Issue 13, Monday 11 August 2003

Sun shines on Open Day

A bright, sunny day greeted visitors to the campus on Open Day on Saturday 2 August. More than 2200 people came through the gate on the day and enjoyed a fantastic day of activities while gaining valuable course information and advise.

 Global teaching opportunities highlighted at Peninsula

The 'Jobs in Education Expo 2003 ', coordinated by the Student Employment and Careers Services,  was held recently at the campus. 

The event was organised by Mary Gordon, from MOONSEACS with the cooperation of staff from Education faculty at Peninsula.

The event was similar to a Careers Fair, where representatives from Department of Education & Training, Victorian Institute of Teachers, Australian Education Union and both global and local employment agencies talked with education students face to face. 

The agencies participating were 1^st Contact Eduction, Early Childhood Management Services, Protocol Teachers, Quality Education (Match Group), Timeplan and the Australian Asia Centre Exchange who recruit students to teach conversation English in Japan.

These professional education representatives provided some excellent information for our final year Peninsula primary and early childhood students to help in their decision making process when deciding whether to teach here in Australia or teach overseas, primarily the UK.  The expo also provided an opportunity for first and second year students obtain information for making choices in the future.

Feedback from both students and participants all agreed it was an excellent event.

Relay for Life fundraisers

Be one of the first in Australia to see the latest Disney classic Finding Nemo on Thursday 28th August at 6.30 pm while supporting the Student Union's Relay for Life fundraising.

The latest animated Disney film sees Marlin and his son Nemo become separated in the Great Barrier Reef. When Nemo is unexpectedly taken from his home and thrust into a fish tank in a dentist's office, Marlin, together with another deep sea crusader Dory, embark on a journey to rescue his son.

The movie will be held at the Peninsula Cinemas. Adults and students $8, children $7. All proceeds go to Relay for Life. Tickets on sale at the  MONSU Service Desk. For further information call extn 44217.

The Faculty of Business and Economics Peninsula Relay for Life team, the Bus-E-Bees, have organised a charity skate to raise money for the their Relay for Life team.

WHERE:
Olympic Ice-Skating Centre
1080 Centre Road, Oakleigh South
Melbourne VIC 3167
Tel. (03) 9579 3755

WHEN:
Date: Sunday 12 October
Time: 1.30pm – 4 pm

Never tried ice-skating? Fret not! Skating is easy and lots of fun for  young and old. Bring your friends! Bring your children! Come along to the Olympic Ice-Skating rink and give it a go, and help raise much-needed funds for cancer research while you’re trying something different!

To register for this event, visit one of the Fitness Centres at the Peninsula or Caulfield campuses, or the Sports Centre at Clayton Campus. The admission fee is $11 per person (that’s $2 off the regular  price!!), and includes skate hire.

Closing dates for registration are 08/10/03 at Clayton and Caulfield,
and 09/10/03 at Peninsula. For enquiries contact extn 44038.

THRIVE© @ Peninsula

~ Tools for Health, Resilience, Insight, Vitality and Empowerment (THRIVE)

Staff on the Clayton campus have been spending their lunchtime relaxing, learning how to sleep better, worry less and think more clearly.

NOW  STAFF AT PENINSULA CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM.

Participants will learn some very useful life skills such as relaxation; worry control, values clarification, how to combat procrastination, assertiveness techniques and how to sleep better.

THRIVE offers:

• An eight week cycle of one hour sessions
• Workbook provided by Student and Staff Services Division
• Relaxation CD
• Homework
• Individual Coaching sessions
• Referral to other resources
• Presentations by experienced psychologists

Starting on Tuesday 2^nd September  at 1 pm (if 1 pm on Tuesdays is not suitable, please ask about the 5 pm Wednesday's session). A one off registration fee of $10 is charged. For registration and details email Julia Haig.

 THRIVE is an initiative of University Community Services and is supported by Student and Staff Services Division.

 International expert offers expertise in analysing hospital data

Adjunct Professor Donna Diers visited the Centre for Health Services Operations Management last week to present a one-day workshop Using Hospital Data to build a Nursing Analysis Capacity. 

Professor Diers is known internationally as a leader for research into health services operations management.  Her work with information management began in the mid 1980s at Yale University with her research into hospital patient data which flourished into courses and further research at Yale University and Yale New Haven Hospital.  

She currently lectures in the Health Management Program in Yale's Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and is a senior clinical coordinator in the Finance Department at Yale-New Haven Hospital.  She is also adjunct professor with the University of Technology, Sydney.

Victorian public hospitals are required to capture patient data at all levels for the purposes of funding and policy development.  This data can be extracted from hospital information systems and potentially offers a business role within a health service organization.

At the workshop participants were provided with a working knowledge of hospital patient data and were shown how the manipulation of data can enhance patient care management within the acute health care setting.

During her week-long visit to the Centre Professor Diers will continue with her research activities, consultation with Peninsula health services and supervision of the Centre’s PhD student, Virginia Plummer.

At the Workshop (left to right) Dean Athan, MIS Manager, Peninsula Health, Adjunct Professor Donna Diers and Brendon Gardner, Direct of Information Management, Peninsula Health

Peninsula notes

Library makes an additional 16 PCs available for student use

The Library IT Training Room has been opened up for student use at
times when it is not required for library training sessions. In addition to the library catalogue, databases and web site, these PCs provide access to Microsoft Office programs.

Advancing women in research seminar

All female staff interested in establishing or enhancing their research careers are invited to the next Advancing Women in Research Seminar on Thursday, 21 August, 1 pm - 2 pm in the Ramler Room, Level 3, Bldg S, Caulfield Campus.

Speakers include Professor Phyllis Tharenou from the Department of Management (Faculty of Business and Economics) who will speak on tips for publishing, and Professor Sue McKemmish, Head of the School of Information Management & Systems (SIMS) who will speak on developing a research profile.

The seminars are a joint initiative of the Women's Leadership & Advancement Scheme and the Research Grants and Ethics Branch. Speakers come from a broad range of discipline areas and have been asked to share the strategies they have used to build successful research careers.

Please register for the seminar on extn 56804 or by emailing Barbara Dalton. BYO lunch.

Authorised by the Office of the Academic Director - Peninsula