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Staff News 10/07 - 16 June 2007
BECOME AN ACCESS MACQUARIE EXPERTAccess Macquarie Limited seeks to promote the vast wealth of knowledge and experience available at Macquarie University for expert advisory services. The role of the expert is to provide factual information either in writing, or by appearing in court or before a tribunal where a specialist opinion is required on a particular issue. Expert advice is sought in a number of broad legal, commercial and government settings. Private sector companies seek assistance to analyse high level strategic and operational issues that cannot be readily sourced by professional consulting organisations. Experts are widely used by law firms both as expert witnesses and to provide expert interpretations and analysis in the preparation of legal opinions. Governments also seek expert advice in public policy settings: the expert can assist the identification of legitimate arguments for government legislation and regulation as well as in assessing the potential impacts of such policies. As recognised leaders in their professional fields, both nationally and internationally, Macquarie University academics are available through Access MQ to provide expert advice. In expanding our services to include Expert Advisory projects, Access MQ aims to support those academics whose relevant expertise is highly respected within their own discipline. In order to establish an Expert Advisory service, we need to profile University staff to determine the capacity to provide this expertise. If you are interested in being listed on the Expert Advice Database, please fill out the short questionnaire below, copy it to an email and send it to expertadvice@access.mq.edu.au . Name: Title: Division / Department: Areas of Expertise: Previous Expert Advice experience: y / n
Did your previous engagements take place in:
Please advise us of your availability. If you are interested in being listed on the Database, please continue to register at http://www.access.mq.edu.au/mqexpertise/expertadvice/registration/index.html
Krista Borg
TOYOTA FINANCE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP 2007
The purpose of this fellowship is to promote research of the Japanese economy and its relationship with other economies in the world. The fellowship will consist of a one-off payment of $2,000. Applications are invited from all members of academic staff at Macquarie University. Successful applicants are expected to use the funds to assist with their research of Japanese economics. The funds may be used to undertake travel to Japan or a similar project. It is expected that the results of the research be published in a scholarly publication with the acknowledgment of assistance provided by the Toyota Finance Research Fellowship. The successful applicant would also be expected to present a seminar on their research, which would later be published as part of the Centre for Japanese Economic Studies Research Paper series. Applications should be submitted to the Director of the Centre for Japanese Economic Studies by 13 July 2007. The applicants should submit a research proposal and a brief explanation of planned expenditure. Applicants should address the selection criteria as shown below, and frame their applications accordingly. The applications will be assessed by a Selection Committee comprising the Director of the Centre, the Dean of the Division of Economic and Financial Studies and a Research Adviser to the Centre. This fellowship was established by a donation from Toyota Finance Australia Ltd to assist academic staff of Macquarie University to increase their knowledge of the Japanese economy, and eventually, support stronger and better relations between the two countries.
Selection Criteria:The successful applicant must:
Further information:Dr Craig Freedman, Director, Centre for Japanese Economic Studies Closing Date: 13 July 2007 Dr Craig Freedman, SCHOLARSHIPS2008 Fulbright ScholarshipsValued at up to $A40,000, Fulbright scholarships are open to Australian citizens to undertake research or study in the United States for 3–12 months. Scholarships can be started between 1 July 2008 and 30 June 2009. Applications are open to postgraduates (to do research related to their Australian PhD or enrol in a US degree); postdoctoral, professional and senior scholars from any field of study. For further information and application forms see www.fulbright.com.au Closing date: 31 August 2007.
2008 General Sir John Monash Awards.The Awards are Australia's prestigious equivalent to the Rhodes scholarship and the American Fulbright program. They offer up to $150,000 over three years for postgraduate studies (PhD, DPhil or professional Masters degree) at any of the world's best universities overseas. Eight awards are made each year to Australian citizens judged to have outstanding academic achievement, community consciousness and service and leadership potential of their field and the community. The Foundation expects award winners to make a significant contribution to the future development of Australia. There is no restriction on the age of applicants or the fields of study. Closing date: 31 August 2007. Application forms and further information are available at: www.monashawards.org
Leanne Price INTERESTED IN YOUR SENSE OF SMELL?
Take part in a smell experiment and be paid. This experiment involves smelling and evaluating various odours. If
English is your first language, phone Dr Caroline Tomiczek, Department of
Psychology, on x8060
for details. If your call is unanswered, please leave your
name and number (speaking slowly) on the
voicemail.
Dr Caroline Tomiczek IEC MUSIC PROGRAM FOR CHILDERN
The Institute of Early Childhood's Music Program for Children offers music classes for children aged from 4 months to 8 years of age. We still have vacancies for mid-semester enrolment. Enrol now for Semester 2, beginning in August 2007. The Music Program gives children a wonderful introduction to music. Creative musical expression is encouraged through singing, moving and dancing to music, playing musical games and exploring simple percussion instruments. Classes for 5–8 year olds also introduce children to musical literacy. Held on Saturday mornings at Macquarie University, the program provides musical experiences which will develop your child's understandings about music, develop their musical skills and introduce reading and writing music. This program forms an excellent foundation from which to learn an instrument or join a choir. Classes for 0–5 year olds are held on Friday and Saturday mornings and on Saturdays for 5–8 year olds at Macquarie University. If you'd like to receive an application form for next semester, please email or phone the office, leave your mailing address and a form will be sent to you. For more information visit: http://www.aces.mq.edu.au/iec/musicforchildren/ Educational or musical inquiries: Online/manual payment inquiries:
Roslyn Green NAMING COMPETITIONGot a flair for marketing — how about naming a new laser product! Now is your opportunity to help make an impact and take home a $100 voucher for Liquorland/Myer. A current Macquarie Technology Business Incubator tenant, Lighthouse Technologies Pty Ltd (trading as Lighthouse Aesthetics), is a medical device company aiming to become a significant player in aesthetic medicine. The company is commercialising a range of switchable multi-wavelength laser technologies for dermatological and aesthetic treatment applications. Through innovations in optical and laser design, the medical laser units are capable of addressing most aesthetic conditions, such as hair removal, skin rejuvenation and a range of vascular conditions, with unrivalled speed and efficacy. Lighthouse will be making regulatory submissions to the USA regulatory authorities (the FDA) shortly and hopes to have the products cleared for sale in the USA later this year. They are seeking names for the following family of products that treat a wide range of cosmetic skin treatments including vascular lesions, pigmented lesions, hair removal and skin rejuvenation. The product is primarily aimed for use in doctor’s surgeries and beauty salons (spas). Descriptions of the three lasers are available at the following website: http://www.mtbi.com.au/index7new.html The product names can either share a family name (like Bazooka Start, Bazooka Hair and Bazooka Vein) or not — it’s all up to you. A laser prototype may be viewed in the Lighthouse R&D lab in E7B. Further information: Entry Your suggestion(s) can be sent in anonymously, but if you would like to be in the competiton to win the $100 gift voucher please add your contact details below. The judges' decision is final. The winning entry may not necessarily be used. No Lighthouse Aesthetics employee may win. Copy the following into an email and send laser name suggestions to: kborg@mtbi.com.au
Laser 1 name suggestion: Laser 2 name suggestion: Laser 3 name suggestion: Name: Department: Phone: Email: Closing date: Monday 18 June 2007
Krista Borg HARLEY WOOD ASTRONOMICAL LECTURE
The Harley Wood Lecture is an annual astronomy talk open to the public and is held during the Astronomical Society of Australia meeting. In 2007 the lecture will be given by Professor Matthew Bailes, Director of the Swinburne University of Technology's Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing. Professor Bailes will speak on Millisecond Pulsars and Einstein's Universe. Using 3D virtual reality technologies Professor Bailes will explain how astronomers are using giant radio telescopes to discover millisecond pulsars, objects only 20km in diameter, but with masses some 500,000 times that of Earth. These stars rotate up to 700 times a second, and emit powerful beams of radio emission. Australian astronomers are using millisecond pulsars to test Einstein's laws of gravitation and search for gravitational waves produced by inspiralling supermassive black holes. This talk is aimed at the general public and understandable by children and adults alike. The impact of exciting new telescopes currently being designed for construction in Western Australia will also be discussed. .
Alan Vaughan
MGSM EXECUTIVE HOTEL AND CONFERENCE CENTREConference and Meeting Facilities? MGSM Executive Hotel & Conference Centre is ideal for staff training, department meetings, conferences and seminars. The state-of-the-art teaching facilities include fully equipped amphitheatres, flat-floor meeting rooms and dedicated breakout rooms. Great rates are available for the remainder of June 2007. For more information, or if you would like to view our conference
facilities, please contact MGSM on x9326 or email
conferences@mgsm.edu.au
Nigel Logue
CPD NEWSPROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENTLinking Discipline-Based Research and Teaching to Benefit Student LearningStaff are invited to attend a seminar facilitated by Professor Mick Healey from the University of Gloucestershire, UK. The main aim of this seminar/workshop is to explore the complexity and contested nature of the research-teaching nexus. Seminar will begin at 12.00 noon. Light lunch will be served. Date: Friday 6 July Please book for seminar by 2 July on x9721or email cpd@mq.edu.au
Office Professionals DayOn Friday 18 May SAM CampusCatering held a luncheon for University office professionals. The event was a great success giving office professionals from around campus the opportunity to catch up and meet their peers. To view the photos from the event, go to www.sam.org.au/catering If you would like to receive the SAM CampusCatering enewsletter simply email catering@sam.mq.edu.au . Each month we bring you catering tips, details on upcoming events and all the information you need to book catering on campus.
2007 Childcare PlacesDo you know of family or friends returning to the work force and still unable to secure a childcare place? Are you aware that on the Macquarie University Campus there are three accredited childcare centres? Gumnut Cottage Long Daycare Centre, Banksia Cottage and Waratah Occasional and Long Daycare Centre cater for children from 3 months to 5 years. If a safe, nurturing, fun filled and educational environment is important to you and your children then take a moment and make a call to either:
Reduced Opening Times during RecessFrom Tuesday 12 June the majority of students will be commencing exams prior to entering the winter break until Sunday 29 July 2007. The business hours for all SAM (In Liquidation) outlets will be reduced accordingly.
Marion Malouf HUMAN RESOURCES AND ORGANISATIONAL DEVELOPMENTOH&S Fire Warden TrainingThis 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, 2005 or 2006. Heads of organisational units are advised to attend. Module 1 — Theory
Module 2 — Practical
Date: Tuesday 10 July
Tim Sprague WHAT’S ON IN PR & MARKETING
The Science PartnershipThe Science Partnership is a collaboration between Macquarie University and the NSW Department of Education and Training through the Peninsula Community of Schools in Sydney’s northern beaches. The Partnership aims to positively influence young people’s attitudes towards studying science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects through innovative teaching and learning practices. The Science Partnership will be launched on Friday 15 June at Narrabeen Sports High School. A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Steven Schwartz and the Director General, Department of Education and Training, Mr Michael Coutts-Trotter. For more information, contact Rachel Rizk on x6045 or email partnership@vc.mq.edu.au
Public Relations and Marketing Unit May ReportThe May Report on PR and Marketing activities including media analysis and web statistics is available from Deborah Jackson deborah.jackson@vc.mq.edu.au
Open Day and Open MonthOpen Day is on Saturday 1 September and Open Month will run throughout the month of September. Further information and forms for staff to fill in confirming their area's participation are available at http://www.pr.mq.edu.au/docs/forstaff Please note that Open Day forms are due back by Wednesday 4 July and Open Month forms are due back by Monday 9 July. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Riley x7465 or michelle.riley@mq.edu.auMacquarie’s Media PerformanceThere were 103 mentions of Macquarie University in the media during the past three weeks. The graph below shows coverage in the media by day for the period 29 May–12 June , volume (grey bar) and audience reach (red line).
Parent Information EveningAn information evening for parents and their children in high school will be hosted by Macquarie University from 6.00pm–8.00pm at the Macquarie Theatre on Wednesday 25 July. The speakers for the evening are Professor George Cooney AM who will speak on the UAI, Jonathan Gaston on managing stress in the HSC, and Deidre Anderson on dealing with transition. Course advice and information will also be provided on Macquarie University degree programs and pathways into university. Please contact Jason Elias on x7665 for further information.
Macquarie Experience ProgramThe Macquarie Experience program, which enables high school students, parents and teachers to participate in University activities that highlight future study options to them, is continuing with strong support from staff and members of the high school community. Activities for June and July include:
Kathy Vozella
MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIAWe are now using both print and broadcasting monitoring services, but they do sometimes miss Macquarie mentions. To ensure a more comprehensive and accurate MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA column, please always let us know whenever you have been a subject or an author of any print media item, including reviews of your work or letters-to-the-editor from you, and if you appear on the electronic media. Kindly forward the information by email to Fiona Crawford: fiona.crawford@mq.edu.au by fax to (9850) 9457; or through internal mail to Level 2, BD Building, Macquarie University Research Park. Media mentionsAssociate Professor Jeremy Bailey (Astrobiology): his work on the use of rainbows to analyse conditions on distant planets to determine if there is liquid water on them was discussed by astronomer Professor Fred Watson on Adam Spencer's breakfast program, ABC 702, 31 May Ms Kirstin Barchia (Psychology PhD student): found covert aggression such as name calling, teasing, social exclusion and spreading rumours were more common than physical bullying, Daily Telegraph, 4 June Dr Amanda Barnier (MACCS): interviewed on the evening program with James O'Loghlin where she explained how hypnosis works, ABC 702, 6 June Associate Professor Rod Bonello (Health and Chiropractic): interviewed about pain management device Enar, Channel 9 - A Current Affair, 28 May Professor John Croucher (MGSM): his weekly NumberCrunch column included statistics such as 'number of plagues of Egypt: 10', Sydney Morning Herald, 2 June; The Age, 2 June; last week he told readers of the Good Weekend magazine that 14 per cent of surveyed Australians would quit their jobs if they won $1 million, The Age, 9 June; his weekly NumberCrunch column included statistics such as: life expectancy of a male in Australia currently aged 65: 16.1 years; a female: 21 years, Sydney Morning Herald, 9 June; The Age, 9 June Dr Maree Delofski (Media and Communications): was interviewed on the Movietime program about her views on the 1968 classic direct cinema documentary film "Salesman" (directed by David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin), Radio National, 31 May and 3 June Professor Max Deutscher (Philosophy): will give a talk titled "That Word Again: Text and Reality: 'Judgement' and the 'Post-Modern'" as part of a series of talks themed The Truth Wars, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 June Associate Professor Paul Gollan (Business): wrote about possible conflicts of interest with regard to Kevin Rudd's wife Therese Rein's company, Courier Mail, 29 May; wrote that people like Victorian secretary of the Electrical Trade Union, Dean Mighell, pose a major challenge for the Labor leader, The Age, 31 May; wrote that behind the incentive, former Prime Minister Paul Keating had something to say, Courier Mail, 12 June Professor Murray Goot (Politics and International Relations): has co-written a book called Divided Nation? Indigenous Affairs and the Imagined Public, ABC 936 Hobart, 28 May; interviewed about research which suggests the Coalition's success with the elderly and poorly educated can be attributed to Prime Minister John Howard's use of talkback radio , The Australian, 30 May; was mentioned on the Alan Jones program in relation to comments he made that Prime Minister John Howard is centralising his media strategy on talkback radio, Radio 2GB, 30 May; was interviewed in relation to his research that shows that the Coalition Government is likely to secure voters who are elderly and/or poorly educated at this year's federal election, ABC Radio Gippsland, 30 May; argues the economy feeds into people's voting behaviour in a more pervasive way, shaping overall outlook towards the parties and the sensitivity of voters towards particular issues, Weekend Australian, 2 June; an extract from his book, co-written with Tim Rowse from the ANU, titled Divided Nation: Indigenous Affairs and the Imagined Public was published in, Canberra Times, 5 June Professor Brian Gulson (Graduate School of the Environment): interviewed about the implications of the lead contamination in Esperance, Radio National, 29 May Associate Professor Rob Harcourt (Graduate School of the Environment): interviewed about the push to establish 18 no-fishing zones in NSW to protect the Grey Nurse Shark, Radio Adelaide, 7 June Associate Professor Kim Hawtrey (Economics): found that bank customers are choosing cheaper banking options and the number of transactions continues to increase, Sunday Mail Brisbane, 10 June Professor Lesley Hughes (Biological Sciences): said the even if we reduce all greenhouse gas emissions to zero tomorrow — which will never happen — we will still get one degree of warming, Sunday Herald Sun, 10 June Mr Richard Kerr (U@MQ): said students would continue to have input into the new student organisation by sitting on various committees and through an employment program, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June Associate Professor Peter Mitchell (Physical Geography): will be guest speaker at the Coastal Environment Centre on the changes in landscapes and ecology that have occurred along Sydney's coast in the past 200,000 years, Manly Daily, 2 June Professor Michael Morgan (Australian School of Advanced Medicine): is now head of the unique medical school joined to the Macquarie University Hospital by a glass-encased bridge, three stories up, Australian Financial Review, 2 June Professor Pam Peters (Linguistics): her 'Strictly Speaking' column was about the word 'confusion', Campus Review, 29 May; her weekly 'Strictly Speaking' column was about the word 'greenout', Campus Review, 5 June Professor Jim Piper (Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research)): said in a statement that the University regretfully decided to close the Australian Centre for Astrobiology as it has not obtained outside funding to bolster the $5 million seed funding provided by the University for the past five years, The Australian, 6 June Associate Professor Graeme Russell (Psychology): will retire from the University on 1 July but will continue to work in a consulting capacity, Weekend Australian, 2 June; said that older people are creating different ways of working — whether it is part-time, working from home, or being self-employed, Weekend Australian, 2 June Ms Cathy Rytmeister (Institute of Higher Education Research and Development): remembers Victor Ma boasting about the number of right-wing students on the [students] council at a governance conference, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June Associate Professor Greg Savage (Psychology): interviewed about memory, Australian Financial Review, 29 May Professor Steven Schwartz (Vice-Chancellor): wrote that a university voucher system would benefit both students and institutions, and that Australia would also benefit from having stronger world-class universities to produce the graduates we need to ensure social and economic progress, Sydney Morning Herald, 7 June; with a few deft moves, he had done what students had been campaigning for the University to do since 2003 (the removal of Victor Ma), albeit with unforeseen consequences for student representation on campus, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June Dr Ben Searle (Psychology): interviewed about the impact of not taking annual leave in light of reports that the majority of Australian's don't take all their annual leave, Radio 3BO Bendigo, 29 May Ms Puneet Singh (Psychology PhD student): surveyed students at 18 schools in Sydney and on the Central Coast and found 62 per cent had been bullied by siblings three or more times in a month, Daily Telegraph, 4 June Professor Sue Spence (Linguistics and Psychology): said that anxiety is one of the most common psychological problems for adolescents, with around 8–10 per cent being affected, Border Mail, 12 June; Lithgow Mercury, 30 May; Lithgow Mercury, 2 June Professor Robert Spillane (MGSM): will lead the BRW Macquarie Forum, which will include a comparison between Australian managers and their American counterparts, Business Review Weekly, 7 June Dr Ian Watson (Politics and International Relations): found that the greying of the baby boomers is having an effect on the demographic support of the Liberal/National coalition, Australian Financial Review, 1 June; interviewed about the use by the Federal Government of a fall in the unemployment rate to sell its economic credentials and unpopular IR laws, PM, ABC national radio, 7 June Professor Clive Williams (PICT): wrote that intrusive security is alienating the British public, Canberra Times, 2 June; told the story of his two mates lost on a Vietnam battlefield 42 years ago, have now been returned to Australia, Canberra Times, 9 June Issues and EventsActress Ella Rimington, who is playing Juliet in the Shakespeare Globe's Company of Players' production of Romeo and Juliet is studying a Bachelor of Creative Arts degree at Macquarie University, Northern District Times, 30 May; Daily Telegraph, 4 June Macquarie University Singers is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a performance of Brahms' A German Requiem, Northern District Times, 30 May Mother and daughter Rhonda and Catherine Fowell will take part in a special performance to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Macquarie University Singers, North Shore Times, 30 May The four day UBS Finance Academy residential course will be held at Dunmore Lang College, Macquarie University in July, Forbes Advocate, 31 May; Sunraysia Daily, 4 June New Macquarie University research suggests that people do not vote along demographic lines these days and instead vote on an issues basis, Radio 6PR Perth, 31 May The only other Real Tennis court in Sydney, at Macquarie University, closed at the end of 2005, Sun Herald, 3 June The Music on Winter Sundays Series at Macquarie University presents a concert performed by the TOPS Orchestra, conducted by Mao Hewitt, Daily Telegraph, 2 June Cancer researcher Dr Nicole Verrills got interested in science at school and did a science degree at Macquarie University, Weekend Australian, 2 June The Macquarie University exhibition titled Explorations reveals the way land and space navigation transforms space into place and brings contemporary artworks together with photographs, Sydney Morning Herald, 2 June The Macquarie Graduate School of Management is reviewing its MBA curriculum, considering global trends as well as the local environment for management education, Australian Financial Review, 4 June John Della Bosca's ministerial office says efforts to set up a business technology park have led to the creation of 120 jobs, but this is a long way short of the job creation in the bustling mini Silicon Valley around Ryde and Macquarie University, Sydney Morning Herald, 6 June Television presenter Sophie Falkiner studied journalism at Macquarie University, Herald Sun, 6 June Only Macquarie University, the University of Queensland and the University of Melbourne offer Russian languages programs, The Australian, 6 June International terrorism expert Dr Rohan Gunaratna spoke at a Macquarie University lecture and said that up to 80 per cent of Australia's counter terrorism resources were spent watching home grown threats, ABC 702 Sydney, 5 June; ABC 936 Hobart, 5 June Newly appointed CEO of the Tasmanian ICT Centre Dr Stephen Giugni received his PhD from Macquarie University, The Australian, 5 June Speaking at Macquarie University's Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, Dr Rohan Gunaratne said home-grown terrorists were the biggest security threat to Australia, The Australian, 5 June Dr Barbara Kelly from the University of Melbourne is giving a presentation at Macquarie University about online talk, ABC 666 Canberra, 4 June Macquarie University research casts doubt on the effectiveness of anti-bullying programs in schools, with 70 per cent of students found to have been bullied, Radio 2UE, 4 June; Radio i98FM Wollongong, 4 June; WAVE FM Wollongong, 4 June NASA astronaut Andy Thomas has taken aim at Australian anti-intellectualism in general, and Macquarie University in particular for the University's decision to close the Australian Centre for Astrobiology, The Australian, 7 June Students from the Australasian College of Natural Therapies' spa program can do two years of hospitality management at the International College of Management Sydney, leading to a business degree conferred by Macquarie University, Campus Review, 5 June Business Analyst at RailCorp NSW Wayne Bleakley joined Macquarie University after graduating from UNSW as manager of policy and communications, HR Monthly, 1 June Macquarie University has created its own jargon buster Termfinder, which lets students look up the definition of a word that the University has identified as frequently occurring in course materials, Australian Financial Review, 8 June The organisation set up by Macquarie University to replace those liquidated in the wake of scandals surrounding the former undergraduate president will only have one student on its board, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 June Local business leaders attending the inaugural Macquarie University Engineering Partnership lunch heard that a project conceived by a Pennant Hills man is leading a national effort to address a serious shortage of skilled engineers, Hornsby Advocate, 7 June Macquarie University chiropractic student Ellie Fernie was killed in a car accident on Saturday night, Northern Star, 12 June Four Macquarie University staff members and one former staff member were among those honoured with Queens Birthday Honours — Emeritus Professor Jill Roe AO, Professor George Cooney AM, Professor Tony Cousins AM, Professor Naguib Kanawati AM and Professor Paul Davies AM (formerly from the Australian Centre for Astrobiology), Sydney Morning Herald, 11 June; The Age, 11 June A Macquarie University study said the housing sector subsidies included GST exemption on established houses, the lack of capital gains tax on primary residence sales and imputed rent tax concessions, Courier Mail, 9 June Colonel Mike Kelly, the new ALP candidate for Eden Monaro has a law degree from Macquarie University, Braidwood Times, 6 June MUSR NEWShttp://www.musr.mq.edu.auStaff Health & Wellbeing ProgramOur aim is to facilitate the sustainable development of a Health, Fitness and Wellbeing Program for Macquarie University staff. Thank you to everyone who completed the survey. The results have now been analysed and a brand new Healthy U@MQ Program for staff only is being developed. It will be a diverse, fun program for all! Watch this space for its release! We are OPENING on Monday 18 JuneDo you still have your Gold Swimming Cap from the turning of the sod ceremony? If so, bring it down for your free swim at the newest, warm winter pool in Sydney.
Still Lacking Motivation?Join with a friend — make our place your place and invite your friends to train too. Tired of paying for add-ons at off campus gyms? MUSAC will provide you with a free induction, health check and program when you start and unlimited reviews when you need them. Mix up your training. At MUSAC you can choose swimming, group fitness, gym, squash, badminton our martial arts classes and much more. For more information call x7636 or visit our website at www.musr.mq.edu.au
Sport and Aquatic Centre opening celebration Friday 29 June, 11.30amTo celebrate the completion of a significant University landmark the Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz and the Macquarie University Sport and Recreation Executive Board cordially invites all University staff to the celebrate the opening of the Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre. This celebration will mark the commencement of the Vice-Chancellor’s commitment to making Macquarie University a healthy campus for staff and students. To RSVP please email bronwyn.simmons@musr.mq.edu.au by Friday 22 June. Don’t forget to bring your bathers!
Jim Corbett ALUMNIhttp://www.mq.edu.au/alumni/index.htmAll enquiries: Alumni Office POSITIONS VACANTDIVISION OF HUMANITIES
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FOR SALE Moving house sale. All offers considered. Solid, recycled Oregon refectory dining table with 6 chairs (900x2100x760), $500. Study desk with drawers (1600x600x700), $60. Book shelf (1800x760x260), $40. Breakfast stools, 2 x (round, 750x350), $20 each. Office chair (gas lift) $30. Contact: Michelle 0414 362 679 or 8021 1298. |
FOR SALE Breville Juice Fountain, only used once or twice — too big for two of us. Excellent condition — retails $169, sell $70 ono. Contact: Sharyn x8695 |
| FOR SALE Dryer — Simpson Easy Dryer, excellent condition, make an offer. DeLonghi Pasta Amore — automatic pasta maker, take the guess work out of cooking "al dente" pasta. Brand new, only used once. $100. Contact: Lorraine x7521 or lorraine.russo@library.mq.edu.au | FOR SALE Ikea single loft bed with desk work area. Good space saver. Cost $419 will sell for $250. Contact: Sue 9457 0451 or 0401 861 620. |
| FOR SALE Lonely Planet guide book: Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei, 10th Edition 2007 $29 (reg: $39), Prince of Persia: Warrior Within (PS2) $15, Fable: The Lost Chapters (PC) (4 discs with manual) $25, Final Fantasy XI (PC) In good condition (5 discs with manual) $20, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PC). In excellent condition (1 disc with manual) $25, Harry Potter Collections: 3 games (PC) In good condition (3 discs with installation guide) $25, Hp PDA RX3000 Series with installation disc, cover, battery charger and docking cradle etc $130. All items are in excellent or brand new condition. Contact: Eddy edharmad@bigpond.net.au | FOR SALE Cream coloured Ikea double sofa-bed. Good condition. Measurements and photos available. $95. Contact: Juliette x7069 or juliette.overland@law.mq.edu.au |
| FOR RENT Single room for rent in peaceful, clean three bed townhouse in Epping. Fully furnished, quiet, bright and airy. Linen can be provided. Share main bathroom with other tenant. Share use of laundry, lounge, dining and fully equipped kitchen with owner (easy-going professional female) and other tenant. Garage space for one car. Private courtyard backs onto bush reserve. 15-20 minute walk to Epping station, shops and buses for Uni; 13 minutes to Olympic swimming pool; 10 minute drive to University. $140 rent includes electricity and water; 2-week bond. Suit staff, visiting academic, post-grad or quiet tidy student. Must be non-smoker and speak fluent English. Available now. Contact: Lucinda lucindac@sf.nsw.gov.au or 9869 8256 after 6.00pm. | FOR RENT
— SHORT TERM (5 September 2007 to 1 January 2008). Fully furnished five bedroom house with swimming pool in South Turramurra. Close to shops, schools, Macquarie University and bus to the station. Very reasonable rent in return for looking after our two cats. Pool and garden maintenance included in rent. Enquiries, call: +61-(0) 2-94494978 or 0404815775. |
| TENNIS PLAYERS WANTED Social tennis. Reasonable players needed for Saturday afternoon social tennis in the Castle Hill/ Cherrybrook area. Contact: Pornsawan x7592. | Ads for Staff News are for staff members and are free. |
DIARY
June
Sunday 17 June
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS NSW Police Band. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Wednesday 20 June
GENES TO GEOSCIENCES BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Professor Mike Lee (University of Adelaide). 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.
SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF EARLY CHRISTIANITY RESEARCH SEMINAR The Jesus, James and Joseph Ossuary — An Update. Professor Alan Millard. 7.05pm W6A 308. Charge: $5/$7.
Friday 22 June
CRITICAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES SOMATECHNICS SEMINAR Coaching Bodies. Dr Greg Downey (Anthropology, Macquarie University), Associate Professor John Sutton (Philosophy, Macquarie University), Dr Ian Maxwell (University of Sydney). All welcome between 1.00pm–3.00pm in W6A 820. Light refreshments served. For further details see www.ccs.mq.edu.au/Somatechnics2007-1SemSeries.pdf . For further enquiries contact Dr Nikki Sullivan on x8760 or email nikki.sullivan@mq.edu.au.
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES What is Secession? Glenn Anderson (Macquarie University). 3.00pm in W6A 107.
Friday 29 June
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES Unemployment, Authoritarian Regimes,and Diversionary War. Ben Goldsmith (Macquarie University). 3.00pm in W6A 107.
OFFICIAL OPENING — MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SPORT AND AQUATIC CENTRE To celebrate the completion of the Sport and Aquatic Centre Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Schwartz and the Macquarie University Sport and Recreation Executive Board invite all University staff to the official opening, starting at 11.30am. To RSVP please email bronwyn.simmons@musr.mq.edu.au by Friday 22 June 2007. For more information visit www.musr.mq.edu.au
July
Sunday 1 July
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS City of Sydney Wind Ensemble. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Monday 2 July
HARLEY WOOD ASTRONOMY LECTURE Millisecond Pulsars and Einstein's Universe. Professor Matthew Bailes (Director, Swinburne University of Technology's Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing). Annual astronomy talk open to the public, aimed at children and adults alike. Using 3D virtual reality technologies Professor Bailes will explain how astronomers are using giant radio telescopes to discover millisecond pulsars, objects only 20km in diameter, but with masses some 500,000 times that of Earth. 7.00pm–8.30pm, Mason Theatre, Building E7B. Free.
Friday 6 July
LINKING DISCIPLINE-BASED RESEARCH AND TEACHING TO BENEFIT STUDENT LEARNING Seminar to begin at 12.00 noon. Light lunch will be served. 11.45am–2.00pm in E6A 116. Please book for seminar by 2 July on x9721or email cpd@mq.edu.au
Sunday 8 July
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Roman Rudnytsky, solo pianist. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Tuesday 10 July
OH&S FIRE WARDEN TRAINING 9.30am–1.00pm
Human Resources Training Room, Mezzanine Level, C4B
To book call Kerrie Gregory on x9774 or email kerrie.gregory@pers.mq.edu.au or enrol online at http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/links/training.htm and click on "Workshop Bookings".
Sunday 22 July
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Bourbaki Ensemble. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
August
Thursday 2 and Friday 3 August
19TH WOMEN, MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS CONFERENCE Australia’s leading women’s conference presented by the Labour-Management Studies Foundation at Macquarie University. Keynote addresses by Ms Julia Gillard MP and Nanda Pok, Women for Prosperity, Cambodia. Contact x8985 for a special MU staff and student discount: $1496.25. For further information visit: www.lmsf.mq.edu.au/wmer or email: pam.morpeth@efs.mq.edu.au
Sunday 5 August
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS SBS Youth Orchestra. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Sunday 12 August
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Ku-ring-gai Male Choir. Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Thursday 16 August
MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE New Institutional Economics and the .au Domain Name Space. John Selby (Macquarie University). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au
Wednesday 22 August
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR Evolution of Cerebral Lateralization. Dr Culum Brown, Macquarie University. 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.
Thursday 23 August
MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE Regulation Reconceived: Financial Literacy. Professor Gail Pearson (University of Sydney). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au
Sunday 26 August
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS Daniel Herscovitch (Clarinet, cello and piano trio—Apollo Trio) . Macquarie Theatre, 2.30pm. Free admittance on first come, first served basis. Seating is limited to 495 people. Free parking in W4 and X3 carparks, elsewhere $7.00.
Wednesday 29 August
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SEMINAR On Meta-analysis. Professor Dick Frankham, Macquarie University. 1.00pm in the Biology Tearoom E8A 290.
Thursday 30 August
MACQUARIE LAW SEMINAR SERIES 2007 RECONCEIVING REGULATION: A PLACE AT THE TABLE The Myth of the Drought-Busting Marketplace. Dr Nicole Graham (Macquarie University). Trevor Martin Moot Court, located in Building W3A Room 328 from 1.00pm–2.00pm with a light lunch preceding the presentations. Contact: Ms Vijaya Nagarajan 9850 7911; vijaya.nagarajan@law.mq.edu.au, Dr Niloufer Selvadurai 9850 7103; niloufer.selvadurai@law.mq.edu.au, Mr Simon Rice 9850 7867; simon.rice@law.mq.edu.au