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Deakin University is a large Australian public University based in Geelong , Melbourne , and Warrnambool , Victoria . It was named after Alfred Deakin , Australia's second Prime Minister who served three terms in 1903-04, 1905-08 and 1909-10. HISTORY Deakin University was founded as a university in 1974 as a result of a report by the Fourth University Commission , which aimed to establish Victoria's fourth university in regional Victoria. Upon establishment, Deakin absorbed the Geelong campus of the then State College of Victoria and adopted several of the more academic subject areas of the independent Gordon Institute of Technology (now the Gordon Institute Of TAFE ), which began concentrating on vocational education. Deakin took its first students at its Waurn Ponds campus in 1977 . Deakin remained a single campus university for approximately fifteen years until the Federal Government's Dawkins Revolution of higher education in the late 1980s came into effect. As a result, Deakin became a larger university by merging with the Warrnambool Institute Of Advanced Education in August 1990 and Victoria College, Melbourne in December 1991 . In the 1980s and early 1990s , debate ensued in Geelong about the fate of the city's historic waterfront woolstores, which were dilapidated amidst an area which was undergoing major development. Some were demolished despite a community outcry, and their fate remained unclear, when Deakin University offered to acquire the remaining buildings for a sixth campus. Major renovations took place over several years, and in 1997 , the Woolstores campus (now the Geelong Waterfront campus) opened. The result of the developments created a large multi-campus university spanning 300 kilometres covering six campuses in the cities of Melbourne ( Burwood , Rusden ( Clayton ) and Toorak ), Geelong ( Waurn Ponds and Geelong Waterfront) and Warrnambool . In the early 2000s , the university decided to close the Rusden campus. The campus was progressively closed between 2001 and 2003 , with students and courses relocated to the extensively developed Burwood campus. Rusden's buildings have been converted into student accommodation and now forms part of Monash University's Clayton campus. CAMPUSES Geelong Campus at Waurn Ponds The original campus of Deakin University is located in the regional city of Geelong in the suburb of Waurn Ponds . Located an hour away from Melbourne, it has over 1,000 staff and over 13,000 students with more than 9000 studying in the off-campus mode. Victoria's third Medical School will be located here after Deakin recently won ahead of many other institutions across the country to receive 120 new Commonwealth supported places to be based at the campus. The campus offers programs in Arts, Biotechnology, Commerce, Communication and Media, Computer Science and Software Development, Engineering, Forensic Science, Games Design and Development, Government and Community Studies, Information Systems, Information Technology, International Studies, Law, Management, Medicine(from 2008), Public Relations, Psychology, Science, Social Work, Teaching and Wine Science. . Cunningham Pier is in the foreground.]] Geelong Campus at Waterfront The Geelong Waterfront campus is located in a structurally superb set of refurbished woolstores directly opposite the city's waterfront - Corio Bay. The renovations, which were undertaken throughout the mid- 1990s , retained most of the original internal elements. Costa Hall , a world-class and state-of-the-art, 1500 seat concert auditorium is located here. Many public events take place in this Hall including graduation ceremonies and concerts. Around 1500 students on this campus study programs in Architecture, Construction Management, Nursing and Occupational Therapy. Melbourne Campus at Burwood The largest campus of the university is in the eastern suburb of Burwood , on Burwood Highway . Located alongside Gardiner's Creek parklands in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, it is Deakin's thriving metropolitan campus, attracting more than 12,000 undergraduate and postgraduate on-campus students. The campus is well served by public transport and is about 45 minutes by tram from the city centre. In terms of area, the campus is relatively small but the campus layout manages this well with many multi-story buildings. The campus is based around ''Mutant Way'' which acts as a giant centralised courtyard which is enjoyed by students on sunny days. For several years, the campus has undergone major capital works with the construction of many buildings. Recent developments include the construction of Building P (Arts) and Building T (Science) for the students who transferred over from the closed Rusden campus. Currently a large central precinct is under construction next to the 5-storey car park at the rear of the campus, in which a gymnasium has just opened. The campus offers programs in Arabic, Arts, Biological Science, Biomedical Science, Chinese, Commerce, Computer Science, Dance, Drama, Excercise and Sport Science, Food Science, Health Science, Indonesian, Information Technology, International Studies, Law, Media Arts, Nursing, Nutrition and Dietics, Psychology, Science, Sports Management, Teaching, Visual Arts and Wildlife and Conservation Biology. Melbourne Campus at Toorak The Toorak campus is located in Malvern . The campus is home to the Melbourne Institute Of Business And Technology , the Deakin University English Language Institute and Deakin Business School . The historic Stonnington Mansion is located amongst traditional gardens and the superb Stonnington Stables art gallery and the University's contemporary art collection are located here. Warrnambool Campus The Warrnambool campus is situated on the Hopkins River in the coastal city of Warrnambool . The 114 hectare site is approximately 5 kilometres from the CBD. The university's marine and freshwater sciences research program is undertaken here. Medical students will undergo training at this campus when the program becomes operational in 2008 Programs are offered in Arts, Commerce, Communication and Media, Environment (including Marine Biology and Freshwater Science, Fisheries Management and Aquaculture), Nursing, Psychology, Teaching, Tourism Management and Hospitality and Visual Communication. More than 3000 students are enrolled here, with more than 2000 of these students studying in the off-campus mode. FACULTIES AND SCHOOLS
DEAKIN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION See Also: Deakin University Students' Association The Deakin University Student Association (DUSA4U) is the main student association across all campuses. DUSA is one of the largest student organisations in Australia , representing more than 33,500 students. DUSA4U offers a wide range of member benefits and facilities the running of all the universities clubs and societies. CHANCELLORS
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