Number 13/98

21 August 1998

Attachment:     Restructuring of Schools

Public funding per student in Australia has been declining since the early 1980s, from a high of $12,105 in 1983 to the point where, in the year 2000 (under the forward estimates of the 1996 budget), it will be only $8,081 per student. This is a reduction of roughly one third.

Over the last 15 years, both Labor and Liberal Governments have been putting a severe strain on the capacity of our universities to provide quality education, said Professor Niland. At the same time, universities have been asked to accept these reductions as their contribution to a national effort aimed at reducing Commonwealth Government debt.

Now that the Government books have been brought into the black, it seems only fair and prudent to begin a program of re-investment in the education of Australia's future generation of knowledge workers. What is certain is that without those workers, the capacity to generate future budget surpluses will quickly evaporate.

  STATE SUPER INFORMATION SESSIONS

State Super representatives will be visiting Macquarie University next month to present separate information sessions for members of the State Superannuation Scheme (SSS) and the State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS). Individual interviews with the representatives will also be available. Details are as follows:

Monday 21 September in C5C Theatre 1

10.00 to 11.00am     -  State Superannuation Scheme (SSS)
12.00am to 1.00pm -   State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS)
1.00 to 2.00pm         -   General Interviews

There is no need to register for these sessions. If you wish to discuss your super with the representative during the General Interviews session please bring your last annual statement with you.

Marie Richardson (Personnel Office)

  CONSCIOUSNESS TOPIC FOR DISCUSSION GROUP

For its September meeting, the Macquarie University Discussion Group convened by Professor Barry Leal will be led by Dr Tim Bates (Psychology) for the topic Consciousness: what we do and what we do not need to explain.

Recent findings will be introduced, and two theories of mind and new data will be presented by Daniel Dennet and by Adelaide philosopher Gerard O'Brien.
 
The monthly discussion group will meet on Friday 18 September at 1.00pm in the Senate Room, Lincoln Building. For further information contact Barry Leal on x6520 or Carrick Martin at Carrick.Martin@mq.edu.au.
   
 

VALE PAM GREEN    It is with deep sadness we report the death last month of Mrs Pam Green, Macquarie's Legal Officer from 1967 until her retirement in August 1993. She first worked as the University's Legal Officer within the Bursar's office and from 1976 reported directly to the Vice-Chancellor. Pam, who was 73, lost a long and courageous battle with cancer. Many former and current members of the University community attended her funeral on 31 July.    In the funeral eulogy, Professor Di Yerbury said that throughout a quarter of a century with Macquarie, Pam's work was marked with distinction, loyalty, unfailing professionalism, discretion and total reliability. She enjoyed the confidence and high regard of all who worked with her or brought to her a vast range of legal issues, not only organisation but personal legal issues as well. It was never too much trouble for Pam. She was one of the "unsung heroines" of the University, said Professor Yerbury.    Pam's talents extended well beyond the legal sphere. She also made an immense contribution to the arts, especially music at Macquarie, being part-time coordinator of the concert and Theatre Committee for around 20 years. She was a strong advocate for Macquarie's musician in-residence and other artist-in-residence programs, for the Lighthouse Theatre and for other activities and facilities which enhanced the artistic and aesthetic life of the campus. One of Pam's great prides, and in a way a legacy that she has left to Macquarie University and the local community, was the wonderful Macquarie Trio.    Pam is survived by her husband Bob and children Gillian, Philippa and Malcolm.    The Macquarie Trio concert on campus on Sunday 13 September, at 2.30pm will be dedicated to Pam.

 

  INTERNAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY AVAILABLE

The 1998 internal telephone directories are now being distributed within the University. The directory is produced by the Office of Computing Services (OCS) and printed and distributed by the Macquarie University Printery. The cover was designed by Design and Production (Centre for Flexible Learning).

Additional copies of the directory are available from the OCS Administration Office E6A 033 (x7420).

Ed H Dobell
Director, OCS

  REVISED CODE OF ETHICAL PRACTICE

In a media release dated 11 August, the Australian Vice-Chancellors' Committee (AVCC) announced a revised Code of Ethical Practice in the Provision of Education to International Students by Australian Universities. The major changes agreed to by the AVCC include combining the previous separate codes for offshore and onshore activities, strengthening of references to agents of universities involved in student recruitment, and new provisions relating to staff support.

The AVCC's International Standing Committee will monitor and review the Code and Guidelines, support publicity of the Code both overseas and in Australia, and act as an advisory group to the AVCC in the event that cases of questionable ethical practice are brought to the attention of the AVCC.
 
President of the AVCC Professor John Niland said the revised Code provides tangible evidence of Australian universities' commitment to international students and to ensuring the continued high standing of Australia's reputation as an education provider. Copies of the code can be obtained by phoning 02 6285 8224 or from the AVCC website at: http://www.avcc.edu.au:/avcc/pubs.
 

    SEPTEMBER 1998 GRADUATION CEREMONIES AND

Information about the forthcoming Graduation Ceremonies and Occasional Speakers
is set out below.
 

Date	Time	Schools	Speaker
Thurs 24 Sept	9.30am	Economic & Financial Studies.  Law.	Ms Jillian Broadbent   Board Member, Reserve Bank of Australia, & independent company director
	2.00pm	Behavioural                    Sciences.      Biological Sciences.  Chemistry.    MPCE	Professor Trevor Tansley   Dean of Graduate Studies   Macquarie University
Friday 25 Sept	9.30am	Institute of Early Childhood.   Education.   Graduate School of the Environment.   Graduate School of       Management.	Mr Jeff Angel   Director   Total Environment Centre
	2.00pm	Earth Sciences.   English, Linguistics & Media.  History, Philosophy & Politics.   Modern Languages.	Emeritus Professor Fay Gale   former Vice-Chancellor, University of Western Australia,    & former President, Australian  Vice-Chancellor's Committee

  

    CENTRE FOR FLEXIBLE LEARNING
    SUPPORT SESSIONS FOR ONLINE TEACHING

In second semester the Centre for Flexible Learning is offering a range of information and support sessions to provide information on all aspects of online teaching, on CFLís support services and facilities, as well as providing training in WebCT, one of the tools for delivering online teaching programs. The sessions are listed below. Some will require bookings which can be made through Carolyn Wivell on x7550 or e-mail: carolyn.wivell@mq.edu.

1. ONLINE TEACHING SUPPORT

This session will provide an overview of the Centre for Flexible Learning's services and facilities in support of the design, development and implementation of online teaching materials. CFL's educational services will be introduced, and also the Macquarie University Online Teaching Facility, which includes support for Web hosting. WebCT (bulletin boards, mail, quizzes, etc.), student management and user documentation will be overviewed.

Who should attend: Anyone wanting to develop flexible learning materials or wanting to know about CFL, its services and facilities. It is not necessary to book.

When:         Wednesday 26 August 1.00 - 2.00pm
                    Thursday 22 October 1.00 - 2.00pm (repeat session)
Where:        E6A 116

2. WebCT TRAINING
WebCT is one of the tools that the Centre for Flexible Learning uses to deliver online teaching programs. We are planning three hands-on sessions to introduce potential users to the basic as well as more advanced features of WebCT. Each session will be of two hours duration.

Sessions 1 and 2: Introduction to WebCT
Participants will start with a basic course framework and will then proceed to build and refine the course. In the process tools will be added, material uploaded, files altered, students enrolled, and student management and administration systems customised.

Session 3:
This session will introduce participants to more advanced features such as the construction of quizzes.

Who should attend: Anyone planning to develop materials in WebCT or who is currently using it in their teaching and would like to understand how it works. Participants should be proficient in using the Internet and have a working knowledge of basic HTML. (Training in these skills is available through the Information Technology Training Unit, Level 1, Library.)

When:         Session 1: Thursday 10 September 1.00 - 3.00pm
                    Session 2: Thursday 17 September 1.00 - 3.00pm
                    Session 3: Thursday 24 September 1.00 - 3.00pm
Where:       Training Room 2, Level 1, Library

Bookings:  Bookings are required for this series. Contact Carolyn Wivell: carolyn.wivell@mq.edu.au.

3. EVALUATING ONLINE TEACHING

The aim of this session is to provide an overview of the evaluation methods and instruments that can be used for evaluating online teaching units and the support provided by the Centre for Professional Development and the Centre for Flexible Learning.

Who should attend: This will be of specific interest to staff wishing to evaluate their units this semester, but anyone wanting information on evaluating online units is welcome. It is not necessary to book for this session.

When:    Wednesday 16 September 1.00 - 2.00pm
Where:   Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5 Library

4. ONLINE TEACHING SUPPORT FORUMS

On the first and third Wednesday of every month CFL staff are available to discuss any technical or educational issues you have encountered while teaching online. These forums are very informal.

Who is welcome: Anyone involved in teaching online units.
When:                    1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. 1.00 - 2.00pm
Where:                    CFL, Room 1f or 1g, Level 1 Library

5. IMPLEMENTING and MANAGING ONLINE UNITS

To support the implementation of new online teaching units, CFL runs a series of three workshops prior to the beginning of each semester as follows.

(a) Implementing online units: the student perspective: looks at the implementation of online units from the students perspective and will include student training and documentation, using electronic discussion forums, and on-going student support issues.

(b) Implementing online units: the teaching perspective: deals with implementation issues from the teaching perspective and will outline the administrative and management expectations for new units as well as the user support services provided by CFL.

(c) Implementing online units: quality check: serves as a quality control check for new online units. Convenors, lecturers and tutors will customise their own administration and management systems. Final adjustments will be made to course settings, discussion forums, mail, quizzes and so on.

Dates and times for the next series will be available towards the end of this year. For more information on any of the sessions or on the services and facilities provided by the Centre for Flexible Learning contact Carolyn Wivell on x7550 or e-mail: carolyn.wivell@mq.edu.au.

  THE RETURN OF THE JED.....BUSHWALKERS

No. 4 - The Other Side of Mars Creek
(Strong Shoes, but easy walking, 30-35 minutes each way)

This is an extension of the other walks but may be too far and too interesting just for a lunch-time, perhaps with the later sunsets after-hours walking is feasible. However I have to discourage the readers by saying again that one goes at ones own risk, and after work "the other side of Mars Creek" will be in deep shadow in the evening. How about going over there at the week-end instead.

Begin the same way as for No.1, No. 2, and No. 3 by walking eastward along the back of E7A-E8A-E8B. Go past F9B and F8A, and out the small gate into Talavera Road. Cross the road at the Christie Road lights and follow Christie Road to the end. This takes 5-10 minutes. Now you have two options. Either go up to the Soccer Club as for the starts of No. 1 and No. 2, or go straight to the Christie Track, No. 3.

If you go as for No.1 or No. 2 across the top of the Soccer Fields and along the M2 Fence, you can cross Mars Creek near the Toll Gates and continue up the opposite bank near the fence. A few metres up the hill the track curves to the right and comes out onto a gravel road beside a sewer pipe on piers. The opening opposite, under the sewer pipe is the beginning of the Hillside Track which runs all the way to Busaco Road, or the Playing Fields. This I will describe another time, and is not for the faint-hearted, or the foolhardy. It is used by dog-walkers, joggers and orienteers from time to time, leave it to them for now.

Turn left up the gravel road and follow it to the top, and here you are at the Tennis Courts. Any one for tennis? You can buy a snack or drink at the Tennis Club. Turn right for a magnificent view of the Lane Cove Valley, Mars Creek Valley, and the playing fields.

The other option is to follow the Christie Track described in Bushwalk No.3 and head for the Waterfall. A tree has fallen across the track but it's easy to get over. When you get to the Waterfall again look across the top terrace in the direction of the opposite hill-side. 20 minutes. The top of the Waterfall is about the 30metre level, the bottom may be about 20 metres above MSL. That's why I'd like to know about the Survey Mark.

Now you can cross the creek where it runs through a groove in the rock and walk along the top terrace in the direction of the ridges in the rock, and look up the hill and you will see a huge blackened tree. Head up to it and go past it and some rock ledges enable you to climb up to a track heading upwards to the right through wattle. Soon it merges with the Hillside Track coming in from your left, and finally levels off beside a big angophora tree (pink and smooth) a fine tree.

Keep going until you reach a fallen tree stretched across the track. This is in fact a branch of a huge burnt tree and it is very poorly supported at the tree end. Turn to the right just before the tree, and push through some scrub to find some flat rocks which overlook the Mars Creek Valley. I call these Castle Rocks, I sometimes used to have lunch here. This is around 40metres above MSL. The rocks to your left are beginning to move downhill toward Mars Creek 20 metres below. I call this area The Shambles, and it should be treated with extreme caution. Many birds live in the big trees down the slope. Return the same way you came to the waterfall, and thence by No.1 or No.3.

If you decide to duck under the falling branch, do not rock it, it may fall on you. This is the continuation of the Hillside Track which I will describe another time. Some of my friends jumped the gun and have done this bushwalk already as an extra while training for the City to Surf. That shows some initiative, I am glad to see the tracks in use again, but they left it too late and nearly got lost in the dark.

Meteorological Note. Wait a few days for the Creek to slow down and the tracks to dry out. It will be a lot more pleasant. Enjoy. Happy walking.

Roger T Nurse, Earth Sciences

  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING UNIT

Schedule of Staff Courses for September

Listed below are the courses currently being offered for training in computer packages, databases and internet skills by the Library's Information Technology Training Unit.
 

Course Title	Date	Start	Finish
Computers
Access 97 Intermediate	Tue 22 Sept	9:30am	3:30pm
Access 97 Introduction	Thu 17 Sept	9:30am	3:30pm
Adobe Photoshop	Thu 24 Sept	10:00am	1:00pm
Excel 97 Advanced	Wed 23 Sept	9:30am	3:30pm
Excel 97 Intermediate	Wed 2 Sept	9:30am	3:30pm
Excel 97 Intermediate	Tue 29 Sept	9:30pm	3:30pm
Excel 97 Introduction	Wed 9 Sept	9:30am	3:30pm
FileMaker Pro 4	Tue 8 Sept	9:30am	12:30pm
PowerPoint 97 Intermediate	Thu 10 Sept	9:30am	3:30pm
PowerPoint 97 Introduction	Thu 27 Aug	9:30am	3:30pm
PowerPoint 97 Introduction	Tue 15 Sept	9:30am	3:30pm
Word 97 Intermediate	Wed 16 Sept	9:30am	3:30pm
Word 97 Introduction	Tue 25 Aug	9:30am	3:30pm
Databases
Database Searching Techniques	Thu 24 Sept	2:00pm	4:00pm
Overview of Research Databases	Mon 21 Sept	2:00pm	4:00pm
Overview of Research Databases	Thu 24 Sept	6:00pm	8:00pm
Overview of Research Databases	Tue 29 Sept	9:30am	11:30am
Overview of Research Databases	Wed 30 Sept	9:30am	11:30am
Uncover	Thu 10 Sept	6:00pm	7:30pm
Internet
Creating Sound for the Web	Fri 28 Aug	9:30am	12:00pm
Creating Web Images	Wed 30 Sept	10:00am	12:00pm
HTML Advanced	Fri 18 Sept	2:00pm	4:00pm
HTML Basic	Mon 24 Aug	2:00pm	5:00pm
HTML Basic	Thu 10 Sept	9:30am	12:30pm
Internet Introduction	Tue 1 Sept	9:30am	11:00am
Internet Introduction	Fri 11 Sept	11:00am	12:30pm
Internet: FTP & Plug-ins	Mon 31 Aug	9:30am	11:30am
Javascript Using & Editing	Tue 22 Sept	9:30am	11:30am
Pmail Advanced	Thu 3 Sept	9:30am	11:30am
PowerPoint, Word and the Web	Wed 16 Sept	10:00am	12:00pm
Searching not Surfing the Internet	Wed 26 Aug	2:00pm	4:00pm
Searching not Surfing the Internet	Mon 14 Sept	11:00am	1:00pm

 
To enrol for the courses above:

Phone: Wendy McGuigan (x7399) ITTU, Level 1 Library.
Visit: ITTU's Website http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/libit/
E-mail: ittu@libnet.lib.mq.edu.au
 

   GOOD POSTURE: WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR?

Can good posture relieve or prevent pain? Do you know what good posture is? Do you know if you have it? Why or why not?

Over the last few years we have treated many of the staff and students on campus for posture-related pain problems. We have noticed that patients with posture-related back and neck pain more often than not intuitively know that something has gone awry with their posture and that somehow this is related to their symptoms. However, just how to correct their posture seems to be that elusive pot of gold. Either they don't know which body parts position they need to alter or they find it just too much effort to change to what we think is the postural solution and we return to our default "usual posture" and slug it out with our lower and upper back pains, neck aches and headaches with a defeatist attitude.

Think of your spine as the trunk of a tree that has branches off it (the arms and legs). Take a moment to imagine a sapling tree and the effect of wind on the branches and the trunk. Can you feel the whole structure being blown this way and that - because of a lack of "trunk strength"? Now consider the same scenario with a hundred year old oak tree - greater trunk strength, less trunk movement, the limbs move more independently of the main trunk with the wind.

So it is with the body. We need that "trunk strength" too. Too often though we spend our time carrying our bodies lazily (blame our sedentary lifestyles). This means we stand, sit, walk, run with poorly balanced muscular activity around our "sapling tree trunk" resulting in what we call "bad posture" e.g. slouched shoulders, hunched upper back, neck poked forward, hips too far forward, or too much arching in the lower back. Too much work using our arms and legs e.g. "weekend warrior in the garden" and our backs and necks suffer the consequences on Monday, or sitting in a poor posture at work in front of the PC all day gives us shoulder and neck tension . . . sound all too familiar? We need to be oak trees! But how?

Results of research studies conducted by physiotherapists in Queensland have shown conclusively that the deep abdominal muscles and their functional partner muscles surrounding the spine tend to be weak in a population of people with chronic back pain. When trained in the strength and control of these "posture" muscles, pain can be reduced (remember the oak tree analogy).

Try standing sideways in front of the mirror. Look straight ahead (i.e. not at the mirror) and stand relaxed as you normally do. Now look in the mirror. Analyse your posture (be honest). How does it look overall? Do you see anything specifically wrong?

What you want to see is your chest just in front of hip, which is just about equal with your chin position. This requires you to roll your hips backwards a little, to roll your chest upwards a little, and pull your chin in a little. Do not arch your lower back, or stick your chin out, or look upwards. Be as tall as you can be, but from the back of your head.

This is a difficult exercise, but you should now realise that standing with good posture requires some effort - but if you become good at it, it uses less energy and effort than standing poorly (think about those sore backs, shoulders and necks).

Learning to use the right muscles is possible. At North Ryde Physiotherapy at the gym, we can teach you to use these muscles and help you to evaluate good posture. We can show you your individual posture issues and help you to correct them. Good posture is not elusive, and it can help to overcome back and neck problems.

North Ryde Physiotherapy is an APA accredited private physiotherapy practice located in the Macquarie University Sports Association gymnasium. Our fully qualified physiotherapists are Ben Siu, Kathy Hawkins and Mike Ryan. Hours are 8.00am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday. For enquiries, please call us on x7999.

Benjamin Siu, Physiotherapist
North Ryde Physiotherapy
 

CPD News  http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au

ANNOUNCING
e-learning@mq

This new CPD PROJECT is funded by a 1998-99 CUTSD Staff Development Grant. All staff are welcome at e.learning@mq activities. The project includes:

• Funds for local area IT peer development groups
• Speaker series - theme: YOU, MACQUARIE & IT
• Workshop series - theme: INTEGRATING 'e.learning' INTO THE CURRICULUM
• Learning & Teaching ONLINE 6 week course
• Online forums for discussion, debate of "e.learning" issues.

LAUNCH AND LUNCH

Monday 7 September 12:30 - 2:00pm in Union Building, Level 3

The Project will be launched by the Vice-Chancellor, and the guest speaker will be Barbara Lepani, Director, Australian Centre for Innovation & International Competitiveness.

WORKSHOPS

THE CONTEXT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND IT

Presented by Professor Bernard Carey, PVC(Academic) and Andrew Litchfield, CPD

Thurs 10 Sept 1.00 - 2.00pm in E6A 116
Thurs 10 Sept 5.00 - 6.00pm in E6A 116 (repeat session)

This session examines the trends and changes to university work which are enabled by IT and the new media. These trends indicate the necessity for higher education staff to learn new knowledge and skills. These trends will be positioned within the Macquarie context. The future outcomes of these trends and needs will be variable and determined by us and not by the technology.

OTHER WORKSHOPS IN THE SERIES:

INTEGRATING 'e.learning' INTO THE CURRICULUM
RATIONALE for using IT in teaching and learning
Tues 15 Sept 5.00 - 6.00pm or Thurs 17 Sept 1.00 - 2.00pm

EDUCATIONAL DESIGN for IT in the curriculum
Mon 21 Sept 1.00 - 2.00pm or Thur 24 Sept 5.00 - 6.00pm

PLANNING IT learning resources
Tues 29 Sept 1.00 - 2.00pm or Wed 30 Sept 5.00 - 6.00pm

IMPLEMENTING online curricula
Tues 6 Oct 1.00 - 2.00pm or Thurs 8 Oct 5.00 - 6.00pm

EVALUATION AND RE-DESIGN of online curricula
Tues 13 Oct 5.00 - 6.00pm or Wed 14 Oct 1.00 - 2.00pm

BOOKINGS are essential as seating is limited
Book online at http:// www.cpd.mq.edu.au/e.learning or phone CPD on x9721 or e-mail: naomi.bower@mq.edu.au. More information about e.learning@mq is available at: http://www.cpd.mq.edu.au/e.learning or e-mail: andrew.litchfield@mq.edu.au or phone x9780.

Postgraduate Teaching: Supervision and the Supervisor's Role
Four Wednesdays in September 12noon - 2.00pm E6A 116

Supervising research students is something many academics do with little guidance about how it should be done. This series of seminars offers the opportunity to discuss the organisational and personal issues involved in supervision within different disciplinary contexts. The seminars listed below should be useful to academic staff who are responsible for their School's postgraduate programs and to those who are currently supervising, or planning to supervise, postgraduate students. They will be led by experienced panels representing different disciplines and will offer the opportunity for questions and discussion of the issues.

9 September: Postgraduate studies at Macquarie University:

The organisation and administration of postgraduate studies: Macquarie's Code of Supervisory Practice, appointment of supervisors, school organisation and support for postgraduate supervision, intellectual property, and procedures for dealing with problems of supervision or progress.

Panel: Professor Trevor Tansley, Dean of PG Students; Associate Professor Hatch Stokes, Biology; Professor Max Coltheart, BHS; Dr David Phillips, HPP.

16 September: The supervisor/student relationship:

Staff and students' perspectives on roles and responsibilities in the supervisory relationship, and cross-cultural issues in communication.

Panel: Professor Pat Ryan, EFS; Ms Noel Atkinson, MA student, Macquarie; Dr Christine Asmar, CTL, University of Sydney

23 September: The supervisor's role in the research project:
Assisting students to establish and manage their research projects; eg defining the topic, the methodology, writing the thesis; disseminating results.

Panel: Professor Beryl Hesketh, BHS; Associate Professor John Stephens, ELM; Associate Professor Jill McKinnon, EFS; Dr Michael Batley, Chemistry.

30 September: Examining theses:

Broad generic principles to guide the examiner's reading; disciplinary differences relevant to participants will be considered.

Panel: Professor Trevor Tansley, Dean, PG Students; Associate Professor John Stephens, ELM; Professor Beryl Hesketh, BHS; Associate Professor Hatch Stokes, Biology.

For further information, see CPD Web page (as above) or contact Moya Adams on x8446 or e-mail Moya.Adams@mq.edu.au.

Life/ Time Management: The power of choice
Friday 4 September 9.00am - 5.00pm E6A 116

This one-day workshop will provide an opportunity for personal and professional reflection with a focus on prioritising and planning in all areas of your life - at work and at home. By the end of the day, you will more capable of managing your time and your priorities, and be able to reduce the impact of urgencies in your life. The program has been specifically developed for both academic and general staff of universities and will be presented by Michael Griffith, an Associate Professor at the Australian Catholic University.

Enquiries: contact Bronwyn Clarke, x9799.

Leading and Managing Change
Mon 14 Sept 9.00am - 5.00pm E6A 116

Change is a process, not an event. Both its objective and subjective dimensions must be addressed in order for it to be successful. This workshop will provide participants with the opportunity to develop their understanding of the nature of change; provide them with the analytic tools required to successfully lead and manage change, and assist them to develop the skills necessary to deal effectively with a constantly changing environment. It will be conducted by Stephen Marshall, Bronwyn Clarke and Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten.

Enquiries: contact Bronwyn Clarke, x9799, or Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten, x9691.

Effective Team Work
Friday 2 Oct 9.00am - 5.00pm E6A 116

Increasingly we are being asked to work as members of a team, yet team work is not always easy or straightforward. How do you work effectively with people who may have very different styles from yourself? How do you arrange the work to ensure that you get the best out of everyone? This one-day program will explore the different styles that we bring to teams and the ways to harness those differences for greater energy and effectiveness. It will be conducted by Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten from CPD.

Enquiries: contact Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten, x9691.

TO BOOK for any workshop, contact Naomi Bower, x9721.
 

Media mentions: While the Public Relations Unit subscribes to a print media monitoring service, there are times when it misses a mention. Hence, to ensure higher accuracy in the MACQUARIE IN THE MEDIA, please let us know whenever you have been a subject of a newspaper or a magazine article, a review, or indeed, your byline appears on any of them. This includes letters-to-the editor. In particular, we rely on your help for radio/ TV mentions or personal appearances in the electronic media. Kindly forward the details to Jack Rozycki, Media Officer by e-mail to: jack.rozycki@mq.edu.au. Other options are fax: (9850) 9457; or internal mail to W6B 148.

Professor Peter Bergquist (Biological Sciences): as Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Research said that several small, highly active universities such as Macquarie, Flinders and Wollongong easily outperform their more ponderous cousins, HES, The Australian, 12 August.

Ms Anita Chang (Modern Languages): mentioned as the president of the Australian-East Asian Culture and Arts Exchange, The Independence Daily, 30 July; Australian Chinese Daily, 31 July.

Dr Sandra Cotton (Behavioural Sciences): in a story which suggested that men are using their home computers as a means to isolate themselves from their families, she commented that women are more inclined towards making affiliations than men and are so interested in connectiveness that they do not need to withdraw, Icon section, Sydney Morning Herald, 8 July.

Ms Rebecca Coyle (English, Linguistics and Media): her book Screen Scores reviewed, Radio 2SER, 23 July.

Associate Professor John Croucher (Economic and Financial Studies): interviewed about his book, Great Frauds and Everyday Scams, on BBC Radio Leeds (UK) 8 August.

Dr Richard Dunford (Graduate School of Management): quoted as the director of the Doctor of Business program, saying that the program has a clear focus on research but is also a structured course with work expected at regular points; also said that entry standards are as rigorous as entry to a PhD, HES, The Australian, 12 August.

Ms Sue Ferguson (Behavioural Sciences): reported as saying that people who work in stressful environments should take a break of at least two weeks and they should get away from home, Australian Financial Review, 15 August.

Mr Mark Gregory (Centre for Flexible Learning): wrote an article based on his paper for the International Association for the Study of Popular Music which dealt with his compilation of songs and poems of the MUA pickets, Overland magazine, issue 151.

Dr Rob Harcourt (Graduate School of the Environment): interviewed on his work on the mating system of Weddell seals, Radio 2 SER, 4 August.

Dr Lesley Inglis (Behavioural Sciences): objected in a letter-to-the-editor to the innuendo that cyclists are anti-social and its corollary that bike pathways should be opposed on policing grounds, North Shore Times, 5 August.

Associate Professor Viviene Johnson (Behavioural Sciences): interviewed about the House of Aboriginality CD, Radio 2SER, 13 July.

Professor Bruce Kercher (Law): interviewed on Supreme Court cases in 1820s and 1830s which dealt with the concept of terra nullius and the question of whether Aborigines were British subjects from 1788 onwards, ABC Radio 2NC Newcastle, 10 August, Radio 2 SER, 18 August.

Professor Barry Leal (Library): reviewed "Philosophy and Memory" by John Sutton, HES, The Australian, 5 August.

Ms Catharine Lumby (English, Linguistics & Media): in her regular column upbraided TV host Richard Ackland (Media Watch) for his ad hominem critique of TV host Jana Wendt, Sydney Morning Herald, 14 August.

Mr Craig MacMillan (Economic and Financial Studies): quoted as saying that incarcerated Macquarie academic Alison Vicary had written papers on the Burmese economy and was passionate about human rights issues, Daily Telegraph, 11 August.

Mr Nic Moodie (student): featured as the winner of McDonald's City of Sydney Performing Arts Challenge scholarship, Daily Telegraph, 7 August.

Professor Elizabeth More (Graduate School of Management): said offering flexible arrangements to accommodate the busy lifestyle of executives was a key element in making MBA study viable for many candidates, Business Sydney, 27 July.

Dr Pam Stavropoulos (History, Philosophy and Politics): criticised the views of controversial Queensland feminist Patricia Petersen who made a point that pornography can be liberating for women; Stavropoulos was quoted as saying that Petersen was playing into the fallacy of talk about it, bring it out into the open, it will somehow make it better…but that is not the case, Sunday Mail (Brisbane), 9 August.

Associate Professor John Stephens (English, Linguistics and Media): quoted by Luke Slattery in the latter's review of Morris Gleitzman's latest children's book Bumface; Stephens was said to love Gleitzman's comic technique of inversion of expectations, The Australian, 6 July.

Ms Lyndal Thorburn (student): her PhD study quoted; it found that 42 dedicated biotechnology companies have been formed in Australia since 1995 but nearly half are spin-offs from research institutions and they perform R & D at half the rate of their counterparts in the US, Australian Financial Review, 7 August.

Dr Liza Tonkin (graduate): talked about women in the steel industry, ABC Radio 2NC, Newcastle, 13 July.

Mr Sean Turnell (Economic and Financial Studies): quoted as saying that incarcerated Macquarie academic Alison Vicary had written extensively on Burma's economic policy and human rights abuses there, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 August.

Dr Duncan Veal (Biological Sciences): water testing kit for cryptosporidium being developed by his team for commercial use; on its proposed use to test Sydney water, he said that it should give the public a high degree of confidence from now on, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 August.

Ms Alison Vicary (Economic and Financial Studies): reported as being held in Rangoon prison after apparently giving out pro-democracy leaflets in the street, Sydney Morning Herald; Daily Telegraph, 11 August; reported as having convinced Marrickville Council earlier this year to boycott Burmese goods as a form of protest against human rights abuses in that country, Glebe & Inner Western Weekly, 12 August; Bob Hawke's help sought to free Vicary, The Australian, 17 August.

Professor Di Yerbury (Vice-Chancellor): reported as having presented Ryde Library with a personal computer for youth and community access to the Internet; the presentation took place at a Ryde district launch of the Accessible Lifelong Learning Project, Northern District Times, 15 July.

Issues and Events

Ancient History Association of Macquarie University organised a Festival of Greek Drama for Year 11 students, Northern District Times, 5 August.

Continuing Education course Heroes and Heroines of Arthurian Legend at Macquarie University presented by medievalist Ms Mirielle Mazzocato mentioned, North Shore Times, 5 August.

Fundraising event at Macquarie University auditorium which will feature Doug Parkinson, will be held in October to raise money for troubled youth, Northern District Times, 5 August.

Macquarie University microbiologists on expert panel to assess the state of Sydney water, The Australian, 4 August.

Philosophy conference at Macquarie University mentioned in context of a story about the use of a stripper to illustrate a point about women and pornography, Sunday Mail (Brisbane), 9 August.

CONFERENCES

Celebrating Excellence in University Teaching
Tuesday 24 November 1998, Canberra
This Second Annual National Teaching Forum sponsored by the Committee for University Teaching and Staff Development will include presentations by keynote speakers, small group discussions on topical issues and technology displays. All sessions will be relevant for University staff concerned with the quality of teaching and learning. Further enquiries to Professor Gail Hart, CUTSD Convenor, Conferences and Dissemination, phone: 07 3864 4351, fax: 07 3864 4395, e-mail: g.hart@qut.edu.au.
 

SWISS GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS -1999/2000
Three university scholarships are being offered to Australian citizens tenable in Switzerland for the academic year 1999/2000 for a period of nine months. One scholarship for art/music discipline, and two scholarships for postgraduate students in other disciplines. Scholarship benefits include allowance ranging from approximately SFr1450 per month for undergraduate students, to SFr1650 per month for postgraduate and art students. In addition, payment of regular university fees, medical insurance, travel from Switzerland to Australia and language course if required. Closing Date: 16 October 1998. Further information and application form is available from the Postgraduate Studies Section (level 1, Lincoln Building).

THE ASSOCIATION FOR CANADIAN STUDIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND (ACSANZ)
Travel Grants to Canada for Postgraduate Students
ACSANZ offers up to three grants each year for postgraduate students wishing to undertake a short research trip to Canada. An amount up to $A2,800 is available for each grant for travel to and within Canada and for sustenance on route. The awards are made for students enrolled in Master and Doctoral degrees at Australian and New Zealand universities and are for research into Canadian Studies. Closing Date: 30 September 1998. Further information and application forms available from the Postgraduate Studies Section (Level 1, Lincoln Building).

INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL FOR CANADIAN STUDIES (ICCS)
Graduate Student Thesis/Dissertation Scholarship
ICCS offers awards valued at a maximum of $3,500 (CAN) each to cover all expenses, enabling successful candidates to spend 4 to 6 weeks at a Canadian university engaged in research related to their thesis or dissertation. Closing Date: 15 November 1998. Further information and application forms available from the Postgraduate Studies Section (Level 1, Lincoln Building).

CSIRO MARINE RESEARCH
Vacation Scholarships 1998/99
The CSIRO Division of Marine Research will be offering scholarships to suitable third and fourth year students over the university long vacation (8 weeks between December and February). These scholarships would be suitable to students studying mathematics, physics, oceanography, marine sciences, zoology, biological sciences, chemistry, environmental sciences, and computing areas. Further information can be obtained from Human Resources Officer (03) 6232 5216 or refer to http://www.marine.csiro.au or the Postgraduate Studies Section (level 1, Lincoln Building). Closing Date: 11 September 1998.

FULBRIGHT AWARDS 1999
Postgraduate Student Awards
To undertake an American higher degree or engage in research towards an Australian higher degree in any field of study. Valued up to $28,506. A further four privately sponsored awards of the same value include Engineering Award, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Award, Visual and Performing Arts Award, Tim Mattews Memorial Award in Statistics and Related Disciplines (e.g. finance, actuarial studies, mathematical statistics, applied mathematics, econometrics).

Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
To undertake postdoctoral study/research. Valued up to $31,342, with travel and allowances for one dependant. Further information about the Postgraduate Student and Postdoctoral Fellow Awards is available from the Fulbright NSW State Selection Committee Research and Scholarships Office, The University of Sydney. Tel: (02) 9351 3877, e-mail: gab@reschols.usyd.edu.au.

Senior Awards
For senior scholars and professionals of academically based professions to visit the United States. Valued up to $24,350, with travel and allowances for one dependant.

Professional Awards
For practitioners in any of the professional fields who have a record of achievement and are poised for advancement to a senior management or policy role, wishing to undertake a professional development program in the United States. An additional professional award, sponsored by the Australian National Training Authority, is offered for those employed in the Vocational Education and Training sector. Valued up to $17,000. Further information about the Senior and Professional Awards is available from the AAEF. GPO Box 1559, Canberra, ACT 2601. Tel: (02) 6247 9331, e-mail: lindy@aaef.anu.edu.au.

1999 CORAL SEA SCHOLARSHIP
This scholarship is for applicants holding a post-secondary qualification and business or industry experience relevant to their proposed field of investigation. Award benefits include a travel allowance of $A2,500 and a monthly stipend of $A3,000 for up to three months. Applicants must be Australian citizens, resident in Australia and no more than 35 years of age. Closing Date: 30 September 1998. For further information and application forms: http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/education/fulbright or contact the Australian-American Educational Foundation, tel: (02) 6247 9331, e-mail: amanda@aaef.anu.edu.au.
 

   POSITIONS VACANT —
    ACADEMIC & GENERAL STAFF
 

GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT: Lecturer(s), Senior Lecturer(s) in Management (Continuing). The Macquarie Graduate School of Management is the oldest established and continuously operating Business School in Sydney, New South Wales, and is distinguished by its innovative approaches, flexibility of delivery, the quality of its programs, its industry links and the added value of its programs. Applications are sought from suitably qualified and experienced academics able to make a substantial and innovative contribution to the work of the school. Appointees will teach units in 1999, face to face with students in our MBA, Master of Management, Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate programs, offered in Sydney, Singapore and Hong Kong. Additional Executive Education teaching opportunities in Sydney may also be available. Academics who possess relevant doctoral qualifications or their equivalent will be required to supervise DBA students in various locations.

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Human Resource Management) - Ref: 18510. Applicants must have proven ability to deliver Postgraduate courses in Human Resource Management. They must have a sound understanding of theory and practice as relevant to contemporary organisations and institutions.

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Financial Management) - Ref: 18511. Applicants must have proven ability to deliver Postgraduate courses in both financial management and banking management. Evidence of a profile in either business area would be well regarded.

Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Marketing) - Ref: 18512. Applicants must have proven ability to deliver Postgraduate courses in the areas of Marketing Management, Strategic Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Services Marketing and/or Marketing Research.

General

Preference will be given to applicants who are highly proved and rated teachers on MBA and Executive programs and who are able to demonstrate a substantial publication record which includes refereed articles. Experience in industry and/or high level consulting along with a record of attracting industry support and funding will be well regarded. The appointee must be willing to contribute to a range of administrative and academic tasks in the School. Applicants must include evidence of the quality of their teaching through course evaluations or equivalent.

For appointment at Lecturer level, applicants will need to be able to demonstrate superior teaching skills, will hold or be enrolled in a PhD, and will have been involved in traditional academic research or consulting work. Appointments at Senior Lecturer level will be based on experience and achievement. Applicants should hold a PhD or its equivalent in major publications and be able to demonstrate a substantial research and teaching record. Applicants who do not have a PhD are asked to nominate and document their application areas that are considered to meet the criterion of equivalence to a PhD. Enquiries and further information package: Ms Elspeth Driscoll on x8873, fax x7698 or e-mail: elspeth.driscoll@mq.edu.au.

An application package MUST be obtained prior to sending your application. These positions are available from 1 January 1999 on a continuing basis, and will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three years. Salary ranges: Level B (Lecturer) $49,495 to $58,776 per annum, effective from 1 January 1999. Level C (Senior Lecturer) $60,631 to $69,912 per annum, effective from 1 January 1999. Attractive salary supplementation is available to suitable applicants. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses of three referees (including e-mail address) should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 11 September 1998. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE: Centre for Flexible Learning Video Producer (Full-time (Continuing)) - Ref. 6276. The appointee will be part of a team responsible for providing a professional video production service to support the University's teaching, research, marketing and outreach activities. The appointee will be expected to undertake all aspects of video production assignments, from discussions with clients to quality control of the final product. The work will also include video editing using a Media 100 digital editing system as well as adding multimedia effects to video productions. Applicants must have qualifications in video and/or multi-media to at least Associate Diploma level, or significant relevant experience. Applicants must also have experience in video editing using digital video systems and software, familiarity with media production equipment, both video and audio, and the ability to communicate well with clients to assess assignment requirements. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment to quality customer service, the ability to organise priorities and to work both independently and as part of a team.

All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Carolyn Wivell, Executive Manager, Centre for Flexible Learning on x7550, fax x6590 or e-mail: carolyn.wivell@mq.edu.au. The position is available on a full-time (continuing) basis, and will be subject to the satisfactory completion of a probationary period of three months. Salary range: Level 5 $33,038 to $37,312 per annum increasing to $34,525 to $38,991 per annum from 1 January 1999, plus employer and contributory superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 August 1998. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

INTERNAL ADVERTISEMENT
(MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY STAFF ONLY )
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR AND VICE-PRINCIPAL: Systems Support Services User Support and Operations Manager (Secondment) - Ref. 4019. Applications are invited from University employees for secondment to the above position. The appointee will be responsible for the user support and operation of all production computer application systems that are part of the University's current student systems, including co-ordination of a small team; user liaison; training; provision of student system reports; preparation of monthly operations schedules, and development of documentation. Applicants must have a systems approach to problem solving, and the ability to set priorities and work to them within a busy work environment. Applicants must also have experience in the management of computer-based application systems; proved supervisory ability; the ability to work independently as well as part of a team and the capacity to remain calm and focussed under pressure. The successful applicant must have demonstrated initiative, excellent communication and organisational skills, a strong customer service focus, be accurate with attention to detail and be able to respond positively and quickly to change. Applicants must also have a tertiary qualification in an appropriate discipline or relevant experience.

All enquiries concerning the position or your application should be referred to Ms Caroline Pindar, Manager on x7768. The secondment is available for a period of three years. Salary range: Level 7 $42,974 to $46,322 per annum increasing to $44,908 to $48,407 per annum from 1 January 1999, plus contributory and employer superannuation. Applications including full curriculum vitae and quoting the reference number, visa status, and the names and addresses (including e-mail address) of three referees should be forwarded to the Recruitment Manager, Personnel Office, Macquarie University, NSW 2109 by 28 August 1998. Applications will not be acknowledged unless specifically requested.

   SURPLUS EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
 
 FREE: Laminator to good home within the University. Requires service. Rolls of plastic included. Takes up to A2 size paper. Phone x9446.

The Centre for Professional Development has the following items for sale.

2 x 486 PCs $150 each
1 x Dataproducts LZR 650 laser printer $50
1 x Dataproducts LZR 960 laser printer (damaged drum) $40
2 x metal coat cabinets $10 each
1 x 2-drawer filing cabinet $15

All items are sold as is. No guarantees, refunds or exchanges can be offered. All prices are negotiable. Please contact Alison Cameron, x7598, e-mail: alison.cameron@mq.edu.au.

Two telephone answering machines, Panasonic Easa-phone. Offer welcome. Contact Mrs Rebecca Chan, MPCE, x9600, e-mail: rchan@mpce.mq.edu.au.

CLASSIFIEDS

TICKET FOR SALE: Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sunday 23 August and Sunday 20 September at 2.30pm. Program details with ticket. Excellent seat - A Reserve Front Stalls. Bargain at $32 for each concert (normally $40) Phone x7377 or 9456 4478(AH).

FOR SALE: German language text books/dictionaries, altogether $30; wardrobe, white with two drawers (a small repair might be needed) $30; clothes box (white, matching with the wardrobe) $10; heater (Vulcan Conray 2400W) $40; 2 small bar heaters $10 x 2; electric sheet free to a cold-blooded person. Contact Setsuko x7008/7922, 9412 1847 or e-mail: SWILSON@w6lab.mq.edu.au.

FOR SALE: Solid pine and dowell shelving, used for homemade bookshelves. Sixteen shelves 290mm wide x 955mm long; 3 support pieces 290mm wide and approx. 3000mm long (high). Could be cut down. Sell for price of timber $40. Call Barbara on x8192 or e-mail: brice@rna.bio.mq.edu.au.

FOR SALE: Macintosh LC575, 20MB RAM, CD-ROM, System 7.6. $800 ono. Phone Trevor on 9639 2802 or e-mail: tdeighto@uchs.srv.mq.edu.au.

FOR SALE: One large, white, adjustable architect's desk $80; one 3-drawer grey metal filing cabinet $70; one small wooden bookshelf, approx 1m x 1m $30. Call and make an offer. Owner going overseas. Phone David x8822 or 9665-7370 (AH).

FOR SALE: Double bed, single bed, dining-room table and chairs, lamp, fridge, freezer, stools, etc. Contact Jan on 9878 1485.

FOR SALE: 1957 VW Beetle, excellent condition, original, 11 months registration, $4,500 negotiable. Contact Jackie on x8912 or e-mail: jwalsh@mpce.mq.edu.au.

TO LET: Mt Colah. Unfurnished 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom house with large living area. Staff only. Rent: $360p.w. Contact: Jennifer McCallan on 9351 4339 (W) or 9477 1347 (AH).

ACCOMMODATION WANTED: The Microsoft Research Institute in the School of MPCE is hosting a visiting academic and his family from the United Kingdom. We are seeking accommodation for the period of their stay from 13 October to 3 January 1999. Preferably a furnished 3 bedroom house, if at all possible with a car. Rent negotiable or house sit most welcome. Please contact Debbie Whittington on x9528 or e-mail: dwhittin@mpce.mq.edu.au.

ACCOMMODATION WANTED: Family of 5 from the USA seek accommodation from late September 1998 to 30 April 1999. Prefer (but will compromise) 3-4 bedroom house (furnished if possible), yard, nice outlook, neighbourhood with kids, quiet street. Walking access to shops, library, schools, parks with relatively good access to Macquarie. Contact Peter Reich: preich@forestry.umn. edu, fax to US: 612 625 5212 or contact Mark Westoby/Robyn Delves, Biological Sciences.
 

 DIARY

1998
August

Mon 3 to 23 August
TRADITIONAL TO CONTEMPORARY CHINESE ART EXHIBITION: Exhibition of the work of eight artists in the University Library sponsored by the Brush and Inkstone Studio. The viewer is exposed to a striking visual evidence of cultural interaction as an important source of ideas for artists. Enquiries: Shirley Johnson phone 9971 8555, or Tracey Fleming phone 9144 5392.

Fri 21 August
CENTRE FOR JAPANESE ECONOMIC STUDIES FOURTH BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: Why did Japan Stumble? Causes and Cures. Enquiries: Dr Craig Freedman x7444.

Fri 21 August
GEOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS SEMINAR: Geochronology of Gold Mineralisation in the Yilgarn Craton with Emphasis on the MT Gibson Gold Deposits, presented by Dr Chris Yeats (CSIRO Mining & Exploration, North Ryde).1.05pm in E7B Room 100. Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Fri 21 August
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY DISCUSSION GROUP: Whatever Happened to the West Report? Its Context and Importance. Discussion introduced by Hugh Philp. 1.00 to 2.00pm in the Senate (Old Council) Room, Lincoln Building. All staff and ex-staff welcome. Enquiries: Barbara Banfield x7441.

Fri 21 August
RESEARCH SEMINARS IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY AND JUDAISM: Luke's Portrait of Apollos (Acts 18.24-28), presented by John Squires (Centre for Ministry). 3.00 to 4.30pm in X5B 321: Enquiries: Judith Lieu x8867, e-mail: jlieu@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au.

Mon 24 August
CPD Program: Coping with Job Uncertainty Part I, presented by Bronwyn Clarke and Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten (CPD). 9.30am to 1.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Bronwyn Clarke. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Tues 25 August
MGSM RESEARCH SEMINAR: Workplace Democracy in an Age of Market Globalization, presented by Professor George Cheney (University of Montant-Missoula). 11.30am to 1.00pm in Theatre 102, with light refreshments to follow. Refreshments and parking free. Enquiries: Kelly Callaghan x9038, e-mail: kelly.callaghan@mq.edu.au

Tues 25 August
HAIL SEMINAR: Reusable Knowledge-based System Development, presented by Wei Dai (Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, CSIRO). 11.00am in CMIS conference room, E6B. Further information can be found on: http://www.cmis.csiro.au/conferences-seminars/HAIL/

Wed 26 August
PHILOSOPHY AND PSYCHOLOGY JOINT SEMINAR: Could Do Better: A Report on Evolutionary Psychology, presented by Dr Paul E Griffiths (Unit for History & Philosophy of Science, University of Sydney). 11.00am to 1.00pm in Philosophy Seminar Room, W6A 707. Enquiries: Jane Farquhar x8837.

Wed 26 August
MODERN HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Faces of Genius: Making Isaac Newton a National Hero, presented by Dr Patricia Fara (Fellow, Clare College Cambridge and Visiting Fellow RSSS ANU). 11.30am to 1.00pm in W6A 127. Enquiries: x8879.

Wed 26 August
CFL SUPPORT SESSION: Online Teaching Support, an overview of the Centre for Flexible Learningís services and facilities. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A116. Enquiries: Carolyn Wivell, e-mail: Carolyn.Wivell@mq.edu.au.

Thurs 27 August
MUPRA INTERNET WORKSHOP: 10.00am to 12 noon in Training Room 2, Level 1, Library. For registration see http://www.mq.edu.au/mupra/.

Thurs 27 August
ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: The New Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act in the Philippines: Implications of IPRA for Resource Conflicts over Land, Minerals, Forests and Water, presented by Brian Fegan (Macquarie).10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601. Enquiries: x8077.

Thurs 27 August
THE 1998 TEMPLETON LECTURE presented by Tim Flannery (Australian Museum). 6.30pm in the Stephen Roberts Lecture Theatre, The University Of Sydney. Admission is free. A Workshop expanding upon The Templeton Lecture will be held the next afternoon, on Friday 28 August, in the Old Geology Lecture Theatre at The University Of Sydney. Cost: $10. Enquiries: Associate Professor James Beattie, e-mail: beattie@chem.usyd.edu.au and Dr Valerie Morris, e-mail: valm@mail.usyd.edu.au.

Fri 28 August
GEOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS SEMINAR: Processes Controlling Magmatic Arc Emplacement at Obliquely Convergent Margins, presented by Dr Keith Klepeis (Geoscience, University of Sydney).1.05pm in E7B Room 100. Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Fri 28 August
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: The Evolution of Crown Financial Statements in New Zealand, presented by Joanne Lye (University of Melbourne). 2.00 to 3.30pm in Building C5C Room 452. Enquiries: Lois Cook x8535, e-mail: lcook@efs.mq.edu.au.

Sun 30 August
MUSIC ON WINTER SUNDAYS: An All-Beethoven concert performed by Michael Halliwell (Baritone), Thomas Tsai (Cello) and Gerard Willems (Piano). 2.30pm in the Macquarie Theatre. Cello Sonata in A, Song cycle An die ferne Geliebte, Five songs, Piano Sonata in A, Les Adieux. Admission is free. Enquiries: Michael Edgeloe x8925, 9428 1463 or e-mail: medge@mpce.mq.edu.au.

Mon 31 August
CPD Program: Coping with Job Uncertainty Part II, presented by, presented by Bronwyn Clarke and Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten (CPD). 9.30am to 1.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Bronwyn Clarke. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Mon 31 August
NATIONAL CENTRE IN HIV SOCIAL RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM: The Beginnings of Community Mobilisation on AIDS: Sydney, Melbourne and the Rest, presented by Dr John Ballard, Visiting Fellow, Graduate School, (ANU). 2.00pm in C3B 601.

September

Tues 1 September
MAHA LECTURE: Stasis in a Small Town - the Case of Telos in Sporades, presented by Dr Charles V Crowther (Research Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford). 8.15pm in the Museum Seminar Room, Building X5B 321.

Wed 2 September
MUPRA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: 4.30pm in the Staff Club, W5A 320. To be followed by the Mupra Happy Hour 5.00 to 7.00pm.

Thurs 3 September
ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: Magic Lipstick and Verbal Caress: Doubling Standards in Isan Villages, presented by Chris Lyttleton (Macquarie). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601. Enquiries: x8077.

Fri 4 September
CPD Program: Life/ Time Management: The Power of Choice, presented by Associate Professor Michael Griffith (Australian Catholic University). 9.00am to 5.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Bronwyn Clarke. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Fri 4 September
GEOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS SEMINAR: Hydrothermal Origin of Life, presented by Professor Mike Russell (University of Glasgow).1.05pm in E7B Room 100. Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Mon 7 September
CPD Program: e.learning @mq: VC's Launch of the Project, and Keynote Speaker, Barbara Lepani (University of Sydney). 12.30 to 2.00pm in Union Function Room. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Tues 8 September
ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Discussion Series: Leadership Models in the New Testament, led by Ross Saunders. 7.30pm in W3A 501. Cost: $7 (free for full-time students). Supper provided. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833.

Tues 8 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: Teaching and Learning Online: Introduction. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Wed 9 September
MODERN HISTORY RESEARCH SEMINAR: Boilermaker to Governor-GeneraI, presented by Dr Chris Cunneen (Research Fellow, Macquarie). 11.30am to 1.00pm in W6A 127. Enquiries: x8879.

Wed 9 September
CPD Program: Postgraduate Teaching: Postgraduate studies at Macquarie University, presented by an expert panel. 12.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Moya Adams, x8446. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Thurs 10 September
CFL SUPPORT SESSION: Introduction to WebCT: Session 1. 1.00 to 3.00pm Information Technology Training Unit, Level 1, Library. Enquiries and bookings: Carolyn Wivell, e-mail: Carolyn.Wivell@mq.edu.au.

Thurs 10 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: IT and the Higher Ed Context. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Thurs 10 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: IT and the Higher Ed Context. 5.00 to 6.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Thurs 10 September
ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM: Rumours and the Subversion of Authorised Knowledge in Laos and Yunnan, presented by Peter Hinton (University of Sydney). 10.00am to 12noon in C3B 601. Enquiries: x8077.

Fri 11 September
GEOLOGY/GEOPHYSICS SEMINAR: Recent Advances in the Study of the Terrestrial Impact Record: Implications to Crustal Evolution, presented by Dr Andrew Glikson (ANU). 1.05pm in E7B Room 100. Enquiries: John Veevers x8355 or Anne Wilde x8373.

Fri 11 September
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE SEMINAR: A Study of the Risks and Internal Control Implications of Electronic Data Interchange Systems, presented by Associate Professor Robert Reeve (Macquarie). 2.00 to 3.30pm in Building C5C Room 452. Enquiries: Lois Cook x8535, e-mail: lcook@efs.mq.edu.au.

Fri 11 September
RESEARCH SEMINARS IN EARLY CHRISTIANITY AND JUDAISM: The Geography of the Gospels, presented by John Hoskin (Sydney). 3.00 to 4.30pm in X5B 321. Enquiries: Judith Lieu x8867, e-mail: jlieu@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au.

Fri 11 September
Special Dinner in honour of Miss Joan Beck, BEM BA, Hon Secretary, Australian Centre for Egyptology, to celebrate her 80th birthday and her retirement. 7.00pm, Banqueting Centre, 3rd Floor, Union Building. $40 pp Hot & Cold Buffet dinner. RSVP by 11 August to Leonie Donovan at HPP.

Mon 14 September
CPD Program: Leading & Managing Change, presented by Stephen Marshall, Bronwyn Clarke and Mariejosee Shurey-Boesten (CPD). 9.00am to 5.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Bronwyn Clarke, x9799. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Mon 14 September
CPD Special Interest Group: Reflective Teachers. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Moya Adams, x8446. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Tues 15 September
CPD Special Interest Group: WebEd: The Latest Web Developments. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780.

Tues 15 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: Rationale for using IT in Teaching and Learning. 5.00 to 6.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Wed 16 September
CPD Program: Postgraduate Teaching: Elements of supervisory practice I, presented by an expert panel. 12.00 to 2.00 in E6A 116. Enquiries: Moya Adams, x8446. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Wed 16 September
CFL SUPPORT SESSION: Evaluating Online Teaching, an overview of methods and instruments of evaluation. 1.00 to 2.00pm in the Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5 Library. Enquiries: Carolyn Wivell, e-mail: Carolyn.Wivell@mq.edu.au.

Wed 16 September
ANCIENT HISTORY: Society for the Study of Early Christianity Research Series: How to Read the Gospels: The Entry into Jerusalem in Mark, presented by Professor Robert Tannenbaum. 7.30pm in W3A 501. Cost: $7 (free for full-time students). Supper provided. Enquiries: Pat Geidans x7512, Alanna Nobbs x8844, Anne Irish x8833.

Thurs 17 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: Rationale for using IT in Teaching and Learning. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Thurs 17 September
CFL SUPPORT SESSION: Introduction to WebCT: Session 2. 1.00 to 3.00pm Information Technology Training Unit, Level 1, Library. Enquiries and bookings: Carolyn Wivell, e-mail: Carolyn.Wivell@mq.edu.au.

Thurs 17 September
MUPRA INTERNET WORKSHOP: 6.00 to 8.00pm in Training Room 2, Level 1, Library. For registration see http://www.mq.edu.au/mupra/.

Fri 18 September
CENTRE FOR BIODIVERSITY & BIORESOURCES SEMINAR: What Does Reproductive Success in a Key Vertebrate Predator tell us about a Marine Ecosystem?, presented by Dr Rob Harcourt (Marine Mammal Research Group, GSE). 1.00 to 2.00pm in E8A 290. Enquiries: Professor Andrew Beattie x8153.

Friday 18 September
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY LATE ANTIQUITY RESEARCH SEMINARS: Syrian, Greek, and Iranian Christianity in Central Asia, presented by Professor Nicholas Sims-Williams (University of London). All welcome (no charge). 3:00 to 4:30pm in Museum of Ancient Cultures Seminar Room, Building X5B 321. Enquiries: Andrew Gillett x9966. E-mail: agillett@ocs1.ocs.mq.edu.au.

Friday 18 September
MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY DISCUSSION GROUP: Consciousness: What We Do and What We Do Not Need to Explain, led by Dr Tim Bates (Macquarie). 1.00pm in the Senate (Old Council) Room, Lincoln Building. All staff and ex-staff welcome. Enquiries: Barbara Banfield x7441.

Mon 21 - Tues 22 September
MULTILEVEL MODELLING WORKSHOP: A practical introduction to the basic concepts and principles of multilevel modelling. Intended for researchers, postgraduate students, school principles and administrators engaged in educational, social and medical research. Cost: $300 (full-fee), $180 (full-time students not in full-time employment). Enquiries: Susan Ames, MRL, x8237, e-mail: SAmes@mrl.mq.edu.au.

Mon 21 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: Educational Design for IT in the Curriculum. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Tues 22 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: Keynote Speaker No. 2: Professor Peter Coaldrake. 1.00 to 2.00pm in X5B T1. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Tues 22 September
MUSEUM OF ANCIENT CULTURES ILLUSTRATED LECTURE AND TOUR on Ancient Egypt. Museum tours from 11.00am to 12noon and from 3.00 to 4.00pm. The illustrated lecture, linked to the theme of Places of the Heart, presented by Mary Demovic from 1.00 to 2.00pm. The venue is Building X5B 323 Level 3. Bookings essential: Phone Karl van Dyke on x9263 or fax: x8892.

Wed 23 September
LECTURE AND TOUR HOSTED BY THE MODERN HISTORY DEPARTMENT AND THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: The lecture: The Death of the King: the Legacy and Legend of Governor Lachlan Macquarie, will be presented by Dr George Parsons in the Mollie Thomson Room, Level 5, University Library from 2.00 to 4.00pm. After the lecture there will be a tour of the Lachlan Macquarie Room. For bookings: phone Robin Walsh on x7554 or fax: x7513.

Wed 23 September
CPD Program: Postgraduate Teaching: Elements of supervisory practice II, presented by an expert panel. 12.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Moya Adams, x8446. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Thurs 24 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: Educational Design for IT in the Curriculum. 5.00 to 6.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Thurs 24 September
CFL SUPPORT SESSION: Introduction to WebCT: Session 3. 1.00 to 3.00pm Information Technology Training Unit, Level 1, Library. Enquiries and bookings: Carolyn Wivell, e-mail: Carolyn.Wivell@mq.edu.au.

Thurs 24 September
MU AUSTRALIAN HISTORY MUSEUM INAUGURAL CONFERENCE: Material Culture & Australian History. The keynote speaker will be Dr Peter Stanbury (Vice-Chancellor's adviser on museums and collections). Other speakers include Pat Cavanagh, Beverley Kingston, Adriana Piscicelli and Duncan Waterson. 2.00 to 5.00pm in the Museum, Building W6A. Enquiries: Valda Rigg x8870 or fax: x8892.

Mon 28 September
NATIONAL CENTRE IN HIV SOCIAL RESEARCH COLLOQUIUM: Trends in Opioid Overdose in Australia as a Window on Trends in Illicit Opioid Drug Use, presented by Professor Wayne Hall,Director (NDARC, UNSW). 2.00pm in C3B 601.

Tues 29 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: Planning IT Learning Resources. 1.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Wed 30 September
CPD Program: Postgraduate Teaching: Examining theses, presented by an expert panel. 12.00 to 2.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Moya Adams, x8446. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.

Wed 30 September
CPD Program: e.learning@mq: Planning IT Learning Resources. 5.00 to 6.00pm in E6A 116. Enquiries: Andrew Litchfield, x9780. Bookings: Naomi Bower, x9721.
 
 

RESTRUCTURING OF SCHOOLS

 
At its meeting on 26 June 1998, the University Council endorsed on an in-principle basis the proposition that the present Schools and Interdisciplinary Centres will be restructured to yield three Colleges and that these Colleges will be composed of Divisions and that the Divisions will consist of Departments and Other Academic Organisational Units.

There has been further discussion of the new structure and this has generally confirmed the organisation and clarified the names of the units. Except for the proposed Division of Law, which was included in the proposal before Council, the Divisions, Departments and Centres appear to provide an agreed and effective platform for the new structure and we are working towards giving effect to this from 1 January 1999.

With regard to the future arrangements of the School of Law and the Department of Business Law, the Vice-Chancellor is setting a process in train through the Registrar and Vice-Principal to ascertain the views of all staff concerned. The names of the Departments in the Division of Law are under consideration.

The new structure as presently conceived is as shown below. I would be very happy to answer questions about it and to receive any comments.

Professor John Loxton
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
11 August 1998   
 

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY: ACADEMIC STRUCTURE    COLLEGE OF COMMERCE  Division of Economic and Financial Studies         Department of Accounting and Finance      Department of Actuarial Studies      Department of Business      Department of Economics      Department of Statistics      Applied Finance Centre  Graduate School of Management      Asia-Pacific Research Institute Macquarie (APRIM)    COLLEGE OF HUMANITIES  AND SOCIAL SCIENCES  Division of Early Childhood and Education      School of Education      Institute of Early Childhood      Macquarie University Special Education Centre (MUSEC)  Division of Humanities      Department of Ancient History      Department of Modern History      Department of English      Department of Asian Languages      Department of European Languages      Department of Politics  Division of Law      Department of Business Law      Department of Contemporary Legal Studies      Centre for Environmental Law      Department of Law and Society      Department of Legal Institutions     Division of Society, Culture Media and Philosophy      Department of Anthropology      Department of Cultural Studies      Department of Media and Communications      Department of Philosophy      Department of Sociology      National Centre in HIV Social Research      Institute for Aboriginal Studies and Research      Institute for Women's Studies    COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY  Division of Environmental and Life Sciences      Department of Biological Sciences          Australian Proteome Analysis Facility (APAF)          National Key Centre for Biodiversity and Bioresources          CRC for Conservation and Management of Marsupials      Department of Chemistry      Department of Human Geography      Department of Physical Geography      Natural Hazards Research Centre      Department of Geology and Geophysics          National Key Centre for Geochemical              Evolution and Metallogeny of Continents (GEMOC)          CRC for Australian Mineral Exploration Technologies      Graduate School of the Environment      Centre for Chiropractic  Division of Linguistics and Psychology      Department of Psychology      Department of Linguistics          National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research (NCELTR)  Division of Mathematical, Physical and Information Sciences      Department of Computing          Joint Research Centre for Advanced Systems Engineering (JRCASE)          Microsoft Research Institute      Department of Electronics      Department of Mathematics          Numeracy Centre      Department of Physics          Special Research Centre for Lasers and Applications

    

The next issue of Staff News will be published on Friday 4 September 1998.