Lumen Spring Summer 2023 - Flipbook - Page 24
Your invitation
to our 150th anniversary
has arrived!
In 2024 the University of
Adelaide will be rolling out
a diverse series of events,
parties, celebrations, special
discussions and commemorative
merchandise to celebrate our
150th anniversary.
Kaurna Day
There will be plenty of ways our
community can be involved – to
come together, share memories,
discuss our past and our future,
and celebrate achievements.
An invitation from Wirltu Yarlu
In this section of Lumen, we
reveal a few of the big events
so you can save the dates.
There are some other big events
coming – more details soon.
The full program will be
released on our website in early
November, and of course we’ll
have more details in our special
150th edition of Lumen next year.
We’re all looking forward to the
parties – hope to see you there!
The cover image for this section is of joyful
medical students taking part in a stretcher
race at a Graduation Ball in the 1950s.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE
Tuesday 27 February 2024
Tirkanthi (Learning) – Ngutu (Knowledge) –
Taikurrinthi (Be United Together)
Marni naa pudni. We welcome you to
Kaurna Country!
The University of Adelaide is turning 150
and Kaurna Day will be the first event on
the calendar.
We will come together as a University
community and recognise the impact and
ongoing relationship that the Kaurna culture
and people have had in the development of
our institution.
Kaurna Day will welcome the whole
community to Kaurna Country,
acknowledging and paying respects to the
Kaurna people, the traditional custodians
of this ancestral land where the University
campuses are located, and recognising the
fundamental role of Indigenous leaders and
alumni in the making of the University of
Adelaide.
The University of Adelaide continues to
build upon Kaurna history, expanding the
cultural knowledge of all students and staff
across the University.
Kaurna Day will provide an opportunity to
celebrate and recognise the past, present,
and future efforts of Kaurna people and
all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
students, academics, researchers and leaders,
building the connections and learning of
Kaurna culture, language, community and
all First Nations people.
Kaurna elder Uncle Fred Agius and his son
Alex Agius at the Kaurna Learning Circle,
North Terrace campus. Photo by Rich Lyons
fundamental in recognising and embracing
Kaurna culture and people,” he says.
“There is a sense of pride within the
University community to teach, learn and
research about Kaurna language, culture
and history in Kaurna Country.”
Kaurna Day will include a program of
music, dance and storytelling with forums
and talks relating to First Nations topics.
While there is still a long way to go,
Professor Steve Larkin, Pro Vice-Chancellor
(Indigenous Engagement), recognises that
the University is on the right path.
With the Kaurna Learning Circle at the
heart of the day’s activities, and curated
by Wirltu Yarlu Aboriginal Education, the
full-day event will provide opportunities to
engage and participate with the University
community to learn about Kaurna and First
Nation’s culture.
“The strong Indigenous leadership at the
University in the past decades has been
We look forward to seeing you there.
Ngaityalya!
