Arts Faculty Dinner

By Amy Papasergio

St Catherine’s College recently hosted the second Arts, Business, Law and Design faculty dinner, with many special guests attending. Faculty dinners at the College offer a great opportunity to hear from academics and professionals in the field, with all residents invited and welcome to attend.

The guests included professors from UWA such as Jane Lydon, Professor of History and Sarah Murray, Professor of Law, who specialises in criminology and crime prevention. Here at the College we have residents who attend universities other than UWA, so it’s great to have guests from other universities to come and speak. On the night we had Michael Dockery, a specialist in population and labour economics, Ian Malcolm, an Indigenous studies and languages expert, as well as Marilyn Metta, a practicing counsellor and researcher in gender studies. Other guests included Wendy McCallum, Secretary of Graduate Women WA and Miquela Riley, a UN Peacekeeper.

Residents are encouraged to invite their lecturer, tutor, boss or someone they know to the three-course meal alongside them. After the informative guest speeches, questions are encouraged during the night, which sparks conversations.

After the faculty dinner, residents can share coffee and tea with guests, to sit and enjoy a conversation with a different guest that inspired them. The faculty dinner is a great experience, allowing residents to practice networking skills and develop amazing connections that may impact their future careers.