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PENINSULA ONLINEIssue 4 Peninsula Campus General Staff LunchWednesday 11th June saw 75 general staff attend the inaugural lunch for general staff. Staff were entertained by Paddy Spruce, an international speaker who has been awarded the highest level of accreditation granted by the National Speakers Association. He has worked in Europe, Asia and Frankston! Paddy's talk on 'Building a Campus Community' was both amusing and thought provoking. Staff enjoyed delicious soup, tasty sandwiches and sinful muffins. It was an excellent opportunity to meet those staff we only ever communicate with via email. Tanya O'Brien also reminded staff to get to work on their submissions for the time capsule. Monash University, Schools and Communities Joining Forces in Teaching and Learning about the Environment and Sustainability
On Friday May 30 the Faculty of Education at Monash University’s Peninsula Campus hostied an Environment and Marine Education Fair. The Fair was organised by Education Lecturers, Dr Amy Cutter-Mackenzie and Mrs Helen Widdop-Quinton, and Education students to engage the wider Monash community, local school children and community groups in a learning day about the local environment and issues of sustainability. This school-community partnership approach to teaching and learning is central in the Faculty of Education. A local principal described it as “a Win-Win situation for Monash student teachers, our children, teachers and the community”. Dr Cutter-Mackenzie, Lecturer in Environmental and Sustainability Education, said “I take a school and community-based learning approach in all my teaching involving schools and key community groups. In any given semester, I implement a subject at 1-3 local schools with children and teachers in all year levels participating. Often this can involve a total of 500 children participating in a 13 week program, supported by 100 pre-service education students and staff. This is complemented through involving community groups such as Water Watch, the Gould Group and local government enabling pre-service education students and children to work on real life projects making significant contributions to the sustainability of their local environment and community”.
This approach is further supported by the Federal Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (2008) who have affirmed that teacher education faculties and schools are forming such partnerships, encouraging "greater collegiality between schools and universities”. One local primary school student said "I reckon that the Monash Education programs are the best thing I have done this year”. Prize night incorporates two Peninsula - specific prizes for the first timeThe Faulty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, this year was privileged to offer two Peninsula-specific prizes for pieces of work to both an undergraduate and a Masters student. The South East Palliative Care under-graduate prize for an undergraduate essay about palliative care was awarded to Ms Kylie Wesley, a Physiotherapy Honors student. Her Honors project is looking at the use of physiotherapy services in palliative care settings. Kylie received $500.00 and a medallion and expressed her delight in having her work recognized in this way. The South East Palliative Care post-graduate prize for a palliative care research proposal was awarded to Mrs Janet Wettenhall. Her research will investigate nurses' work with families on a palliative care unit. Janet's prize of $2,000.00 and a medallion will assist her in completing her studies. Her research will inform the development of funding models to more adequately represent the significant workload of palliative care nursing.
South East Palliative Care is a community based service providing specialist care and practical support to people in the municipalities of Greater Dandenong, Casey, Cardinia, and Kingston (part). Their generosity in offering these prizes, seeks to ensure that palliative care is a core part of the curricula across all health sciences, in order to improve the care provided to people with terminal illness and their families. Chief Executive Officer, Mr Mark Cockayne, expressed his satisfaction that last year's awards had gone to recipients with a keen interest in addressing clinical issues. "I think this is an exciting initiative, one to which the SEPC Board are committed". In 2008, these Peninsula-specific scholarships will again be offered. In addition two new prizes that have been added to those offered last year, involving medical and arts students. Further information about these awards can be obtained from Mrs Sharni Randall on 99044366 or via email High Achievers Breakfast Seminar
A small group of high achieving students from Western Port Secondary College recently attended a Breakfast Seminar at Monash University's Peninsula Campus. Students attended as part of their schools involvement in the Schools Access Monash (SAM) Program. Over breakfast, students heard from the Guest Speaker Mr Christopher Shen (a Monash graduate) on "Inspirational and Passionate High Performance". Students came away with an understanding of how to stay motivated and healthy during Year 12. Monash University – Peninsula Campus Business Associates presents - Carbon Trading breakfastThe next seminar on the agenda for the Monash-Peninsula Business Associates Breakfast Program will be held on Tuesday 5 August. The topic will be "Carbon Trading" and will be facilitated by Mr Jack Holden, Head, Carbon Management - Ecos Corporation. Jackthe development of carbon offset standards and policies, particularly within local and state governments. His practical experience in the creation, verification and purchase of carbon offsets equips him well to explain how carbon trading will affect your business. More information can be found on the Faculty of Business & Economics web page or by contacting Narelle Krueger. VCE Revision LecturesThe mid year VCE revision lectures were a huge success. An estimated 600 students attended the three hour classes held on Saturday 24 May 2008. This is an increase of about 40% on last year. Tanya O’Brien attributed the increase to targeted marketing and promotion of the service at the Information Session for Year 12 Coordinators held earlier in the year. Three hour classes, presented by experienced and well respected Year 12 teachers, covered the following subjects: Accounting, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology. ACHPER - Student Awards of DistinctionAt the Annual General meeting on 21st May at the MCG of The AustralianCouncil for Health, Physical Education and Recreation, Victoria Branch, two SOR students received the ACHPER Student Awards of Distinction for 2007. There is only one award for each of 3 categories. The ACHPER Undergraduate Student Award of Distinction went to Kellie Sanders for her study of 'Women's Football and identity: Normative Femme Versus Queer Footballers'. The study was supervised by Dr Robyn Zink. The ACHPER Postgraduate Student Award of Distinction went to Marc Mullens for his thesis 'Re-telling the Snowy River: Exploring Connections Between River guides, the Experience of Place and Outdoor Education'. The study was supervised by Dr Brian Wattchow (recipient of ACHPER's Doctoral award of Distinction for 2006. Kellie was kind enough to share her experience with us: "Receiving the ACHPER Undergraduate Student Award of Distinction for my 2007 Honours thesis, 'Women's Football and Identity: Normative Femme vs. Queer Footballers' was flattering to say the least. I was unaware that my work had been submitted so coming home to a letter in the mail saying 'I am pleased to inform you that...' was a nice way to top off a day! Learning there was just one award annually for each of the categories Undergraduate, Masters and Doctorate, that universities could submit just one piece of work for each group, and that I had been awarded the honour in the Undergraduate category was incredibly rewarding. To me, physical activity is tied up with so much more than simply exercise, fun or socialising; it is a powerful cultural force that can have the potential to be transformative in people's lives in different ways. My Honours work considered women's Australian Rules football and how engagement in this full-contact, competitive sport demands that women use their bodies in ways that challenge traditional displays of femininity. I questioned how women experience the physical nature of football in light of its opposition to a "typically 'feminine' style" of embodiment, and what implications the overt physical nature of football had for the way these women think about and use their bodies. Following on from my Honours work I am currently undertaking PhD studies, furthering my research on women's Australian Rules football through considering gender and sociality. For women, playing football remains somewhat of an anomaly but as a player I see the powerful energy that it can invoke in the women who play. Research into women's football is in its infancy. Having been awarded the ACHPER Undergraduate Student Award of Distinction has reinforced my commitment to pursue research into women's football simply because I'm curious about the force it has on the lives of women who play so passionately. What does playing football mean to us and for us?" Congratulations to Marc and Kellie and their respective supervisors. In addition, Dr Trent Brown was elected to the ACHPER (Vic) Board. Peninsula Campus Holdings
Paula Todd and her dedicated team at the library have been working tirelessly to digitise archieved records and upload them to the Monash University web pages for viewing. So far the team have digitised yearbooks from 1959 - 1961. These can be viewed at the Peninsula Campus Holdings web page. As you can image this is a rather large job - why not check in regularly to see what new items have been added? New Wellbeing at Monash newsletterStaff can now read about wellbeing events, services and activities happening at Monash through the new online Wellbeing at Monash newsletter. By providing a wellbeing program to staff, Monash aims to assist staff in achieving a healthy work/life balance using a holistic approach - mind, body, spirit and the community. There are great wellbeing discounts and prizes to be won including movie tickets and massage vouchers. Read the latest copy of Wellbeing at Monash here. A webpage dedicated to health information website links can also be found via the OHS webpage here. Contact Bryley Sadler from OH&S on: 9902 0856 for more information. Performing Arts Upcoming EventsOedipus DNA
Director - Naomi Edwards Set in an imagined genetics laboratory, Oedipus DNA asks “if you could know everything about yourself, how much do you want to know”? Our cells are the new oracle. An uneasy truce exists between religion and science with the boundaries of scientific knowledge pushing forward rapidly. Oedipus DNA maintains the harmony and unity of Sophocles, and loses none of his brilliant use of dramatic irony. Visually, Oedipus DNA pays homage to artists Damien Hirst, Matthew Barney and Patricia Piccinnini, and their aesthetic preoccupation with the scientific, the extravagant, the biotechnological, and the theatrical. When:Thursday 31 July 8pm, Friday 1 August 1pm & 8pm, Saturday 2 August 8pm 2008 Winter Concert
Jeffrey Crellin conductor Figaro, Figaro, Figaro! Our second concert bursts from the blocks with Mozart's Overture to the Marriage of Figaro, which perfectly captures the lively, genial character of arguably his greatest opera. Beethoven's monumental Violin Concerto is a sublime vehicle for the violin, whilst his Seventh Symphony presents a powerful exploration of drama through rhythm - famously described by Wagner as "the apotheosis of the dance". When: Sunday 3rd August 3pm Sweeney Todd
Monash University Musical Company (MUMCo) presentsSweeney Todd. MUMCO is thrilled to present Tony Award-winning musical, Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street for their 2008 production. The musical is based on the 19th century fictional character Sweeney Todd, with book by Hugh Wheeler and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. A cruel and bloody comedy tells the story of Sweeney Todd, a Fleet Street barber, who was previously known as Benjamin Barker, who returns from Australia where he has spent fifteen years on false charges. When he learns from Mrs. Lovett (whose meat pies are the worst in London) that his wife poisoned herself after being raped by Judge Turpin (the man who wrongly imprisoned him), and that his daughter is the ward of the same Judge Turpin, he vows revenge. Sondheim's musical thriller engulfs the imagination and retreats into the darkness, taking the spectator with it. MUMCO invites you to attend the tale of Sweeney Todd as he embarks on his murderous revenge. When: Friday 8 August 8pm, Saturday 9 August 8pm, Thursday 14 August 8pm, Friday 15 August 8pm, Saturday 16 August 2pm & 7pm |
