Alumni engagement: The Great Sports Debate

From left: Mr Arthur Charlaftis,
GM Sales and Marketing
Operations REA Group,
Mr Peter Moore and
Professor Bryan Horrigan,
Dean of the Faculty of Law

Professor Bryan Horrigan was involved in a University-wide event late last year which promoted debating, acknowledged our dual Law and sports alumni and students, and raised awareness and support for a new University initiative. He chaired the Monash University Great Sports Debate at the Sofitel, Melbourne. This debate along with a dinner and the induction of two athletes into the Monash Sport Hall of Fame was a fundraising event to assist the University and Vice-Chancellor’s Professorial Fellow, Paul McNamee AM launch the Enhanced Elite Athletes Friendly Program.

The program is designed to supplement regular coaching and training to support Monash students who have the ability to compete at international level with their sporting endeavours by providing additional daily training under a technical director.

The topic of the Debate was ‘The next golden era of Australian Sport is not out of reach’. The Dean hosted a Law table with prominent Law alumni/sporting experts and current dual Law students and sportspeople.

A Law alumnus, football great Peter Moore (BA 1983, LLB 1985) was one of the two athletes inducted into the Monash Sport Hall of Fame – congratulations Peter!

For more information, please visit our websites:

• Great Sports Debate Challenge
• Monash Sport Hall of Fame