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Membership - Graduates Association (Faculty of Health Sciences)

Aims

The general aims of the Association, established in 1980, are to:

  • support and advance the character, status and interests of the Faculty
  • provide meeting opportunities for graduates to maintain or re-establish friendships
  • act as a centre for liaison with industry, commerce and community
  • assist the Faculty to communicate with graduates
  • assist in the future development of the Faculty and of tertiary education in health sciences.

All graduates of the Faculty of Health Sciences (formerly Cumberland College of Health Sciences), and graduates of the professional schools which together formed Cumberland College are eligible for membership, enabling them to retain a vital, active and professional link with the University. The Faculty's Alumni include all its graduates, ex-staff, ex-students and community friends.

Membership benefits

  • access to sporting facilities (including Sports Centre, tennis courts and oval)
  • discount on Student Guild function facilities
  • borrowing rights from the Health Sciences Library
  • ablility to make their voice heard on issues affecting the Faculty
  • assistance with publicity for reunions to meet and maintain contact with graduates who are near to you, or who graduated from your discipline.
  • eligibility for a $1,500 grant provided by the Association for post graduate study. The Graduates Association offers annually a grant of $1500 to provide financial assistance to a new or continuing student in any course of postgraduate study in the Faculty of Health Sciences. The grant is made over one year for full-time students and over two years for part-time students. Applicants must be members of the Association. For more information, see the contacts page.

Applying for membership

All alumni become life members of the Graduates Association on payment of a once-only fee of $50. Library membership for the first year is free and $80p.a. for subsequent years.

You may apply by mailing the membership form (download it from the link at the top right of the page) along with a copy of your Testamur to 'Alumni Relations A042, 75 East St, Lidcombe NSW 2141'. Payment is by cheque or money order only, payable to 'Faculty of Health Sciences Graduates Association'.

We will then send you a receipt and advise Loans Enquiry Officer at the Cumberland Campus Health Sciences Library of your membership Receipt No. When you go to the Health Sciences Library to borrow books, the library will take a photo of you for your library card. You will be entitled to borrowing from the resource centre 'free of charge' for 1 year.

Membership will also entitle you to apply for the annual study grant by completing the application form and sending it to the same address by 31/10 of any one year. The winner will be notified before Christmas.

Further information

For further information about the Association, please contact the President.
Phone / Fax: +61 2 9351 9587
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