WEB USABILITY

Usability workshops and sessions to determine user requirements for the Macquarie web site are underway this week and next. There are still places available for the 21 and 22 August sessions.

The sesssions/interviews will go for 45 minutes.

The workshops are an essential part of the work on the information architecture of the University website. If you have already volunteered to come along, your valuable input will be very welcome.

There will be another round of usability sessions in late September.

If you would like to attend either the August or September sessions please contact:

Alison Ray
Web Services Manager
Tel: x4111
Email: alison.ray@vc.mq.edu.au

Alison Ray
Web Services Manager

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LUNG FUNCTION — A POPULATION STUDY

Do you know how well your lungs are functioning? If you have ever wondered how well your lungs are but don’t really know, we may be able to help.

A group of final year Masters of Chiropractic students and two academics from the Department of Health & Chiropractic are conducting a population study on lung function.

The aim of the study is to identify any link between a history of respiratory problems and current lung function. While the absence of respiratory symptoms usually means normal lung function, this may not necessarily be the case for everyone.

Anyone can take part in this study.

All measurements are simple and non-invasive. The entire process takes less than 10 minutes. Participation in the study involves answering a short questionnaire, having your height, weight, blood pressure and heart rate measured and blowing into a tube to measure your lung function (spirometry).

The study will be conducted on weekdays in the E7B courtyard between 12 noon and 2.00pm from Thursday 16 August through until Thursday 30 August.

If you would like more information on the study, contact Roger Engel from the Department of Health & Chiropractic on x6387 or by email at rengel@els.mq.edu.au or Subra Vemulpad on x9385 or by email at svemulpa@els.mq.edu.au or just turn up at lunchtime in the E7B courtyard.

Roger Engel
Department of Health & Chiropractic

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SELERANG TO SONKURAI: IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Held from 22 August into September the exhibition Selarang to Sonkurai: In Their Own Words draws together oral histories, objects and photographs telling the story of Australian soldiers taken as prisoners-of-war by the Japanese during WWII in the Pacific. This display gives voice to the objects and images that symbolise one of the most horrific series of events in Australia's military history.

Sourced from surviving POW's and the relatives of those no longer alive, this display pays tribute to all those who suffered in hope that their stories would live on.

The exhibition will be held in the Australian History Museum, Level 1 Building W6A.

For further information please contact:

Tracy Sullivan
Tel: 9850 8870
Email: tracy.sullivan@humn.mq.edu.au

Tracy Sullivan
Education Officer / Manager
Australian History Museum

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TWO NEW LIBRARY EXHIBITIONS

Gallipoli: a Turkish View

1 – 29 August

Through interpretation of the Australian War Memorial's photograph collection and a selection of Turkish relics, Gallipoli: a Turkish View enables visitors of both cultures to ponder their own and their former enemy's experience of the Gallipoli campaign and its continuing importance. The images selected are among the very few still in existence which document the Turkish experience of Gallipoli. They depict both the heroism and the horror of Turkey's part in the campaign, coinciding with and contrasting with familiar Australian images.

150th Anniversary of the Birth of Joseph Conrad

1 – 29 August

Jozef Teodor Konrad Nalecz Korzeniowski, better known to the world as the novelist Joseph Conrad was born in December 1857 in the Ukraine. Macquarie University Library is commemorating this respected writer with an exhibition of a selection of his literary works.

Joseph Conrad became one of the greatest 20th century novelists, known for his mastery of atmosphere and dramatic realism.

Both exhibitions are located in the main foyer on level 2. For further information, please visit the Library's exhibitions web page http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/exhibitions/index.html

By the Banks of the Neva: Lachlan Macquarie in Russia in 1807

The next presentation of the Macquarie University Library Friends Foundation will be held on Tuesday 18 September at 5.30pm for 6.00pm in the Mollie Thomson Room of the Macquarie University Library (Level 5).

In September 1807 Lachlan Macquarie reached St. Petersburg, Russia after a difficult and arduous overland journey from Bombay via the Persian Gulf. He was travelling to London, accompanied by four travelling companions and his Indian-born manservant, 'George'. After reaching Baghdad in May, Macquarie had proceeded overland through the Zagros Mountains, meeting with officials of the Shah of Persia before sailing across the Caspian Sea to Astrakhan, near the mouth of the Volga River. From here he travelled to Moscow and eventually reached St. Petersburg on Gulf of Finland where he discovered a metropolis without parallel in all his travels. After exploring St Petersburg for one week Macquarie sailed down the Baltic to Copenhagen and on home to Britain.

Robin Walsh, Librarian, Macquarie University Library,will discuss why and how Lachlan Macquarie, the future governor of NSW, was travelling in Russia at this time. The presentation will include photographs and maps of St Petersburg.

This presentation willl complement the public exhibition, curated by Robin Walsh, to be held in Macquarie University Library from 5 September–31 October entitled Imperial Eyes 1807: Lachlan Macquarie's travels in the Ottoman, Persian, & Russian Empires. All welcome, refreshments served. No charge.

Lhan Gannon
Community and Industry Liaison Officer
Macquarie University Library

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SOCIAL PROCESSING STUDY

Participants are invited to take part in a pyschology study into social processing.

Currently bening developed are tests of identity recognition and emotion recognition in faces, voices and postures. To use as items in these tests recordings of a range of different people, including children aged 5 to 18 years and adults of any age, are needed. The tests we develop will be used to identify social problems in children.

Participation would require 1 hour of your time per person and participants are paid $15 for their time. The session will preferably take place at Macquarie University. Participants will be asked to say sentences and have their photograph taken showing different facial and postural emotional expressions eg happy, sad, angry, neutral.

If you are interested in participating in the research, please contact:

Melanie Porter
Tel: 9850 6768
Email: mporter@maccs.mq.edu.au

Melanie Porter
MACCS

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SIXTH ANNUAL SUPREME COURT CONCERT

The Chief Justice of New South Wales cordially invites all staff and students, their partners and friends to an evening of music in the Banco Court with internationally acclaimed opera and recording star Deborah Riedel, Opera Australia principal and leading tenor Paul Ferris and 2006 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year virtuoso violinist Cameron Hill.

Cocktails and canapés will be served in the Level 13 foyer followed by the concert.

Date: Monday, 24 September 2007
Time: 5.15pm for drinks in the foyer, 6.15pm to 7.30pm for the concert
Venue: Banco Court, level 13
Cost: $55 per person (including refreshments)
Booking: Bookings are essential

Cheques should be made payable to “Supreme Court Concert” and sent to Ms M. Finter, Justice Palmer’s Chambers, Supreme Court of NSW, GPO Box 3, Sydney NSW 2001.

Mari Finter
Supreme Court of NSW

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MGSM EXECUTIVE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTRE

September, October and November Residential Conference Bonus

MGSM has great rates available for residential conferences for the remainder of 2007. As an added bonus if you hold a residential conference at MGSM in September, October or November 2007, your group will receive a complimentary 1/2 hour cocktail party during your stay.

MGSM Executive Hotel & Conference Centre is an award winning, modern purpose-built centre featuring state-of-the-art conferencing facilities with natural light, 4 star executive style accommodation, with superb dining and recreational facilities.

It is the ideal venue for staff training, department meetings, conferences and seminars. Facilities include amphitheatres, flat-floor meeting rooms, dedicated breakout rooms. Data projection equipment is complimentary.

For more information or if you would like to view our conference facilities please contact MGSM on x7870 or email conferences@mgsm.edu.au

Nigel Logue
Hotel Manager
MGSM

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CPD NEWS

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

Researching (e)Learning and Teaching at Macquarie

Researching (e)Learning and Teaching at Macquarie is a special interest research group that aims to support the development of a critically reflective, evidence-based approach to the development of sustainable, high quality learning environments which make effective use of eLearning technologies to cater for the needs of our diverse body of students.

Teaching Remotely Using Web Conferencing Systems. Presented by Matt Bower.

This presentation reports on the findings of a MUSCIG research project into teaching and learning computing online using web conferencing systems. In particular, the results of student survey and interview feedback, the key factors influencing student collaborations in virtual classrooms, and a set of principles for effective integration and deployment of e-learning technologies are shared.

Leadership and Assessment: Strengthening the Nexus. Presented by Dr Marina Harvey and team.

This Carrick funded project aims to build the capacity of a group of cross-disciplinary leaders in effective assessment practice. A Participatory Action Research (PAR) methodology underpins the project. This presentation will address several issues, including the formation of the multi-level “Leaders in Effective Assessment Practice” (LEAP) group; the role of critically reflective practice and regular reflective sessions in the process of developing the scholarship and leadership of teaching and learning in participating departments; the potential of collegial action research; and the role of participant observers including that of the external evaluator.

All staff interested in developing their scholarship in learning, teaching and eLearning are warmly invited to participate.

Lunch will be provided.

Date: Thursday 23 August, 1.00pm–3.00pm
Venue: E6A 116
Facilitator and Enquiries: Maree Gosper, x9752, maree.gosper@mq.edu.au

To book call CPD on x9721 or email cpd@mq.edu.au or register online at http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au

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Childcare

Did you know that there are three childcare centres on campus here at Macquarie University that provide high quality child care for the benefit of all staff here on campus?

Banksia Cottage, Waratah Occasional Care and Gumnut Cottage offer a range of child care facilities to suit each parent’s specific needs. All Centres provide a safe, caring and educationally stimulating environment for children, and are well equipped with toys and equipment for indoor and outdoor experiences.

Located within the grounds of Macquarie University children are cared for by professional teams of early childhood teachers and experienced childcare workers who actively encourage parent involvement in the Centres.

Vacancies currently exist at both Banksia Cottage and Waratah Occasional Care for children three years and over. Full day care vacancies are available at Banksia Cottage. At Waratah Occasional Care staff are offered the flexibility of occasional care where parents can book their children into the Centre by the hour, session or full day, which caters for those parents specifically looking for vacation care.

Both centres also run a pre-school program run by trained early childhood educators.

If you would like to find out more about the childcare facilities on offer at Macquarie University please contact Caroline Brigden on x7781 or 9850 7781 if calling externally or banksiachildcare@sam.mq.edu.au

Unicom on site 22 August 2007

SAM is hosting a Unicom Credit Union day, for existing Unicom members, and anyone who would like to consider banking with Unicom. If you have missed having the Unicom Office on site then here is your opportunity to drop in with any questions you have or business that may need attending to.

Unicom will be onsite on 22 August from 10.00am – 3.00pm in the SAM Building, Level 3, Drysdale Room.

Open Day

Thinking of popping in for the University Open Day on Saturday 1 September 2007? Well here is another reason why you should bring the family down — Kindi Farm are going to be at the SAM Building throughout the day. This is a great way to entertain the children, whilst you grab a coffee at Marxines Coffee Shop.

Marion Malouf

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HUMAN RESOURCES AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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

Introducing the Macquarie University General Staff Grants 2007

The Macquarie University General Staff Grants, a combination of the previous Specialist Support Grants and Competitive Awards, are designed to enable General Staff to acquire knowledge, skills and experience from outside the University in matters relevant to their professional role within the University.

All General Staff who have been employed by the University for the full-time equivalent of two years or more on a continuous basis are eligible to apply.

Nature and purpose of the grants

The Macquarie University General Staff Grants are designed to enable General Staff to acquire knowledge, skills and experience from outside the University in matters relevant to their professional role within the University. A variety of different activities might be utilised to achieve this goal, including:

• a national study tour, directly related to the applicant's current work
• participation in a substantial professional development program that is directly related to the applicant's current work
• completion of a research project directly related to the applicant's current work, through either course work program or research
• scholarship to participate in a conference of significance to developing the staff member in their profession.

Regardless of its nature, the proposed activity must be designed to:

• develop the applicant’s professional knowledge, skills, and abilities
• be of demonstrable benefit to the University.
  

Please visit the Professional Development link from the Human Resources Home page at http://www.hr.mq.edu.au/od/index.html to access the Information pack and Guidelines with the Application Form attached.

For more information contact:

Robyn Clark
Tel: x9619
Email: robyn.clark@mq.edu.au

Closing date: submit applications to Robyn Clark, Organisational Development Unit, Human Resources, C4B by 4.00pm on Friday 14 September 2007.

MGSM Scholarship Scheme for General Staff

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management is making available to general staff of Macquarie University two scholarships to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Management program.

The winners of the scholarships will commence study in January 2008.This Scheme, which the MGSM has generously supported for several years now, provides members of general staff with access to a valuable professional development activity. The MGSM's Postgraduate Certificate in Management covers the core management areas of organisational behaviour, marketing management, and accounting for management and so provides an excellent qualification for general staff in, or aspiring to, management and leadership positions within the University.

The scholarships will be awarded through a competitive process, and cover the cost of all tuition fees.

Copies of the guidelines for the Scheme and application forms are available from HR.

For further information and an application pack contact:

Sharon Messina
Tel: x9734
Email: sharon.messina@mq.edu.au

Closing date: Applications must be returned to Sharon Messina, C4B, by Friday 19 October 2007.

Professional Development Programs Available

Registrations can be made via the HR website at: http://www.hr.mq.edu.au/od/index.html or by phoning Sharon Messina on 9850 9734.

Creating Sustainable Solutions to Conflict Situations

Working with others often involves a difference in opinions. To understand these differences and resolve any potential conflict situations, the cause of the difference needs to be addresses before it escalates. If these situations are allowed to simmer, and people retreat into withdrawal, resentment or ill ease towards the other person/people involved will reduce our professional and personal power significantly.

This one day workshop will offer some very practical techniques for better understanding the conflict situations faced at work and techniques will be practiced to respond effectively in these situations. It will 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 is provided.

Date: Wednesday 29 August, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: C4B Level 2 Training Room
Registrations: Sharon Messina, x 9734, sharon.messina@mq.edu.au
Closing date: 20 August 2007

Achieving Effective Workplace Relationships

Effective communication forms the basis of all relationships at work and at home. In the workplace a successful frontline manager needs communication skills to ensure their message is understood and interpreted in the way it was intended. This one-day workshop explores communication in the context of relationship building and covers topics such as body language, tone of voice, expression, conflict and assertive communication.

Learning outcomes:

• gather, convey and receive information and ideas
• develop trust and confidence
• build and maintain networks and relationships
• manage difficulties to achieve positive outcomes.

Designed for all managers working at the frontline of an organisation, from supervisors and team leaders through to business unit and Divisional managers.

Lunch is provided.

Date: Tuesday, 4 September, 9.30am – 4.30pm
Venue: C4B Level 2 Training Room
Registrations: Sharon Messina, x 9734, sharon.messina@mq.edu.au
Closing date: 28 August 2007

Tim Sprague
Director, Human Resources

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WHAT’S ON IN PR & MARKETING

Open Day 2007

Open Day is on Saturday 1 September from 10.00am – 4.00pm. The Open Day website is at www.openday.mq.edu.au. The advertising campaign for Open Day has now started — look out for the Open Day program inserted in The Sydney Morning Herald on Saturday 25 August, for the wrap of the Northern District Times the week of 27 August and the bridge banners that will be up around Sydney in late August.

An everyone email will be sent to staff towards the end of August outlining all final set up arrangements. New t-shirts are now available to pick up from the PR and Marketing Unit and staff are encouraged to place their size orders as soon as possible. Sizes available are S, M, L, XL and XXL — please email events@vc.mq.edu.au to arrange.

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

National Science Week and National Engineering Week

From 18–24 August the campus will be “Centre of the Universe” as Macquarie University and CSIRO host a week-long program of astronomical events for the public to celebrate National Science Week and National Engineering Week. Activities will include public talks, tours and lots more. For times, locations and booking information see www.astronomy.mq.edu.au/scienceweek2007/ and http://www.engineering.mq.edu.au

The week’s activities will also include a special Movies at Macquarie screening on Sunday 19 August in the Macquarie Theatre of the films:

Solarmax
Every 11 years the sun’s poles reverse with unimaginable violence. The peak of the storm is called a solar maximum. The hottest film under the sun, Solarmax is a breathtaking exploration into the awesome vastness and mysterious power of our closest star. Take a unique journey through time and space, and experience the sun’s severe force and beauty.

Descent to Titan

This is the gripping story of the Huygens probe’s journey to Titan, Saturn's enigmatic moon. Never before had anyone attempted to land a spacecraft on such a distant world and the tension mounts as the final dramatic moments of Huygens’ descent begins.

Following the movies a panel of experts from CSIRO and Macquarie University — Quentin Parker, Graham Town and Chris Phillip — will discuss solar maximum and other astronomical phenomena as well as the feats in engineering that made the creation of the movies possible.

Macquarie’s Media Performance

There were 357 mentionsof Macquarie University in the media during the past three weeks. The graph below shows coverage in the media by day for the period 31 July–13 August, volume (grey bar) and audience reach (red line).

• On 8 August, audience reach spiked at 5.5 million for 29 individual items. The large audience reach was mostly due to a nationally syndicated story by Channel 7’s Today Tonight program on personality profiles or workplace psychometric tests, which featured Professor Robert Spillane of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management.

• On 10 August Macquarie University’s decision to trial a new, fairer, enrolment system helped generate a peak of 117 items, many of these syndicated television (Channels 9 and 10) and radio (Triple J, 2GB) mentions.

Greg Welsh
Acting Media Manager
PR and Marketing

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MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA

We are now using both print and broadcasting monitoring services, but they do sometimes miss Macquarie mentions. To ensure a more comprehensive and accurate MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA column, please always let us know whenever you have been a subject or an author of any print media item, including reviews of your work or letters-to-the-editor from you, and if you appear on the electronic media. Kindly forward the information by email to Fiona Crawford: fiona.crawford@mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to Level 2, BD Building, Macquarie University Research Park.

Media mentions

Ms Deidre Anderson (U@MQ): interviewed about her role as the chief executive of U@MQ, Macquarie's new university-controlled students services body, The Australian, 1 August; Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August

Associate Professor Frank Ashe (Applied Finance Centre): interviewed about collateralised debt obligations, Australian Financial Review, 4 August

Mr Matthew Bailey (PhD student, Modern History): interviewed about his research on the history of shopping centres, ABC Goldfields WA, 10 August

Mr Noah Bassil (Politics and International Relations): interviewed about peacekeeping forces in Dafur, ABC 666 Canberra, 1 August

Dr Robyn Beaman (MUSEC): co-runs literacy program MULTILIT which will play a key role in the federal governments recently announced welfare reform trials, Weekly Times, 8 August

Mr Keping Cheng (Risk Frontiers): co-authored a report which reviewed a century of building damage caused by natural perils, Insurance and Finance Journal, 1 July

Ms Louise Cosgrove (Access Macquarie): visited Aboriginal communities in NSW to discuss road safety with children, Lachlander-Condoblin, 27 July

Mr Ryan Crompton (Risk Frontiers): co-authored a report which reviewed a century of building damage caused by natural perils, Insurance and Finance Journal, 1 July

Professor John Croucher (MGSM): his regular NumberCrunch column included statistics like 'longest natural eyelash (Daniel Williams, USA): about 5 centimetres, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August; his regular NumberCrunch column included statistics like 'most gallstones recovered from a patient (an 85 year old woman in the UK, 1987): 23,530', Sydney Morning Herald, 11 August

Professor James Dalziel (MELCOE): interviewed about software development 'middleware', Campus Review, 31 July

Mr Jason Elias (Public Relations & Marketing): interviewed about services available to students at Macquarie including the mentor program and the internal transfer policy, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August

Dr Mark Evans (Contemporary Music): has written a book, Open Up the Doors, which analyses the trends in sacred music over the past 30 or 40 years, Manly Daily, 11 August

Adjunct Professor Tim Flannery (Environmental and Life Sciences): has written the book Chasing Kangaroos, Newcastle Herald, 11 August

Associate Professor Simon George (Research Institute for Biotechnology): interviewed about new evidence of primitive life forms in rocks from the Pilbara, ABC 702 Sydney, 7 August

Associate Professor Paul Gollan (Business): wrote about IR policy reform, Australian Financial Review, 13 August

Professor Murray Goot (Politics and International Relations): wrote about aspirational voters in Australian Social Attitudes: The 2nd Report, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 August

Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley (Modern History): wrote about the end of the Packer media dynasty, Adbusters, 1 August

Mrs Laraine Hunter (Risk Frontiers): co-authored a report which reviewed a century of building damage caused by natural perils, Insurance and Finance Journal, 1 July

Dr Julia Irwin (Psychology): interviewed about research that suggests women are easily distracted my mobile phone conversations while driving, Channel 9, 3 August; Cruise Adelaide, 3 August; FM 104.7 Canberra, 3 August; Gold FM 104.3 Melbourne, 3 August; Impara Spencer Gulf, 3 August; MIX FM Adelaide, 3 August; MIX FM Sydney, 3 August; NBN, 3 August; Radio 2GB Sydney, 3 August; Radio 2UE Sydney, 3 August; Sky News Australia, 3 August; Sydney Morning Herald, 3 August; WIN Hobart, 3 August; Age, 3 August

Associate Professor Joanne Jamie (Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences): interviewed about IBRG's work with Indigenous students and the Eureka Prize the group has been nominated for, Radio National, 4 August

Associate Professor Jim Kohen (Biological Sciences): will speak at the Australian Plants Society Blue Mountains Group 11th annual seminar, Penrith Press, 31 July

Mr Roy Leigh (Risk Frontiers): co-authored a report which reviewed a century of building damage caused by natural perils, Insurance and Finance Journal, 1 July

Professor John Mathews (MGSM): spoke at an ANU seminar titled Is the Howard Government Betraying Australia?, Canberra Times, 7 August

Professor John McAneney (Risk Frontiers): co-authored a report which reviewed a century of building damage caused by natural perils, Insurance and Finance Journal, 1 June

Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): wrote that the word 'homeshore' is a new term in tertiary industry meaning to be employed at home, Campus Review, 31 July; wrote that the word 'kleptocracy' means rule of/by thieves, Campus Review, 7 August

Associate Professor Peter Radan (Law): wrote a letter to the editor regarding Prime Minister John Howard's offers of intervention in the Queensland local council amalgamation debate, The Australian, 10 August

Professor Steven Schwartz (Vice-Chancellor): comments he made in May regarding student politics at Macquarie were included in a story about U@MQ and the former Students Council, The Australian, 1 August; criticised university financial management practices, saying that university leaders did not cut costs because they had no financial incentive to do so, Australian Financial Review, 6 August; interviewed about reforms to Macquarie's admission procedures which include the introduction of uniTEST, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August; Triple J, 10 August

Professor Robert Spillane (MGSM): interviewed about psychometric testing, Channel 7, 8 August

Professor David Throsby (Economics): says that the creative industries are amongst the fastest growing economies and if fostered, they will stimulate a national or regional economy, Northern Star, 11 August

Mr Karl Van Dyke (Ancient History): discussed the Museum of Ancient Cultures with students from Great Lakes College Senior Campus, Manning River Times, 31 July

Dr Ian Watson (Politics and International Relations): wrote about aspirational voters in Australian Social Attitudes: The 2nd Report, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 August

Professor Kevin Wheldall (MUSEC): interviewed about literacy program MULTILIT which will play a key role in the federal governments recently announced welfare reform trials, Weekly Times, 8 August

Issues and Events

Clarence Valley Anglican School principle Gareth Leechman holds a BA in English and History and an MA in Arts and Education from Macquarie University, Clarence Valley Review, 25 July

Chief Information Officer at Staging Connections Group David Hacksall holds masters degrees in information technology and business administration from MGSM, The Australian, 31 July

Macquarie University's Parent Information Evening offers advice on degree programs, pathways and HSC exams, Hills News, 31 July; Northern News, 31 July

Jena Shaw, a presenter for Questacon Science Play, graduated from Macquarie University in 2004 with a Bachelor of Technology (Optoelectronics), Cessnock Advertiser, 1 August

The Macquarie UniversityMusical Society is staging a production of Secrets Every Traveller Should Know, Northern District Times, 1 August

Professor Michael Schultz from Göttingen University in Germany spoke at Macquarie University's Australian Centre for Egyptology annual conference, ABC 702 Sydney, 1 August

Lyn Ryman, a conveyancer, completed a conveyancing law and practice course at Macquarie University, Cobar Weekly, 1 August

Year 9 and 10 drama students from Braidwood Central School participated in the annual Greek Drama Festival which is hosted by the Macquarie Ancient History Association (MAHA), Braidwood Times, 1 August

Gallipoli: A Turkish View, which documents the Gallipoli campaign as seen through Turkish eyes is on display at Macquarie University, Weekly Times, 1 August; Northern District Times, 8 August

Macquarie University will host a seminar on sustainable business during the Ryde Business Development Week, Northern District Times, 1 August; Northern District Times, 8 August

Macquarie University film student Adam Taylor is hoping to have his review of The Barber of Seville published in The Australian after entering the Pacific Opera Young Critics Award, Manly Daily, 2 August; North Shore Times, 3 August

In the annual Shanghai Jiao Tong University Top 500 World University Rankings survey Macquarie University has been ranked equal eight in Australia, alongside Monash University, The Australian, 2 August

Nanda Pok, who escaped Cambodia just before Pol Pot took power, spoke at the Women, Leadership and Management conference hosted by Macquarie University, ABC 666 Canberra, 2 August; ABC 702 Sydney, 2 August; Radio National, 2 August

Noosa Shire has been declared a national model for sustainability by Macquarie University, Courier Mail, 3 August

A Macquarie University study ranked sexual incompatibility as the number one reason for divorce, Sunshine Coast Daily, 3 August

The SBS Youth Orchestra is playing at Macquarie University as part of the Music on Winter Sundays concert series, Daily Telegraph, 4 August

Macquarie University has partnered with tech firm Arasor to create optical microchips, The Australian, 7 August

Software supplier E2E managing director Ray Bradbery has a masters degree in business administration from MGSM, The Australian, 7 August

Macquarie University research suggests that the more children a woman has the worse off her final superannuation nest egg will be, West Australian, 8 August

Art by Patrick Shirvington is housed in a number of Australian collections, including Macquarie University's, Nyngan Observer, 8 August

Macquarie University will hold its annual Open Day on Saturday 1 September, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 August; Armidale Express, 10 August

The Macquarie University Students' Council was investigated over the improper use of student funds for a political party fundraising event by former president Victor Ma, The Australian, 10 August

Macquarie University is hosting a debate series, the first of which asks the question 'Is Capitalism Bad for the Soul?', Sydney Morning Herald, 10 August

Pianist Kathryn Selby has run recital series in the past at Macquarie University, North Shore Times, 10 August

Macquarie University will offer places to some school leavers using a combination of HSC results and other tests, Channel 7, 10 August; Channel 9, 10 August; Radio 2AY Albury, 10 August; Radio 2GB Sydney, 10 August; Central Western Daily, 11 August

Macquarie University has collaborated with CSIRO to create wireless local networks, Australian Financial Review, 13 August

Greg Welsh
Acting Media Manager

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ALUMNI

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

Macquarie Ambassadors

Macquarie Ambassadors is an exciting new program which allows our alumni—more than 100,000 globally—to share their personal and professional experiences with students, fellow alumni and the broader University community.

A Macquarie Ambassador will:

• nurture tomorrow’s leaders by helping Macquarie students today
• pass on their professional skills and experiences
• share their Macquarie experience
• build and strengthen their networks
• enhance the reputation of Macquarie University and increase the value of their degree
• be an active partner in Macquarie’s global future.

The Macquarie Ambassadors program has three strands:

• mentoring
• student referral
• alumni supporting alumni.

Just a few hours of an Ambassador’s time could change a young person’s life forever. Further information on this program will be available on the alumni website very soon. http://www.alumni.mq.edu.au

Annual Parliament House Luncheon

Date: Thursday 20 September
Time: 12.30pm
Venue: Strangers' Dining Room, State Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney
Speaker: Professor Tim Flannery
Cost: alumni and guests: $60 per person
RSVP: Thursday 6 September via Booking Form

A few places are still available for this exciting event.

The 2007 Australian of the Year, Professor Tim Flannery will be the guest speaker at this year's Annual Parliament House Luncheon. Professor Flannery is a climate change champion and Macquarie University professor within the Division of Environmental and Life Sciences. He is one of the world's leading writer-scientists and an internationally acclaimed explorer and environmentalist. Sir David Attenborough once described him as being in the league of all-time great explorers such as David Livingstone. We hope you will join us for this signature event.

Please note that the Standing Committee of Convocation will be holding its Annual General Meeting at the same venue prior to the luncheon at 12.00 noon.

All enquiries:

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

Mark Herndon
Director, Alumni Office

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POSITIONS VACANT

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

Equal Employment Opportunity is a University Policy.

www.jobs.mq.edu.au

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CLASSIFIEDS

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DIARY

 August

Tuesday 21 August

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Getting Things Done Through Project Management. Amanda Phillips, external consultant. 9.30am–4.30pm in C4B L2. To enrol email misa.zhang@vc.mq.edu.au including name, position, staff number and email address. For further details of these programs, please see the professional development link on the HR web page http://www.pers.mq.edu.au

PHILOSOPHY@MACQUARIE SEMINARS Dr Richard Menary (University of Wollongong) 11.00am–1.00pm in W6A 107.

Wednesday 22 August

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Evolution of Cerebral Lateralization. Dr Culum Brown, Macquarie University. 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES A Feather Bed Dictionary: Sex, Colonialism, and the Writing of the Self in Zambia, Australia, Southeast Asia and Britain, 1900–1999. Juliette Milner-Thornton (Arts, Griffith). All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.

Thursday 23 August

MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Regulation Reconceived: Financial Literacy. Professor Gail Pearson (University of Sydney). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY SEMINAR Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Constituents and Surface Properties from Space using GOME and SCIAMACHY: Focus on Some Tropospheric Chemistry Issues. Professor John P Burrows (Department of the Physics and Chemistry of the Atmosphere Institute of Environmental Physics and Remote Sensing, University of Bremen, Germany). 1.00pm in E5A 143.

ALUMNI LECTURE Guest speaker is Dr Hugh Mackay a psychologist and social researcher who has spent 35 years studying the attitudes and behaviour of the Australian community. Hugh Mackay's best selling book Reinventing Australia shows how Australians attitudes have changed over the last 20 years. 6.30pm (registration 6.15pm for lecture at 6.30pm) in the Dixson Room located on the ground floor of the Mitchell wing of the State Library, Macquarie Street, Sydney. RSVP: Monday 13 August via Booking form

RESEARCHING (E)LEARNING AND TEACHING AT MACQUARIE – SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP 1.00pm–3.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Dr Maree Gosper, x9752, maree.gosper@mq.edu.au Lunch will be provided. To book call CPD on x9721 or email cpd@mq.edu.au or enrol online at http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/

OPEN FORUM: LUNCHTIME MEETING FOR STAFF AND POSTGRADUATES Music in the Modern Church Speaker: Dr Mark Evans (Head of the Department of Contemporary Music Studies). 1pm-2pm, Building W6A, Room 107. Tea and coffee available - BYO lunch. For further information, contact: Ursula Ibaraki Ursula.Ibaraki@humn.mq.edu.au or Armen Gakavian Armen.Gakavian@scmp.mq.edu.au

Friday 24 August

CLOSING DATE MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY INNOVATION AWARDS The Fourth Macquarie University Innovation Awards will be held on Wednesday 31 October. The Awards recognise and reward staff and students for outstanding performance and excellence in innovation. All staff and postgraduate research students at Macquarie University are encouraged to apply, either for individual or team-based innovations. Please visit the Innovation Awards web site for further details and application forms www.mq.edu.au/innovationawards Enquiries: Sharen Page sharen.page@mq.edu.au

DEPARTMENT OF ANCIENT HISTORY POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR Sacra Saecularial! Septimius Severus’ Celebration in the Saecular Games (AD 204) Clare Rowan. Who were the Alexandrians? Dr Paul McKechnie. 3.00pm in X5B 321. No charge.

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR The EU's Reform Treaty: Does the EU Need a Constitution to Become a Global Player ? Dr Andy Klom (European Commission Office in Wales). 3.00pm in W6A Room 107.

Sunday 26 August

MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Daniel Herscovitch (Clarinet, cello and piano trio—Apollo Trio). Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.

Wednesday 29 August

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Neuroethological Analyses of Social Foraging in Honey Bees. Dr Andrew Barron (Macquarie University). 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY GOES TO THE MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY Celebrating Aboriginal Rights? Reflections on the 1967 Referendum. Bain Attwood (Historical Studies, Monash) and Alison Holland (Modern History, Macquarie). Macquarie University Art Gallery, Ground Floor, E11A. 12noon to 1.15pm. All welcome to attend.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Creating Sustainable Solutions to Conflict Situations. Rachel Lee. 9.30am – 4.30pm in C4B L2. To enrol email misa.zhang@vc.mq.edu.au including name, position, staff number and email address. For further details of these programs, please see the professional development link on the HR web page http://www.pers.mq.edu.au

Thursday 30 August

MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE The Myth of the Drought-Busting Marketplace. Dr Nicole Graham (Macquarie University). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au

CENTRE FOR HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE SEMINAR Revival and Revivalism Downunder: The 1902 Torrey/Alexander/Geil Evangelistic Campaign in Australia. Dr Geoff Treloar. 6.00pm in W6A 308. No charge.

Friday 31 August

ANCIENT HISTORY POSTGRADUATE MINI CONFERENCE All day event. Convener: Dr Stephen Llewelyn. For more information: 9850 8843

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR How Fluctuations in Energy Prices Affect Political Reform in the Middle East. Steve Townsend (Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University) 3.00pm in W6A Room 107.

September

Saturday 1 September

OPEN DAY 2007 10.00am–4.00pm. The Open Day website is now live at www.openday.mq.edu.au. If you have any questions please contact Michelle Riley on x7465 or michelle.riley@mq.edu.au

Tuesday 4 September

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Achieving Effective Workplace Relationships. Sharon Messina, AIM. 9.30am–4.30pm in C4B L2. To enrol email misa.zhang@vc.mq.edu.au including name, position, staff number and email address. For further details of these programs, please see the professional development link on the HR web page http://www.pers.mq.edu.au

Wednesday 5 September

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES Islam, Secularism and Women in France: Another exception française or a French Lesson for the Rest of the West?—Bronwyn Winter (French Studies, Sydney). All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.

Thursday 6 September 

OPEN FORUM: LUNCHTIME MEETING FOR STAFF AND POSTGRADUATES Work as vocation: A Christian perspective on the daily grind. Speaker: Dr Armen Gakavian (Lecturer, Macquarie Christian Studies Institute and Centre Manager, Centre for Research on Social Inclusion. 1pm-2pm, W6A Room 107. Tea and coffee available - BYO lunch. For further information, contact: Ursula Ibaraki Ursula.Ibaraki@humn.mq.edu.au or Armen Gakavian armen.gakavian@scmp.mq.edu.au

Friday 7 September

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR Interrogating Nationalism Through Literary Analysis: The Case of Israel/Palestine. Jumana Bayeh (Departments of English and Politics, Macquarie University). 3.00pm in W6A Room 107.

Tuesday 11 September

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Principles of Self-Management — Part 1. Rachel Lee, Sharon Messina. 9.30am–4.30pm in C4B L2. To enrol email misa.zhang@vc.mq.edu.au including name, position, staff number and email address. For further details of these programs, please see the professional development link on the HR web page http://www.pers.mq.edu.au

PHILOSOPHY@MACQUARIE SEMINARS Female Terrorists: Does Gender Make a Normative Difference? Professor Marilyn Friedman (Washington University). 11.00am–1.00pm in W6A 107.

Wednesday 12 September

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES Imperial Journeys: Lachlan Macquarie’s Travels in the Ottoman, Persian and Russian Empires in 1807—Robin Walsh (Modern History and University Library, Macquarie). All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.

Thursday 13 September

MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Governing Research Ethics: Is Human Experimentation Ready for the Law? Mr George Tomossy (Macquarie University). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au

Friday 14 September

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR The New East Asian Regionalism: Much Ado About Nothing? Professor John Ravenhill (Department of International Relations, Australian National University). 3.00pm in W6A Room 107.

Thursday 20 September

ALUMNI ANNUAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE LUNCHEON The 2007 Australian of the Year, Professor Tim Flannery will be the guest speaker. He is a climate change champion and Macquarie University professor within the Division of Environmental and Life Sciences. 12.30pm in the Strangers' Dining Room, State Parliament, Macquarie Street, Sydney. Cost: alumni and guests: $60 per person. RSVP: Thursday 6 September via Booking Form

Friday 21 September

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR The Quest for Legitimacy in Regulatory Governance: GM Food Regulation in the European Union. Kutay Kesim (Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University). 3.00pm in W6A Room 107.

Wednesday 26 September

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM Principles of Self-Management — Part 2. Rachel Lee, Sharon Messina. 9.30am–1.00pm in C4B L2. To enrol email misa.zhang@vc.mq.edu.au including name, position, staff number and email address. For further details of these programs, please see the professional development link on the HR web page http://www.pers.mq.edu.au

October

Wednesday 3 October

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES Because they were white, baby, and they ruled the world: James Baldwin's "Another Country" Banned in Australia in 1963. Nicole Moore (English, Macquarie). All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.

Thursday 4 October

MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Consumer Protection, Globalisation and Democracy. Judge John Goldring (District Court of NSW). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au

Friday 5 October

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR Legitimacy and Hegemony in the Post-Cold War Period. Dr Lavina Lee (Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University). 3.00pm in W6A Room 107.

Tuesday 9 October

PHILOSOPHY@MACQUARIE SEMINARS Hegel and the Problem of the Retrospective Character of Reconciliation. Dr Simon Lumsden (University of New South Wales). 11.00am–1.00pm in W6A 107.

Wednesday 10 October

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES A Modest Investment in Civilization: Comparing Indigenous Assimilation Policies in the United States and Australia, 1880s-1930s. Katherine Ellinghaus (Historical Studies, Monash). All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend. 

Thursday 11 October

MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE A Theoretical Analysis of the Effectiveness of Disclosure in the Regulation of Franchising in Australia. Ms Liz Spencer (Bond University). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au 

Friday 12 October

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR Realizing the Responsibility to Protect: From Norm Building to Operationalization Professor Alex Bellamy (Political Science and International Studies, University of Queensland). 3.00pm in W6A Room 107.

Wednesday 17 October

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES A Palimpsest of Historiographies: New Paradigms, Old Agendas, and the Invention of Late Antiquity. Andrew Gillett (Ancient History, Macquarie). All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.

Thursday 18 October

MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Regulating the Citizen: A Multidisciplinary Project on Citizenship. Associate Professor Andrew Buck (Macquarie). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au

Friday 19 October

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR Social Movements and Global Politics. Professor Marc Williams (School of Politics and International Relations, UNSW). 3.00pm in W6A 127

Tuesday 23 October

PHILOSOPHY@MACQUARIE SEMINARS Dr Elizabeth Schier (Macquarie University) – Title to be confirmed. 11.00am–1.00pm in W6A 107.

Thursday 25 October

MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Transformational Changes and Comparative Approaches in Regulating Corporate Responsibility and Governance in the Public and Private Sectors. Professor Bryan Horrigan (Macquarie). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au

Friday 26 October

POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STAFF/STUDENT SEMINAR Truth, Lies and Weapons of Mass Destruction: Reflecting on “Trust” After Iraq Dr Lloyd Cox (Politics and International Relations, Macquarie University). 3.00pm in W6A Room 107.

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Wednesday 31 October

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY SEMINAR SERIES Colonialism, the Holocaust and the Concept of Genocide. Dirk Moses (History, Sydney). All seminars held from 12 noon to 1.15pm in W6A 127. Further details: Adrian Carton x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au All welcome to attend.