Number 17/03

10 October 2003

JOINT SELECTION TEAM FOR THE AUSTRALIAN DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIP (ADS) PROGRAM IN INDONESIA

INVITATION TO SUBMIT APPLICATION

IDP Education Australia is seeking expressions of interest from suitably qualified Australian academics to participate in the Joint Selection Team for postgraduate scholarships in up-coming selection rounds.

The ADS Program in Indonesia is funded by the Australian government through AusAID and promotes capacity building through human resource development in priority development sectors.

Selection of postgraduate scholars to study in Australia is via a joint selection process which is overseen by the governments of Australia and Indonesia, consistent with mutually agreed general policy objectives.

The role of the Joint Selection Team of Australian and Indonesian academics is to interview and recommend awardees for scholarships in the development priority areas below.

Growth
Accountability
Productivity
Vulnerability

The Joint Selection Team members will undertake work in Indonesia for approximately three weeks in January and February each year, in accordance with the terms of reference. Team members will be rotated each year and applications received will be considered for the 2005, 2006 selections rounds as well as 2004.

The terms of reference are to be completed entirely in Indonesia.

The deadline for applications is Friday 17 October 2003.

Further information can be obtained from the IDP website: http://www.idp.com

Robyn Stokes

Head, Development Branch

IDP Education Australia Limited.

UNICOM CREDIT UNION

www.unicomcreditunion.com.au

Kerry Graham
Manager
Macquarie Branch - UNICOM

CPD bookings can be made on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

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

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

Creating Sustainable Solutions to Conflict Situations

One of the most stressful and potentially disempowering aspects of work for people is the issue of dealing with possible and existing conflicts with fellow workers.

Often we avoid actively managing these situations for fear of creating further conflict, and because we feel we do not have the skills and understanding to effectively deal with whatever may happen as a result of raising the matter with the other. We then allow these situations to simmer, and deal with them by retreating into withdrawal, resentment or ill ease towards the other person/people involved. This greatly reduces our personal and professional effectiveness.

This one-day workshop will offer some very practical frameworks for better understanding the conflict situations we find ourselves in, and provide participants with new conflict resolution, conflict management and negotiation skills for dealing with these situations in a way that creates more empowering and sustainable outcomes. Case studies will be an important part of the program.

The workshop is suitable for both academic and general staff.

Lunch will be provided.

Date:Wednesday 15 October, 9.30am to 5.00pm, E6A 116

Facilitator: Marie Josee Shurey-Boesten

Enquiries: Marie Josee Shurey-Boesten, x9619, mjshurey@vc.mq.edu.au

What is an Academic Portfolio?

More and more frequently people are being asked to produce a teaching or an academic portfolio for the purposes of promotion or progression. Often people see a portfolio as a new collection of evidence regarding their teaching or their research.

In this workshop we will discuss the use of that evidence for the development of teaching and the development of research, and the way that development process can feed into a portfolio itself. If you want the means to think strategically about your teaching development and research development, then you will want to be at this workshop, where the academic portfolio will be seen as a reflective tool for personal academic development and as a tool for evaluating the nature of your work.

Date: Tuesday 21 October, 11.00am to 1.00pm, E6A 116

Facilitator and Enquiries: Sharon Fraser, x8446, sharon.fraser@mq.edu.au and Anna Reid, x9780, anna.reid@mq.edu.au

How to Induct a New Staff Member

Starting a new job can be daunting for staff involved. It is the local manager’s (supervisor’s) task to help the staff member to adjust to the new situation as quickly and smoothly as possible. For that to occur, a clear structure to, and program for, the induction of a new person, over time, is necessary.

In the first half-day session of this program, the basic principles and practices of the process of inducting a new staff member are discussed. The focus will be on what needs to happen on the local level, not on University wide policies and procedures.

In the second session we will address issues specifically relating to the process of inducting new academic staff members.

The third session will focus on the process of induction of new general staff members.

To make the sessions as real as possible, they will be based on case study examples.

The program is open to both academic and general staff who have responsibility for overseeing and managing the induction of new staff. All participants are urged to attend all three sessions.

Date: Thursday 23 October, Tuesday 28 October and Wednesday 29 October, 9.30am to 1.00pm, E6A 116

Facilitator and Enquiries: Marie Josee Shurey-Boesten, x9619, mjshurey@vc.mq.edu.au

WORKPLACE RELATIONS TRAINING

Managing Grievances

This one day training module is required for new Contact Officers, members of Workload Review Teams and of Work Practices Review Teams, as well as the EB Review Committee members. The workshop is recommended for all staff, especially for those in management and supervisory positions, and for Performance Management System Advisers.

The workshop is designed to support participants in dealing effectively and appropriately with staff who express a grievance and need support.

Focus of the workshop will be on:

Policies and practices regarding managing grievances, as decided in the MU Enterprise Agreement;
Practical, hands-on advice and skills training on aspects such as:
Effective communication
Conflict management
Negotiation
Mediation

The workshop will be co-facilitated by Mary-Jane Gleeson, Manager Equal Employment Opportunity, and Amanda Phillips, external consultant.

Lunch will be provided.

Date: Tuesday 14 October, 9.30am to 5.00pm, Workplace Relations Training Room, C4B

Facilitators:Mary-Jane Gleeson and Amanda Phillips

Enquiries: Mary-Jane Gleeson, EEO Office, x7471, eeo@mq.edu.au

OH&S Warden Training

This workshop is required for all Building and Floor Wardens as well as for OH&S Coordinators, who have not attended one of these workshops in either 2001 or 2002. Heads of organisational units are advised to attend.

Module 1 – Theory

Wardens’ duties and responsibilities;

Reaction to fire;

Fire safety equipment in buildings;

Location of assembly areas;

Fire containment in enclosed spaces;

Range of emergencies.

Module 2 – Practical

Principles of triangle combustion;

Methods of fire extinction;

Types of fire extinguishing agents;

Fire size;

Safe use of fire extinguishers, blankets and hose reels.

A website to support the information needed for Safety Wardens is currently under development.

Date:Wednesday 22 October, 9.30am to 1.00pm, E6A 116

Facilitator: Peter Sullivan, External Consultant

Enquiries:Ugo Cernot, x9723, ugo.cernot@mq.edu.au

To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA

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: kathy.vozella@mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to W6B 148.

Professor Barry Batts (Chemistry): is one of the academics supporting a University of Sydney academic who presented a paper supporting the mandating of ethanol fuels in replacing health damaging fuel additives, Australian Financial Review, 3 October

Dr Luciano Beheregaray (Biological Sciences): published a paper in the journal Science that says a volcanic eruption in the Galapagos Islands 100,000 years ago has altered the DNA of the tortoises living in the shadow of the Alcedo volcano, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 October; said his study is unique because he has been able to show for the first time how a prehistoric event has had a genetic influence, Canberra Times, 7 October

Emeritus Professor Tony Blackshield (Law): said the dominant model of legalism has been especially associated with Melbourne judges, and that for much of the 20^th century judicial appointments tended to reflect the ethos of their local bar and the Sydney bar tended to be more pragmatic while the Melbourne bar tended to be more conservative, The Australian, 3 October; interviewed about the High Court and said there have been periods of controversy but the High Court has been mostly free from political interference, ABC SA Regional Radio, 6 October

Mr David Blair (Humanities): interviewed about how places in Australia got their names, ABC 702, 22 September

Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley (Modern History and Politics): commented on James Packer’s reported decision to join the Liberal Party, Sun-Herald, 12 October

Mr Matt Bruce (Biological Sciences PhD student): interviewed about the St Andrew’s Cross spider, Totally Wild, Channel 10, 16 September

Mr Peter Bull (Chiropractic): said exercise is vital for an ageing population, and mobility is an important part of life for the ageing population, Port Macquarie News, 1 October

Ms Sue Butler (Macquarie Dictionary): said Australian regionalisms go right back to the original European settlement and are part of spoken language that has been filtered out of written English, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 October

Miss Anita Chang (Asian Languages): has established Australia’s first course in Chinese martial art novels, Campus Review, September 10-16

Professor Frank Clarke (Modern History): was interviewed about his new book Australia in a Nutshell, Eastside Radio, 86.7FM, 16 September; was judge of the Lateline History Challenge, Lateline, ABC TV, 22 September

Professor John Croucher (Statistics): his weekly Number Crunch column included statistics such as ‘estimated number of academic essays that are for sale on the internet: 350,000’, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, 20 September; his column included statistics such as ‘proportion of all visits to Fiji that are for a wedding or honeymoon: 11 per cent’, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, 27 September; his column included statistics such as ‘capacity of the world’s largest nightclub (Ibiza): 10,000’, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, 4 October

Professor Paul Davies (Australian Centre for Astrobiology): said that going into the future as far as you like is something that depends on money and not physics, and for that reason physicists are focused on unravelling the mysteries of travelling backwards in time, The Age, 1 October

Dr Judith Dickson (Dean of Students): said many postgraduate students want to change careers midlife so they come back to get the skills they need to start again, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September; said coursework programs tend to be more manageable for people who want to study and remain in the workforce, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September

Dr Julie Fitness (Psychology): said introduction services were becoming popular, particularly in environments where getting out and meeting people was difficult, Southern Courier, 23 September

Associate Professor Alma Fleet (Institute of Early Childhood): said good child care costs money and if there’s spare money in the system it should not be for shareholders, it should go to the wellbeing of the children, the resourcing of centres and the professional development of staff, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October

Mr Matthew Haigh (Accounting and Finance): wrote about socially responsible investments and asked what they have actually delivered, Money Management, 18 September; was quoted on the contribution that behavioural finance research has made to the decision-making processes of retail investors, Financial Standard, Vol 1, No 17, 4 August; commented on the growth of institutional shareholder activism in the US, the methodologies of socially responsible managed funds, and the limited abilities of shareholder activists and socially responsible funds to force companies to change their operations. Financial Standard, Vol 1, No 15, 21 July

Dr Geoffrey Hawker (Politics): said (in relation to the Howard Government Cabinet reshuffle) that the PM has taken the chance to ‘show who’s boss before he’s absolutely had to’, SBS TV News, 29 September; said there is an element of damage control in the reshuffle, ABC Radio National, 30 September

Professor Alan Hayes (ACES): said the number of students looking to study education at Macquarie University has been a remarkable increase, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September

Professor John Hewson (MGSM): wrote that trying to tame the housing market could have bad side effects, Australian Financial Review, 19 September; said that rationalisation of graduate education was inevitable as there are too many degrees and too many institutions, Australian Financial Review, 26 September; wrote that Bush, Blair and Howard have something in common — the lack of strong opposition, Australian Financial Review, 26 September; talked about the rumours, who he blames for them and why they started, and about his big new plans, Australian Financial Review, 27 September; wrote that policy and its implementation is the loser in Howard’s Cabinet reshuffle, Australian Financial Review, 3 October

Ms Flavia Hodges (Humanities): said it is essential to Australian history and culture that we quickly develop a national register of geographical names, incorporating historical research, geography, linguistics, cultural knowledge, surveying and mapping, Bulletin with Newsweek, 30 September

Ms Shannon Huntley (MGSM): said the female participation rate in the MBA is not an issue they are concerned about, Lawyers Weekly, 3 October

Mr Leonard Janiszewski (Modern History): interviewed about the history of Greeks in Australia, ABC Radio National, 15 September

Professor John Mathews (MGSM): said that in modern work life, sabbaticals have been a way for academics to escape teaching and administrative duties to concentrate on research, Australian Financial Review, 20 September

Dr Kathryn Millard (Media): interviewed about her new film ‘Travelling Light’, Mediaweek, 15 September

Dr Alex Miller (Philosophy): interviewed about the research assessment exercise 2001 in the UK, BBC Radio 4 PM News (London), 11 September

Professor Bill Norton (Centre for Applied Finance): said finance is a very international industry and there are people doing the Macquarie Master of Applied Finance course in Hong Kong who think nothing of taking a 747 from Ho Chi Minh City to go to classes, Australian Financial Review, 2 October

Dr Jennifer Peck (Linguistics): said that young males’ conversation is based on exchange of factual information, whereas when women talk they tend to share experiences, SLM Magazine, Daily Telegraph, August 27–September 2

Associate Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): interviewed about the Macquarie Dictionary/ABC collaboration on the wordmap project, which documents regional variations in words, Radio 2GB, 1 October; said it was fascinating to see how some words spread from State to State and the Word Map gives us a sense of a word’s mobility, The Age, 4 October

Associate Professor Graeme Russell (Psychology): said that men needed to be engaged in the debate about women, Australian Financial Review, 2 October

Dr Nonna Ryan (European Languages): was congratulated for receiving the International Pushkin Medal and commended for initiating prizes for high achieving students of Russian and for organising the Festival of Russian Culture at Macquarie University, Vestnik (Russian ethnic magazine)

Mr Brian Spencer (Registrar): said the Conception Day attempt to break the world tequila slam record was orderly, well managed and not irresponsible, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 October

Professor Karl-Erik Svieby (MGSM): is an honorary professor at Macquarie and Griffith Universities and acknowledged as one of the founding fathers of knowledge management, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age 16 September

Emeritus Professor Colin Tatz (Politics): his book With Intent to Destroy: Reflecting on Genocide was mentioned in a letter to the editor, The Australian, 1 October

Dr Andrew Vincent (Politics): participated in the ‘Political Forum’ panel discussion on the Richard Glover program, ABC 702, 15 September

Professor Duncan Waterson (Modern History): interviewed about the history of Sydney and History Week, ABC 702, 19 September; interviewed about History Week, Radio 2SER, 15 September

Professor Kevin Wheldall (MUSEC): said that almost all the children who attend the remedial reading clinic at Macquarie University would benefit from explicit instruction in letter-sound relationships, but teaching phonics is out of fashion in our schools, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, 4 October

Professor Kip Williams (Psychology): said text messaging had become a popular medium for picking up suitors because it provided emotional distance and made the prospect of rejection seem less threatening, Courier Mail, 18 September; found text messages on mobile phones were an entrenched part of teenage culture that helped foster adolescent relationships, Herald Sun, 20 September; his research was mentioned in an editorial about the meeting game for singles, Courier Mail, 22 September

Associate Professor Dominic Verity (Information and Communication Sciences): said that Macquarie has defied the drop in postgraduate enrolments in the IT sector due to a change in focus of the postgraduate courses, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September

Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): said that vice-chancellors still needed to resolve some concerns that the current overregulation and the overreporting required of universities will actually increase under the new (Federal Government reform) arrangements, The Australian, 19 September; launched ‘Weirdstop’, a unique interactive website/CD ROM for kids designed to boost the literacy skills of children, The Australian, 30 September; said (in relation to the proposed Nelson reforms) that the big issues remaining are the lack of provision for indexation of operating grants and that potential increases are dependent on compliance with governance protocols and industrial relations requirements which haven’t been clearly specified, Campus Review, September 24–October 1

Issues and Events

Macquarie University has signed up with the London School of Economics and the University of Colorado to swap support services as part of the ‘follow-the-sun IT support strategy’, The Australian, 16 September

Macquarie University was mentioned in an interview with Anthony from The Wiggles about their upcoming tour and latest DVD, Radio 3AK Melbourne, 16 September

Self Help for Hard of Hearing People administers a hearing aid bank with the cooperation of Macquarie University’s Audiology Department, North Shore Times, 12 September

By exposing prospective students to what the University offers (Macquarie University’s School Partners Program) it gives them much of the information they need to make up their minds, The Australian, 17 September

Go to the Macquarie University Open Day on 13 September for advice on courses and careers, Sydney Observer Magazine, 1 September Adjusted figures put the University of New England at about 20 per cent (attrition rate) – the same level as universities such as Sydney, Newcastle and Macquarie University, Armidale Express, 22 September

The Macquarie Trio’s sound is quite aggressive, due mainly to the determined direction of pianist Kathryn Selby, The Age, 19 September

The Macquarie Trio continued on its merry way with another program of three diversified works which delighted a capacity audience in Canberra, Canberra Times, 19 September

St Columba’s High School won the Macquarie University History Association Ancient Greek Theatre Competition recently, Blue Mountains Gazette, 17 September

The score required by Macquarie University for a BA has increased from 71 in 1999 to 84.8, while a Bachelor of Education has risen from 70.2 to 77.8, Daily Telegraph, 25 September

Victoria Morgan enrolled at Macquarie Graduate School of Management to do a certificate in marketing and her enrolment was accepted based on workplace experience rather than an undergraduate degree, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September

Top-shelf institutions such as the AGSM and the Macquarie Graduate School of Management have built international reputations, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September

More than 40 years after he completed his undergraduate degree, Macquarie University student Greg Tome is poring over ancient texts as part of his Master of Arts (Egyptology), Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September

Macquarie University is one of seven universities that will have more than 1000 postgraduate courses for semesters one and two next year available via UAC, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September

Macquarie University psychology PhD student Frederike Gerull has chosen to research the way in which the sexes are becoming more alike when it comes to their concern with body image, Sydney Morning Herald, 25 September

Last year hip-hop act Phat Cheeba took out the final of the Campus Band Competition at Macquarie University, Central Coast Herald, 25 September; Newcastle Herald, 25 September

Macquarie University has one of the best Australian band line-ups outside Homeback to celebrate its Conception Day, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 September

At Macquarie University, non-award studies provide students with the opportunity to pursue an interest or upgrade skills, City Weekly, 25 September

Knox Grammar School science students recently discovered an unusual organism — commonly known as a velvet worm — on their school grounds using an environmental monitoring program developed by the BioTrack team at Macquarie University, North Shore Times, 19 September

Macquarie University classified the Kalang River as a meandering alluvial riverstyle of high conservation value in their Riverstyles study in 1998, Bellingen Courier Sun, 24 September

Only four of Australia’s top 200 companies are run by women, and in those 200 women hold only 8.4 per cent of board directorships and 8.8 per cent of executive management posts, according to the second annual survey of women board directors and executive managers conducted by Macquarie University for the Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 October; Australian Financial Review, 2 October; Herald Sun (Melbourne), 7 October; Daily Telegraph, 7 October; Courier Mail, 7 October; software, hi-tech services and telecommunications are among the best performers when it comes to employing women as executive managers according to the EOWA survey conducted by Macquarie University, The Australian, 7 October

For five years, Pfizer has been running an executive leadership program in conjunction with the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australian Financial Review, 2 October

Canadian-born Barbara Duckworth was biological illustrator and tutor of scientific illustration at Macquarie University for 11 years, Blue Mountains Gazette, 1 October

In 2001 the International College of Tourism and Hotel Management expanded its two-year diploma course and students who complete an extra year can now receive a bachelor of business from Macquarie University, Manly Daily, 2 October

A Cabramatta High year 11 student has been selected in the inaugural UBS Finance Academy residential program held at Macquarie University, Fairfield City Champion, 1 October

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management has a 35 per cent female intake, Lawyers Weekly, 3 October

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management was ranked 42 in the 2002 Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking of the 100 best full-time MBA programs, Lawyers Weekly, 3 October

Lend Lease is talking to Macquarie University and TAFE about proposed educational facilities at a new Rouse Hill regional centre, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October; Australian Financial Review, 4 October; Nova 96.9FM, 3 October

Frank J Holden studied a Bachelor of Economics degree at Macquarie University and worked with Price Waterhouse for two years before forming the band Ol’ 55, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October

Proteome Systems is Australia’s largest private biotech company and is an offspring of Macquarie University, Sun-Herald, 5 October

The latest Macquarie Dictionary includes the new derogatory meaning of the word ‘gay’ which says ‘unfashionable, unstylish: that bag is really gay’, Sun-Herald, 5 October

Kathy Vozella
Media Manager

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

PARLIAMENT HOUSE LUNCHEON

Monday 27 October, 12noon for 12.30pm

Guest speaker: Professor Paul Davies, Australian Centre for Astrobiology

Astrobiology – Life’s Cosmic Dimension

Strangers Dining Room, Parliament House, Macquarie Street

Is life a bizarre, chemical fluke restricted to Earth, or will it emerge wherever there are Earth-like planets? How, where and when did life on Earth begin? These are among the biggest of the Big Questions of Existence, as they help frame our understanding of our place in the grand sweep of the cosmos.

Scientists at the new Australian Centre for Astrobiology are studying the earliest traces of life on Earth for clues about life’s cosmic connection – whether the raw materials for life came from space or whether there was once life on Mars.

Professor Davies is an internationally acclaimed writer and broadcaster, and is the author of over 20 books.

All welcome.

$55 per person

Bookings essential. Please book by Wednesday 22 October.

Alumni Office: (02) 9850 7310, alumni@reg.mq.edu.au

Sandra Harrison

Manager, Alumni Office

CAREER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE

www.careers.mq.edu.au

Upcoming Event - Careers Seminar for Students with Disabilities

On Tuesday 21^st October the Career Development Office in conjunction with the Equity Support Unit will present the annual Careers Seminar for Students with Disabilities.

The seminar will cover the following topics and issues:

What skills and qualities do employers seek?
How do I access the job market?
How do I apply and present myself to employers?
When and how should I disclose?
How do I make the transition to the workplace?

During the seminar a range of speakers from Employers Making a Difference (EMAD), Equity Support and Career Development Units will present topics. In addition a panel of guests representing employers and graduates will share their insights into skills and qualities employers require, job seeking and graduate recruitment and the transition and induction of new employees.

The seminar will be held in the Career Resource Centre, Level 3 Lincoln Building from 10am-12pm.

If any Academic Disability Liaison officers are interested in attending please contact Kay Carroll at the Career Development Office to make a booking as space is very limited, call x7371 or email kay.carroll@mq.edu.au

Arts Students Found Out How to Use their Degrees to Further Their Careers

Panjheh Keshvardoust, a Macquarie Arts Graduate and Projects Officer with City of Sydney Local Council, spoke to Arts students about her experiences in contacting employers, gaining interesting work, and finding career happiness at the Careers Seminar for Arts Students on 10th September.

Arts students found out about the high value of their degree for employers and how to market their communication, analytical, research and critical thinking skills. History students had never considered the currency of their degree to the Public Sector, while English students were given some options to begin their writing careers. Students commented that the seminar gave them confidence to begin looking for job and helped them to broaden the fields they were interested.

In addition to tailored career seminars, the CDO also provides training workshops for students. An up-to-date list of current career workshops can be found on the “MQ Staff” page of www.careers.mq.edu.au.

Kristin Fan

Career Development Office

2004–2005 New Century Scholar Program

The Australian American Fulbright Commission is pleased to call for applications for the 2004–2005 Fulbright New Century Scholar Program.

The 2004–2005 Fulbright New Century Scholar Program (NCS) will focus on the topic of Toward Equality: The Global Empowerment of Women. An initiative of the Fulbright Scholar Program, the NCS Program brings together annually 25 to 30 outstanding research scholars and professionals from the US and around the world. A Fulbright NCS fellowship provides individual awards in the amount of $US41,500 and travel per diem for orientation and program seminars. NCS grants are not intended to replace a full salary.

Further details and application forms are available at: http://www.fulbright.com.au.

Closing date: for Australian applications is COB, Monday 10 November 2003.

2004 US Fulbright Senior Specialist Program

The Australian-American Fulbright Commission is pleased to open applications for the 2004 US Fulbright Senior Specialist Award, to support Australian educational institutions in bringing US Senior Specialists to Australia for two to six week periods.

US Fulbright Senior Specialist activities are designed to encourage Australian educational institutions to collaborate with United States faculty and professionals on curriculum and faculty development, institutional planning and a variety of other activities.

The US Fulbright Senior Specialist Award supports international air travel and a US$200 per day honorarium. Host organisations are expected to support accommodation, meals and in-country travel.

Applications close: Australian Host Institutions Friday, 24 October 2003. Further information and host institution application forms are available from our web site: http://www.fulbright.com.au

POSITIONS VACANT

Division of Information and Communication Sciences

Postgraduate Professional Development Program

POSTGRADUATE TEACHING OPPORTUNITIES IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Expressions of Interest

The Postgraduate Professional Development Program wishes to update its eligibility list of suitably qualified people who would be available in 2004 for casual teaching and to contribute to its postgraduate programs specialising in the areas of Internetworking, Web Technologies, Information Systems and Software Engineering.

In particular, we are interested to hear from individuals with experience in the following areas:

Object oriented design and programming (in Java, C++ or C#)
Web technologies (XML, Web Services, J2EE, .NET etc.)
Networking

Experience in teaching CISCO accreditation material would be favourably regarded

System and Network Security
Information Systems design and development
Online curriculum development

However, an ICT experience base in other areas would also be well regarded.

Please refer to our website: http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/ppdp for a broader description of the degrees we offer and unit specific information.

Essential Criteria: Relevant Masters degree or equivalent; relevant industry experience; strong teamwork and communications skills; strong organisational skills; tertiary teaching experience.

Desirable Criteria: PhD in computing or a related field.

Enquiries: http://www.ics.mq.edu.au/jobs or phone Maree Graham on x9518 or email: pgadmin@ics.mq.edu.au

Selection criteria must be addressed in the application.

Applicants should note that an eligibility list is a pool of suitably qualified people who may be called upon from time to time depending upon need. Inclusion on this list does not guarantee employment with Macquarie University.

Applications, including full curriculum vitae, quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including postal and/or email, telephone and fax numbers) of three referees indicating areas of expertise and teaching interest should be forwarded to the Postgraduate Coursework Administrator, Postgraduate Professional Development Program, Division of Information and Communication Sciences, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 17 October 2003.

Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

DIVISION OF LINGUISTICS AND PSYCHOLOGY

Department of Psychology

Lecturer in Psychology

(Counselling Psychology)

(Full-time (continuing)) Ref. 4108

The Department is seeking an outstanding applicant to undertake teaching, research and supervision in the Counselling programme. The department of Psychology offers professional programmes in Counselling, Clinical, Clinical Neuropsychology and Organisational Psychology. The appointee will share responsibility for overseeing the professional development of students.

Essential Criteria: PhD in Psychology or near completion; demonstrated track record as potential in research and supervision; demonstrated capacity to teach therapeutic counselling skills and oversee professional development; familiarity with a variety of counselling and research paradigms and current issues confronting counselling psychologists; commitment to the ongoing programme and its future development; membership or eligibility for membership of the APS College of Counselling Psychologists.

Desirable Criteria: Research interests which complement the expertise of existing staff in the Department.

Enquiries: Dr Jacob Brown on x8094 or email: jbrown@psy.mq.edu.au

An information package must be obtained prior to sending your application and is available from Ms Yvonne Roberts on x8030 or email: yroberts@psy.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 Range: Level B (Lecturer) - $68,480 to $81,202 pa, including base salary $57,866 to $68,617 pa, 17% employer's superannuation and annual leave loading.

Applications, including full curriculum vitae, quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including postal and/or email, telephone and fax numbers) of three referees, should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Workplace Relations and Services, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 14 November 2003.

Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

Equal Employment Opportunity is a University Policy.

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FOR SALE House items for sale: CD/cassette player $40, study desk $50, computer desk/chair $100, coffee table $5, new single bed $80, new bookcase $80, filing cabinet $40, new dining suite $200, washing machine $300, wardrobes $50-$100, ironing board/iron $20, TV $40, microwave $50, ladder $70, bikes $30-$80 and more. Contact: Judith 9897 0390.	FOR SALE 3 seater lounge with matching armchair. One year old, excellent condition. $400 neg. Contact Marita x6978 or 0414 83 3510
FOR SALE MAZDA ASTINA 323, 1998 Hatch, gunmetal grey, 1.8 litre, 63,000 kms, 5 spd, p/steer, 12 months rego, sporty shape, CD player, 15" alloys, central locking, exc. cond. $17,000 ono.Contact: Alex Holley 9850 8869	FOR SALE Garage Sale - 5 Birdwood Street Ryde Saturday 11 October 8.00am to 4.00pm, Christmas bric-a-brac, collectables, toys, tools and plants. Total clean-out of garage and house after 30 years collecting. Contact: Dianne Herbert
FOR SALE Lovely old Australian cedar rocking chair with scroll arms and curved top rail, cane back and embroidered seat. Original patina c1880 $1500, Oak overmantle with bevelled mirrors and turned columns c 1900 $450, small footstool with carved feet $175, deco cupboard/sideboard c 1930 timber middle door and glass doors either side $250, oak round small table needs some restoration, two old pine stools, timber box, tin trunk with large brass handle. Contact: Jean x8574	FOR RENT Three bedroom house, quiet street in Marsfield/Eastwood. Walking distance to Macquarie University, schools, shops and public transport. Expansive backyard, large balcony with garden outlook, large garage and shed. Available from late November 2003. $330pw (negotiable) Contact: John jrizk@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au or x8068.
SHARE ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE Epping, a large room is available in a house shared with one other person. A quiet, leafy location 10 minutes to the railway station, 25 minutes walk to Macquarie University. $120/week plus electricity and gas. Contact: Shaun 0425 23 7045.	SHARE ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE Trafalgar Street Crows Nest. Sharing with two other professionals from 30 September for three months. Suit visiting academic or graduate student. Furniture, linen and kitchen wares provided. Close to Falcon St and Pacific Highway bus routes. Rent $175 per week. Contact Graham x7583 graham@ics.mq.edu.au or, after 29 September 2003, Richard x8311 rwhite@chem.mq.edu.au.
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October

Wednesday 15 October

MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR Writing Women's History: A Symposium, 9.30am to 3.30pm in W6A107. 9.30am to 10.15am Dr Ian Plant, Department of Ancient History, Ancient Women Historians. 10.15am to 11.00am Dr Tom Hillard and Lee Beness, Department of Ancient History, Women on the Ancient World (work in progress). 11.00am to 11.15am morning tea. 11.15am to 12 noon Dr Marnie Hughes-Warrington, Department of Modern History, Gender and World Histories. 12 noon to 2.00pm Lunch at Courtview. 2.00pm to 2.45pm Dr Hsu-Ming Teo, Department of Modern History, Women and Orientalism. 2.45pm to 3.30pm Dr Mary Spongberg, Department of Modern History, Gender. All welcome. Enquiries and bookings for lunch should be directed to Marnie Hughes-Warrington on x8806.

CREATING SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS TO CONFLICT SITUATIONS 9.30am to 5.00pm in the Workplace Relations Training Room, Mezzanine Level, C4B. Lunch will be provided. Facilitator: Brenda Turnbull Enquiries: Marie Josee Shurey-Boesten, x9619, mjshurey@vc.mq.edu.au To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

DIVISION OF LAW SEMINAR Kirsten Anker, Law, University of Sydney. Topic: Pluralism and Native Title. Staff library, 6th Floor, Building W3A from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Thursday 16 October

ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR Malcolm Haddon (Graduate Scholar, Anthropology, Macquarie University). “Dancing White Elephants”: exotic whiteness and the rasa of otherness. 10.30am in Room C3A 630. Convenor: Dr Ram x8016.

Friday 17 October

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES SEMINAR Professor Simon Turner, GEMOC, Topic: Insights into Magmatic Processes from Short Lived Isotopes. Chair: Dr Dick Flood. 1.05pm Room 102 of Building E6A.

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR SERIES Mr Venkat Narayanan, Associate Professor Herb Stoch and Professor Graeme Harrison. Management Control Patterns in Outsourcing Context: A Case Based Approach. 11.00am to 12.30pm in the Lincoln Building, Room 310.

Monday 20 October

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY Public Lecture by Dr Donny George, Director General, Department of Research and Studies, State Board of Antiquities and Heritage, Iraq, on Gathering the Pieces: the Future of the Iraqi National Museum. 7.00pm X5B 321 (Museum of Ancient Cultures). Bookings essential: x8833 Cost $10.00, SSEC members $7.00

Tuesday 21 October

SOCIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM Seinfeld and Garfinkel: Teaching Sociology through Popular Culture. Eduardo de la Fuente, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University Room 707, Building W6A. 11.00am to 1.00pm. Enquiries: Robyn Bull x8078.

INTERNATIONAL LAW COLLOQUIUM Reproducing the Closet: Public/Private Speech Acts and the Politics of Performance. Chaired by Andrew Sharpe of the Department of Law, the colloquium features eminent speakers from Australia and overseas. Refreshments will be provided. Law staff library, W3A 626, 1.00pm to 2.30pm. Contact Andrew Sharpe: x7092 email: andrew.sharpe@law.mq.edu.au

WHAT IS AN ACADEMIC PORTFOLIO? 11.00am to 1.00pm in E6A 116 Facilitator and Enquiries: Sharon Fraser, x8446, sharon.fraser@mq.edu.au and Anna Reid, x9780, anna.reid@mq.edu.au To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

Wednesday 22 October

MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR Geoff Spenceley (European Studies, Monash) Hitler’s Blitzkrieg Revisited. 12.30pm to 2.00pm in Building W6A Room 127. All welcome. For further details call Marnie Hughes-Warrington x8806.

OH&S WARDEN TRAINING 9.30am to 1.00pm in E6A 116 Facilitator: Peter Sullivan, external consultant. Enquiries: Ugo Cernot, x9723, ugo.cernot@mq.edu.au To book call CPD on x9721 or email cpd@mq.edu.au

Thursday 23 October

ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR Rosemary Wiss (Anthropology, Macquarie University) In the Name of the Father: Accounts of Paedophilia and Incest in Relation to being Foreign or being Kin (a Case Study from the Philippines). 10.30am in Room C3A 630. Convenor: Dr Ram x8016.

DIVISION OF LAW SEMINAR The Hon Paul Stein AM, Visiting Professor, Law, Macquarie University, Experiments in Judicial Education — Here and Overseas. Staff library, 6th Floor, Building W3A from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Thursday 23 October, Tuesday 28 October and Wednesday 29 October

HOW TO INDUCT A NEW STAFF MEMBER 9.30am to 1.00pm in E6A 116. Facilitator and Enquiries: Marie Josee Shurey-Boesten, x9619, mjshurey@vc.mq.edu.au To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

Friday 24 October

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES SEMINAR Dr Rhiannon George, GEMOC Topic: Raiders of the Lost Arc: The Time Scales of Fluid Transfer and Magma Storage in the Aleutians. Chair: Dr Dick Flood. 1.05pm Room 102 of Building E6A.

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR SERIES Mr Chris Searchfield, Macquarie University. The Learning Organisation Concept and its Adaptation to Teaching in an Undergraduate Accounting Unit. 11.00am to 12.30pm in the Lincoln Building, Room 310.
Wednesday 29 October

Monday 27 October

ALUMNI PARLIAMENT HOUSE LUNCHEON Guest speaker: Professor Paul Davies, Australian Centre for Astrobiology Astrobiology — Life’s Cosmic Dimension. Strangers Dining Room, Parliament House, Macquarie Street. All welcome. 12 noon for 12.30pm. $55 per person. Bookings essential: by Wednesday 22 October. Contact: Alumni Office: (02) 9850 7310, alumni@reg.mq.edu.au

Tuesday 28 October

SOCIOLOGY COLLOQUIUM You’re Outside: Institutional Conflicts and Liberal Dilemmas in an Indigenous Outstation Movement. Diane Austin-Broos, Department of Anthropology, Sydney University.Room 707, Building W6A. 11.00am to 1.00pm. Enquiries: Robyn Bull x8078.

Wednesday 29 October

MODERN HISTORY SEMINAR Beverley Kingston (History, UNSW) Writing a History of NSW. 12.30pm to 2.00pm in Building W6A Room 127. All welcome. For further details call Marnie Hughes-Warrington x8806.

DIVISION OF LAW SEMINAR Associate Professor Malcolm Voyce, Law, Macquarie University. Topic: Shopping Malls and Governance through Consumption. Staff library, 6th Floor, Building W3A from 1.00pm to 2.00pm.

Thursday 30 October

2003 Macquarie Health Studies Public Lecture Series. A Caring Society? A Sociological Perspective on Care and the Dilemmas of Human Services in the 21st Century. Lecture by Dr Michael Fine, Senior Lecturer in Sociology. 1.00pm to 2.00pm E7B T3. Contact Lindie Clark x6393 lclark@els.mq.edu.au

Friday 31 October

EARTH AND PLANETARY SCIENCES SEMINAR Dr Mark Lackie, DEPS. Topic: The Amery Ice Shelf: Where is it and Why Undertake a Seismic Survey There? Chair: Professor John Veevers.

November

Wednesday 5 November

ANCIENT HISTORY Society for the Study of Early Christianity. Dr Diana Edelman, Visiting Fellow from the University of Sheffield, The Emergence on Monotheism in the Persian Period: from the Yahweh Sebot to Yahweh Elohim. 7.30pm in W3A 501. Donation $7 (SSEC members $5, full time students free).

Friday 7 November

ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR SERIES Professor Steve Easton, University of Newcastle, The Use of Consensus Forecasts in Financial Markets. 11.00am to 12.30pm in the Lincoln Building, Room 310.

ANTHROPOLOGY SEMINAR Jennifer Deger, (Anthropology, Macquarie University) Towards an Intercultural Regard: The Sensuous Circuits of Yolngu Media Production. 10.30am in Room C3A 630. Convenor: Dr Ram x8016.

Tuesday 18 November

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY FRIENDS FOUNDATION AGM Australian Dictionary of Biography. Speakers Professor Jill Roe, Department of Modern History, and Dr Chris Cuneen, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Modern History, Project Manager for the Australian Dictionary of Biography ‘Missing Persons’ volume.

Friday 28 November

MAHA 25^th ANNIVERSARY CELBRATION AND AGM A special evening of celebrations in conjunction with the AGM. To be held at Araluen Reception Centre, Epping.

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Online Teaching Strategies Discussion

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