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1 Dec 2000

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  NEW GRADING SYSTEM TO COMMENCE
   WITH STUDENT ONE IN 2001

The introduction of the new student system in May 2001 will provide the University with the opportunity to introduce the grading system approved by Academic Senate in 1997.

The standardised numerical grades will be available on transcripts to students and also to other universities seeking to rank applicants for entry or scholarships.

The new grading system will be used to record results for the first half-year 2001. The system is as follows:
 

Macquarie Grade	Abbr	Standardised Numerical Grades	GPA Purposes	Translate Old System
High Distinction	HD	85 - 100	4	A
Distinction	D	75 - 84	4	A
Credit	Cr	65 - 74	3	B
Pass	P	50 - 64	2	C
Pass Conceded	PC	45 - 49	1	CQ
Fail	F	0 - 44	0	F

Enquiries in relation to the new grading system should be directed to Ron Kendall, Acting Deputy Registrar, x7327.

Brian J Spencer
Registrar and Vice-Principal

PAYROLL PROCESSING CUT-OFF DATES 
   FOR CHRISTMAS PERIOD

Please contact your Team Leader if exceptional circumstances require assistance:
Sue Verdich, Team 1 (x9701), Gaby Laudams, Team 2 (x9725).

Period Ending 13.12.00
(Retrospective payment of new salary rates, effective 24.8.00)

(Payment of Leave Loading)
Appointments due Wednesday 29 November 2000 (no change)

Timesheets due Tuesday 5 December 2000, 12 noon (one day earlier)

Period Ending 27.12.00
Appointments due Monday 11 December 2000, 12 noon (two days earlier)

Timesheets due Wednesday 13 December 2000, 12 noon (one week earlier)
Salary deposited into accounts by Thursday 21 December 2000

Period Ending 10.1.01
Appointments due Wednesday 20 December 2000, 12 noon (one week earlier)

Timesheets due Wednesday 3 January 2001, 12 noon (no change)

Recruitment Advertising

As you are probably aware advertisements during the Christmas/New Year period rarely attract many applications. Accordingly, you may wish to delay advertising until later in January to increase your chances of attracting a greater pool of suitable applicants. Only in exceptional circumstances would the Personnel Office recommend placing an advertisement prior to Saturday, 13 January 2001.

Please also refer to the Personnel Office website for further details on the advertising cut-off dates for 2001: http://www.pers.mq.edu.au/news/addate01.html

A PDF document with public holidays, payroll and advertising dates can be found at http://www.pers.mq.edu.au/forms/calendar/2001ads.pdf

Gaby Laudams
Personnel Office

THE KIDS WILL ENJOY TALE OF A GYPSY BOY

It is recommended for young people from eight years old. From Friday 5 January to Saturday 20 January performances will be at 2.00pm (Mon to Fri) and at 2.00pm and 7.00pm on Saturdays, at the York Theatre in the Seymour Centre. All tickets are $22.90 (booking fee may apply). Bookings: phone 9351 7940, or Ticketek 9266 4800. Enquiries: phone 9360 4734 or visit the website http://www.theatreofimage.citysearch.com.au

SESSIONAL TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES AT SIBT

ACCG 100; 101; ACST 101; BBA 101; BBA 102; BBA 111; ECON 110; ECON 111; STAT 170.
COMP 123; COMP 124; COMP 125;

MATH 130; MATH 135; ELEC 166

EAP 100; LING 109;CUL 100;

MAS 104; MAS 106; PHIL 134

By agreement with the University, academic staff may lecture in SIBT programs on a casual basis with the approval of the Head of Division. Maximum class size is 50 students in lectures and 25 students in tutorials. Classes are presented in block teaching format.

Semester 1, 2001 dates are 5 March to 8 June, 2001
The following hourly rates currently apply for teaching at SIBT, plus the required superannuation contribution:

    Initial Lecture: $115
    Initial Tutorial: $60

Further information may be obtained from:

Andrew Dawkins x6233 or Sonia Jeffares x6232; e mail: andrew.dawkins@sibt.nsw.edu.au or sonia.jeffares@sibt.nsw.edu.au

LINCOLN BUILDING REFURBISHMENT 
   STAGE ONE COMPLETION

As from Monday 11 December 2000 the new locations in the Lincoln Building will be as follows:

  Level 1     Undergraduate Studies Section
  Level 2     Postgraduate Studies Section
  Level 4     Academic Program Section
  Level 4     Student Records
  Level 4     Systems Support Services

Accommodation Services will return to their former offices on Level 1.

All Student Enquiries (including Postgraduate) should be directed to the Student Enquiry Service (Level 1, Western End of Building).

Phone numbers will remain unchanged.

Brian J Spencer
Registrar and Vice-Principal

CHRISTMAS HAMPER APPEAL

Pam Balzan
Personnel Office

  DATES FOR GIVING MATERIAL TO PRINTERY 
   FOR FIRST HALF OF 2001

1. Internal Units
    Submit by Monday 8 January 2001

    Ready for commencement of classes Monday 5 March 2001.

2. Internal and Distance Education Units
    (for sale in the Co-op Bookshop)

    Submit by Monday 8 January 2001

    Ready for sale by Monday 26 February 2001.

For all enquiries please telephone the Printery on x7385 or x7395.

Steve Clifton
Acting Manager
Macquarie Lighthouse Press

TAIZE WORSHIP SERVICE

LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY SUMMER SCHOOLS

The ExploreIT! Summer School is jointly sponsored by CSIRO and Macquarie University. The course will be held from 15 to 19 January 2001 and is targeted at high school students commencing Year 12 in 2001. Cost: $50 for the full five-day course.

Invitations have been sent to schools participating in Macquarie University's School Partners Program. Students nominated by their schools must apply by 1 December 2000.

For more information, please visit http://www.comp.mq.edu.au/hlt/exploreit/, call Deanne Van Der Myle on x9514 or e-mail deanne@comp.mq.edu.au

SUMMER SPORTS COURSES

There are over 25 sport courses on offer, with something for everyone and prices starting at just $15! So enjoy going out and staying active this summer by enrolling in one of these great programs!

For further information, go to our updated website at http://www.mq.edu.au/musa and proceed to Sport and Recreation Courses.

Malcolm Boyes
Sports Association

COURSE FOR GAINING RADIO SKILLS

They will also have the opportunity to learn the craft of the DJ and mixing techniques from some of the 2SER resident DJs and to take home a demo of their work on CD.

With a small class size of senior high school students and five days to learn a range of skills, this is a unique opportunity to gain practical, hands-on experience in a fully equipped, live-to-air radio studio.

The course will be offered twice: from 8 to 12 January 2001 (9.30am - 4.30pm); or from 17 to 22 January 2001 (9.30am - 4.30pm).

The location will be at 2SER-FM, Building W6B 353.Cost: $440 for the full five-day course (includes GST). Students from schools that are part of Macquarie's Schools Link Program and financial supporters of 2SER are eligible for a $95 discount. Bookings are essential. Applications close 1 December 2000.

For more information and/or an application form, please call Jo White (Macquarie Manager, 2SER-FM) on x7642 or via email: jo.white @2ser.uts.edu.au

PUBLIC LECTURE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY

Godfrey Boyle is Senior Lecturer, Design and Innovation Department, and Co-Director of the Energy & Environment Research Unit (EERU), at the Open University, UK. His personal research interests are in wind power, photovoltaics and energy systems modelling. In the mid-1990s, he chaired the Open University course team that produced an award-winning Renewable Energy Resource Pack for Tertiary Education, funded by the UK Department of Trade and Industry. He co-authored and edited the course textbook Renewable Energy: Power for a Sustainable Future, published in 1996 by Oxford University Press. He has also scripted, narrated and produced several BBC Open University TV programs in the field of sustainable energy.

Godfrey's lecture on renewable energy will include distance education. Please direct enquiries to Mark Diesendorf, Professor of Environmental Science and Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS, phone 9209 4353 or e-mail: Mark.Diesendorf@uts.edu.au

Postgraduate Programs in Educational Studies and Educational Leadership (Higher Education), a collaborative venture of the Centre for Professional Development and the Division of Early Childhood and Education.

A reminder to staff that there is still time to enrol in the Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma in the above degrees. These degrees offer an exciting opportunity for university staff to gain a theoretical and practical qualification in either teaching or leadership relevant to their own work.

The Postgraduate Certificate in Education Studiesoffers a core of three units specialising in University teaching, which articulates into a Postgraduate Diploma in Education Studies. HECS applies to this program in 2001, but there are no tuition fees for Macquarie teaching staff at Certificate level.

Similarly, the Postgraduate Certificate in Educational Leadership (Higher Education) offers a core of three units specialising in University Leadership, articulating into a Postgraduate Diploma in Leadership (Higher Education). Fees apply to this program, but there are no tuition fees for Macquarie staff at Certificate level. Further information is available on the CPD website. Interested staff should contact

Moya Adams (for Education Studies in Higher Education) x8446, or moya.adams@mq.edu.au

Stephen Marshall (for Educational Leadership (Higher Education)) x9795, or stephen.marshall@mq.edu.au

Media mentions: We are now using both print and broadcasting monitoring services, but they do sometimes miss Macquarie mentions. To ensure a more comprehensive and accurate MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA column, please always let us know whenever you have been a subject or an author of any print media item, including reviews of your work or letters-to-the-editor from you, and if you appear on the electronic media. Kindly forward the information by email to Kathy Vozella: kvozella@vc.mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to W6B 148.

Dr Michelle Arrow (Modern History): won the History Fellowship to investigate the popularity of Gwen Meredith's ABC radio serials, The Lawsons and Blue Hills, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November; was interviewed about her research and said part of the reason that Blue Hills was so popular was that it was Australian and based on Australian people rather than the emphasis on American formats that other programs followed, ABC Radio Tasmania Country Hour, 22 November

Dr Gayle Avery (MGSM): said a new study by the MGSM, UTS School of Management and accountancy firm RSM Bird Cameron will look at the implications of working from home, and that people who work from home for a minimum of one day per week will be asked how they work, whether remote working differs from traditional working, whether they are more productive and satisfied in one mode or the other, issues of trust, and how the implementation process has been managed, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 November

Ms Robyn Beaman (MUSEC): along with Professor Kevin Wheldall, monitored the progress of 286 MULTILIT students from 1996 to 1998, and said the key to the program was that after attacking literacy problems students could tackle other subjects, The Weekend Australian, 25 November

Dr Richard Cardew (Graduate School of the Environment): released a report in the early 1980s identifying land in the Albion Park area's western valley suitable for potential development, The Illawarra Mercury, 25 November

Ms Anita Chang (Asian Languages): was interviewed about contrasts in themes appearing in Chinese literature and Western literature, 2AC Radio, 10 November

Associate Professor Frank Clarke (Modern History): presented his regular segment on Australian Prime Ministers - this time on Sir William McMahon, ABC 702, 15 November; presented the same segment on Gough Whitlam, ABC 702, 22 November

Associate Professor David Collins (Economics): commented on the cost of smoking to the health system after the release of new figures about the costs of smoking in WA, Channel 10 State Television News, Perth, 26 November

Dr Chris Cunneen (Modern History): interviewed about his new biography of ex NSW Premier and Governor-General William John McKell, ABC 702, 16 November

Professor James Guthrie (MGSM): said research indicated that managing and reporting intellectual capital had the potential to improve both employee morale and the efficiency of both capital and labour markets, Business NSW, 17 November

Dr Belinda Khong (Psychology): participated in a panel discussion about Buddhism and Psychotherapy, The Spirit of Things, Radio National, 19 November

Dr Ivan Kuhnel (Natural Hazards Research Centre): interviewed about the Centre's database of information on hailstorms, ABC 702, 17 November; said the team combined information about how hailstorms behaved, how often they happened, and the kind of damage they were likely to cause, The Australian, 21 November

Mr Larry Lambert (BSc graduate): is now operations manager for the Access Testing Centre which tests software to ensure it is defect-free, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 November

Mr Roy Leigh (Natural Hazards Research Centre): said the Natural Hazards Research Centre was working on a flood model to complement Hail AUS and was looking at building up a site of these sorts of tools for the insurance industry, emergency management and councils, The Australian, 21 November

Professor Carrick Martin (Deputy Vice-Chancellor): said the Radiata move, which will allow IT students from Macquarie to work and complete assignments at the company's headquarters at the Macquarie Research Park, was consistent with the university's policy of closer collaboration with industry, The Australian, 22 November

Professor Bob Miller (Marketing): wrote that the solution to the problem the print media is facing with the downturn in advertising sales is to "start selling like hell", Ad News, 17 November

Mr David Myton (Modern History PhD student): has a BA with first class honours in Modern History from Macquarie and is doing his PhD at Macquarie on the religious views of JF Archibald, the founding editor of the Sydney Bulletin in 1880, and has been appointed Deputy Editor of Campus Review, Campus Review, 15-21 November

Dr Ted Nixon (Ancient History): was quoted in an article titled Gladiators and Party Gods, saying that the ancient Romans had a different attitude towards work from that of modern society. Work was considered a necessity and the idea of success to Romans was to do as little work as possible, Daily Telegraph Education Briefing, November

Ms Anna Passlow (Women's Room coordinator): said sexual harassment had become endemic on the student council over the past five years, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 November

Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): interviewed about Opposition Leader Kim Beazley's use of the word "boondoggle" in relation to the spending of money on country roads, ABC 666 Canberra, 14 November

Ms Adriana Piscicelli (Modern History Masters student): immersed herself in Australian history during her BA studies and has broadened her studies with research into Italian-Australian marriage customs, The Australian, 15 November

Ms Henny Rahardja (Bachelor of Business Administration student): is now working for Andersen Consulting, and chose Andersen because they shared a similar vision, a progressive and nurturing culture and an outstanding training program, The Age, 7 November

Mr David Robertson (MBA graduate, MGSM): his experience as an MBA student at MGSM altered his career course and opened up opportunities he had never imagined. He started as an associate director in an engineering company and is now a consulting partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November

Associate Professor Graeme Russell (Psychology): mentioned in an interview with Tony White about the Coffs Harbour based program I'm a Dad, and the Men in Families program, ABC Port Macquarie, 22 November; said there was a clear link between relationship satisfaction and productivity and many men now had enough money set aside to take the risk of leaving a job or refusing a promotion which left even less time available to spend with their kids, The Sun-Herald, 26 November

Dr Dipendra Sinha (Economics): was ranked 243 in a ranking of the top 500 economists worldwide based on the number of referred journal articles from 1994-98 indexed in the ECONLIT database of the American Economic Association, http://student.ulb.ac.be/~tcoupe/ranklab11.html

Professor David Skellern (Electronics): co-founded Radiata Communications just three years ago with Professor Neil Weste and has built the first wireless networking semi-conductor chipset in CMOS standard. Their company will be bought by Cisco systems for $567 million, The Australian Financial Review, 15 November; The Age, 15 November; The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 November; The Advertiser (Adelaide), 15 November; Herald Sun (Melbourne), 15 November; www.aap.com.au, 15 November; Channel Nine Early News, 15 November; Sky News Australia, 15 November; Sky News Australia, 14 November; ABC 774 Melbourne, 15 November; Lateline, ABC National Television, 14 November; Channel 7 Late News, 14 November; Nightline, Channel Nine, 14 November; www.theage.com.au, 15 November; APC Newswires Website, 15 November; www.it.fairfax.com.au, 15 November; Radio 2UE, 15 November; Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November; Australian Financial Review, 18 November; Sunday Age, 19 November; said that although one of the two core technologies - the wireless modem - was developed in a joint project between CSIRO and Macquarie University which holds patents on some of the technology, it is available to anyone to licence from CSIRO, The Age, 21 November

Mr Brian Spencer (Registrar): is representing Macquarie University at overseas graduations so was unavailable to comment on the alleged tampering Student Council ballot, The Daily Telegraph, 14 November

Dr John Sutton (Philosophy): said the life and theories of 17th century scientist Kenelme Digby were perfect fodder for the philosophical plays that he and his friends put on at Steki Taverna in Newtown, Northern District Times, 8 November; interviewed about the uses of philosophy in our society and about his research on memory and distributed cognition, Eastside Radio 89.7FM, 16 November

Dr Brad Walsh (APAF): was interviewed in relation to APAF research which suggests a link between the protein found in human tears and a protein found in breast and prostate cancers and could lead to early diagnosis of these diseases, ABC 702, 21 November; interviewed on Channel 7 National News, ATN7 NSW State News and SAS7 State News Adelaide, 21 November, Channel 7 Sunrise News, 22 November

Professor Neil Weste (Electronics): co-founded Radiata Communications just three years ago with Professor David Skellern and has built the first wireless networking semi-conductor chipset in CMOS standard. Their company will be bought by Cisco systems for $567 million, The Australian Financial Review, 15 November; The Age, 15 November; The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 November; The Advertiser (Adelaide), 15 November; Herald Sun (Melbourne), 15 November; www.aap.com.au, 15 November; Channel Nine Early News, 15 November; Sky News Australia, 15 November; Sky News Australia, 14 November; ABC 774 Melbourne, 15 November; Lateline, ABC National Television, 14 November; Channel 7 Late News, 14 November; Nightline, Channel Nine, 14 November; www.theage.com.au, 15 November; APC Newswires Website, 15 November; www.it.fairfax.com.au, 15 November; Radio 2UE, 15 November; Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November; Australian Financial Review, 18 November; Sunday Age, 19 November; said the decision to leave Macquarie University and start Radiata had not been a difficult one, and the risk seemed like a good one to take, The Age, 21 November

Professor Kevin Wheldall (MUSEC): released the findings of the review of the Making Up Lost Time In Literacy (MULTILIT) program which showed the program targeting primary school children with literacy problems is increasing reading skills by an average 15 months' gain over just five months of class time. He released the findings at the special education conference held at Macquarie University recently, The Weekend Australian, 25 November

Dr Danny Wong (Chemistry): demonstrated how very clear water can turn muddy brown in an experiment designed to show how a scam artist is scaring home owners into buying his water purifiers by turning perfectly good water brown, Channel 7's Today Tonight, 17 November

Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): said that no formal complaints of sexual harassment within the student council had been made to her, and that she had invited students from the university's women's group to come and speak to her but they gave her no detail and did not come back to her, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 November; announced an inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation and fraud in the annual election for the Student Council, The Sun-Herald, 19 November

Issues and Events

Cisco plans to double the number of research staff at Radiata's headquarters at Macquarie University'scampus. Outside the highly specialist field of wireless technology research, and beyond Macquarie University's Research Park, Radiata was not widely known in business circles until this week, The Age, 15 November; Queensland Premier Mr Peter Beattie joined a chorus of criticism for Radiata's breakthrough deal, saying it was another blow against the development in Australia of a hub of world-class locally owned technology companies, The Australian Financial Review, 18 November

Former CSIRO chief scientist Dr Dennis Cooper, who oversaw the wireless networking project with Macquarie University that spawned Radiata, sees the sale of Radiata to Cisco as a triumph, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 November

An exhibition of photographs and memorabilia on Australian Federation titled A Nation for a Continent: Australia Federated 1901 is one of a number of events being held at Macquarie University to celebrate History Week, Campus Review, 15-21 November

The ICAC has been asked to investigate claims of electoral fraud and sexual harassment in the wake of a bitterly disputed student election at Macquarie University, The Sydney Morning Herald, 17 November; Radio 2SM, 17 November; Radio 2UE, 17 November; Radio 2KY, 17 November; Wollongong WAVE FM, 17 November; Radio 2GO Gosford, 17 November; Gosford SEA FM, 17 November; Sky Radio Syndication John Laws, 17 November; ABC 702, 16 November

A student council election at Macquarie University has erupted into a factional dispute that could end up wasting more than $70,000 of student funds, The Daily Telegraph, 17 November

Macquarie University has launched an internal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment, intimidation and fraud in the annual election for the Student Council, The Sun-Herald, 19 November

The late Dr Barrie Scrivener, Australia's first specialist otologist, lectured to audiologists at Macquarie University, Obituary, The Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November

Allegations of electoral fraud in student council elections at Macquarie University have been raised in NSW Parliament, ABC 702, 17 November;

Two former Macquarie Universityresearchers and a staff of 53 Sydney engineers will share in a surprise $US295 million takeover by the US technology group Cisco last week, Sydney Morning Herald, 21 November; The Age, 21 November

Macquarie Universityand CSIRO will be paid royalties for all the Radiata-developed modems that Cisco sells, The Age, 21 November

Macquarie Universityis presenting a range of public lectures and exhibitions for History Week, an initiative of the History Council of NSW, The Northern District Times, 15 November

Dr Jonathan Solity presented a report on his research at the Macquarie University Special Education Conference, saying that much of the concept of special education and special needs is a defence mechanism whereby teachers and education bureaucrats do not need to question what they do, The Weekend Australian, 18-19 November

First place in the inaugural Macquarie University Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences awards in the annual Eureka Schools Prize went to senior students at Newton Moore Senior High School in Bunbury for their Looking Good from a Frog's Point of View website, The Australian, 22 November

Macquarie University campus will house some of the athletes coming to Sydney for the Junior Games in January, Daily Telegraph, 22 November

Sydney Institute of Business and Technology (SIBT), a private institution charging full tuition, is on Macquarie University's campus and offers advanced certificates and diplomas to students who have completed the equivalent of Year 12 but who have not reached the cut-off scores set by Macquarie, The Australian, 22 November

Professor Linda Siegel from the University of British Colombia presented her research findings at the Macquarie University Special Education Conference at the weekend, saying that teenage suicide notes give away more than the angst of their writers - they show a link between learning disabilities and adolescent deaths, The Australian, 22 November

Information Technology students at Macquarie Universitywill be able to work and complete assignments at the research headquarters of silicon chip developer Radiata from next year, The Australian, 22 November; www.australianit.com.au, 23 November

Radiata started life as a project born of some research nurtured at Macquarie University and the CSIRO, Bulletin with Newsweek, 28 November

The Australian Institute of Management's certificate in finance course is recognised and credited towards the Macquarie Graduate School of Management's MBA, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November

Speech recognition software developer Syrinx was spun off from a Macquarie University research project more than a decade ago, The Sydney Morning Herald, 23 November (note: this was incorrect - Syrinx was actually spun off from a University of Sydney research project)

Talk-back caller Michael gives the correct answer to the sports question and mentions that he studies at Macquarie University, Radio 2GB, 23 November

Radiata, which emerged in 1997 from a joint venture between CSIRO and Macquarie University, has developed a semi-conductor chip that allows high-speed, wireless communication between computers, mobile phones and other devices, Business Review Weekly, 24 November

Five young Bunbury scientists have scooped a national award, the Macquarie University Eureka schools prize, for helping people better understand our planet, WA Regional GWN State Television News, 24 November

ALEXANDER S. ONASSIS PUBLIC BENEFIT FOUNDATION
SEVENTH FOREIGNERS' FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM
The Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation is offering the Seventh Foreigners Fellowships Program of research grants and educational scholarships to overseas scholars. It includes four categories, i.e. foreign full members of National Academies, University Professors of all levels, researchers - PhD holders, artists, translators of Greek literature, elementary and secondary school teachers of the Greek language as a foreign one, postgraduate students and PhD candidates. The Foundation's website: http://www.onassis.gr  Closing Date: 31 January 2001. Further information and application form is available from the Postgraduate Studies Section (Level 3 Lincoln Building)

CLASSIFIED

WANTED TO PURCHASE: original Microsoft Publisher '98 software for PC. Contact Greg. on x8099.

FREE: Small garden shed, approx. 2x3m. Free if removed. Phone Delyth on 8874 5442.

LAND FOR SALE: Southern Highlands. Two hours from Sydney adjoining Morton National Park. 16 acres, 6 acres cleared. Creek, spring fed dam, power to building site, abundant wild life. Suitable for farming and residential. Tall trees, views, $165,000. Enquiries: 02 446 510 69.

FOR SALE: Toyota Lexcen 1989 VN sedan, white, auto, air, towbar, alarm, registered until October 2001. 123,000kms. $4,990. Phone Kathy on x7408.

FOR SALE: Commodore VS Berlina, 4/95, genesis blue, 125,000km, full power options, tint p/wind, towbar, 12 months registration, full service history. Very good condition, WYZ-172. $15,500 negotiable. Phone Matthew on 9809 1603.

FOR SALE: Single beds (2) - base and mattresses (Sealy); TV cabinet, walnut, glass doors. All in very good condition. Best offers. Phone x7235.

TO LET: Cammeray, above Tunks Park. Fully/partly furnished 2 bedroom unit with verandah and waterviews, suitable for a mature-aged person. Available January to April (negotiable), teacher going on long service leave. Rent: $260p.w. Phone Poul Erik on 9904 4229(AH) or 9417 3193 (W).

SHARE ACCOMMODATION:Hornsby. Main bedroom with leadlight windows and garden outlook available in a renovated cottage. Quiet area, large garden, short stroll to public transport and shopping centre. Rent: $110p.w. + share of bills. Phone Nicholas on 9477 2268(AH) or x9662(W).

2000

Tuesday 5 December
PUBLIC LECTURE: Teaching and Learning about Renewable Energy presented by Godfrey Boyle (Open University, UK). 12.30 to 2.00pm in UTS Tower Building, Broadway, Level 4, Room 4.06. All welcome - free of charge.

Wednesday 6 December
PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM: Photonic Band Gap Materials: A New Frontier in Quantum and Nonlinear Optics, presented by Professor Sajeev John (University of Toronto). 3.30 - 4.30pm in E6A 102. For further information contact Jackie Walsh x8912, e-mail: jwalsh@physics.mq.edu.au or Barry Sanders x8935, e-mail: barry@physics.mq.edu.au

Tuesday 12 December
Book a table at the Parliament House lunch, to be hosted by the Hon Dr Meredith Burgmann, which will be held from 12 noon. Tables are filling so don't leave it too late. It is a great opportunity to catch up with students and their careers and a chance to promote your area of teaching to those in the workforce who might be able to support the university in a variety of ways. Cost $55 per head includes drinks and three course meal. See http://www.sirius.mq.edu.au/lunch For bookings and/or enquiries please contact Sandra Lamaro, Executive Officer, OGAMF, on x7311 or e-mail: slamaro@remus.reg.mq.edu.au
 

2001

January

 
 

DATES FOR STAFF NEWS IN 2001 (Usually Fortnightly)

DEADLINE FOR COPY  (BY NOON)	PUBLICATION DATE
1.  Mon 5 February	Fri 9 February
2.  Mon 19 February	Fri 23 February
3.  Mon 5 March	Fri 9 March
4.  Mon 19 March	Fri 23 March
5.  Mon 2 April	Fri 6 April                      (3 week break)
6.  Mon 23 April	Fri 27 April
7.  Mon 7 May	Fri 11 May
8.  Mon 21 May	Fri 25 May
9.  Mon 4 June	Fri 8 June
10.  Mon 18 June	Fri 22 June
11.  Mon 2 July	Fri 6 July                       (3 week break)
12.  Mon 23 July	Fri 27 July
13.  Mon 6 August	Fri 10 August
14.  Mon 20 August	Fri 24 August
15.  Mon 3 September	Fri 7 September
16.  Mon 17 September	Fri 21 September        (3 week break)
17.  Mon 8 October	Fri 12 October
18.  Mon 22 October	Fri 26 October
19.  Mon 5 November	Fri 9 November
20.  Mon 19 November	Fri 23 November

Copy for Staff News may be sent to the Publications Unit by fax (x7391), e-mail, vilma.monios@mq.edu.au, by delivery to Building W6B 152, or by internal mail if time permits. Hard copies of Staff News are despatched on the date of publication but may not be delivered in the mail until a day or two later. Each Staff News is also uploaded on to the Web at http://www.mq.edu.au/staffnews/, and back issues for 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000 are available from a link at the top of each new issue.