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Issue 8 Thursday
30 September 2004 |
Campus Community
Fundraising Lunch
 Caulfield
staff are cordially invited to join the Caulfield Campus
community at a fund raising luncheon.
WHEN: Thursday, 28 October commencing at 12.30pm (Introductions at
1.05pm and Guest Speaker from 1.10pm to 1.40pm, questions to speaker,
presentation of raffle prizes, event concludes at 2pm)
WHERE: K3 Foyer area, Caulfield campus
COST: $20 (includes $10 donation to the Cancer Council of Victoria - Relay
for Life Events at Murrumbeena and Frankston). This will be receipted when
you purchase your ticket.
Details of this event are as follows:
THE CAUSE:
Relay for Life is a 24 hour team based event supported by the Cancer Council
of Victoria to raise funds for cancer research. Monash has supported the
Relay for Life events at Frankston and Murrumbeena for the last few years.
Teams from various Monash campuses are already registered to compete in
the Murrumbeena Relay for Life Event (23/24 October) and the Frankston
Relay for Life event (12/13 November).
BUFFET LUNCH COMPRISING:
Champagne and canapés on arrival
Delicious buffet lunch with a selection of cold meats, antipasto and
salads
Australian cheeses, dried fruit and nuts with crackers, fresh seasonal
sliced fruit and an array of cakes for dessert
Beer, wine and soft drink
* Bring your loose change to buy raffle tickets with the chance to win
some great prizes on the day.
GUEST SPEAKER:
Doreen Akkerman, is the Director of the Cancer Information and Support
Service (CISS) at the Cancer Council of Victoria, the Helen Macpherson
Smith Trust Fellow and the founding President and now Board Member of the
International Cancer Information Services Group.
CISS includes a Cancer Helpline, Cancer Connect Program, Cancer Clinicians
Communications Program, Breast Care Nurse Distance Learning Program,
Cancer Support Groups Program, Living with Cancer Education Program,
Multi-lingual Cancer Helpline, Welfare Grants, No Interest Loans Programs
and an Outside Speakers' Bureau.
CISS responds to over 50,000 calls per year and covers the whole spectrum
of cancer information throughout the cancer journey. This includes
information and counselling regarding prevention, early detection,
diagnosis, treatment and management, clinical trials, psychosocial
support, hospice and palliative care.
Doreen is the executive supervisor, in conjunction with La Trobe
University, for the Breast Cancer Nurse Distance Learning Program and
developed the successful series of Sexuality and Cancer Workshops for
clinicians, nurses and patients. The Victorian Cancer Information Service
model and database is now used by over 51 organisations both nationally
and internationally. She is the author of many published articles and
reports regarding communication, development and maintenance of health
information services.
Doreen has over 25 years experience in communication, information
provision and professional education.
BOOKINGS:
Tickets can be purchased from Adele or Michael in Monyx Food and Beverage
(A1.20). Cash only and please have the correct money. Please book as soon
as possible as places are limited. Please advise Adele or Michael if you
would like to organise a table of 10/with whom you would like to be seated
etc. For more details please contact Adele on x32530.
Multicultural Week
Multicultural
Week was celebrated at the campus during the days 24 August to 27 August.
The objectives of Multicultural Week were:
**** to celebrate multiculturalism
**** to promote cultural awareness and
**** to promote cultural and social exchange between international
students and the wider university community,
all in the hope that understanding, tolerance and harmony will be
encouraged.
(Students and staff enjoy foods from around
the world .....)
(....and are also entertained by dancers
from the Middle East)
Staff were encouraged to attend the various
activities which included Irish dancing, a magician and to sample the
various cuisines of the world. All activities during the week were
coordinated by the Overseas Student Services.
Ancient Traditions of
Meditation and Relaxation
University
Community Services will be holding a series of weekly sessions for
quietening the mind. Meditation and Relaxation Sessions will be presented
by teachers from various traditions. Details are as follows:
Meditation
& Relaxation Sessions
Zen
(7 Oct)
Insight (14 Oct)
Mindfulness (21 Oct)
Yoga (4 Nov)
Tibetan Visualisation (11 Nov)
Muscle Group (18 Nov)
Progressive Muscle (25 Nov)
Visualisation (2 Dec)
Venue:
Caulfield Religious Centre (Building T) T3.01
Time:
Weekly sessions will commence on 7th October, 2004. From 1pm
sharp thru to 2pm
Cost:
Free of charge to Monash students and staff
Needs: Loose or comfortable clothing, own cushion or blanket
Registration:
Contact Christina Jacobi at University Community Services on 9903 2500 or
email christina.jacobi@adm.monash.edu.au, advising of sessions you wish to
attend.
Textbook Orders
Monash
University Bookshop - Caulfield Campus is now accepting textbook orders
for the Summer Semester and Semester One, 2005. Submit your order by 1 October
and automatically go into the draw to win a 1 in 6 share of wine valued at
over $200.00.
The
Bookshop does not assume the re-use of any text therefore A FORM MUST
BE SUBMITTED EACH SEMESTER. Please complete a separate form for each
subject, listing all set texts and recommended titles. Please submit your
textbook order online at the following website address:
http://www.retail.monyx.com/MonashTextlist.html
Next
Round of Thrive
More
than 100 staff members from Caulfield campus have completed the THRIVE
program and learned strategies for relaxing, sleeping better, overcoming
worry and balancing the challenges of work.
Before and after measures showed a significant decrease in a number
of stress-related symptoms and an increase in positive feelings.
The next eight week cycle at Caulfield begins Tuesday 5 Oct 1:00 - 2:00pm.
Register your interest now and get your Tools for Resilience Insight
Vitality and Empowerment.
Details can be found at:
http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/commserv/THRIVE.html
To register
please contact
Helen
Whiteside via email:
helen.whiteside@adm.monash.edu.au
or tel: 9903
2500.
Managing Exam Anxiety
Staff
are requested to encourage students to attend an exam management seminar
to learn how to manage their exam anxiety more effectively and enhance
their exam performance.
The seminar will be held on Thursday 14 October between
12:00 – 1:00pm in Lecture Theatre E2.24.
To register please contact
University Community Services
Level 1, B Block, Sir John Monash Drive, Caulfield Campus
tel: 9903 2500.
Lunchtime Recital
The
third of this year's series of lunchtime recitals was held last Thursday
23 September. Phillip Miechel (clarinet), Paul McMillan (viola) and
Brian Chapman (piano) entertained staff and students of the Caulfield
campus. Their programme included:
1. Johann Sebastian BACH - Suite No.1 in G major for Viola, BWV 1007
Prelude
Allemande
Courante
Sarabande
Menuets I and II
Gigue
2. Claude DEBUSSY - Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Piano
3. Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART - Trio in E flat for Piano, Clarinet and Viola
Andante
Menuetto
Allegretto
Australian University Games
300
Monash University athletes are competing next week amongst 4300 athletes
from around the Nation at the Australian University Games. We have
athletes in 20 sports and are hot favourites for bringing back a gold
medal in taekwondo. Currently you can check
out
the latest newsletter at:
http://www.sport.monash.edu.au/sports/about-inter-uni-sport.html
Go Monash!!
Bicycle Victoria's
Ride To Work Day
Give
yourself a great start to the day and join thousands of people across
Victoria leaving their cars at home and cycling to work on Wednesday
October 6th.
You
don’t need to be super fit nor have a shiny new machine. All you need is a
bike, a helmet, a bit of organisation, and enthusiasm. Contact
Elena Dagis (elena.dagis@monint.monash.edu.au) with any questions, if
you would like to try and be matched up with a riding buddy to Caulfield
Campus on the day or to receive information about breakfast arrangements
after the ride. Elena also has posters to put up in your office if you
want to motivate any of your colleagues. We are trying to raise
sponsorship for free a brekky, but either way we can grab a coffee from the
cafe or Lavazza trolley and meet on the Caulfield lawn between 8.15-9am to
celebrate our achievement. Register yourself with Bicycle Victoria as a
rider at
http://www.bv.com.au/Content/NavigationMenu/Events/Ride_to_Work_Day1/Default450.htmv
(it’s
free!) and go into a prize draw. More people on bikes means less cars on the
road and that’s a fabulous thing. Any extra time in the saddle if you are
training for Round the Bay is also really important so on yer bike!
Culture Tour to Japan
Monash
University Japanese Studies Centre - Touring Japanese Culture
A three-week tour of
Japan from the 8th to the 30th January 2005 will cover a wide spectrum of cultural
events and experiences, from Buddhist sacred sites to the post-modern
hybrid that is Tokyo.
The itinerary emphasises the performing and visual arts, as well as
popular culture. Attend performances of traditional and contemporary
theatre and music, and visit temples, shrines and gardens. View museums,
art galleries and prominent examples of traditional and contemporary
architecture.
Conducted by Dr Alison Tokita – an established researcher and teacher in
Japanese culture, particularly the performing arts – this tour is for
anyone with an interest in Japanese culture, art and religion. A critical
appraisal of cultural sites will be an integral part of this program.
As mentioned the tour is from the 8th to the 30th January 2005, at a cost of
$5,500.00 per person.
University accreditation: 6 credit points towards an arts degree.
An information night is being
held on Monday the 11th October, 2004 at the Japanese Studies Centre, Building
54, Clayton campus, but further information can be found at:
www.arts.monash.edu.au/japanese/jpsculturetour.html
Bookings and enquiries: Tel (03) 9905 2260
japanese.studies.centre@arts.monash.edu.au
Urban Plans
A
message from Alison Crook, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Resources)
I am pleased to advise that urban plans for Berwick, Caulfield and Clayton
can now be viewed on the Facilities and Services website, http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/facserv
The development of campus urban plans allows us to:
-
.have an over-arching framework for the physical development of each
campus in support of academic plans;
- .ensure that individual buildings and refurbishments contribute to the
creation of a desired campus character;
- .ensure we can minimise the waste which presently arises from multiple
moves and modifications of spaces;
- .work steadily toward the improvement of the physical appearance of each
campus;
- .integrate accommodation, retail, sporting, and entertainment facilities
in a manner which best fits each campus; and
- .involve third parties such as schools, business, and other research
institutes, in a manner conducive to the overall academic vision.
The plans have been designed to be used for the next 20 to 30 years of
campus development. They incorporate environmentally sensitive design
principles, open space principles and associated landscape development
guidelines. A staging plan is incorporated in the urban plans for the
progressive implementation of the vision.
A consistent theme across all three plans completed to date is the
importance of creating a sense of arrival at each campus, the visual
"opening up" of our boundaries and the consolidation of a central hub or
meeting place for students and staff of the campus, supported by
appropriate pedestrian routes around each campus.
The urban plans make recommendations on the vision for the physical
presentation of each campus and its character. They introduce a planning
rationale and identify precincts, areas for future buildings with
footprints, and recommended building heights. They also nominate the
future potential uses of existing buildings and their useful life.
The urban plans identify potential commercial, retail,
residential and academic uses for the campus and address town planning,
traffic and landscaping issues.
The academic plans now in development will shape the academic vision and
determine the rate and extent of growth in the faculties on each campus,
within the context of overall university planning.
The urban plans will be revisited following the development of the
academic plans and will be used, together with the academic plans, the
building condition audits, space audits, and access audits, to determine a
priority order for the development and demolition of buildings on each
campus, and the management of major grounds works.
While a priority order can never be set in stone, since pressing needs and
new opportunities will continue to arise, it can be used to provide the
overall sequence of development required, and so serve as the basis for
our rolling capital works plan and for projecting demands on the
university's balance sheet.
Round the Bay in a
Day
What
is it?
"It’s 5:30am on
Sunday morning and Melbourne is still asleep. But down by the bay
anticipation ignites the predawn air. With thousands of cleats clipping
into pedals, we’re off, tail lights flickering, chains whirring. As
dawn breaks, a west-bound peloton silhouettes against the sky, ant-like
against the massive pylons of the Westgate Bridge. East-bound bunches are
swift and silent along Beach Road, their colourful team jerseys coming to
life with the lightening sky.
Are you ready for Australia’s biggest 12-hour challenge ride?
Thousands of cyclists complete the 210km circumnavigation of Port Phillip
Bay each year. It’s a ride that takes determination, a ride that takes
stamina – and, it’s a ride that takes you to a new level of cycling,
whatever your aspirations. "
Monash Sport has
registered a team and if you would like to be part of the team that is
already up and “cycling”, contact Andrew Robinson on ext 54103.
Monash Sport provide lunch,
full route support and lane closures, a ferry ride across the heads, first
aid support, plus massage at the finish. While Around the Bay in a Day® is
not a race, you can opt to Ride Against the Clock and receive an official
ride time or if 210km is not for you take part in the inaugural 100km
Challenge and ride half the bay!
Unique cycling gear /clothing from the sponsorship of Monyx
Participation would
require a modest amount of training preparation time of 6-10 hours per
week leading up to the event on Sunday 17 October from 5.30 a.m. to
5.30 p.m. It all depends on how you want to ride it…. if you
are well
conditioned you may as one person put it “ I felt like I was on a
motorbike all day….” Or you may opt to take your time and picnic along the
way.
Campus Nurse Report
Judy
Evans, the Campus Nurse provides the following on Omega 3 oils:
There has been considerable promotion in recent years of the health benefits
of consuming an adequate intake of Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly from
fish and fish oils. Fatty acids are found in most fats in the body and in
fats and oils in food. The location and type makes a big difference in how
they are used (metabolised) by the body. Some of the fatty acid building
blocks can only be obtained from the diet, and these are referred to as
‘essential fatty acids’. There are two essential fatty acids: Omega-3 and
Omega-6.
Why do
we need essential fatty acids?
They are needed because they form parts of the vital body structures,
perform important roles in immune system function and vision, help form the
cell membrane and produce hormones-like substances which are important in
regulating vital body functions, such as blood pressure, blood clotting,
temperature regulation, immune responses, inflammatory responses and stomach
secretions.
Research is showing that Omega-3 oils found in seafood help against coronary
heart disease, high blood pressure and rheumatoid arthritis.
Australian seafood contains a high level of Omega-3 oils. Examples are
octopus, swordfish, Atlantic salmon, gemfish, oysters and also in canned
sardines, herring, mackerel, and salmon. Non-Fish sources include canola
oil, walnuts, soybeans, green vegetables and linseed.
So
the advice is to have one or two meals containing seafood every week with
plenty of green vegetables and a few walnuts. Add to this some regular
activity – a good daily walk – and you are on the road to improving your
health.
If
you would like to know more about the role of food on our diets and general
health, arrange an appointment with Dietitian Nicoletta as Monash Caulfield
Health Service. Contact our reception team for more information. Ext:
31177
UniSuper
Seminars
See
the following web address to get the latest dates on UniSuper Seminars. Information and
registration via:
http://www.unisuper.com.au/myunisuper/seminars.cfm
Absentee Ballot
Americans
Living Abroad: Staff and Students
Vote
in the forthcoming Federal election. Deadlines are fast approaching.
Do you know an American living overseas. Tell them to vote!!
Visit www.overseasvote2004.com
for further information.
10,000 Steps is Coming
Look
out for further information about the 10,000 Health Steps program.
Caulfield
Profiles
If
you would like to be "profiled" in the next edition of Offcourse, please
contact Christel Kent via email:
christel.kent@adm.monash.edu.au
Monyx
Messenger
Take
a look at Monyx Food & Beverage's monthly newsletter. Please click
on the following link to view the current edition of Monyx Messenger:
http://www.monyx.com/food/messenger.html
The monthly newsletter will keep you up-to-date with
specials, features and upcoming events.
Caulfield Moves
Are you or someone you know making a move this year either to a new job, a
conference or through a collaborative venture? Please let Offcourse
know.
Authorised by the Office of the Campus
Manager
Caulfield Contributions can be emailed to
Christel.Kent@adm.monash.edu.au
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