Join us as UNE celebrates our history of 70 years in a series of panel discussions that will take you on a trip down memory lane. Focusing on the last seven decades, UNE will be hosting panellists from Alumni, Staff and Students to talk about their experiences and how our history has shaped their future. Culminating in a final panel discussion that will focus on the future of UNE and how you can be a part of it.

These free events will be held in Armidale, Tamworth and Sydney and we are inviting and encouraging anyone and everyone from our staff, students, alumni, community and future students to attend and participate. All events will have a networking opportunity following the panel discussion.

Session 1: The beginning - Madgwick and McClymont (1954 – 1973)

Date: 10th April 2024
Time: 12:00 to 1:00pm with a light lunch afterwards
Venue: Armidale Lecture Theatre EM1, Resource Management Building, University of New England, Armidale NSW.

Hear about the beginning of the University of New England from 1954 - 1973 through the recollections of three special guests,

Wendy McCarthy AO: Wendy McCarthy completed her teaching degree at UNE and was a Duval College resident. She went on to become a champion of education and feminism, business woman, mentor and author.

Professor Edward (Snow) Barlow: UNE Rural Science graduate and Earle Page resident, Snow Barlow is an outstanding science educator, eminent plant physiologist, agricultural scientist and climate change advocate.

Jill Spilsbury: Jill Spilsbury is one of UNE’s earliest students, studying in 1954. She was a long-time head of Mary White and is an Honorary Fellow of Mary White College.

In this Q&A style panel session, we chat with our alumni about their UNE experiences, what they did after UNE and what they see for the future of UNE and our students.

Session 2: Cultural Change and Amalgamation (1974 – 1993)

Date: 26th June 2024
Time: 12:00 to 1:00pm with a light lunch afterwards
Venue: TBC, University of New England, Armidale NSW.

More to information to come soon!