Business College students inspired by Motivational Seminar – Maria Atkinson
It’s not every day that students have the opportunity to fire questions at the Global Head of a multi-national corporation. But, the students from Passmores’ Business College were given the chance to do just that. Maria Atkinson, Global Head of Sustainability at Lend Lease, shared with students practical career advice as she described how her career progressed from a position in marketing to the position she has today.
Her position today takes her to thirty five different countries around the world as she steers Lend Lease’s work towards realising its aspiration to be a leading sustainable organisation. Among her list of achievements, Maria was a Co-founder of the Green Building Council of Australia where she was responsible for overseeing the building of ‘green’ accommodation for the 2000 Olympics.
In September 2007 former US President Bill Clinton invited Maria to join a high-profile panel to discuss ways to accelerate green buildings, as part of the Clinton Global Initiative in New York . Working in this high profile international arena has made Maria aware of the need to anticipate and empathize when it comes to interacting with a diverse range of clients. She was able to share the importance of this with the students at the seminar, as well as the need for good presentation, networking, planning and lifelong learning.
Her parting words of wisdom to students – “Acknowledge the past, plan for the future but most importantly engage in the present.”
And the Award goes to . . .
Listed below are our award winners for 2009.
1st Place in the Real Estate/Legal Major 2009: Rachael Scott
1st Place for Hospitality/Tourism Major 2009: Bonnie Olsen
1st Place for the Marketing/Media Major 2009: Amy Schmitzer
Citizenship Award: Amy Schmitzer
Principal’s Award: Paige Cornell
Runner-up College Dux: Amy Schmitzer
College Dux: Rachael Scott
The Butler Memorial award winners for 2009:
Passmores’ Business College Graduation Ball 2009
Having never attended a Business College Ball before, I was a little uncertain as to what to expect. How would the evening unfold, what would people be wearing, would it be long and tedious or would the evening fly by?
It turned out to be the latter! The evening started with a flurry of students turning up in the most amazing gowns. Our female students looked like they had just stepped off the catwalk and the guys looked great in their suits and ties.
It was also lovely to meet the families of our students and to put names to faces.
We then sat down for a lovely three course meal and enjoyed the beautiful decorations put together by our staff and students.
The formal part of the evening commenced shortly after our meal and was, for me, the highlight of the evening. We heard several speeches from staff and distinguished guests, all of which were inspiring in different ways, and then had the pleasure of seeing our students receive their diplomas and be duly rewarded for all the hard work they had put in during the year.
It was also an opportunity to acknowledge students who had excelled in different areas during their year at Passmores’ Business College.
As a member of staff I found the evening particularly encouraging as I reflected on how much these young men and women had grown during the year in terms of their personal development and poise. The 2009 Business College graduates would be an asset to any employee!
Newcastle Hospitality Courses
As we say goodbye to our 2009 Business College students, we start looking forward to meeting next year’s intake.
Our Newcastle Hospitality Course is always popular! It is an interesting and varied course which looks at training Newcastle students in both theoretical and practical elements of Hospitality. Students enjoy learning about Front Office Operations, Human Resource Management, Computer Studies and International Tourism Theory. The students also greatly benefit from practical subjects like Event Management where they, along with the other majors of Marketing Media and Legal/Real Estate, actually organize a fundraising event and have the satisfaction of presenting a cheque to their chosen charity. Always a highlight of the year!
The Newcastle Hospitality Course also includes excursions where students get to see how the large hotels work behind the scenes and includes the option to travel overseas and have an international experience.
So, if you’ve ever wondered about a career in hospitality, now’s the time to act. We would love you to be one of our 2010 Business College students.
European Educational Tour Proposed Itinerary
Passmores’ Business College students are excitedly looking forward to the optional Europe Excursion. The students are set to fly out on 10 July 2009, with 4 countries on the list to visit including England, France, Switzerland and Italy.
The main places the students will visit are: London, Paris, Interlaken-Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, Venice and Rome.
From the spectacular castle’s of London to the bright lights of the Paris Moulin Rouge and everything in between, the student’s are sure to have a fantastic trip.
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Passmores’ Business College Yearbook
Our Marketing / Media students are currently developing a range of ideas and concepts in planning for the 2009 yearbook.
The 2009 student’s yearbook will contain great information and articles on their year at the Business College as well as student photos, memories and much more.
We are already looking forward to the finished product which will be released in Term 4 at the end of this year. All Business College students will receive an electronic copy at end of year.
Event Management students start fundraising
All Passmores’ Business College students have commenced their fundraising exercises for their Event Management courses. The students are busily selling mars and Cadbury chocolates by the bucket load to raise funds for 11 different Hunter based charities.
The fundraising events give our Business College students some fantastic event management experience while also providing much needed funds for the different Hunter based charities.
The event management students have also started planning a number of events that we are looking forward to in Term 2.
Hospitality courses students’ tour of local Newcastle hotel
The Passmores’ Business College Hospitality and Tourism Hotel Management students recently enjoyed a tour of the Crowne Plaza Newcastle complex. The hospitality students were able to see how the hotel operates and spent time with the Human Resources staff.
“Being able to provide these types of tours for the hospitality and tourism students is a fantastic way for them to see the industry at work first hand” said Cristen Cable, Public Relations & Administration Manager for the Business College.
A fun and informative day was had by all.
The hospitality and marketing students are now eagerly awaiting confirmation of their Melbourne educational excursion as are our Real Estate and Legal Students looking forward to their Sydney excursion late June or early July.
Business college students off to Europe
We are excited to announce that our business college students are off to Europe this year for our annual student excursion.
Our annual excursion is a wonderful opportunity for participating students to open their horizons and experience new countries and cultures.
This year’s excursion to Europe is scheduled to leave on the 10th July 09 and return on 25th July 09, visiting England, France, Switzerland and Italy including Venice and Rome.
For more information on the business college students trip to Europe please contact Passmores.
Business College final orientation session
Its an exciting time of year for our business college. Our first 2 orientation sessions of 2009 went really well and we plan a final orientation session for 11am Thursday morning on 5th February.
If you wish to attend our final orientation day or to make further enquiries, please phone, fax or email us, advising us that you would like to attend and the number of people who will be accompanying you.
Download our 2009-Final-Orientation-Day-Invite
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