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MonashMetro is the name coined to identify Monash's Melbourne and Metropolitan campuses, centres and clinical schools. Monash Metro consists of the Berwick, Caulfield, Clayton, Parkville and Peninsula campuses; the City Conference Centre and Monash Law Chambers; and the Clinical Schools located at the Alfred Hospital, Box Hill Hospital and Monash Medical Centre. The distinctive Monash Metro graphic symbolises the real physical and academic links, as well as the virtual and electronic links between the campuses. Monash Metro connects students and staff to each other, through links with education, research and management activities as well as sport and recreation activities. In initiating the concept of Monash Metro, we aim to build a greater sense of cohesion across the metropolitan campuses and to encourage greater sharing of opportunities and resources across these campuses.
For most students and staff, Monash is the campus or centre at which they are based. In 2005, student enrolment at all Monash campuses was 40,429. By far the greatest number of these students, 33,671 or 83%, were enrolled at one or more Monash Metro campus. Similarly, the total number of staff (Full-Time Equivalent) working at all Monash campuses was 5,299 and of that number, 4,946 or 93% were employed across the metropolitan campuses.
By virtue of their physical proximity and close academic connections, the Monash Metro campuses provide wide ranging opportunities to students and staff. Monash Metro students and staff may choose to use any Monash Metro campus as a gateway to any other Monash Metro campus. Park and Ride facilities are available via intercampus shuttle buses running between Clayton and Berwick, Clayton and Caulfield and Clayton and Peninsula. Students or staff living near one Monash Metro campus but based at another may travel to their nearest campus and then take the Monash Metro shuttle bus to their home campus. Monash Metro Shuttle Bus travel is free of charge.
As part of the Monash Education Plan 2006-10, subject to course regulations and the availability of resources, students based at one Monash Metro campus may choose to undertake part of their studies at another Monash Metro campus. The idea is that students may take advantage of the specialised units and activities available at any Monash Metro campus. Some faculties offer common units at more than one Monash Metro campus, providing students with greater flexibility of where and when they choose to study those units. The use of information and communication technology also enables students to participate remotely in some classes offered concurrently at more than one Monash Metro campus.
Educational technologies currently enable students to log onto the Monash website, gain access to their enrolment and unit information, access email, the Library, their own study pages and download a wide range of lectures and other study facilities. Monash Metro students and staff may use facilities and services such as the library, learning commons and general purpose IT laboratories on any Monash Metro campus. Students may also use Student Services Centres on any campus.
Staff can now make use of any Monash Metro Campus Business Lounges while they are visiting any Monash Metro campus. These Business Lounges provide basic office facilities including workspaces with phone, email, Internet connections and printing. These Lounges will enable staff to connect to the internet, read and send emails, print reports at work in their 'other office' while away from their home campus.
Professor Phillip Steele
Pro Vice-Chancellor (Campus Co-ordination)
& Academic Director Berwick & Peninsula Campuses
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