Issue 17, Monday 9 July 2001

Mid year Orientation 

More than 150 international students were welcomed to the Caulfield campus this week at a special Orientation ceremony.

Altogether, the campus expects a mid-year international intake of more than 500 students.

The students were officially welcomed to the campus by Campus Director John White and later enjoyed a morning tea. The new students will undertake a range of Orientation activities during the next week.  

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4.                1. New students enjoy a bite to eat and the opportunity to peruse provided information before undertaking a range of Orientation activities.

2, 3 and 4. The new students are given a warm welcome from Paula Dunstan from Monash International and campus director John White in K3.09.

Changes to UniSuper seminar

Changes are planned to the UniSuper scheme as a result of the merger between TESS and SSAU. The changes are due to a two day meeting of the Board of UniSuper, which reviewed the structure and services of the scheme.

Ted Murphy, UniSuper Director and National Assistant Secretary of the NTEU will report on the decisions of the Board and the changes planned to the scheme at a seminar at Caulfield Campus on 25 July, from 1 pm to 2 pm in B2.15.

This is an opportunity for staff to hear first hand how the changes will impact on the scheme and to ask any questions. All staff welcome.

Symmetry and symmetry breaking

A seminar, 'Symmetry and Symmetry Breaking: Where baby patterns come from', by Dr James Coplien (Bell Labs), will be held at the Caulfield campus on Friday 27 July in B2.18 at 10.30 am.

Seminar abstract:
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Everyone who does software design now knows that a pattern is a
"solution to a problem in a context", right? Well, maybe, but they are
more than that. Curiously enough, before he was an architect,
Christopher Alexander was a mathematician with a keen interest in
physics. And, curiously enough, the term "pattern" is well-known to
physicists -- particularly in modern physics -- and has a time- honored
tradition in mathematics, too. While some academics strive to find
formal bases for patterns in UML-like substances or in their favourite
mathematical formalism, they ignore longstanding formal bases for
patterns that can be traced back from computer science through Alexander to the (real) sciences. 

For information, contact  Michelle Ketchen.

Estate Planning for your future

RetireInvest Malvern and AMP present 'Estate Planning – ensuring the right assets pass to the right people, at the right time'.

This free seminar will take place on Wednesday, 27 July 2001 at 1 pm in the Clayfield Room.

A light lunch will be provided, and the seminar will go for 40 to 45 minutes with time for questions afterwards. The seminar will  start at 1 pm, and attendees should arrive between 12.45 pm and 12.55 pm so as not to miss any of the presentation. 

Bookings are essential and should be made through Kate Chamberlain at RetireInvest Malvern on 9500 1460. All welcome.

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The great Stairwell Challenge 

Don't forget the third annual MONSU Stairwell Challenge on Wednesday 25 July at 1 pm. There are heaps of great prizes to be won as well the chance to be the Stairwell champ.

Relay for Life

A Campus Director's team, consisting of staff from both the Caulfield and Peninsula campuses, has entered the Frankston Relay for Life event - a fundraising event for the Anti-Cancer Council of Victoria. 

The team is having a fundraising film night on Friday 7 September at the Dendy Brighton Cinema. Tickets are $15 for the movie (Captain Corelli's Mandolin) and supper. For information, contact Julie Ryan on extn 44015 or Christel Kent on extn 44396.

The Frankston Relay for Life event is coordinated by the Peninsula campus and MONSU. 

Authorised by the Office of the Campus Director - Caulfield 

Contributions can be emailed to Julie. Ryan@adm.monash.edu.au by 5 pm Thursdays.