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Supporting your studies
| College provides a supportive environment for furthering your studies. Informally, college provides a instant network of peers to connect with for collaborative study. More formally, Goldstein provides two forms of academic support, through its Tutors and Resident Assistants. |
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Our Tutors
| The Tutors act as a support body for residents seeking assistance for pastoral or academic support. There are a total of 18 Tutors in TKC, and all of these academic staff members are available to assist residents across the three colleges. Four of these Tutors (including the Head of College) reside in Goldstein. Profiles of the Goldstein Tutors follow. |
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Paul Andon (Head of College)
Lecturer, School of Accounting
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Paul Andon (MCom (Hons) UNSW, CA) is a Lecturer in the School of Accounting at UNSW. Paul currently teaches undergraduate and postgraduate courses in management accounting. Paul's main research interests are in the areas of:
Prior to joining UNSW, Paul was employed at PricewaterhouseCoopers within their Assurance and Business Advisory Services division, specialising in technology, communications and entertainment clients. Paul is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. In conjunction with his co-authors, Paul has published in internationally recognised management accounting journals and has contributed to several management accounting texts.
Whilst only joining Goldstein College in 2006, Paul has been involved with The Kensington Colleges since 2001, where he spent five years at Basser College as a Tutor, serving as Deputy Head of College in 2005. As an inaugural member of TKC's Policy Advisory Board, Paul made significant contributions to the policy frameworks currently utilised in the day to day running of the Colleges.
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Daniel Kark (Deputy Head of College)
PhD Associate, School of History
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Daniel is in the final year of his PhD dissertation in the School of History, specialising in African colonial history. He won the University History Prize in 2002. Dan has teaching experience as a tutor in the Schools of Politics and Modern Languages at UNSW. As part of his academic career, Daniel has also spent time studying at the University of Nottingham and the University of Malawi. Daniel has a wide-ranging experience of college life, both as a resident, (Basser College 1997-9, where he was elected to the positions of Treasurer and House President) and as a Tutor (Basser College, 2002; Goldstein College, 2006).
In his spare time Dan enjoys netball, tennis, squash and reading, and encourages all residents to join the Goldstein Book club. He also takes an interest in languages and is currently attempting to brush up his Latin and Arabic.
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Emma Polkinghorne
Research Associate, Garvan Institute
Captain of UNSW Waterpolo (2006 National Waterpolo League)
Ben Lexcen Scholar (2002-2006)
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Emma is currently a Research Associate at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in the Diabetes and Obesity program. Emma has completed her Commerce/Science degree at UNSW, being awarded the Christine Stojkovska Memorial Prize and the Unions NSW Industrial Relations Prize for her outstanding results in the Faculty of Commerce.
During the first two years of her undergraduate degree (2002-03), Emma was a resident of Basser College, where in 2003 she was elected as Cultural Director. She has been a Ben Lexcen Scholar for the last five years and has travelled the US with the Australian Universities team. Emma is currently the Captain of the UNSW National League Waterpolo side.
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Lauren Kark
PhD Associate, Biomedical Engineering
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Lauren is a first year PhD student in Biomedical Engineering, having graduated from the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) and Masters of Biomedical Engineering program at UNSW in 2006 with First Class Honours and the University Medal. Her research interests lie in the areas of orthopaedic and rehabilitation engineering; her Honours thesis focused on modular hip replacement technologies.
During her undergraduate degree, Lauren was a Faculty of Engineering Rural Scholar and was also awarded the Resmed Scholarship. Lauren was also a multiple recipient of the Faculty of Engineering Dean's Award (2003-5) and awarded the MSC Australia Software Prize.
Lauren was a resident of Basser College for the first two years of her undergraduate degree (2002 - 2003). During her time at Basser, Lauren was appointed the College's Resident Assistant Coordinator.
Lauren enjoys playing the flute, tennis and gymnastics. She also plays competitive softball and was recently chosen as the 2006 University Games MVP and selected as a member of the Australian Universities Green and Gold Softball Team.
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Our Resident Assistant Program
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In addition to our Tutors, several Resident Assistants are also appointed. Selected from current residents on the basis of their academic achievement and other qualities, Resident Assistants provide further academic support in areas that may not be covered by the Residential Academic Staff. Given that they have recently completed the courses in which they provide academic assistance, Resident Assistants can also provide fresh and current advice on courses relevant to their discipline.
Our current resident assistants are:
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