The Library's Information Technology Training Unit will arrange Internet training on request for community, professional and government organisations schools and colleges.

Training sessions on all aspects of the Internet are designed to suit specific requirements. Every session includes customised documentation with easy-to-follow instructions. Full-day seminars include morning tea, and a high quality buffet lunch served in the Macquarie University Union. Training sessions for community groups which have been held this year include Business and the Internet, Visual Arts and the Internet, Using the Internet in Schools, and Searching not Surfing the Internet.

If you would like to make enquiries about customised courses, please phone Katie Wilson on x7509 or Jean Mitchell on x7200.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE

The Discipline Committee met on 28 February 1997 and considered seven cases of alleged academic misconduct involving eleven students.

The Committee resolved as follows:

Case 1: The student was found guilty of taking unauthorised material into the examination room. No further action was taken since the student has been excluded for insufficient rate of progress.

Case 2: Two students were found guilty of plagiarism for submitting identical work for an assignment. They were failed in the unit concerned.

Case 3: Two students were found guilty of plagiarism for submitting identical work for an assignment. They were failed in the unit concerned.

Case 4: One student was found guilty of misconduct for allowing another student to use her assignment. The student was warned against further misconduct.

Case 5: One student was found guilty of taking unauthorised material into an examination room. The Committee was satisfied the action was unintended, and the student was reprimanded.

Case 6: Two students were found guilty of plagiarism for failing adequately to acknowledge their dependence on secondary sources by means of appropriate footnoting. They were reprimanded for their actions.

Case 7: Two students were found guilty of plagiarism for submitting identical work for an assignment. They were failed in the unit concerned.

Brian J Spencer
Registrar and Vice-Principal

1. I hereby give notice that, pursuant to the Macquarie University Act, 1989 (Section 9(5)(c), an election of one member of Council by the students of the University will be held on 21 May 1997. Those eligible for election are persons enrolled as candidates proceeding to a degree or diploma at the University and who are not members of the academic or non-academic staff of the University. Only persons enrolled as candidates proceeding to a degree or diploma at the University on 10 April 1997 shall be entitled to vote.

2. I invite nominations of persons for election. Each nomination must be made in writing signed by two persons entitled to vote, and must be endorsed with or accompanied by the written consent of the candidate to his or her nomination. Subject to these requirements, no particular form of nomination is prescribed, but specimen nomination forms are available from me.

3. Candidates are invited to submit with their nomination, a statement not exceeding 150 words, relating to their candidacy as permitted under By-law IV.3(d)(III), and a passport-style photograph, for circulation to voters.

4. Nominations must reach the Registrar by 12 noon on Thursday 10 April 1997. It would be helpful if the statement and photograph were submitted with the nomination. All nomination material should either be delivered in person to:

June Donovan
Assistant Registrar (Administration)
Registrar's Office
CCL201

or posted to:

Registrar and Vice-Principal
Attention: June Donovan
Council Building
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY NSW 2109.

In either case, the envelope should be clearly endorsed "Council Election - STUDENT MEMBER".

B J Spencer
Registrar and Vice-Principal
(Returning Officer) March 1997

MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA

If you wish to be included in the next Staff News media listing, please forward details of any media interviews to Carroll Pierce, Media Officer (Acting), in the Public Relations Unit, on x7456, or by e-mail to xpertnet@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au. Please let us know particularly about television and radio appearances.

Dr Gayle Avery (Graduate School of Management): The delivery of her strategic behaviour course through virtual teaching techniques, Australian Financial Review, 14 March.

Professor Tony Blackshield (Law): Cited amongst leading academic lawyers and possible (non-traditional) candidates for appointment to the High Court, Australian Financial Review, 19 March. High Court at a 'delicate stage of its history', The Australian, 20 March.

Mr David Blair (English, Linguistics and Media): Generally the (mis)pronunciation of foreign and indigenous names and specifically, the spelling and pronunciation of Kosciusko, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 March. Pronunciation of foreign words in English, 2BL Richard Glover, 12 March, 5DN Derryn Hinch, 13 March, 20 March.

Associate Professor Tom Burvill (English, Linguistics and Media): Chekhov, the translation of his work, his international reception in general and of the current production of The Seagull in particular, Radio National, 11 March.

Associate Professor Frank Clarke (History, Philosophy and Politics): The export of horses from Australia to India for use by the British Army, 2BL The Big Question* (aka Great Moments in Australian History), 12 March, 15 March

* A weekly half-hour slot broadcast at around 8.30pm on Wednesdays in which Professor Clarke answers questions for listeners on aspects of Australian history so keep an ear out

Professor George Cooney (School of Education): In support of Professor Barry McGaw's Tertiary Entrance Rank (TER) reform proposals which include restricting the publication of HSC results to those of university applicants only, Daily Telegraph, 13 March.

Heather Faulkner (Graduate): Obituary of this celebrated novelist which includes mention of her First Class Honours in English gained at Macquarie, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March.

Anthony Field (Graduate): When forming the Wiggles, how he recruited fellow Macquarie early childhood development students Murray Cook and Greg Page, Business Review Weekly,17 March.

Associate Professor Stewart Firth (History, Philosophy and Politics): The effects of the current political instability in Papua New Guinea upon its economy, Sydney Morning Herald, 18 March. The failure of Sir Julius Chan's government to secure peace for PNG, The Australian, 19 March.

Mr Paul Gollan (Graduate School of Management): Fathers' needs not given recognition in the workplace, Sydney Morning Herald, 2BL talkback, 11 March, The Age (Melbourne), 2CR interview, 12 March.

Associate Professor Chris Hall (Graduate School of Management): Australian business lagging behind in competitive intelligence gathering, Australian Financial Review, 21 March.

Associate Professor Glenn Johnson (Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics): Hot-house cities raise global mercury: causes of heat 'islands' in cities, The Australian, 2BL Richard Glover, 17 March

Professor Daniel Kane (Modern Languages): Death of Deng Xiaoping, SBS News, 20 February. Possible political changes in China following the death of Deng Xiaoping, SBS Dateline, 22 February.

Professor Elizabeth More (Graduate School of Management): On alliances with industry, professional associations and fellow providers to enable more flexible management education and on formal recognition of workplace training, Australian Financial Review, 14 March.

Emma Murphy (Student): Letter expressing deep disapproval of Macquarie's proposals to charge students fees for academic appeals, Northern District Times, 12 March.

Ms Nicole Pickup (Graduate): Environmental scientist cited as one of Australia's thirty most successful women under 30, Cosmopolitan, March.

Professor John Pollard (Economic and Financial Studies): Recent actuarial graduates are enjoying good career prospects, Australian Financial Review, 21 March.

Ms Frances Press (Institute of Early Childhood): Comment on Sydney International Women's Day protest against the effect of government policy on women's rights, Sun-Herald, 9 March.

Dr Paul Van de Ven (National Centre in HIV Social Research): Hepatitis C and gay men, Sydney Star Observer, 20 March.

Dr Andrew Vincent (History, Philosophy and Politics): Comment and analysis on the killing of the Israeli schoolgirls, 2GB Ron Casey, 14 March.

Mr Ken Wark (English, Linguistics and Media): The emergence of the 'therapeutic State', in which government bodies vet media outputs for possible 'harmfulness' prior to public release, The Australian, 17 March. On republicanism, nationalism and pluralism, The Australian, 19 March.

Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): First woman Vice-Chancellor at Macquarie, part of International Women's Day critique on changing employment practice and gender equality in the workplace, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 March.

Special Issues and Events

Business parks emerging from recession? Macquarie University Research Park one of Sydney's business parks to see an upturn in activity, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 March.

Equinox: Further plug for forthcoming rock concert at Macquarie; ticket outlets include Macquarie University Union, Manly Times, 14 March.

Getting in front of the camera: Macquarie listed amongst NSW institutions offering of degree courses in communications, Sunday Telegraph, 9 March.

Java skills shortage: Macquarie working closely with Price Waterhouse in the development of retraining programs to upgrade network specialists' skills, The Australian, 18 March.

Max Kelly Scholarship: NSW Ministry for the Arts scholarship named after prominent urban historian from Macquarie, Sydney Morning Herald, 10 March.

New scholarships: Macquarie has 30 new innovation scholarships offered on academic merit on the 1996 HSC and valued at $2,000, Hornsby Upper North Shore Advocate, 19 March.

University administrative computing: While a significant number of Australian universities are badly affected by the collapse of the CASMAC contract, Macquarie formed an alternative, informal consortium with ANU and UNSW called The National Group, Campus Review, 12 March.

CONFERENCES

Panic, Morality, Media, Culture
12 April 1997, Artspace

Last year was a year of panics in Australia. The news constantly took us in close to terror and frenzy. Victims and eyewitnesses were coaxed to share their horror. Revelations were made about the sources of the panics, and figures emerged to fear and hate: killers, paedophilia, Asians. Australians expressed their nostalgia for home and family values, their yearning for belonging and security, and fears were unleashed of strange introverts, diplomats, clerics, migrants, street people. Our public places are anonymous and nondescript, yet they house these clever and well-disguised devils. And the news media are obvious culprits in crating the "threats", with their entertainment values, ritual practices and social control agendas. Can the media do panic differently.

Other fears were more established, and these, curiously, are often about new media: violent video games, Internet port, even commercial television. A moral crisis is provoked, tough measures are called for and a particularly susceptible target is named: boys, women, Generation X. But whose crisis is this?

Among the speakers at this conference are four members of Macquarie's Media and communication Studies department: Catharine Lumby, John Potts, Clarice Butkus and Mark Evans.

Registration: $20 full/$15 concession. For full program details and registration, please contact Artspace, phone 9368 1899, or view at URL http://www.clture.com.au/scan/aratspace/

Gender and Health
24 and 25 July 1997, University of Sydney

The University of Sydney's Department of Social Work, Social Policy and Sociology together with the Department of Women's Studies will hold a conference entitled Gender and Health in July at the University of Sydney. This conference will bring presenters and other participants together to discuss current research around gender, health, health care, disability and disability services. For further information please contact Women's Studies, phone 9351 3638, fax: 9351 5336.

STAFF VACANCIES

CENTRE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Personal Assistant - Ref 18049. The appointee will provide high level administrative support to the Director of the Centre for Higher Education and Professional Development. The Director is responsible for a Centre with a mission to promote and support staff development for both academic and general staff within the University and to encourage innovative practices in teaching, research, administration and service. It is essential that applicants are able to demonstrate high level secretarial and administrative experience as well as excellent organisational and communication skills. Applicants must be able to relate effectively with a wide range of people and deal with confidential material.

Applicants must also have experience in handling budgetary and financial matters as well as the ability to support academic and professional development programs. Additionally, applicants must have high level wordprocessing and spreadsheet skills and the ability to work under pressure with minimum supervision. The position is available on a part-time basis of 28 hours per week. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Mrs Jan Shearer on x9777. Salary range: Level 5 $30,024 to $33,908 per annum, pro rata rates apply, plus employer and contributory superannuation.

Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 March 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL: Personal Assistant and Executive Secretary - Ref 5358. This challenging position requires a confident and well-organised person who is capable of working effectively in a very busy environment. The appointee will have excellent word processing ability, superior interpersonal and communication skills and a capacity to work independently on many tasks simultaneously, to manage priorities and to keep projects on track. The position will attract an applicant with initiative, discretion and good judgment, who enjoys a high degree and variety of public contact. The appointee will deal with a large volume of correspondence, enquiries and appointments.

Preference will be given to applicants with experience in a higher education environment. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Mrs Irene Berger on x7300, fax x9476, e-mail:irene.berger@mq.edu.au.

Salary range: Level 6 $ 34,643 to $38,003 per annum, plus employer and contributory superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 March 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

SCHOOL OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES: Neuropsychology Research Assistant - Ref 18079. The appointee will be responsible for conducting neuropsychological assessments of head injured patients at two weeks and twelve months post-trauma. Applicants must have an Honours degree in Psychology. Preference will be given to applicants with experience with head injured patients and in conducting neuropsychological assessments. All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Jennifer Batchelor on x8012.

The position is available fourteen hours per week, for a period of 26 months. Salary range: Level 5 $30,024 per annum to $33,908 per annum, pro rata rates apply, plus employer and contributory superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses of three

referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 4 April 1997.Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

SHOOL OF ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL STUDIES: Lecturers in Economics (Marketing) - Ref 3474+. The appointees will be expected to contribute to the current teaching program at any level in the undergraduate program and to develop future courses. Applicants must have at least an Honours degree, tertiary teaching experience and active involvement in research in a relevant area. Preference will be given to applicants who possess a higher degree in marketing or a related discipline, have experience in the teaching of introductory marketing, and have active research interests in contemporary marketing including consumer behaviour, international marketing, marketing information systems and marketing communications. For one of the positions, preference will be given to applicants with experience in quantitative marketing and forecasting. Enquiries and further information package: Mr G Jones (gjones@efs.mq.edu.au) or Associate Professor D Walters (dwalters@efs.mq.edu.au) on x8506. An application package MUST be obtained prior to sending your application. Both positions are available from July 1997, for a fixed term of five years with the possibility of conversion to tenure. Salary range: Level B (Lecturer) $43,042 to $51,113 per annum. Market-based salary supplementation is currently available. Applications, including full curriculum vitae, visa status, and the names and addresses of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 April 1997. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

GENERAL

Further information about the University, conditions of appointment and method of application should be obtained from the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 or by telephoning (02) 9850 9746, facsimile (02) 9850 9748.

Women are particularly encouraged to apply.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND NO SMOKING IN THE WORKPLACE ARE UNIVERSITY POLICIES.

SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

The Office of Computing Services has the following equipment for sale: 9 Macintosh LC III Computers with 12mb RAM, 80mb HDD, 10 Base2/10 BaseT Network Cards @ $250 each. This equipment was used as training machines and is being sold as is with no warranty, no refunds on a first in first served basis. For enquiries or purchase of this equipment please contact Lyn Bonnett in E6A Room 033, x7172.

CLASSIFIED

APARTMENT IN BERLIN TO LET: for 3 1/2 months. Owner going back from Germany to Australia 15 June until 6 October 1997. Centrally located in Schoneberg close to city centre, shops, on good transport routes, in an area famous for its cafes and restaurants. Accommodates two people. Tastefully decorated and appointed with TV, video, CD, separate tel and fax lines, desk, washing machine, dishwasher, bath and shower, all cutlery, crockery, utensils and bedding supplied. Friendly, English-speaking neighbours. Rent: $850 per month plus bond for telephone. Fax: 0011-49-30-7812275 or phone 0011-49-30-7811944. Alternatively, contact Andrew Vincent, on x8825.

WANTED TO RENT: Visiting University of Queensland academic and family seek 2 or 3 bedroom furnished house or unit in Sydney area for second semester 1997. Contact David Booth on (07) 3365 2138 or e-mail: DBooth@zoology.uq.edu.au.

WANTED TO RENT: Lawyer and family with 3 children seek 3 / 4 bedroom house or spacious unit near North Shore line for 1 year from end of April 1997. Phone x8828 or x8844 or 9449 4333.

TENNIS PLAYERS WANTED: for long established group. Monday evenings 5.00pm. Macquarie University playing fields, Culloden Road. Approximately grade B1. Men and women, young and old, reasonable rates. Come and have some fun! Phone Jane x8488, Judy x8655, Chris x9566 or Gary x9127. E-mail: joldroyd@efs.edu.mq.au.

FOR SALE: One share in the Snowbird family ski lodge at Charlotte Pass, NSW. Ideal for family with young children. Fully catered, modern lodge which accommodates 30. Share ownership entitles holder to discounted rates and priority booking. Some child minding available. Contact David Liell on x7234 or 9743 1348 for further details. $2,750 ono.

FOR SALE : Two single beds with mattresses. Has additional pull out drawer underneath for second mattress. Good condition. $50 each; Men's 10-speed bicycle $60 ono. Phone Sam on 9894-5423.

FOR SALE: Ford Corsair, 1990, metallic blue, 5 speed manual. Immaculate condition, 1 owner since new, serviced regularly. RHQ 677.$10,750 ono. Contact Bernice Sutcliffe on x7145 or Mark Sutcliffe on 9877 7277.

DIARY

1997

April

1-4 April CREATIVE WORKSHOPS FOR APRIL HOLIDAYS for children aged 5 to 7 years (9.30am to 12.30pm) and 8 to 12 years (1.30 to 4.30pm). Cost: $120 for five days. For information or enrolment phone 9360 4734 or fax 9360 6256.

Tues 1 April MACQUARIE TRIO CONCERT SERIES: 8.00pm in the Sydney Town Hall. For further information on Series subscriptions and single tickets phone x9447 or x9658.

Sun 6 April MACQUARIE TRIO CONCERT SERIES: 2.30pm in the Macquarie Theatre. For further information on Series subscriptions and single tickets phone x9447 or x9658.

Mon 7 April MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SINGERS REHEARSAL: 7.00 to 9.30pm in C5C 209 every Monday evening. All voice parts welcome. Phone Corinna on 9413 7108, or just come!

Mon 7 April WebEd: World Wide Web Users Group. 1.00 to 2.00pm, in E6A 116. Enquiries: contact Maree Gosper, x9754.

Mon 7 April PSYCHOLOGY STAFF COLLOQUIUM: ESL Learners and Reading, presented by Ansie Lessing and Marike de Witt (South Africa). 12noon to 1.30pm in C4A 245.

Wed 9 April PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Land Rights, Pastoral Leases and Liberal Property Theory, presented by Dr Susan Dodds (University of Wollongong). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Dr Catriona Mackenzie x8865 or Sandra Dunn x8837.

Thurs 10 April DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: Reconstructing Hong Kong Identity in the Idiosyncracy and Syncretism of Yum Cha, presented by Associate Professor Siumi Maria Tam (Associate Professor, Anthropology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Visiting Fellow, Macquarie). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601.

Thurs 10 April ECONOMICS SEMINAR: Problems in the Measurement of Output and Productivity in Service Industries, presented by Professor Jim Melvin (University of Waterloo, Ontario). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

11-13 April MGSM WORKSHOP: Public Sector Transformation Workshop. Cost for three days: $250 by 28 March ($300 thereafter). Enquiries: Kelly Callaghan x9038 or e-mail: public-sector@mq.edu.au.

Fri 11 April BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: Microbial Biodiversity - a Functional Gene Approach, presented by Andrew Holmes (Macquarie). 1.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.

Fri 11 April GEOLOGY SEMINAR: A Review of Anorthosites, presented by Professor Robert Wiebe (Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania, US). 1.05pm in E6A 102 (situated east of E5A).

Fri 11 April ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: Cross-Cultural Research in Management Control Systems Design: A Review of the Current State, presented by Professor Graeme Harrison and Associate Professor Jill McKinnon (Macquarie). 2.00 to 3.30pm in C5C 452 followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries Dr Geoffrey Loudon x8536.

Mon 14 April PSYCHOLOGY STAFF COLLOQUIUM: Trauma: When Cognition Meets its Emotional Waterloo, presented by Colin Wastell (Macquarie). 12noon to 1.30pm in C4A 245.

Wed 16 April PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Kant's Arguments Concerning Space and the Justification of Transcendental Idealism, presented by Professor Manfred Baum (University of Wuppertal). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Dr Catriona Mackenzie x8865 or Sandra Dunn x8837.

Wed 16 April LAW SEMINAR: Corporations and the Challenge to Democracy, presented by Professor Harry Glasbeek (Osgoode Hall, Toronto). 1.00 to 2.00pm in the Moot Court, Level 4 of the Library. Further information and brochures can be obtained from Desmond Manderson (x7094) or Scott Veitch (x7905).

Thurs 17 April CLIMATIC IMPACTS CENTRE SEMINAR: Australian Economic Models of Greenhouse Response, presented by Professor Mark Diesendorf (Director, Institute of Sustainable Futures, UTS). 1.00pm in E5A 143. Enquiries: Catherine Ciret x8396 or Margaret Dudgeon x8398.

Thurs 17 April ECONOMICS SEMINAR: Market Definition during Mergers, presented by Mr Ross Jones (UTS). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

Thurs 17 April ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Free Lunch-Hour Lecture:. Christianity East of the Euphrates, presented by Professor Sam Lieu. 1.00pm in X5B T1. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833.

Fri 18 April GEOLOGY SEMINAR: Evolution and Survival of Continental Lithosphere, presented by Dr Geoff Davies (RSES, ANU, Canberra). 1.05pm in E6A 102 (situated east of E5A). Enquiries: Johon Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Fri 18 April ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: Activity Based Costing in Singapore: A Synthesis of Evidence and Evaluation, presented by Dr Herbert Schoch (Macquarie). 2.00 to 3.30pm in C5C 452 followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries Dr Geoffrey Loudon x8536.

Fri 18 April LATE ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SEMINAR: The Cult of the Cross Between Byzantium and Francia, presented by Dr Brian Brennan (Macquarie). 3.00 to 4.30pm in X5B 321. Enquiries: Andrew Gillett x9966.

Mon 21 April PSYCHOLOGY STAFF COLLOQUIUM: The Realities of Evaluation Research: Two Case Studies, presented by Graeme Russell (Macquarie). 12noon to 1.30pm in C4A 245.

Mon 21 April WebEd Special Interest Group: House Of Aboriginality: from CD-ROM to WWW. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: contact Maree Gosper, x9754.

Tues 22 April EDUCATION COLLOQUIUM: Why Nurses Prefer Educationalists, presented by Sister T Koop. 1.00 to 2.00pm in C3A 918.

Wed 23 April PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: What is Positive Freedom?, presented by Professor Dr Walter Schweidler (University of Weingarten). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Dr Catriona Mackenzie x8865 or Sandra Dunn x8837.

Wed 23 April GRADUATE SCHOOL OF THE ENVIRONMENT SEMINAR: Greenhouse Policy and Policymaking, presented by Ros Taplin (Macquarie). 12noon in E7B 829. Enquiries: Dr Ken Cussen x7973.

Wed 23 April LAW SEMINAR: Bodily Remains: A Comparative Anthropology of Law & Death, presented by Ms Prue Vines (UNSW). 1.00 to 2.00pm in the Moot Court, Level 4 of the Library. Further information and brochures can be obtained from Desmond Manderson (x7094) or Scott Veitch (x7905).

Thurs 24 April DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: The Production of the Sacred: Indian Calendar Art, presented by Kajri Jain (Postgraduate, Fine Arts, Sydney University). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601.

Thurs 24 April ECONOMICS SEMINAR: Identifying Transitory Shocks in Vector Error-Correction Models: An Application to US Investment and Output, presented by Dr Lance Fisher (UNSW). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

Mon 28 April PSYCHOLOGY STAFF COLLOQUIUM: Stress After Early Foetal Loss, presented by Kim Conway (Macquarie). 12noon to 1.30pm in C4A 245.

Mon 28 April LATE ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SEMINAR: With What Was Procopius Disillusioned? presented by Dr Katherine Adshead (University of Christchurch). 3.00pm in X5B 321. Enquiries: Andrew Gillett x9966.

May

Thurs 1 May DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: Living Death; Negotiating Respect on Nua'ata, presented by Shelley Mallett (Gender Relations Project, RSPAS, ANU). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601.

Thurs 1 May CLIMATIC IMPACTS CENTRE SEMINAR: Perspectives on the Modelling of Greenhouse Induced Changes at the Land Surface, presented by Associate Professor Andy Pitman (Macquarie). 1.00pm in E5A 143. Enquiries: Catherine Ciret x8396 or Margaret Dudgeon x8398.

Thurs 1 May ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Public Lecture: Paul's Missionary Strategy, presented by Visiting Fellow Professor John O'Neill. 7.30pm in X5B 321. Cost: $7, full-time students free. Supper provided. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833.

Thurs 1 May ECONOMICS SEMINAR: The Economic Cost of Transport Noise, presented by Associate Professor Ernestine Gross (MGSM). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

Fri 2 May GEOLOGY SEMINAR: (Topic to be announced), presented by Dr G Bulanova (Central Research Institute of Metal Exploration ,TSNIGRI, Moscow). 1.05pm in E6A 102 (situated east of E5A). Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Fri 2 May ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: Some New Evidence on the Relationship between Beta Stability and Market Conditions, presented by Professor Robert Faff (RMIT). 2.00 to 3.30pm in C5C 452 followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries Dr Geoffrey Loudon x8536.

Sat 3 May AUSTRALIAN CENTRE FOR EGYPTOLOGY SEMINAR: Egyptian Mummification & Burial Customs, presented by Mr Paul Bentley. The Lectures will be fully illustrated and will follow the development of tombs and pyramids and cover the history and processes of mummification and the funerary beliefs and practices. 10.00am to5.00pm

Mon 5 May MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SINGERS REHEARSAL: 7.00 to 9.30pm in C5C 209 every Monday evening. All voice parts welcome. Phone Corinna on 9413 7108, or just come!

Mon 5 May CHEPD WORKSHOP: Supervision in the Workplace, presented by CHEPD Staff. 9.00am to 5.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries and bookings: x9721.

Tues 6 May EDUCATION COLLOQUIUM: Collaboration Among High School Teachers, Pedagogy, Micropolitics and Professional Development, presented by Geoff Riordan. 1.00 to 2.00pm in C3A 918.

Wed 7 May LAW SEMINAR: Euthanasia and the Language of Killing, presented by Dr Roger Magnusson (Sydney University). 1.00 to 2.00pm in the Moot Court, Level 4 of the Library. Further information and brochures can be obtained from Desmond Manderson (x7094) or Scott Veitch (x7905).

Thurs 8 May DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: Analysing the Emergence of the Middle Class in the Kingdom of Tonga, presented by Dr Kerry James (Consultant Anthropologist, Visiting Fellow, Macquarie). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601.

Thurs 8 May ECONOMICS SEMINAR: Unions and Free Trade, presented by Associate Professor Tim Fisher (Wilfred Laurier University, Canada). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

Fri 9 May (evening) Sat 10 (all day) ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Conference: Towards 2000 - Apocalypse Then and Now. 15 papers. Cost $65 (full-time students, pensioners $35), followed by SSEC's 10^th Anniversary Dinner ($25). W5C 220. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833 or Continuing Education x7470.

Fri 9 May ANCIENT HISTORY BOOK LAUNCH: Image & Reality. The Jews in the World of the Christians in the 2^nd Century, by Dr Judith Leiu in C5C 220 at 6.30pm prior to above SSEC Conference. Refreshments courtesy University Co-Op Bookshop. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833 or Continuing Education x7470.

Fri 9 May ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: RAPM re-visited: Some Theoretical and Empirical Investigations into the Concept, presented by Professor David Otley (Lancaster University, UK). 2.00 to 3.30pm in C5C 452 followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries Dr Geoffrey Loudon x8536.

Sat-Sun 10 and 11 May IEC CONTINUING EDUCATION CONFERENCE: Reggio Emilia - Further Implications for Australian Early Childhood Practice, X5B T1. For further information and registration will be available in March. Contact IEC Continuing Education on x9826.

Wed 14 May ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Research Series: Why is the Doctrine of Christ's Death so Elusive? Paper by Visiting Fellow Professor John O'Neill. 7.30pm in W3A 501. Cost $7, full-time students free. Supper provided. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833.

Fri 16 May BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: Coral Reefs: The Evidence and Reasons for 20 Years of Change; and the Long Term Prognosis, presented by Frank Talbot (Macquarie). 1.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.

Tues 20 May EDUCATION COLLOQUIUM: The Aboriginal Education Unit. Is Pauline Hanson on the Board?, presented by Nancy Burridge. 1.00 to 2.00pm in C3A 918.

23-24 May SPORTS CONFERENCE: 7^th NSW Olympic Academy hosted by the Sports Association in the John Whittaker Room, 1^st floor, University Gymnasium Complex. Lecture program followed by dinner at the Middle of Nowhere Restaurant. Saturday morning visit to the Olympic Park Homebush. For details contact Bob Lawton on 9888 1114, 9850 7638 or e-mail: rlawton@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au.

Wed 28 May PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Friendship and Moral Danger, presented by Dr Jeanette Kennett (Monash University). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Dr Catriona Mackenzie x8865 or Sandra Dunn x8837.

Wed 28 May LAW SEMINAR: Logonomocentrism and the Hippodrome Massacre, presented by Mr Iain Stewart (Macquarie). 1.00 to 2.00pm in the Moot Court, Level 4 of the Library. Further information and brochures can be obtained from Desmond Manderson (x7094) or Scott Veitch (x7905).

Thurs 29 May DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: Nationalist Inclusion or Emancipatory Identity? - North Korean Women in Japan, presented by Dr Sonya Ryang (Research Fellow, Anthropology, RSPAS, ANU). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601.

Thurs 29 May ECONOMICS SEMINAR: Empirical vs Theoretical Proofs in Economics, presented by Dr Craig Freedman (Macquarie). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

Fri 30 May GEOLOGY SEMINAR: Tectonics of the Australian Plate by GPS (speaker to be announced). 1.05pm in E6A 102 (situated east of E5A). Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Fri 30 May LATE ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SEMINAR: The Consolations of History in a Declining Empire: Orosius and Retributive Logic, presented by Professor Garry Trompf (University of Sydney). 3.00 to 4.30pm in X5B 321. Enquiries: Andrew Gillett x9966.

June

Mon 2 June MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SINGERS REHEARSAL: 7.00 to 9.30pm in C5C 209 every Monday evening. All voice parts welcome. Phone Corinna on 9413 7108, or just come!

Tues 3 June EDUCATION COLLOQUIUM:Chinese Writing, presented by Dan O'Brien and Kerri-Lee Krause. 1.00 to 2.00pm in C3A 918.

Tues 3 June ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Discussion Series on Women: Women - Mediterranean model, presented by Ross Saunders. 7.30pm in W3A 501. $7, free for full-time students. Supper provided. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833.

Wed 4 June PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR:Fragmented Citizens, presented by Associate Professor Ross Poole (Macquarie). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Dr Catriona Mackenzie x8865 or Sandra Dunn x8837.

Thurs 5 June CLIMATIC IMPACTS CENTRE SEMINAR: Insurance and Adaptation to Change, presented by Mr Roy Leigh (Macquarie). 1.00pm in E5A 143. Enquiries: Catherine Ciret x8396 or Margaret Dudgeon x8398.

Thurs 5 June ECONOMICS SEMINAR: Trade and the Distribution of Income, presented by Dr Peter Robertson (UNSW). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

Fri 6 June BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: Ecological Economics and Biodiversity Conservation, presented by Clive Hamilton (Executive Director, The Australia Institute and Australian National University). 1.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.

Fri 6 June GEOLOGY SEMINAR: Organic Geochemistry of Petroleum Source Rocks of the Permo-Triassic Bowen Basin and the Neoproterozoic Amadeus Basin, presented by Dr Khaled Al-Arouri (Macquarie). 1.05pm in E6A 102 (situated east of E5A). Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Fri 6 June ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: Financial Management Strategy in a Community Welfare Organisation: A Boardroom Perspective, presented by Professor Lee Parker (Flinders University of SA). 2.00 to 3.30pm in C5C 452 followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries Dr Geoffrey Loudon x8536.

Wed 11 June PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Oppression, Autonomy and the Social Imaginary, presented by Dr Catriona Mackenzie (Macquarie). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Dr Catriona Mackenzie x8865 or Sandra Dunn x8837.

Wed 11 June ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Research Series The Historical Jesus Research and Apocryphal Gnostic Gospels, paper presented by Dr Majella Franzmann. 7.30pm in W3A 501. $7, free for full-time students. Supper provided. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833.

Thurs 12 June ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Free Lunch-hour Public Lecture: Gnostic Jesuses - Orthodoxy & Heresy in Earliest Christianity, presented by Dr Majella Franzmann. 1.00pm in C5C T1. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833.

Thurs 12 June CLIMATIC IMPACTS CENTRE SEMINAR: AMIP Phase II: The BMRC Contribution, presented by Dr Bryant McAvaney (Group Leader, Climate Change Modelling Group, Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre).1.00pm in E5A 143. Enquiries: Catherine Ciret x8396 or Margaret Dudgeon x8398.

Thurs 12 June ECONOMICS SEMINAR: The European Economic Union, presented by Mr Max Walsh (Sydney Morning Herald). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

Thurs 12 June MACQUARIE TRIO CONCERT SERIES: 8.00pm in the Sydney Town Hall. For further information on Series subscriptions and single tickets phone x9447 or x9658.

Fri 13 June BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: Principles and Practice of Managing the Impacts of Alien Species on Australia's Biodiversity, presented by Roger Pech (CSIRO Division of Wildlife & Ecology). 1.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.

Fri 13 June ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: Pricing GARCH Options, presented by Associate Professor Rob Trevor (Macquarie). 2.00 to 3.30pm in C5C 452 followed by afternoon tea. Enquiries Dr Geoffrey Loudon x8536.

Fri 13 June GEOLOGY SEMINAR: Tectonics of the SE Pacific Ocean and Bellingshausen Sea off West Antarctica, presented by Dr Karsten Gohl (Macquarie). 1.05pm in E6A 102 (situated east of E5A). Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Fri 13 June LATE ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SEMINAR: The Function of Arians and Jews in the Histories of Gregory of Tours, presented by Dr Averil Keely (Sydney College of Divinity). 3.00 to 4.30pm in X5B 321. Enquiries: Andrew Gillett x9966.

Sun 15 June MACQUARIE TRIO CONCERT SERIES: 2.30pm in the Macquarie Theatre. For further information on Series subscriptions and single tickets phone x9447 or x9658

Tues 17 EDUCATION COLLOQUIUM: Human Literacy: Liberal Neglect in a Statement on English for Aiustralian Schools, presented by Michael Kindler. 1.00 to 2.00pm in C3A 918.

Wed 18 June PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: What's Wrong with Infinite Regresses?, presented by Dr Daniel Nolan (Macquarie). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Dr Catriona Mackenzie x8865 or Sandra Dunn x8837.

25 June to 19 July THEATRE OF IMAGE PRODUCTION: Jake and Pete, a road story for cats. Wharf 2 Sydney Theatre Company. For bookings telephone 9250 1777.

Thurs 19 June ECONOMICS SEMINAR: Economic Policy, Accumulation and Productivity, presented by Professor Geoffrey Harcourt (Cambridge University). 1.00 to 2.00pm in C5C Room 452. Enquiries: x8504.

Thurs 19 June CLIMATIC IMPACTS CENTRE SEMINAR: Climate and Sea Level Variations as Recorded from the Bahamas Platform: Results from Ocean Drilling Program Leg 166, presented by Dr Alexandra Isern (Dept of Geology and Geophysics, University of Sydney). 1.00pm in E5A 143. Enquiries: Catherine Ciret x8396 or Margaret Dudgeon x8398.

21-28 June HISTORICAL TOUR TO NORFOLK ISLAND: $979. Includes airfare, transfer, car, accommodation and historical talks. Phone x8828 for further details.

Sat 21 June IEC CONTINUING EDUCATION CHILD DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE: Child Development Research: Approaches to Early Development and Intervention. 9.00am to 5.00pm in X5B T1. For further information and registration contact IEC Continuing Education on x9826.

Wed 25 June PHILOSOPHY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Individual and Social Ethics Interwined?, presented by Professor Julies Moravscik (Stanford University). 11.00am to 1.00pm in W6A 707. Enquiries: Dr Catriona Mackenzie x8865 or Sandra Dunn x8837.

The next issue of Staff News will be published on Friday 18 April 1997.

All items for inclusion to be submitted in writing, preferably on disk, if lengthy, or by e-mail (vilma.monios@mq.edu.au) by noon, Monday 14 April 1997.

Barbara McGarity W6B x7379, Fax x7391.