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New appointment to guide global education program

Monday, 22 February 1999

The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide has appointed a new senior manager to take responsibility for helping to build the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s expanding education program on a global scale.

Professor Penny Boumelha, the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s Jury Professor of English and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, was today appointed Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education).

Educated at Oxford ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥, Professor Boumelha is a highly respected researcher and teacher. She is the editor or co-editor of numerous publications, and author of two books on English literature.

She was named in Campus Review's 1996 Independent Teaching Survey as one of ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s most respected teachers in English.

The Vice-Chancellor of the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ of Adelaide, Professor Mary O'Kane, said Professor Boumelha would play an important role as the ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥ adopted new approaches to learning and teaching.

"The ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥'s approach to education has been changing, with new technologies utilised and an increasing focus on student-centred learning," she said.

"Professor Boumelha's creative and strong leadership will be welcome as we develop internationally relevant and competitive education programs, and build virtual global classrooms.

"Adelaide is well-placed to become a internationally-recognised centre for higher education and this appointment is another step along that path."

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