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Swanston Street Parade
Melbourne’s newest graduating students will take over the city streets tomorrow
(Wednesday, 16 December) at RMIT University’s annual Graduation Parade.
More than 3,000 graduating students, alumni and staff in academic gowns and
mortarboards will parade down Swanston Street from RMIT to Federation Square,
with more than 8,000 supporters lining the route.
This year’s new graduating students include Trisha Silvers (previously Trisha
Broadbridge), who will graduate with a Graduate Diploma in International
Development. Ms Silvers works with the Reach organisation and the field work for
her Graduate Diploma was carried out in Thailand over the five years since the
Tsunami of Boxing Day 2004.
The colourful parade will be followed by the Australia’s biggest graduation event
at Etihad Stadium in the evening, where more than 5,600 RMIT graduates will
celebrate their achievements in front of approximately 28,000 family members and
friends. The eight finalists from RMIT Idol 2009 will sing the national anthem.
Keynote speakers at the Ceremony include RMIT alumni, Alexis Wright, an activist
for Aboriginal land rights and award-winning author, who will be awarded an
honorary doctorate; and James Sanders, Innovation Analyst with Deloitte Touche
Tohmatsu and founder of The Hive entrepreneur group.
RMIT graduates from across the University’s 24 academic schools will converge
on the stadium for the spectacular Graduation Ceremony – one of the biggest in
the southern hemisphere and the 10th RMIT University has held at the Docklands
stadium.
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What:
RMIT Graduation Parade
When:
10am, Wednesday, 16 December
Where:
Departs Bowen Street, RMIT, off La Trobe Street, and ends
Federation Square (Vice-Chancellor and Deputy Lord Mayor’s
address at 11am at Federation Square)
What:
RMIT Graduation Ceremony
When:
7.30pm, Wednesday, 16 December
Where:
Etihad Stadium, Docklands
For general media enquiries or to interview graduating student Trisha
Silvers: RMIT University Communications, Paul Noonan, (03) 9925 2373 or
0409 239 021, or Deborah Sippitts, (03) 9925 3116 or 0429 588 869.
15 December, 2009
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