2005 Media Releases
Wednesday, 8 June 2005
La Trobe University appoints new Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching)
Professor Denise Kirkpatrick has been appointed as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) at La Trobe University and will commence duties early in August.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Michael Osborne, said “I am absolutely delighted that so eminently qualified a person has agreed to take on this challenging position”.
“Professor Kirkpatrick has been a leader in the field of Learning and Teaching in the university sector for more than a decade and she brings with her a wealth of experience in such areas as policy review and revision, and the introduction of new approaches to learning and teaching as well as expertise in the development and implementation of new techniques.”
Professor Kirkpatrick, formerly Professorial Director of Learning and Teaching at Monash University, will be a member of the senior management team at La Trobe and will have carriage of the Learning and Teaching program of the University.
Professor Kirkpatrick’s leadership in this arena has been recognized nationally through her appointment as Chair of the Australasian Council on Open, Distance and E-learning (ACODE), the national group representing leaders of teaching and e-learning in Australia. She is also a member of the Advisory Committee to DEST associated with the development of the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund.