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GRANT APPLICATIONS INVITED

Applications are called for Macquarie University Strategic Curriculum Innovation Grants (MUSCIG), Teaching Development Grants (MUTDG) and initial expressions of interest are sought for Flagship Grants.

Macquarie University Strategic Curriculum Innovation Grants

The Macquarie University Strategic Curriculum Innovation Grants scheme supports the process of curriculum innovation, which extends beyond that expected of normal curriculum development.

Teaching Development Grants

The Teaching Development Grants support small-scale teaching development initiatives that further the University’s Teaching and Learning Plan but extend beyond the normal curriculum development activities.

Flagship Grants

Flagship Grants support a small number of substantial projects also contributing to the Teaching and Learning Plan. The focus of these projects is on significant innovation leading to improvements in the quality of teaching, learning or assessment.

A Grants Information Session will be held in E6A 116 on 29 August 2006. For further information see: http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/links/award.htm Click on the Workshop titled “Grants Information Session” to register or find out further information.

The closing date for both is Friday 13 October 2006.

For full details, application requirements and information regarding grant support go to: www.cfl.mq.edu.au/

Andrew Burrell
Director, CFL

Dr Sharon Fraser
CPD

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B-HERT AWARDS

Applications are now being sought for the 2006 B-HERT Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Collaboration in Research & Development and Education & Training.

Details and application form can be found at: www.bhert.com

Winners will be announced by the Hon Julie Bishop, Minister for Education, Science and Training at the B-HERT Awards Dinner on Tuesday 14 November 2006 in Melbourne.

Closing date: 31 August 2006.

Further information:

Business/Higher Education Round Table
1st Floor, 24 Brunswick Street
Fitzroy VIC 3065

Locked Bag 4115,
Fitzroy MDC Vic 3065

Tel: 03 9419 8068
Fax: 03 9419 8276

E-mail: bhert@bhert.com

Website: http://www.bhert.com

John Loxton
DVC Academic

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MGSM SEMINAR ON JOINT RESEARCH VENTURES

Distinguished US academic Professor Edward Bergman of the Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration will give a seminar at 11.00am on Friday 28 July at the North Ryde campus of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM).

Professor Bergman will present findings from a study of networks of "joint research ventures" in Austria, linking research and technology development to the market in the broader context of a European Union innovation systems program.

Professor Bergman is European Director of the NEURUS research network and co-directs the Chapel Hill-Vienna Regional Research Seminars, while maintaining an active research program, ranging from basic to policy studies for organisational clients and partners such as UNIDO, OECD, Austrian Ministries, City of Vienna, European Commission, plus seminar presentations for World Bank, USAID, EC-PHARE and US Embassy.

To register please contact Kelly Callaghan x9038.

Kelly Callaghan
MGSM

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SPECIAL SEMINARS IN MODERN HISTORY

Leading into the Semester 2 series of Histories on Wednesday seminars there will be two special seminars.

On Wednesday 2 August Associate Professor Bruce Dorsey, Department of History, Swarthmore College, US, will discuss George Bush and the Marlboro Man: Reflections on Teaching and Writing Masculinity in US History and on Wednesday 9 August Dr Lucy Noakes, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK, will examine A Different Type of Service? British Servicewomen and Migration Following the First World War.

All are warmly invited to attend these interesting events in W6A Room 127 at 12.00 noon–1.15pm. For further information contact: Adrian Carton on x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au

Adrian Carton
Department of Modern History

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING

www.library.mq.edu.au/training/

Enrolments for Semester 2, 2006 IT courses are now open and can be made online via www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php

The Macquarie University Library Information Technology Training Unit (ITTU) offers a wide selection of IT courses including training in Microsoft Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint; Adobe Photoshop and Acrobat; and Dreamweaver.

Online IT and Information Skills training can be undertaken any time at your leisure via LearningFast TeachMe or Information Skills Online. Find out more at: www.library.mq.edu.au/training/online.html

Macquarie University Library Information Technology Training Unit (ITTU) is offering the following IT courses for Macquarie University staff during July and August. For a full listing of course dates go to www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php

Computer Kick Start

Learn how to become a confident computer user to prepare yourself for university course work and research. This one-day course is designed for beginners or those who need to update their computer skills. Computer Kick Start course includes using the word processor Microsoft Word; saving and creating files; using Internet Explorer to navigate the World Wide Web.

Date:

Saturday 29 July, 9.30am–4.30pm
Saturday 12 August, 9.30am–4.30pm

Enrol online at: www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php?cmd=details&cid=426

PowerPoint Basics

This half day course will show you how to create and edit a simple presentation using PowerPoint 2003. Basic PC skills are a prerequisite.

Date: Tuesday 8 August, 9.30am–12.30pm

Enrol online at: www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php?cmd=details&cid=29

Dreamweaver MX 2004

In this one-day course, learn to take full advantage of the Dreamweaver MX 2004 efficient interface for developing a static site with text, images, media, navigation elements, and forms. Confident PC skills are a prerequisite.

Date: Wednesday 9 August, 9.30am–5.00pm

Enrol online at: www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php?cmd=details&cid=39

Excel Basics

This half day course has been developed for users with no previous experience of Excel 2003. Learn how to create, edit and format a simple spreadsheet. Basic PC skills are a prerequisite.

Date:

Tuesday 22 August, 9.30am–12.30pm

Thursday 31 August, 1.30pm–4.30pm

Enrol online at: www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php?cmd=details&cid=23

Word Basics

A half day course for users with no previous experience of Word 2003. Basic PC skills are a prerequisite.

Date: Tuesday 22 August, 1.30pm–4.30pm

Enrol online at: www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php?cmd=details&cid=48

Adobe Photoshop CS—Two Day

Adobe Photoshop is a powerful graphics editing program that can be used for both manipulation of scanned images or to create original artwork. Both days of this two-day course must be attended. Confident PC skills are a prerequisite.

Date:

Day 1: Wednesday 23 August 9.30am–5.00pm
Day 2: Wednesday 30 August 9.30am–5.00pm

Enrol online at: www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php?cmd=details&cid=38

Adobe Acrobat Writer

In this half day course you will learn how to create, edit and review PDF documents using the Adobe Acrobat 7.0 Professional. Basic PC skills are a prerequisite.

Date: Thursday 31 August, 9.30am–12.30pm

Enrol online at: www.library.mq.edu.au/training/courses.php?cmd=details&cid=36

Cecily Lenton
Online / IT Training Coordinator
Information Technology Training Unit
Macquarie University Library

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CFL STAFF TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM SEMESTER 2

CFL is offering a range of training and development opportunities for new and experienced staff working in online environments. There are also opportunities to customise a program for your department.

LAMS Basics

The Learning Management Activity System or LAMS is a new e-learning tool developed at Macquarie. LAMS facilitates student collaboration and activity online and is integrated with WebCT. Session 1 will focus on authoring and Session 2 will focus on activity management and review.

LAMS training is a joint effort between CFL and MELCOE. See LAMS@MQ for details, www.melcoe.mq.edu.au/projects/LAMS@MQ/

Dates:

Session 1: Tuesday 25 July, 10.00am–1.00pm, Library Training Room 2
Session 2: Thursday 27 July, 10.00am–1.00pm, Library Training Room 2

Bookings essential: send your name and staff number (required) and session details (LAMS Basics, session date) to training@library.mq.edu.au

Contact: Trish Edmonds x9677 or cfl-educ@mq.edu.au

WebCT Fast

Just inherited a WebCT unit? Need to refresh your WebCT skills? This session is designed to help you to get your WebCT unit up and running for this semester. Especially for those who have inherited an online unit or want to revitalise an existing unit, this session will cover strategies for reviewing the site, archiving material and uploading new material.

Recommended: for academic and general staff, and particulary tutors and casual staff, who need to prepare an existing online unit quickly for this semester.

You must have a WebCT unit for Semester 2, 2006 to attend.

Dates:

Wednesday 26 July, 2.00pm–4.00pm, Library Training Room 2
Tuesday 8 August, 11.00am–1.00pm, Library Training Room 2
Wednesday 9 August, 2.00pm–4.00pm, Library Training Room 2
Thursday 10 August, 11.00pm–1.00pm, Library Training Room 2

Bookings essential: send your name and staff number (required) and session details (WebCT Fast) to training@library.mq.edu.au

Contact: Training and Support x9945 or x7593

Customised Programs

CFL can customise a program for your specific training and development needs. You may need training outside the dates and times we offer or you may need specific areas covered in depth. Some Departments are finding success with this service in addressing specific needs in their programs. Please contact us for more information.

Recommended: for all staff interested in advanced WebCT features or groups with specific needs not covered by WebCT Basics.

Contact: Training and Support x9945 or x7593

Chris Lavina
CFL

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LIBRARY EXHIBITION

Tadeusz Kosciuszko? Hero of Nations , a travelling exhibition examining the life and times of 18th century Polish national hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746–1817) will be on display in Macquarie University Library from 26 July until 27 August. The exhibition has been curated by the Historical Museum of Poland.

Visitors to Kosciuszko National Park in the Southern Alps region of NSW will be aware that Sir Paul Edmund de Strzelecki (1797–1873) was the 19th century explorer who established that this particular mountain was the highest on the Australian continent; and who, in 1840, made the first recorded ascent (by a European). At that time Strzelecki named the mountain after the great Polish and American patriot Tadeusz Kosciuszko. But why?

The travelling exhibition: Tadeusz Kosciuszko? Hero of Nations traces Kosciuszko's remarkable career in Europe and North America through a series of 20 display boards that are richly embellished with reproductions of original documents, paintings, and engravings, as well as detailed explanatory text panels.

Robin Walsh
Exhibitions Co-ordinator
Macquarie University Library

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MACQUARIE WINS EASTERN UNIVERSITY GAMES

Macquarie University has claimed the Champions Trophy as the number one team at the 2006 Eastern University Games, taking the title from defending champions, University of Sydney.

Macquarie's medal haul of 11 gold, 7 silver and 2 bronze is one of the most dominant performances by any university at the annual competition.

The performance is the culmination of three years hard work which has seen the creation of a sporting culture committed to team work, high standards of behaviour on and off the field and performance excellence.

"Macquarie students played with dignity and pride throughout the week and the University should be extremely proud of everyone involved", says Deidre Anderson, CEO of Macquarie University Sport and Recreation.

The teams from Macquarie were loudly supported by a loyal following which included its mascot the Mac Warrior and an eight-member cheer squad.

Macquarie's next challenge will be to continue its climb on a national scale at the 2006 Australian University Games in Adelaide this September.

Sports and Aquatic Centre—Construction Update

Construction on the Macquarie University Sports and Aquatic Centre is humming along according to schedule with the recent wet weather causing no real delays on its progress.

Over the past month construction milestones have included the pouring of slabs for many areas on the ground floor and level one. Retaining walls for both the 25m and 50m pools have also been formed.

The next exciting phase will be the establishment of the slab for the gymnasium area. This is expected to be completed shortly.

Macquarie staff members now have the opportunity to see the construction take place with weekly tours of the construction and facility leaving from the Sport and Leisure Centre entrance at 1.00pm on Tuesdays. To find out more about the tours please contact Brett Lovegrove on x9499 or email brett.lovegrove@musr.mq.edu.au .

Recreation Activities in Semester 2

During August Macquarie staff will have the opportunity to enrol in a huge range of recreation activities. This semester’s range includes a selection of golf, tennis, tae kwon do and salsa classes and many other activities at very reasonable prices.

Plus if you enrol in a MUSR recreation activity during August you’ll also score a free t-shirt.

To find out more about MUSR’s recreation activities visit www.musr.mq.edu.au and click on the Recreation tab. Alternatively contact Kate on x7637 or email kate.griffith@musr.mq.edu.au .

Rachel Blackadder
Macquarie University Sport and Recreation

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BLOOD SERVICE VISIT TO MACQUARIE

The Red Cross Blood Bank’s winter visit to Macquarie University is coming up on:

Wednesday 9 August, 10.15am to 3.15pm
Thursday 10 August, 10.00am to 3.15pm
Friday 11 August, 10.00am to 3.00pm

They will be set up in the SAM Building Atrium. No appointment is required. Please bring your donor card or photo ID.

Due to winter colds and flu many regular donors are unable to donate so new donors are especially welcome and will be well cared for.

On the day of donation please ensure that you eat a substantial meal and have plenty of fluids prior to donation.

Emma Kidd
Marketing Department
Australian Red Cross Blood Service

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SAM NEWS

A Week In Review

Last week saw SAM supporting the following initiatives on campus:

• HSC Enrichment Course: 3 July–14 July. As part of the initiative run through the University’s Public Relations and Marketing Department, SAM provided lunch for students involved in the HSC Enrichment Program.
• SIBT 4 July. With a new intake of students at SIBT, SAM held the welcome barbecue for 120 international students, welcoming them to the Macquarie University campus.

Childcare places

We currently have placements available for children from three months to five years at Banksia Cottage Long Daycare Centre and Waratah Occasional and Long Daycare Centre.

If you or any family, friends or work colleagues are looking for childcare in a caring, safe, fun filled and educational environment then do not hesitate to contact the centres directly.

Banksia Cottage—Jennifer Watkins 9850 7781

Waratah Occasional and Long Daycare—Alyson Maselli 9850 9450

MacFest

Semester two kicks off with MacFest! From Tuesday 1 August though to Thursday 3 August outside the SAM Building. Don't miss out on three action packed days of bands, entertainment games and stalls.

Marion Malouf
Marketing Coordinator
Students At Macquarie (SAM)

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CPD NEWS

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

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Teaching as Performing

In this very practical workshop we will investigate different ways of communicating with people in a teaching context. We will look at elements of vocal production, body language, eye contact and questioning techniques. The workshop will look at the environment of learning, and whether we relate to students during class situations. The use of overhead transparencies and PowerPoint will be considered in the context of best ways to manage learning groups.

The aim of the workshop is to enable participants to gain confidence in presentation of their course material for students, in a variety of different situations. This practical workshop is underpinned by the theoretical consideration of how to engage students with their learning and so we expect that similarly, all participants at this workshop will actively take part in the session.

This workshop is particularly suited to early career teachers or those who simply need to have extra help with the practice of teaching. As this is essentially a practical class, dress comfortably for the occasion!

Date: Tuesday 8 August,10.00am–1.00pm, E6A 116

Facilitator and Enquiries: Sharon Fraser, x8446, sharon.fraser@mq.edu.au

Specialist Research Series: Understanding Metrics to Evaluate Research Track Record

An important assessable component for virtually any research application is how you represent your research track record. Aspects of your research output, the quality of journals in which you publish, the importance of the refereed conferences that you attend, and your general impact in the field can all influence how assessors evaluate your research capacity. You should aim to turn to your advantage what can sometimes prove to be a volatile blend of subjective and objective assessment. This workshop looks at some of the essential characteristics for developing and formatting statements of evidence concerning your track record.

Date: Wednesday 9 August, 9.30am–10.30am, E6A 116
Facilitator: Professor Brian Orr
Enquiries: Associate Professor Anna Reid, x9780, anna.reid@mq.edu.au

Termfinder—an Online Dictionary Project

Termfinder is an online dictionary project helping students over the verbal hurdles of specialist disciplines across campus.

This is a Flagship Project (2006–7) in which university lecturers and dictionary specialists collaborate to create online dictionaries of the terminology of particular disciplines. Every discipline uses polysyllabic words and multiword expressions to embody key concepts and, without them students cannot get very far in understanding lectures or readings. The project presentation will show how lecturers in any discipline can develop their own online dictionary of relevant terminology. It involves using digitised readings and lecture notes to create a computer corpus, in which high-frequency items are identified, and relevant examples and related terms can then be extracted from it.

With the help of CFL software experts, a system has been developed for creating and exploiting the customised corpus, as well as a user-friendly interface for staff to create the dictionary webpages, and for students to access them. The workshop will be of particular interest to lecturers in charge of large undergraduate units, and those with substantial numbers of students from non-English-speaking backgrounds.

Date: Tuesday 17 October, 1.00pm–2.15pm, E6A 116
Facilitators: Pam Peters, Alan Jones, Adam Smith, Theresa Winchester-Seeto, Heike Richini
Enquiries: Anna Reid, x9780, anna.reid@mq.edu.au

WORKPLACE RELATIONS TRAINING

OH&S Fire Warden Training

This workshop is required for all Building and Floor Wardens as well as for OH&S Coordinators, who have not attended one of these workshops in 2003, 2004 or 2005. Heads of organisational units are advised to attend.

Module 1—Theory

• Warden’s duties and responsibilities;
• Reaction to fire;
• Fire safety equipment in buildings;
• Location of assembly areas;
• Fire containment in enclosed spaces;
• Range of emergencies.

Module 2—Practical

• Principles of triangle of combustion;
• Methods of extinction;
• Types of fire extinguishing agents;
• Fire size;
• Safe use of fire extinguishers, blankets and hose reels.

Date: Thursday 3 August, 9.30am–1.00pm, Human Resources Training Room, Mezzanine Level, C4B
Facilitator: Adair Fire and Security
Enquiries: Kerrie Gregory, x9774, kerrie.gregory@mq.edu.au

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

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ALUMNI

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

Macquarie University Open Day

Date: Saturday 9 September
Time: 10.00am–4.00pm
Venue: Macquarie University

An invitation is extended to all alumni to visit the Alumni tent during Open Day and attend the exciting Alumni Lecture Series throughout the day. Speakers include:

• Carol Oliver, Assistant Director, Management and Outreach, Australian Centre for Astrobiology. Come on virtual voyages through time and space. Discover the connection between 3.5 billion year old rocks made by our earliest microbial ancestors in Australia and looking for life on other worlds. Experience a trip around the world in 3-D, to an ancient Australian vista and then onwards to the Moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and the stars. For more details visit: http://aca.mq.edu.au

• Professor Jean Joss, Department of Biological Sciences. Listen to Professor Joss talk about a very special fish, Neoceratodus forsteri, the Australian lungfish. The Australian lungfish is the only one of the six living lobe-finned fish available as a realistically tractable laboratory animal. It has the added advantage of having changed little over the last 300 million years and not at all over the last 150 million years. She will tell you about her research program and what you can do to save this very special fish.

• Dr Jenny Harry, Deputy CEO and Director at Proteome Systems Ltd. Having pioneered research on the molecular basis of environmental and sex determining mechanisms and co-founded Proteome Systems Ltd, which listed on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2004, Jenny will share her success story on Leadership and Entrepreneurship.

• Dr Bridget Griffen-Foley, Departments of Modern History and Politics will talk about 40 Years of Talkback in Australia. Bridget Griffen-Foley will trace the controversial history of talkback radio in Australia, from its origins as an illegal form of broadcasting in the 1960s, to the cash-for-comment episodes of more recent years. She will revisit many of the big names of Australian talkback radio, including Andrea, Claudia Wright, Ormsby Wilkins, John Laws and Alan Jones.

All Enquiries:

Alumni Office
Telephone: (02) 9850 7310
Fax: (02) 9850 9478
Email: alumni@reg.mq.edu.au

Mark Herndon
Director
Alumni Office

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CDO NEWS

Industry News

The CDO has increased its focus on local business opportunities by visiting employers in the Macquarie Park area. This is to promote Macquarie graduates for potential graduate employment, industry placements and work experience opportunities. If staff members have contacts in local business that would benefit from taking Macquarie students for work placements, internships or for part-time and casual workforce needs, please suggest they contact the CDO at careers@mq.edu.au.

A full listing of our services for employers is located at: www.careers.mq.edu.au/employers.htm

Employers can access and register on our online ‘Career Hub’ job search site from this web address.

Employer Feedback on Job Applications

As part of the CDO’s strategy to assist students submit quality job applications, we will be continuing with Department Careers Seminars during Semester 2. If Departments would like to conduct a Careers Seminar, then please contact the CDO. Staff can also encourage students to attend a CDO career workshop, particular those focused on job applications, resumes and cover letters. Comments from employers, collected by the CDO, suggest that students could better tailor their covering letters and develop their resume content to improve the quality of job applications.

Please ask students to register for workshops by visiting www.careers.mq.edu.au and book into a CDO Workshop directly online by logging onto Career Hub at www.careers.mq.edu.au/careerhub and ‘Book In’ under ‘Events—Workshops’.

Career Hub Statistics

In the previous month, there has been consistent demand for casual and part-time vacancies from employers, with 76 positions (45% of total job vacancies listed) advertised online through this service.

A summary of the job vacancy statistics across our service areas from mid June to mid July are shown below:

Caroline Spurway
CDO

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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 Kathy Vozella: kathy.vozella@mq.edu.au or by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to Becton Dickson Building, Macquarie University Research Park.

Media mentions

Ms Effy Alexakis (Modern History): and partner Leonard Janiszewski are compiling an international touring exhibition of Australia's Greek Cafes, Inverell Times, 7 July; and Leonard Janiszewski are compiling information, photographs and memories for a book and an exhibition called Selling an American Dream: Australia's Greek Cafe, Northern Daily Leader, 7 July

Associate Professor Frank Ashe (Applied Finance Centre): interviewed about how people manage their finances and said there are a lot of factors that go into the decision-making process, Australia Talks Back, Radio National, 29 May; said the parts of the brain responsible for these short-term decisions are the ancient parts of the brain dominated by the emotional side, whereas long-term decisions are made in the more rational side of the brain, Australian Financial Review, 6 July

Mr Andrew Burrell (Centre for Flexible Learning): said technology is moving very fast so we are trying to get our students in Australia the most leading-edge technology available, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July

Mr Matt Connors (Library): said he heard the following excuse for cheating at a recent conference: identical twins who handed in identical work defended it on the basis that they had identical thought processes, The Australian, 12 June; said recruiting local researchers to cater to the Australian plagiarism market makes sense because academics are wise to work that has been produced overseas, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July; interviewed about internet-based plagiarism and said it is only a minor problem in Australian universities, but that universities are working to stamp out the practice, ABC 774 Melbourne, 7 July

Professor George Cooney (ACES): said the Federal Government needs to delay bringing in its proposed national testing regime in schools by at least 12 months, ABC 666 Canberra News, 28 June; ABC 702 Sydney News, 28 June; Triple J News, 28 June; his report says the credibility of existing state-based tests comes largely from teacher involvement in their development and in marking, but the national test would not have this level of support, Australian Financial Review, 28 June; has set down a series of standards large-scale tests must meet to ensure their quality and help students to improve, Daily Telegraph, 28 June; said any literacy and numeracy testing must be able to show exactly what stage a student is at, track performance over time, and be reported against clear standards like the skills bands of the Basic Skills Test, Glen Innes Examiner, 29 June

Dr Felicity Cox (Linguistics): is doing a project to recover old recordings of Australian spoken English, ABC
891 Adelaide, 11 July

Professor John Croucher (MGSM): his weekly Number Crunch column included statistics such as 'reported number of unprovoked shark attacks worldwide in 2004: 61; number that were fatal: 7', Sydney Morning Herald, 15 July; The Age, 15 July

Professor Peter Curson (Health and Chiropractic): wrote that we seem to be more concerned with what bird flu might turn out to be than with fixing existing health problems, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July; participated in a panel discussion about how Australia would handle a pandemic of bird flu, Radio National, 16 July

Professor Paul Davies (Australian Centre for Astrobiology): said he likes to ponder the big questions of existence, so what better way to celebrate his 60th birthday than to hold a scientific shindig discussing life, the universe and the emergence of human consciousness?, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June; interviewed about contact with extraterrestrials and said that while the chances of life out there are very remote, and the chances of intelligent life even more remote, it was important to ensure the communication channels are in place to alert the entire nation to any contact that is made, ABC Southern Queensland (Toowoomba), 29 June

Dr Sheila Degotardi (Institute of Early Childhood): interviewed about her PhD research into the links between mothers' beliefs and children's theory-of-mind development, ABC Radio Tasmania, 26 June

Ms Megan Etheridge (Public Relations and Marketing): said there was a serious shortage of students in engineering, IT and science subjects at universities across Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 July

Dr Michael Fine (Centre for Research on Social Inclusion): said he finds the results of the US survey on social isolation unsurprising, and that Australians too are finding fewer opportunities to connect, The Age, 8 July

Associate Professor Alma Fleet (IEC): said that in NSW we are lucky as we are the last State with a requirement for specialised early childhood teachers in day care also, ABC 702 Sydney, 14 July

Associate Professor Andrew Fraser (Public Law): is now appealing to an unlikely source of aid: the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission, Sydney Morning Herald, 27 June; is about to leave the building—he retires at the end of this week without, he harrumphs, the research privileges of his counterparts and has lodged a complaint with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission alleging political discrimination and anti-white racial vilification, The Australian, 28 June; last year he caused a story when he called for a return to the White Australia policy and is now taking his employer Macquarie University to the HREOC claiming that they have discriminated against him, Today Tonight, Channel 7, 28 June; will speak at a One Nation Party public forum on immigration, multiculturalism, and political correctness, Area News, 3 July

Mr Paul Gollan (MGSM): wrote that unions should take on a different role in workplace negotiations, The Age, 10 July

Dr Damian Gore (Physical Geography): interviewed about rubbish on Antarctica and said Australia is obliged under the Antarctic treaty to remove old waste unless removing the waste creates a greater environmental impact than leaving it alone, Bush Telegraph, Radio National, 29 June

Professor Roy Green (MGSM): wrote that the MBAs that matter come from autonomous schools deeply engaged with business, Australian Financial Review, 15 July

Dr Kim Hawtrey (Economics): said the historically low outcome for loans reflected, in particular, a drop of 1.7% in fee revenue for housing loans from $785m in 2004 to $772m in 2005, Australian Broker, 4 July; said the current margin between official rates and home loans is almost 2.5% narrower than a decade ago, Australian Broker, 4 July

Professor John Hedberg (ACES): said lots of CD-ROMs are animated, cute to play with and parents like it, but educational are those things that challenge kids to invent, to construct and to challenge their imagination, The Age, 6 July

Mr Ross Hughes (Warawara): said that Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Services) students who come to Macquarie for intensive sessions four times a year realise the strength they draw from the other students and that energy keeps them going because the course takes a lot of commitment, Campus Review, 28 June

Mr Leonard Janiszewski (Modern History): and partner Effy Alexakis are compiling an international touring exhibition of Australia's Greek Cafes, Inverell Times, 7 July; and Effy Alexakis is compiling information, photographs and memories for a book and an exhibition called Selling an American Dream: Australia's Greek Cafe, Northern Daily Leader, 7 July

Professor Jean Joss (Biological Sciences): said that if scientists study the lungfish it would be like a window into the past and has urged scientists from around the world to email Senator Campbell, AM, ABC National Radio, 4 July; is lobbying Qld Premier Peter Beattie about the Mary River dam project as she is concerned about the lungfish, ABC Wide Bay (Bundaberg), 4 July; Radio 2SM, 4 July; said some of the fish species in the Mary River have existed unchanged for 150 million years, AM, ABC National Radio, 4 July; said academics from Britain, France and the US are lobbying Senator Ian Campbell to stop the Mary River dam because it threatens the lungfish and the Mary River cod, ABC Coast FM Sunshine Coast, 4 July; ABC Wide Bay (Bundaberg), 4 July; said the Australian lungfish was an ancient species which had not changed in 150 million years, Bendigo Advertiser, 5 July; Fraser Coast Chronicle, 5 July; 'I knew he would', was her reaction to Wednesday's announcement by Qld Premier Peter Beattie that the Traveston Crossing dam would go ahead, Gympie Times, 8 July; some are born into activism, others have it thrust upon them. She belongs to the latter category, after being thrown into the national media limelight following moves by the Queensland Government to dam two rivers in the State's south east, Campus Review, 12 July; interviewed in a piece about the rally by students concerned about the environmental impact of the planned Mary River Dam, Stateline, ABC TV, 14 July

Dr Coral Kemp (MUSEC): said the STaR project aimed to train childcare staff, educate parents and assist children with transition into school life, Western Weekender, Blacktown City Guardian, 14 July

Dr Jim Kohen (Biological Sciences): at a NAIDOC Week get-together of Darug people, he had a proof of his new book Daruganora: Darug Country, the Place and the People, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July

The late Dr Alex Low (Business Law): his obituary written by Freddie Cheah said that new breeds of plants in China are now protected as intellectual property, thanks partly to his PhD thesis, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 July

Professor John Loxton (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)): hosted a graduation ceremony for students from the Postgraduate Certificate of Social Health (Indigenous Health Workers) in June, National Indigenous Times, 13 July

Dr Jemina Napier (Linguistics): gave the keynote speech to the 2006 Sign Language Interpreters Association New Zealand conference on her research on deaf jurors, Otago Daily Times, 10 July

Professor Philip Newall (Linguistics): said there seems to be no strong evidence for differences in hearing thresholds between genders large enough to cause a difference in performance, Sydney Morning Herald,
29 June

Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): wrote that the word 'bachelorette' is more familiar to Americans and has been in use for more than 100 years, sounding sexier than the Australian word spinster, Campus Review, 28 June; wrote about 'phishing' and 'pharming' in email scams, Campus Review, 5 July

Associate Professor Stuart Piggin (Ancient History): said in relation to the split in the Anglican communion that Anglican evangelicals are trying to create an energetic theological debate and doubts they will carry out their threats to quit, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 June

Dr Mark Sanders (Physical Geography): said the Upper Hunter River Rehabilitation Initiative is Australia's largest integrated river rehabilitation and research program, but drought is posing a real challenge for the research, Newcastle Herald, 29 June

Professor Steven Schwartz (Vice-Chancellor): his weekly column was about the IRUA science and technology forum, Weekly Times, 28 June; told the Financial Review that his university aimed to compete with the group of eight research-intensive universities and was cementing a shift in its institutional profile, Australian Financial Review, 3 July; presented the Macquarie Christian Studies Institute's Faith and Work Award to Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson last week, The Australian, 3 July; his weekly column was about the Parents Information Evening, Weekly Times, 12 July

Ms Mary Sharp (IT Services): says project management success is more than just bringing a project in on time and budget, and it is essential to have a clear understanding and empathy with the business, The Australian, 4 July

Mr Adam Smith (Dictionary Research Centre): wrote that if Australians are going to convert their recent affair with football/soccer into a long-term relationship, they will have to learn the language, Campus Review, 12 July

Professor Robert Spillane (MGSM): completely rejects the use of ability tests for predicting management success, Business Review Weekly, 13 July

Associate Professor Cameron Stewart (Law): said the law's job is to balance out the respect for the deceased and their family, and to encourage the efficient use of human tissue and to provide incentives for medical research, Australia Talks Back, Radio National, 4 July

Associate Professor Daniella Tilbury (Graduate School of the Environment): along with Sonja Janousek and in conjunction with UNESCO Bangkok Regional Office, Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), is part of a team who will monitor the progress and achievements of the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development for Asia and the Pacific, The Philippine Star, 7 June

Dr Andrew Vincent (Politics): said he is surprised by the severity of what has been taking place in the Middle East over the past few days, Radio 6PR Perth, 17 June; interviewed about the Israeli soldier taken hostage by Palestinian militants and said the situation is a classic case of tensions rising on both sides, Triple J (National), 4 July; interviewed about the Israeli soldier taken hostage and said that one has to try and separate the Palestinian peace makers from the militants within the Palestinian Government, Radio Adelaide, 4 July; interviewed about the latest violence in the Middle East, Triple J (National), 13 July; described the circumstances in the Middle East that led to the current conflict between Lebanon and Israel, ABC Newcastle, 14 July

Professor Malcolm Walter (Australian Centre for Astrobiology): will speak at the third annual Parkes AstroFest on 15 and 16 July , Central Western Daily, 30 June; Champion Post, 30 June; will give a lecture at the annual Parkes AstroFest, Daily Telegraph, 6 July

Emeritus Professor Duncan Waterson (Modern History): interviewed on the career of Arthur Caldwell on the 50th anniversary of his shooting, ABC Central Coast NSW, 22 June

Mr Alan Watson (PICT): said students at PICT have come from police forces, the military, government departments, the corporate risk area and overseas, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July

Professor Clive Williams (PICT): wrote that planning for generations ahead is a sign of statesmanship, but do we have the leaders?, Canberra Times, 30 June

Professor Bernard Wood (GEMOC): interviewed about his finding that there are two million billion tonnes of gold in the Earth's core and six times more platinum, ABC 702 Sydney, 28 June; has estimated that the Earth's core holds 2 million billion tonnes of gold and 12 million billion tonnes of platinum, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 June

Professor Di Yerbury (Former Vice-Chancellor): her private collection of Indigenous art, and that of Macquarie University, will be displayed in the University Art Gallery until 11 August, North Shore Times, 14 July

Issues and Events

A study conducted by students and professors from Macquarie University has found that birds such as the ocean plover and the sandpiper are arriving a little bit earlier than they used to, South Coast Register, 23 June

Macquarie University Masters student Libby Ayre was interviewed about humpback whale songs and said her research has revealed there is cultural exchange of a song between a Tongan group of whales and an Australian east coast group of whales which shows we do not know much about the movement of the whales to and from their breeding grounds, ABC 936 Hobart, 27 June

The Macquarie Trio steers clear of contentious contemporary music, apart from Australian commissions, but they do show enterprise in uncovering neglected past works, Adelaide Advertiser, 28 May

New appointee to the NHMRC Council Professor Colin Thomson is an adjunct professor in the Division of Law at Macquarie University, Campus Review, 28 June

A letter writer wrote that the only great speaker (from London's Speaker's Corner in the 1980s) from that era still alive is the 80-year old Jack Grancharoff, a Bulgarian anarchist who spoke for years, perched on top of a barrel. He ended up with an MA in politics from Macquarie University but was refused even a casual teaching position there on the grounds that his English was not good enough, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 June

Elizabeth Wells studies Arts-Law at Macquarie University before transferring to the University of Sydney to complete her degree, Macleay Argus, 27 June

Pianist in Duo Stiletto, Naomi Halls, is a graduate of the New South Wales Conservatorium and Macquarie University and has majors in flute, piano, English, history and women's studies, Blue Mountains Gazette, 28 June

Macquarie University academic Mark Gregory has a website titled Union Songs, which lists the words to more than 400 demonstration songs, many of them Australian, The Age, 1 July

Cellist Michael Goldschlager, in Adelaide for a concert with the Macquarie Trio, arrived with a cello that dates back to the 1700s, Independent Weekly, 1 July

At Macquarie University the Centre for Flexible Learning has introduced i-Lecture software to one-third of the face-to-face subjects taught across the University, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July

Blind student Stephen Hallinan is completing a Master of Science degree in speech and language processing by distance education and says he has been greatly assisted by Macquarie University's Customised Accessibility Service (M-CAS), Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July

Macquarie University's Centre for Open Education has an increasing number of internationally oriented programs delivered through distance education, including the Master of International Relations and Master of Law in International and Environmental Law, Sydney Morning Herald, 3 July

Clinical psychologist Dr Sarah Edelman said that Macquarie University has an excellent unit for treatment of children with OCD, ABC 666 Canberra, 3 July

The ACT rugby union side is in Sydney at Macquarie University to play their national championships, ABC 666 Canberra, 4 July

Eliza Stewart from Macquarie University won the women's cross country title at the Eastern University Games in Coffs Harbour, Star FM Port Macquarie, 4 July

Macquarie University has teamed up with a Californian technology start-up [Arasor] to employ local R&D staff in a move that defies a national trend, Australian Financial Review, 27 June

Eliza Stewart of Macquarie University took out the women's Arrive Alive cross country title in a dominating performance, while the University of Sydney took a clean sweep in the men's race, Coffs Coast Advocate, 5 July

Newly appointed to the NH&MRC's Australian Health Ethics Committee, Professor Colin Thomson is an adjunct professor of the Faculty of Law, Macquarie University, Canberra Times, 5 July

Macquarie University is among the participants at the Eastern University Games in Coffs Harbour, NBN Coffs Harbour News, 3 July

Sydney and Macquarie Universities have both recently established deputy vice-chancellor positions to lead change of this kind in External Relations, as a first signal of real breakthrough, Canberra Times, 4 July

Macquarie University Aussie Rules player Tom Lee is loving his first Coffs Harbour trip, and said the university games give you the opportunity to play a different sport and not take it too seriously, Coffs Coast Advocate,
4 July

Arasor is close to signing a partnership with Macquarie University to employ 12 researchers, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 July; The Age, 4 July

[Managing Director of Arasor in Australia] Dr Larry Marshall, who left Australia in the late 1980s after graduating from Macquarie University is negotiating a research and development partnership with it, Australian Financial Review, 4 July

The United Nations Youth Association will hold its 45th National Youth Conference at Macquarie University from 9 July to 16 July, Northern District Times, 5 July

Alison Culpin has been a demographer for 10 years and has lectured part-time at Macquarie University for four years, Daily Telegraph, 8 July

New operations general manager at SumoSalad Ian Winn did a masters degree in management at Macquarie University, Daily Telegraph, 8 July

A survey this year by Macquarie University found that high-quality students were shunning science subjects but this proportion had dropped to 22 per cent by 2004, The Australian, 8 July

Education Minister Carmel Tebbutt has appointed two ALP right-wingers—former treasurer Michael Eagan and Heffron MP Kristina Keneally—to the ruling council of Macquarie University, Sun Herald, 9 July

Students pay $5,100 pa at Macquarie University for a B Sc/Maths diploma of education in maths, Northern Star, 8 July

A collaborative workshop called The Line Left Behind for artists aged 12 to 25 years is being held at the Grafton Regional Gallery as part of the Big Draw project run by Macquarie University, Townsville Bulletin,
8 July

Prominent Sydney investment banker Bill Beerworth has been appointed to chair a new board of the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australian Financial Review, 10 July

The MGSM's decision to restructure its board with a heavier input from the Sydney business community is evidence of an increasingly strategic approach under new Macquarie Vice-Chancellor Steven Schwartz, Australian Financial Review, 10 July

The Scholar Ship is a collaborative project between a number of universities around the world including the University of California (Berkeley), Peking University, the University of Ghana and Macquarie University, The Age, 8 July

In comments prior to the IRUA forum, held at Macquarie University over two days last week, Dr Thomas Barlow said one of the primary disjunctions between politics and science is that governments don't understand the key motivator of most scientists—curiosity, Campus Review, 5 July

Mentoring PhD students, most from Macquarie University, adds to the mix of perspectives for senior language technology researcher at CSIRO's ICT Centre Dr Cecile Paris, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 July

PhD student from Macquarie University Samantha Muller is investigating how to measure the outcomes for the Sea Ranger programs and said she is focusing on accountability and how Indigenous people are seen to be or not to be accountable to Government and mainstream organisations, ABC Central Australia, 11 July

Macquarie University research student Libby Eyre is concerned that plans by Japan to harvest 60 humpback whales next year could lead to death by mistaken identity, ABC North Coast NSW, 11 July

Macquarie University will lead two of four new international projects between Australia and the European Union designed to create enduring links, increase academic cooperation and student mobility, Campus Review, 12 July

PhD research undertaken at Macquarie University by Steve Christie showed that it was impossible to measure to any statistical certainty claims made by fund managers that small changes in asset allocation would make a measurable difference to a portfolio's performance, Investor Weekly, 1 June

The first to set up in Macquarie Park was Macquarie University in 1964, followed by Macquarie Shopping Centre, and a handful of companies with links to the university and the CSIRO laboratories, Quorum, 1 July

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management, has won a 40 per cent slice of the local conference business since it turned its former residential college and classrooms into the MGSM Executive Hotel and Conference Centre in 2000, Quorum, 1 July

The Macquarie Graduate School of Management also has a campus right in the heart of Sydney's financial district, near Circular Quay, Quorum, 1 July

The Stuttering Unit at Bankstown Hospital works closely with researchers from the Australian Stuttering Research Centre and the Linguistics Department at Macquarie University, a partnership which is unique in the field of stuttering worldwide, Bankstown Canterbury Torch, 12 July

A study by Macquarie University masters student Libby Eyre shows humpbacks travelling between Antarctica and Queensland sometimes sing different songs on their northward and southward legs, Sun Herald, 16 July

Gaining insight into the world of finance, Forbes High School student Mitchell Petropoulos participated in the weeklong UBS Financial Academy at Macquarie University, Forbes Advocate, 15 July

20-year-old Matthew Aouad, a student at Macquarie University, went to Lebanon 10 days ago as part of a religious attempt to cure his Crohn's disease and is now stranded, The Australian, 17 July

The Macquarie University cheer squad was a favourite at the Eastern University Games lawn bowls grand final, Coffs Coast Advocate, 7 July

Macquarie University has taken out the top honours at the Eastern University Games in Coffs Harbour, ABC Mid North Coast NSW, 7 July

A study by Macquarie University has found that Australia's migratory birds are arriving earlier and leaving later—most likely due to global warming, Warrnambool Standard, 13 July

A letter writer wrote that at the age of 50, in full-time employment, she gained provisional matriculation as a mature-age student, then completed a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in English literature at Macquarie University, Sydney Morning Herald, 13 July

Kathy Vozella
Media Manager

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CONFERENCES

CERC POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE 2006

Europe: New Voices, New Perspectives-An Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Conference

Contemporary Europe Research Centre
The University of Melbourne
Level 2, 234 Queensberry St., Victoria, 3010

Friday 8 December 2006

The Contemporary Europe Research Centre (CERC) invites postgraduate students from across Australia with a research interest in modern Europe to participate in an exciting interdisciplinary conference, Europe: New Voices, New Perspectives. The Conference is being held on Friday 8 December 2006 following two annual international CERC Conferences: Sex and Drugs and Shifty Roles: European and International Perspectives on Corruption, Organised Crime and Illegal Immigration (4-5 December); and Europe and Asia: Regions in Flux (6-7 December 2006), which students are encouraged to attend.

The aim of the conference is to establish a forum for Australian postgraduate students and young researchers working under the broad rubric of European Studies to present and discuss their ongoing research with peers, academics and professionals in their given areas of interest.

Papers are invited from a range of discipline areas, including law, economics, literary and cultural studies, history and political science.

A limited number of mobility grants will be available to interstate post-graduates. Grants will be awarded on consideration of merit. Please indicate if mobility funding is being sought when you submit your abstract.
A small registration fee of $15 will be charged ($20 for late registration). Light refreshments and lunch will be provided.

The Postgraduate Conference is financially supported by the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence European Union Award W04/0043 2004-3518/001-001 and is a CERC Knowledge Transfer initiative.

Closing date: 150 word abstract by Friday 15 September 2006. Final paper: 1 November 2006

Submit abstracts via email or post and direct all inquiries to Geraldine East at the following addresses: cerc@cerc.unimelb.edu.au

Contemporary Europe Research Centre
2nd Floor, 234 Queensberry Street
VIC 3010

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SCHOLARSHIPS

Wilson Center Australian Scholar Program

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars is pleased to announce a new Wilson Center Australian Scholar Program. Successful applicants will spend 2-4 months in residence at the Woodrow Wilson Center, in the heart of Washington, DC, where they will carry out advanced, policy-oriented research and writing designed to bridge the gap between the academic and policy communities.

This competition is open to men and women currently residing in Australia, or of Australian citizenship. Applications will be accepted from individuals in academia, business, journalism, government, law, and related professions. Candidates must be currently pursuing research on key public policy issues facing Australia, including US-Australian relations and East Asian political, security, and economic issues.

Applicants must have the terminal degree in their field (for academics, this generally means a PhD, but other professions have different terminal degrees), and at least eight years of professional or research experience. Preferences will be given to applicants who have published scholarly books or substantial articles in academic or policy-related journals or newspapers.

Scholars must be able to hold a valid passport and J-1 visa and are required to have health insurance. Scholars in residence at the Center for more than three months may obtain insurance through the Center. For shorter term scholars, the Center can suggest insurance companies that can provide the appropriate health insurance.

Applicants must be completely fluent in both written and spoken English.

Benefits/Responsibilities of Australian Scholars

This is a residential scholarship. Scholars will be provided a $5,000 per month stipend, plus partial help with transportation and health insurance expenses, and office or library carrel space available 24 hours a day. In addition, scholars will be provided with a part-time research assistant and Windows-based personal computers. Professional librarians provide access to the Library of Congress, university and special libraries in the area, and other research facilities.

While at the Wilson Center, Australian Scholars will be expected to carry out a full schedule of rigorous research and writing based on the topic outlined in the research proposal submitted at the time of application. They will also be expected to participate in workshops, seminars, and conferences organized by the Center's Asia Program, and in other ways to participate in the intellectual life of the Wilson Center and the larger community of Asia observers in Washington.

Although scholars are responsible for locating their own housing in the Washington DC area, the Center provides written material to help facilitate the search process.

For selection criteria and application procedures please visit: www.wilsoncenter.org

Deadline: Applications are welcome at any time. Applicants should specify the precise time period for which they seek appointment, and should submit all application materials at least 4-6 months (8-9 months is preferable) prior to the time they wish to take up residence at the Center. Under normal circumstances, applicants will be informed of the disposition of their application within 60 days of the Center receiving the completed application and supporting letters of recommendation.

Further information:

Asia Program Australia Scholarship
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
1300 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW Washington, D.C. 20004-3027

Tel: 202/691-4020
Email: asia@wilsoncenter.org.

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POSITIONS VACANT

Equal Employment Opportunity is a University Policy.

www.jobs.mq.edu.au

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CLASSIFIEDS

DIARY

July

Monday 24 July

LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS PROGRAM Please see your Dean or Director for information, series dates and nomination forms. Applicants must have the endorsement of the Dean or Director to participate. Application closing dates: Series 1: 24 July, Series 2: 21 August and Series 3: 18 September. For information contact Rebecca Taylor x9734, rebecca.taylor@mq.edu.au

Tuesday 25 July

LAMS BASICS SESSION 1 LAMS facilitates student collaboration and activity online and is integrated with WebCT. Session 1 will focus on authoring. 10.00am–1.00pm, Library Training Room 2. Bookings are essential, send your name and staff number (required) and session details (LAMS Basics, session date) to training@library.mq.edu.au . Contact: Trish Edmonds x9677 or cfl-educ@mq.edu.au See LAMS@MQ for details, www.melcoe.mq.edu.au/projects/LAMS@MQ/

26 July to 27 August

LIBRARY EXHIBITION Tadeusz Kosciuszko? Hero of Nations, a travelling exhibition examining the life and times of 18th century Polish national hero Tadeusz Kosciuszko (1746–1817) will be on display in Macquarie University Library from . The exhibition has been curated by the Historical Museum of Poland. A series of 20 display boards that are embellished with reproductions of original documents, paintings, and engravings, as well as detailed explanatory text panels. For further information please contact: Robin Walsh, Exhibitions Co-ordinator, Macquarie University Library.

Thursday 27 July

LAMS BASICS SESSION 2 LAMS facilitates student collaboration and activity online and is integrated with WebCT. Session 2 will focus on activity management and review. 10.00am–1.00pm, Library Training Room 2. Bookings are essential, send your name and staff number (required) and session details (LAMS Basics, session date) to training@library.mq.edu.au . Contact: Trish Edmonds x9677 or cfl-educ@mq.edu.au See LAMS@MQ for details, www.melcoe.mq.edu.au/projects/LAMS@MQ/

Thursday 27 and Friday 28 July

18 TH WOMEN, MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENTRELATIONS CONFERENCE This conference is presented by the Labour-Management Studies Foundation at the Sofitel Wentworth Sydney. Special discount rate $1350.00 including GST for Macquarie University staff and students. Please visit: www.lmsf.mq.edu.au/wmer for a brochure and conference information. Enquiries: Pam x8985 pam.morpeth@efs.mq.edu.au

Friday 28 July

GREEK DRAMA FESTIVAL STATE FINALS Secondary students present a performance of a scene from any Greek play of the 5th Century BC. Macquarie Theatre 9.30am–3.00pm.

Sunday 30 July

2006 MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS FREE CONCERT Richard Pulley. violinist with David Miller, AM, pianist. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Admittance is on a first-come first-served basis and seating is limited to 495 people. Please note free parking is available in W4 and X3 carparks only. A fee of $7.00 applies for parking in any other carpark location on campus. Tickets can be purchased from coin-operated machines in the carparks. Contact: Mrs Kerry Klujin, Tel: 9850 7460, Fax: 9850 6153, Email: kerry.klujin@mq.edu.au

August

Wednesday 2 August

SPECIAL SEMINAR IN MODERN HISTORYGeorge Bush and the Marlboro Man: Reflections on Teaching and Writing Masculinity in USHistory. Associate Professor Bruce Dorsey, (Department of History, Swarthmore College, US) W6A Room 127 at 12.00 noon–1.15pm. All welcome. For further information contact: Adrian Carton on x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au

Thursday 3 August

ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM Civility, Civics, and Civilisational Ideologies: Power and Politeness in Bangkok and Rome. Michael Herzfeld (Harvard). 10.30am Anthropology Seminar Room, 6th floor, Building C3A.

OH&S FIRE WARDEN TRAINING Facilitator: Adair Fire and Security Enquiries: Kerrie Gregory, x9774, kerrie.gregory@mq.edu.au 9.30am–1.00pm in the Human Resources Training Room, Mezzanine Level, C4B. To book call CPD on x9721 or email cpd@mq.edu.au

Sunday 6 August

2006 MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS FREE CONCERT Maria Lindsay, Thomas Tsai and Daniel Herscovitch—violin, cello and piano—Apollo Trio. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Admittance is on a first-come first-served basis and seating is limited to 495 people. Please note free parking is available in W4 and X3 carparks only. A fee of $7.00 applies for parking in any other carpark location on campus. Tickets can be purchased from coin-operated machines in the carparks. Contact: Mrs Kerry Klujin, Tel: 9850 7460, Fax: 9850 6153, Email: kerry.klujin@mq.edu.au

Tuesday 8 August

MGSM EXECUTIVE BREAKFAST SERIES Towards Leadership Excellence. Dr Bruce Watt. The breakfast briefings aim to provide managers with insights into current management practice and theory. 7.15am–9.00am, MGSM CBD Campus. Bookings and enquiries: Alison Tusler, Event Coordinator, Tel: 9850 6084, fax: 9850 9022 or email: alison.tusler@mgsm.edu.au. For further information please visit: www.mgsm.edu.au/ebs

TEACHING AS PERFORMING Facilitator and Enquiries: Sharon Fraser, x8446, sharon.fraser@mq.edu.au 10.00am–1.00pm in E6A 116.To book call CPD on x9721 or email: cpd@mq.edu.au

Wednesday 9 August

CRITICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES SOMATECHNICS SEMINAR Supplementary Bodies. For further details see: www.ccs.mq.edu.au/events_seminars.php Light refreshments served. 3.00pm–5.00pm in W6A 827. All welcome. For enquiries contact Dr Joseph Pugliese x8863 or Jessica Cadwallader x8778.

SPECIAL SEMINAR IN MODERN HISTORY A Different Type of Service? British Servicewomen and Migration Following the First World War. Dr Lucy Noakes (Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK). W6A Room 127 at 12.00 noon–1.15pm. All welcome. For further information contact: Adrian Carton on x7041 or adrian.carton@mq.edu.au

SPECIALIST RESEARCH SERIES: UNDERSTANDING METRICS TO EVALUATE RESEARCH TRACK RECORD Facilitator: Professor Brian Orr. Enquiries: Associate Professor Anna Reid, x9780, anna.reid@mq.edu.au 9.30am–10.30am in E6A 116. To book call CPD on x9721 or email cpd@mq.edu.au

Thursday 10 August

DIVISION OF LAW SEMINAR SERIES The Contribution of EU Environmental Law and Policy to Global Environmental Justice. Professor Kurt Deketelaere (Faculty of Law Catholic University of Leuven and Visiting Professor, Macquarie University). Globalisation, Environmental Justice, and Sustainable Developing: The Case of Oil. Professor Mona L Hymel (College of Law, University of Arizona and Visiting Professor, Macquarie University). The Impact of Regulatory and Fiscal Policy in Development a Market for Green Energy in Australia. Associate Professor Hope Ashiabor (Department of Business Law, Macquarie University). Special evening session. Venue to be advised. For further details please visit: www.law.mq.edu.au

Wednesday 16 August

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY “What are Ya'?” A History of the Western Suburbs of Sydney. Dr Zora Simic (Lecturer in Australian History, University of Melbourne) W6A Room 127 at 12.00 noon–1.15pm. All welcome. For further information contact: Adrian Carton on x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au

Sunday 20 August

2006 MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS FREE CONCERT Ku-ring-gai Male Choir. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Admittance is on a first-come first-served basis and seating is limited to 495 people. Please note free parking is available in W4 and X3 carparks only. A fee of $7.00 applies for parking in any other carpark location on campus. Tickets can be purchased from coin-operated machines in the carparks. Contact: Mrs Kerry Klujin, Tel: 9850 7460, Fax: 9850 6153, Email: kerry.klujin@mq.edu.au

Monday 21 August

LEADERSHIP ESSENTIALS PROGRAM Please see your Dean or Director for information, series dates and nomination forms. Applicants must have the endorsement of the Dean or Director to participate. Application closing dates: Series 2: 21 August and Series 3: 18 September. For information contact Rebecca Taylor x9734, rebecca.taylor@mq.edu.au

Tuesday 22 August

MGSM EXECUTIVE BREAKFAST SERIES Gurus of Success. Dr Paul Nesbit. The breakfast briefings aim to provide managers with insights into current management practice and theory. 7.15am–9.00am, MGSM North Ryde Campus. Bookings and enquiries: Alison Tusler, Event Coordinator, tel: 9850 6084, fax: 9850 9022 or email: alison.tusler@mgsm.edu.au. For further information please visit: www.mgsm.edu.au/ebs

Wednesday 23 August

CRITICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES SOMATECHNICS SEMINAR Voiced Bodies. Light refreshments served. 3.00pm–5.00pm in W6A 827. For further details see: www.ccs.mq.edu.au/events_seminars.php All welcome. For enquiries contact Dr Joseph Pugliese x8863 or Jessica Cadwallader x8778.

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY Mao Zedong, G. I. Jo, and Loco Weed. Associate Professor Judith Keene, (Director of the European Studies Centre, University of Sydney). W6A Room 127 at 12.00 noon–1.15pm. All welcome. For further information contact: Adrian Carton on x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au

Thursday 24 August

DIVISION OF LAW SEMINAR SERIES Globalisation and the Transformation of International Law: Collision Course or Harmonisation for Foreign Investment and the Environment? Ms Kate Miles (Faculty of Law, University of Sydney). Trevor Martin Moot Court, W3A Room 328, 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations.

Friday 25 to Sunday 27 August

ANNUAL MAHA WEEKEND CONFERENCE Happy Families in the Ancient World. Merroo Conference Centre, Kurrajong. RSVP by 18 August. Further details please visit: www.anchist.mq.edu.au/MAHA/intro.html

Monday 28 August

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY Current Issues in Septuagint Studies. Bernard Taylor, Loma Linda University. 1.00pm in W6A 308. Free. Enquiries: Margaret Smith x7512.

Wednesday 30 August

SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY RESEARCH SEMINAR Trials of Jesus. Giles Rowling. 7.00pm in W6A 308. Cost: $5/$7. Enquiries: Margaret Smith x7512.

HISTORIES ON WEDNESDAY Auschwitz: A Scene of Writing. Dr Deborah Staines (Researcher, SCMP, Macquarie University). W6A Room 127 at 12.00 noon–1.15pm. All welcome. For further information contact: Adrian Carton on x7041 or adrian.carton@humn.mq.edu.au

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