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Sarah K Hawkins |
Name: Sarah K Hawkins
Age: 27
Job: Graduation Officer
Where were you born? Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.
How long have you worked at ANU? Two years.
What does your role entail? I organise the graduation ceremonies twice a year. This includes everything from making sure the students’ enrolments are correct through to catering for the celebrations afterward. It's a lot of solitary data work, but then there's the social two days at the end, so it's the best of both worlds. It's a great job because everyone is very happy on graduation day.
What is the most exciting graduation moment you can recall? The first ceremony on the job - it all went like clockwork. Whew!
What would you change about campus if you could? I'm still finding out cool stuff, so I'll reserve my judgement for now.
What's your favourite place at ANU and why? Anywhere with trees and birds. I especially like magpies because they talk back.
Favourite restaurant at which to eat in Canberra? Mekong Delta, which serves Laotian food in Civic. Their beef red curry is the best.
Currently reading? What's it about? In Patagonia by Bruce Chatwin. It's about a man's journey through Patagonia and the people he meets on the way.
What music are you listening to at the moment? Embrace - a British indie band, a little bit of Harry Connick Jr, and the new Bernard Fanning album.
What couldn't you live without and why? Chocolate. I could live without it, but I'd be grumpy all the time.
What makes you angry? People who don't take responsibility for their actions.
What calms you down again? A good solid nap.
Who would you most like to go sailing on Lake Burley Griffin with and why? If it could be anyone, I’d choose Terry Fox. He was diagnosed with cancer when he was a teenager and they amputated his leg to try and stop the spread. He decided to run across Canada on prosthetic legs to raise money for cancer research with a goal of raising $1 for every Canadian. He called it the Marathon of Hope and ran 42 kilometres a day. He relapsed when he was in Northern Ontario and died shortly after. But he raised more than his goal and they still hold annual fun runs in his honour to raise money for cancer research. If I had to choose from the ranks of the living, then former English soccer captain Alan Shearer. He was a really good instinctive player and a true sportsman. They don't make them like that anymore!
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