water law governance and policy has helped policy makers to understand the impacts of their policies on farmers, urban dwellers and water users generally.

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Many congratulations to Dan Cregan MP (St Mark’s 2003-06) on his appointment as the Premier’s Advocate for Suicide Prevention and Community Resilience.

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The Hon Kyam Maher MLC (St Mark’s 1991-93, 1995-97) serves as Leader of the Opposition in the South Australian Legislative Council, and as Shadow Attorney-General, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, and Shadow Minister for Industrial Relations and Public Sector.

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Two books about the Newland family have been published by Wakefield Press this year. One of our founders and the longest-serving chair of the College Council was Sir Henry Newland (1873-1969), for whom the Newland Building is named.

Mary Anne Fitzgerald’s A Most Surprising Man: The Life of Victor Marra Newland tells of the exciting adventures of one of Sir Henry’s brothers, Marra Newland (1876-1953), who fought in the Boer War, pioneered big game safaris in Kenya, and oversaw British military transport in East Africa in World War I – and much else.

The foreword is by Léonie Matheson, who is Marra Newland’s grand-daughter, and wife of Rod Matheson AM QC (Honorary Fellow and also a long-serving chair of College Council).

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Marra: The making of men by Nicholas Newland is a study of five Newland brothers, including Sir Henry Newland and Victor Marra Newland – the fascinating story of a remarkable South Australian family.

The foreword is by Antony Simpson (Honorary Fellow) and Mary Lou Simpson – who live in the old Newland home, Undelcarra.

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Please send us news of Old Collegians and Friends of the College by emailing stmarks@stmarkscollege.com.au

Save the date!
Founders’ Day - Sunday 2 May 2021 
Details to follow. 


Thank you for making a difference for our students

We are very grateful to all the alumni and friends of the College who have generously supported our students this year, especially through gifts for scholarships or the student support fund, or in other ways.

A Christmas gift?

Would you consider helping talented and motivated students to be at St Mark’s in 2021 and beyond? Many students can only come to or stay at St Mark’s with scholarship support.

Your Christmas gift to our scholarships or student support fund could help change a life.

Donate now

Thank you!

Summer stays

Coming to Adelaide this summer? Stay at St Mark’s. Self-catering accommodation is available all summer at very reasonable rates. Find out more here

For more information or to book a stay, please contact Lorraine Burgess on +61 8 8334 5600 or email stmarks@stmarkscollege.com.au


Update your contact details

If your details have changed, please click here to update them online or contact us on +61 8 8334 5600 or at stmarks@stmarkscollege.com.au


Host your event at St Mark’s in 2021

St Mark’s is one of Adelaide’s best venues for a memorable event. For more information about hosting your event here in 2021, click here or ring us +61 8 8334 5600 or email stmarks@stmarkscollege.com.au
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