This photo appeared in the Bulletin, October 21, 1991. The text was:

"Senators Study Open Foundation

Members of the Senate Standing Committee on Education, Employment and Training visited the University late in September to look at the open Foundation Course offered by the Department of Community Programmes.

Senators Nick Sherry, John Tierney and Olive Zakharov are members of the "Aulich Committee" inquiring into the provision of adult education. The committee's chairman, Senator Terry Aulich, was prevented by other duties from making this visit.

After inspecting facilities at Cessnock Corrective Centre, Kurri Learning Store, WEA and educational facilities for psychiatric patients, they finished their the in the Hunter by meeting Mr John Collins, Director of Community Programmes, and Professor Frank Clarke.

They also had the opportunity to meet a number of students who had begun their tertiary education through the Open Foundation Course, including one whose doctoral program is now nearing completion.

Mr Collins said the Senators were understandably not in a position to comment on what they had learned, but he was encouraged by the fact that they asked questions and extended their stay beyond the time allotted in their schedule.

After the meeting, the senators were the Vice-Chancellor's guests at dinner."

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