Issue 10, Tuesday 7 September 2004

Nursing celebrates research successes

The School of Nursing celebrated the recent research successes and the progress made in building research capacity over drinks and nibbles on Monday 30 August.

The School has been successful in receiving a number of major grants:

• A grant from DHS,
• An international Windemere Foundation grant to bring a scholar from Kings College, London to the Peninsula Campus,
• An ARC linkage grant,
• Several Nurses Board of Victoria grants, and
• Monash Strategic grants.

Assoc Prof Tony Barnett, Head, School of Nursing, stated that “over the past three years the School has increased PhD enrolments from six in 2002, to its current level of 16, a number of whom are international students.”

The event was also attended by industry partners who played a role in the developments and collaborative research endeavours.

Assoc Prof Tony Barnett commented that “It was especially pleasing to have representatives from … Peninsula Hospice, Royal District Nursing Service and Peninsula Health, as well as representatives from Southern Health.”

The School of Nursing has also made significant progress in increasing the number of quality publications including authorship of four books in the last two years.

Seminar on accessible and printable resources in WebCT

This seminar will explore accessibility issues concerning the reading and printing of resources in WebCT. When providing online resources, designers need to consider how students will be accessing the information; by reading it online or by downloading and printing a hardcopy to read.

The seminar will describe methods for including PowerPoint slides, Word documents, web pages and printer-friendly documents.

Margot Schuhmacher from the e-learning team at the Higher Education Development Unit, CeLTS, will be leading the presentation. Margot also provides academic development and support for the WebCT environment.

Date: 8 September 2004
Time: 1-2 pm
Venue: E2.09, Peninsula Campus

Sport Management Major at Peninsula campus

As of semester 1 2005, the Faculty of Business and Economics will be offering a Sport Management Major within the Bachelor of Business and Commerce Degree.

Based at the Peninsula campus, the course is ideal for those looking to establish themselves in the sporting industry.

Upon completing the major, students will have the relevant skills and knowledge for careers in management and marketing communications, and human resource management within a business sporting environment.  

For more information, contact the Faculty of Business and Economics on 44314 or email enquiries.peninsula@buseco.monash.edu.au

Contemporary Australia Program at Peninsula

In 2005, the Faculty of Arts will be offering undergraduate subjects designed to enhance cross-cultural understanding of contemporary Australian issues, within domestic and international contexts.

Based at the Peninsula campus, AUS1060 Contemporary Australia, and AUS1070 Sport and Society in Australia, will be offered in first and second semesters respectively. Both subjects may be taken as approved electives in other Faculty programs.  

Sally Batten, Director of Teaching at the National Centre for Australian Studies (NCAS), currently coordinates the Contemporary Australia Program. Sally is at Peninsula campus one - two days a week and is located in the NCAS offices in Building A, 4th floor, ext.44417.

Sally has been working at the NCAS for 14 years during which time she has been the key compiler and editor of The Bibliography of Australian Literature (2001 and 2004), and taught into both undergraduate and postgrqaduate programs offered by NCAS. Sally's research interests include Australian literary culture and media studies and, as a result of her current involvement with teaching international students, the internationalisation of the tertiary curriculum.

VCE Revision classes

The Peninsula Education Precinct is planning to offer VCE revision classes at affordable rates for students within the Frankston/Mornington Peninsula region.

The classes will be held at Monash Peninsula campus over the weekend of October 23 – 24, 2004. It is anticipated that a two-hour revision class in each of the above subjects will be held over that weekend.

Further details about the timing of each class and the lecturer involved, along with enrolment forms will be forwarded to the local schools at the beginning of Term 4.

Council election  

Nominations are hereby called for the election of one academic staff (other than the professors) member of Council. Full details and nomination forms are available online.

Peninsula notes

Business Associates breakfast

The next Business breakfast will look at “Breaking the cycle of intergenerational poverty – the role of business and community groups”.

Leading the presentation is Bishop Philip Huggins who is the head of Anglicare Australia. Anglicare is a nationwide network of locally based Anglican organisations serving the needs of their community.

Books....books.....and....MORE books!  

The Bookshop has just taken delivery of a large range of SALE books. Items include:  

• Coffee table books (Art & Design)
• Teenage and children's books
• Gift packs and recipe books
• Fiction and non-fiction titles
• Business, IT and Education books 

Sale items range between $2.00 and $30.00.  

Think..... Birthdays, Thank-you and Going-away gifts, and Christmas is just around the corner! If you need a present in a hurry, there are also cards and wrapping paper, so come in for a visit when you have a couple of minutes. The bookshop staff are more than happy to give you a hand, or let you browse in peace.  

Hope to see you soon. The bookshop staff

New staff at Peninsula campus

Andrew Healy has recently taken up the role of Food Services Co-ordinator for Monyx Food and Beverage Services.

Previously he was supervising The Gryph Inn Bar and Bistro at Caulfield Campus. Andrew has been working with Monyx/Monsu for the last five years, starting as a casual working in functions/cafes and pulling a beer or two in The Gryph.

In his new role, Andrew plans to focus on a number of areas:

• Strengthening relations between Monyx Food and Beverage Services with faculties, the student union and the local community,
• Expanding menu capabilities inline with current trends e.g. healthier options, fresh juices, and
• Engaging staff and students in focus groups to ensure the right decisions are being made.

If you have any feedback or suggestions for Andrew, you can contact him on ext. 44423.

Kelly Burgan has taken over as Fitness Operations Manager at Monash Sport Fitness Centre, Peninsula Campus.

Kelly has been employed at the Monash Sport Fitness Centre since 2002 as a gym and spinning instructor. Kelly also competes in both callisthenics and sport aerobics, where she has competed for Australia in the trio section at the World Championships for sport aerobics. She is currently the individual female State Champion and will be competing in National Championship in October.

Regarding the Fitness Centre, Kelly aims to increase participation numbers at spinning, aerobics and yoga classes by changing class times to suit a broader range of people- especially our staff members !

Kelly is also aiming to increase the fitness membership numbers overall. With a greater membership base, this will enable the fitness centre to upgrade equipment and provide better facilities for our members.

The Monash Sport Fitness Centre offers cheap, yet competitive membership prices to staff, students and the public. Please contact Kelly for further information on 9770 1495.

Monash Peninsula Badminton Club

The Monash Peninsula Badminton Club has recently formed to allow students and staff to play badminton regularly on campus. The club focuses on more recreational badminton and provides members with an excellent opportunity to make new friends and improve their skills. Elite players are also encouraged to join in order to train and compete in competitions.

The club meets on Thursday evenings from 5pm onwards in the B Building sports hall. The club supplies all badminton equipment. Membership is $10 for all staff and students. For more information contact Tim Wallace at Monash Sport on 9904 4413

Authorised by the Office of the Academic Director - Peninsula