City meets country in Whyalla
More than 70 UniSA academics and Whyalla community and business leaders attended the recent inaugural Town and Gown Dinner in Whyalla.
Even the rain wasn't enough to dampen their spirits as guests assembled in a marquee on the Foreshore to celebrate Whyalla as a university town.
UniSA’s vice chancellor Professor Denise Bradley said she was delighted to attend to help celebrate. "As South Australia’s only regionally based campus, the Whyalla campus is a significant expression of our determination to provide access to higher education to rural and remote communities,” she said.
Speaking on the evening before the Whyalla graduation ceremony, Prof Bradley made mention of the graduate employment outcomes as another positive contribution the university makes to the city and region. “It is pleasing to know that close to 100 per cent of the students graduating at tomorrow’s ceremony will secure employment within four months of completing their degree program,” she said.