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Staff News 11/07 - 29 June 2007
LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM UPGRADE FROM WEBCT TO BLACKBOARD CAMPUS EDITION 6The University is upgrading its central Learning Management System to Blackboard Campus Edition 6 (CE6) for 2008. WebCT is now owned by Blackboard Inc and as a result WebCT CE6 has been re-branded as Blackboard CE6. This new version will be easier for students and staff to use and has many new features that will enhance the online learning and teaching experience. Existing technologies such as iLecture, LAMS and the Horizon Wimba Voice tools will continue to be available in CE6. Benefits for staff and students using the new version will include:
Training will be available for teaching staff and will consist of face to face sessions complemented with self-paced materials. Information sessions will be offered to your Department over the next few months. You can follow the progress of the upgrade via the Centre for Flexible Learning website: http://www.cfl.mq.edu.au/ce6upgrade/ CFL is committed to providing staff with the highest level of support during this upgrade. If you have questions that are not answered by the materials on this web site, please do not hesitate to contact: CE6 Upgrade Team Training: WebCT (current version) and LAMS for Semester 2, 2007 now open for bookingsYou can now book into training for Semester 2, 2007. The training and development workshops are designed for new and experienced staff working in flexible and online environments. There are also opportunities to customise a program for your Department. To view the schedule, please go to the workshops page on the Centre for Flexible Learning website http://www.cfl.mq.edu.au/support/workshops.htm For more information, please contact Training and Support muotf@mq.edu.au or x9945 Chris Lavina LECTERN TRAININGAudio Visual Technology Services will be holding training sessions in the use of the installed Lecterns and associated audivisual equipment from 23–26 July. The training sessions will cover the following areas; using the lectern, lectern support and using the visualiser. Bookings are not required to attend these sessions. The training sessions will be held from Monday 23 July 2007. Type 0 Lecterns are those installed in smaller classrooms, Type 2 Lecterns are those installed in the larger lecture theatres.
ECDO200 — CAREERS AND WORK
These are some of the questions raised in the two credit point elective ECDO200 subject, Careers and Work, offered online in Semester 2. For students unsure of their career direction and keen to find their way in a competitive world, this unit could be the solution. For further information please contact the Career Development Office www.careers.mq.edu.au or (02) 9850 7372 and speak to Julie Doherty or Sheila Mylvaganam.
HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES SEMESTER 2, 2007
The Histories on Wednesday seminar series returns for Semester 2 and once again all are welcome to attend. All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. The exception is the Special Event on 29 August to be held in the Macquarie University Art Gallery, Ground Floor, E11A. Further details: Adrian Carton Wednesday 8 AugustA Place in History: Industrial and Mining Towns in Australian Historiography— Erik Eklund (Liberal Arts, Newcastle)
Wednesday 15 AugustTrapped in the Archive—Peter Doyle (Media, Macquarie)
Wednesday 22 AugustA Feather Bed Dictionary: Sex, Colonialism, and the Writing of the Self in Zambia, Australia, Southeast Asia and Britain, 1900–1999—Juliette Milner-Thornton (Arts, Griffith)
Wednesday 29 AugustHistories on Wednesday Goes to the Macquarie University Art GalleryCelebrating Aboriginal Rights? Reflections on the 1967 Referendum—Bain Attwood (Historical Studies, Monash) and Alison Holland (Modern History, Macquarie)
Wednesday 5 SeptemberIslam, Secularism and Women in France: Another exception française or a French Lesson for the Rest of the West?—Bronwyn Winter (French Studies, Sydney)
Wednesday 12 SeptemberImperial Journeys: Lachlan Macquarie’s Travels in the Ottoman, Persian and Russian Empires in 1807—Robin Walsh (Modern History and University Library, Macquarie)
Wednesday 3 OctoberBecause they were white, baby, and they ruled the world: James Baldwin's 'Another Country' Banned in Australia in 1963—Nicole Moore (English, Macquarie)
Wednesday 10 OctoberA Modest Investment in Civilization: Comparing Indigenous Assimilation Policies in the United States and Australia, 1880s–1930s—Katherine Ellinghaus (Historical Studies, Monash)
Wednesday 17 OctoberA Palimpsest of Historiographies: New Paradigms, Old Agendas, and the Invention of Late Antiquity—Andrew Gillett (Ancient History, Macquarie)
Wednesday 24 OctoberColonialism, the Holocaust and the Concept of Genocide—Dirk Moses (History, Sydney)
Adrian Carton THE WHY AND HOW OF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCESThere are many benefits to holding an international conference:
Learn all about it at this free seminar co-hosted by
Access Macquarie Limited and the Presenters include:
Academics and researchers from Macquarie have been intimately involved in many world class conferences:
By attending this free seminar you will learn:
Date: Thursday 23 August RSVP: To attend this seminar simply respond by email to kborg@access.mq.edu.au by 9 August and type "Accept" in the subject line. Ensure your name and phone number is included. Enquiries: Krista Borg, Marketing Manager (Commercial) Access MQ Darwin Ow, Business Development Manager, Sydney Convention and Visitors Bureau, Krista Borg
BIG IDEAS FORUMThe Centre for Independent Studies invites you to the Big Ideas Forum—In Praise of Elitism—on
Monday 13 August 2007.
Today, the idea of "raising people" to a higher level has been forgotten. Universities are "dumbed down" as entry standards are diluted. Politicians appeal to blatant self-interest as they compete for the votes of an apolitical and uninformed electorate. Television is engaged in a race to the bottom, and the internet (once hailed as the harbinger of the rebirth of Athenian democracy) is full of hard pornography. Has barbarism now triumphed over enlightenment? Is it possible in a democratic society to celebrate the best while condemning the worst? Why is sport the only activity where we feel comfortable with elitism? Can we rediscover the values of self-improvement and stop settling for the second-rate?
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY HOSTS ULTIMATE FRISBEE MIXED YOUTH NATIONALSUltimate Frisbee is played by two seven-player squads with a flying disc on a football field. The objective is for the team with the Frisbee to pass it up the field without dropping it and catch it in an endzone, which scores a point. Ultimate Frisbee is governed by Spirit of the Game™, a tradition of sportsmanship that places the responsibility on the players. There are no referees. Mixed Youth Nationals is a showcase of the best male and female players from youth leagues across Australia and will be hosted by Macquarie University in July. There will be two age divisions — under 16’s and under 18’s. This year’s Youth Nationals has the most teams competing ever. The event will he held at the Macquarie University Fields, Talavera Road, Macquarie Park on 7 and 8 July. Food stalls will be available. Macquarie University Frisbee Association encourages all to come along and watch. Further information: Matt Dowle
Alinta Briggs LACHLAN'S RESTAURANTLachlan's Restaurant is conveniently located on the Macquarie University Campus at the award winning MGSM Executive Hotel & Conference Centre. Lachlan's Restaurant features creative modern Australian cuisine and is fully licensed. Why not try our exciting winter menu. Lachlan's opening hours:
If you have a large group or are pressed for time, you can take advantage of our pre order arrangement. This can be emailed or faxed to you by simply follow the link below and request a pre order form. MGSM's friendly staff can also assist you plan a private luncheon, dinner or cocktail reception for any special event such as department functions, farewells, birthdays etc. For more information or if you would like a copy of our menus please contact Lachlan's Restaurant on x9139 or email lachlans.restaurant@mgsm.edu.au Nigel Logue
CPD NEWSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTLinking Discipline-Based Research and Teaching to Benefit Student Learning"It is not teaching but the student experience that should be the focus of the teaching research nexus". (Prosser, 2006) Linking research and teaching is a contentious topic of international interest. The links may take many different forms and vary with the nature of the discipline. The main aim of this seminar / workshop is to explore the complexity and contested nature of the research-teaching nexus. It is argued that the relationship depends on how the terms ‘research’ and ‘teaching and learning’ are conceptualised. It is suggested that undergraduate students are likely to gain most benefit from research in terms of depth of learning and understanding when they are involved actively, particularly through various forms of inquiry-based learning. The development of such research-based curricula provides challenges to staff across the sector, not least because they may lead to finding new ways for staff and students to work together. The theme is illustrated with numerous mini-case studies from different disciplines and institutions in Europe, Australasia, and North America. Mick Healey is Professor of Geography at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. He is Director of the Centre for Active Learning in Geography, Environment and Related Disciplines, a nationally funded Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning. In 2000 he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship. In 2004 the Council of the Royal Geographical Society conferred on him the Taylor and Francis Award for "contributions to the promotion of learning and teaching in higher education". Since 1995 Mick has given over 250 educational workshops, seminars and conference presentations in Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Hong Kong, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States. He has written extensively on various aspects of teaching and learning in higher education. He has also visited and presented at over 20 universities in Australasia. In 2006 he was HERDSA Visiting Fellow in New Zealand. The seminar will begin at 12.00 noon. Light lunch will be served. Date: Friday 6 July
Foundations in e-Learning and Teaching (FieLT)In 2007, the Centre for Professional Development will be offering a professional development program, Foundations in e-Learning and Teaching (FieLT), for Macquarie staff. FieLT is a consolidation of the two programs, Foundations in Learning and Teaching and Foundations in eLearning, offered in previous years. It provides a comprehensive approach to learning and teaching at Macquarie and is open to all staff involved in teaching. It is particularly valuable for new and sessional staff. The program is based in theory, but also offers a practical, interactive and experiential approach to teaching, in face-to-face and e-Learning environments. It consists of three blocks of teaching run over the semester. The first block addresses teaching and learning issues; the second, curriculum development including assessment; and the third, the evaluation of practice. There will be ongoing support for critical reflection between each of the blocks, which will be facilitated online through WebCT.
A light lunch will be served each day. It is recommended that participants enrol in the entire program, however places may be available for those wishing to participate in individual blocks only. For those completing the whole program, there will be the opportunity to articulate into the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education. Further information: Dr Sharon Fraser Dr Maree Gosper Dr Ian Solomonides
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Group |
Location |
Date |
Time |
Academic Staff 1 |
Room 312 Lincoln Building |
Monday 2 July |
1.00pm–2.15pm |
Administrative Staff |
Room 311 Lincoln Building |
Tuesday 3 July |
1.00pm–2.15pm |
Open to all staff |
Room 312 Lincoln Building |
Wednesday 4 July |
1.00pm–2.15pm |
Academic Staff 2 |
Senate Room Lincoln Building |
Wednesday 4 July |
5.00pm–6.15pm |
To register to attend, please email Deborah Jackson on deborah.jackson@vc.mq.edu.au with your name, contact number, position title and department. Telephone inquiries: x4110. Refreshments will be provided.
Macquarie’s Media Performance
There were 148 mentions of Macquarie University in the media during the past three weeks. The graph below shows coverage in the media by day for the period 12 June – 25 June, volume (grey bar) and audience reach (red line).
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On 16 June, audience reach spiked at 3.6 million for 25 individual items. This was mostly due to an interview on Channel 9 news with Professor Clive Williams from PICT on the arrest of eight members of JI. This news item was syndicated to nine Channel 9 stations nationwide, with a Sydney audience of 1.06 million viewers.
- On 21 June, both volume and audience reach peaked at 165 and 8.7 million respectively. This was due to widespread print and broadcast coverage of the person found on the Macquarie campus who was subsequently charged with the murder of a Sydney taxi driver.
Kathy Vozella
Media Manager
PR and Marketing
MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA
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 Fiona Crawford: fiona.crawford@mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to Level 2, BD Building, Macquarie University Research Park.
Media mentions
Ms Deidre Anderson (MUSR): discussed the sporting retirements of Cathy Freeman and Ian Thorpe, who she assisted, Sunday Age, 24 June
Associate Professor Frank Ashe (Applied Finance Centre): said a new book gives excellent insights into Indian economic thought, Australian Business Review, 8 June
Mr Roy Baker (Law): said a recent High Court decision against a restaurant reviewer was an important decision that created difficulties for publishers and critics, 2UE Sydney, 15 June; Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June; Radio National, 18 June
Mr Michael Boers (Electronics PhD student): has won an engineering prize for designing a highly efficient radio frequency power amplifier, Australian Financial Review, 21 June
Professor Jennifer Bowes (Institute of Early Childhood): said the recently-launched children and families research centre will focus on gathering data on how children develop within families and other settings, Northern District Times, 13 June
Professor George Cooney (Australian Centre for Educational Studies): was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to secondary education, Campus Review, 12 June; Cooks River Valley Times, 14 June; Inner West Weekly, 14 June; said national literacy and numeracy benchmarks for Year 7 had been set too high, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 June
Professor Tony Cousins (English): was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to literary studies, Campus Review, 12 June; Hills Shire Times, 12 June; Hawkesbury Gazette, 13 June
Dr Felicity Cox (Linguistics): discussed her project on the Australian accent and social, cultural and economic influences on our accent, Radio National, 13 June
Professor John Croucher (MGSM): said the authenticity of medical certificates is a sensitive issue for universities, 2GB Sydney, 15 June; Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June; his regular NumberCrunch column included statistics like 'Years that Pythagoras lived: about 569 – 500BC. Aristotle: 384 – 322BC', Sydney Morning Herald, 16 June; The Age, 16 June; discussed his career in statistics and gave insights into economic and political statistics, Channel 10 Sydney, 21 June; his regular NumberCrunch column included statistics like 'Number of US states named after a US president: 1 (Washington)', Sydney Morning Herald, 23 June; The Age, 23 June
Emeritus Professor Peter Curson (Health and Chiropractic): wrote an opinion piece on the history of the smallpox virus and the risk of future bioterrorism, Weekend Australian, 16 June
Professor Phil Dolan (Applied Finance Centre): said finance is becoming increasingly specialised, with generalists having to become experts in particular fields to get ahead, Australian Financial Review, 18 June
Associate Professor Paul Gollan (Business): said both Kevin Rudd and John Howard know that unions pose a potential political threat to Labor, Radio National, 12 June; wrote an opinion article saying that flexibility and muscle on IR laws are the keys to the Lodge for Kevin Rudd, The Age, 14 June; wrote an opinion article on how Labor is tackling the other side of the IR debate, Courier Mail, 25 June
Professor Murray Goot (Politics): detects a shift in public opinion on nuclear power, with reservations, Adelaide Advertiser, 13 June
Professor Naguib Kanawati (Ancient History): was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to education through archaeological research and the promotion and study of Egyptology, Campus Review, 12 June; Northern District Times, 13 June
Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): discussed the use and meaning of the word 'epicentre', Campus Review, 12 June; discussed the meaning, and use of, the term 'wally', Campus Review, 19 June
Professor Ron Rapee (Psychology): said one in 10 primary school children suffer significant anxiety, Sun Herald, 17 June
Emeritus Professor Jill Roe (Modern History): was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia for her promotion of Australian history as a researcher and author, Campus Review, 12 June; Peninsula News, 12 June
Mr Iain Rothwell (Assistant Vice-Chancellor): said the Macquarie University Private Hospital, which recently received building approval, would be a world-class facility, MX Sydney, 13 June
Associate Professor Graeme Russell (Psychology): has calculated that for a workplace of 1000 employees, separation and relationship problems cost the employer $180K in sick leave annually, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 June
Professor Steven Schwartz (Vice-Chancellor): is in favour of a voucher system for university education or a national scholarship scheme as proposed by the Group of Eight universities , The Australian, 13 June, Campus Review, 19 June; launched The Science Partnership, a collaboration between Macquarie University and the Peninsula Community of Schools, Manly Daily, 16 June; said the decision to trial an aptitude test for undergraduate student admission stemmed from equity concerns, Campus Review, 19 June; The Australian, 20 June; Sun Herald, 24 June; an article on the salaries of all NSW vice-chancellors included the salary details of Professor Schwartz, Newcastle Herald, 25 June; Sydney Morning Herald, 25 June
Mr John Selby (Business Law): said allowing new forms of internet domain names could undermine the investments made by companies in the original names, Australian Financial Review, 21 June
Dr Keith Suter (Politics and International Relations): discussed the latest fighting between Hamas and Fatah, ABC 774 Melbourne, 19 June
Professor Malcolm Walter (Australian Centre for Astrobiology): discussed the fascination with Mars, the potential for life there, and missions to the red planet, Radio National, 23 June
Professor Neil Weste (Electronics): said, in relation to the proposed national broadband plan, that Australia would be best served by the wide availability of fibre, Australian Financial Review, 20 June
Professor Kevin Wheldall (MUSEC): said the argument over the Reading Recovery program was not whether it was effective but whether it was effective enough, The Australian, 18 June
Adjunct Professor Clive Williams (PICT): interviewed in relation to the capture of JI's military commander, Channel 9 Adelaide, 16 June; Channel 9 Perth, 16 June; NBN Gold Coast, 16 June; NBN Gosford, 16 June; NBN Tamworth, 16 June
Issues and Events
The new principal of Trinity Catholic College, Lismore, has a BA from Macquarie University, Lismore Northern Star, 22 June
A 22-year-old Chinese national was arrested for trespassing at Macquarie University and was later charged with the murder of a Sydney taxi driver, 2GB Sydney, 21 June; 2UE Sydney, 21 June; ABC 702 Sydney, 21 June; Channel 10 Melbourne, 21 June; Channel 7 Sydney, 21 June; Channel 9 Sydney, 21 June; Channel 7 Sydney, 22 June; Daily Telegraph, 22 June; Illawarra Mercury, 22 June; MIX FM, 22 June; Channel 10 Sydney, 22 June; 2GB Sydney, 22 June; Sydney Morning Herald, 22 June; Newcastle Herald, 22 June; Sydney Morning Herald, 23 June; Illawarra Mercury, 23 June; Channel 7 Sydney, 23 June; Sky News Australia, 24 June; Sun Herald, 24 June; WS FM, 25 June; Daily Advertiser, 25 June; MIX FM, 25 June; 2GB Sydney, 25 June
A Macquarie University study found that 75% of couples who married in 2004 had already lived together, Lakes Mail Morisset, 13 June
A national junior Australian Rules competition will be held at Macquarie University in July, Bega District News, 19 June
Macquarie University will be represented at the Education Expo, Blacktown Advocate, 20 June; Parramatta Advertiser, 20 June; Rouse Hill Times, 20 June
The 19th Women, Management and Employment Relations Conference is presented by Macquarie University, Campus Review, 12 June
The decision to close the Australian Centre for Astrobiology at Macquarie University because it was not self-supporting was criticised, The Australian, 20 June
An opinion article on university governance said Macquarie University's well-publicised problems occurred despite having two senior businessmen on the governing body, The Australian, 20 June
Radiata was formed by CSIRO and Macquarie University in 1997 to commercialise wireless technology, Canberra Times, 20 June
An 18-year-old refugee from Afghanistan has won prizes from a number of organisations, including Macquarie University, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 June
By the late 1960s, a number of new universities had emerged, including Macquarie University, Australian Financial Review, 18 June
The Macquarie Graduate School of Management and the Melbourne Business School are Australia's only business schools operating outside a university, Business Review Weekly, 14 June
An article on MBAs noted that the Macquarie Graduate School of Management claimed rising enrolments, Business Review Weekly, 14 June
The recently-launched Access Macquarie Incubator at Macquarie University was profiled, Australian Anthill, 1 July
A law student at Macquarie University said the end of 'Victor Ma and his cronies is the best thing to happen to student politics at Macquarie University in 40 years', The Australian, 13 June
Macquarie University Sport and Recreation, and the local Rotary Club, will hold a Community and Corporate Challenge, Northern District Times, 13 June
A writer of a letter to the editor said Macquarie University doesn't want his affiliation on his letters, Blue Mountains Gazette, 13 June
One Macquarie University staffer reportedly expects to retire, as the defined benefits scheme removes any reason to work, Australian Financial Review, 23 June
A survey last year found the Macquarie Graduate School of Management was the third-ranked Australian business school, Australian Financial Review, 25 June
Research from Macquarie University shows that while 65% of women feel the glass ceiling exists, only 25% of men feel the same way, Business Review Weekly, 21 June
A Sydney GP has reportedly written 500 medical certificates for students at a range of universities, including Macquarie University, 2GB Sydney, 15 June; Sydney Morning Herald, 15 June
Greg Welsh
Acting Media Manager
MUSR NEWS
http://www.musr.mq.edu.au
ALUMNI
http://www.mq.edu.au/alumni/index.htm
Macquarie Ambassadors to be launched in July
Macquarie Ambassadors is an exciting new program which allows our alumni—more than 100,000 globally—to share their personal and professional experiences with students, fellow alumni and the broader University community.
A Macquarie Ambassador will:
- nurture tomorrow’s leaders by helping Macquarie students today
- pass on their professional skills and experiences
- share their Macquarie experience
- build and strengthen their networks
- enhance the reputation of Macquarie University and increase the value of their degree
- be an active partner in Macquarie’s global future.
The Macquarie Ambassadors program has three strands:
- mentoring
- student referral
- alumni supporting alumni.
Just a few hours of an Ambassador’s time could change a young person’s life forever. Further information on this program will be available on the alumni website very soon. http://www.alumni.mq.edu.au
Nominations for the Standing Committee of Convocation
The 2007 Annual General Meeting of the Standing Committee of Convocation will be held on Thursday 20 September 2007 from 12 noon–12.30pm at State Parliament House, Macquarie Street, Sydney.
Appointment of four graduate member to the standing committee of convocation Macquarie University
Expressions of interest are invited from graduates of the University for appointment to four positions in the membership of the Standing Committee of Convocation. For further details go to http://www.alumni.mq.edu.au/html/committee.html
Nominations must be received by 5.00pm on Friday 7 September 2007 and the appointments will be announced at the Annual General Meeting.
Macquarie Mentors—Special Preview of Macquarie Ambassadors Program
Date: Tuesday 31 July
Time: 6.00pm–8.00pm
Venue: PJ Gallagher's Irish Pub, corner Victoria Road and Lyons Road, Drummoyne, Observatory Room (upstairs)
Invitation only event: For past mentors at Macquarie. Snacks provided with cash bar
RSVP: Wednesday 27 June via Booking Form
Find out how to be a Macquarie Ambassador, enjoy a drink and catch up with former mentoring colleagues in the lovely Observatory room at PJ Gallagher's. This event is new on the Alumni Office calendar for recent and past Mentors @ Macquarie.
Alumni Lecture—Dr Hugh Mackay, Psychologist and Social Researcher
Date: Thursday 23 August
Time: 6.30pm (registration 6.15pm for lecture at 6.30pm)
Venue: The Dixson Room located on the ground floor of the Mitchell wing of the State Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Speaker: Dr Hugh Mackay
RSVP: Monday 13 August via Booking form
Dr Hugh Mackay is a psychologist and social researcher who has spent 35 years studying the attitudes and behaviour of the Australian community. Hugh Mackay's best selling book Reinventing Australia shows how Australians attitudes have changed over the last 20 years. The topic for Hugh's lecture will be confirmed closer to the date of the lecture.
Annual Parliament House Luncheon
Date: Thursday 20 September
Time: 12.30pm
Venue: Strangers' Dining Room, State Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Speaker: Professor Tim Flannery
Cost: alumni and guests: $60 per person
RSVP: Thursday 6 September via Booking Form
The 2007 Australian of the Year, Professor Tim Flannery will be the guest speaker at this year's Annual Parliament House Luncheon. Professor Flannery is a climate change champion and Macquarie University professor within the Division of Environmental and Life Sciences. He is one of the world's leading writer-scientists and an internationally acclaimed explorer and environmentalist. Sir David Attenborough once described him as being in the league of all-time great explorers such as David Livingstone. We hope you will join us for this signature event.
Please note that the Standing Committee of Convocation will be holding its Annual General Meeting at the same venue prior to the luncheon at 12.00 noon.
All enquiries:
Alumni Office
Tel: x7310
Fax: x9478
Email: alumni@reg.mq.edu.au
Booking form: www.mq.edu.au/alumni/html/FormBooking.php
Mark Herndon
Director, Alumni Office
POSITIONS VACANT
DIVISION OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STUDIES
Information Support & Process Coordinator
(ERIC)
(Full-time (fixed-term)
Ref. 20756
The appointee will improve service delivery in ERIC (Economic & Financial Studies Resource and Information Centre) and develop innovative solutions to improve flows between the Division and its students.
Essential Selection Criteria: Relevant tertiary qualifications or an equivalent combination of relevant experience and/or education/training; demonstrated well developed written and verbal communication skills including the ability to produce a range of documentation, reports and correspondence; demonstrated high level organisational skills and ability to interpret and apply policy and procedure to meet deadlines; demonstrated experience in managing and completing a diverse range of administration tasks with competing deadlines; demonstrated ability to liaise effectively and positively with a broad range of people at all levels; demonstrated commitment to and experience in contributing positively in a team environment; demonstrated proficiency and experience with computer network systems, relevant software applications and web based technology.
Enquiries: Gary Grocott on (02) 9850 7292 or gary.grocott@mq.edu.au
This position is available on a full-time (fixed-term) basis until 30 June 2008 and may be subject to probationary conditions.
Package: From $51,779 pa including (Level 5) base salary $46,926 to $52,921 pa, 9% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.
The appointment is currently governed by the terms of the Macquarie University Enterprise Agreement 2006 – 2009. The successful applicant will be offered the choice of an Australian Workplace Agreement for this appointment.
Please visit www.jobs.mq.edu.au to apply online.
Closing date: 6 July 2007. MACQUARIE INTERNATIONAL (MI)
Accommodation Officer
(casual basis)
Ref. 18704
To provide sound administrative and clerical support for Macquarie International’s Accommodation Unit’s programs, including airport reception, temporary and permanent accommodation, and accommodation resource centre. To provide support, assistance and advise to students accessing the resource room and to those in Macquarie University managed apartments.
Essential Selection Criteria: Higher School Certificate or similar, or equivalent relevant experience; client focus; excellent administrative, communication, clerical and coordination skills; ability to prioritise and work as part of a team; computer application skills and experience; cultural understanding and sensitivity; driver's licence.
Desirable Selection Criteria: Capacity to acquire an understanding of Macquarie University’s internationalisation strategy; experience working in an international office in a tertiary environment.
Enquiries: Anne Markarian via email: anne.markarian@mq.edu.au
Salary: Level 4 casual hourly rate $28.99.
The appointment is currently governed by the terms of the Macquarie University Enterprise Agreement 2006 – 2009. The successful applicant will be offered the choice of an Australian Workplace Agreement for this appointment.
Please visit www.jobs.mq.edu.au to apply online.
Closing date: 6 July 2007.AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR EDUCATIONAL STUDIES
Institute of Early Childhood
Casual Teaching Positions
Ref. 20945
The Institute of Early Childhood wishes to update its eligibility list of suitably qualified people who would be available in 2007–2008 for casual teaching and to contribute to its undergraduate programs in the following areas: guided practice; early childhood curriculum (including maths, science, technology, literacy and children’s literature, and the arts, particularly movement and the visual arts); Australian social contexts; child development; early childhood family centred early intervention; management and administration of children’s services and practicum field advisors.
The Institute of Early Childhood is also interested in support for its Bachelor of Teaching program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. Support is sought from individuals, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, who are able to promote Indigenous perspectives in unit materials, and who are experienced in the provision of programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Essential Selection Criteria: Relevant degree with appropriate early childhood field experience; strong teamwork and communication skills.
Desirable Selection Criteria: Early childhood teaching qualifications; tertiary teaching experience; ability to contribute to ongoing research teams; completion or enrolment in a higher degree.
Applicants should note that an eligibility list is a pool of suitably qualified people who may be called upon from time to time depending upon need. Inclusion on this list does not guarantee employment with Macquarie University.
Enquiries: Associate Professor Jane Torr (02) 9850 9831 or email jane.torr@mq.edu.au
The appointment is currently governed by the terms of the Macquarie University Enterprise Agreement 2006 – 2009. The successful applicant will be offered the choice of an Australian Workplace Agreement for this appointment.
Applicants MUST complete an Expression of Interest form. This form, together with a full curriculum vitae, visa status and the names and addresses (including email address) of three referees should be mailed to Associate Professor Jane Torr, Head, Institute of Early Childhood, Australian Centre for Educational Studies, Macquarie University NSW 2109 by 13 July 2007 or emailed to jane.torr@mq.edu.au
Please visit www.jobs.mq.edu.au to view this role and download the Expression of Interest Form.
Closing date: 13 July 2007DIVISION OF HUMANITIES
Department of Politics and International Relations
Lecturer in Middle East Politics
(Full-time (continuing))
Ref. 20944
The appointee will be required to maintain an active research program in a field of Middle East politics and to teach in both undergraduate and postgraduate units in this field of study and elsewhere as determined in consultation with Head of Department. The successful applicant must have excellent spoken and written Arabic, and will be required to supervise some of the work of casual staff teaching Arabic at introductory levels.
Essential Selection Criteria: PhD or equivalent in a relevant field of study; demonstrated excellence in teaching at tertiary level; active research program including publications and/or external research grants; excellent spoken and written Arabic; ability to work in a team environment.
Desirable Selection Criteria: Experience in supervising postgraduate research.
Enquiries: Dr Geoffrey Hawker on (02) 9850 8885 or geoffrey.hawker@humn.mq.edu.au
The position is available on a full-time continuing basis and may be subject to probationary conditions. Selection criteria must be addressed in the application.
Package: From $79,303 pa, including (Level B) base salary $67,012 to $79,463 pa, annual leave loading and up to 17% employer’s superannuation.
The appointment is currently governed by the terms of the Macquarie University Enterprise Agreement 2006 – 2009. The successful applicant will be offered the choice of an Australian Workplace Agreement for this appointment.
Please visit www.jobs.mq.edu.au to apply online.
Closing date: 27 July 2007
Please visit www.jobs.mq.edu.au to apply online.
Equal Employment Opportunity is a University Policy.
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SALE Moving house
— lounge suites, oval dining table and four chairs, coffee and sofa tables,
roll-top desk with marble inlay, timber stools, sideboards, household
items and lots more. Contact: Anna x8873.
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ACCOMMODATION WANTED Houseminding for two semi-retired academics, still engaged in humanities research and writing. Extended periods welcome. Contact: Max or Barbara 0418 259247, 02 6746 2549, mwilcox@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au |
| ROOM AVAILABLE Balmain: room available in great house, close to Darling Street, parks and water.We're looking for someone to move into a house with two others.
The house is in a great central position in Balmain with really nice views of the city and Anzac Bridge and within easy meandering distance of Darling St, all the best pubs and a supermarket.
Rent is $175/pw plus bills and the room is available from 6 July.
Contact: Susanna, sjenkins@els.mq.edu.au, x4417, 0414 460563 or Jono 0424 035 769 or Declan 0401 277 454. |
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DIARY
July
Sunday 1 July
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS City of Sydney Wind Ensemble. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Monday 2 July
HARLEY WOOD ASTRONOMY LECTURE Millisecond Pulsars and Einstein's Universe. Professor Matthew Bailes (Director, Swinburne University of Technology's Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing). Annual astronomy talk open to the public, aimed at children and adults alike. Using 3D virtual reality technologies Professor Bailes will explain how astronomers are using giant radio telescopes to discover millisecond pulsars, objects only 20km in diameter, but with masses some 500,000 times that of Earth. 7.00pm–8.30pm, Mason Theatre, Building E7B. Free.
Friday 6 July
LINKING DISCIPLINE-BASED RESEARCH AND TEACHING TO BENEFIT STUDENT LEARNING Professor Mick Healey (University of Gloucestershire, UK). Seminar to begin at 12.00noon. Light lunch will be served. 11.45am–3.00pm in E6A 116. Please book for seminar by 2 July on x9721or email cpd@mq.edu.au
Sunday 8 July
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Roman Rudnytsky, solo pianist. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Tuesday 10 July
OH&S FIRE WARDEN TRAINING 9.30am–1.00pm
Human Resources Training Room, Mezzanine Level, C4B
To book call Kerrie Gregory on x9774 or email kerrie.gregory@pers.mq.edu.au or enrol online at http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/links/training.htm and click on "Workshop Bookings".
Tuesday 17 July, Wednesday 18 July, Tuesday 25 September, Wednesday 26 September and Wednesday 17 October
FOUNDATIONS IN (e)LEARNING AND TEACHING (FieLT) Further details about the program can be obtained from staff at the Centre for Professional Development: Dr Sharon Fraser, x8446, sharon.fraser@mq.edu.au, Dr Maree Gosper, x9752, maree.gosper@mq.edu.au, Dr Ian Solomonides, x9857, ian.solomonides@mq.edu.au
To book call CPD on x9721 or email cpd@mq.edu.au or register online at http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au
Sunday 22 July
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Bourbaki Ensemble. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Tuesday 31 July
SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY RESEARCH SEMINAR Early Devotion to Jesus: A Report and Reflections on Recent Research. Professor Larry Hurtado. W6A 308 7.05pm $5/$7. Enquiries contact Margaret 9850 7512 or AHDRC@humn.mq.edu.au
August
Thursday 2 and Friday 3 August
19TH WOMEN, MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONFERENCE Australia’s leading women’s conference presented by the Labour-Management Studies Foundation at Macquarie University. Keynote addresses by Ms Julia Gillard MP and Nanda Pok, Women for Prosperity, Cambodia. Contact x8985 for a special MU staff and student discount: $1496.25. For further information visit: www.lmsf.mq.edu.au/wmer or email: pam.morpeth@efs.mq.edu.au
Sunday 5 August
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS SBS Youth Orchestra. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Wednesday 8 August
HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES A Place in History: Industrial and Mining Towns in Australian Historiography. Erik Eklund (Liberal Arts, Newcastle). All seminars held from 12noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.
Sunday 12 August
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Ku-ring-gai Male Choir. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Wednesday 15 August
HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES Trapped in the Archive. Peter Doyle (Media, Macquarie). All seminars held from 12noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.
SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY RESEARCH SEMINAR The Laws of Nature: The Ancient Origins of a Modern Scientific Puzzle. Dr Chris Forbes. In conjunction with the Alumni office, W6A 107 7.05 pm. $5/$7. Enquiries contact Margaret 9850 7512 or AHDRC@humn.mq.edu.au
Thursday 16 August
MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE New Institutional Economics and the .au Domain Name Space. John Selby (Macquarie University). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au
Wednesday 22 August
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Evolution of Cerebral Lateralization. Dr Culum Brown, Macquarie University. 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.
HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES A Feather Bed Dictionary: Sex, Colonialism, and the Writing of the Self in Zambia, Australia, Southeast Asia and Britain, 1900–1999. Juliette Milner-Thornton (Arts, Griffith). All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.
Thursday 23 August
MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Regulation Reconceived: Financial Literacy. Professor Gail Pearson (University of Sydney). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY SEMINAR Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Constituents and Surface Properties from Space using GOME and SCIAMACHY: Focus on Some Tropospheric Chemistry Issues. Professor John P Burrows
(Department of the Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere Institute of Environmental Physics and Remote Sensing, University of Bremen, Germany). 1.00pm in E5A 143.
Sunday 26 August
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Daniel Herscovitch (Clarinet, cello and piano trio—Apollo Trio). Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Wednesday 29 August
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR On Meta-analysis. Professor Dick Frankham, Macquarie University. 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.
HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY GOES TO THE MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Celebrating Aboriginal Rights? Reflections on the 1967 Referendum. Bain Attwood (Historical Studies, Monash) and Alison Holland (Modern History, Macquarie). Macquarie University Art Gallery, Ground Floor, E11A. 12noon to 1.15pm. All welcome to attend.
Thursday 30 August
MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE The Myth of the Drought-Busting Marketplace. Dr Nicole Graham (Macquarie University). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au
September
Wednesday 5 September
HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES Islam, Secularism and Women in France: Another exception française or a French Lesson for the Rest of the West?—Bronwyn Winter (French Studies, Sydney). All seminars held from 12noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.
Thursday 6 September
MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Consumer Protection, Globalisation and Democracy. Judge John Goldring (District Court of NSW). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au
Wednesday 12 September
HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES Imperial Journeys: Lachlan Macquarie’s Travels in the Ottoman, Persian and Russian Empires in 1807—Robin Walsh (Modern History and University Library, Macquarie). All seminars held from 12noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.
Thursday 13 September
MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Governing Research Ethics: Is Human Experimentation Ready for the Law? Mr George Tomossy (Macquarie University). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au