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September 2003

Taking the 'yuk factor' out of recycled water

Engineering graduate John Poon has recently returned from Singapore where he headed up a study for the high profile ‘NEWater project’. NEWater is part of a government plan to achieve water independence for Singapore through advanced water reclamation.
<full story>

Singapore alumni dinner, 20 September

John Poon with his children

The Dialogue of women's art
Rachel Rovay Vertical Village	A group of Monash art graduates who became friends while studying Fine Art at the Caulfield and Gippsland campuses are holding an exhibition at the Monash Prato Centre this month. 'Dialogue' reflects the artists' tenacity in forging their own careers as artists in tandem with the multiplicity of their roles as women. <full story>

New VC steps into job

Professor Richard Larkins AO has begun at Monash University, taking over from Professor Peter Darvall who is retiring. <full story>

New insights into childless choice

A Monash study has revealed that paid maternity leave and the Federal Government's 'baby bonus' have limited impact on the decision to have children. <full story>

Monash MBA best in Victoria

Monash University's Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program has been ranked as the best in Victoria and third in Australia by leading business magazine Asia Inc. <full story>

Hear Monash management professor James Sarros talk on leadership at a breakfast seminar on 14 Oct <more info>

Visit the Monash stand at the MBA Expo, Melbourne

Online research database access for alumni

Monash alumni around the world are able to access Proquest online databases as part of a trial until the end of this year. The databases offer full-text research materials from a broad range of disciplines including business, law, sciences, medicine, social sciences, education, pharmacy and engineering. <more info>

The voices of poverty

Older people in Australia's most impoverished regions have told Monash University historian Dr Mark Peel they fear the country is slipping back into a depression like that experienced during the 1930s. <full story>

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Monash PostGrad Expo

Find out about Monash post graduate study options. Course advisers from many faculties will be on hand to answer your questions.
Date: Tue 14 Oct, 12 noon - 7.30pm
Venue: Melbourne Town Hall, Swanston St <more info>

Breakfast seminar 'Successful leadership: what, why, how'

James C. Sarros, management professor at Monash University, will discuss leadership in a dynamic, interactive breakfast presentation. Participants will learn how to identify their own leadership style and take steps to developing a leadership ethic within the culture of their own organisation.
Date: Tue 14 Oct, 7.00 for 7.30am
Venue: Grand Hyatt 'Mayfair Ballroom', Melbourne
Cost: Monash Alumni $30/Guests $35/MAAI members $25/Table of 8 $210. Price includes ‘The Hyatt Grand Breakfast'.
Enq/Bookings: Jessica Arnold, +613 9905 2636 <more info>

Employment*

If you are a Monash graduate and have an employment opportunity for other Monash graduates, please submit details to the alumni office. Include position title, name of organisation, a web link and contact details. Positions will be listed in the next newsletter, distributed 6 October and the online jobs database. <more careers info>

EVENTS

Singapore Alumni Annual Dinner & Dance

Alumni and graduating students are invited to attend the Annual Dinner of the Monash University Alumni Association Singapore. This evening of fine food, fun and entertainment will feature highlights from the Monash University musical theatre production of 'The White Rose'. <more info>
Date: Sat 20 Sep, 7pm
Venue: Four Seasons Hotel Ballroom, Singapore
Cost: $50 - MUAAS members, Monash students
S$60 - Alumni (non MUAAS members) and guests
S$500 - Table of 10
Enq: Johnny Teng, tel +65 6736 7039

Standing up to Hitler: 'The White Rose'

What would today’s university students do if confronted by the atrocities of Hitler and the Nazi movement? This is the question the Monash student cast of 'The White Rose' found themselves exploring while rehearsing this musical production, loosely based on the anti-Nazi political movement formed at the University of Munich in 1942-43. Australia: 5-13 Sep. Drama Theatre, Clayton. A$25 adults/$15 students. Enq: +61 3 9905 2970
Singapore: 25-27 Sep. Esplanade Performing Arts Centre. S$35. Enq: +65 6348 5555, www.sistic.com.sg

Civil Engineering Award and Annual Dinner

Dr Anthony Collins (BE 1971), recently appointed President of Clarkson University, Potsdam USA, has been selected as the 2003 Civil Engineering Alumnus of the Year. The award will be made at the Civil Engineering Alumni Dinner on Friday 26 September. All Civil Engineering alumni are invited to attend.
Date: Fri 26 Sep
Venue: Monash University Staff Club, Clayton campus
Enq: Jenny Manson, +613 9905 1956

Marketing Alumni events

Annual Marketing Alumni 'Octopus Lunch'
Date: Fri 19 Sep, 12:30pm
Venue: Fenix Restaurant, Richmond, Melbourne
Cost: $70 for MMA members & their guests, $80 for non-members. Price includes 3 course dinner.
Enq: +613 9876 7576, email

Value Based Marketing - 3 day seminar
Still think marketing is about the ‘4P’s’ or ‘7P’s’? Marketing has moved on – have you?
Dates: 29 Sep - 1 Oct
Enq: +613 9903 2151, email

Don Bradmore remembered - 32 Years of Marketing
A special event to pay tribute to retired lecturer Don Bradmore's service to Monash and the world of marketing.
Date: Thu 2 Oct, 5.30pm
Venue: Caulfield campus
Enq: +613 9903 2151, Lynda Cunningham <download the flyer (PDF)>

32nd Monash Marketing Awards for Excellence 2003
Recognising Monash marketing student excellence, this event is actively supported by industry. Alumni are invited to attend and participate.
Date: Wed 10 Dec, 6pm
Venue: Park Hyatt Melbourne
Enq: +613 9903 2982

Wicked Sisters at Monash Theatre

How well do you know your friends? Sisterhood is suspect and friends are false in this darkly comic play by Alma De Groen about getting very wicked and getting away with it.
Date: 11-13 Sep, 8pm
Venue: Alexander Theatre, Clayton campus
Cost: discounted for Monash Alumni: $30 full / $26 conc.
Enq: +613 9905 5111 <more info>

CAMPAIGNS & APPEALS

Equity-based scholarship programs

Monash University equity-based scholarship programs provide financial assistance to students who exhibit academic potential and motivation but lack the support necessary to cope with the financial challenges of living and studying. <more info>
If you would like to find out more about giving to Monash, please contact Sara Kelly, tel + 613 9905 9957

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