POSTGRADUATE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES FOR STAFF

The Institute of Higher Education Research and Development (IHERD) offers a Postgraduate Program in Higher Education. Programs are offered at Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma or Masters level.

Programs focus on the following specialisations:

• higher education Learning and Teaching (including postgraduate research supervision)
• E-Learning in higher education
• Leadership, Management and Administration in higher education.

Each program is intended to be immediately relevant to participants' work and provide tools for analysing and enhancing practice. Assessment tasks give participants the opportunity to reflect upon, and apply theory to, their own immediate work situation.

The Learning and Teaching and E-Learning specialisations encourage participants to demonstrate a scholarly approach to teaching and scholarship within the discipline of teaching, as increasingly required for career progression and employment purposes. The program is designed to meet the needs of university staff at all levels of appointment and experience.

The Leadership, Management and Administration specialisation has been designed to support academic or general staff holding, or seeking appointment to, positions of leadership and management responsibility (eg as team or project leaders, Deans, heads of Department/Centres/Offices). The program allows participants to develop their understanding of the nature of academic and administrative leadership and management and of the organisational contexts in which they lead and manage.

As part of the University's commitment to the professional development of its staff, Macquarie University staff are eligible for a waiver of tuition fees for the three core units of the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (provided that they have not already been granted a fee waiver towards any other course of study while a member of staff at Macquarie University).

Applications are now open for staff wishing to commence study in Semester 2, 2007. Applications must be submitted by 30 June 2007.

For further information about these postgraduate programs, contact Alison Cameron, x7598, or email iherd@mq.edu.au

 Alison Cameron

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CENTRE FOR POLICING, INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTER TERRORISM PRESENTATION

The Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (PICT) is hosting Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang University, Singapore. He is to do a presentation on “Current terrorism threats to Australia”.

 Dr Gunaratna is also a Senior Fellow at the Jebsen Centre for Counter Terrorism Studies, the Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy and an Honorary Fellow at the International Policy Institute for Counter Terrorism in Israel. He holds a doctorate in International relations from St Andrews, UK and a master degree in international peace studies from Notre Dame, US.

Venue: Caltex Amphitheatre MGSM
Date: Monday 4 June
Time: 10am–12 noon

Bookings are essential.To book please email info@pict.mq.edu.au or call x1420

Marijana Wright
Administration Coordinator
Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism (PICT)

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AUSTRALIAN HISTORY MUSEUM EXHBITION

The Australian History Museum is hosting an exhibition curated by Honours student Bridget Harris titled Chequered Knights. This exhibition is an examination of how the anti-police myth came to be created in Australia. It emerged as a founding legend of the colonial nation and has prevailed into the 21st century.

This exhibition will seek to examine why it has prevailed, and the possible historical precedents that have helped to shape the perception of police in contemporary Australian society.

The exhibition will be launched in the Australian History Museum, Building W6A, Level 1, Macquarie University, Thursday 14 June at 6.00pm.

Please RSVP to Tracy Sullivan on 9850 8870 or email tracy.sullivan@humn.mq.edu.au


Tracy Sullivan
Education Officer / Manager
Australian History Museum

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VALE DR LAWRENCE A DRAKE

Dr Lawrence A Drake died on 28 April 2007 at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, aged 75. Lawrie was Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Geophysics at Macquarie University for a period of 20 years, from 1972 to 1993.

Lawrie was ordained as a Jesuit Priest in 1964, and studied Physics at the University of Melbourne. His Doctorate was in earthquake seismology (finite element modelling of seismic wave propagation) at University of California, Berkeley, supervised by Bruce Bolt. He returned to Australia to the post of Director of the Riverview Observatory at Lane Cove, and took up his lectureship in Geophysics.

He continued his finite difference work at Macquarie, maintaining his collaboration with Bruce Bolt, and also published on seismic risk for Australia. Lawrie taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Global and Exploration Geophysics, as well as undergraduate courses in geology. Lawrie taught at all undergraduate levels, as well as actively participating in the interdisciplinary courses in the School of Earth Sciences.

On leaving Macquarie he moved to South America to become Director of the Observatorio de San Calixto, La Paz, Bolivia, one of the few remaining Jesuit seismic observatories.

He returned to Australia due to ill health in 2002, and spent the last years at Campion House in Melbourne. He had been suffering from leukaemia for some years.

Jim Tayton

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LACHLAN'S RESTAURANT

Lachlan's Restaurant is conveniently located on the Macquarie University Campus at the award winning MGSM Executive Hotel & Conference Centre.

Lachlan's offers a relaxed setting to enjoy fine cuisine, featuring:

• Contemporary à la carte dining
• Creative Australian and seasonal menus
• Fully licensed with an extensive wine list
• Award winning chef—"IAAC Australian Copper Skillet Champion"
• Ideal for business lunches and private dining
• Private function rooms are also available for any social or business event
• Lounge bar available for pre meal drinks.

Lachlan's Restaurant is open for business:

• Breakfast and Dinner Monday–Sunday
• Lunch Monday–Friday.

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
Hotel Manager
MGSM

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Market Day

The last market day for Semester 1 will be Wednesday 6 June 2007.

Don't forget to fill your pockets with cash!

Grab your work colleagues and head down to the monthly markets at SAM (outside Marxine's Courtyard) between 10.00am and 3.00pm

If you are looking for an exquisite piece of jewellery, hunting for a precious gift, or wanting something individual clothing wise, then this is the place to head?

2007 Childcare Places

Do you know of family or friends returning to the work force and still unable to secure a childcare place?

Are you aware that on the Macquarie University Campus there are three accredited childcare centres?

Gumnut Cottage Long Daycare Centre, Banksia Cottage and Waratah Occasional and Long Daycare Centre cater for children from 3 months to 5 years.

If a safe, nurturing, fun filled and educational environment are important to you and your children then take a moment and make a call to either;

• Gumnut Cottage, Julie George, Cheryl Twohig (02) 9850 7740
• Banksia Cottage, Jennifer Watkins (02) 9850 7781
• Waratah Occasional and Long Daycare, Danielle Hadley (02) 9850 9450.

Reduced Opening Times during Recess

From Tuesday 12 June 2007 the majority of students will be commencing exams prior to entering the winter break until Sunday 29 July 2007. This means the business hours for all SAM (In Liquidation) outlets will be reduced accordingly.

Marion Malouf
Students at Macquarie (In Liquidation)

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HUMAN RESOURCES AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Certificate IV in Business (Front Line Management) Series 1

Nominations are now open for the Macquarie University’s Certificate IV in Business (Front Line Management) Series 1 Program 2007. This Certificate IV Program is for staff in team leader or management positions who have responsibility for:

• implementing plans
• leading a team aimed at achieving the organisation’s objectives
• supervising staff who are providing services to both internal and external customers.

Front Line Management services, in the context of Macquarie, refers to the services provided by staff in supporting our core activities. This could include staff in the library, administrative staff in Divisions and Offices who interact with students and other staff on a daily basis. The Certificate IV in Business (FLM) will provide the opportunity for supervisors and managers to develop the skills required for supervising and managing these “front line” staff.

The Certificate IV program will take 15 months to complete. Participants are required to:

• attend the half-day Introductory Seminar with their supervising manager
• complete all 8 modules (requiring 8 full days of training, approximately 1 day every 7 weeks)
• complete and submit all assessment tasks
• participate in a Workplace Project; and report back to their manager and workplace team on the Workplace Project.

Those who complete this program will qualify for a nationally recognised Certificate IV in Business (FLM).

Places are limited to 18 participants per series. Series 1 begins on 24 July with an Introductory Seminar that is attended by both the participant and their manager. Registrations close 29 June.

Please see your Dean/Director or Division Manager for information and to discuss your nomination. Applicants are required to gain endorsement from their immediate Manager as well as Dean/Director to participate. Nomination Guidelines, Nomination Form, Eligibility Assessment for Commonwealth Government Funding Form and FAQs can be downloaded from the HR website at: http://www.hr.mq.edu.au/od/index.html.

Enquiries:

Robyn Clark x9619, robyn.clark@mq.edu.au
Sharon Messina x9734, sharon.messina@mq.edu.au

Tim Sprague
Director, Human Resources

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WHAT’S ON IN PR & MARKETING

Macquarie Website Update

The first online survey on the Macquarie University web site concluded on 11 May.

There were a total of 623 responses from:

• 403 Macquarie students
• 142 general staff
• 74 academic staff.

The opportunity for people to tell us what they think of the website was provided in regard to three areas:

• Why they visit the site
• How we could improve the site
• Comments on site useability.

There were more than 1,200 comments.

The result of the survey will underpin work to improve the University’s web presence. Thanks to everyone for your participation and especially for all the intelligent and witty comments.

The Web Advisory Group met for the first time on 23 May. More than 20 sub-site managers attended and discussed the terms of reference for the group. It was also a great opportunity for people to discuss their work. The group will meet again on Wednesday 20 June.

For more information contact Alison Ray on x6046 or email alison.ray@vc.mq.edu.au

Parent Information Evening

An information evening for parents and their children in high school will be hosted by Macquarie University from 6.00pm–8.00pm at the Macquarie Theatre on Wednesday 25 July. The speakers for the evening are Professor George Cooney, who will speak on the UAI, Jonathan Gaston on managing stress in the HSC, and Deidre Anderson on dealing with transition. Course advice and information will also be provided on Macquarie University degree programs and pathways into university.

Please contact Jason Elias on x7665 for further information.

Macquarie Experience Program

In May approximately 190 high school students, parents and teachers participated in Macquarie Experience activities held at Macquarie University. The Macquarie Experience program enables high school students, parents and teachers to participate in activities that highlight the University's degree programs to them.

Activities for June and July include:

• Fieldwork experience in human geography (for high school students)— Tuesday 12 June
• Chemistry HSC Enrichment — Thursday 12 July and Friday 13 July
• Physics HSC Enrichment — Tuesday 10 July and Wednesday 11 July
• Economic and Financial Studies: Doing business @ EFS — Friday 13 July, Thursday 26 July, Friday 27 July
• English HSC Enrichment — Saturday 14 July
• Anatomy in action (for high school students) — Tuesday 10 July, Wednesday 11 July, Thursday 12 July
• Virtual thrills, robots and computer games (for high school students) — Wednesday 18 July
• Macquarie University Art Gallery: The conceptual framework, Stage 6 syllabus — Tuesday 24 July, Wednesday 25 July, Thursday 26 July
• Macquarie University Art Gallery: Changing exhibition program — Tuesday 24 July, Wednesday 25 July, Thursday 26 July
• Macquarie University Art Gallery: Art in movements — Tuesday 24 July, Wednesday 25 July, Thursday 26 July
• Parent Information evening — Wednesday 25 July.

For further enquiries regarding the Macquarie Experience Program or activities being held throughout the year please contact Katherine Johnston on x9446 or katherine.johnston@vc.mq.edu.au

Macquarie’s Media Performance

There were 116 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 15 May–28 May, volume (grey bar) and audience reach (red line).

• On 22 May there was a high volume of coverage (72 items) from just 13 interviews/mentions, with a correspondingly low audience reach of 806,754. This was mostly due to a Radio Adelaide interview with Dr Annabelle Lukin from the Department of Linguistics, in relation to the use of the word “integration” rather than “assimilation” to describe the Department of Immigration’s policies by Minister Kevin Andrews. This one interview was syndicated to 55 radio stations Australia-wide.
• On 27 May there was very high audience reach of 1.4 million for three newspaper articles. These featured Dr Kim Hawtrey from the Department of Economics who was quoted in The Sunday Mail Adelaide on the demise of cheques; an article in The Sun Herald on Macquarie University research into the call of the sea lion and how they find their offspring; and an article in The Sunday Mail Brisbane on lecturer Darren Paul, who is the vocal coach for Channel 7’s It Takes Two program.

Open Day and Open Month

Open Day is on Saturday 1 September and Open Month will run throughout the month of September. Further information and forms for staff to fill in confirming their area's participation are available at http://www.pr.mq.edu.au/docs/forstaff

If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Riley x7465 or michelle.riley@mq.edu.au

New University Events Manual

The PR and Marketing Unit, in collaboration with many other areas of the University, has been working on a Macquarie University Events Manual. The project is based on a similar event management system used by the University of Melbourne.

The manual is being designed to assist Macquarie staff who organise mainly non-student events on campus. It will be available online, and will provide advice on the various stages in event management, from planning and budgeting, to organisation and evaluation. Event protocol guidelines and issues related to security will also be included. It will inform staff of appropriate contact people — internally and externally — and detail what assistance is available within the events area of the PR and Marketing Unit.

On Wednesday 6 June at 2.30pm, we will be holding a focus group for Macquarie staff involved in event coordination, or involved in the provision of services associated with events on campus. A draft version of the Event Manual will be distributed to the group prior to this meeting.

If you are interested in attending this focus group please contact Michelle Riley on x7465 or email michelle.riley@vc.mq.edu.au

Movies at Macquarie – An Inconvenient Truth podcast

On Sunday 20 May Movies at Macquarie screened the thought-provoking film An Inconvenient Truth. Professor Lesley Hughes from the Department of Biological Sciences, Dr Mark Taylor and Dr Neil Holbrook from the Department of Physical Geography, and former Macquarie lecturer, now Member for Pittwater, Rob Stokes were on hand after the film to separate the fact from the fiction. To hear the discussion please visit www.pr.mq.edu.au/mqmovies where you will find the link to the podcast.

Please stay tuned for an update on season two of Movies at Macquarie, or email your details to emma.norton@mq.edu.au.

Marketing Research and Insights

The PR and Marketing Unit’s research function is in full swing. Some key projects this month include:

Macquarie Brand Study — to assist in our brand and communications planning, Macquarie is engaged in a major study of how key stakeholder groups perceive and experience the Macquarie brand, as well as how students of all types evaluate Macquarie as a learning destination.

The first stage of this study commences on Monday 4 June and involves 14 focus groups with high school students, their parents and careers advisors, undergraduates, postgraduate students, international students, postgraduate students from other universities and employers of our graduates.

“Students who said no” — we have identified students who were offered a place at Macquarie for 2007 and chose not to accept it. We will be asking these people about what they were looking for in a university, why they didn’t take up the Macquarie place, where they did enrol and what advantages they felt this would bring them over Macquarie.

Marketing research and planning support —The PR and Marketing Unit is assisting Offices and Divisions with market research, including:

• Publications Unit — researching usability of the Handbooks of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Studies
• Graduate School of the Environment — understanding prospective student course research and decision-making process
• MUSR — assistance with analysing results of staff wellbeing survey.

Kathy Vozella
Media Manager
PR and Marketing

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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

Miss Anita Chang (Asian Languages): mentioned as one of the adjudicators in the forthcoming 2007 Chinese Recital competition with over 3000 candidates to be held on 19 and 26 May organised by NSW Chinese Language Education Council and Singtao Daily, Singtao Daily, 17 May; was mentioned for judging the non background competitors of the 18th Chinese Eisteddfod organised by NSW Chinese Language Education Council and Singtao Daily, Singtao Daily, 24 May; televised her participation as an adjudicator in the 2007 Chinese Eisteddfod organised by NSW Chinese Language Council and Singtao Daily, TVBJ (Jade World), 26 May

Professor Max Coltheart (MACCS): interviewed about the federal government's budget initiatives to improve literacy and numeracy standards, The Australian, 18 May; gave evidence to the Senate inquiry on the academic standards of school education, The Australian, 23 May

Professor John Croucher (MGSM): interviewed about the effect on problem gambling of the proposed laws on poker machines in South Australia, Radio 5AA Adelaide, 18 May; his weekly Numbercrunch column included statistics like 'number of licensed bookmakers in Australia: about 610', Sydney Morning Herald, 19 May; his weekly Numbercrunch column included statistics like 'estimated number of Australians affected by food poisoning each year: about 5.4 million', Age, 26 May; Sydney Morning Herald, 26 May

Professor Robert Dale (Computing): interviewed about the speech patterns of robots, Age, 22 May; Sydney Morning Herald, 22 May

Professor Richard Dunford (MGSM): says MGSM is rated by the Economist as one of the top 100 in the world, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 May

Visiting Fellow Alex Erskine (Applied Finance Centre): believes that with Australia's mineral resources and geographic positioning it really is the lucky country, CFO, 1 May

Dr Patricia Fanning (Graduate School of the Environment): interviewed about mid-year enrolments, saying that they allow a more even distribution of student numbers, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 May

Honorary Associate Andrew Farquharson (Ancient History): wrote that global warming is due to the natural variability of climate, Blue Mountains Gazette, 23 May

Professor Tim Flannery (Environmental and Life Sciences): his appointment to Australian of the Year signalled a shift in Prime Minister John Howard's support of climate change, Hawkesbury Independent, 1 May; interviewed about his crusade for climate change, Weekend Australian, 19 May

Associate Professor Paul Gollan (Business): wrote about workplace reform, Courier Mail, 17 May; Courier Mail, 24 May; Age, 24 May

Professor Murray Goot (Politics and International Relations): interviewed about election opinion polls, ABC 720 Perth, 21 May; Radio National, 21 May; ABC New England North West, 22 May; ABC North Coast NSW, 23 May

Professor Roy Green (MGSM): interviewed about MGSM's possible expansion into India and Asia, Australian Financial Review, 21 May

Dr Geoffrey Hawker (Politics and International Relations): interviewed about Prime Minister John Howard's use of the word annihilated in relation to the outcome of the next federal election, Age, 24 May

Associate Professor Kim Hawtrey (Economics): interviewed about the decline in the average price of banking services and the decline in the number of cheque transactions, The Australian, 18 May; Sunshine Coast Daily, 19 May; Sydney Morning Herald, 23 May; Age, 23 May; Sunday Mail Adelaide, 27 May

Dr Neil Holbrook (Physical Geography): is co-hosting a screening of An Inconvenient Truth at Macquarie University, ABC 702 Sydney, 20 May

Mr Leonard Janiszewski (Modern History): interviewed about aspects of the historical development of the Greek cafe in Australia, particularly in regard to Americanisation, ABC 702 Sydney, 28 May

Professor Jean Joss (Biological Sciences): gave evidence at the Senate inquiry into the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam, ABC Coast FM Sunshine Coast, 14 May; ABC Coast FM Sunshine Coast, 15 May; interviewed about the lungfish and the paddlefish, ABC 702 Sydney, 24 May; The Australian, 24 May

Professor Daniel Kane (Asian Languages): interviewed about Chinese writer Bei Dao, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May

Professor Jim Kohen (Biological Sciences): interviewed about his defence of Darug people to join the Deerubbin Local Aboriginal Land Council, Blacktown Sun, 22 May

Dr Annabelle Lukin (Linguistics): interviewed about the differences between the words 'assimilate' and 'integrate', Radio Adelaide, 22 May

Dr Andrew Mack (Politics and International Relations): interviewed about how former Indonesian leader Suharto and his family syphoned off $50 million from the Indonesian public, Radio Adelaide, 14 May

Dr Jane Messer (English): has written a book, Provenance, a love story set in rural Queensland and NSW, and Melbourne, in the 1950s and 60s, Illawarra Mercury, 19 May

Mr Lachlan Morgan (Freedom of Information Officer): has been stripped of direct responsibility for freedom of information requests, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 May

Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): wrote about the origins of the word 'tanked', Campus Review, 15 May

Mr Ben Pitcher (PhD student, Graduate School of the Environment): interviewed about his research into sea lion communication, Sun Herald, 27 May

Mrs Georgina Reynhout (MUSEC): interviewed about treatments for autism, ABC 702 Sydney, 25 May

Mrs Rachel Rizk (Public Relations & Marketing): interviewed about The Science Partnership, an initiative developed by Macquarie University and the Peninsula Community of Schools, which encourages primary and high school students into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Manly Daily, 22 May

Associate Professor Greg Savage (Psychology): interviewed about memory, MX (Brisbane), 22 May; MX (Melbourne), 22 May

Professor Steven Schwartz (Vice-Chancellor): was the subject of a letter to the editor, written by former Vice-Chancellor Professor Di Yerbury, which mentioned recent legal proceedings between Macquarie and Yerbury, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 May; interviewed about the Auditor General’s report into financial anomalies at Macquarie, Sydney Morning Herald, 17 May; interviewed about the decision to call in ICAC to investigate Macquarie University after an audit report found serious discrepancies in its accounts, Campus Review, 22 May

Dr Ben Searle (Psychology): interviewed about the impact of not taking annual leave in light of reports that the majority of Australian's don't take all their annual leave, Courier Mail, 25 May; Triple M, 25 May; ABC New England North West, 25 May; Canberra Times, 28 May

Mr Adam Smith (Linguistics): wrote about the origins of the word 'amped', Campus Review, 22 May

Dr Brian Spencer (Registrar and Vice-Principal's Unit): interviewed about Macquarie's new student organisation, The Australian, 23 May

Professor Yiming Tang (MGSM): has over the past few years escorted 20 MBA candidates from MGSM to China, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 May

Dr Mark Taylor (Physical Geography): is co-hosting a screening of An Inconvenient Truth at Macquarie University, ABC 702 Sydney, 20 May

Dr Sean Turnell (Economics): interviewed about Russia's decision to sell a nuclear reactor to Burma, Radio National, 17 May

Dr Andrew Vincent (Politics and International Relations): interviewed about the political situation in Libya, SBS Radio, 24 May

Dr Ian Watson (Politics and International Relations): after examining 17 years of Newspoll data says that baby boomers are turning away from the Coalition, Canberra Times, 25 May; Newcastle Herald, 28 May

Issues and Events

An Autism Awareness Expo will be held on 12 May at Macquarie University, ABC 702 Sydney, 12 May

Bachelor of Education student at Macquarie University Rebeccah Stevens was interviewed about the benefits of i-lecture, Sun Herald, 13 May

With money provided by the $5 billion Higher Education Endowment Fund Macquarie University hopes to fund, with Optus and the State government, a $65 million centre for research, teaching and training in communications, The Australian, 16 May

ICAC may be called to investigate Macquarie University after an Auditor General's report found serious discrepancies in its accounts, ABC 666 Canberra, 16 May; ABC 702 Sydney, 16 May; ABC 720 Perth, 16 May; ABC Channel 2, 16 May; ABC Newcastle, 16 May; Triple J, 16 May

Boss of the $5 billion Higher Education Endowment Fund David Murray undertook an MBA at MGSM and his mother finished her doctorate at Macquarie University at the age of 86, The Australian, 16 May; Sydney Morning Herald, 17 May

Macquarie University recently announced it would establish a $1 billion property trust to hold its commercial developments, Australian Financial Review, 17 May

Macquarie University has been forced to pay former Vice Chancellor Professor Di Yerbury almost a year's leave believed to be up to $600,000 because she only took 30.5 hours holiday in 19 years, Radio 2GB, 17 May; Vega 95.3 FM, 17 May

A new Macquarie University report says Australian credit cards are the third cheapest among countries in the OECD, without accounting for penalty fees, Age, 18 April

A a series of articles have discussed corruption within the Macquarie University Student Council, which has concluded with the council being wound up, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 May; Sydney Morning Herald, 21 May; Sydney Morning Herald, 26 May

Diana Fox, who holds a senior finance role in a FMCG's company, is undertaking an MBA at MGSM, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 May

The late teacher and artist Lyndall McManus graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1979, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 May

Macquarie University is assisting with the development of a California-style Silicon Valley in Sydney's northern suburbs, Daily Telegraph, 21 May

Macquarie University's Department of Health and Chiropractic designed Chiropak, a backpack that distributes its weight evenly across the spine, Age, 21 May

Ausuni, a spin-off company from Macquarie University, has received $350,000 from AusIndustry to develop a sea-urchin aquaculture enterprise, Canberra Times, 21 May

Macquarie University offers a mixture of fee-paying and HECS places for its mid-year entrants, Australian Financial Review, 21 May

Macquarie University research suggests that another way to find planets like Earth is to look for the presence of rainbows, ABC Newcastle, 22 May

Scientists at Macquarie University are part of a collaboration researching the causes of and solutions to climate change, Hawkesbury Independent, May

Award-winning author Frank Moorhouse will launch Macquarie University's Centre for Cultural History, Northern District Times, 23 May

Macquarie University has won approval to build its $86 million hospital in its research park, Northern District Times, 23 May

Ballarat's Eureka Centre artwork has won a Macquarie University Drawing Innovation award, WIN Ballarat, 23 May; Radio 3BA FM, 25 May

Explorations , on display at Macquarie University until 6 July, includes artworks, records, maps, journals and photographs which examine the concept of exploration, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 May

A Macquarie University study showed wedding numbers were dropping and the average age of people who did get married had risen significantly, Area News, 25 May

The home of former Macquarie University Vice-Chancellor Di Yerbury has sold for $2.4 million, Radio 2UE, 26 May

Internationally renowned ethicist Margaret Somerville holds an honorary degree from Macquarie University, Age, 26 May

The Science Partnership, a initiative developed by Macquarie University and the Peninsula Community of Schools, which encourages primary and high school students into the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics was mentioned in a letter to the editor from a Dee Why resident, Manly Daily, 26 May

Macquarie University student Heath Franklin is touring the country with his Chopper Read inspired show Harden The F*ck Up, Geelong Advertiser, 26 May

Macquarie University lecturer Darren Paul is a solo jazz performer and vocal coach for Channel 7's It Takes Two, Sunday Mail Brisbane, 27 May

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MUSR NEWS

http://www.musr.mq.edu.au

Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre Opens

After years of planning the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic centre will OPEN on June 18. So hop into your bathers, slip into you fitness gear or just come over for a look. Either way make sure you take time to say hello to our friendly staff at this fantastic University facility.

For more information call x7636 or visit our website at www.musr.mq.edu.au

Sport and Aquatic Centre opening celebration Friday 29 June, 11.30am

To celebrate the completion of a significant University landmark the Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz and the Macquarie University Sport and Recreation Executive Board cordially invites all University staff to the celebrate the opening of the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre. This celebration will mark the commencement of the Vice-Chancellor’s commitment to making Macquarie University a healthy campus for staff and students.

To RSVP please email bronwyn.simmons@musr.mq.edu.au by Friday 22 June.

Don’t forget to bring your bathers!

For more information visit www.musr.mq.edu.au

Staff Health and Wellbeing Program

On 22 May an “All Staff Survey” was released by Macquarie University Sport and Recreation, to obtain feedback from Macquarie University staff on their expectations and attitudes to health, fitness and wellbeing and help identify programs that could be developed by Macquarie University Sport and Recreation for delivery on campus.

Thank you to everyone who completed the survey—we have had 450 responses to date. For those staff who have not completed the survey, it is still available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=368453868950

The preliminary results are as follows:

• 81% feel that they are limited in engaging in healthier activities or exercise. Of those 80%, 76% feel they are limited due to work commitments.
• 60% of staff think that they work under stressful conditions. Of this 60%, 30% feel that the levels of stress go beyond what they feel they are comfortable in coping with. 
• 97% of those who answered the survey are either interested or very interested in leading a healthy lifestyle
• 58% of respondents had not heard of this project before
• 76% of respondents are interested or very interested in having health checks, and 77% are interested or very interested in fitness checks. We are therefore considering aligning Support Services and Sport and Recreation to create a facility for staff to combine the two as one service.

What’s next?

We will:

• produce a Health and Wellbeing Program for staff, in alignment with the opening of the Sport and Aquatic Centre
• implement cross-campus collaboration within Macquarie University, and other universities
• ensure the sustainability of the project by enabling it to support the strategic direction of Macquarie University Sport and Recreation, Macquarie University, the World Health Organisation, and Health Promoting Universities.

 For more information please contact Richard Kerr on 9484.

Sydney Half Marathon Finishers

MUSR is proud to announce that three of its staff members successfully completed the Sydney Morning Herald Half Marathon on Sunday 20 May.

Eliza Stewart claimed the place of second female across the finish line, and finished 37^th overall with a time of 75 minutes, 56 seconds.

Glenn Warry completed the race in 94 minutes, 47 seconds. Glenn is aiming for a top three position in his age group in 2008, which will require an improvement of only 9 minutes.

Alana Lechminka also rounded out the pack with a time of 134 minutes, 59 seconds.

If hearing of our staff members’ half marathon achievements has sparked your interest in starting your own running program at any level, then we have the group for you. MacRunners brings together a group of like-minded runners and walkers keen to get involved in regular training sessions. Sessions are offered around Macquarie University and Macquarie Research Park.

If you are interested in learning more about this program click here or contact Dayna Gillespie on Dayna.Gillespie@musr.mq.edu.au or x9487.

Jim Corbett
Business Development Director
Macquarie University Sport and Recreation Inc

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ALUMNI

http://www.mq.edu.au/alumni/index.htm

Discover Macquarie's Hidden Treasures Tours

The Discover Macquarie's Hidden Treasures afternoon and evening alumni tours on Tuesday 15 May were a wonderful success. Approximately 150 alumni toured four of the University Museums and the hidden treasures were progressively uncovered by the enthusiastic staff from each Museum namely Karl Van Dyke from the Museum of Ancient Cultures, Tracy Sullivan from the Australian History Museum, Libby Eyre from the Biological Sciences Museum and Rhonda Davis from the University Art Gallery.

Many people wrote in to say how much they enjoyed the event. The following two comments are typical of the general sentiments expressed.

"Thank you very much for this wonderful opportunity to view Macquarie’s hidden treasures. I thoroughly enjoyed the evening, especially the talks by the three museum curators who demonstrated such enthusiasm for their collections and such dedication to making the stories of their exhibits accessible to all of us. Please pass on my gratitude to all involved for an excellent evening."

"I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the people who were involved in staging the tour. Our guides had an infectious enthusiasm for the tour, the curators spoke warmly and knowledgably about their collections and the whole exercise was efficiently organised."

Alumni Awards Ceremony

The Alumni Awards Ceremony was held on level 3 at SAM on Wednesday 23 May. The Chancellor, Mr Maurice Newman, AC and the Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz were in attendance to acknowledge the award winners. The following staff was also involved and their valuable contribution is greatly appreciated: Professor Ed Davis, Professor Liz Deane, Professor Mitchell Dean, Professor Peter Goodall, Associate Professor Colin Wastell, Dr Brian Spencer, Professor Elizabeth More and Mark Herndon.

The winner in each award category is listed below.

2006 Alumni Award for Distinguished Service (Professional and Community Service Categories) This Award recognises the outstanding achievements of alumni at Macquarie University for Distinguished Service to either their profession or to the community.

Christine Nixon APM – winner Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, Community Category

With her appointment in 2001 as Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, Christine became Australia’s first woman chief commissioner of police. Prior to that she was a police officer for more than 30 years, during which time she has worked in some of the most dangerous and difficult areas of policing. As Chief Commissioner she has faced challenges relating to police corruption in Victoria and an underworld crime wave. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macquarie University, a Diploma of Labour Law from the University of Sydney, a Master of Public Relations from Harvard University, and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Wollongong University.

Catherine Livingston – winner 2006 Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, Professional category

After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting with First Class Honours from Macquarie University, Christine spent several years with Price Waterhouse in the Sydney and London offices. She then moved to Nucleus Limited before being appointed Managing Director of Cochlear Pty Ltd in 1994 where she remained until 2000 after growing the company to an internationally successful organisation. She was awarded the Chartered Accountants in Business Award in 2000, a Centenary Medal in 2003 and was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering in 2002. She has served on the Boards of many major Australian companies, including Goodman Fielder, Rural Press, Macquarie Bank and Telstra Corporation. She is also a member of the advisory board of Macquarie’s Department of Accounting and Finance.

Peter Sjoquist, AM – winner Alumni Award for Distinguished Service, Community Category

After graduating with a BA(Econ) in 1979 Peter spent more than 20 years in television and movie production before turning his talents to the Rock Challenge – a performing arts showcase for young people in Australian schools. From humble beginnings in 1988, the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge now involves approximately 50,000 school students around Australia each year. A three-year study substantiated the long-held belief that the Rock Eisteddfod Challenge is a successful youth intervention program with a positive impact on the students who take part. In 1998, Peter launched the Croc Festival which promotes positive and healthy lifestyle messages for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous students in rural and remote areas of Australia. Peter’s outstanding youth community work has been recognised with such awards as Social Entrepreneur of the Year, the Centenary Medal and a Membership of the Order of Australia.

Alumni Prizes 2007 – These Prizes are awarded to the students with the highest UAI entering the first year of an undergraduate degree in each Division. They will receive a book voucher valued at $250 from the University Co-Op Bookshop

2007 Recipients

Centre for Educational Studies: Terryanne Jane Fletcher

Division of Economic & Financial Studies: Yin Jie Wang

Division of Environmental & Life Sciences: Karen Jane Wilcox

Division of Humanities: Tennille Ferguson-Brown

Division of Information & Communication Sciences: Nathan Harvey

Division of Law: Daniel Marcolin

Division of Linguistics & Psychology: Shade Zahrai

Division of Society, Culture, Media & Philosophy: Gemma Louise Boyle

Chen Jie Lu is the winner of the Macquarie University Kathryn Murphy Memorial Prize 2006 - This prize is valued at $2,500 and is awarded for academic merit in 300-level units undertaken by a female student proceeding to an honours degree in the Division of Economics and Financial Studies

Nobuko Forrest is the winner of the Macquarie University Raymond Powys Memorial Prize 2006 - This Prize is valued at $2,500 and is awarded for the most meritorious performance over all units in the Master of Commerce.

Deborah Miriam Apthorp is the winner of the Macquarie University Science/Technology Prize 2006 - This award is valued at $2,500 and is awarded to a student proceeding to the award of the Honours Degree of Bachelor within the Divisions of Environmental and Life Sciences, Information and Communication Sciences and Linguistics and Psychology.

Ashley Laura Coward is the winner of the 2007 Alex Mitchell Scholarship - This scholarship is valued at $2,500 and is tenable for three years. It is awarded to a full-time incoming first year student enrolled in a Bachelor degree majoring in a subject area within the Division of Humanities.

Warren James Hancock is the winner of the 2007 Macquarie University Garrawi Indigenous Scholarship - This scholarship is valued at $2,500 and is awarded to an Indigenous student enrolled in a postgraduate degree on the basis of academic merit and commitment to Indigenous community advancement.

Karen Davis is the winner of the 2007 Macquarie University Honours Scholarship - This scholarship is valued at $5,000 and is awarded to a student enrolled in a Bachelor Honours degree in any discipline. This is a new scholarship in 2007.

Libby Radjenovic is the winner 2007 Macquarie University Family Scholarship - This scholarship is valued at $5,000 and is awarded to a first year student in any discipline to encourage the legacy of family members attending Macquarie University across generations. This is a new scholarship in 2007.

Tam Yin Bun 2007 Alumni Awards for Meritorious Performance, Hong Kong

Paul James Duff 2007 Alumni Awards for Meritorious Performance Singapore

These Awards are presented to the student with the most meritorious performance over all units, listed to graduate in a ceremony in Hong Kong and Singapore in 2007, who has studied the majority of their units in Hong Kong or Singapore.

Bernadette McNamara
Manager (Acting)
Alumni Office

All enquiries:

Alumni Office
Tel: x7310
Fax: x9478
Email: alumni@reg.mq.edu.au
Booking form: www.mq.edu.au/alumni/html/FormBooking.php

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POSITIONS VACANT

DIVISION OF LINGUISTICS AND PSYCHOLOGY
Department of Linguistics
Associate Lecturer/Lecturer (Audiology)
(Full-time (fixed-term) or (continuing))
Ref. 6716

The Audiology Section in the Linguistics Department of Macquarie University is seeking applications for the position of Associate Lecturer or Lecturer in Audiology. The appointee will be required to convene, teach and assess students in undergraduate and postgraduate audiology programs. Duties will involve responsibility for the day-to-day running of units within the Masters of Clinical Audiology program and related programs, conducting research that falls within the scope of research activities of the section, and student supervision within the clinical setting.

Essential Selection Criteria for Associate Lecturer Level A: Postgraduate qualification(s) in audiology at least at a Masters level; full membership of the Audiological Society of Australia or equivalent; eligibility for the Certificate of Clinical Practice; evidence of willingness to teach as part of a team and using flexible teaching methods; experience supervising students in a clinical setting; some experience in conducting research; clinical experience in fitting hearing devices and aural rehabilitation.

Desirable Selection Criteria for Associate Lecturer Level A: Completing a PhD in Audiology or a related field; experience in teaching at a tertiary level with online teaching methods.

Essential Selection Criteria for Lecturer Level B: A PhD in Audiology or a related field; postgraduate qualification(s) in audiology at least at a Masters level; full membership of the Audiological Society of Australia or equivalent; eligibility for the Certificate of Clinical Practice or equivalent; substantial clinical experience with specific experience in fitting hearing devices and aural rehabilitation; a minimum of 12 months of experience in teaching at a tertiary level and supervising students in a clinical setting; a sound track record in research, outstanding research potential and the proven capacity to contribute to international research excellence in a collaborative environment.

Desirable Selection Criteria for Lecturer Level B: Experience in teaching at a tertiary level with online teaching methods; experience in curriculum design.

The position may be subject to probationary conditions and is available from Monday 30 July 2007.

Selection criteria must be addressed in the application.

Enquiries: Dr Catherine McMahon on (02) 9850 8775 or email catherine.mcmahon@ling.mq.edu.au

The Associate Lecturer Level A position will be appointed on a 3-year fixed-term contractual basis where it is expected that the successful applicant will commence a PhD program during this time.

The Lecturer Level B position will be appointed on a full-time continuing basis where it is expected that the successful applicant will obtain full membership of the Audiological Society of Australia and their Certificate of Clinical Practice within 2 years of commencing the position, if they have not already done so.

Package:

Level A (Associate Lecturer) from $55,726 pa, including base salary $47,089 to $63,690 pa, annual leave loading and 17% employer’s contribution to superannuation; an appointee with a PhD will be appointed to a minimum of Step 6 on the salary scale, currently $59,374 pa.

Level B (Lecturer) from $79,303 pa, including base salary of $67,012 to $79,463, annual leave loading and 17% employer’s contribution to 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: 15 June 2007

Clinical Audiologist
(Part-time (fixed-term))
Ref. 19133

The appointee will provide expert clinical audiology services (diagnostic and rehabilitative) to patients of all ages while engaged in the clinical teaching of audiology students enrolled at Macquarie University. Participation in all clinic activities (on campus and at community sites) including service delivery, teaching and/or clinical research while maintaining a standard of best practice in line with industry standards in both general and specialised areas of audiology.

Essential Selection Criteria: Tertiary qualifications in audiology; eligible for membership of Audiology Australia; demonstrated knowledge and skills in the area of clinical service delivery within the field of audiology; demonstrated high level of academic achievement in the field of Audiology; demonstrated commitment to provision ofaudiology services for patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds including those who are deaf; working knowledge of audiology software applications, current hearing aid fitting procedures, diagnostic and rehabilitative audiology and regulations in the field of audiology in Australia; understanding of ethics as applied to the practice of clinical audiology; demonstrated commitment to continuing professional education; demonstrated high level organisational abilities; demonstrated high level written and verbal communication skills; evidence of excellent computer skills including database use, spreadsheet, word processing, internet and email and specific audiology applications.

Desirable Selection Criteria: A Certificate of Clinical Practice from Audiology Australia; recent experience in clinical audiology service provision.

Enquiries: Dr Catherine McMahon on (02) 9850 8775 or email catherine.mcmahon@ling.mq.edu.au or Louise Reynolds on (02) 9850 8724 or email louise.reynolds@ling.mq.edu.au

The position is available on a part-time (fixed-term) basis from June 2007 to March 2008. Job sharing opportunities up to 3 days per week may be considered.

Selection criteria must be addressed in the application.

Package: From $67,151 pa, including (Level 7) base salary $60,857 to $65,551 pa, annual leave loading and 9% employer’s superannuation. Pro-rata applies for part-time appointments.

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: 15 June 2007

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL
Student Enquiry Service
Customer Service Officer
(Full-time (continuing))
Ref. 18909

The appointee will be part of a small team providing customer service to students and other enquirers within the Student Enquiry Service. Duties will include front counter, telephone and email assistance, as well as general office work.

Essential Selection Criteria: Relevant educational qualifications and experience; excellent interpersonal skills; customer service experience and a demonstrated awareness of the essentials of good customer service; ability to learn and understand complex concepts quickly, accurately, and with attention to detail; willingness to work as part of a team or independently; ability to work accurately and pay close attention to detail while adhering to set timelines; word processing and database skills.

Desirable Selection Criteria: Relevant experience in a tertiary environment; knowledge of Macquarie University structures and procedures; knowledge of and/or interest in web-based information presentation.

Enquiries: Kylie Shorrock on (02) 9850 6404 or kylie.shorrock@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 $50,932 pa, including (Level 4) base salary $43,038 to $45,955 pa, annual leave loading and 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: 8 June 2007

Please note that only those applications submitted via the Macquarie University Online Recruitment System will be accepted.

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
Resource Access Officer
Full-time (continuing)
Ref. 20502

The University Library is seeking an energetic and motivated individual to join the Library’s Resource Access team. This team has responsibility for:

• Document Supply (remote access to the physical collection and to the collections of other libraries)
• Learning Resources (copyright compliance and access to course materials in high demand)
• Access Services (onsite access to the physical collections) to the Library and its clients.

The Resource Access Officer must have relevant experience in document supply, e-reserve, reserve and/or circulation systems or the ability to acquire these skills, excellent customer service and communication skills [written and oral]; the ability to provide leadership and develop effective team relationships in a fast paced learning environment and demonstrated proficiency in standard office software including the ability to input data accurately into a range of systems.

Enquiries: Jim Kelly on (02) 9850 7895 or email jim.kelly@library.mq.edu.au

The position is available on a full-time (continuing) basis and may be subject to probationary conditions.

Package: From $50,932 pa, including (Level 4) base salary $43,038 to $45,955 pa, annual leave loading and 17% employer's superannuation.

Community & Industry Liaison Officer
Part-time (continuing)
Ref. 20452

The University Library is seeking an enthusiastic and energetic individual to work with the Library’s Community & Industry Partnerships Manager on identifying, developing and supporting community and industry relationships and activities, including but not limited to:

• Library’s exhibition program
• Lachlan & Elizabeth Macquarie Archive project
• Friends of the Library
• University school partners

As a representative of the Library, the Community and Industry Liaison Officer requires excellent communication and customer skills including the ability to represent the Library with tact and diplomacy; the ability to promote the Library to the wider community; experience in providing administrative support; demonstrated ability to prepare grant or funding applications; an understanding of relevant budget issues; and the ability to work effectively in a team.

Enquiries: Meredith Martinelli on (02) 9850 7509 or email meredith.martinelli@library.mq.edu.au

The position is available on a part-time (continuing) basis and may be subject to probationary conditions.

Package: From $55,533 pa, including (Level 5) base salary $46,926 to $52,921pa, annual leave loading and 17% employer's superannuation. Pro-rata rates apply for part-time appointments.

Please refer to the Position Description for full details of the responsibilities and selection criteria to be addressed.

Information about the Library's Organisational Context and a copy of the Strategic Plan 2007–2009 can be obtained at http://www.library.mq.edu.au/about/libpubs/

These appointments are 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.

Please note that only those applications submitted via the Macquarie University Online recruitment system www.jobs.mq.edu.au will be accepted.

Closing date: 8 June 2007.

OFFICE OF THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
University Secretary
(Full-time (continuing)
Ref. 20933

The appointee will be responsible for providing high level executive support and advice, particularly to the Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor, in areas related to the governance and good management of the University arising from the following roles and functions:

• Secretary to Council and the officer responsible for ensuring the execution of its business and for the Council secretariat.
• Secretary to the Committees of Council including Audit and Risk Committee, Finance & Facilities Committee, Nominations Committee, Standing Committee on Appeals. Other Committees report to Council, Discipline Committee, Equal Opportunity Committee, Honorary Awards Committee, Remuneration Committee, Standing Committee of Convocation.

The University Secretary is the formal custodian of the University’s official documents and publishes its legislation and official records. The University Secretary is the University Privacy Officer and the Freedom of Information Officer and may delegate these responsibilities in pursuance of the FOI Act requirements; provides the link between the University Executive, the Council and its committees, ensuring that the priorities of the business of council reflect the University’s priorities; responsible to ensure that Macquarie upholds a high standard of corporate governance and ethical behaviour in the operations of Council and its committees.

Essential Selection Criteria: A recognised tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline; substantial knowledge of and experience with the policy and planning framework applicable to tertiary education institutions and with the operation of the senior governance bodies of a University; excellent written and oral communication skills; high level organisational and representational skills, particularly the ability to liaise with persons at senior levels; high level administrative skills, particularly the ability to coordinate high volumes of work with competing deadlines; demonstrated ability to provide leadership and direction of staff; capacity to work effectively as a member of a team and to contribute to the organisational development of the administrative divisions and the University as a whole; demonstrated knowledge of meeting procedures and protocols and the application of conflict of interest policy.

Desirable Selection Criteria: A working knowledge and capacity to implement the requirements of the FOI and Privacy legislation.

Enquiries: Iain Rothwell, Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Vice-Chancellor’s Office on (02) 9850 6840 or email iain.rothwell@vc.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.

Salary: An attractive salary package is offered.

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 full details about the position and to lodge an application, visit our website at: www.jobs.mq.edu.au

Closing Date: 8 June 2007

Please visit www.jobs.mq.edu.au to apply online.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a University Policy.

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June

Saturday 2 June

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SINGERS Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem — A German requiem. Macquaire University Singers with the Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Margot McLaughlin. Gillian Moore Centre for Performing Arts, Pymble Ladies’ College, 8.15pm. Adults: $30; Concessions $20; Students $15. Bookings: MCA 1300 306 766 or http://www.mca.tix.com

Sunday 3 June

MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS TOPS 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.

Monday 4 June

CENTRE FOR POLICING, INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTER TERRORISM (PICT) Dr Rohan Gunaratna, Head of the International Centre for Political Violence and Terrorism Research at Nanyang University, Singapore presentation on “Current terrorism threats to Australia”. Caltex Amphitheatre MGSM, 10am–12 noon. Bookings are essential. To book please email info@pict.mq.edu.au or call x1420

Wednesday 6 June

GENES TO GEOSCIENCES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Dr Ian Blair, ANZAC Research Institute. 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.

UNISUPER SEMINAR UniSuper Pension Product Changes from 1 July 2007. Information on how the Federal government's "Simpler Super" changes have impacted on UniSuper pension products available from 1 July. The seminar is suitable for all members but with particular relevance to members approaching retirement. Presenter: Frank Scarrabelotti, UniSuper. C5C T2 at 1.00pm–2.00pm. Registration: http://www.unisuper.com.au/resources/seminars.cfm

Thursday 7 June

MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Self Regulation, Public Participation and the Installation of Wireless Facilities Exempt from Local Planning Requirements. Ms Karen Lee (University of New England). 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

CENTRE FOR HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE SEMINAR : Christian Ministry in Rural Australia: A Case Study. Brian Roberts. The Power of Story Telling in Australian Culture. Paul Roe. 6.00pm W6A 308. No charge.

Friday 8 June

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES New Growth on Deep Roots: Pan-Africanist Precedents for Changing Norms in the African Union. Kathy Sturman, Macquarie University. 3.00pm in W6A 107.

DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT HISTORY STAFF/POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR The Communication Barrier in the Amarna Letters. Hanadah Tarawneh. ‘Our Disobedience will Punish Us’: Biblical Quotations in the Works of Besa, the Fifth Century Egyptian Abbot. Dr Heike Behlmer. No charge. 4.00pm X5B 321.

Tuesday 12 June

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY RESEARCH SEMINAR Parables and Miracles in the Jewish Context. Professor Amy Jill Levine. 7.05pm W6A 308. Charge: $5/$7.

AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR EGYPTOLOGY Egyptian Anthropoid Coffins in Canaan and Sea Peoples’ Warriors. Eliezer Oren (Ben Gurion University of the Negev). 8.00pm W5A T1. Charge: Donation of coin.

Wednesday 13 June

GENES TO GEOSCIENCES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Origins and Diversity of Class 1 Integrons. Professor Michael Gillings (Macquarie University) 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.

Friday 15 June

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES Australia, New Idealism and Civilization. Shazia Lateef. 3.00pm in W6A 107.

Sunday 17 June

MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS NSW Police Band. 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 20 June

GENES TO GEOSCIENCES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Professor Mike Lee (University of Adelaide). 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY RESEARCH SEMINAR The Jesus, James and Joseph Ossuary – An Update. Professor Alan Millard. 7.05pm W6A 308. Charge: $5/$7.

Friday 22 June

CRITICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES SOMATECHNICS SEMINAR Coaching Bodies. Dr Greg Downey (Anthropology, Macquarie University), Associate Professor John Sutton (Philosophy, Macquarie University), Dr Ian Maxwell (University of Sydney). All welcome between 1.00pm–3.00pm in W6A 820. Light refreshments served. For further details see www.ccs.mq.edu.au/Somatechnics2007-1SemSeries.pdf . For further enquiries contact Dr Nikki Sullivan on x8760 or email nikki.sullivan@mq.edu.au.

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES What is Secession? Glenn Anderson (Macquarie University). 3.00pm in W6A 107.

Friday 29 June

DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES Unemployment, Authoritarian Regimes,and Diversionary War. Ben Goldsmith (Macquarie University). 3.00pm in W6A 107.

OFFICIAL OPENING — MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SPORT AND AQUATIC CENTRE To celebrate the completion of the Sport and Aquatic Centre Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz and the Macquarie University Sport and Recreation Executive Board invite all university staff to the official opening, starting at 11.30am. To RSVP please email bronwyn.simmons@musr.mq.edu.au by Friday 22 June 2007. For more information visit www.musr.mq.edu.au

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.

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.

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.

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