Special 1st year Ed-ition
Volume 1, Issue 1
Education ‘Erald
Sydney University Evangelical Union - Education Faculty Newsletter
http://www.sueu.org.au/faculties/education
Welcome to ED EU!!!
Our Vision:
Welcome to the SUEU
Education Faculty!!! You’ve
wisely selected the best (&
most modest) faculty in the
EU!
To be a visible and
committed
community that
strives to present
every ed student
with the gospel of
our Lord Jesus
Christ,
encouraging and
equipping
Christians to serve
both now and in
the future.
Soon you will discover for
yourself the burdens of
being in the Ed Fac… hiking
along to Bosch lecture
theatre, pleading
desperately with the prac
office to get a good school
placement, writing copious
amounts of lesson plans, &
learning how to entertain
yourself during boring
lectures & tutes. (Sudokus
& a pillow come in handy!)
Contents:
Ed-vice
1
Ed ‘Ellow Pages
2
Edi Knights
3
Find-a-Wor-Ed
4
However, you will also soon
realise that the benefits of
being an ED EUer far
outweigh the costs... Tra
Bacci café is great for
overdosing on caffeine &
EU fellowship, the special
water cooler in the Ed foyer
always supplies fresh cold
water for your bottle, & the
secret magical automatic
doorways of the Ed building
truly are amazing. And if all
that’s not enough, ED
EUers are just ridiculously
good-looking!
Yet the true joy of joining
ED EU is the fellowship
you’ll find with other fun
Christians in Education, as
you embark upon the next
few years of training
yourself how to be a
Christian teacher, growing
in faith & wisdom as you
consider Christ with a fresh
adult perspective.
We look forward to sharing
with you in fellowship &
friendship in the years
ahead, together learning
from the great teaching of
God’s Word, as we
ourselves learn how to
teach!
~ The Ed-itor
Words of Ed-vice from previous 1st years…
“Be brave and speak to
someone in every lecture
and tutorial in your first
week – it helped me feel
settled and I made some
great friends!”
1st
“Don’t stress about
2nd year Ed - really!”
and
“Make the most of EU, get
involved wherever
possible—there won’t be
many other opportunities
in life to get
teaching/training like it”
“EU small groups really do
let you get to know people
who you just seem to
already have a connection
with - and these friends
will be some of the best all
throughout uni.”
“Bring lollies to
lectures...Yummmm :P”
“Bring a bible to Uni!”
“Stay calm! Ask if you get
lost! Don't sit through the
wrong lectures!”
“Take full advantage of
the splendiferous water
coolers that the Ed
Building has.”
“Print out readings &
borrow the books you
need for assignments well
ahead of time (it’ll save
you time later and also
make you feel like you’ve
done something towards
your essays).”
“If you need some good
coffee, (& want to bump
into a stack of EU-ers) Tra
Bacci café in Manning is
the place to go!”
“Get hooked on EU Public
Meetings for solid Bible
teaching, Christian
community, & a place to
bring all your new uni
friends to hear about
Christ.”
“Pray that God would
strengthen you and use
you for His glory as His
son or daughter on
campus.”
~Thanks to Timmy Burton,
Louise Colley, Steve Gardner,
Dan Jones, Lisa Mah & Merilyn
Pidgeon
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Education ‘Erald
Ed ‘Ellow Pages!
Let me introduce you to your friendly Ed Committee…
Dan Jones (Faculty Leader)
naddy_yob@hotmail.com
BEd/BA (Secondary: Humanities) 4th year
Church: West Ryde Baptist
Ryde East Primary/ North Sydney Boys High
Simple Loves: My wife, beer, chocolate (in that
order)
Petty hates: Styrofoam, uni admin, guys in pink
shirts
Fave Bible verse: “They demolished the sacred
stone of Baal & tore down the temple of Baal,
& people have used it for a latrine to this day.” 2 Kings 10:27
Random fact: My toy clown when I was young was called "Happy"
Best thing about EU/Uni: the friends & the freedom to do what you
want with what you learn
Lisa Mah (Staffworker)
alfie_mah@yahoo.com.au
Full Name: Lisa Pi Shio Mah
Degree: Staff worker?
Evangelical Formosan Church of Sydney
School: Abbotsleigh
Fave Bible verse: depends on my mood!
maybe Romans 8?
Random fact: born in brazil, belo horizonte
Simple Loves: smell of coffee and toast
Best thing about EU/Uni: you get to go to EU public meetings and
listen to great talks
Caz Andrews (Senior Staffworker)
caz.and@ihug.com.au
Degree: Did BA. B.Ed & B.Th
Church: St Barnabas, Broadway
School: Maroubra Junction High School
Random fact: Studied at UNSW
Simple Loves: Reading the paper on my back
deck with good coffee.
Fave Bible verse: “For God, who said “Let light
shine out of darkness”, made his light shine in
our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in
the face of Christ.” 2 Cor 4:6
Best thing about EU/Uni: That it is a great place to grow with good
friends around you to encourage you onwards.
Louise Colley (Committee Member)
louisecolley@yahoo.com
BEd/Arts (English & Drama) 3rd year
Full Name: Louise Ann Colley
Nicknames: Lu, Lulu, Lousie & Colleyflower
St Anne's Church at Strathfield
Meriden Anglican Girls School at Strathfield
Random Fact: I have a phobia of raw meat!
Simple Loves: CHOCOLATE & more
CHOCOLATE!!!
Fave Bible verse: “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a
woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” Proverbs 31:30
Helen Fuller (Faculty Leader)
helenbessie@hotmail.com
BEd/BSci(Psyc) 4th year
(Maths & School Counselling)
Church: St Andrews Anglican
Wahroonga
Waitara Primary/Hornsby Girls High
Loves the beach, music & sudokus!
Random fact: My great-grandfather
was a Prime Minister
Fave bible verse: “God demonstrates his own love for us in
this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Rom 5:8
Best thing about Uni: Encouragement & support from friends
in small group helps you survive as a Christian at Uni!
Steve Gardner (Staffworker)
stephen.m.gardner@gmail.com
Degree: Did BArts
Church: St Andrews Anglican
Wahroonga
School: Turramurra High
Random fact: As a child playing
David in a Sunday school play, I
knocked out an old man in church
with my sling! He wasn't quite as
formidable an opponent as Goliath but it was still quite an
achievement for a child!
Simple Loves: Windy walks & Michael Bolton records
Fave Verse: “For Christ died for sins once for all, the
righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God” 1Peter3:18
Best thing about being in EU/Uni: Watching the word of God
go out around campus, watching it grow in people as they
submit more and more to Jesus’ Lordship
Jess Cameron (Committee Member)
jessc@pacific.net.au
BArts/BEd 2nd year (Drama & History)
St Martins Anglican Church Killara
Killara High School (finished 2004)
Enjoys the beach, playing sport (netball
& touch footy), concerts, coffee with
friends, musicals (currently performing
in Joseph)
Fave bible verse: “& we know that in all
things God works for the good of those
who love him, who have been called according to his
purpose!” Romans 8:28
Lucas Gillman (Committee Member)
spoilerific@hotmail.com
B Ed/Arts 2nd year
St. George Christian School
Hurstville Presbyterian Church
Music: Rock...for more details ask me
about favourite bands in person, we
can have a conversation that way!
Random fact: I can't click my fingers
properly
Simple loves: That Jesus guy, friends,
cooking, playing my guitar, watching my footy
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How to become an…
Ed-I Knight!
The only real textbook you need is the Bible,
because “the word of God is living & active, sharper
than any two-edged light-saber”
(Heb 4:12.. sort of..)
Beware of the Arts Faculty
Stormtroopers! Sometimes they
sneakily invade the local Ed
hangout (Tra Bacci café bottom level of Manning).
Like Leia & Luke, we are all
brothers & sisters in Christ, so
love & support each other!
Support can also be found in your fellow Ed-I knights - Ryan Smartt-walker,
Helen-Solo, & Obi-Dan-Kenobi - as well as the Staffworkers – Lisa3PO,
Caz-da, & Steve-bacca.
Get used to traveling to a galaxy far, far away (otherwise known as Bosch
lecture theatre) for Education lectures.
Don’t miss AnCon (Annual Conference),
when all other members of the Sydney Uni
EU galaxy come together in the middle of
the year for a week of fellowship & soaking
up God’s Word.
Don’t underestimate the power of the prayer-force. Prayer
breakfasts are great times to join together to practice using the
good side of the force together.
Ed-I Councils (otherwise known as small
groups) are great places to meet fellow
Ed-I Knights, read God’s Word, & use the
force of prayer in fellowship together for
one hour each week! Sign up for an Ed-I
Council today!
Public Meetings are also times when
other members of the Sydney Uni EU
galaxy come together to learn from God’s
Word. Choose from either Tues, Wed or
Thurs at 1pm every week!
& Remember, Luke, GOD is your REAL Father!!! (1 John 3:1)
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Weekend Away Ed-vertisement!
TEACHING FOR ETERNITY!
‘Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience
and teaching. For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they
will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth
and wander off into myths.’ 2 Timothy 4.2-4
What: A chance to get to know your Christian peers in the Education Faculty at Sydney Uni & learn about how
we as teachers can have a specific role in proclaiming the gospel!
When: 7th-9th April 2006
Where: Chittick Lodge, Gerringong
How Much: $85 (or $80 earlybird rate)
STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFORMATION AT SMALL GROUPS & PUBLIC MEETINGS!
Find a Wor-Ed!
Find the words in the list to
discover the hidden
message below with the
letters leftover
(send your answer to
helenbessie@hotmail.com ,
& you may receive a
PRIZE!!!)
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