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VICE-CHANCELLOR'S AWARDS
FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICE
To recognise outstanding service to the University, the Vice-Chancellor has inaugurated two new types of awards for staff.
Community Outreach Awards
Community Outreach Awards are intended to encourage
and reward outstanding achievements in community outreach as part of the
University's strategic mission to engage with the community at large and
to promote access to high quality scholarship and services.
Outstanding Service Awards
Outstanding Service Awards are intended to mark
the commitment and achievements of members of staff in their work at Macquarie
University. Generally, the nominees should have made an exceptional contribution
to the University which has not been recognised through awards for teaching
or research or community outreach.
General Conditions
The awards are open to members of
the University community with more than five years continuous service,
located in either the Divisions or the Offices.
A small number of awards, probably no more than two or three in each category, may be made annually by the Vice-Chancellor and presented at a special celebratory occasion.
Nominations should be made by two members of staff with the consent of the nominee. Nominees should provide a concise statement of the reasons for the nomination (at most three pages), a curriculum vitae of the nominee and a portfolio of selected supporting materials.
The nomination and supporting papers should be submitted through the nominee's Head of Division or Head of Office, who may provide a brief statement on the case.
The Head of College, for the Divisions, or the Registrar and Vice-Principal for the Offices, will make recommendations for awards to the Vice-Chancellor after appropriate consultation in the relevant Divisions and Offices.
The awards will consist of a presentation print.
Call for Nominations
Nominations are now invited with a closing date
of Friday 1 June 2001 for this round.
There is no prescribed nomination form, but I would be happy to provide advice on any issues relating to the awards.
John Loxton
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
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There is a form for submissions and ideas for articles, events and diary entries for the graduate magazine Sirius attached to this issue of Staff News. This is your opportunity to reach tens of thousands of Macquarie graduates, many of whom are working in influential positions in business and the community! Please consider presenting an idea for the next issue of Sirius (or the one after)!
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TIME TO APPLY FOR PROMOTION - 2001Eight copies of your application should be provided to the Personnel Office. Please allow enough time for your Head of Department/Division to complete his or her report by the closing date.
Please note that you are also responsible for arranging for teaching evaluations through the Centre for Professional Development, and that referees' reports should be sent direct to the Personnel Office by the closing date.
Applications for promotion should be forwarded to the Personnel Office, Building C4B. Any enquiries about the procedures can be directed to Sue Verdich, x9701.
Colin J Cashman
Director, Personnel
IP SEMINAR: DON'T GIVE AWAY YOUR To start you thinking about these issues, you are invited to attend a free seminar at Macquarie, run by the University and IP Australia. (IP Australia is the federal agency responsible for patents, trademarks and designs).
The seminar will be held on Friday 4 May (9.30am to 12.30pm at the Caltex Theatre, Graduate School of Management.
Intellectual Property (IP), the product of your hard work and research, can be valuable to both you and the university, but it is easy for this value not to be fully realised. Whether you are a lecturer, researcher or student, you need to know how to identify, protect and commercialise your ideas and innovations
Experienced IP experts, including an IP Lawyer and a Patent Attorney will provide relevant information about IP created in the university community. Some of the topics to be covered:
PERSONNEL OFFICE DEADLINES FOR EASTER Pay Period Ending Wednesday 18 April
Forms to Personnel Office by:
Appointments/Variations Wednesday 4 April
2001
12 noon (no change)
Timesheets Monday 9 April 2001
5.00pm (strict deadline, no exceptions)
(3.00pm delivery appreciated)
Pay Period Ending Wednesday 2 May
Forms to Personnel Office by:
Appointments/Variations Wednesday 18 April
2001
12 noon (no change)
Timesheets Monday 23 April 2001
5.00pm (strict deadline, no exceptions)
(3.00pm delivery appreciated)
Advertisements
Please be also reminded that owing to the Easter
holidays, the closing date for submission of draft advertisements to the
Personnel Office has been brought forward to Thursday 12 April for
publications from Saturday 21 April. The next closing date for draft advertisements
after Easter will be 27 April for publications from Saturday 5 May 2001.
Please bring this notice to the attention of everyone concerned. As always, your assistance and cooperation will be appreciated. If for any reason these deadlines present a problem, please contact your team leader in the Personnel Office.
TWO MUPRA EVENTS IN MAYThe MUPRA Social Discussion Group will meet again on Wednesday 2 May from 1.00 to 2.00pm in Building C5A 331.
Rather than presenting a paper, or discussing research or course work formally, this meeting will be a social get-together and a chance for you to share experiences about being a postgraduate.
This is your chance to relieve that stress, complain if you want to, or relate that great news, in an informal atmosphere with only your fellow postgraduates. So come along, share, and network!
New and continuing, research and coursework postgraduates will be most welcome!
Light luncheon snacks will be provided.
The MUPRA Bi-annual Literary Hour will be held on Wednesday 30 May from 1.00 to 2.00pm, in Building C5C Theatre 2, (followed by a complimentary buffet for postgraduates only!). All members of staff and undergraduates are invited to attend the Literary Hour at no cost.
Our guest, Margo Kingston (a distinguished journalist who has worked for The Age and The Canberra Times, and who is currently employed as an on-line commentator for the Sydney Morning Herald), will discuss her book on Pauline Hanson, Off the Rails: the Pauline Hanson Trip, which will be re-released by Allen and Unwin later this year.
Off the Rails is Kingston's expose of the bizarre political campaign of One Nation in the lead-up to the 1998 Federal Election. Kingston takes us into the unreal world of politics - where bad press becomes good news, enemies trade advice and the media-political game is played at its most raw. Now in the face of the looming Federal election, just a few years later, Pauline Hanson is an even stronger political force. Has she learned from her mistakes? Will the path for disaffected voters to follow be One Nation instead of the Democrats? Just how far does Pauline Hanson's influence go this time around?
For further information on these events, please contact
Vivienne
Zelig, Postgraduate Development Officer, MUPRA, on x7699 or e-mail:
mupra@mq.edu.au
You can visit our website at: http://www.mq.edu.au/mupra/
NOTICE OF MUPRA GENERAL MEETINGAgenda:
1. Motion to change clause 24 of MUPRA constitution:
Alter the following clause from:
24. Cheques and cash withdrawals on the Association's bank accounts must be signed by two of the following: President, Treasurer, Secretary and one other Committee Member as authorized by the Committee. All payments shall be made by cheque.
Replace with the following clause:
24. Cheques and cash withdrawals on the Association's bank accounts must be signed by two of the following: President, Treasurer, Secretary and one other Committee Member as authorized by the Committee, or by a member of the committee executive and the Postgraduate Development Officer. Any newly appointed persons to the position of the Postgraduate Development Officer will only be eligible to sign cheques, subject to a 3 month trial employment period, and subject to an annual review by the committee. All payments shall be made by cheque.
2. Motion to disaffiliate from NUS (National Union of Students).
3. Any other business arising
Vivienne Zelig
for Secretary, MUPRA
MUPRA APRIL SEMINARThis free seminar focuses on research and coursework issues. Speakers will address the following issues:
Working With your Supervisor
Publishing Your Work
Library - Your Best Research Tool
Writing and Researching at Postgraduate Level
Oral Presentation Skills
Maximising Your Conference Experience
A brief General Meeting will precede the speakers, and the Supervisor of the Year Award will be presented.
Please let us know that you are coming (for catering
purposes). RSVP by 15 April
to MUPRA, E7A-108, phone x7699 or e-mail: mupra@
mq.edu.au
THURSDAY WORSHIPAll interested staff are warmly invited to join the
service. For further information, please contact Peter Walker (Uniting
Church Chaplain) on x7597 or Tony Stuart (Catholic Chaplain) on x7644.
USING UNIVERSITY TEMPLATES FOR YOUR WEB PAGESFor customisation of the templates contact Tony Dwyer on x9668 or e-mail anthony.dwyer@mq.edu.au at the Centre for Flexible Learning.
The Library Information Technology Training Unit provides courses on using the templates and using cascading style sheets; the next course will be on Wednesday 18 April. To book, contact ITTU on x7399, or for more information about the course contact Bronte Somerset on x7200.
For more information regarding the templates contact Peggy Havukainen on x6555 or e-mail Peggy.Havukainen@mq.edu.au
Peggy Havukainen
Web Coordinator
WebCT TRAINING FOR STAFFThe 1st session is an essential introduction. Sessions 1 to 3 provide the basic training necessary to setup a WebCT online unit. Sessions 4 and 5 provide additional training in online content management and assessment. Sessions in the series are as follows:
Introduction (essential)
Thursday 19 April, 9.30am - 12:30pm, TR3, Library
Using Discussions and Mail
Friday 20 April, 10.00am - 12noon, TR1, Library
Student Management
Friday 20 April, 2.00pm - 3:00pm, TR1, Library
Editing Content for Online Units
Tuesday 24 April, 10.00am - 12noon, TR3, Library
Basic Quizzes
Thursday 26 April, 10.00am - 12noon, TR3, Library
(Note: Participants should be proficient in using the Internet and have a working knowledge of basic HTML. Training in these skills is available through the Information Technology Training Unit, Level 1, Library)
This WebCT training will be repeated in individual sessions during the mid-year break.
Details are available on the CFL web site at http://www.cfl.mq.edu.au/cfl/online/support.html
For more information and bookings contact: Phoebe Dangerfield, x7570, phoebe.dangerfield@mq.edu.au
Staff are reminded that regular support sessions
for WebCT are held in the Estudio, Level 1 in the Library, on the 1st and
3rd Wednesdays each month during semester, from 1.15pm - 2.00pm. For details
see http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/additional/estudio/demos.html
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY DISCUSSION GROUPThe first two meetings this year will be in E5A119 from 1.00 to 2.00pm, as follows:
Friday 6 April: Dr George Parsons on Modern
heroes: The Bradman Phenomenon
Friday 4 May: Professor David Throsby on
Economics
of Heritage Preservation
Barry Leal &
Carrick Martin
AVCC STAFF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSThe course aims to:
The closing date for the receipt of nomination forms is Friday 22 June 2001.
For further information, please contact Alexis Johnson, AVCC Staff Development and Training Unit ph: 6285 8259 fax: 6260 3146, a.johnson@avcc.edu.auwebsite: http://www.avcc.edu.au/uni_staff/avcc_prof_develop_training/index.htm
The AVCC as part of its Staff Development and Training is also offering a course called Leading the Academic or Administrative Unit
The Course Theme will be Challenging Leadership:a leadership program for Heads of Academic and Administrative Units. It is designed for senior academic and administrative staff whose prime responsibility is to lead and manage units such as faculties,schools, departments and offices.
Each university is invited to nominate up to three participants with a guarantee of one place per university.
In addition to providing opportunities to develop an improved understanding of the issues and context of higher education in contemporary Australian society, the course will provide participants with opportunities to:
Course facilitators are Macquarie's Stephen Marshall
and Alan Hayes. The program will run from 25 to 29 June, at
Mona Vale with closing dates for nominations on 11 May. Cost: $3,050 (plus
GST) per participant.
WOMEN'S
CONFERENCE DISCOUNTED FOR STAFFThe Conference fee of $1,644 (including GST) is being discounted for University members to $1,350 (including GST). Please direct enquiries to Pam Morpeth, Manager, Labour-Management Studies Foundation, phone x8985, fax x6155, e-mail: pam.morpeth@mq.edu.au
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Wellbeing
Week on Campus
Week 6 (9-12 April) is Wellbeing
Week on campus, an annual event featuring everything that you could need
to know about being fit and healthy, keeping sane and safe. SAM is planning
various activities throughout the week with the focus being the Wellbeing
Week Expo in the Courtyard on Tuesday 10 April from 11.30am until 3.30pm.
Participants in the Expo include masseurs, counselling and health services,
holistic and other health services.
Other activities during Wellbeing Week include workshops on quitting smoking, body image and anger management. In addition, there will be classes on tai chi, yoga and meditation as well a fun cooking demonstration, regular trivia and bingo competitions.
So make sure you visit the SAM Building during the week to get your dose of wellbeing.
Upcoming Entertainment
Jackie Orszaczky, SAM's favourite funk/groove
muso, graces the Courtyard (or the SAM Bar, SAM Building Level 2, if it
rains) on Monday 9 April at 1.00pm. Don't miss it!
The PILS sessions hit campus this week. Wednesday 11 April sees Pound System, The Hive and a mystery guest light up the SAM Bar from 8.00pm. And best of all it's free!
On Thursday 12 April, SAM is lucky enough to have The Mark of Cain playing their only Sydney show. Catch them with Screamfeeder and DJ Jay Katz at the SAM Bar from 8.00pm to midnight (early close for Easter). $12 for members and $15 for non-members. Tickets available at the SAM Spot.
SAM's Weekly Specials
Week 6 (9-12 April): Vegieburger and So Natural
smoothie milk drink, 250ml, only $4.50 at the Food Court (SAM Building
Level 1).
Recess Opening Hours
SAM's recess opening hours have changed for the
Easter recess period, due to the changed format for graduations.
All
outlets will be closed from Friday 13 April through to Monday 16 April
inclusive (for the Easter Break) and Wednesday 25 April (for Anzac Day).
From Tuesday 17 April until Sunday 29 April inclusive, the hours will be:
University Timepiece Collection
A collection of stunning Macquarie
University branded watches that can be personalised to suit your taste
will be available from 19 April in the SAM Shop. Prices start at $139.
For further enquiries ring x7620.
Macquarie University College
Administration Relocation
Macquarie University College (MUC) administration
office will be relocating to the premises currently occupied by the Career
Development Office. The move will take place in the week beginning 9 April.
MUC can be contacted on x7741, e-mail
muc@union.mq.edu.au
or visit the website at www.muc.mq.edu.au
Bluey's Brasserie
Bluey's Brasserie at the Macquarie University Sports
Ground (previously known as the Middle of Nowhere restaurant) has been
fully refurbished, revamped, and is bringing the style and class of Sydney
to the suburbs. Bluey's menu is creative and contemporary, changing seasonally,
and supported by Chef's daily specials fresh from the market.
Quality Australian seafood is consistently on each menu, along with Australian game, beef, chicken, pastas, risottos, noodle dishes, and varying European and Asian influenced meals. Associate members of SAM are entitled to a 10 per cent discount. Bluey's Brasserie is open Monday to Friday for lunch (noon-2.30pm) and Monday to Saturday for dinner (from 6.00pm). For bookings, please telephone 9805 1287 or e-mail blueys@tpg.com.au
Courtview Restaurant Open
The Courtview Restaurant is hosting the Aboriginal
Sydney Conference Art Display throughout April. The Courtview is located
on Level 2 of the SAM Building and is open from noon to 2.00pm Monday to
Friday. Reservations are advised on x7609 or by e-mail to admin@union.mq.edu.au
(please
remember to include your phone number as e-mail reservations are confirmed
by phone).
Emma Walters
Events/Member Services Manager
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Effective Office Administration,
Part 2
Have you ever wondered how
you will maintain control of the ever increasing volume of information
that passes across your desk? Have you ever lost a document, and vowed
to reform your record system?
This second workshop will focus on maintaining files and records, and also will provide other tips to running an effective office. The session will include group work and practical exercises, and will provide participants with an opportunity to exchange experiences with other administrators.
For satisfactory participation in this workshop, participants will need to have attended Part 1, on Tuesday 27 March.
Date: Tuesday 10 April 9.30am - 1.00pm E6A
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Facilitator: Liz Patten
Enquiries: Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten, x 9619
To book call CPD on x 9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au
Better Business
Writing for Daily Purposes, Part 1
Anyone who is required to write in his or her day-to-day
job will benefit from this workshop. It covers a variety of core grammatical
and English language punctuation rules and considers the modern WORD software
environment and its impact. It also covers basic writing principles and
useful advice on how to structure documentation.
Use of appropriate grammar and punctuation is still a vital component of professional writing. This program focuses on how to present and structure information that will appeal to the reader. It will demonstrate how to present your content/material more clearly and how to deliver documentation to the appropriate standard for the professional.
In response to requests from previous participants, this whole day program has been divided into two half days, Part 1, as below, to be held on 18 April and Part 2 on 3 May.
Date: Wednesday 18 April 9.30am - 1.00pm E6A
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Facilitator: Amanda Phillips, external consultant
Enquiries: Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten, x 9619
To book call CPD on x 9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au
Qualitative Researchers
Special Interest Group
This discussion group will give qualitative researchers
from across campus an opportunity to discuss a range of issues of mutual
interest. The program will be determined by the group and may include discussion
of particular issues, or presentations or showcases by group members, or
others from outside the group.
Date: Tuesday 24 April 1.00 - 2.00pm Mollie
Thomson Room, Level 5, Library
Facilitator: Stephen Marshall
Enquiries: Alison Cameron, x7598
To book call CPD on x 9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au
Reflective Teachers Special
Interest Group
The Reflective Teachers Group provides an informal
forum for gathering ideas, meeting colleagues, and keeping in touch with
the latest developments in teaching and learning in higher education.
Each semester the group hosts a series of lunchtime forums and discussions, which are open to all who are interested in teaching and learning.
It also offers a listserv for members to post teaching news and information, and to provide a forum for discussion of current issues and ideas about teaching. See www.cpd.mq.edu.au/special interest groups for information on how to join.
Date: Thursday 26 April 1.00 - 2.00pm E6A
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No booking required. Enquiries Moya Adams, x8446
Macquarie University Outstanding
Teacher Awards
The 2001 round of the Macquarie University Outstanding
Teacher Awards is now being offered. The awards are given annually to encourage
and reward outstanding teachers of both undergraduate and postgraduate
students, as part of the University's strategy to value excellence in teaching.
This year a Special Award for Team Teaching is being offered.
All members of the teaching staff, and teaching teams, of the University are eligible. Each nomination must be made by at least three people who may be staff members, students, or former students, and must have the agreement of the nominee.
Nominators please note: nominees will need two weeks to prepare their part of the application.
The closing date for nominations is 28 May 2001. Copies of the Guidelines and Nomination Forms can be obtained from your Department, or from CPD. Call x9721, or collect from Cottage C1 139.
Internationalising the Curriculum:
Macquarie University Internal Mini Conference
On Tuesday 19 June there will be an internal mini
conference focusing on the integration of international perspectives within
the curriculum. Academic staff wishing to participate through the presentation
of a paper are asked to send expressions of interest to Dr Anna
Reid (CPD), e-mail Anna.Reid@mq.edu.au
by 24 April.
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Media mentions: We are now using both print and broadcasting monitoring services, but they do sometimes miss Macquarie mentions. To ensure a more comprehensive and accurate MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA column, please always let us know whenever you have been a subject or an author of any print media item, including reviews of your work or letters-to-the-editor from you, and if you appear on the electronic media. Kindly forward the information by email to Kathy Vozella: kvozella@vc.mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to W6B 148.
Professor Rosalind Atherton (Law): is the former head girl and dux of Ascham School and remembers her years as a 'day bug' at the school with fondness, The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 March
Mr David Blair (Linguistics): will present a paper at the lingua franca summit saying that Greek, Latin and French preceded English and the very fact that each lost its exalted place should caution us in our linguistic chauvinism, The Australian, 21 March
Associate Professor Frank Clarke (Modern History): was interviewed for his regular segment on the Sally Loane morning show and said that in colonial times Australians ate meat three times a day, loved to drink tea and the biggest recreational drugs were alcohol and cigarettes, ABC 702, 22 March; interviewed about the history of state borders and said that the desire of British trained surveyors to put down straight line grids conflicted with established borders between properties and districts, ABC NSW Regional Radio, 27 March
Mr Tim Coil (BMedia student): has been awarded the 2000 Don Carr-Brown memorial scholarship, ABC Regional Radio Tamworth, 2 April
Dr Mark Eldridge (Biological Sciences): discussed the results of recent genetic studies of the brush-tailed rock wallaby in Victoria and the management implications for the Victorian rock-wallaby, Quantum, ABC TV, 1 March
Mr Paul Goodwin (SAM): commenting on the recent move of a dance party from Macquarie University to another venue, said the university, the promoter and the police all wanted a drug-free event, but the promoters were concerned that the presence of police dogs would discourage people, Northern District Times, 21 March
Professor Murray Goot (Politics): said that if the Government really feels it can't change certain policies but those policies are doing it some harm, then it has no alternative but to try and communicate them better. One way is to bypass the media and talk directly to voters, The Australian, 20 March; said a quick look at the Ryan results and the polls suggest the Liberals did benefit from a late swing, probably from the Prime Minister's personal letter to voters, Border Mail (Albury Wodonga), 21 March
Professor Ernie Jordan (MGSM): surveyed 94 organisations around Australia and found that most could not survive more than 24 hours without their IT systems but fewer than 9 per cent have an agreed and tested plan to ensure business continuity in an emergency, The Australian, 27 March; says financial institutions and telecommunications companies have the best contingency plans, The Australian Financial Review, 28 March
Professor John Loxton (Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic): interviewed about allegations of overcrowding at Macquarie, and denied that Macquarie has over-enrolled, Radio 2GB, 28 March
Professor Denise Murray (NCELTR): has expressed concern that e-learning could disadvantage underprivileged groups, EL Gazette, No. 252, January 2001
Mr Bobak Nanva (Arts/Law student): wrote a letter empathising with students of UWS who continue to endure a dire lack of facilities at the institution, and said that the conditions at Macquarie University were also intolerable with extreme overcrowding in lecture theatres, The Daily Telegraph, 27 March; was interviewed about this situation and said that Macquarie had obviously over-enrolled and students were being turned away from overcrowded lecture theatres, Radio 2GB, 28 March
Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): interviewed about the origins of the pronunciation of the letter H as "haitch" as opposed to "aitch", and said it was believed it had Irish origins as it was similar to an Irish letter which is pronounced "aish", ABC 702, 28 March
Professor Ron Rapee (Psychology): along with Dr Betty Repacholi and Susan Edwards are conducted a study into toddlers' responses to emotions in the hope of contributing to the understanding the development of shyness and anxiety-related problems, Hills News, 13 March
The late Reverend Bruce Smith: lectured in Christian Studies at Macquarie University, Daily Telegraph, 23 March
Professor Robert Spillane (MGSM): said helping managers use their imagination on the job gave them better problem-solving skills and, in turn, helped them make better decisions, The Sun-Herald, 1 April
Dr Peter Tuchin (Chiropractic): said most head and neck pain in office workers stemmed from the way they sat and the way they used their computers, Daily Examiner (Grafton), 28 February; The Australian, 20 March
Professor Vijay Varadharajan (Computing): takes up the new Microsoft chair of innovation in computing at Macquarie University after heading the school of computer and information technology at UWS, The Australian, 21 March
Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): was interviewed about corporate sponsorship of universities in the wake of the Colgate Palmolive sponsorship deal with the University of Queensland, saying that it is simply a sponsorship which bears the sponsor's name, The World Today, ABC Radio National, 29 March
Classics at the University of Sydney has a strong research record, with a flourishing classical languages acquisition research unit that has attracted federal government research funding shared with Macquarie University, The Australian 21 March
Macquarie University mentioned in an interview with Ryde Mayor Ivan Petch about the Parramatta to Chatswood rail link, Radio 2SM, 22- March
The Prime Minister's electorate of Bennelong enshrines the lovely campus of Macquarie University and an adjoining high-tech park that has headquarters of leading international companies in electronics, pharmaceuticals and consumer products, The Australian Financial Review, 23 March
AMP financial services managing director Andrew Mohl presented a paper to Macquarie University's applied finance centre about superannuation and whether the system and the level of contributions was going to meet people's expectations, The Australian Financial Review, 26 March
The Macquarie Trio has just released Australia's first complete recording of Schubert's Piano Trios for ABC Classics and the three musicians are building up a following around Australia, The Age, 26 March
A Letter to the Editor said that constructing the Epping-Chatswood rail link might prove beneficial to those studying at Macquarie University or working in North Ryde, but without an effective link to Parramatta and the west there seems little point, The Sydney Morning Herald, 27 March
Police moves to have dogs patrolling at a Macquarie University dance party led the promoter to move the event to another venue, Northern District Times, 21 March
Computer Sciences Corporation is said to have two North Ryde sites on its short list - Macquarie University and Stockland's Centrecourt complex, Australian Financial Review, 29 March
Dr William De Maria from the University of Queensland wrote an article about private sponsorship of research. He referred to Macquarie University's Microsoft Chair of Innovation in Computing saying that Microsoft did not need to impose conditions on its sponsorship - "it is sufficient that Microsoft hears the clink as it drops some small change into the university researcher's begging bowl … a sound that gets amplified in the world of international business as a high-decibel public relations bellow", The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 March
A scientist from Macquarie University [Dr Bruce Chappell - Adjunct Professor, Earth and Planetary Sciences (name not mentioned in article)] was on the list of Australian scientists whose work has been most frequently cited in scholarly journals, Campus Review, March 28 - April 3
Sally Deans wrote a Letter to the Editor saying she is undertaking one elective unit at Macquarie University and the combined lecture/tutorial goes for three hours in a room that seats 40 but there are 15-20 students each session that are forced to spent three hours on the floor without a table to lean on, The Daily Telegraph, 30 March
Last year Macquarie University honoured the Police Commissioner Mr Peter Ryan with an honorary doctorate, and awarded a total of seven honorary honorary doctorates during the year, The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 March
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SCHOLARSHIPS TO ITALY
The Cassamarca Foundation, upon agreement with the
Department of Cultural Relations of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
offers to persons of Italian descent who have just graduated three (3)
scholarships of eight (8) months each for an amount of 1,500,000 Italian
Lira (approx $1,500) a month, to attend corsi di specializzazione
(specialization
courses) or corsi di cottorato (PhD courses) at universities located
in the Triveneto region during the 2001/2002 academic year. For
further information please contact the Education Office at the Italian
Embassy in Canberra on 02 6273 3333. Closing Date: 28 April 2001.
AFUW-ACT Inc. BURSARY
The Australian Federation of University Women (ACT)
Incorporated offers free board and lodging for up to four (4) weeks at
a residential college at the Australian National University, Canberra to
a woman graduate or final year honours student from a university or tertiary
institution in Australia, New Zealand, Papua-New Guinea or South Pacific
countries. The award is open to women of any age who wish to carry out
some short project, in any field, that necessitates a short stay in Canberra
and which will benefit their research or professional expertise.
Applications
close on 31 July 2001. Further information and application form is
available from the Postgraduate Studies Section (Lincoln Building) ph 9850
7277.
COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIP
FELLOWSHIP PLAN (CSFP)
TO STUDY IN MALAYSIA 2001/2001
The CSFP to Malaysia is open to Australia applicants
undertaking postgraduate study. Closing date: 15 April 2001.
For
further information and application, please contact Mr A Malek Aziz, Deputy
High Commissioner, High Commission of Malaysia, 7 Perth Avenue, Yarralumla
ACT 2600, Ph 6273 1543, Fax 6273 2496.
TURKISH GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
2001
Scholarships are available to university or higher
education institution graduates who would like to attend Turkish Language
and Culture Summer Courses conducted by the Turkish Studies Centre. The
stipend is 62.5 million Turkish Lira per month.
Closing Date: 15 May
2001. Further information and application form is available from the
Postgraduate Studies Section (Lincoln Building) ph 9850 7277.
HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS
2001
The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Hungary
is offering scholarships for Australian citizens for the 2001/2002 academic
year. The applicants must be university or college graduates. The scholarship
provides placement for suitable higher education institution, covers tuition
fee, accommodation and 18000 ft monthly stipend. Closing Date: 20 April
2001.
Further information and application form is available from the
Postgraduate Studies Section (Lincoln Building) ph 9850 7277.
Rotary International Ambassadorial
Scholarships
Applications are now being accepted for the Rotary
Ambassadorial Scholars Program for 2002-2003. These scholarships provide
up to US$25,000 for graduate studies abroad. Interviews will be held in
June 2001. Scholarships are competitively awarded based on academic excellence,
the applicant's ability to function as a civilian ambassador, and the suitability
of the proposed area of study for promoting the goals of Rotary. Applicants
must be permanent residents or full time students in Rotary District 9680,
an area covering Sydney North Shore, North West, and Central Coast. Applicants
must not be Rotarians or lineal descendants of Rotarians. For more information
and application information, send your details to: jimdigor@ozemail.com.au
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BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS OFFICE: Security Services Shift Supervisor (Full-time (continuing)) - Ref. 19067.The appointee will coordinate security, attendant, traffic and parking services to provide a safe environment. The successful applicant will be responsible for supervising in-house and outsourced personnel providing twenty-four hour security, crime prevention, investigations and campus patrols. The Security Services area is currently under review.
Essential criteria:Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or extensive industry experience; supervisory experience; current Security Industry Licence 1A/B/C, Occupational First Aid Certificate, NSW Class C Driver's Licence; experience in providing leadership in emergency first responses; experience conducting investigations and basic investigation techniques; ability to remain calm, have restraint and tact under diverse conditions; excellent oral and written communication skills; capacity to use computers; ability to apply Occupational Health and Safety principles; awareness and sensitivity towards a multicultural/multilingual diverse community. The appointee must be capable of undertaking manual handling tasks.
Desirable criteria:Current Certificate in Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus; ability to apply the principles of security audits; ability to recommend and conduct training programs.
Enquiries: Mr Richard Maguire on 9850 7134, e-mail richard.maguire@mq.edu.au, or Mr Joseph Dikha on (02) 9850 7135, e-mail joe.dikha@mq.edu.au. Applicants are encouraged to obtain a job description available from Mrs Robyn Burke on 9850 7160, e-mail robyn.burke@mq.edu.au. The position are available on a full-time (continuing) basis, with rotating day and afternoon shifts, Monday to Friday, and will be subject to probationary conditions. Salary range: Level 5 $35,561 to $40,161 per annum, plus superannuation, plus shift allowances where applicable. Applications, including full curriculum vitae, quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees, should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 11 April 2001. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.
Women are particularly encouraged to apply.
Equal Employment Opportunity and No Smoking in
the Workplace are University policies
www.jobs.mq.edu.au
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TO LET: Fully furnished 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house available from 13 August to 20 October. Close to East Lindfield shops, primary school and buses to city or station. Rent negotiable. Contact Marilyn on x7273 or e-mail: morr@remus.reg.mq.edu.au
TO LET: Cattai (Hills district). Timber and stone chalet style flat, on picturesque acres. Includes open plan bed/living/kitchen space, bathroom, verandah with bush views, share laundry. Semi furnished. Suit single person or couple looking for quiet, natural environment. Rent: $140p.w. (single) $165p.w. (couple). Includes gas and electricity, phone extra. Phone Barbara on 4570 1242 or e-mail: b.levy@uws.edu.au
SKI ACCOMMODATION: Jindabyne Kalkite furnished holiday cottage. Luxury 4 bedroom, sleeps up to 16 people, open fire place, central and fan heating, 3 bathrooms, internal laundry, electrical appliances, mountain and lake view. Anna on x8786, 9802 6299 or e-mail: anna.abram@mq.edu.au
JUMBLE SALE: Macquarie University Parents' Co-Operative is having a Fundraising Jumble Sale on 7 April from 10am to 2pm at the centre, Building S11A. We will also run a sausage sizzle and cake stall with 25% of all proceeds being donated to the Childrens' Hospital at Westmead. Phone x9450 for more information.
FOR SALE: Macintosh Performa 6360 power PC 48MB, plus HP Desk Jet colour printer 870Cxi, modem, MAC OS8, Word 98, printer cartridges, encyclopedia, games, in excellent condition - $400ono. Phone Helma on x7005.
FOR SALE: Laptop, Intel Pentium III 700Mhz, 64 Mb Ram, 5.4 Gig HDD, 36x CD-Rom, 1.44" Floppy, 14.1" TFT screen, internal 56k modem. Sound card, built in speakers, Windows 98 installed and on cd, Office 2000 installed only. Battery, AC power cord/charger, carry bag, cordless mouse and normal mouse, both Microsoft. Bought March last year for $3,695, will sell for $2,300 the lot. Contact Tom on 0417 065 026 after 5.00pm.
FOR SALE: Two x 16" BMX Bikes: One blue/black Spectrum "Sizzler", with hand and pedal brakes, in excellent condition, only 1 year old. Training wheels included. $70 ono. One lime green/black Gemini "Dirt Pro", also with hand and pedal brakes in good condition. Training wheels included. $60 ono. (Both bikes suitable for ages 4 to 6 years.); Hills Play Set with 3 types of swings, roman rings and slide, in good condition. $100 ono. Enquiries: 9869 2624.
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Wednesday 4 April
TEACHING ONLINE @ MACQUARIE:
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP: 1.00 to 2:00pm, Training Room 3, Library.
No bookings required.
Friday 6 April
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
SEMINAR:The Historical Role of Accountants and Engineers
as CEOs and Board Members in an Australian Conglomerate: An Analysis Using
a Weberian Perspective, presented by Les Hardy (Monash University,
Gippsland). 11.00am to 12.30pm in C5C 418. Enquiries: Lorne Cummings
x8531, lcumming@efs.mq.edu.au
Friday 6 April
EARTH & PLANETARY SCIENCES
SEMINAR: Dating the Early Palaeozoic of the Southern New
England Fold Belt, presented by Dr Terry Furey-Greig (Department of
Environmental Sciences, UTS).1.05pm in E7B 100 (off the covered courtyard).
Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Ann Wilde x8373.
Friday 6 April
MACQUARIE ANCIENT HISTORY
ASSOCIATION: PUBLIC LECTURE: How
Long Have People Been in Australia? presented by Professor Peter White
(University of Sydney). 8.15pm in the Price Theatre. Enquiries:
Anne Irish x8833.
April 9 to May 21
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SINGERS
REHEARSAL for Rossini's Petite Messe
Solonnelle in X5B Music Room (292) at 7.00pm. Check out the diary on the
website (www.mq.edu.au/mqsingers)
for more details.
April 9, April 23, April
30, May 7
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SINGERS
REHEARSAL for Autumn Serenade Concert in X5B Music Room (292)
at 9.00pm. Concert Performance in the Sydney Opera House on 11 and 12 May.
Anyone wishing to sing must attend rehearsal on either 9 April or 23 April.
Men would be especially welcome!
Tuesday 10 April
EFFECTIVE OFFICE ADMINISTRATION,
PART 2:
9.30am - 1.00pm in E6A 116. Bookings: CPD on x 9721
or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au
Wednesday 11 April
MACQUARIE POLITICS SEMINAR:Australian
Political Culture in the Era of Howard & Hanson, presented by Rodney
Smith, Government and International Relations, University of Sydney. 11.00am
to 1.00pm in W6A107. All welcome.
Enquiries: Alex Holley x8869.
Wednesday 11 April
LEADING AND MANAGING AN
ACADEMIC UNIT: 1.00 - 2.00pm in E6A 116. Bookings: CPD on x
9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au
Wednesday 11 April
MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR:Willa
Mcdonald (Media, Macquarie) Dorothy Green and the Writers Against Nuclear
Weapons. 1.00 to 3.00pm in W6A 127. Enquiries: Mary Spongberg x8887.
Tuesday 17 April
BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES
SEMINAR: Is the International Community Ready to Respond
to Climatic Change? presented by Professor Steven Schneider (Department
of Biological Sciences, Stanford University); AND Is a Signal
of Climate Change now Discernible in Plant and Animal Records? presented
by Associate Professor Terry Root (School of Natural Resources and Environment,
University of Michigan). 4.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor
Andrew Beattie x8153.
Wednesday 18 April to 5
May
THEATRE OF IMAGE presents:Jake
and Pete, a road story for cats and a great trip for all the family. Bookings
9351 7940, Ticketek 9266 4800. School season: Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 May
at 10.30am and 1.00pm. School bookings: 9386 9193.
Wednesday 18 April
BETTER BUSINESS WRITING
FOR DAILY PURPOSES, PART 1: 9.30am - 1.00pm in E6A 116. To book
call CPD on x 9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au
Wednesday 18 April
ANCIENT HISTORY: Society
for the Study of Early Christianity: RESEARCH SERIES:The
Secrets of Byzantine Silk, presented by Dr Judith Herrin. 7.30pm in
X5B 321. Donation: $7 ($5 SSEC members). Enquiries: Pat Geidans
x7512, Anne Irish x8833, Beth Lewis x7560, Alanna Nobbs x8844.
Thursday 19 April
CFL WORKSHOP: WEBCT TRAINING:
Workshop
1, Introduction. 9.30am to 12.30pm, Training Room 3, Library.
Enquiries
and bookings: Phoebe Dangerfield x7570, e-mail:
phoebe.dangerfield@mq.edu.au
Friday 20 April
CFL WORKSHOP: WebCT
Training: Workshop 2, Using Discussions and Mail. 10.00am to 12.00noon,
Training Room 1, Library. Enquiries and bookings: Phoebe Dangerfield
x7570, e-mail: phoebe.dangerfield@mq.edu.au
Friday 20 April
CFL WORKSHOP: WebCT
Training: Workshop 3, Student Management. 2.00 to 3:30pm, Training Room
1, Library. Enquiries and bookings: Phoebe Dangerfield x7570, e-mail:
phoebe.dangerfield@mq.edu.au
Monday 23 April
MUPRA GENERAL MEETING:will
be held from 9.30am to 10.00am in E6A 102, preceding the MUPRA Postgraduate
Seminar (9.00am registration).
Monday 23 April
MUPRA POSTGRADUATE SEMINAR
will be held from 10.00am to 4.00pm in E6A 102. Registration is at 9.00am.
Lunch will be provided.
Tuesday 24 April
QUALITATIVE RESEARCHERS
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP : 1.00 - 2.00pm in Mollie Thomson Room,
Level 5, Library. To book call CPD on x 9721 or e-mail cpd@mq.edu.au
Tuesday 24 April
CFL WORKSHOP: WebCT
Training: Workshop 4, Editing Content for Online Units. 10.00am to 12noon,
Training Room 3, Library. Enquiries and bookings:
Phoebe Dangerfield
x7570, e-mail: phoebe.dangerfield@mq.edu.au
Thursday 26 April
CFL WORKSHOP: WebCT
Training: Workshop 5, Basic quizzes. 10.00am to 12noon, Training Room 3,
Library. Enquiries and bookings: Phoebe Dangerfield x7570, e-mail:
phoebe.dangerfield@mq.edu.au
Thursday 26 April
REFLECTIVE TEACHERS SPECIAL
INTEREST GROUP:1.00 - 2.00pm in E6A 116. No booking required.
Enquiries: Moya Adams x8446.
May
Tuesday 1 May
PHILOSOPHY SEMINAR: Defensible
Territory for Entity Realism, presented by Steve Clarke (Charles Sturt
University). 11.00am to 12.45pm in the philosophy seminar room W6A 720.
Enquiries: Nina Ralph x8837, e-mail: nralph@scmp.edu.au or Simon
Lumsden x8804, e-mail: slumsden@scmp.mq.edu.au
Wednesday 2 May
TEACHING ONLINE @ MACQUARIE:Special
Interest Group. 1.00 to 2:00pm, Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, Library.
No bookings required.
Wednesday 2 May
MACQUARIE POLITICS SEMINAR:
Mutual Obligation and the Ethics of Individualised Citizenship, presented
by Anna Yeatman (Sociology, Macquarie). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A107. All
welcome. Enquiries: Alex Holley x8869.
Wednesday 2 May
MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR:(Photography,
Macquarie) in Their Own Image: Greek-Australians, presented by Effy
Alexakis & Leonard Janiszewsk. 1.00 to 3.00pm in W6A 127. Enquiries:
Mary Spongberg x8887.
Friday 4 May
IP SEMINAR organised
by Macquarie Research Ltd for interested staff and students at the MGSM.
Enquiries: Anne Walker x9299.
Wednesday 2 May
MUPRA SOCIAL DISCUSSION
GROUP will meet from 1.00 to 2.00pm
in Building C5A 331.
Tuesday 8 May
PHILOSOPHY SEMINAR:(Topic
to be announced), presented by Peter Menzies (Macquarie University). 11.00am
to 12.45pm in the philosophy seminar room W6A 720. Enquiries: Nina Ralph
x8837, e-mail: nralph@scmp.edu.au
or Simon Lumsden x8804, e-mail:
slumsden@scmp.mq.edu.au
Tuesday 8 May
SOCIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM 2001:
Liberal
Government and Authoritarianism, presented by Mitchell Dean (Sociology,
Macquarie). 12 noon to 2.00pm in W6A 707.
Enquiries: Florence Adamou
x8078, e-mail: florence.adamou@mq.edu.au
Wednesday 9 May
MACQUARIE POLITICS SEMINAR:
Gorton:
Doing It His Way, presented by Ian Hancock (Australian Dictionary of
Biography, ANU). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A107. All welcome.
Enquiries:
Alex Holley x8869.
Wednesday 9 May
MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR:Give
a Thought To Your Listeners: Gwen Meredith, The Lawsons and Blue Hills,
presented by Michelle Arrow (History, Macquarie). 1.00 to 3.00pm in W6A
127. Enquiries: Mary Spongberg x8887.
Friday 11 May
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
SEMINAR: Dual Listing of Australian Shares on the New Zealand
Stock Exchange, presented by Dr Mehdi Sadeghi (Macquarie). 11.00am
to 12.30pm in C5C 418. Enquiries: Lorne Cummings x8531,
lcumming@efs.mq.edu.au
Tuesday 15 May
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
FRIENDS FOUNDATION:
The new CEO of the Co-op Bookshop Di Robinson
will speak to the Library Friends. 5.30 for 6.00 pm.
Venue: Mollie
Thomson Room, 5th floor Library. All welcome.
Enquiries: Mrs Cissy
Wong x7499.
Wednesday 16 May
MACQUARIE POLITICS SEMINAR:The
Superfluity of Freedom of Speech, presented by Helen Pringle (Politics
and International Relations, UNSW). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A107. All welcome.
Enquiries:
Alex Holley x8869.
Wednesday 16 May
MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR:Nursing
for Empire: A Reappraisal of Lady Victoria Plunket, presented by Melanie
Oppenheimer (Humanities, UWS). 1.00 to 3.00pm in W6A 127. Enquiries: Mary
Spongberg x8887.
Wednesday 16 May
ANCIENT HISTORY: Society
for the Study of Early Christianity: Research Series: The
Protevangelium of James, presented by Professor John Painter. 7.30pm
in W3A 501. Donation: $7 ($5 SSEC members). Enquiries: Pat Geidans
x7512, Anne Irish x8833, Beth Lewis x7560, Alanna Nobbs x8844.
Friday 18 May
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
SEMINAR: Performance Metrics, Parenting Style and Strategic
Control, presented by Associate Professor Lai Hong Chung. 11.00am to
12.30pm in C5C 418. Enquiries: Lorne Cummings x8531, lcumming@efs.mq.edu.au
Friday 18, Saturday 19 May
ANCIENT HISTORY: Society
for the Study of Early Christianity: Weekend Conference on
Loose
Canons Books in the Bible and Books Left Out. 16 speakers, 14 parallel
sessions. Charge (GST incl.): Members: $100, others $112. Gourmet lunch,
morning and afternoon teas included.
Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512,
Anne Irish x8833, Beth Lewis x7560, Alanna Nobbs x8844.
Tuesday 22 May
PHILOSOPHY SEMINAR: Politics
and Community (Trans)formation: Merleau-Ponty and Levinas, presented
by Rosalyn Diprose (University of New South Wales). 11.00am to 12.45pm
in the philosophy seminar room W6A 720. Enquiries: Nina Ralph x8837, e-mail:
nralph@scmp.edu.au
or
Simon Lumsden x8804, e-mail: slumsden@scmp.mq.edu.au
Tuesday 22 May
SOCIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM 2001:Talking
Heads or, It's All in the Numbers? presented by Vicki Kirby (Sociology,
NSW). 12 noon to 2.00pm in W6A 707.
Enquiries: Florence Adamou x8078,
e-mail: florence.adamou@mq.edu.au
Tuesday 22 May
MACQUARIE ANCIENT HISTORY
ASSOCATION:The Significance of Wadi Hammamat to Egyptian
History, presented by Dr Gae Callender (Macquarie), 8.15pm in X5B 321.
Enquiries:
Anne Irish x8833.
Wednesday 23 May
MACQUARIE POLITICS SEMINAR:Blood
Libel: Avenues of Enquiry, presented by Darren O'Brien (Politics, Macquarie
University). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A107. All welcome. Enquiries:
Alex Holley x8869.
Friday 25 May
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
SEMINAR: Voluntary Environmental Agreements: A Win for Business?
The Market Value Impact of Participating in the Greenhouse Challenge,
presented by Miss Carlin Dowling (University of Tasmania). 11.00am to 12.30pm
in C5C 418. Enquiries: Lorne Cummings x8531,
lcumming@efs.mq.edu.au
Friday 25 May
BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES
SEMINAR: Population Viability Analysis and its Application
to Conservation Planning, presented by Professor Jonathan Ballou (Department
of Conservation Biology, Smithsonian National Zoological Park). 1.00 to
2.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.
Tuesday 29 May
PHILOSOPHY SEMINAR:Augustine
and the History of Will and Intellect, presented by Genevieve Lloyd
(University of New South Wales). 11.00am to 12.45pm in the philosophy seminar
room W6A 720. Enquiries: Nina Ralph x8837, e-mail: nralph@scmp.edu.auor
Simon Lumsden x8804, e-mail: slumsden@scmp.mq.edu.au
Wednesday 30 May
MACQUARIE POLITICS SEMINAR:Australian
Citizenship, 1901-2001, presented by Helen Irving (Humanities, UTS).
11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A107. All welcome. Enquiries: Alex Holley
x8869.
Wednesday 30 May
MUPRA BI-ANNUAL LITERARY
HOUR will be held from 1.00 to 2.00pm in Building C5C Theatre
2 (followed by a complimentary buffet for postgraduates only). Enquiries:
Vivienne Zelig, x7699 or e-mail: mupra@mq.edu.au
http://www.sirius.mq.edu.au
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The next issue of Staff News will be published on Friday
27 April 2001.
All items for inclusion to be submitted
in writing, preferably on disk, if lengthy, or by e-mail (vilma.monios@mq.edu.au)
by noon, Monday 23 April 2001.
Barbara McGarity, W6B, x7379, Fax x7391.