Graduates' Walk


You can!  .... by joining over 1,200 other graduates on the Graduates’ Walk, which is centrally located on campus.

A Graduates’ Walk paver is an opportunity to celebrate your graduate success whilst giving back to your university and contributing to student scholarships.


UNE Student Scholarships

Each year UNE distributes 300 scholarships valued at more than $1.5 million. Without our donors, this would be impossible.

Your gift to support students will greatly assist with the cost of tuition fees, textbooks or living expenses, alleviating the anxiety that many students experience in having to manage both study and part-time work and thereby enabling them to give increased focus on their studies.

UNE Scholarships


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I purchased a Graduate Walk’s paver as a permanent acknowledgement and celebration of my years spent studying through UNE, with the knowledge that the purchase was going to a wonderful cause in supporting future students with their learning.

Dr Wellett Potter - BALAW (Hons), PHLWL

For his 90th birthday, Lyall Abell's family bought him four pavers in UNE’s Graduates’ Walk to honour their long association with the university and to cement their fond New England memories. Lyall describes UNE’s external studies as “marvellous”.

 Who is eligible for a place on the Graduates’ Walk?

All graduates of New England University College, Armidale Teachers' College, the Armidale College of Advanced Education and the University of New England, as well as UNE Honorary graduates, are eligible.

Pavers are not placed on the walk in any particular order, so you may see a graduate’s name from the 1950s beside one from the current year. You may request a preferred location (eg. outside the Dixson Library) or a specific vacant spot. We will do our best to accommodate these requests but cannot guarantee
them.

 How to be part of the Graduates' Walk

Graduates, families and friends are invited to make a tax-deductible gift to the UNE Scholarship Fund.

The donation amount is:

  • $500.00 — Your paver will be located on Graduates' Walk between Booloominbah steps and the fountain in Ingrid Moses Courtyard. If you wish to be located adjacent to or near another paver, please let us know.
Are you graduating soon?

If you've recently completed your course and you're preparing for graduation ... congratulations!

If you'd like to see your paver in the Graduates' Walk on your graduation day, please note we need to receive your gift at least six weeks before your graduation date.

What can you include on your paver?

Please note that your paver can contain Name and Year of Graduation only. There is a maximum of 3 lines and 12 characters per line (including spaces).

How long will it take?

Please allow 6-8 weeks from the date of your order to the paver being installed into the Graduates' Walk.

Can I choose the location?

If you have a preferred location for your Graduates' Walk paver, please state this in the paver text option below. Alumni Relations will endeavour to place the paver as close as possible to your preferred location.

Do you need more information?

If you would like to find out more about the Graduates' Walk, please contact Alumni Relations at alumni@une.edu.au

Please note:

The University of New England has final approval on paver text.

Once the paver has been manufactured, no changes can be made, e.g. adding an additional year.
If you wish to specify a particular location, this should be done at the time of your order.

Once laid, pavers will not be relocated.

Purchase a Graduates' Walk Paver

Your tax-deductible gift through this program directly assists students through scholarships, and your donation is recognised with a paver on the Walk.

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