[Magdalen] Update

[Ginga Wilder]

Good to hear from you, Raewynne.  Congratulations on your new position.

Ginga

On Sat, Oct 15, 2022 at 5:54 AM Raewynne Whiteley <raewynne1 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I pretty much lurk now, but all the talk of the bios makes me think it's
> time for a brief update.  After 4 years in the UK I was asked to consider a
> job back in Australia.  So since the beginning of August, I have been the
> Warden (=Principal/Dean) of Wollaston Theological College in Perth, Western
> Australia.  I'd never been to Peth, let alone been full time in the
> academic world, so it's all new.  It's also a huge time of transition for
> the College (from doing one day a week formation only while the
> students did their academic work through a university - which then closed
> their theology department) to becominging a constituent college of the
> University of Divinity and teaching undergraduate and graduate degrees and
> certificates/diplomas.
>
> This is not something I'd ever expected to be doing!  I'm enjoying it,
> though it's a steep learning curve.  My deputy, who is also new, is great,
> as are the staff and faculty, though there has been a lot of turnover (for
> good reasons). Lots of transitions, lots of work.  But good.  And i get to
> live on the edge of bushland, about a mile from the beach.
>
> Raewynne
>