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	New Engineering Dean
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April 2003

Victorian Premier opens Monash MBA and DBA Centre

Management education at Monash was in the spotlight last month when Victorian Premier Steve Bracks officially opened the MBA and DBA Centre at the Caulfield campus. <full story>

Challenge your management skills at a special alumni career breakfast 10 April

Bali humanitarian mission


	Monash social work graduate Hang Vo has spent three months in Bali assisting with the identification and tracing of Indonesian nationals following the October 2002 bombings. Ms Vo says her own experiences as a refugee inspired her to do humanitarian work. <full story> About Monash Social Work degrees

Museum of Art exhibition: 'Feedback: Art, Social Consciousness and Resistance'

Curated by Monash graduate Charlotte Day (BA, MA), this provocative new exhibition looks at globalisation, politics and the experience of conflict and racism through the work of young Australian artists.
Exhibition runs until 26 April at the Clayton campus. <more info>

Professor Tam Sridhar appointed Engineering Dean

Monash's new Dean of Engineering has a near 30 year association with Monash, where he completed his PhD. <full story>

Monash in London

The Monash London Centre works with partners including King's College London to promote collaborative research opportunities via schemes such as scholarships and travel grants. Alumni are invited to participate and to attend a diverse program of events. Upcoming seminars:
24 April - Risk management, May - Governance, June - Politics of friendship. <more info> Enq: monash@kcl.ac.uk

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Rise above the flaws: How to climb in management

Last chance to book your place at this career breakfast presented by alumnus Dr Simon Moss, Monash lecturer in psychology and statistics. A dynamic breakfast seminar to challenge and develop your management skills while networking with fellow alumni. <more info>

Date: Thu 10 April
Time: 7.00 - 9.00am (breakfast served 7.20am)
Venue: Hotel Sofitel, Collins Street, Melbourne
Cost: $25 alumni, $30 guests (incl. hot breakfast)
Enq/Bookings: Jessica Arnold / tel +61 3 9905 2636

Master of Business Technology

The new MBT aims to produce managers who can use software to solve business problems. Classes are held in Melbourne's CBD. <more info>
Monash IT faculty gets world's best practice

Master of Business Law now in Hong Kong

The MBL is now available in Hong Kong to both law and non-law graduates. This unique degree has a focus on practical legal problems in the context of the Hong Kong business arena. <more info>

Seeking a mentor?

Join the Monash Alumni Association Inc. to access additional benefits for alumni, such as the mentoring program. Receive guidance to help you achieve your professional goals. MAAI - run by alumni for alumni.
Enq: jane@monashalumni.com <more info>

Employment*

System Design Engineer
NEC Australia, Melbourne
BE (Electronics), BS (Computer) or equivalent essential
Enq: elizabeth.lyons@nec.com.au, tel +61 3 9271 4811

If you are a Monash graduate with an employment opportunity for other Monash graduates, please submit details to the alumni office. Include position title, name of organisation, a website for further information, your name and contact details. Positions will be listed in the next newsletter, distributed 5 May and the online jobs database. <more careers info>

EVENTS

Medical Alumni Golf Day and black tie dinner

Celebrate the Faculty of Medicine 40 year anniversary with your fellow medical alumni
Date: Mon 28 April
Time: 11am for light lunch, tee off at 12noon, dinner at 7pm
Venue: Metropolitan Golf Club, Oakleigh, Melbourne
Cost: $225 lunch, golf and black tie dinner; $100 lunch and 18 hole golf competition only (Members less $50 if playing golf); $125 black tie dinner only or $1,000 tables of 8 (partners welcome).

Monash Medical Alumni Ball
Date: Sat 25 October, Melbourne
Over 6,000 medical alumni, staff and students are invited to this gala event! Expression of interest are sought to enable venue confirmation.
Enq/Bookings for both events: Janine Barrett tel + 61 3 9905 5971 <more info>
Margaret O'Connor appointed to Vivian Bullwinkel Chair in Nursing

Hypothetical: Can declining birth rates solve Australia's environmental problems?

A stimulating hypothetical event presented by the Monash Environmental Alumni group. Special guest moderator, Robin Williams, ABC Radio science presenter.
Date & time: Tues 6 May, 7.00pm
Venue: Performing Arts Centre, Clayton campus, Melbourne
Cost: $20 MEA members, incl refreshments
Bookings: monashalumni@adm.monash.edu.au/tel +61 3 9905 2636 <more info>

Pharmacists Interstate Cricket Challenge & gala dinner

Join industry friends and alumni at the Victorian College of Pharmacy Foundation interstate cricket challenge, Hume and Hovell Ground, April 13 and gala dinner, Cossar Hall, April 12. Guest Speaker at the dinner is Peter Wilkins - a regular on ABC TV's "The Fat".
Enq/Bookings: foundation@vcp.monash.edu.au, tel +61 3 9903 9507.
<more info>

Avoiding Disaster: Engineering, Technology and the Law

International Conference, 7-10 October 2003, at the Monash University Centre, Prato, Italy. Presented by The International Institute of Forensic Studies and the Department of Civil Engineering. <more info>

Lunchtime Art & Design Forums

Upcoming guests at the Faculty of Art & Design's lunchtime forums include UK jeweller Mah Rana and curator/painter Jasper Joffe.
All welcome, admission free. 12.30pm, Wednesdays during semester, Clayton campus. <more info>

CAMPAIGNS & APPEALS

2002 Econometrics Honours Memorial Scholarship Fund

In response to the tragic incident at the Clayton campus in October last year, Econometrics alumni have initiated a number of appeals to create a memorial scholarship fund. Donations to the Memorial Fund are welcome. Enq: Sara Kelly, tel + 61 3 9905 9957 <more info>

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