Kev Carmody House at UQ
/Kev Carmody and the University of Queensland are proud to welcome new students to the Kev Carmody student residency house. Located on the university’s campus, the stunning new addition to UQ’s world class facilities has been built to honor the contributions that Kev has made to the teaching, administration and student body.
Vice Chancellor, Deborah Terry, wrote to Kev about the historic significance of the building with the residency becoming the first UQ-owned residential building and serve as a “visible reminder to our community of the transformative power of education and an inspirational symbol for future generations.”
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It is a privilege to have The University of Queensland’s (UQ) new student residency named in my honour.
My journey to formal education started a little later than most. I didn’t learn to read and write until I was 10, but once I started to dive deep into the written and spoken word through music – including during my studies at UQ – the world took on a new meaning for me. Music and storytelling are my contributions to education. The way critical analysis of politics, history and the natural world can be blended to make songs and tell powerful stories is extraordinary.
I hope my story can help inspire students at UQ to follow their passions, to embrace and respect each other and to express their imagination in its fullest capacity.
