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PENINSULA ONLINE
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Dr Justen O'Connor (centre) with Minister for Sport and Recreation the Honourable Justin Madden and Janne Errington-Smith, member of the Australian Paralympic Basketball team, at the recent awards ceremony The Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation will move from the Gippsland campus to the Peninsula campus in 2006. |
By Jill McLachlan
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Welcome to Brett Walters who started as Facilities and Services Manager, Berwick and Peninsula on Monday, 17 October.
Brett comes to Monash from Amcor Australia where he was Engineering Manager since 2001. His job involved engineering projects, OH&S, maintenance, facilities and environmental management.
Prior to working at Amcor, Brett worked for South Pacific Tyres in various roles ranging from graduate trainee through production management, project management, maintenance, engineering and facilities management. However, Brett's skills are many and varied as is evident from his many roles prior to South Pacific Tyres, which including musician, barman, waiter, trades assistant in a Kalgoorlie gold mine, machine operator in a rolling mill, service station attendant, statistician for the West Coast Eagles and gardener.
He has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in psychology and criminology, an honours degree in mechanical and manufacturing engineering and a Master of Management (Technology) degree.
Brett’s immediate aim is to develop an understanding of the structure and processes of Facilities and Services Division at the campus level and facilitate operational alignment to the strategic objectives of the division and university in general. He hopes that his different experiences will contribute to the effective management of his areas. Brett's Office is located in Struan and he can be contacted on extn 44477.
And Brett’s first perceptions of Monash – that it is generally an open and inclusive culture with people who appreciate the fact that they work for an institution of higher learning.
Information Technology Services is involved in supplying and developing a range of teaching tools that aim to support both staff and students on campus. Staff should be aware of the following initiatives for both themselves and in the instance that students approach them.
Monash University Lectures Online (MULO) have been expanded at Peninsula to all lecture theatres and some of the larger tutorial rooms. Centrally programmed spaces with this facility now include A4.41, A4.16, A2.16, A1.17, E2.09, E2.45, D2.09a and F1.01. For further information on MULO contact Laurie Smith, MULO Coordinator on extn 59408.
Two Assistive Hearing Systems have been installed in the campus's larger lecture theatres - F1.01 and A4.16. The system consists of two units, a transmitter and a small receiver. The transmitters are installed in the threatres and the receivers are kept at the ITS service desk (building A, level 2) for pick up by users. Teleloops are also available to borrow with the receivers for people with hearing aids
Staff should be aware that people with any form of hearing impairment, no matter how minimal, may benefit from using this system during lectures. The receivers have a range of 30 metres, have a on/off switch and volume control. They also have a headphone socket for those who require the capability to plug in a headset. The receiver will pick up audio from the radio microphone, the lectern microphone and any ambient audio through the theatres sound system such as video or DVD presentations.
Students who may wish to utilise this technology should first register with the Disability Liaison Unit so their needs can be assessed to make sure that the available technology is suitable for them.
Signs have been posted at these theatres identifying this technology being available at these sites.
More than 300 VCE students spent their weekend at the Peninsula campus recently preparing for upcoming final exams.
The VCE Revision lectures is an initiative of the Peninsula Education Precinct, which has representatives from Monash, Chisholm, local schools, the Local Learning and Employment Network and local councils. The students undertook lectures in 16 different VCE subjects during the course of the weekend including accounting, biology, business management, chemistry, English, further maths, health and human development, maths methods, physics, physical education and psychology.
Local teachers presented the lectures and feedback from the students attending has been extremely positive. The aim of the lectures was to support local students with their study but to also provide a valuable and affordable service to local students. This is the third time the lectures have been presented at the campus.
Dr Ros Smith from the Faculty of Education together with Dr Jane Southcott, will lead a three week study tour to Europe between 4 and 27 January 2006.
The tour focuses on music and music education, and is designed for masters students in the Faculty of Education. However, a few places are available to others with an interest in music. The itinerary includes Vienna, Budapest, Kecskemet, Geneva, Munich and Salzburg.
There is an opportunity to participate in classes at the Dalcroze Institute in Geneva and the Kodaly Institute in Kecskemet, but these are only compulsory for enrolled students. The cost of the trip is $4950 for Monash students and $5450 for others, which covers airfare, train travel, comfortable shared accommodation (single supplement available), classes, some meals and concerts. For further details and application form, please contact Ros. Applications close this month.
The Staff Social Club invites all staff to the Melbourne Cup Buffet luncheon on Tuesday 1 November at the Seahorse Tavern.
Prices are only $8 for members and $12 for non-members which includes a complimentary glass of champagne on arrival, traditional roast chicken, Greek salad, potato salad, fresh crusty bread and finished off by a selection of cheesecakes.
Join in the fun and glamour of the day and enter a competition for best hat and best tie. Winners to receive a bottle of wine donated by the Staff Social Club.
Get with all the action and buy a horse in one of three sweeps being offered at $2, $5 or $10. First prize – 60 per cent of prize pool, second prize – 30% of prize pool, third prize – 10% of prize pool. The Seahorse Tavern will also provide a bottle of wine for the winner of the $10 sweep
Races will be shown on the big screen all day. Tickets must be purchased from social club committee members no later than 4 pm Friday 28 October: Contact Sue Schuwalow, Pauline Nelson, Michael Mirra, Julie Ryan , Judy Hopley, Jenny McGrath, Rod Rodway or Andrew Healy.
Windmere Visiting Fellow Professor Alison Richardson from Kings
College London, will look at the landscape of cancer care and present
key areas for improvement at a special Dean's Lecture on Wednesday, 2
November at 6 pm.