 |  | ||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||
Last updated: Friday, 3 July 2009
Samson & Delilah movie offer
EHS for Supervisors and Managers (High Risk)
Enquiry Management System vendor presentations
Volunteer Program in Central Australia
Vacancy: Project Officer, Finance Operation UTSI
PhD Scholarships in Engineering
Communication styles workshop
Only on day to register for Early Bird City 2 Surf
UTSpeaks: A Hypothetical Future
EHS for Supervisors and Managers (low risk)
Short Courses in Contaminated Sites
EHS Essentials Training (Generic)
Project Administrator (T&L): Casual Opportunity
Test our website for a chance to win!
Media Studies Research Forum 22 July 1pm-5pm
Final days for Early Bird City 2 Surf Registration
Special offer from the Australian Museum
Influenza A (H1N1) 09 - Update for travellers
Ethics and scholarship of teaching research
Enter the UTS City 2 Surf team early and save!
Reminder - Men’s Health - 18 June 2009
End of Financial Year
Need motivation to exercise?
ACIJ Investigative Research short course - 23 June
ESOS Information Workshop
Outlook 2007 Mail and Calendar training
Unisuper seminar - super versus mortgage
CHC Presents Open Disclosure - Tuesday June 16th
New address for Web Room Bookings
Thank You UTS, Australia's Biggest Morning Tea
Work Ready Project Officer
Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Portal training
LIB:Flicks Library Video competition winner
Spit Bridge to Manly Walk
Printer Cartridges-CHEAP
Register for City 2 Surf now
Centre Health Communication: Open Disclosure
Astrobiology: Can we detect life on other planets?
Vacancy for an Accounting Professional
FEIT Research Showcase 2009 - reminder
accommodation required for visiting academic
Academic Promotions Committees - Election
Free hanging files
Making a Difference In Men's Health - 18 June 2009
Mobile Blood Donor Centre
Recruiting Temporary Staff?
Environmentally friendly ways to cool buildings
UTS International move to Building 10
Public History Seminar: Animal-human relations
Vacancy – Research Officer
Secondment Opportunity - Communication Officer
'Learning in networks of knowledge'
Educating the Net Generation Workshop
RSVP by Thursday for Bondi to Clovelly Return
'Littoral Drift' exhibition at UTS Gallery
UTS Annual Report 2008
Australia's Biggest Morning Tea, tomorrow at UTS
Update & News for Travellers Influenza Outbreak
Simple ways to prevent the spread of influenza
'Littoral Drift' Panel Discussion
CCS seminar series
Power Shutdown B2 & B1 Friday night to Saturday
FEIT Research Showcase 2009
APMC: Research and scholarship opportunity 2009/10
Media complicity? Reporting Gaza & Sri Lanka 2009
EHS for Supervisors and Managers - low risk
EHS training - EHS Essentials (Generic)
EHS Supervisors and Managers - high risk
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Seminar
Computer availability
Manager, Research Performance Monitoring
2009 International Colloquium on Data Sciences ...
Naming & Negotiating Relationships in Call Centres
Academic media training - Thursday 4 June
Seasonal Influenza: $10 Staff Vaccination Program
Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Seminar
OSMR - Life Sciences Research Awards
French-Australian Science and Technology Program
Don't miss the HAIR launch!
Message for travellers to Mexico, USA and Canada
ERGOBOOST
Writing workshops for FASS academics
C2S warm up walk 1 - Bondi to Clovelly Return
More Phishing Attacks!
First Notice from Sydney Gateway Facility
Trailblazer competition closes tomorrow!
An Overview of Developments in IP Law in Australia
City 2 Surf Running Clinic starts this SUNDAY
EXHIBITION by Mike Day, 29 May to 26 June
Women in Islam: Building Their Own Futures
Beautiful low-cost flat for short stays to London
Secondment Student Equity Project Officer
Promotion to Senior Lecturer
Thursday 28 May: Anjali Roy
17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Minister
Opportunity for researchers to present at AMPLIFY
TfC eJournal edition launch: Wed 20 May 2009
UniSuper Consultative Committee - Support staff
ATN Assessment Conference: Call for contributions
CHERE seminar: Thursday 21 May @ 4pm
Yarning Circle — 27 May
Teaching and Learning Seminars
SleepEasy Workshops - City & Kuring-gai dates
MS project expert required
Investigative journalist Bruce Shapiro 20 May
Seasonal flu vaccine
Eviro coffee mugs at Union coffee outlets
Tomorrow - Soccer League Playoffs Alumni Green
UTSpeaks: Not so reconciled
UTSpeaks: Too young to live
Magazine feature writing short course - 28 May
Harbour sailing winter special
UTS Fitness Centre - City 2 Surf special
Reminder: Research and Communities Workshop
Sustainability Network
Exam anxiety workshops next week
Prevention of sex-based harassment online training
So, you want to be a journalist - Tuesday 19 May
Australia's Biggest Morning Tea at UTS
ACF Climate Change Forum at UTS
Applying for small learning and teaching grants
UniSuper seminar - salary sacrifice
Turn your innovative ideas into cash!
RESPECT campaign launch
Information Practices in Primary School
Student Ombuds Office Annual Report 2008/09
UTS: Science - research seminar
Leading at UTS: Strategic and workplace context
CHERE seminar
Outlook 2007 mail and calendar training
PhD scholarships in Engineering and IT
Visiting Professor Michaelsen, T & L seminars
Next Records Awareness Session
Power shutdown B1 rescheduled for Friday 29 May
Test our website for a chance to win
Participants for practice-based research project
Inspiring Change for Quality Learning and Teaching
Leading at UTS: Strategic and workplace context
Research Collaboration in the Cogntive Sciences
Vacancy – Publications and Promotions officer
Seminar: A Scientist vs. the Law
UTS In-fusion Festival '09: Performer Applications
Power Shutdown B1 & 2 Friday night
ELSSA Centre Intensive Academic English workshops
Research and Communities Workshop
Reminder: lunchtime panel-applying for promotion
Assistant Student Ombud (a number of positions)
Weight Watchers at Work: Reminder - Starts 5th May
Seminar: Technology for Nurture in Large Classes
Attention UTS staff managers and supervisors!
Phishing attacks on UTS email accounts
Expressions of Interest Secondment to SLM
Learning for Social Change - Jen Margaret
L&C Seminar Series: Visiting Scholar Miriam Zukas
Soup for you!
Expressions of Interest
Research Assistant to Prof. Gillian Cowlishaw, TfC
Academic Board - Election of Academic Staff
Seminar: A Scientist vs. the Law
TfC Seminar Series: Meredith Jones
Judge Sackville presents Who Judges the Judges?
Chinese IP Seminar
Climate Change Management in the US Post Bush
Inspiring Change for Quality Learning and Teaching
Photojournalism short course commences 5 May
Dr. Sheleyah Courtney, University of Sydney
Next Privacy Awareness Session
Dept. of Environmental Sciences Short Courses
Seminar: Applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer
Impact: J. Appl. Research in Workplace E-learning
EHS for Supervisors and Managers
Fashion Craft: Fashion Technology
Health and Borders in China, India & region
Help stop the spread of colds and flu
PhD Scholarships in Engineering and IT
Public lecture: The Universe from Beginning to End
'Filtration Fields' Exhibition Apr 29 - May 22
“So you think science is too hard"
2% Salary Increase
New or amended policies and directives
Academic Board - Election of Academic Staff
Cabcharge EFTPOS Taxi Payment - Alert !
Weight Watchers at Work - New Sessions start 5 May
Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy
UTS Fitness Centre Easter Giveaway!
UTS CCS Seminar Series 2009
SleepEasy Workshop - Tuesday 12 May 2009
Promotion to Senior Lecturer
ANZAC Day
What if you had sex in the city?
Sponsor ‘Triple Climb 09’ for disadvantaged kids
Staff Flu Vaccination 2009
Reminder: All CASS Users - Ci Roadshow
Secondment Opportunity: EA for Senior DVC
Harbour Sailing
'On Time' Seminar
Recent Phishing Attack
Volunteer mentors needed
Outlook 2007 Mail and Calendar training
EHS for Supervisors and Managers - low risk
Reminder: CHERE Seminar on Thurs, 23 April @4pm
UTS:Law Public lecture - Regulating the Sexed Body
UTS:Law Public Lecture - Climate Change Management
Annual Lawyers and Ethics Eminent Speaker Series
Secondment Opportunity: EA for Senior DVC
'Bodies of Mind'?: An Historical Perspective
Reminder: Peer Review of Teaching Lunch
15% off! An invitation from the Co-op Bookshop.
Welcome to New Staff
Amended Travel VC Directive
Attention: All CASS Users - Ci Roadshow
Australia Latin America Leadership Program (ALALP)
Outlook 2007 Mail and Calendar Training
Info Luncheon – Work Training Placement Program
Scheduled Power Shutdown - Bldg 1 & 3
COGNOS 8 Business Intelligence Portal Training
iExpenses Out of Pocket (petty cash) training
"EHS Essentials" training and information session
Wellbeing Survey Results and Prize Winners
Project Management: Working with Projects
Seminar Announcement
Indigenous Art Auction - 17th April
Attention: All CASS Users - Ci Roadshow
Academic Promotions Update
Hurry! Academic Procession registration closing
Vacancy – Coordinator, Policy and Compliance, UTSI
Power Shutdown - Buildings 1 L1-4 and Building 3
UTSpeaks - Forensic Facts and Fictions
Join the UTS City 2 Surf Team
Peer Review Workshop: Date Thursday 16 April
UTS Shopfront Research Fellowship (2009)
Workshop: Peer Review of Teaching - the Benefits
Public Lecture: The Universe from Beginning to End
Seminar Announcement:
Sub Editing Fundamentals short course
FASS & NMH – Staff Elections to Academic Board
Invitation to early career academics
UTS Blue Stockings Choir
Unisuper Financial Advice
Vacancy - Student Ombud
Deaf awareness and introduction to Auslan
Teaching & Learning Seminar - ReView
CHERE Seminar: Dr Terry Flynn Thurs 23 April @4pm
Web Room Bookings unavailable Friday morning
Autumn 2009 Graduations – Academic Procession
Ensuring Australia’s SciTech Future Symposium
BroadCom 09 Conference-Call for papers
Lib:Flicks 2009 Launched April 2
Have you seen our chess "board"?
Reminder: seminar for HSC parents 1 April
Vacancy – Admissions and Progressions Assistant
WEB contract vacancy: applications close April 2
Internal Vacancy,Clinical Administration Officer
Kuring-gai campus Workshop: Using Podcasts
Essential Service Testing
Seminar Annoucement
Exhibition: 'I See What You Mean' 1 - 20 April
Autumn 2009 Graduations – Academic Procession
Earth Hour
Introducing: Brown Bag Talks (Mon 30/3 12-1:30pm)
Vacancy Training Co-ordinator Student Systems
National Human Rights Consultation Forum 8th April
TfC Lunchtime Seminar Series: Souchou Yao
Contemporary Fiction Festival
Seminar: First year curriculum, Prof Sally Kift
Lecture by Brian McGrath, Thursday 26 March 7pm
Staff Flu Vaccination 2009
Annual Indigenous Art Auction now on
Staff Teams for Games on the Green
Good Faith: What is it Anyway?
Dr. Stephanie Jones, University of Southampton, UK
UTSpeaks: Sun, Sea, Sand and Silicon
Accident and Incident Reporting
VACANCY - contract content coordinator WEB
CHERE Seminar Casey Quinn on Thurs, 2 April@ 4pm
Next Records Management Awareness Sessions
Next Privacy Awareness Session
Health Ed: L-TIPP, Aus launch by Governor of NSW
VACANCY - Research Officer (Grants Administration)
Outdoor Moonlight Cinema @ UTS
EHS for Supervisors and Managers
WWDC Scholarships in 2009
Union Outdoor Cinema
"EHS Essentials" training and information session
Proposal Launch by Governor of New South Wales
Register Free for Apple MLearning Seminar
ALTC Priority Projects Grant Scheme - Reminder
Results of recent elections
Do we really need a 600 seat lecture theatre?
Vacancy - Executive Officer, DVC (TL&E)
"A Taste of Harmony" - March 23 - 27, 2009
Support Sustainable Seafood Day
Planning a scholarly teaching and learning project
Earth Hour Saturday 28 March 2009
Organic Coffee now standard in Union Outlets
Room Bookings - New Online Process
Election - Faculty Board in Arts & Social Sciences
Voice Training & Writing for the Web short courses
Advice to staff applying for financial assistance
Ethnography and Design: 25 years and counting
iExpenses
UniSuper Seminar
Conference Management Services
Reminder: CHERE Seminar on Thurs, 19 March @4pm
School of Architecture Lecture Prof Tom Barker
Using Podcasts (audio & video) in your teaching
Take charge of stress during the HSC year!
CROSS-CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT
City Campus Masterplan: Stay Informed
Computer Sale
Women, Civil Society and Islam in Uzbekistan
Team Members - Global Social Entrepreneurship
Nominations - HR Policy Reference Group
Nominations - Equity Reference Group
Groupwise Systems Maintenance this Weekend
Seminar: Indigenous issues in the law curricula
Mark Schapiro launching GEJI on 18/3/09
Call for formation of Communities of Practice
UTS Global Exchange Fair
TfC Workshop: Jeff Halper
One Just World forum - Does aid work?
UTS Sustainability Strategies Consultation Session
Last day of the Wellbeing Survey today!
Seminar: Systemic Coaching
Secondment Opportunity - EA to DVC (T, L & E)
Games on the Green - register now
Staff Advantage Program Cards
UTS: Calendar 2009
Unisuper seminar
AUC Student Developer Scholarships
DAB LAB exhibition opening Wed 11th March 6pm
Free newspapers from Harris Street Newsagency
Found Out Your Health Age Yet?
Census Date for 1st Semester – 20 March 2009
Indigenous Australian Cultural Awareness
Law Summer Clerkship Scheme
IOSARN Conference & Launch
Indigenous Australian Cultural Awareness
Upcoming Law Research Seminars
Workshop: Applying for UTS LTPF grants 2009
CHERE Seminar - Don Wright, Thurs, 19 March @ 4pm
Ferrari & Maserati Presents Entrepreneurs United
Plateau Constructions exhibition opening 10 March
Unisuper seminars
Building 6, Level 1 Carpark
Seminar: Applying for an ALTC Citation - reminder
K'gai Workshop: Applying for UTS LTPF grants 2009
UTS Sets Emission Reduction Targets
Making Sense of Cross-cultural experience
Equity Reference Group - Call for Nominations
UTS Union Fair Day
Earth Hour
Seminar/workshop: Applying for an ALTC Citation
Less than 2 weeks to World's Greatest Shave
Historical Consciousness and History-Making
Sydney Cricket in Twenty20 Cup Final-THIS SUNDAY!
HR Policy Reference Group-Acad. Staff Nominations
Co-op Bookshop Offer
2009 Learning and Development Programs
UNISUPER SEMINARS
'GAMES ON THE GREEN'
Interested in Research Opportunities?
iExpenses Out of Pocket training
First 2009 Yarning Circle
Want to Find Out Your Health Age?
Food Coop first day correction
Parking 2009
Seminar: Applying for ALTC Grants
WW@W lose 13kg! Its not too late to join
GETTING STARTED WITH UTS ONLINE TRAINING
ELECTED POSITIONS ON ACADEMIC BOARD COMMITTEES
Suspension Files
"Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage"
Union O-Fest Event
Union Staff Advantage Card
UTS's Organic Food Coop open 26th March
Jones St road works outside Building 10 & Bradshaw
American Developments in Family Law
GradCert Higher Education Information session
NVIVO Users
Conference Management Services
Privacy Awareness Session next week
Victorian Bushfire Appeal- Thank you!
| Hannah Bone |
| Samson & Delilah movie offer |
| Please join Zonta Sydney Breakfast Club for a showing of Samson & Delilah which recently won the Camera d'or at the Cannes Film Festival. Zonta Sydney Breakfast Club is working in partnership with UTS to support Indigenous students in their tertiary studies. Money raised from this movie screening will go towards assisting Indigenous students studying at UTS. Please help us by attending the screening and inviting others to come along. When: 6.45, Tuesday 23 June Where: Palace Academy Twin, 3a Oxford Street, Paddington Cost: $16.50 ($4.50 from every ticket will go towards assisting a UTS Indigenous student) Advance RSVP and payment by Sunday 21 June is required as follows: RSVP: zontasydneybreakfast@gmail.com by Sunday 21 June Pay: via EFT by Sunday 21 June Account name: Zonta Club of Sydney Breakfast BSB 032-024 Account 401788 Include your name in the deposit description |
| Jann Joy |
| EHS for Supervisors and Managers (High Risk) |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be conducting a EHS training session for supervisors and managers at the City campus. This session, ’EHS for Supervisors and Managers - High Risk’, is for academic and support staff with supervisory or managerial responsibilities of high-risk areas and activities (e.g. workshop and laboratory managers, subject coordinators, etc.). It will enhance your knowledge and practical application of the health and safety system at UTS and the tools and resources available to help you fulfil your health and safety responsibilities. Areas covered include: · legislation · supervisor and manager responsibilities · risk management approach at UTS, and · EHS planning process. Date: Wednesday, 8 July 2009 Time: 9.30-11.30am Venue: Buidling 10, Level 6, HR training room 430 (CB10.6.430) Should you require further clarification about which course to attend, please email Tina McDonald tina.mcdonald@uts.edu.au If you are interested in attending this session please RSVP to Jann Joy jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| Vanessa Morrissey |
| Enquiry Management System vendor presentations |
| A project is currently underway in the Student Administration Unit in relation to the implementation of an Enquiry Management System (EMS). The EMS Project relates to the broader CRM initiative at UTS, and is aimed at enhancing student administration service delivery across the University. An Expression of Interest process has been completed and five potential vendors have been short-listed. Each vendor has received a Request for Proposal document to respond against as part of the assessment process consistent with the University’s tendering policy. Each vendor will be doing a 90 minute presentation responding to a set of workplace scenarios prepared by the project team. These sessions will provide University staff with an opportunity to see a vendor, system and related workflow in action. All University staff are invited to attend one or more of the presentations as scheduled below. For catering purposes please RSVP to Vanessa.Morrissey@uts.edu.au Vendor Presentation Schedule June 29 Room CB01.04.06 9.30 – 11.15am Vendor 1 11.30 – 1.00pm Vendor 2 2 – 3.30pm Vendor 3 June 30 Room CB01.04.06 9.30 – 11.00 Vendor 4 11.30 – 1.00pm Vendor 5 More information on the EMS Project can be found on the project website http://www.sau.uts.edu.au/staff/special/ems/index.html |
| Shona Whitton |
| Volunteer Program in Central Australia |
| Youth Challenge Australia is currently recruiting volunteers for projects in Central Australia. The opportunity of volunteering in one of Australia’s remote, Indigenous communities has been for many, one of the most rewarding and holistic experiences in building an understanding of Australian Indigenous cultures. In fact, the experience can be so profound and life changing, YCA volunteers often elect to continue volunteering in the community after their project time is finished! Due to their remote location, such communities often experience great difficulty in attracting effective, long term staff to their social and educational programs and this is where you, the YCA volunteer, can make a difference! YCA has been working with a number of communities in Central Australia since 2004 - to date we have run projects in Ikuntji, Kintore, Alice Springs and Yulara. Currently, YCA volunteers are working in Yuendumu, Docker River, Finke, Imanpa, and Mutitjulu. YCA volunteers may work on: *assisting teachers with day to day *running of classes *one-on-one tutoring *supporting literacy and numeracy programs *supporting youth workers with youth activities *facilitate sport and recreation activities *assist in activities relating to computer skills, art and craft, music, dance and life skills in schools. assisting with activities at artist centres *assisting with day to day activities at child care centres Project Dates: July 20 2009 to September 20 2009 October 5 2009 to December 13 2009 ONLY 2 PLACES LEFT FOR THE JULY PROGRAM!!! APPLY NOW! |
| Gary Lobb |
| Vacancy: Project Officer, Finance Operation UTSI |
| UTS International is seeking expressions of interest from UTS staff to fill the role of Project Officer, Finance Operation. For further information please refer to: http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=390234&from= Please note this position is available to UTS staff only. |
| Nancy Gewargis |
| PhD Scholarships in Engineering |
| The Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology has four PhD research scholarships on offer. Projects investigate: · enhanced analysis of time-dependent viscous behaviour of soft clay · photodesorption phenomena and photoreactive nanosorbent materials for water and wastewater purification · changes in driver reaction time and developing performance measure system. Applications close 31 July 2009. Visit http://www.eng.uts.edu.au/scholarships/pg.htm for more information. |
| Jann Joy |
| Communication styles workshop |
| *3 PLACES AVAILABLE* In this workshop we will be using a particular model that can help you quickly identify your own and others' communication styles, and: · gain insight into communication style differences · observe and read other people's behaviour · 'flex' your behaviour to be more effective when communicating with others. Facilitator: Thistle Anderson Date: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 Time: 9:00pm to 3:00pm RSVP: 24 June 2009 Contact: jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| Carly Halliday |
| Only on day to register for Early Bird City 2 Surf |
| All early bird entries to join the UTS City 2 Surf team must be paid for at the Sports Office or by calling 9514 1454 by 4pm TOMORROW - WEDNESDAY! After 4pm tomorrow you can still register but will have to pay an extra $10. Run for it! |
| Robert Button |
| UTSpeaks: A Hypothetical Future |
| How will world population impact us in 50 years? With a current world population of 6.8 billion, projected to be 9 billion by 2050, what will our lives be like in another fifty years? Our consumption is causing scarcity of resources, food production is struggling to meet demand, almost everything we do destroys delicate ecosystems and our greenhouse gas emissions keep growing. Meanwhile, we all believe in a basic human right to reproduce. This UTSpeaks presents a diverse panel of UTS experts to speculate on a future where overpopulation may be the key force impacting every aspect of human life. Led by ABC Catalyst presenter Dr Paul Willis, you will be invited to participate in predicting what our future may hold in store. Expert Panel Professor Dexter Dunphy AM, Business and Sustainability Professor Jill McKeough, Law Professor, Derek Eamus, Environmental Science Ms Michelle Rumsey, International Health and WHO Professor Peter Manning, News Media Led By Dr Paul Willis, ABC Catalyst When Wednesday 24th June 2009 6.00pm drinks for 6.30pm start Concludes 8.00pm Where University Hall UTS Science Building 4, 745 Harris Street Ultimo RSVP Monday 22 June 2009 Register attendance with Robert Button Email: robert.button@uts.edu.au Tel: 02 9514 1734 UTSPEAKS: is a free public lecture series presented by UTS experts discussing a range of important issues confronting contemporary Australia |
| Jann Joy |
| EHS for Supervisors and Managers (low risk) |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be conducting two EHS for Supervisors and Managers training sessions at City campus, Broadway. This first session, ’Supervisors and Managers of low risk areas and activities’, is for both academic and support staff with supervisory or managerial responsibilities. It will give you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and practical application of the health and safety system at UTS and the tools and resources available to help you fulfill your health and safety responsibilities. Areas covered include: · legislation · supervisor and manager responsibilities · risk management approach at UTS, and · EHS planning process. This session will be held on: Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2009 Time: 9.30-11.30am Venue: Building 10, Level 6, Training Room 430 (CB10.6.430) Facilitator: Tina McDonald For further information, contact Jann Joy: jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| Marea Martlew |
| Short Courses in Contaminated Sites |
| The Department of Environmental Sciences is running a series of short courses throughout 2009 covering all aspects of contaminated site assessment, remediation and management. Module C: Contaminants of Concern is running from 2nd - 4th July. For full details http://www.science.uts.edu.au/courses/csarm.html |
| Jann Joy |
| EHS Essentials Training (Generic) |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be holding an EHS Essentials (Generic) training and information session at City campus, Broadway. This session, open to all staff, covers the basics for those of us working in an office, such as: · finding and fixing hazards · reporting accidents and incidents · first aid and emergency response · setting up your workstation, and · manual handling tips. The session will be held on: Date: Tuesday, 7 July 2009 Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm Venue: Buidling 10, Level 6, HR training room 430 (CB10.6.430) If you are interested in attending this session, please RSVP to Jann Joy at: jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| David Knight |
| Project Administrator (T&L): Casual Opportunity |
| An opportunity exists in the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology’s Teaching & Learning portfolio for a proactive, results-oriented administrator to provide advice and support to the Associate Deans (Teaching & Learning) for a range of duties associated with the portfolio. Specific tasks will include collecting and analysing statistics from the University’s Business Intelligence (BI) portal, Curriculum Administration Student System (CASS) and My Subject Activities (MSA+) on a range of matters relating to student admissions, enrolments, attrition patterns, course experience and associated data. The incumbent will also be expected to provide administrative support to current Learning & Teaching grants managed within the portfolio, and to collect and archive a range of documentation, both electronically and in hard copy, on a range of Teaching & Learning–related activities. The successful applicant will possess excellent computer skills, including experience in extracting and manipulating information from databases as well as a high level of literacy with Microsoft Excel and other office applications. S/he will also have excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with a broad range of stakeholders associated with the portfolio from within the Faculty and across the University. The position is available until the 31 December 2009 on a casual basis for 5 days per week at $34.25 to $39.18 per hour depending on the experience and skills on the applicants. Enquiries and expressions of interest accompanied by a CV are to be submitted to the Faculty Manager, David Knight, by Friday 19 June 2009 at David.Knight@uts.edu.au or on 9514-4443. |
| Campbell Lee |
| Test our website for a chance to win! |
| The Safety & Wellbeing branch within the Human Resources Unit is re-designing its website and as part of this process, you are invited to participate in the second and final round of testing on the site’s information architecture. There are only 9 quick questions to answer, and it should only take you about 3-9 minutes. One lucky tester will win a $50 RedBalloon voucher, so please visit http://uts.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/survey/ehs2. Enter now as the testing period ends on Friday 19 June at 5pm. |
| Catriona Bonfiglioli |
| Media Studies Research Forum 22 July 1pm-5pm |
| Dear colleagues, You are invited to speak at Theoretical journeys - A Media Studies Research Forum on Wednesday 22nd July between 1pm and 5pm at UTS City Campus (room TBC) Following the success of the Media Studies Research Forum last July and the well-attended Media Studies Research Methods Workshop last December, the Journalism Information and Media Studies (JIMS) group is hosting a Media Studies Research Forum on Wednesday July 22 2009. UTS academics and senior students engaged in media studies and interested in presenting at this forum are invited to send a brief expression of interest (100 words) outlining the topic they would like to present so that the program can be arranged thematically. Each speaker will have up to 20 minutes to introduce the key thinkers they draw on in their research, outline how they apply the concepts/ approaches of these scholars to their own research work and talk about how this relationship has changed over their research life. This event is supported by the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism which will provide light refreshments, thanks to ACIJ Director Professor Wendy Bacon. Please send your expression of interest to catriona.bonfiglioli@uts.edu.au by 5pm Wednesday 8 July 2009. Thanks, Catriona Catriona Bonfiglioli, PhD Lecturer, Media Studies University of Technology, Sydney Phone: 9514 2290 Mobile: 0409 971 671 Fax: 9514 2332 |
| Carly Halliday |
| Final days for Early Bird City 2 Surf Registration |
| The worlds biggest road race is filling quickly, so be sure to secure your spot and save with the $46 Early Bird registration special. Register by 3pm Thursday 17 as part of the UTS C2S Team and save: 1) Visit the Sports Office, building 4 - next to the Fitness Centre, call 9514 1454 or email carly.halliday@uts.edu.au 2) Early Bird registration $46 until 17 June 3) After June 17 registration costs $55 4) Get the UTS Race Pack $25 (AP members) $30 (Others). UTS Race Pack Includes: • UTS running singlet / t-shirt • Entry to exclusive UTS marque on Bondi Beach post race with food and drink • A ticket in the Rebel Marque Prize Draw Seriously run for it! It's an unforgettable day. |
| Jacqui Wise |
| Special offer from the Australian Museum |
| The Australian Museum Open Day will be held on Sunday 5 July (9.30am-5pm). Entry is free (with discounted fee for their current exhibition - When MAMMOTHS roamed) so get set for a day of discovery! Explore > storage areas bursting with bugs, fish, birds and mammals > fossils, precious gems and minerals > cultural treasures from Indigenous Australia and the Pacific Go behind the scenes > meet research scientists and ask them those quirky questions > take a guided tour to off-limits areas (limited numbers - book on the day) > be the first to explore the new Collections and Research Building - the ’Bling Wing’ and see real DNA labs Feed your mind, body and spirit > topical talks on climate change and more > a sausage sizzle or lunch in the cafe > guest appearances from Winnie, the dinosaur puppet Don’t miss > Climate change: our future our choice (new exhibition!) > When MAMMOTHS roamed exhibition (small top-up fee applies) > Skeletons, Dinosaurs, Surviving Australia exhibitions and more When MAMMOTHS roamed exhibition $8 adults (normally $20) $7 concession (normally $15) $6 child (normally $12) $19 family - 2 adults and 2 children (normally $49) $14 family - 1 adult and 2 children (normally $30) $5 extra child (normally $8) FREE for children under 5 years For more information visit the Australian Museum website http://australianmuseum.net.au/event/Australian-Museum-Open-Day-2009/ |
| Derretta Branche |
| Influenza A (H1N1) 09 - Update for travellers |
| UTS have now reviewed the current situation and have decided that staff and students should reconsider their need to travel to Mexico, but are no longer banning business or study travel to Mexico. However in line with UTS travel arrangements a risk assessment form must be completed. Further information and risk management assessment guidance form are available on the links below: http://www.fsu.uts.edu.au/travel/travelguidelines.html#category2 http://www.fsu.uts.edu.au/pdfs/risk_management_assessment_overseas_travel.pdf Please note that out insurer AIG has stated that although DFAT advice is to reconsider your need travel, AIG will generally not cover claims in relation to travellers contracting swine influenza during travel to Mexico if travel arrangements have been made since the increase in the travel advisory level on 28 April 2009. UTS strongly recommends that any staff or students with chronic medical conditions or who are pregnant should seek advice from their general practitioner before they travel on whether they are at increased risk of an adverse impact as a result of travelling to any of the countries currently on the Australian Government’s list of Countries of Concern in relation to swine flu infection. As of 9 June 2009 these countries are Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama and USA. Any enquiries in relation to this staff notice can be sent to Derretta.Branche@uts.edu.au |
| Peter Kandlbinder |
| Ethics and scholarship of teaching research |
| Date: 25 June 2009 Time: 1pm-2pm Location: room 27.15, CB01 (Tower) Investigating teaching and learning practices presents some specific ethics challenges, particularly when data about students is collected. In this seminar Susanna Gorman, Research Ethics Manager in the Research and Innovation Office, will answer many of the questions commonly asked by academics planning a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning research project. The IML hosts the Scholarly Teaching and Learning Seminars to help staff of UTS to plan, undertake and publish the results of projects focusing on teaching and learning in higher education. To attend, simply bring along your lunch and an idea for a project. Tea and coffee will be provided. Contact Enza Mirabella on ext. 1669 if you would like to talk with a project adviser after the seminar. |
| Carly Halliday |
| Enter the UTS City 2 Surf team early and save! |
| Just a reminder that there is only one week left of the City 2 Surf Early Bird offer. After 5pm, Wednesday 17 June, 2009 the entry fee will go up by $10 per person. Entries are filling fast so be sure to get registered as soon as possible. If you have any questions or want to register please contact Carly Halliday on: P: 9514 1454 E: carly.halliday@uts.edu.au or visit the Sports Office. Run for it! |
| Derretta Branche |
| Reminder - Men’s Health - 18 June 2009 |
| Making A Difference In Men’s Health - Men’s Health Matters Speaker: Greg Millan, Executive Member of the Australasian Men’s Health Forum, Australia’s peak body on men’s health and wellbeing. Greg Millan has over 17 years’ experience in men’s health promotion. He believes that men’s health matters, and that with information and skills men can improve their health so that they can lead longer and more enriched lives. In addition to discussing aspects of men’s health, Greg Millan will also be update us on the development of a National Men’s Health Policy. When: Thursday 18 June 2009 Lunchtime - 12.15 for 12.30 start – 1.30pm light lunch will be available Where: Training Room 1, Level 6, Building 10, 235 Jones Street(CB10.06.440) RSVP for catering purposes Monday 15th June 2009 to Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au This essential information session is presented by Safety and Wellbeing, HRU. |
| Raymond Holmes |
| End of Financial Year |
| Next pay (25/6/09) is the last pay period of the Financial Year. All manual claims for payment should be received by Payroll Branch by the close of business on Thursday 18th June for inclusion in this pay. Automated On Line Pay Claims must be approved by 10am on Tuesday 23rd June. Any paperwork received after the 18th June will be processed in the first pay period in July and will be included in the next Financial Year's reporting. Please ensure that Payroll have your current address. You can update your address through NEO Employee Self Service or advise your Payroll Liaison Officer - http://www.fsu.uts.edu.au/ It is intended that all Payment Summaries will be available by 10th July 2009. |
| Silke Motschiedler |
| Need motivation to exercise? |
| Have you been meaning to start exercising but you don't know how? Here is the solution: Participate in a research project conducted by the School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism and get an individualised, professional and supervised exercise program + gym membership for free. Email: program.participant@gmail.com for more information |
| Tameera Kemp |
| ACIJ Investigative Research short course - 23 June |
| 2009 INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH with Wendy Bacon 23 (Tues), 27 (Sat) and 30 (Tues) June – Two Tuesday evenings 6 to 9pm and one Saturday 10am to 4.30pm. This practical course teaches how to access information available on the public record, which is often missed by those who do not know how to look for it. The course covers land titles searches, basic private, parliamentary, government and public company information including databases on electoral funding and government contracts. It will draw on real case studies to illustrate key techniques used by investigative researchers. The course lecturer Professor Wendy Bacon is Director of the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism and Head of the Academic Group Journalism, Information and Media Studies. Her teaching areas include media law, investigative journalism, media theory and legal reporting. Wendy pioneered the teaching of investigative journalism in Australia building on her own experience as an investigative journalist for The National Times, the Sun Herald, Channel Nine’s Sunday program, Sixty Minutes, and the Special Broadcasting Service’s overseas program Dateline. A winner of the prestigious Walkley Award for her reporting on corruption in NSW, Wendy continues to produce investigative reports for the Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. Upon successful completion of this course participants will receive a certificate. Course held: UTS City Campus (near Central Railway) Course fee: $750 - UTS staff and students can attend at special discounted rate of $450. Places limited to 14 participants For further information or to enroll in this course please visit http://www.acij.uts.edu.au/shortcourses/ivresearch.html or contact Tameera Kemp, Short Course Coordinator on x2488 |
| Des Petersen |
| ESOS Information Workshop |
| ESOS Information Workshop – Administering International Students UTS staff who have any involvement with international student administration are invited to attend an ESOS information workshop. Attendees would include staff in student centres, SAU, faculties and UTS International who are involved in the admission, enrolment and ongoing administration of international students. The workshop will include: • A brief outline of the ESOS Framework, including the National Code • The impact of the National Code Standards on international student administration. The workshop will focus on the following specific areas: • The legislative context which impacts student administration specifically • Connections between ESOS requirements and UTS rules • Enrolment maintenance and completing on time • Complaints and appeals • Available resources for staff Attendees will be given an opportunity to raise issues and discuss case studies. Please note that the workshop will not include the areas of marketing, course management or student welfare and support – these will be covered in later sessions during 2009. The workshop will take place from 9:15am to 11:30am, Wednesday 24 June in CB10.02.410. Morning tea will be provided. If you wish to participate in the workshop, please contact the Coordinator, Policy and Compliance at UTS International, to register (des.petersen@uts.edu.au). To be sure of a place, please register before Monday 15 June. |
| Jann Joy |
| Outlook 2007 Mail and Calendar training |
| *Limited places* Outlook 2007 is the University’s new application for staff to use sending and receiving emails, booking calendar events and utilising task organisation. This training session will familiarise you with the look and feel of the Outlook 2007 mail and calendar application. As well as some new features, the session will also cover the new approach to storage that has been introduced with the Microsoft Exchange Server. Prerequisite: To attend this training session staff must have had the Outlook 2007 application loaded on their PCs and have had their old mail and calendar events migrated to the new server. Date: Tuesday, 30 June 2009 Time: 2.00pm - 4.30pm Venue: Building 10, level 6, IT training room 431 Contact: Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au |
| Roger Brewer |
| Unisuper seminar - super versus mortgage |
| Unisuper will be conducting a seminar on the topical subject of which is the better option, put your money into your mortgage or your superannuation account. Anyone with a mortgage is encouraged to attend. The seminar will be held on Thursday, 18 June 2009 at 12.15pm at the Broadway Campus, in room CB02.04.10 To register to attend please go to http://www.unisuper.com.au/members/seminars |
| Kate Britton |
| CHC Presents Open Disclosure - Tuesday June 16th |
| Dear Colleagues, The announcement put out yesterday regarding the Centre for Health Communication's seminar with Dr Thomas Gallagher was missing some vital details. These are as follows: Date: Tuesday, June 16th Time: 5.30pm to 7.30pm Location: Building 10, Level 2, Room 320 For further information please contact Kate Britton: Katherine.Britton@uts.edu.au We look forward to seeing you there! Best wishes, Kate Britton |
| Tom Bally |
| New address for Web Room Bookings |
| UTS' online 'casual' room bookings system (WRB) has a new URL. As well as a more memorable address and improved interface there's more resources and info about WRB and room bookings. So please adjust your bookmarks and make your next room booking online at http://www.sau.uts.edu.au/roombookings/index.html |
| Geoff Brooke-Smith |
| Thank You UTS, Australia's Biggest Morning Tea |
| Thank you to the UTS Students, Staff and greater community for helping the Union raise $2,138.50 for the Cancer Council at last weeks 'Biggest Morning Tea' event. We beat our fundraising target by $638.50 and estimate over 500 contributions were made across the three UTS Campus locations, well done! |
| Romy Lawson |
| Work Ready Project Officer |
| The Work-Ready Project is a curriculum renewal initiative that aims to improve graduates’ professional attributes and employability skills. The collaborative project supports the better development of professional attributes in the existing curriculum through making available online learning activities and down-loadable resources that are contextualised by profession to be integrated into the existing curriculum. The next stage of this project has just received funding and we are looking for a project officer to work on the scheme from July - December (part-time - 0.6). If you are interested in finding out more about this role and the project itself please contact Romy.Lawson@uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| Cognos 8 Business Intelligence Portal training |
| *Limited places available* The UTS Business Intelligence Portal provides staff with management information in the form of models, cubes and reports. To gain access to this portal, staff must have a legitimate business requirement. This Portal was upgraded in December 2007 and current users of the old Portal will find it a very different interface with many new features. Attending this session is highly recommended. Further information on Business Intelligence available at UTS can be seen in the Business Intelligence section of the Planning and Quality Unit website - http://www.pqu.uts.edu.au/uts-statistics/business-intelligence-portal.html. Date: Friday, 12 June 2009 Time: 9.30 am - 12.30pm Venue: Building 10, Level 6, IT training room 431 NB: This Portal does not include Cognos Enterprise Planning Contact: Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au |
| Georgia Markakis |
| LIB:Flicks Library Video competition winner |
| The winners of the LIB:Flicks competition were announced by the Vice-Chancellor on Monday evening. The winning,second and third placed short films produced by students can be viewed on the UTS:Library Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/utslibrary • Library Bandits - featuring a couple of lads in balaclavas. When they were filming in the Library, barely a flicker from their fellow students, proving that we are neither alert, nor alarmed ... and that eccentric behaviour is perfectly acceptable in the Library! • Library Caveman - apeman meets modern technology and finds the ultimate in soft bed furnishings • The Library with Mr Hank - featuring a student composed soundtrack; keep an eye out for the Adams Family shot at end ****THE WINNER**** |
| Carly Halliday |
| Spit Bridge to Manly Walk |
| City 2 Surf warm up walk Everyone welcome! Date: Sunday 28th June Time: 10am Distance: Approx 9km Meeting Point: North end of the Spit Bridge (Spit Road) on the eastern side – descend to small clearing. Walk Description: This walk offers a backstage view of Sydney Harbour’s foreshores, and it’s packed with surprises. The walk takes you through some of Sydney’s most glamorous harbourside real estate, past gun emplacements, hidden beaches, subtropical rainforest, Aboriginal middens and tracts of wild coastal heath. The walk ends at Manly, from where there are buses back to Spit Bridge and ferries to the city, and another world of beaches and great cafes waiting to be explored. You MUST RSVP by Tuesday 23rd June for catering purposes email: carly.halliday@uts.edu.au or phone: 9514 1454. |
| Mary McGregor |
| Printer Cartridges-CHEAP |
| The Students' Association has spare unused cartridges for Sale at $30 each: 4 HP Laser Jet 96A 2100-2200 2 Fuji Zerox Drum/Toner Cartridge Docuprint 202/205/305 1 Carbotek Superdrum compatible Lexmark Optra E320, E322 Interested? Ph Mary on 1155 |
| Carly Halliday |
| Register for City 2 Surf now |
| Sunday 9th August To Register as part of the UTS C2S Team: 1)Visit the Sports Office, building 4 - next to the Fitness Centre or call 9514 1454 2)Early bird registration $46 until 17 June 3)After June 17 registration costs $53 4)Get the UTS Race Pack $25 (AP members) $30 (Others). Includes: - UTS running singlet / t-shirt - Entry to exclusive UTS marque on Bondi Beach post race with food and drink - A ticket in the Rebel Marque Prize Draw Take part in the UTS warm up walks and runs. For more information email carly.halliday@uts.edu.au |
| Kate Britton |
| Centre Health Communication: Open Disclosure |
| Dear Colleagues, The Centre for Health Communication is pleased to present an evening forum with Dr Thomas Gallagher, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Washington Medical Centre. Dr Gallagher is a general internist whose research focuses on conflict of interest in the doctor-patient relationship, particularly disclosure of medical errors. The policy of Open Disclosure mandates that clinicians explain, take action, express regret and apologise for unexpected outcomes. In an effort to acknowledge patients’ concerns following adverse events and their preference for open communication, Open Disclosure policy is being mandated at national and international levels. This forum will feature a presentation by Dr Gallagher followed a panel response, discussion and reception. The panel will feature Kathleen Ryan (NSW Health), Kieran Pehm (HCCC), Imogen Curtis (ACSQHC) and Julie Robotham (SMH). Places are limited, so please RSVP to Katherine.Britton@uts.edu.au. There will be drinks and canapés following the presentation. For further information please contact Kate Britton on 9514 3895. |
| Rochelle Seneviratne |
| Astrobiology: Can we detect life on other planets? |
| Research Seminar presented by the Plant Functinal Biology & Climate Change Research Cluster (C3) For more details: http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/science/news-events/research/events-detail.cfm?ItemId=15493 |
| Gary Lobb |
| Vacancy for an Accounting Professional |
| UTS is seeking a client-focussed management accountant to provide strategic financial advice and analysis, robust financial management systems and key financial reporting to Faculties across the University. In this role you will apply your knowledge of COGNOS and Oracle Financial and Payroll Systems to ensure faculty management have the required management information and tools to make business-aligned decisions and contribute to the success of the University, while meeting UTS’ statutory financial obligations. This position is offered on a 12 month fixed term contract. For further details, please go to: http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=387093&from= |
| Craig Shuard |
| FEIT Research Showcase 2009 - reminder |
| A Reminder that the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology 2009 Research Showcase takes place this Wednesday 3rd of June from 1pm to 6pm at The Gallery Function Centre, UTS. The Research Showcase aims to give Doctoral and Master’s by Research students from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology a chance to display the research they are undertaking, while providing attendees with the opportunity to: -network with industry representatives, members of other universities and staff and students from UTS, -hear about some of the latest research innovations across a wide range of Engineering and IT disciplines, -meet the new generation of Engineering and IT researchers, -view the increasingly diverse range of research being conducted within the Faculty. The Showcase will include a series of oral presentations as well as displays of posters and technical demonstrations. Please go to http://www.eng.uts.edu.au/Current_Students/Research/InviteandProgram5.pdf for full program details To RSVP please contact Craig Shuard on craig@it.uts.edu.au |
| Tim Aubrey |
| accommodation required for visiting academic |
| Mature woman on Research contract relating to an ALTC grant to the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at UTS requires accommodation from mid July, close to public transport in central, northern or north western Sydney. Prefer granny flat or house sitting arrangement – but willing to consider other options. Likely to be out of town visiting grandchildren each weekend, and some other travelling on site visits. Prefer long term but willing to consider short term initially. Please contact l.godfrey@auckland.ac.nz |
| Mark J Smith |
| Academic Promotions Committees - Election |
| R V Dubs – Registrar and Returning Officer Academic Promotions Committees – Election of Academic Staff Due to casual vacancies it is necessary to conduct elections for one Professor, one Associate Professor and three Senior Lecturers to represent the Academic Board on the Academic Promotions Committees. The term of office for each position is: * Professor Promotions Committee – 1 July 2009 until 30 June 2012 * Associate Professor Promotions Committee – declaration of poll until 31 December 2011 * Senior Lecturer Promotions Committee – 1 November 2009 until 31 December 2010 NOMINATION FORMS A nomination may only be submitted on a Nomination Form which can be obtained via the UTS Elections website at http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/elections/schedule/academicpromotions-staff.html CANDIDATE STATEMENT A candidate statement limited to 150 words may be submitted in support of a nomination. A statement must be emailed to elections@uts.edu.au concurrently with the completed Nomination Form. Statements received after the close of nominations will not be accepted. INQUIRIES Inquiries about the Academic Promotions Committees should be directed to the Human Resources Unit. Further information about the academic promotions is available at http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/for/academics/promotion.html ELECTORAL INQUIRIES Inquiries about the electoral process should be directed to the Electoral Officer, email elections@uts.edu.au or telephone 9514 9811. CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS The completed form must reach the Returning Officer by the close of nominations. NOMINATIONS CLOSE 3PM ON MONDAY, 15 JUNE 2009 Ballots required as a result of nominations received will be conducted online through the UTS Elections: Online Polling Booth, commencing on Monday, 22 June and closing at 3:00 pm on Monday, 6 July 2009. R V Dubs Registrar and Returning Officer |
| David Laws |
| Free hanging files |
| I have about 50 hanging files free to the first emailer to david.laws@uts.edu.au The hanging files will need to be collected from UTS International Level 3a UTS Tower. |
| Derretta Branche |
| Making a Difference In Men's Health - 18 June 2009 |
| Making A Difference In Men’s Health - Men's Health Matters Speaker: Greg Millan, Executive Member of the Australasian Men’s Health Forum, Australia’s peak body on men’s health and wellbeing. Greg Millan has over 17 years' experience in men’s health promotion. He believes that men’s health matters, and that with information and skills men can improve their health so that they can lead longer and more enriched lives. In addition to discussing aspects of men’s health, Greg Millan will also be update us on the development of a National Men’s Health Policy. 15–21 June marks International Men’s Health Week. Men and boys face different health concerns to women and girls, and IMHW is an opportunity to both acknowledge these differences and look for ways to improve the health and wellbeing of men and boys. The week is also an opportunity to acknowledge the diversity of men and boys in NSW and to celebrate the positive contributions of men and boys to their communities. When: Thursday 18 June 2009 Lunchtime - 12.15 for 12.30 start – 1.30pm refreshments will be available Where: Training Room 1, Level 6, Building 10, 235 Jones Street(CB10.06.440) RSVP for catering purposes Monday 15th June 2009 to Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au This essential information session is presented by Safety and Wellbeing, HRU. |
| Derretta Branche |
| Mobile Blood Donor Centre |
| The Mobile Blood Donor Centre will be at TAFE Ultimo in the Jones Street Mall area from 1-5 June 2009. Times: Monday 1 June, 10.15am – 4pm Tuesday 2 June, 10.15am – 4pm Wednesday 3 June, 10.15am – 4pm Thursday 4 June, 12.15pm – 6pm Friday 5 June, 10.15am – 4pm For information on who is eligible to donate see: http://www.donateblood.com.au/page.aspx?IDDataTreeMenu=31 |
| Carol Connolly |
| Recruiting Temporary Staff? |
| The NSW Government has a new state contract for Temporary Staff known as the C100 contract. As a university we are able to access the temporary staffing agency rates negotiated under this contract, though we are not tied to solely using the agencies on the contract. The rates are often lower than the rates offered to the general market. If you are working with an agency who is part of this contract they are obliged to offer you the government contract rates, so it is worth checking which rates they have provided. The 18 agencies on the list are able to offer a range of temporary staff including administrators, finance, IT and technical specialists, as well as a variety of other professional staff. For more detailed information go to: http://www.nswbuy.com.au/Promotions/Temp-Staff.aspx For a copy of the pricing agreement please email: Carol.Connolly@uts.edu.au |
| Jim Franklin |
| Environmentally friendly ways to cool buildings |
| This Wednesday the Royal Society of NSW is proud to present a talk by Professor Geoff Smith on 'New Environmentally Friendly Approaches to Cooling Buildings'. Geoff Smith is the UTS Professor Emeritus in Applied Physics. He has worked on the science and applications of nanomaterials for over 30 years. His group, in partnership with local and international industry, has pioneered developments in the fields of solar energy, energy efficient windows and paints, radiative cooling, natural lighting and LED lighting. Products and several patents have followed. Key contributions to nano-photonics, thin film optics and polymer optics feature in his work with over 180 reviewed papers and several book chapters. He is chair of the Australian Standards committee on roof glazing and skylights, helped formulate Australia’s recent energy efficient building codes, and has chaired an annual International Conference in the USA (SPIE -Nanostructured Thin Films) since 2006. Geoff has a number of overseas and local awards in the renewables and energy field including an honorary doctorate from the University of Uppsala in Sweden in 2003. He is a Fellow of the AIP and of the Institute of Energy. Date: Wednesday 3 June 2009 Time: 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm Location: Conference Room 1, Darlington Centre, Sydney University. (City Road, side entrance to the Forum Restaurant; parking available) Audience: All welcome. Free event. For further information see: http://nsw.royalsoc.org.au/talks_2009/talk_June2009.html |
| David Laws |
| UTS International move to Building 10 |
| Tze Ay Chuah, Director of UTS International and about 10 other UTS International staff (including Alvina Mak, Manager, Policy and Development) will relocate on Friday 29 May from Suite 420 in Building 6 to Building 10, level 6, room 410. Any change of contact details will be notified. |
| Paul Ashton |
| Public History Seminar: Animal-human relations |
| "The Great British Cat and Dog Massacre of World War 11" Dr Hilda Kean Abstract In the first week of the war before any bombs had fallen, in London alone some 750,000 cats and dogs were killed at their owners’ behest. Why did this happen? How might an exploration of this event raise different questions about the human-animal relationship? How can a grand narrative of war be seen differently through an approach that privileges the role of animals? Dr Hilda Kean is Director of Public History and Humanities Co-ordinator at Ruskin College, Oxford. She has published widely on cultural and public history. Her books include Animal Rights: Political and Social Change in Britain Since 1800 (2000); Seeing History: Public History in Britain Now, which she edited with Paul Martin and Sally J. Morgan (2000); London Stories: Personal Lives, Public Histories (2004); and People and Their Pasts: Public History Today (2009), which she co-edited with Paul Ashton. Date: Tuesday 28 July 2009 Time: 5.00pm for 5.30pm Venue: Bon Marche, building 3, level 2, room 210 University of Technology, Sydney Broadway and Harris Streets RSVP: Paul.Ashton@uts.edu.au |
| Anita Maarhuis |
| Vacancy – Research Officer |
| Expression of Interest for UTS Staff six-month secondment opportunity UTS International has a vacancy for the role of Research Officer (full-time). The position is available for a period of six months with the possibility of further extension. The position is classified at Level 7. The Research Officer reports to the Manager, Research and Development and is responsible for undertaking research and analysing public domain and UTS data to identify trends and marketing opportunities in international student recruitment for the university. The role involves undertaking analysis of enrolment trends and data and the development of strategies and reports relating to international recruitment and internationalisation activities. The role is also responsible for coordinating studies and surveys including benchmarking data. Applicants must have demonstrated research, data analysis and report-writing skills. Knowledge of internationalisation of education and international student recruitment is also required. Please contact Mychel Palamountain by email mychel.palamountain@uts.edu.au or telephone 9514 1513 for all documents relating to the role. Applications close 5 June 2009. |
| Izanda Ford |
| Secondment Opportunity - Communication Officer |
| The Marketing and Communication Unit requires an energetic communicator to step into the position of Communication Officer for six months. The position is communication focused and provides experience in a collaborative and dynamic environment. Responsibilities include: > writing and editing copy that promotes the successes and initiatives of the university community, including articles for the university’s U: magazine > contributing to internal communication strategies and campaigns for print and new media channels > managing content for the campus LCD screens > creating and distributing internal html newsletters. We’re looking for an enthusiastic team player with strong communication and time management skills. The position is a HEW6 six-month secondment concluding on 24 December 2009. For expressions of interest or more information, including a position description, please contact Communication Manager Izanda Ford on x1608 or email Izanda.ford@uts.edu.au Internal expressions of interest should be made by Friday 5 June. |
| Jo McKenzie |
| 'Learning in networks of knowledge' |
| You are invited to a workshop with Associate Professor Matthew Allen, Curtin University of Technology, ALTC Fellow Tuesday June 30, 9.30am-12.30pm IML Seminar Room 1.2715 Web 2.0 technologies provide significant opportunities to create novel approaches for student learning that go well beyond common uses of blackboard, WebCT and other learning management systems. Web 2.0 connects student learning to the realities of online knowledge networks, content creation and create opportunities for innovative and authentic assessment. This workshop will provide the chance for you to explore what's possible, contribute from your own experience, and collectively build a vision for new, effective approaches to online learning. Focusing on the link between these technologies and pedagogic principles, the workshop will help you consider how to create learning environments that make effective knowledge work by students the central learning activity, and develop new approaches for your own teaching practice. You will be provided with a framework of ideas, focused discussion opportunities, and examples from the current research work of the presenter on online learning. http://altc-link.wikidot.com RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au Spaces are limited. This workshop is one of two ALTC events being hosted by IML in late June and is open to staff from all universities in the Sydney region. |
| Jo McKenzie |
| Educating the Net Generation Workshop |
| Sue Bennett and Karl Maton, University of Wollongong Monday 22 June 2009, 10:00am – 12:30pm IML Seminar Room 1.2715 This workshop is part of a series that is running in 2009 at universities throughout Australia to disseminate the findings of the Australian Learning and Teaching Council project 'Educating the Net Generation'. For more information about the project see http://www.netgen.unimelb.edu.au/overview/index.html This workshop is an opportunity to explore important issues for technology-facilitated learning and teaching, to share emerging good practice and lessons learned across a range of institutions and disciplines, and to try out something new to you in using Web 2.0 for academic purposes. The workshop will include: > recent quantitative and qualitative evidence regarding "digital natives" and "digital immigrants" among the students and staff of Australian universities > pedagogical, technical and other organisational experience derived from eight different projects at three universities where Web 2.0 tools were used for student-created content in subject learning > publishing and communication features of a range of social software websites and tools and key questions that these raise for learning and teaching in higher education. An online community has been set up to complement these workshops at: http://www.netgen.unimelb.edu.au/outcomes/community.html RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au This workshop is one of two ALTC project events being hosted by IML in late June. |
| Carly Halliday |
| RSVP by Thursday for Bondi to Clovelly Return |
| The first City 2 Surf Warm Up Walk will be held this Sunday the 31st May. BONDI CLOVELLY RETURN Time: 10am Meeting Point: Beach side of Campbell Pde, across from Ravesi’s Restaurant, (Hall St). Distance: Approx 7.5km It's a beautiful walk with its succession of wonderful beaches, cliffs, bays and inlets. You MUST RSVP by 4pm Thursday for catering purposes. E: carly.halliday@uts.edu.ao P: 9514 1454 |
| Holly Williams |
| 'Littoral Drift' exhibition at UTS Gallery |
| 'Littoral Drift' brings together six established and emerging artists based in India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia who use photography and video to revise the relationship between place and its representation. With artists Nadiah Bamadhaj, Tejal Shah, Krisna Murti, Yee I-Lann, Ricky Maynard and Simryn Gill. Please join us for the opening on Tuesday 2 June 6-8pm, supported by Oyster Bay Wines and Coopers Brewery. Exhibition continues to 3 July UTS Gallery Level 4, Building 6 Opening Hours: Monday - Friday 12-6pm http://www.utsgallery.uts.edu.au/gallery/current/Current.html |
| Byron Smith |
| UTS Annual Report 2008 |
| The University's 2008 annual report is now available online in PDF. Hard copies are available by request from Publications coordinator Mary Mackenzie. |
| Geoff Brooke-Smith |
| Australia's Biggest Morning Tea, tomorrow at UTS |
| In adition to the Big Morning Teas being Hosted Tomorrow at UTS Campuses between 930am and 1100am, UTS Union will also be donating $1 from every Coffee/Tea sold at our cafes for the day. This includes the Concourse Cafe, Harris St Cafe, Markets Bars, Loft Bar and Kuring-gai Bar. For those who may not be able to make it tomorrow but would still like to support the event, donations may be made at this web link. http://nsw.cancercouncilfundraising.org.au/personalPage.aspx?SID=135658&HID=D9EE13F616B9719D23ACAA6FADE34258 We look forward to your support tomorrow. |
| Derretta Branche |
| Update & News for Travellers Influenza Outbreak |
| UPDATE AND NEWS FOR TRAVELLERS - Influenza A (H1N1) 09 infection outbreak 1) As of 06:00 GMT, 26 May 2009, 46 countries have officially reported 12, 954 cases of influenza A(H1N1) infection, resulting in 92 deaths. You will have seen that there are now cases in Australia and that Australia has raised its influenza pandemic alert level from DELAY to CONTAIN. DFAT has applied a “Reconsider your need to travel” advice for Mexico. UTS advise that staff may not embark on business travel to Mexico at this time. 2) The Department for Health and Ageing has identified Canada, Japan, Mexico, Panama and the USA as being “countries of concern’ based on the increasing number of cases. International SOS advise that people who are more likely to experience severe symptoms should consider deferring travel to USA, Canada and Japan. Staff considering travel to these countries should check the “recommendations’ section of The Australian National Immunisation Handbook for information on those at increased risk. http://immunise.health.gov.au/internet/immunise/publishing.nsf/Content/Handbook-influenza 3) NSW Health ask that anyone who has returned from the United States, Mexico, Canada, Japan or Panama within the last 7 days, and is feeling unwell with any flu-like symptoms, such as cough, fever, headache, joint aches and pains, fatigue, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea, should contact their local Public Health Unit , or go to their nearest hospital emergency department and tell them that you have recently returned from overseas and may have flu. If you are at work and start to experience Influenza like illness Safety and Wellbeing encourage you to go home, and to seek medical advice. For details of your local Public Health Unit click on link below http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/Infectious/phus.asp |
| Derretta Branche |
| Simple ways to prevent the spread of influenza |
| Five simple ways to prevent the spread of influenza 1: Cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze 2: Wash your hands after coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose 3: Don’t share personal items with someone who has a cold or the flu 4: Clean surfaces – regularly clean telephones, desks, tables, benches, fridge doors with soap and water, detergent or hard surface disposable wipes 5: Avoid close contact with others when you are feeling unwell – keep your distance –at least 1 metre apart, stay home if you are unwell and have a fever. Avoid going out in public (including travelling on public transport) when you are unwell. Information provided by Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing http://www.health.gov.au/fluandyou Additional top tips provided by UTS staff. * Sneeze and cough into the crook of your elbow. Fewer germs on your hands. * Use a tissue when you cough or sneeze, then throw the tissue away * Dispose of tissues regularly and carefully * Use your knuckle(s) to key into security keypads, to press the lift button and traffic light buttons * Eat healthily |
| Holly Williams |
| 'Littoral Drift' Panel Discussion |
| Tuesday 2 June 4-5.30pm, UTS Gallery Presented in collaboration with Transforming Cultures (TfC) and the Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network (IOSARN), join us for a discussion on the themes of place, migration and exchange reflected upon in the 'Littoral Drift' exhibition. Panel participants include Beth Yap, writer and Postgraduate candidate UTS; Thomas J. Berghuis, lecturer in Asian Art at the University of Sydney and consultant lecturer at the Sotheby's Institute of Art, Singapore; Devleena Ghosh, Associate Professor and Director of IOSARN, UTS; Yao Souchou, anthropologist and Associate Researcher at TfC, UTS; Jonathan Jones, artist and currently working at the Art Gallery of New South Wales in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art department. Chaired by Ann Proctor, lecturer in Asian Art at the National Art School and the University of Sydney, committee member of TAASA. See the UTS Gallery website for details: http://www.utsgallery.uts.edu.au/gallery/current/Current.html |
| Jessica Webber |
| CCS seminar series |
| The second seminar in the CCS Seminar Series 2009 will be held on Wednesday 27 May from 4.00 to 5.30pm at the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, Level 3, MaryAnn House, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo. The topic of seminar two is "Developing a research-orientated and participant-directed learning culture in the Australian environment movement". The guest speaker is Geoff Young, Manager of the Community Education Unit at the Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW, who will present along with James Goodman and Rick Flowers, research members with the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre. Details are available at the events calendar at the Members' ePortal at http://cosmopolitancivilsocieties.com/2009eventscalendar/. This is a free public event. Please RSVP to ccs@uts.edu.au as places are limited. |
| Gary Potter |
| Power Shutdown B2 & B1 Friday night to Saturday |
| As part of the on-going maintenance and upgrade of the main electrical switchboards located on Level 1 of Building 1, FMU announces that a power shut-down is scheduled from Friday night 9.15pm 29th May 09 until Saturday morning 30 May 09. Note: This shut-down will have the same effects as previous upgraded on 30 January 2009. The areas that will be affected are: Building 1 - Level 2 lighting and power, area closed - Level 3 lighting and power, area closed Glass house Bar will be unaffected - Level 3A, 4A, 4B lighting and power - VC's area Administration, TSG Room, External Relations, International Student Services. Building 2 - lighting and power Levels 1 to 8 lighting, power and air conditioning Please save important data in your computer, turn off power and empty freezers for the weekend. FMU apologises for any inconvenience. |
| Craig Shuard |
| FEIT Research Showcase 2009 |
| The Research and Development Office of the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology invites you to the 2009 Research Showcase being held on the 3rd of June from 1pm to 6pm at The Gallery Function Centre, UTS. The Research Showcase aims to give Doctoral and Master’s by Research students from the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology a chance to display the research they are undertaking, while providing attendees with the opportunity to: -network with industry representatives, members of other universities and staff and students from UTS, -hear about some of the latest research innovations across a wide range of Engineering and IT disciplines, -meet the new generation of Engineering and IT researchers, -view the increasingly diverse range of research being conducted within the Faculty. The Showcase will include a series of oral presentations as well as displays of posters and technical demonstrations. To RSVP please contact Craig Shuard on craig@it.uts.edu.au |
| Vi Nguyen |
| APMC: Research and scholarship opportunity 2009/10 |
| The Australian Prime Ministers Centre – Research and Scholarship Opportunities 2009-2010 From 9 May 2009, Old Parliament House is now the Museum of Australian Democracy, a state of the art museum that will explore the journey of Australian democracy. A core component of the Museum of Australian Democracy is the Australian Prime Ministers Centre, which offers a research and scholarship program intended to foster research projects that expand knowledge about Australia’s prime ministers, their lives, achievements and governments. The program offers research assistance to established scholars in the form of Fellowships, as well as Summer Scholarships for those in the early stages of their research careers. Applicants for the Fellowship program should propose a research or creative project drawing on the dispersed collections of prime ministerial material, while Summer Scholars will work on a project relating to Old Parliament House’s public history program. Eligibility: 2009-10 Fellowship Applicants should have scholarly credentials, preferably of at least Master’s or PhD level, or a record of equivalent achievement in their field. Relevant fields may include history, social sciences, politics, museum studies, librarianship, the performing arts, literature and art. Innovative research projects that support new forms of scholarly communication are particularly encouraged. Current postgraduate students are not eligible for Fellowships but may apply for a Summer Scholarship. Previous recipients of APMC Fellowships may re-apply in subsequent years with the application being assessed on its own merits. Eligibility: Summer Scholarship The Australian Prime Ministers Centre (APMC) welcomes applications from students engaged in a range of disciplines such as social and political history, museum studies, librarianship and the performing arts. Applicants should have either completed at least their first degree, preferably Honours, or be about to complete their final Honours year. Current PhD students are also eligible. Applicants for Summer Scholarships must be Australian citizens or have permanent residence. Amount awarded: 2009-10 Fellowship up to $16,000 Application forms: See Fellowship program and Summer Scholarship program for application forms and further information about the program, or contact Linda Macfarlane, Manager, Australian Prime Ministers Centre, linda.macfarlane@oph.gov.au (02) 6270 8134 Closing date: Applications for the 2009-10 Fellowship program are due to RIO by COB Friday 24th July. The closing date for applications for the 2009-10 Fellowship program is 31 July 2009. Applications for the Summer Scholarship are due to RIO by COB Friday 25th September. Summer Scholarship applications close on 2 October 2009. Please notify Vi Nguyen, Grants Administrator via email (Vi.Nguyen@uts.edu.au) or Daniel Di Francesco (Daniel.DiFrancesco@uts.edu.au) if you intend on submitting an application under this scheme. |
| Jan McClelland |
| Media complicity? Reporting Gaza & Sri Lanka 2009 |
| The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism and the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney present a seminar on: "Media Complicity? - Reporting Gaza and Sri Lanka 2009" What happens when the journalists are shut out? What affect does this have on reporting? How should we be reporting Sri Lanka and Gaza from now on? When does journalism become propaganda? When: Wednesday May 27th Time: 6-8pm Where: Building 10, Level 7, Room 114 (CB10.7.114) Speakers: - Associate Professor Jake Lynch, Director of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Sydney, former presenter and reporter, BBC World Television News and former Sydney correspondent of the Independent. Most recent book is 'Debates in Peace Journalism' (Sydney University Press). - Antony Loewenstein, journalist, blogger and author of 'My Israel Question' and 'The Blogging Revolution'. - Peter Cave - Executive Producer of ABC's World Today, Award winning correspondent. Open to all. More information? Contact Jan McClelland on 9514 2295 or acijmanager@uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| EHS for Supervisors and Managers - low risk |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be conducting two EHS for Supervisors and Managers training sessions at City campus, Broadway. This first session, 'Supervisors and Managers of low risk areas and activities', is for both academic and support staff with supervisory or managerial responsibilities. It will give you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and practical application of the health and safety system at UTS and the tools and resources available to help you fulfill your health and safety responsibilities. Areas covered include: · legislation · supervisor and manager responsibilities · risk management approach at UTS, and · EHS planning process. This session will be held on: Date: Thursday, 4 June 2009 Time: 9.30-11.30am Venue: Building 10, Level 6, Training Room 430 (CB10.6.430) Facilitator: Tina McDonald For further information, contact Jann Joy: jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| EHS training - EHS Essentials (Generic) |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be holding an EHS Essentials (Generic) training and information session at City campus, Broadway. This session, open to all staff, covers the basics for those of us working in an office, such as: · finding and fixing hazards · reporting accidents and incidents · first aid and emergency response · setting up your workstation, and · manual handling tips. The session will be held on: Date: Thursday, 4 June 2009 Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm Venue: Buidling 10, Level 6, HR training room 430 (CB10.6.430) If you are interested in attending this session, please RSVP to Jann Joy at: jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| EHS Supervisors and Managers - high risk |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be conducting two EHS for Supervisors and Managers training sessions at City campus, Broadway. This second session, 'EHS for Supervisors and Managers - High Risk', is for both academic and support staff with supervisory or managerial responsibilities of high risk areas and activities (e.g. workshop and laboratory managers, subject coordinators, etc.). It will give you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and practical application of the health and safety system at UTS and the tools and resources available to help you fulfil your health and safety responsibilities. Areas covered include: · legislation · supervisor and manager responsibilities · risk management approach at UTS, and · EHS planning process. This session will be held on: Date: Wednesday, 10 June 2009 Time: 9.30-11.30am Venue: Buidling 10, Level 6, HR training room 430 (CB10.6.430) Should you require further clarification about which course to attend, please email Tina McDonald: tina.mcdonald@uts.edu.au If you are interested in attending this session, please RSVP to Jann Joy: jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| Jessica Webber |
| Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Seminar |
| Developing a research-orientated and participant-directed learning culture in the Australian environment movement Presenters: Geoff Young is Manager of the Community Education Unit, Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW. James Goodman and Rick Flowers are researchers with the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre. Date: Wednesday 27 May 2009, 4pm–5.30pm Venue: Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre UTS City campus Level 3, Mary Ann House 645 Harris Street, Ultimo Please RSVP to ccs@uts.edu.au as places are limited. |
| Georgia Markakis |
| Computer availability |
| Improving access to computers was one of the requests the Library received during the 2008 LibQual+ Survey. Last year we added 67 new computers, and now we have 240 computers at the Blake Library City Campus and 95 at the Kuring-gai Campus Library. This year we have implemented a system that quickly and visually displays where there are computers available in the Library. There will now be a computer located on each level of the Blake Library City Campus and the entry level at Kuring-gai Campus Library that will show computer availability. At the Blake Library, City campus: On level 2, it will be on the table near where the students currently queue for a computer. On levels 3, 4 and 5, it will replace the first of the catalogue computers on the left as you come out of the stairwell. At the Kuring-gai campus Library: It will be situated near the entry level of the Library. You can also access the computer availability information on the Library website. http://www.lib.uts.edu.au/availability/public/ |
| Scott McWhirter |
| Manager, Research Performance Monitoring |
| Hi All, The UTS Research and Innovation Office has an opportunity for an energetic and motivated Research Data Manager. This position is available for a fixed-term of two years. The Research Data Manager is responsible for the collection and analysis of research performance data and indicators for a range of internal and external reporting requirements and to develop policy and strategic planning responses to them. This role also develops information systems to facilitate research management within the University and to ensure quality assurance objectives are met. The position is HEW Level 9 - salary range: $83,749 to $87,736 pa. The University offers salary packaging plus attractive superannuation Applications close Wednesday 27 May. For further information go to http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/ or feel free to contact me (email: scott.mcwhirter@uts.edu.au). |
| Teraesa Ashworth |
| 2009 International Colloquium on Data Sciences ... |
| 2009 International Colloquium on Data Sciences, Knowledge Discovery and Business You are invited to attend the Colloquium on data sciences, knowledge discovery and business intelligence, jointly organised by the Data Sciences and Knowledge Discovery Lab at the UTS Priority Centre for Quantum Computation and Intelligent Systems and the School of Software, FEIT. The Colloquium is taking place on Tuesday 7 July to Saturday 11 July 2009. For more information and to register to attend please go to: http://datamining.it.uts.edu.au/colloquium/. |
| Emma Davidson |
| Naming & Negotiating Relationships in Call Centres |
| The Centre for Research in Learning and Change Upcoming Seminar Series Date: Wednesday May 27 2009 Venue: 12:30pm-2pm Location: Building 10, level 5, conference room 410 Presenter: Dr Sue Hood, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UTS Abstract: Call-centres have become an increasingly familiar aspect of global business in the late capitalist world, contributing in significant ways to changed employment contexts in many provider countries with consequent reverberations in social and cultural life and extending into many aspects of the lives of global consumers. Not surprisingly the industry attracts research interest from a diverse range of disciplines including business management, sociology, cultural studies, and linguistics, and much of this interest focuses in one way or another on issues of relationships and interaction, or what we might refer to as interpersonal meaning. Sue Hood will use this presentation to report on one aspect of a larger linguistically oriented study into the discourses of call-centres, focusing on the question: in what sense and by what means are 'the customer and service provider … people who relate to each other' (Bolton & Houlihan 2005: 697). All are welcome to attend Refreshments will be provided |
| Terry Clinton |
| Academic media training - Thursday 4 June |
| UTS has had great success in showcasing its teaching and research via the many branches of the media. To make the most of these opportunities the Media Office has for several years conducted two-hour training sessions for academic staff to help them better understand the needs of the media and how to forge productive and positive relationships with journalists and producers. This year, in preference to organising times with each faculty or centre, several sessions will be offered on fixed dates to people across the university. The first session will be held on Thursday 4 June from 9.30am until 11.30am in the large meeting room on level 4B of the Chancellery (Building 1). The session, conducted by the UTS Media team, includes discussion of what makes news, communicating with the media, participating in public debate and dealing with media inquiries. It includes a simple practical exercise on media release preparation an example interviews, both friendly and challenging. The objective is to both encourage greater confidence in dealing with the media and interest in contributing expertise and opinion in the public arena. To book a place for Thursday 4 June (a maximum of 20 participants), please email your RSVP to terry.clinton@uts.edu.au or phone ext. 1623. Further sessions are planned for August and October. |
| Brett Smout |
| Seasonal Influenza: $10 Staff Vaccination Program |
| The University has arranged and subsidised a seasonal influenza vaccination program so you can access a $10 flu vaccination. The flu vaccination program is offered to all UTS staff, and is also being offered to students. The vaccine will only protect against the three types of influenza virus contained in the vaccine. It will not protect against influenza caused by other types of viruses. The flu vaccination program is being managed externally, by OHP (occupational health professionals), and will be commencing at Kuring-gai on Monday 25 May 2009. The staff flu vaccination program, currently scheduled to finish on Friday 29 May, will be moved across the following locations: Monday 25 May, Kuring-gai Location: Student Services, KG01.05.19 (Building 1, level 5, room 1.519) Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 May, Broadway Location: CB10.07.04 (Building 10, level 7, room 10.07.04) Thursday 28 and Friday 29 May, Haymarket Location: CM05C.01.10 (Building 5, block C, level 1, room 1.10) Consult the online booking system described below for specific dates and times. To arrange your appointment 1. Read the VAXIFRIP Consumer Medical Information and Consent for Vaccination form (PDF) 2. Make an appointment: an online booking system (Book 24-7 Immunisation Calendar) is available for you to make your appointment. Please be aware there may be a brief waiting period at your appointment, so plan your time accordingly. For assistance with the online booking system, contact Jason or Jacky from Occupational Health Professionals via email jacky@ohp.com.au or call 02 9891 4466 during office hours. What to bring to your appointment You must bring your staff number, University ID card, credit or EFTPOS card (for the $10 payment) and a completed Consent for Vaccination form. At your appointment After the vaccination, you will be required to wait 20 minutes before leaving the clinic. Refreshments will be provided. Why should you consider having the flu shot this year? Flu is a highly contagious viral disease and is easily spread through coughing and sneezing. Each case of the flu can cause: • 3-4 days of bed rest • 5-10 days of restricted activity, and • symptoms including abrupt onset of fever, muscular pains, headache, sore throat and coughing which can persist for days or weeks. Questions regarding your flu vaccination can be directed to flu@ohp.com.au. Any general updates will be provided via staff notices. |
| Jessica Webber |
| Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Seminar |
| Developing a research-orientated and participant-directed learning culture in the Australian environment movement Presenters: Geoff Young is Manager of the Community Education Unit, Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW. James Goodman and Rick Flowers are researchers with the Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre. Date: Wednesday 27 May 2009, 4pm–5.30pm Venue: Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre UTS City campus Level 3, Mary Ann House 645 Harris Street, Ultimo RSVP essential as places are limited. |
| Daniel Di Francesco |
| OSMR - Life Sciences Research Awards |
| The Life Sciences Research Awards are designed to enhance life sciences research in NSW. The Awards are intended to provide a “top-up” to an attractive package for life sciences research workers located outside NSW who wish to develop their longer-term scientific careers in NSW. The three-year period of funding is to help research workers in the initial years of establishing themselves in this State. Longer-term support would be expected to come from other sources. The aims of the Life Sciences Research Awards are to: • support excellent, internationally competitive research by individuals • build and sustain internationally competitive research teams • attract leading research workers to key positions in NSW • support research that will translate into economic, health, environmental and social benefits for NSW • expand the knowledge base and research capability in NSW. Eligibility: Individual research workers who are interested in applying for a NSW Life Sciences Research Award should contact appropriate NSW institutions to discuss opportunities to work in NSW. Research workers already resident in NSW are not eligible. One joint application completed by the research worker and the institution should be submitted. Amount awarded: Support will be in the form of an award totalling $220,000 (inclusive of GST) over three years paid as a package. Further information: http://www.osmr.nsw.gov.au/funding_and_awards/life_sciences_research_awards Closing date: Applications are due at RIO before COB, Friday 29 May 2009 Applications are due at the NSW Office for Science & Medical Research by COB (5pm), Friday 5 June 2009 Please notify Daniel Di Francesco, Grants Development Officer via email (Daniel.DiFrancesco@uts.edu.au) if you intend submitting an application under this scheme. |
| Daniel DiFrancesco |
| French-Australian Science and Technology Program |
| International Science Linkages French-Australian Science and Technology Program (FAST) The FAST program provides support, on a competitive basis, to promote and facilitate scientific and technological cooperation between Australian and French researchers. Under the program, grants are offered to eligible Australian applicants from both the public and private sectors, for new collaborative research projects which draw on complementary strengths in both countries and which meet the objectives of the ISL program. FAST program Round Seven, applications will be considered for research collaboration in the areas of space sciences and astronomy, Materials and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). Projects which include an environmental science component will be encouraged and assessed on merit along with all applications. Eligibility: It is important to note that these FAST program guidelines apply only to Australian applicants. Amount Awarded: The Australian Government will contribute a total of up to $250,000 per round for FAST applications. Internet Link: https://grants.innovation.gov.au/ISL/Pages/Home.aspx Closing Dates Applications are to be submitted to RIO before Friday 12th June 2009 The French-Australian Science and Technology Program (FAST) will close on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 17:00 AEST. Please notify Jaine Stockler, Grants Manager via email (Jaine.Stockler@uts.edu.au) if you intend submitting an application under this scheme as soon as possible. |
| Meredith Jones |
| Don't miss the HAIR launch! |
| http://www.trunkbook.com/invites/trunkbook_invitation.html You are cordially invited to the launch of Trunk Volume One: Hair Edited by Suzanne Boccalatte and Meredith Jones Published by Boccalatte Pty Ltd. Please join us at the Sydney Writers' Festival to celebrate. Sunday 24 May 2009, 6.00pm–7.30pm Location: Bangarra Mezzanine Pier 4/5, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay Refreshments will be served. RSVP ESSENTIAL: invites@trunkbook.com http://trunkbook.com/ |
| Derretta Branche |
| Message for travellers to Mexico, USA and Canada |
| New South Wales Health has issued the following advice for returned travellers: 'If you have returned from the United States, Mexico or Canada within the last 7 days, and are feeling unwell with any flu-like symptoms, such as cough, fever, headache, joint aches and pains, fatigue, nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea, please contact your local Public Health Unit, or go to your nearest hospital emergency department and tell them that you have recently returned from overseas and may have flu.' Further information for travellers is available at http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/publichealth/swine_flu_travel.asp |
| Jann Joy |
| ERGOBOOST |
| Lunchtime sessions brought to you by the Safety and Wellbeing team from HRU with the assistance of the UTS Union fitness centre staff. Do you want to stay safe and well at work? Refresh your knowledge or learn for the first time: 1. easy office stretch exercises 2. how to set up your workstation to suit your needs. Come along to learn how UTS can assist you. City and Kuring-gai dates Broadway: Thursday 11 June (CB10.02.460) Kuring-gai: Wednesday 17 June (KG05.03.10) Haymarket: Wednesday 24 June (CM05C.01.15) These lunch time ergonomics sessions will run from 1pm-2pm. Light refreshments will be served. RSVP to Safety and Wellbeing via Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au. |
| Angela Bennetts |
| Writing workshops for FASS academics |
| 30 June to 1 July These workshops seek to address the challenges faced by FASS academics in disseminating research work. They will be led by Professor Barbara Kamler, a successful consultant in academic writing. She offers highly specific support to academics at all levels who wish to establish or develop their publication profiles. Participants would need to have something specific to work on and be prepared to work at it, sometimes in public (within the workshop). Please RSVP to david.aylward@uts.edu.au by 12 June if you would like to secure a place in these workshops. Spaces are limited. Further details below. Day 1. 10am-12noon MID CAREER PUBLICATION PLANNING (Part 1) This workshop is designed to assist mid-career academics develop publications from already completed research. It recognises the workplace pressures that mitigate against strategic planning of publications as well as the demands of ERA to maximise one’s publication profile and output in high quality journals. The workshop interrupts the commonplace strategy of writing conference papers first and producing articles second. Instead, it aims to help participants map out a three to four article publication plan, specifying titles, abstracts, target journals and a timeline for completion. The workshop is designed in two parts. At this first two hour workshop, participants are asked to bring an abstract or executive summary from recently completed research. This may include PhD, ARC, NHMRC, DEST or other government-sponsored projects that are ripe for developing publications. Discussion will centre on developing the what, how and so what of possible publications. Following the workshop, participants will be asked to draft/research a publication plan for further discussion and input. Day 1. 1pm-4pm WRITING ABSTRACTS AS TEXT WORK/IDENTITY WORK This workshop is designed for early career researchers who want to increase the authority and clarity of their writing-for-publication. It will explore the often-underestimated genre of the journal abstract as a strategy for developing the focus and argument of an article. We will examine the identity work involved in writing abstracts and consider a number of rhetorical moves that can guide the organisation of the article. All participants are asked to bring three copies of a 150-200 word abstract for an article they are writing or plan to write. This will be discussed in small groups with the aim of helping participants articulate an argument and develop greater clarity about the article they wish to write. Day 2. 10am-1pm MID CAREER PUBLICATION PLANNING (Part 2) Participants are asked to bring back to this workshop four copies of a draft publication plan they have developed. Peer review discussion will be facilitated to help writers analyse and refine their publication plans. Emphasis will be placed on being strategic and sharpening the potential contribution of each article to its field of scholarship and practice. By the end of the workshop, it is anticipated participants will have a clear idea about the shape and scope of their first article and have received useful feedback to scaffold future writing. Day 2. 2pm-5pm INDIVIDUAL WRITING CONSULTATIONS Barbara Kamler will meet individually with writers who may or may not have participated in the previous workshop sessions to address specific research writing and publication concerns. The focus will be set by writers and 20-30 minutes per person allocated to explore issues and ways forward. |
| Carly Halliday |
| C2S warm up walk 1 - Bondi to Clovelly Return |
| City 2 Surf WARM UP WALK No. 1 Bondi to Clovelly Return Date: Sunday 31 May 2009 Time: 10am Distance: approx 7.5km Meeting Point: beach side of Campbell Pde, across from Ravesi’s Restaurant (Hall St) RSVP: Wednesday 27 May (for catering purposes) Walk description: This walk is one of Sydney’s most popular! The wonderful beaches, cliffs, bays and inlets along the walkway make it popular with walkers and joggers. It is a great first walk in the training phase for the City 2 Surf, so join in the fun. Please RSVP by Wednesday 27 May to carly.halliday@uts.edu.au. |
| Cameron Bellach |
| More Phishing Attacks! |
| Recent Phishing Attack UTS email accounts have experienced a recent increase in phishing attacks. You may have received an email with the subject: 'Email Account Verification Update'. This email is a hoax! UTS will never request you to supply your personal details such as username or password via email. If you ever receive an email requesting your personal information it is important that you do not respond. Responding to these requests can compromise the security of your email and access accounts. Be suspicious – Be vigilant – Be on the look-out for: • requests for personal details such as username and password • spelling mistakes and grammatical errors • warnings or threats associated with inaction • marks – such as the trademark symbol, TM – applied inappropriately or not ordinarily used by the purported sender • things that sound too good to be true • generic salutations (Dear Client, Dear User, etc.) If you are ever in any doubt regarding the authenticity of an email, call IT support: off-campus: 9514 2222 on-campus: dial 2222 online: visit https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au/ |
| Lorna de Jesus |
| First Notice from Sydney Gateway Facility |
| Financial Services Unit Reception have received a first notice from the Sydney Gateway Facility in Granville for a parcel sent by Jung Tao School in North Carolina, USA. The parcel contains books and DVDs and was addressed only to UTS without the name of a contact person. Anyone expecting such a delivery, please contact either Sandra or Lorna (at FSU reception) on ext 2888 in order to receive the first notice including a 'Notice to Importers' and an 'Import Declaration Form'. |
| Michelle Callen |
| Trailblazer competition closes tomorrow! |
| Don't miss the opportunity to turn your innovative ideas into cash! Trailblazer closes tomorrow, so make sure you take a few minutes to submit your early stage research ideas for your chance to win a share of $15,000. Trailblazer is run in conjunction with UniQuest, our commercialisation partner, and is open to all UTS staff and students across all faculties and research areas. The prize categories are: Open winner: $6,000; Student winner: $3,000 Open runner-up: $3,000; Student runner-up: $1,500 Open highly commended: $1,000; Student highly commended: $500 All student entries are eligible for the open and student prizes. In addition to the prize money, all winners and runners-up will also get the opportunity to work with UniQuest to assess the market potential of their ideas and protect the IP embodied in the research outcome. The application form is quick and easy to complete, so make sure you get your entry in now. Finalists will be announced shortly afterwards, with the winners being announced on Tuesday 23 June following the finalists’ pitches to the judging panel. For more information and to enter visit http://www.uniquest.com.au/trailblazer |
| Amrita Mukhopadhyay |
| An Overview of Developments in IP Law in Australia |
| SEMINAR As a part of the UTS Law Research Seminar Series, Dr Alpana Roy will be presenting a paper on 'An Overview of Current News and Developments in Intellectual Property Law in Australia'. The seminar event details are as follows: Date: Wednesday 27 May 2009 Time: 12.45 – 2pm Venue: CM05B, level 3, room 318 Further information on the presentation is available at http://www.law.uts.edu.au/research/seminars.html |
| Carly Halliday |
| City 2 Surf Running Clinic starts this SUNDAY |
| Date: Sunday 24 May 2009 Time: 9.30am Where: Drummoyne, UTS Rowing Club Cost: $5 per person Description: The Bay Run will start at the UTS Rowing Club and follow the running/cycle track around the bay, which includes running over Iron Cove Bridge. It is very pleasant by the bay, on the walking track, away from cars. The lap is approx 7km. It is virtually dead flat, follows the water’s edge and there are a few bubblers and public toilets en route. A member of the UTS Fitness team will lead a warm up and stretch, give you a low down on the running route and then send you on your way. They will record all your times, so you can measure your improvement each time. You will then be taken through a cool down. Everyone is welcome, no matter what your fitness level! Please RSVP by Thursday 21 May to carly.halliday@uts.edu.au. What better way is there to start your Sunday? |
| DAB LAB research gallery |
| EXHIBITION by Mike Day, 29 May to 26 June |
| 'HARSH : Light Complex(ions) and (Trans)lucent' a lighting installation by Mike Day. An installation reflecting the perception that visual attractiveness is dependant upon the quality (colour rendering and colour temperature) of the light source. Opening: 6pm-8pm, Thursday 28 May Gallery hours: 9am-5pm, Monday to Friday Exhibition dates: 30 May to 26 June DAB LAB Research Gallery Level 4 courtyard DAB building 6 730 Harris St, Ultimo tel: 02 9514 8016 For more information please go to: http://www.dab.uts.edu.au/dablab. LAB supported by Coopers and Oyster Bay |
| Kay Donovan |
| Women in Islam: Building Their Own Futures |
| A Women and Human Rights Forum presented by Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre in association with SAWA Australia and Zonta Australia Area 2 District 23. 10am to 12pm, Thursday 11 June 2009 at: Conference Room, level 3 645 Harris Street, Ultimo (cnr MaryAnne and Harris Streets) Registration: from 9.30am Please RSVP to ccs@uts.edu.au by Monday 8 June, as places are limited. Speakers include: Ms Shazia Shakib from Kabul, Afghanistan Ms Shahrnaz Rafi Gawhay, currently enrolled in a Masters in Law at UTS as a UNIFEM Peace Scholarship recipient. Shahrnaz has BA in Law from Kabul University. Ms Tara Povey, PhD candidate in Arabic & Islamic Studies at the University of Sydney, researching womens’ movements in the Middle East. Panel Chair: Dr Nina Burridge For further information, please contact: Nina Burridge, UTS tel: 02 9514 5354 email: nina.burridge@uts.edu.au or Dawn Atkinson, NSW SAWA-Australia email: nsw.sawa.australia@gmail.com |
| Tom Barker |
| Beautiful low-cost flat for short stays to London |
| Dear UTS staff, Thinking of visiting London? If it is any help, we have a two bedroom flat that we are making available at $85AUD/day - which is very low for London. This is covering some basic costs only, but we thought we would see if there was enough demand from visitors to London to help people out. If there is interest we will continue keep it available. If you would like to stay in this gorgeous flat in Bloomsbury, Central London, we have set up a booking diary at: http://www.supersaas.com/schedule/flat/London_Flat It is only available to UTS, RMIT and RCA-UK staff and you will need to use your UTS email to register and sign-in. If you book any dates, the system will let us know and we will get in touch to make arrangements with you. All the best, - Profs Tom + Marie Barker |
| Gary Lobb |
| Secondment Student Equity Project Officer |
| Equity and Diversity Unit Broadband Level 7/8 12 month secondment or fixed term opportunity available from 1 August 2009 Please refer to: http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=384802 |
| Gary Lobb |
| Promotion to Senior Lecturer |
| Eligible academic staff are reminded the closing date for applications is 5pm, Friday 22 May 2009. For information on applying for promotion visit: http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/for/academics/promotion.html The Annual Academic Promotion Vice-Chancellor's Directive (HR Manual 5.11) sets out the framework and broad criteria and areas of performance and standing that are considered for promotion. The Annual Academic Promotion Guidelines (HR Manual 5.12) outline the procedures relating to the promotion process and detailed information on the forms of evidence required to address the criteria for promotion. Please note: the Annual Academic Promotion Guidelines have been updated and applicants should familiarise themselves with the new guidelines. Changes in 2009: • Applicants must complete the Academic Promotion Application form to ensure information is supplied in a standard format. • Applicants are responsible for providing a completed academic supervisor’s report. This report is located in part 1B of the Academic Promotion Application form. The completed report must be available prior to the closing date for the receipt of applications. Submitting your application: By no later than 5pm on Friday, 22 May 2009, you must: • email your complete application to Gary.Lobb@uts.edu.au • submit 10 copies of your application to Gary Lobb, Human Resources Unit (Building 10, level 6, City campus). All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by the end of July 2009, and successful applicants will be promoted effective from 10 July 2009. Enquiries can be directed to the Human Resources Unit. |
| IOSARN Seminar Series 2009 |
| Thursday 28 May: Anjali Roy |
| The Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network invites you to its third seminar in 2009: Anjali Roy (Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India): “PLANET BOLLYWOOD” Date: Thursday 28 May 2009 Time: 12-2pm Venue: TfC Bagel, UTS, Building 3 (Bon Marche), level 4, room 4.02 Please RSVP: Cornelia.Betzler@uts.edu.au Abstract: Walter Mignolo has defined cosmopolitanism as a counter movement to globalisation on the homogenisation of the world from above - political, economic and cultural but differentiated it from globalisation from below. But Mignolo's working definition of globalisation as a set of designs to manage the world and cosmopolitanism as a project towards planetary conviviality has been complicated and critiqued since he first reflected on the relationship between globalisation and cosmopolitanism. Arguing that cosmopolitan narratives have been performed from the perspectives of modernity, Caro Breckenbridge has underlined the need to reconceive cosmopolitanism from the perspective of coloniality that she calls critical cosmopolitanism. Making a distinction between cosmopolitan projects from the perspective of modernity and critical cosmopolitanism from the exteriority of modernity, she conceives the latter as a project for an increasingly transnational and postnational world. Bollywood, a derogatory term coined by the English language media to refer to Hindi popular cinema, signals a phase shift in the production, distribution and consumption of Indian cinema. Despite their implication in nationalist ideology and the construction of the citizen subject, Indian films had leaked across national borders and were appropriated in diasporic nostalgia narratives in the past. However, Indian Cinema's global flows at the end of the twentieth century, driven by the new dynamics of transnationalisation of production, marketing, circulation and reception, challenge traditional notions of language, genre, national and culture. Reinscribed as Bollywood, Indian Cinema has been disengaged from its specific location and become part of global popular culture constructing new transnational identities that recall prenational imaginings of home, belonging and community. This paper aims to compare the transnational flows of Hindi cinema in the present and the past to unpack the meaning of global culture and to examine it as an instance of critical cosmopolitanism. See you there! *** UPCOMING IOSARN SEMINARS Friday 14 August, 5.30pm Sumant Badami, Department of Anthropology, Division of Society, Media, Culture and Philosophy, Macquarie University: “The Agency of Death: Health and Spirituality for the Paniya of Wayanad, a Marginalised Tribal Community in Southern India” Friday 11 September Adrian McNeil, Media, Music & Cultural Studies, Macquarie University, title TBA Friday 25 September Reena Dobson, Centre for Cultural Research, UWS, title TBA Friday 6 November Nayantara Pothen, Centre for Cultural Research, UWS, title TBA |
| Maureen McMahon |
| 17th Conference of Commonwealth Education Minister |
| 15-19 June 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia STAKEHOLDERS FORUM The Stakeholders Forum is an integral part of the 17th Commonwealth Education Ministers Meeting (17CCEM), bringing together civil society, the private sector, academia and other non-state actors involved in Commonwealth education. The theme for this year’s 50th anniversary conference is ‘Education in the Commonwealth: Towards and Beyond Global Goals and Targets’ and will bring together a diverse range of educational stakeholders, including Education Ministers, senior officials and representatives from national and international agencies, academics, teachers, NGOs, youth and the private sector. For more information: http://www.17ccem.com/03_forum_stakeholders.html |
| Rachael Quigley |
| Opportunity for researchers to present at AMPLIFY |
| PhD students to mid-career researchers working on projects in Australia are invited to apply to present at Technology on Tap. AMP are looking for 20 Australian research/innovation projects which can be highlighted in 2.5 minutes flat at this open mike night as part of their biennial innovation festival, AMPLIFY. There will be no audio visual aids (apart from a microphone) and presentations will be judged as much on entertainment/delivery as on content. Ideally, presentations will cover innovation and research directly affecting, and of interest to financial industry, biomed, nano, robotics, quantum physics, DNA analysis, computational power, nano-medicine or related fields. Apart from the invited speakers, AMP Executive and invited supporters, the majority of the audience will be lay people, so presentations must be punchy and in plain English. All participants will be invited to attend the AMPLIFY sessions of their choice (22 to 25 June) and the overall winner will receive $2500 in funding. For more information about presenting, or about Technology on Tap or AMPLIFY, contact Caryn Morgan (caryn@cmaevents.com.au). |
| Lindi Todd |
| TfC eJournal edition launch: Wed 20 May 2009 |
| Transforming Cultures is pleased to invite you to the launch of the latest edition of Transforming Cultures eJournal: Music and the Production of Place, vol. 4, no. 1, (2009) Guest Editor: Tony Mitchell Date: Wednesday 20 May 2009, 5.30pm for 6.00pm Venue: UTS, Building 10 (on Jones Street), level 5, common area Drinks and light snacks provided Please RSVP to Lindi Todd on Lindi.Todd@uts.edu.au This edition of the journal collects together selected papers from a symposium organised by Tony Mitchell and hosted by Transforming Cultures in May 2008. The symposium examined various ways in which musicians produce place. Invited speakers gave seminars on the relations between a wide range of different musical forms of production from 'art music' to hip-hop and the places where they are produced and that they produce. All articles are freely available to read at: http://epress.lib.uts.edu.au/ojs/index.php/TfC/index |
| Simon Wade |
| UniSuper Consultative Committee - Support staff |
| The 2009 UniSuper Consultative Committee meeting will be held on Friday 20 November 2009 in Melbourne. The annual Consultative Committee meeting brings together all of Australia's UniSuper staff representatives. It is the forum at which UniSuper members are able to have matters raised directly with UniSuper management. UTS support staff members are represented by Simon Wade Simon.Wade@uts.edu.au. Support staff members are invited to contact Simon to discuss any UniSuper-related matters they would like to have represented at the annual meeting. |
| Jo McKenzie |
| ATN Assessment Conference: Call for contributions |
| ATN Assessment Conference 2009: Assessment in Different Dimensions. The Call for Contributions for this year's ATN Assessment Conference is now open. The first step is to submit an abstract — due 24th June 2009. Full details of the options (including peer reviewed papers), policy and processes are available from the Conference Contributions webpage: http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/atnassessment09/contributions We are very pleased to announce the keynote speakers: Dr Chris Rust (Oxford Brookes University), Professor Jan Herrington (Murdoch University) and Professor Geoffrey Crisp (University of Adelaide). ASSESSMENT IN DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS is a national conference on teaching and learning in tertiary education to be held 19 and 20 November 2009 at the city campus of RMIT University, Melbourne. The focus is on assessment. Refer to the website for more information about the theme, keynotes and opportunities to participate: http://emedia.rmit.edu.au/atnassessment09 Please also contact the conference organisers if you would like to join the team of peer reviewers: atnassessment09@rmit.edu.au This annual conference is hosted by RMIT University on behalf of the ATN. |
| Gretchen Togle |
| CHERE seminar: Thursday 21 May @ 4pm |
| The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation would like to invite you to the seminar 'The many holes in the Medicare Safety Net: results from the independent review' Presenters: Kees van Gool and Elizabeth Savage Where: CHERE seminar room, level 3, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo When: Thursday 21 May 2009 4pm The seminar is free. Light refreshments will be served afterwards RSVP by Tuesday 20 May 2009 to reception@chere.uts.edu.au Abstract: The Medicare Safety Net was introduced in March 2004 to provide financial relief for those Australians who faced high out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for out-of-hospital medical services. At the time of its introduction there were widespread concerns about the inflationary impact the policy may have on fees. This presentation will examine who has benefited from the policy and the extent to which OOP costs have fallen since the introduction of the safety net. It will also present results on the impact of the safety net on provider fees and service use. Finally, we will provide a preliminary response to the changes to the safety nNet, announced in the 2009 federal budget. This presentation is based on the results of the independent review of the Medicare Safety Net conducted for the Department of Health and Ageing. This review was tabled in federal parliament on 12 May 2009: see www.chere.uts.edu.au/pdf/emsn_review.pdf Kees van Gool is a Senior Research Officer at CHERE and has extensive experience in health policy research. He has previously worked for the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing, NSW Health and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). He is currently enrolled in the PhD program at UTS. Elizabeth Savage is an applied microeconomist whose research has focused on behavioural modelling and policy evaluation in a range of applied settings. In health economics, she has undertaken research on private health insurance and health service use, equity of access to health care in Australia, and the impacts of changing payment incentives. For more information contact: Stephen.Goodall@chere.uts.edu.au |
| Alisa Duff |
| Yarning Circle — 27 May |
| Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning and the Transforming Cultures Research Centre are pleased to present our second gathering series around the Bagel. Yarning Circle — Wednesday 27 May Time: 12.30-1.30pm Venue: Building 3 (Bon Marche), level 4, room 4.02 Guest Yarner: Sharon Bonython-Ericson It's a long way from Yarrabah Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community in Cape York to the Northeastern University and Harvard Medical School. Sharon has a background in health science and, as the inaugural Queensland Fulbright Scholar, will spend 12 months in the United States as part of her PhD study with the Australian National University. As an active community member, Sharon has initiated a number of programs for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Yarrabah, including a community science group devoted to engaging young people with science in a fun environment. Join us to yarn with Sharon about her inspiring life and vision for the future. Light refreshments provided. RSVP to Lindi Todd for catering purposes: Lindi.Todd@uts.edu.au |
| Romy Lawson |
| Teaching and Learning Seminars |
| Professor Larry Michaelsen, Senior Fullbright Scholar, is making a visit to UTS sponsored by the Faculty of Business. Professor Michaelsen will offer three seminars where he will discuss strategies to motivate and engage students. Staff from all faculties are welcome to attend. RSVP to Romy Lawson (Romy.Lawson@uts.edu.au), for further inquiries and to advise which sessions you are attending. Seminar 1: Integrated Business Experience (IBE): a key to student motivation and success IBE helps students to integrate their discipline knowledge and at the same time develop real world skills and graduate capabilities – hear about how IBE can effectively enthuse and motivate students. For further information about IBE see http://ibe.ucmo.edu/mccords_ibe/ibe-site/site/index.html When: Monday 25 May Where: room B424 (Haymarket), Time: 9am, coffee on arrival, for 9.15–11am 11am–12pm informal discussion — Larry will be available to meet informally with individuals or teams to discuss how IBE can work in practice in relation to their own teaching. Seminar 2: Team based learning (TBL): enhancing student engagement in class If you are looking for a solution to have students prepare for class, do their pre-reading and be ready to discuss issues in class, TBL can provide the answer. For further information about TBL see www.tlcollaborative.org When: Monday 25 May Where: Building 2, Level 5, Room 40 (Broadway) Time: 1.15pm, coffee on arrival, for 1.30–3pm Seminar 3: Designing effective group assignments Explore issues and concerns about incorporating group work into your subjects When: Monday 25 May Where: Building 2, Level 5, Room 40 (Broadway) Time: 3.15–4.30pm |
| Derretta Branche |
| SleepEasy Workshops - City & Kuring-gai dates |
| SleepEasy Workshops — 9am-1pm City: Wednesday 12 August 2009 Kuring-gai: Tuesday 22 September 2009 The quality of your sleep can make an enormous difference to how well you feel and how productive you can be. With this in mind, Safety and Wellbeing, HRU, is organising a free SleepEasy Workshop for UTS staff as part of the staff wellbeing program. The half day workshop will run from 9am-1pm. Feedback from earlier workshops was very positive and places will fill quickly so to book your place please email Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au letting her know which location/date you want to attend. |
| Michel de la Villefromoy |
| MS project expert required |
| The FEIT Labshare program is looking for someone with advanced level MS project experience to do a few days work on the Labshare project plan. The work involves working through an existing project plan to set up resource calendars, dependencies, constraints and levelling such that it behaves as a predictive model for scheduling purposes and the critical path can be identified. Rate dependent on experience. |
| Jan McClelland |
| Investigative journalist Bruce Shapiro 20 May |
| As an investigative journalist and commentator Bruce Shapiro has covered terrain ranging from inner-city neighbourhoods to the chambers of the US Supreme Court. Beginning in the mid-1990s Shapiro began extensive reporting on crime victims and American society, and documented the intersection of politics and violence on issues ranging from capital punishment to combat trauma. His books include Shaking the Foundations: 200 Years of Investigative Journalism in America (Nation Books). He is co-author of Legal Lynching: The Death Penalty and America's Future, with Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr (New Press). Shapiro is also executive director of the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, encouraging innovative reporting on violence, conflict and tragedy worldwide. Bruce is in Australia to speak at the Reporting Wars: Challenges and Responsibilities conference at the ABC, supported by the UTS: Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. Time: 1–2pm (doors will open at 12.45pm) Date: Wednesday 20 May Venue: Building 10, Level 2, Room 230 (10.2.230), Jones St, Ultimo More information: contact Jan McClelland on 9514 2295 or Jan.Mcclelland@uts.edu.au This event is hosted by the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism and is open to the public. |
| Brett Smout |
| Seasonal flu vaccine |
| The University is arranging seasonal flu vaccination clinics. The external contractor is awaiting vaccine stock due to a federal government stockpiling of seasonal flu vaccine for essential services personnel. A further announcement about clinic times and venues will be made when the contractor has secured stock. |
| Geoff Brooke-Smith |
| Eviro coffee mugs at Union coffee outlets |
| Now available at the Union coffee outlets are ceramic coffee mugs for $5 with your first coffee/tea. Once you have your own mug, simply wash and reuse it at any Union coffee outlet and you will get the mug size (organic) coffee for the price of a regular size ($2.55 for Advantage Card holders!). Not only will you be helping us reduce the usage of takeaway coffee cups, you get better value. This service is available at the Concourse Cafe, Harris Street Cafe, Markets Bar, Loft Bar and Kuring-gai Bar. |
| Carly Halliday |
| Tomorrow - Soccer League Playoffs Alumni Green |
| Date: Thursday 14 May Time: 12-3.30pm Place: Alumni Green Come down and join the fun! Watch the top eight teams battle it out in knockout style for the first E.S.U.U. Soccer League Championship. There will be a BBQ (free for advantage members, $2 non-advantage), DJ, free red bull and of course great soccer talent. It should be a great finish to the first of many soccer leagues. |
| Robert Button |
| UTSpeaks: Not so reconciled |
| UTSpeaks: Not so reconciled — does the ongoing Northern Territory intervention reveal a hollow ‘sorry’ and simply more injustice for Indigenous Australians? Last year healing tears were shed and new hope found when Prime Minister Rudd gave a national apology to Indigenous Australia for two centuries of oppression and disadvantage. But as the Intervention lingers with questionable success, matched by divisive and dubious media stereotyping, many Indigenous communities feel more marginalised than ever. With two expert speakers, this public lecture examines familiar and emerging injustices arising from the intervention. It contrasts Australian Indigenous policy with international human rights laws and conventions; then offers an alternative roadmap for reform that draws from key government reports and inspiring programs developed by Indigenous communities at the grass roots. Alison Vivian is a lawyer and senior researcher with the UTS Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning. Awarded a Fulbright scholarship in 2003/2004 she undertook a Master of Laws through the Indigenous Peoples’ Law and Policy program at the University of Arizona, headed by some of the world’s foremost indigenous legal scholars. Alison’s primary research interests include Indigenous self-determination and native title. She was one of the team of lawyers who assisted a senior Indigenous people from the Northern Territory to prepare a complaint to the United Nations Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination in relation to the Northern Territory intervention. A researcher with the UTS Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning, Nicole Watson is a member of the Birri-Gubba People and the Yugambeh language group. She studied law at the University of Queensland and completed a master of laws at QUT. Nicole is now collaborating with Professor Larissa Behrendt in writing a textbook on legal issues that are of significant concern to Indigenous communities. She became a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1999, has worked for Legal Aid Queensland, the National Native Title Tribunal and the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency. Nicole is also widely published. When: Thursday 28 May 2009 6.00pm drinks for 6.30pm start, concludes 7.50pm Where: UTS Great Hall Level 5, UTS Tower, Broadway RSVP Tuesday 26 May 2009 register attendance with Robert Button email Robert.Button@uts.edu.au telephone (02) 9514 1734 UTSPEAKS: is a free public lecture series presented by UTS experts discussing a range of important issues confronting contemporary Australia |
| Robert Button |
| UTSpeaks: Too young to live |
| UTSpeaks: Too young to live? Just how far should doctors go to save premature babies? Advances in medicine and technology are sustaining life for many infants born well before full term. But such ‘miracles’ often turn to nightmares when extremely premature babies are saved. Blindness, brain damage and cerebral palsy can be immediate costs borne by child and parent. Social exclusion, extreme disability and risk of abuse can follow as lifelong realities for child, parents and community alike. Based on leading research and first-hand experience, this thought-provoking public lecture explores the emotion-charged and highly political issue of saving infant lives at any cost. It traces the forces that raise the hopes of the broader community and parents, leading them to call on doctors to save lives that in any other circumstances would never survive. A neonatal nurse for more than 20 years, Dr Janet Green is an expert on the ethics and care of extreme prematurity, and has research interests in the ethical issues confronting nurses and society. She has worked in the UTS Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health for 15 years and is the coordinator for graduate programs in neonatal and paediatric nursing. Janet is a frequent speaker on medical and nursing issues associated with extreme prematurity in the international stage and is a trusted commentator on the topic in the media. Introduced by Leigh Dayton, Science Writer, The Australian When: Wednesday 10 June 2009 6pm drinks for 6.30pm start, concludes 7.45pm Where: University Hall UTS Science Building 4, 745 Harris Street, Ultimo RSVP Tuesday 9 June 2009 register attendance with Robert Button email Robert.Button@uts.edu.au telephone (02) 9514 1734 UTSPEAKS: is a free public lecture series presented by UTS experts discussing a range of important issues confronting contemporary Australia |
| Tameera Kemp |
| Magazine feature writing short course - 28 May |
| The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism has a couple of places available on their next Magazine Feature Writing short course. Quality feature writing combines journalism best practice with creative writing. This course is a step-by-step guide to researching, interviewing and writing techniques, which will assist students in structuring and presenting factual information within a compelling creative writing format. Students will learn how to develop story leads, introduce description and personality to their work, how to identify clear themes from multiple information sources and how to structure, edit and polish their finished product. The course presenter will act as the students' editor, to produce publishable work throughout the course. Students will also study feature writing in a range of areas including travel, the arts, news features, profiles, corporate case studies, infotainment and lifestyle. This course is for people who want to develop feature writing skills for magazines, newspapers, specialist publications and digital media platforms. The course presenter is Walkley-award winning journalist and author, Louise Williams. Louise has more than 25 years experience as a journalist, feature writer, columnist, editor and lecturer. Louise spent more than a decade in Asia as a foreign correspondent for Fairfax newspapers, the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and has worked as the Herald's Asia Editor and Foreign Editor. Her writing was published in The Independent (London), The Observer (London), Rolling Stone magazine and on international websites. She has written or contributed to a number of books and was the recipient of an Australia Council Asia Pacific Writers Fellowship. Louise won a Walkley award for her coverage of East Timor and was a finalist in the Walkley feature writing category for a 'Good Weekend' article from Arnhem Land. The full fee is $1050. UTS staff and students can attend at the discounted rate of $720. Individual payment plans are available upon request. Course dates: 28 May to 2 July Times: 6pm to 9pm over six consecutive Thursday evenings Places are limited to 12 For further information please visit www.acij.uts.edu.au/shortcourses/magazine.html Tameera Kemp Short Course Coordinator The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism |
| Carly Halliday |
| Harbour sailing winter special |
| In June, July and August book harbour sailing for four people and the 5th person sails FREE. When: Friday or Sunday Time: 1-4pm Where: Departs Double Bay Sailing Club Cost: Advantage Members: $35 | UTS students, staff, alumni: $40 | Public $55 Includes 3-hour sail and a skipper To book email Carly.Halliday@uts.edu.au or call 9514 1454. |
| Carly Halliday |
| UTS Fitness Centre - City 2 Surf special |
| With just over three months to the world’s biggest road race, the City 2 Surf, there’s no better time to pull out the joggers and get motivated. With a SPECIAL gym membership offer from the UTS Fitness Centre you can build up your fitness and be feeling great for race day. Fitness package includes:
Only $165 students | $260 general public Offer now available Stayed tuned for information regarding running clinics and warm-up walks. |
| Transforming Cultures Research Centre & IOSARN |
| Reminder: Research and Communities Workshop |
| The Transforming Cultures Research Centre and the Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network are pleased to invite you to a research and communities workshop: 'Strategies for research for trade, industry and social justice in Asia, Australasia and the Pacific' Date: Thursday 14 May Venue: UTS Blackfriars campus, Blackfriars Street, Bldg CC05 Time: 10am-4pm Cost: Free event RSVP: Transforming.Cultures@uts.edu.au Please see the TfC website for a detailed description of the workshop and for a program: http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/site_manager_sites/tfc/news_events/research_and_communities_workshop.html Further inquiries: Heather Goodall The research and communities workshop is kindly funded by the APFRN. |
| Chris Davis |
| Sustainability Network |
| UTS staff who missed an invitation last December to join a new Sustainability Network are welcome to sign up now. The network will hold regular functions to bring members of the UTS family together and to keep abreast of current sustainability developments. Just send an email to Chris.Davis@uts.edu.au and put the word 'subscribe' in the subject line. |
| Melissa Herdy |
| Exam anxiety workshops next week |
| Most people would have experienced some normal anxiety leading up to an important exam. For some students, anxiety can be debilitating and can significantly affect their performance during the critical end-of-semester exam period. To assist students in building skills around coping with anxiety symptoms, the University Counselling Service will be offering two workshops next week, geared towards preparing for the end-of-semester exams. The presentations will be offered at the following times: Monday 18 May from 5-7pm in CB01.11.17 Thursday 21 May from 2-4pm in CM05C.01.05 All are welcome and there is no need to register. Academics are welcome to encourage their students to attend. If they can't make it to these times, students can also phone the Student Services Unit on 9514 1177 and make an appointment to see a counsellor for individual support. |
| Dinah Cohen |
| Prevention of sex-based harassment online training |
| The Equity and Diversity Unit in partnership with EOWA (Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency) has, for a number of years, been running university-wide professional development training workshops on the prevention of sex-based harassment. These workshops have reminded staff of their obligations in relation to the prevention of sex-based harassment, and their rights and responsibilities in creating and maintaining a safe work and study environment for all members of the UTS community. The Equity and Diversity Unit is now offering staff who have not participated in these workshops the opportunity to complete the online version provided by EOWA. The online module takes about one hour to complete. Please register your interest with Dinah Cohen (Dinah.Cohen@uts.edu.au) by Friday 22 May. |
| Jan McClelland |
| So, you want to be a journalist - Tuesday 19 May |
| The future of the global news business, the role of new technologies and how graduates should equip themselves to enter the highly competitive world of global news will be topics discussed by Chris Cramer, Global Editor of Multi Media, Reuters News, President International News Safety Institute at UTS on Tuesday 19 May. Florian Wesphal, Head of Media Services & Spokesperson for the International Committee of the Red Cross, will also talk on the role of the media in NGO/humanitarian efforts and career prospects for graduates and young journalists in the world of NGO journalism. Moderator: Tony Maniaty, lecturer in International Journalism, and author of the forthcoming book 'Shooting Balibo: Blood and Memory in East Timor'. Time: 4.30 - 5.30pm Date: Tuesday 19 May Venue: Building 4, Level 2, Room 36 (4.2.36) - entrance opposite the ABC For more information, contact Jan McClelland on 9514 2295 or jan.mcclelland@uts.edu.au This event is hosted by the UTS: Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. |
| Geoff Brooke-Smith |
| Australia's Biggest Morning Tea at UTS |
| On Thursday 28th May UTS Union will again be a host for Australia's Biggest Morning Tea to help raise money for the Cancer Council. For $5 you will get Coffee/Tea and Homemade Scones with Jam at Cream 930am to 1100am at, Level 4 Foyer, Building 1, Broadway, Kuring-gai Union Eatery Markets Union Eatery For more information visit, http://www.biggestmorningtea.com.au/AbouttheEvent/Howyourmoneyhelps/tabid/63/Default.aspx All Welcome, no need to RSVP. Further donations may also be made at these locations with Tax Refunds recipts available. |
| Alice Cooper |
| ACF Climate Change Forum at UTS |
| Join ACF at a special Climate Change Forum ACF President Professor Ian Lowe and Tony Mohr, ACF's Manager of the Climate Change program, will discuss a responsible approach to climate change and what must be done now to ensure a sustainable Australia. Action to tackle climate change has never been more urgent. Climate scientists are finding that climate change is happening faster than was forecast just a few years ago; ecosystems are proving more sensitive than previously thought; and the small window of time left to tackle emissions before climate change proves unstoppable is closing rapidly. The event: We are delighted to invite you to join the Australian Conservation Foundation's President, Professor Ian Lowe AO who is one of Australia's foremost scientific authorities on climate change. Come and listen to beautiful folk inspired tunes with pop influences by Claire Hollingsworth and enjoy a Chefs' BBQ. We will happily accept a $10 cash contribution to cover costs. THE DETAILS: Where: UTS Sydney The Gallery Function Centre 6 Tower Building CB01 Broadway NSW When: 14 May 2009 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm We will happily accept $10 cash contribution at the door to cover costs. Please RSVP by calling 1800 223 669. This event is proudly supported by Intrepid Travel, Claire Hollingsworth, and Dinosaur Designs. |
| Peter Kandlbinder |
| Applying for small learning and teaching grants |
| Date: 14 May 2009 Time: 1pm-2pm Location: CB01 (Tower), level 27, room 27.15 In this seminar Katrina Waite from the Institute for Interactive Media and Learning will discuss funding options and strategies used in successful applications for anyone planning a scholarship of teaching and learning research project. The IML hosts the scholarly teaching and learning seminars to help UTS staff to plan, undertake and publish the results of projects focusing on teaching and learning in higher education. To attend, simply bring along your lunch and an idea for a project. Tea and coffee will be provided. To arrange to discuss your project with your project adviser after the seminar contact Enza Mirabella on ext. 1669. |
| ROGER BREWER |
| UniSuper seminar - salary sacrifice |
| Staff are reminded that UniSuper will be conducting a seminar on salary sacrifice to be held at 12.15pm on 14 May 2009 in CB02.04.10 All staff are encouraged to attend in view of the changes being introduced for co-contributions from 1 July 2009. To register to attend please visit www.unisuper.com.au/members/seminars |
| Michelle Callen |
| Turn your innovative ideas into cash! |
| Trailblazer closes on Friday 15 May, so make sure you submit your early stage research ideas soon for your chance to win a share of $15,000. Trailblazer is run in conjunction with UniQuest, our commercialisation partner, and is open to all UTS staff and students across all faculties and research areas. The prize categories are: Open winner: $6,000; Student winner: $3,000 Open runner-up: $3,000; Student runner-up: $1,500 Open highly commended: $1,000; Student highly commended: $500 All student entries are eligible for the open and student prizes. In addition to the prize money all winners and runners-up will also get the opportunity to work with UniQuest to assess the market potential of their ideas and protect the IP embodied in the research outcome. The application form is quick and easy to complete, so make sure you get your entry in now. Finalists will be announced shortly afterwards, with the winners being announced on Tuesday 23 June following the finalists’ pitches to the judging panel. For more information and to enter visit www.uniquest.com.au/trailblazer |
| Dilum Dassanayake |
| RESPECT campaign launch |
| UTS and Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) will be launching the RESPECT campaign as a part of UTS's activities for Reconciliation Week for 2009. Date: Monday 18 May Time: 12 and 2 pm. Where: Tower Building, Level 3, Concourse. Speakers: Professor Larissa Behrendt (UTS) and Phil Glendenning (ANTaR) Entertainment: The Last Kinection (leading Indigenous hip hop group) Raffle with great prizes to be won Free BBQ provided by UTS Union Free samples from The Body Shop ANTaR information and merchandise The Co-op Bookshop merchandise Everyone's welcome. RSVP to Dilum Dassanayake on d.dassanayake@uts.edu.au at the Equity and Diversity Unit. |
| Angela Bennetts |
| Information Practices in Primary School |
| Seminar: Information Practices in Primary School Speaker: Anna Lundh, visiting doctoral candidate The Linnaeus Centre for Research on Learning, Interaction and Mediated Communication in Contemporary Society (LinCS), Swedish School of Library and Information Science (SSLIS), University of Borås and University of Gothenburg Date: Thursday 14 May Time: 5.30–7pm Venue: CB10.07.114 ***Light refreshments will be provided*** About the seminar: Anna will present her ongoing doctoral work which focuses on information activities and information practices in primary school. The setting for the study is two Swedish third-year forms where children (generally nine-year-olds) are working with ‘research’ or inquiry- based/problem-based assignments. Anna’s thesis is related to the research field within library and information science called information needs, seeking and use (INSU), as well as to the field of information literacy. The thesis also builds on a sociocultural perspective on learning, particularly on the school of thought that originates in the work of the Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. Her work is also influenced by the 'new sociology of childhood'. For more information on Anna visit: www.adm.hb.se/~alu/index.htm For more information on LinCS visit: www.ipd.gu.se/english/research/research_programmes/lincs/ |
| Jenny Murphy |
| Student Ombuds Office Annual Report 2008/09 |
| The 2008/09 UTS Student Ombuds Office Annual Report has been published. The report can be downloaded from the Student Ombuds Office website at www.ombuds.uts.edu.au/annual.html. If you would prefer a hard copy please email ombuds@uts.edu.au |
| Rochelle Seneviratne |
| UTS: Science - research seminar |
| The Australian Institute of Physics and the Department of Physics and Advanced Materials (UTS) present: International Women in Physics Lecture 2009 'To planets or just to the shops, Plasmas pave the path' For more information: http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/science/news-events/events-detail.cfm?ItemId=15151 Lunch will follow seminar. RSVP to: Annette.Dowd@uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| Leading at UTS: Strategic and workplace context |
| *** This module is suitable for all academic and support (level 7 and above) supervisors and managers, especially those new to UTS *** In this module you will learn how your role as a supervisor fits into the overall UTS strategic and workplace context. You will hear from the Vice-Chancellor and other senior members of the University about the current issues facing UTS and how these impact on you as a supervisor. You will also have the opportunity to find out what UTS expects of its supervisors, to clarify your roles and responsibilities and to share some of your experiences with others. Date: Wednesday 20 May 2009 Time: 9am to 1pm RSVP: 15 May 2009 Contact: Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au Additional information about the range of staff development programs available for both academic and support staff are available through the HRU website: www.hru.uts.edu.au/professional/development |
| Gretchen Togle |
| CHERE seminar |
| The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation would like to invite you to a seminar: Informing disinvestment decisions in health care in the (near) absence of data: a case study of screening for amblyopia and strabismus Presenter: Associate Professor Jon Karnon University of Adelaide Thursday 28 May 2009 @ 4:00pm Location: CHERE seminar room, level 3, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo The seminar is free. Light refreshments will be served afterwards RSVP by Tuesday 26 May 2009 to reception@chere.uts.edu.au Abstract: The health care budget does not expand in line with the additional cost of new technologies, which means that disinvestment in existing technologies is required to fully fund new technologies. A lack of evidence on candidate technologies means that the process of disinvestment is subject to greater uncertainty than the investment process, and inefficiencies may occur as a result of the inverse evidence law. This seminar illustrates the difficulties in evaluating an existing technology with a limited evidence base — screening for amblyopia and strabismus. Quantitative approaches to informing decision making are considered, though the fundamental uncertainty precludes the meaningful application of such methods. Informed by the model results, other options are available to decision makers that may provides useful information to guide the disinvestment decision, providing a range of focussed options with respect to the decision and the decision making process. Associate Professor Jon Karnon started work at the University of Adelaide in September 2007. He came from the Health Economics and Decision Analysis section at the University of Sheffield in the UK, where he had been based for over five years. Prior to that Jon was the foundation health economist at the Health and Safety Laboratory. Before that he worked for over five years at the Health Economics Research Group at Brunel University, where he also completed his PhD comparing alternative modeling techniques for the economic evaluation of health care technologies. For more information contact: Stephen.Goodall@chere.uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| Outlook 2007 mail and calendar training |
| *Only 8 places available* Outlook 2007 is the University’s new application for staff to use sending and receiving emails, booking calendar events and utilising task organisation. This training session will familiarise you with the look and feel of the Outlook 2007 mail and calendar application. As well as some new features, the session will also cover the new approach to storage that has been introduced with the Microsoft Exchange Server. Prerequisite: To attend this training session staff must have had the Outlook 2007 application loaded on their PCs and have had their old mail and calendar events migrated to the new server. Date: Tuesday 26 May 2009 Time: 10am-12.30pm Venue: Building 10, level 6, IT training room 431 RSVP: 19 May 2009 Contact: Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au |
| Bridgette Dang |
| PhD scholarships in Engineering and IT |
| UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is offering two PhD scholarships for research in supporting UTS DSA funded project, Labshare: National Support for Laboratory Resources Sharing. Be part of one of the world’s first and largest remote laboratory projects. The Labshare project is a two-year initiative lead by UTS with the aim of having all the universities in the Australian Technology Network (ATN) join together in the construction of a shared, remotely accessible laboratory network. UTS’s existing remote laboratory is the forerunner of a collection of remote laboratories at other universities which will all be interoperable. The aim is to make under-utilised laboratory infrastructure available to students anywhere anytime. Project topics include technical/network, pedagogic or management issues. Applications are now open and close 15 May 2009. To read more about these scholarships visit www.eng.uts.edu.au/scholarships/Labshare.htm |
| Romy Lawson |
| Visiting Professor Michaelsen, T & L seminars |
| Visit to UTS by Professor Larry Michaelsen — 25 May Learn about team based learning, designing effective group assignments and integrative business experience Professor Larry Michaelsen, Senior Fullbright Scholar, is making a visit to UTS. Professor Michaelsen will discuss strategies to motivate and engage students. He is a great speaker who will help you to develop and implement strategies in your classroom. You are welcome to attend any or all of Professor Michaelsen’s seminars shown below: Seminar 1: Integrated Business Experience (IBE): a key to student motivation and success IBE helps students to integrate their discipline knowledge and at the same time develop real world skills and graduate capabilities – hear how IBE can effectively enthuse and motivate students. Followed by an informal discussion (11am onwards) Professor Michaelsen will be available to meet informally with individuals or teams to discuss how IBE can work in practice in relation to their own teaching. Time: 9am-12 noon Where: room B424 (Haymarket) Seminar 2: Team based learning (TBL): enhancing student engagement in class If you are looking for a solution to have students prepare for class, do their pre-reading and be ready to discuss issues in class, TBL can provide the answer. Time: 1.15pm-3pm Where: Building 2, level 5, room 40 (Broadway) Seminar 3: Designing effective group assignments Explore issues and concerns about incorporating group work into your units Time: 3.15 pm-4.30 pm Where: Building 2, level 5, room 40 (Broadway) Please RSVP to Romy Lawson (Romy.Lawson@uts.edu.au) to advise which sessions you would like to attend. |
| Deborah Edwards |
| Next Records Awareness Session |
| The next bi-monthly Records Management Awareness Session has been organised. These sessions are designed to give staff an overview of the University's records management program, staff responsibilities, legislative compliance, and policies and procedures. All staff are encouraged to attend a session. This is a good opportunity to get an overview of how the records system works and what is required from you to ensure records are created, captured and managed appropriately. If you are new to UTS, have not yet attended a previous session, or would like a refresher, please book into the following session: Date: Monday 1 June 2009 (advertised previously) Time: 10am-11am Location: City campus, CB01.05.10B Note: The above sessions will be followed by a one-hour Records Contact User Group meeting. This is designed for Records Contacts to discuss issues and refresh their training, and will be advertised directly to Records Contacts via email. If possible Records Contacts should RSVP for contact user group sessions. Other interested staff are also welcome to attend. Please email your RSVP to Deborah.Edwards@uts.edu.au, or RSVP via the Training link on the University Records website at www.records.uts.edu.au |
| Gary Potter |
| Power shutdown B1 rescheduled for Friday 29 May |
| Energy Australia has withdrawn its approval for the UTS planned maintenance power shutdown which was scheduled for this Friday. The shutdown is being postponed until Friday 29 May from 9.15pm until Saturday morning 30 May. Note: This shutdown will have the same effect as previous on 30 January 2009. The areas that will be affected are: Building 1 - Level 2 lighting and power, area closed - Level 3 lighting and power, area closed (Glass house Bar will be unaffected) - Level 3A, 4A, 4B lighting and power - VC's area administration, TSG Room, External Relations, International Student Services. Building 2 - Levels 1 to 8 lighting, power and air conditioning FMU apologises for any inconvenience. |
| Campbell Lee |
| Test our website for a chance to win |
| The Human Resources Unit's Safety & Wellbeing branch is re-designing its website and, as part of this process, you are invited to test and provide feedback on the site's information architecture. One lucky tester will win a $50 RedBalloon voucher, so please visit http://uts.optimalworkshop.com/treejack/survey/ehs. Enter now as the testing period ends on Wednesday 13 May. |
| Sarah Moss |
| Participants for practice-based research project |
| I am looking for participants to user test the digital media content of my practice-based research project, PEGASYS. Held in CCS Interaction Lab on Level 4, Building 10 during the month of May 2009 the sessions run for 30 minutes and include 23 minutes of audio-visual material followed by a questionnaire and short interview. The content under evaluation was created to be included in an interactive panoramic cinematic experience of a natural landscape embedded within Sydney's Royal National Park. The photorealistic display environment in the Interaction Lab at CCS will assist in determining the best outcomes and requirements for media exhibition. Contact Sarah Moss on smoss@it.uts.edu.au or mobile: 0432 952 586 to book a session and assist in creating a new accessible entertainment device for people with severe physical disabilities and others. |
| Natalie Kulakovska |
| Inspiring Change for Quality Learning and Teaching |
| Seminar: Inspiring Change for Quality Learning and Teaching – 13 May How do you encourage students to take responsibility for their learning and to think about their development over time? This seminar examines how the idea of 'history education' can be broadened to take in learning experiences across a university. Presenter: Associate Professor Marnie Hughes-Warrington In the 2008 Australian Awards for University Teaching, Marnie was the recipient of the Award for Teaching Excellence – Humanities and the Arts – and the Prime Minister’s Award for University Teacher of the Year. UTS is very fortunate to have Marnie speak at this seminar, so please take the opportunity to come along. In the 10 years that Marnie Hughes-Warrington has taught at Macquarie University, she has worked to create learning and teaching environments in which students and staff can engage in innovation by being historians. As a teacher she seeks to expand the breadth of students' historical thinking, taking them from 13 billion years of history in 13 weeks in a first year, first semester course, to the sometimes acrimonious debates about the role of history in society today in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses. Students use metaphor, creative research tasks and self-assessment to shape and reshape narratives about the world and about themselves, and to reflect upon their learning so that they are able to grow as historians for the rest of their lives. The students' experiences, in turn, have inspired her research and publications on the nature of history, world history and historical films, and her work with schools and organisations such as the National Curriculum Board and the United Nations. Date: 13 May 2009, 12.45pm Location: City campus, Haymarket, CM05B, level 3, room 318 Cost: Free - light lunch provided Contact: Natalie.Kulakovska@uts.edu.auFurther information: www.law.uts.edu.au/news/event_detail.html |
| Jann Joy |
| Leading at UTS: Strategic and workplace context |
| *** This module is suitable for all support supervisors and managers (level 7 and above), especially those new to UTS *** In this module you will learn how your role as a supervisor fits into the overall UTS strategic and workplace context. You will hear from the Vice-Chancellor and other senior members of the University about the current issues facing UTS and how these impact on you as a supervisor. You will also have the opportunity to find out what UTS expects of its supervisors, to clarify your role and responsibilities and to share some of your experiences with others. Date: Wednesday 20 May 2009 Time: 9am to 1pm RSVP: 15 May 2009 Contact: Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au Additional information about the range of staff development programs available for both academic and support staff are available through the HRU website: www.hru.uts.edu.au/professional/development |
| Mary-Anne Williams |
| Research Collaboration in the Cogntive Sciences |
| The Innovation and Enterprise Research Lab is looking to develop new links with researchers at UTS with expertise in cognitive science as part of our recently launched *Robot Life and Being Project*. The project focuses on several new state-of-the-art robots - a bearlike robot and a NAO humanoid. The objective is to bring robots to life and to explore what bringing a robot to life might mean. We are keen to make contact with other researchers at UTS with relevant research capabilities in cognition (e.g. psychology, neuroscience) before searching further afield, if necessary. We already have important international links, e.g. the Cognitive Science group at Lund University Sweden, but would also like to work with researchers closer to home. Please contact Mary-Anne Williams if you are interested in exploring the possibilities with us. |
| Anita Maarhuis |
| Vacancy – Publications and Promotions officer |
| Expression of Interest opportunity for 9 months UTS International has a vacancy for the role of Publications and Promotions Officer (full-time). The position is available for a period of nine months with the possibility of further extension. The position is classified at Level 7. The Publications and Promotions Officer reports to the manager, Research and Development and is responsible for project managing UTS International publications and promotions worldwide. The role is responsible for the development of publicity for UTS International events in an effort to increase the profile of UTS International and the wide range of activities with which it is involved. Please contact mychel.palamountain@uts.edu.au for all documents relating to the role. Applications close 15 May 2009. Interviews will be conducted the week commencing 18 May 2009. |
| Jim Franklin |
| Seminar: A Scientist vs. the Law |
| This Wednesday the Royal Society of NSW is proud to present a talk by Professor Brynn Hibbert on A Scientist vs. the Law This will be a largely anecdotal review of the author’s work in the courts, including bogus health products, unsuccessful defences of murderers and racehorse trainers, and highly lucrative patent cases. Ion mobility spectrometry, embodied in instruments such as the Ion Scan, is used at airports to detect drugs or explosives at trace levels. The author has given evidence in trials of drug importation in which an Ion Scan has revealed the presence of a drug with the subsequent seizure of substantive amounts. In an early trial, during the author’s evidence, the “invisible hand” defence was coined when the trial judge misheard a question from counsel and caused the following conversation: Judge: “Did you say the hand that touched the cocaine was invisible?” Counsel: “No your honour, I said the cocaine that the hand touched was invisible”. There will be some discussion of statistics (Lies, damned lies and …), dendrites and fractals, stolen wine, contaminated beer and defunct batteries. This will lead to a reflection on expert opinion and the role of professional societies in maintaining standards of professionalism. Professor Hibbert occupies the Chair of Analytical Chemistry at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. His research interests are in electroanalytical chemistry and chemometrics and metrology in chemistry, but he also does a sideline in expert opinion, scientific fraud and presenting science to the public. He has published around 200 papers, 6 books and 2 patents. His most recent book “Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory” published by Oxford University Press won the RACI Olle Prize for 2007. He is past Chair of the Analytical Division of the RACI, Secretary of the IUPAC Analytical Division. Date: Wednesday 6th May 2009. Time: 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm. Location: Conference Room 1, Darlington Centre, Sydney University. (City Road, side entrance to the Forum Restaurant. Parking Available). Audience: All welcome. FREE. For further information see http://nsw.royalsoc.org.au/talks_2009/talk_May2009.html |
| Rachel White |
| UTS In-fusion Festival '09: Performer Applications |
| The In-fusion Festival will be returning this year with all the flavour and colour of cultures from around the world! It will be held at various UTS campuses from Monday 17th August – Friday 21st August. For those of you who have never been to In-fusion before, it is a festival that celebrates the cultural diversity of UTS and its wider community. In-fusion brings together local and international students, staff and public to celebrate everything from Celtic to Colombian, Rumba to Rock, Thai to Tabouli and Burlesque to Bollywood. It is a great way to experience and build on the rich diversity, fun and talent of our community. If you would like to be a performer at the In-fusion '09 Festival, UTS Staff and Student Performer Applications open on Wednesday 6th April. This will be available here: http://www.ssu.uts.edu.au/infusion/performers.html Please direct any questions or queries to infusion@uts.edu.au |
| Gary Potter |
| Power Shutdown B1 & 2 Friday night |
| As part of the on-going maintenance and upgrade of the main electrical switchboards located on Level 1 of Building 1, FMU announces that a power shut-down is scheduled from Friday night 9.15pm 08th May 09 until Saturday morning 09 May 09. Note: This shut-down will have the same effects as previous upgrades on 30 January 2009. The areas that will be affected are: Building 1 - Level 2 lighting and power, area closed - Level 3 lighting and power, area closed Glass house Bar will be unaffected - Level 3A, 4A, 4B lighting and power - VC's area Administration, TSG Room, External Relations, International Student Services. Building 2 - lighting and power Levels 1 to 8 lighting, power and air conditioning Please save important data in your computer, turn off power and empty freezers for the weekend. FMU apologises for any inconvenience. |
| Sang-Eun Oh |
| ELSSA Centre Intensive Academic English workshops |
| The ELSSA Centre is offering intensive Academic English workshops in July 2009. Please make the following information available to staff and students in your area. Thank you. There are three workshops: (1) Academic Writing & Grammar, (2) Seminar Presentation, and (3) Pronunciation. ACADEMIC WRITING AND GRAMMAR timetable 6–10 July 9.30am–3.30pm (M-F, 5days); 6–10 July 6.00pm–9.00pm (M-F, 5days) OR 4, 11 & 18 July 9.30am–3.30pm (3 Sat.) SEMINAR PRESENTATION timetable 13–17 July 2.30pm–4.30pm (M-F, 5days) OR 13–17 July 6.00pm–8.00pm (M-F, 5days) PRONUNCIATION timetable 6–10 July 2.30pm–4.30pm (M-F, 5days) OR 13–17 July 2.30pm–4.30pm (M-F, 5days) These non-credit workshops are designed for students who need to enhance their academic language. ACADEMIC WRITING AND GRAMMAR focuses on academic writing and grammar in context. Students analyse academic English, produce written work and receive individual feedback. The main focus of classes is written English, but students’ listening and speaking skills are also developed through tasks and activities. SEMINAR PRESENTATION focuses on developing students’ speaking skills for seminar presentation. The language and structure of a presentation and techniques for voice production are discussed. The workshop includes short practice sessions using video feedback. PRONUNCIATION focuses on the development of speaking skills through attention to intonation, rhythm, word stress and sounds. APPLICATION forms are available from the ELSSA Centre and applications close on Friday, 12 June 2009. For further enquiries, please contact the ELSSA Centre. Level 18, Tower Building, Broadway T: 95142327 elssa.centre@uts.edu.au http://www.elssa.uts.edu.au |
| Transforming Cultures Research Centre & IOSARN |
| Research and Communities Workshop |
| The Transforming Cultures Research Centre and the Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network are pleased to invite you to a Research and Communities Workshop Strategies for research for trade, industry and social justice in Asia, Australasia and the Pacific DATE: Thursday, May 14 VENUE: UTS Blackfriars Campus, Blackfriars Street, Bldg. CC05, Chippendale http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/citymap.html TIME: 10am - 5pm COST: Free event Please RSVP: Transforming.Cultures@uts.edu.au This workshop will bring together academic and independent community-engaged researchers working in the Asia-Pacific region. They will discuss their views of effective strategies for strengthening research into the impact of globalised trade and industry on local and Indigenous peoples in the Asia-Pacific region. Extensions of globalised trade in key industries like mining, tourism (including 'nature' eco-tourism). timber, fishing and agriculture have brought both damage and opportunity to local and Indigenous peoples. Each of these trade and industry chains penetrated into areas where local and Indigenous populations have been seeking to sustain more localised industries but at the same time to engage profitably in and with the new global industries. The current global financial crisis is likely to impact in both negative and positive terms on local and Indigenous communities. In each case, whether of the expansion or the contraction of globalised industry and trade, the interests of local and Indigenous communities are often forgotten in the attention given to transnational cooperations along with national and international peak organisational decisions. An important driver of innovations in local and community engagement with industry and trade has been research which can draw on international scholarly best practice but which is responsive to local interests through locally-based organisations and local NGOs. Much of this work has been carried out by researchers working within or closely with locally-based NGOs or those NGOs with close engagements with local organisations. This project will invite speakers from key groups involved in research - those in NGOs, in government agencies and in universities, to reflect on three questions: * How do you or does your organisation undertake research in engagement with communities? * How is useful research best conducted in a community setting? * What conditions and approaches work most effectively to build collaborations between researchers and communities? The workshop will be organised around two themes: 1. Indigenous land, water and conservation Speakers include Kanchi Kohli (Kalpavriksh, India and Visiting Researcher in Residence at TfC) and Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers from Land Councils, the NSW Department Environment and Climate Change (DECC), the Wilderness Society and from universities. 2. Researching across languages and cultures Speakers include Dr. Kuntala Lahiri-Dutt (ANU) and speakers invited from NGOs involved with community research and mining. Other speakers include researchers from APHEDA, other NGOs and from universities. Kanchi Kohli from Kalpavriksh Environmental Action Group, Delhi, is currently the visiting Researcher in Residence at the Transforming Cultures Research Centre at UTS in April and May 2009. As researcher and activist with Kalpavriksh for a decade, Kanchi has monitored the conflicts around forest conservation and the rights of Indigenous and local populations. She is the author of a study on the implementation of India's biodiversity act and writes widely for the Indian press. http://www.kalpavriksh.org/f5/f5.1/pub06bdkk Further inquiries: Heather.Goodall@uts.edu.au http://www.transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au/news_events/#Research%20Workshop See you there! |
| Jo McKenzie |
| Reminder: lunchtime panel-applying for promotion |
| Tuesday May 5, 1-2 pm Room 2.411 Academics who are intending to apply for promotion this year, those contemplating promotion in future years, and their academic supervisors, are invited to a panel session on applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer in 2009. Panel members will include Professor Shirley Alexander (Chair of the Senior Lecturer Promotion Committee), an experienced committee member and a past applicant. The session will provide a brief overview of the promotion process and changes for this year, discuss ways of addressing the criteria and making an effective application and respond to questions from participants. Staff from Human Resources will also be there to answer questions. RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au For information on applying for promotion, please consult the information page http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/for/academics/promotion.html |
| Jenny Murphy |
| Assistant Student Ombud (a number of positions) |
| Expressions of interest are called for the position of Assistant Student Ombud from continuously appointed full-time academic staff of the university. The Student Ombud and Assistant Student Ombuds play an important role at UTS by providing students with a confidential means of having their problems and concerns addressed. Established by the University in 1989, the Student Ombud Office acts under a Terms of Reference, to impartially and objectively resolve student's problems and concerns when all other UTS dispute resolution processes have failed. The Student Ombuds Office deals with requests for assistance from students who have a grievance related to any administrative and some academic decisions and attempts to resolve any difference in order to reach a reasonable solution. The Student Ombud's mission is to ensure that all members of the University community receive fair and equitable treatment within the university system. The Office also acts to recommend any systemic changes arising from a grievance. Issues dealt with by the Student Ombuds Office include such general categories as: appeals; assessment; fees; conduct of staff or student; use of University property; breach of confidence; lectures/teaching timetabling. For more information please visit the Student Ombuds Office web site at http://www.ombuds.uts.edu.au/ The Office is currently seeking UTS Academics to fill the roles of Assistant Student Ombud. Anyone who is interested in UTS policy and procedure and has a commitment to confidentiality and professional ethics are asked to submit an expression of interest. Applicants from all Faculties are encouraged to apply. The position is for a two-year term with a possible 12 month extension. In your application you will need to address the selection criteria and outline the length and nature of your experience at UTS and indicate how you believe you can contribute to the work of the Student Ombuds Office. Applicants should discuss their application with their Supervisor and/or Dean. The position attracts $8,000 reimbursement to your Faculty for your contribution. Past members of the Office have negotiated with their supervisor to use this money for teaching relief, marking relief, conference registration and attendance, or other academic pursuits. Application procedure: For further information or to obtain the selection criteria please contact Jenny Murphy, Student Ombuds Office Administration Manager on #2575. Expressions of interest should be forwarded to Jenny.Murphy@uts.edu.au by Friday 15 May 2009. |
| Derretta Branche |
| Weight Watchers at Work: Reminder - Starts 5th May |
| Did you miss out on joining Weight Watchers earlier this year? Why not join us for our new 12 week program starting on Tuesday 5 May 2009. Fees are very competitive, and there is no membership or joining fee. For more information, please contact Derretta.Branche@uts.edu.au |
| Jo McKenzie |
| Seminar: Technology for Nurture in Large Classes |
| Dr Michael Bulmer ALTC Associate Fellow School of Mathematics and Physics University of Queensland Monday May 11, 2-4 pm IML New Media Lab, 1.2713 One of the underlying challenges in teaching large classes is developing and maintaining an understanding of the diversity of student learning experiences. We will give a practical overview of several technology-based approaches to assisting academics with engaging and supporting the student experience, with a particular emphasis on the affective aspects of student learning. These include online reflective writings combined with simple web interfaces as well as insights from text mining. There will also be time for informal discussion about the use of reflective writing for ongoing course evaluation and scholarship. Afternoon tea will be provided. RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au An overview of Dr Michael Bulmer’s ALTC fellowship can be found at http://www.altc.edu.au/altc-associate-fellow-michael-bulmer#fellow-bio |
| Lawrence Vidoni |
| Attention UTS staff managers and supervisors! |
| Are you looking for resources to start or complete a short-term project in your work area? You are invited to a lunchtime information session about the UTS Work Training Placement Program (WTPP). The WTPP provides work experience for suitably qualified people with disabilities and gives UTS faculties and units the opportunity to choose from a range of suitable applicants who can provide assistance with tasks and projects for up to three months, at no cost. The person on placement benefits by applying their qualifications and skills in the workplace, gaining up to date work experience and a current reference to assist in future employment. When: Thursday 7 May, 12pm-1pm Where: Room 22, Level 4, Building 2 Lunch provided This session will provide detailed information about the program and how it can assist you: • A CRS manager will give a presentation about the program and the benefits for the organisation and the individual • An UTS supervisor will speak about their experience of the program • There will be a short Q & A session RSVP to Lawrence.Vidoni@uts.edu.au for catering including special dietary requirements, or if you have any questions about the program, contact Lawrence by email or x7577. |
| Cam Bellach |
| Phishing attacks on UTS email accounts |
| UTS email accounts have experienced a recent increase in phishing attacks. You may have received an email with the subject: Unusual Activity Noted, requesting you to contact your System Administrator with your Login Details which includes your mailbox username and password for your mailbox not to be deactivated. This email is a hoax! UTS will never request you to supply your personal details such as username or password via email. If you ever receive an email requesting your personal information it is important that you do not respond. Responding to these requests can compromise the security of your email and access accounts. Be suspicious – be vigilant – be on the look-out for: • Requests for personal details such as username and password • Spelling mistakes and grammatical errors • Warnings or threats associated with inaction • Marks – such as the Trademark symbol, TM – applied inappropriately or not ordinarily used by the purported sender • Things that sound too good to be true • Generic salutations (Dear Client, Dear User, etc.) If you are ever in any doubt regarding the authenticity of an email, call IT support. Off campus: 9514 2222 On campus: x2222 Online: https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au |
| Gary Lobb |
| Expressions of Interest Secondment to SLM |
| Expressions of Interest - Coordinator, Subject Logistics Management (SLM) A secondment opportunity for the position of Subject Logistics Management (SLM) Coordinator exists in the SLM team within SAU. This active role is responsible for managing designated faculty requirements within the scope of the SLM team’s functions. The functions of the SLM team include: · Liaison with designated faculty logistics planners · Managing data entry for subject availabilities on CASS · Pro-active involvement in the development and ongoing maintenance of the University’s annual class timetable, including data collection, entry, manipulation and integrity checking · Managing casual bookings in Syllabus Plus · Managing aspects of class allocation on MSA+ The position is systems focused and requires someone with either strong system experience or a willingness to learn. The applicant also requires an ability to analyse and resolve complex problems and proficiency in communication skills. Faculty experience is preferable. This is a 12-month secondment commencing May 2009. Applicants are required to address the selection criteria as outlined in the PD. For a copy of the PD and for any queries please contact Myff Sharp on 9514 1212 or Kevin Warrington on 9514 1215. Applications close 15 May 2009. |
| Shankar Sankaran |
| Learning for Social Change - Jen Margaret |
| An interactive presentation, designed for all those with an interest in social change Jen Margaret: member of FLASC, an initiative of the Institute of Development Studies, University Of Sussex Venue: Room 570 in Building 6, UTS, 720 Harris Street, next to the ABC. Tuesday 12 May Registration, networking and light refreshments. Time: 5pm–7.30pm To book, email admin@alara.net.au with ‘Jen Margaret Workshop’ in the subject line by 8 May. Workshop information • What have you learnt through your work for social change? • How has this learning informed your practice? This event is for anyone involved with social change to improve human and environmental conditions; and for action researchers and action learners who use this orientation to inquiry for social change. Jen has worked in adult education, community development and social justice organisations in New Zealand, England and South Africa and is active in the movement of non-indigenous people who support indigenous self-determination in Aotearoa / New Zealand. |
| Emma Davidson |
| L&C Seminar Series: Visiting Scholar Miriam Zukas |
| Seminar: Making a Mess of Academic Work 13 May 2009 This seminar will consider the contrast between the ‘official’ policy story of academic work in which teaching, research and administration are seen as discrete elements of practice and the messy experience of academic work. It will be proposed that purposive disciplinary practice across time and space is inextricably entangled with and fundamental to academic experience and identity. Presenter: Miriam Zukas, University of Leeds, UK Miriam Zukas is Professor of Adult Education and Director of the Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Leeds. She currently works in the School of Education. Since becoming an academic many years ago, she has taught and researched the education of adults broadly defined. She has been concerned with pedagogic identities in further, adult and higher education and, more broadly, within professional learning. She was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship by the Higher Education Academy in June 2008. Miriam will be taking up the post of Executive Dean at Birkbeck, University of London from September 2009. Seminar Date: 13 May 2009 Time: 12:30-2pm Location: CB10, level 2 (ground floor) in room 410 Contact: Emma.Davidson@uts.edu.au Cost: Free - light refreshments will be provided |
| Geoff Brooke-Smith |
| Soup for you! |
| As of Monday 4 May, soup is back on the daily menu at the following Union Food outlets: Concourse Cafe Harris St Cafe Markets Eatery Broadway Eatery Kuring-gai Eatery. Each team has been busy collecting new recipes and refining some favourites to ensure something different each day, but requests are always welcome if you have something special you'd like to share and know soup lovers will enjoy. |
| Gary Lobb |
| Expressions of Interest |
| Expressions of Interest - Coordinator, Subject Logistics Management (SLM) A secondment opportunity for the position of Subject Logistics Management (SLM) Coordinator exists in the SLM Team within SAU. This active role is responsible for managing designated faculty requirements within the scope of the SLM team’s functions. The functions of the SLM team include: • Liaison with designated faculty logistics planners • Managing data entry for subject availabilities on CASS • Pro-active involvement in the development and ongoing maintenance of the University’s annual class timetable, including data collection, entry, manipulation and integrity checking • Managing casual bookings in Syllabus Plus • Managing aspects of class allocation on MSA+ The position is systems focused and requires someone with either strong system experience or a willingness to learn. The applicant also requires an ability to analyse and resolve complex problems and proficiency in communication skills. Faculty experience is preferable. This is a twelve month secondment commencing May 09. Applicants are required to address the selection criteria as outlined in the PD. For a copy of the PD and for further queries please contact Myff Sharp on 95141212 or Kevin Warrington on 9514 1215. Applications close 15 May 2009. |
| Transforming Cultures Research Centre |
| Research Assistant to Prof. Gillian Cowlishaw, TfC |
| Professor Gillian Cowlishaw is looking for a graduate, preferably in anthropology or a related discipline, to assist with further development of a research project in western Sydney (see The City's Outback, and the Mt Druitt Life Story Series.1-10; reading both would be good preparation for an application*). The work includes fieldwork among the Mt. Druitt Aboriginal community. While initially this work is a community project rather than a research project, the research component is significant and will expand over time. There will be opportunity for the appointee to develop their own research project in association with Gillian.The hours will be flexible, but entails at least 3 days work a week for at least 6 months, with possibilities of further development of the project.The level of appointment and remuneration will depend on the particular qualifications of the successful applicant. For a down loadable detailed job description and the selection criteria please see the TfC website: http://www.transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au/news_events/jobs.html * The Mt Druitt Life Stories are available from the Transforming Cultures Research Centre, Bldg. 3, Level 4, Room 4.02. Call -2768 or email Cornelia.Betzler@uts.edu.au |
| Mark J Smith |
| Academic Board - Election of Academic Staff |
| R V Dubs Registrar and Returning Officer Reminder Notice Academic Board - Election of Academic Staff from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences A reminder to the full-time and fractional-time academic staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences that the election of one academic staff member from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences to the Academic Board closes at 3.00pm on Thursday, 7 May 2009. The Candidates (in ballot paper order) are: Gregory Martin Rosemary Johnston Gillian Leahy Theresa Anderson The ballot can be accessed by the following website http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/elections/voting/index.html Please direct any enquiries to elections@uts.edu.au R V Dubs Registrar and Returning Officer |
| Jim Franklin |
| Seminar: A Scientist vs. the Law |
| This Wednesday the Royal Society of NSW is proud to present a talk by Professor Brynn Hibbert on A Scientist vs. the Law This will be a largely anecdotal review of the author’s work in the courts, including bogus health products, unsuccessful defences of murderers and racehorse trainers, and highly lucrative patent cases. Ion mobility spectrometry, embodied in instruments such as the Ion Scan, is used at airports to detect drugs or explosives at trace levels. The author has given evidence in trials of drug importation in which an Ion Scan has revealed the presence of a drug with the subsequent seizure of substantive amounts. In an early trial, during the author’s evidence, the “invisible hand” defence was coined when the trial judge misheard a question from counsel and caused the following conversation: Judge: “Did you say the hand that touched the cocaine was invisible?” Counsel: “No your honour, I said the cocaine that the hand touched was invisible”. There will be some discussion of statistics (Lies, damned lies and …), dendrites and fractals, stolen wine, contaminated beer and defunct batteries. This will lead to a reflection on expert opinion and the role of professional societies in maintaining standards of professionalism. Professor Hibbert occupies the Chair of Analytical Chemistry at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. His research interests are in electroanalytical chemistry and chemometrics and metrology in chemistry, but he also does a sideline in expert opinion, scientific fraud and presenting science to the public. He has published around 200 papers, 6 books and 2 patents. His most recent book “Quality Assurance in the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory” published by Oxford University Press won the RACI Olle Prize for 2007. He is past Chair of the Analytical Division of the RACI, Secretary of the IUPAC Analytical Division. Date: Wednesday 6th May 2009. Time: 6:30 pm for 7:00 pm. Location: Conference Room 1, Darlington Centre, Sydney University. (City Road, side entrance to the Forum Restaurant. Parking Available). Audience: All welcome. FREE. For further information see http://nsw.royalsoc.org.au/talks_2009/talk_May2009.html |
| Lindi Todd |
| TfC Seminar Series: Meredith Jones |
| Dr Meredith Jones will be presenting her paper, "Makeover Culture: Illuminations and Shadows" On Wednesday the 6th May, 12:30 - 2:00 Around the Transforming Cultures Bagel, (UTS Building 3, Room 4.02) ALL WELCOME, feel free to bring your lunch. Abstract: Feminists have become used to hearing about-and observing-the dramatic cultural shifts that have happened around cosmetic surgery in the last two decades. No longer the sole purview of celebrities and the very rich, cosmetic surgery is apparently now something we all deserve-a practice that enables our true selves to emerge-a democratic right that everyone should pursue. In my book Skintight: An Anatomy of Cosmetic Surgery (Berg, 2008) I observed the imperatives and the pedagogies around what I called 'makeover culture' and argued that cosmetic surgery is makeover culture's quintessential example. I showed-in a deliberately non-judgmental and sometimes provocatively optimistic manner-how 'good citizens' of makeover culture publicly enact urgent and never-ending renovations of themselves. In this paper I explore some of these lines of thought more deeply, focusing on the many contradictions-the illuminations and the shadows-of makeover culture and globalised cosmetic surgery. I discuss the rise of international cosmetic surgery tourism and outline some of the early research I have done in this area. Further, I examine a profound ambivalence about makeover culture and cosmetic surgery evident in my previous work, namely that celebration of an aesthetic ideal of artificiality is connected to a death wish. I develop this line of thinking in order to more deeply problematize the voluntarism involved in makeover culture. See you there. |
| Marianne Taylor |
| Judge Sackville presents Who Judges the Judges? |
| Former Federal Court judge Ronald Sackville AO will tackle judicial ethics and misbehaviour in a public talk on Tuesday 19 May at the University of Technology, Sydney. He is delivering the Annual Lawyers and Ethics Eminent Speakers' Series presentation for the UTS Faculty of Law, aiming to raise the profile of moral and ethical issues among current university students. Justice Sackville was a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from 1994 until 2008 and Chair of the Judicial Conference of Australia, a body representing judicial officers throughout Australia, from 2004 to 2006. He is at present a member of the Civil and Commercial Court of Qatar and a Judge of the Supreme Court of Fiji. He is an acting Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and an Adjunct Professor of the Faculty of Law of the University of Sydney. Justice Sackville was made an Officer in the Order of Australia in the 2009 Australia Day Honours List. Judicial Ethics and Judicial Misbehaviour: Two Sides of the Same Coin? Date: Tuesday 19 May 2009 Time: 7pm, light refreshments served from 6.30pm Location: Moot Court, UTS Faculty of Law, ground floor, Block B, UTS Haymarket, 1-59 Quay Street, Haymarket The event is free and open to all, but registration is recommended, visit: http://surveys.uts.edu.au/index.cfm?surveyid=3768 |
| Marianne Taylor |
| Chinese IP Seminar |
| UTS:Law, IP Australia and the State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China presents a public seminar on China's new IP Strategy. Speaker is Dr Zhang Qin, Deputy Commissioner and member of the Party Committee at the State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C and the Vice President of the Chinese Intellectual Property Research Board. Date: Thursday 7th May Time: 1:30 - 2:30pm Venue: UTS Haymarket Campus, Cnr Quay Street and Ultimo Road, Room CMO5B.3.18 |
| Marianne Taylor |
| Climate Change Management in the US Post Bush |
| Climate Change Management in the US Post Bush: Focusing on Fiscal and Economic Policy. Wednesday 13 May, 2009 - 6:00pm for 6:45pm start UTS Haymarket Campus, Moot Court, Level 1, Faculty of Law, Building 5 Block B Chair: Professor Natalie Stoianoff, Director, Master of Industrial Property Program, UTS Speaker: Professor Mona L. Hymel* This presentation will discuss the Bush administration climate change policies and compare Bush’s legacy with the new Obama administration’s actions towards dealing with climate change issues and environmental problems. During the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, candidate Barak Obama did not speak much about climate change policies specifically. However, he promised generous tax incentives for automakers that would subsidize retooling parts and assembly plants to manufacture environmentally vehicles. He also promised to provide more significant tax credits that would cover thirty percent of the costs of switching petroleum pumps to E85 clean fuel. He also promised to enact tax credits to increase fuel standards as well as tax credits for cellulosic ethanol production. Finally, he vowed to reinstate the “Windfall Profits Tax” on oil company profits and distribute part of the revenue from this tax to U.S. families as a $1,000 emergency energy rebate. President Obama has been in office since January 2009. The presentation will assess whether he has had any success in carrying out his campaign promises and how he compares with his predecessor. * Mona L. Hymel, the Arthur W. Andrews Professor of Law, teaches at the University of Arizona, James E. Rogers College of Law in Tucson, Arizona. She teaches Federal Income Tax; LLC, LLP and Partnership Taxation, Corporate Taxation, Estates and Trusts, Accounting for Lawyers, Professional Responsibility and Tax Policy. She writes in the areas of environmental tax policy, U.S. tax policy and professional responsibility. Professor Hymel is the Chair of the Standards of Tax Practice Committee and the past Chair of the Individual Income Tax Committee of the American Bar Association Tax Section. She lectures locally, nationally and internationally on subjects involving the Federal Tax Policy, Environmental Tax Policy and Professional Responsibility of Tax Preparers Ethics. Prior to taking the position at the University of Arizona, she practiced law with King & Spalding in Washington, D.C., where her work focused on corporate and partnership transactions. Professor Hymel earned her J.D. from the University of Texas where she also received her undergraduate degree in accounting. |
| Natalie Kulakovska |
| Inspiring Change for Quality Learning and Teaching |
| Seminar: – Inspiring Change for Quality Learning and Teaching – 13 May Description: How do you encourage students to take responsibility for their learning and to think about their development over time? This seminar examines how the idea of 'history education' can be broadened to take in learning experiences across a university. Presenter: Marnie Hughes-Warrington In the ten years that Marnie Hughes-Warrington has taught at Macquarie University, she has worked to create learning and teaching environments in which students and staff can engage in innovation by being historians. As a teacher she seeks to expand the breadth of students' historical thinking, taking them from thirteen billion years of history in thirteen weeks in a first year, first semester course, to the sometimes acrimonious debates about the role of history in society today in upper-level undergraduate and graduate courses. Students use metaphor, creative research tasks and self-assessment to shape and reshape narratives about the world and about themselves, and to reflect upon their learning so that they are able to grow as historians for the rest of their lives. The students' experiences, in turn, have inspired her research and publications on the nature of history, world history and historical films, and her work with schools and organisations such as the National Curriculum Board and the United Nations. Date: 13 May, 2009, 12:45 PM Location: City - Haymarket, CM05B. Level 3, Room 318 Cost: Free - light lunch provided Contact: Natalie.Kulakovska@uts.edu.au Further Information: http://www.law.uts.edu.au/news/event_detail.html?ItemId=14894&ItemDate=2009-05-13 |
| tameera Kemp |
| Photojournalism short course commences 5 May |
| Visual communication, including photography, plays an increasingly important role in all forms of media. The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism has a couple of places available in their Photojournalism course commencing 5 May. The aim of this course is to provide essentials on what photojournalism is about and how it fits into the media landscape, social conscience and personal storytelling. It will cover pre and post-production, producing a story, how to use the camera, Photoshop and how to tell stories with pictures. This course will benefit journalism/communications students, journalists, travel writers interested in photography, people wishing to work as freelance photographers and those wanting to learn more about photography. Each participant will receive an individual A5 professionally produced booklet with photographs taken in the course. The course presenter Moshe Rosenzveig is an award winning television producer, director, photojournalist, commercial photographer and educator whose career in the visual arts and media spans 25 years. His television work has screened on SBS TV, ARTE, and other overseas networks. Moshe is one of the main people in Head On, a photographic exhibition which can be found at http://www.headon.com.au. The full fee is $1050 however UTS staff and students can attend at the special discounted rate of $720. Individual payment plans are available upon request. Dates: 5, 12, 19, 26 May, 2 (lab), 4 (Thu), 9 June Six Tuesdays and one Thursday evening TImes: 6 to 9pm Places are limited to 12. For further information and enrollment please visit http://www.acij.uts.edu.au/shortcourses/photojournalism.html Tameera Kemp Short Course Coordinator The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism 9514 2488 |
| IOSARN Seminar Series 2009 |
| Dr. Sheleyah Courtney, University of Sydney |
| The Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network invites you to its second seminar in 2009: Dr. Sheleyah A. Courtney, University of Sydney DATE: Friday, May 8 TIME: 5.30 pm VENUE: TfC Bagel, UTS, Building 3 (Bon Marche), Level 4, Room 4.02 From Plundering the Golden Temple to Remittances For Rama: Princes, Paupers, Politics and Temple and Nation Building in Varanasi. Dr. Sheleyah Courtney is a Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Sydney, please see here for more information on her research: http://www.arts.usyd.edu.au/departs/anthro/staff/profiles/courtney.shtml Abstract This paper presents preliminary research directed towards a project that aims to provide an ethnographic account and analysis of a group of Brahmins associated with the important Hindu Kashi Vishvanath Mandir of Varanasi, North India, popularly known as the “Golden Temple.” This is a group of men whose transforming identity and whose critical and enduring if depotentiated relationship to a temple of preeminent strategic importance in contemporary Hindu nationalist politicking which is also a key terrorist target remains uninvestigated. This hence of necessity requires ethnographic recuperation. These men are former elites: Bhumiputra or “sons of the Varanasi soil;” until relatively recent years they functioned in their Brahmin caste occupation as priests. They are of a preeminent lineage of ‘high’ priests who had owned and managed the temple since it was rebuilt over 200 years ago. Since that time, they facilitated and prospered from the worship of thousands of pilgrims and devotees who still daily flock to the temple. Since the Uttar Pradesh state government seizure of the temple and its revenues in 1983, they have been diminished in concrete power and have sought to reassert their status in other arenas such as the political domain. Therefore a critical aim of the research is to investigate and analyse the extent the significance of such political maneuverings in order to recuperate an identity that remains of enduring if eroded high status, now increasingly grounded in and sustained by new and concerning political allegiances with the extreme right. Varanasi, its Golden temple and priests are intertwined in a gestalt which embodies a crystallization and fulcrum broader problems in India, and also beyond in its large diaspora. A related and critically important dimension of the research project is also thus to investigate and analyse the significance of remittances that are being poured into temple building, restoration and extension projects from Hindu NRIs (non resident Indians residing and working in first world nation-states) and their role in Hindu nationalism. Please RSVP: Cornelia.Betzler@uts.edu.au See you there! |
| Deborah Edwards |
| Next Privacy Awareness Session |
| The next Privacy Awareness Session has been organised. These sessions are held on a quarterly basis and cover UTS and legislative frameworks relating to privacy and staff responsibilities. If you are new to UTS, have not yet attended a previous session, or would simply like a refresher, please book into the following session: Date: Thursday 7th May 2009 [advertised previously] Time: 2:30pm-3.30pm Location: City campus, CB02.05.39 Please e-mail your RSVP to Deborah.Edwards@uts.edu.au or via the Training link on the University Records website at http://www.records.uts.edu.au. |
| Marea Martlew |
| Dept. of Environmental Sciences Short Courses |
| The Faculty of Science is hosting a series of short courses throughout 2009 covering all aspects of Contaminated Site Assessment Remediation and Management. The courses are aimed at environmental professionals and science and engineering graduates who would like to enter this growing field. The next course runs from 28th - 30th May.For full details and online registration: http://www.science.uts.edu.au/courses/csarm.html |
| Jo McKenzie |
| Seminar: Applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer |
| Tuesday May 5, 1-2 pm Room 2.411 Academics who are intending to apply for promotion this year, those contemplating promotion in future years, and their academic supervisors, are invited to a panel session on applying for promotion to Senior Lecturer in 2009. Panel members will include Professor Shirley Alexander (Chair of the Senior Lecturer Promotion Committee), experienced committee members and past applicants. The session will provide a brief overview of the promotion process and changes for this year, discuss ways of addressing the criteria and making an effective application and respond to questions from participants. RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au |
| Mark Lee |
| Impact: J. Appl. Research in Workplace E-learning |
| Impact: Journal of Applied Research in Workplace E-learning A publication of the E-learning Network of Australasia (ElNet) *** Call for Papers: Inaugural issue *** (PDF version available at http://journal.elnet.com.au/files/Impact_InauguralIssue_CFP_FINAL.pdf) Impact: Journal of Applied Research in Workplace E-learning has been established to address the paucity of research publication avenues with a particular emphasis on e-learning in organisational and workplace settings. It will be a fully online journal, publishing refereed and non-refereed contributions from both researchers and practitioners relating to the design, implementation, evaluation and management of workplace e-learning across a range of sectors and industries. Submissions are invited for the special, inaugural issue of the journal, the theme of which is "Current issues and future directions in workplace e-learning: Mapping the research landscape". This issue will include peer-reviewed articles that address one or more of the following areas: 1. Summary and synthesis: Where are we now? - Identification and analysis of major issues, themes and trends in the field of workplace e-learning research - Review of key studies and seminal pieces of literature in this field, and how future research efforts might build upon the work already done 2. Gap analysis: What do we need to know more about? - Discussion of areas have been under-emphasised or neglected in the field of workplace e-learning research - Exploration of how these areas/gaps might be addressed 3. Planning and designing: How should we move forward? - Setting the research agenda for workplace e-learning - Future directions for workplace e-learning research and its application to practice In addition, case studies / best practice examples and position or commentary articles may be submitted to be either peer or editor reviewed. Non-refereed contributions in the form of technical/application notes (eg tools, how-tos) and book/Web site reviews are also invited. The Editorial Policies section of Impact's Web site (http://journal.elnet.com.au/impact) contains general information on the journal's focus and scope, including topics of interest and types of articles accepted. For specific style guidelines and advice to authors, please see the Submissions section of the site. Prospective authors for the inaugural issue are strongly encouraged to submit proposals or expressions of interest to the Editor-in-Chief well in advance of the manuscript submission deadline, in order to allow time for feedback and discussion. This may be done via email to impactjournal@elnet.com.au, however full manuscripts are to be submitted via the online submission system on the journal's Web site, and not via email. *** Key dates: - Manuscript submission deadline: 1 June 2009 - Notification of acceptance: 1 July 2009 - Submission of final articles for publication: 1 August 2009 - Publication of inaugural issue (online): 1 September 2009 |
| Jann Joy |
| EHS for Supervisors and Managers |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be conducting a "EHS for Supervisors and Managers" training session at the Broadway campus. This session is for both academic and support staff with supervisory or managerial responsibilities. They will give you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and practical application of the health and safety system at UTS and the tools and resources available to help you fulfill your health and safety responsibilities. Areas covered include: · Legislation · Supervisor and Manager responsibilities · Risk management approach at UTS · EHS Planning process Supervisors and Managers of "high risk" areas and activities (e.g. workshop and laboratory managers, subject co-ordinators etc.). This session will be held on: Date: Wednesday 13th May 2009 Time: 9.30am - 11.30am Venue: room 430 [CB10.6.430], on level 6 of building 10. Closing date: 7 May 2009 Should you require further clarification about which course to attend, please email Tina McDonald at tina.mcdonald@uts.edu.au. If you are interested in attending this session, please RSVP Jann Joy via email at jann.joy@uts.edu.au . |
| Niki Gasper |
| Fashion Craft: Fashion Technology |
| Coinciding with the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week, Fashion Craft: Fashion Technology showcases two exhibitions that consider the relationship between craft and technology in future fashion and textile design. Fashion Craft: Drawn Threads exhibits contemporary, collaborative works between UTS fashion and textile designers,students and members of the Embroiderers Guild of NSW. Fashion Technology: The Rip Curl Project features the work of third-year fashion & textiles students who have created the unlikely re-production of jackets made from the off-cuts of old Rip Curl wetsuits. Fashion Craft: Fashion Technology will be held in the UTS Tower Building, Level 4 Foyer 27 April - 19 May. |
| Dr Meredith Jones |
| Health and Borders in China, India & region |
| Call for papers: Health and Borders in China, India and the Indian Ocean region Organizers: China Research Centre and Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) Event date: 28-29 October 2009 Venue: University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia This workshop will examine the idea of health and borders, including international borders and domestic/internal borders in China, India the Indian Ocean region. It aims to explore issues related to the globalization of health services (such as medical tourism), medical professionals and the flows of international medical standards, as well as the movement of disease across borders and between urban and rural settings. It will also aim to examine health inequities arising from and within borders, due to economic imperatives, changing technologies and environments. This workshop seeks papers exploring lessons learned and new ways of understanding health and international and internal borders, with specific reference to the cases of China India, and other countries in the Indian Ocean region. Postgraduate students and Early Career Researchers (ECRs) are strongly encouraged to submit abstracts. Theme areas • Medical tourism • Movement of skilled medical personnel • Movement of disease • Rural-urban inequities in health • Social determinants of health and their relationship to borders DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS: FRIDAY 29 MAY 2009 To submit abstracts and for more information contact: Beatriz.Carrillo@uts.edu.au KEY NOTES: Professor Laurent Pordié (University of Heidelberg) “Making India a Global Health Care Destination: A Social Study of High-Tech Hospitals and Neo-Oriental Spas” Professor Shaoguang Wang (The Chinese University of Hong Kong and Tsinghua University) “China’s health system’s reform” Professor Michael Pearson (Adjunct Professor at the University of Technology, Sydney) “The History of Medicine in the Indian Ocean” |
| Derretta Branche |
| Help stop the spread of colds and flu |
| Help stop the spread of FLU at home, work and school We are entering the season of colds and flu. Safety and Wellbeing would like to remind you of Five simple ways to prevent the spread of influenza 1: Cover your mouth and nose when you cough and sneeze 2: Wash your hands after coughing, sneezing or blowing your nose 3: Don’t share personal items with someone who has a cold or the flu 4: Clean surfaces – regularly clean telephones, desks, tables, benches, fridge doors with soap and water, detergent (or hard surface disposable wipes) 5: Avoid close contact with others when you are feeling unwell – keep your distance –at least 1 metre apart, stay home if you are unwell and have a fever. Avoid going out in public (including travelling on public transport) when you are unwell. Information provided by Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing http://www.health.gov.au/fluandyou |
| Bridgette Dang |
| PhD Scholarships in Engineering and IT |
| UTS Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology is offering two PhD Scholarships for research in supporting UTS DSA funded project, Labshare: National Support for Laboratory Resources Sharing. Be part of one of the world's first and largest remote laboratory projects.The Labshare project is a two-year initiative lead by UTS with the aim of having all the universities in the Australian Technology Network (ATN) join together in the construction of a shared, remotely accessible laboratory network. UTS’ existing remote laboratory is the forerunner of a collection of remote laboratories at other universities which will all be interoperable. The aim is to make under-utilised laboratory infrastructure available to students anywhere any time. Project topics include technical/network, pedagogic or management issues. Applications now open and close 15 May 2009. To read more about these scholarships, visit http://www.eng.uts.edu.au/scholarships/Labshare.htm |
| Jim Franklin |
| Public lecture: The Universe from Beginning to End |
| Despite hundreds of years of dedicated scientific research, we only know what 4% of the Universe is made up of. In the last 15 years we have realised that there is another 96% of missing stuff that we just can’t see. This missing stuff is made up of two mysterious substances, Dark Matter and Dark Energy, that are battling for domination of the Universe. In the Pollock Memorial Lecture, one of the founding fathers of Dark Energy, Professor Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University, will describe exciting new experiments, including those using the SkyMapper telescope, that are monitoring the struggle between these two dark forms. The aim is to predict the ultimate fate of the Cosmos! Professor Brian Schmidt is a Federation Fellow at The Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory. While at Harvard University in 1994 he formed the High Z SN Search team, a group of 20 astronomers on five continents who used distant exploding stars to trace the expansion of the Universe back in time. This group's discovery of an accelerating Universe was named Science Magazine's Breakthrough of the Year for 1998. Brian is continuing his work using exploding stars to study the Universe, and is leading Mt Stromlo’s effort to build the SkyMapper telescope, a new facility that will provide a comprehensive digital map of the southern sky from ultraviolet through near infrared wavelengths. Presented jointly by the Royal Society of NSW and the University of Sydney. More information: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/about/news_items/news_item12.shtml Date: 30th April 2009 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Eastern Avenue Auditorium, University of Sydney, Camperdown campus Cost: FREE RSVP: phone 9351 3383, email:outreach@physics.usyd.edu.au |
| DAB LAB research gallery |
| 'Filtration Fields' Exhibition Apr 29 - May 22 |
| 'Filtration Fields' architecture of the senses by Joanne Jakovich and Jason Mcdermott Facing onto opposing sides of a public space, the fields stretching between are tested, measured and revealed to the occupants within. Opening Wed 29th April 6-8pm Gallery open Mon - Fri 10am-5pm April 29 - May 22 2009 DAB LAB research gallery Level 4 courtyard DAB building 6 702 Harris st Ultimo ph 95148016 For more information please go to: http://www.dab.uts.edu.au/dablab DAB LAB supported by Oyster Bay Wines and Coopers Brewery |
| Nicole Eng |
| “So you think science is too hard" |
| "No job opportunities, no mega bucks and for nerdy boys?" Come and hear why science is a real choice with rewarding career pathways from Dr Laura Grant. Dr Laura Grant, physicist, international science communicator, expert on ‘The Big Experiment’ (a flagship series on the Discovery Channel) and Honorary Research Fellow in the Communications Unit in the Department of Physics, Liverpool University. When Tuesday 28 April 2009 4.30pm light refreshments for 5pm start Concludes 6.00pm Where Level 5 foyer, Building 4 (UTS Science Building) 745 Harris Street, Ultimo (directly from ABC Ultimo Centre), Registration is essential. To register go to http://www.science.uts.edu.au. and look under Events Admission is free. All welcome. |
| Raymond Holmes |
| 2% Salary Increase |
| As part of the 2006 Support and Academic Staff Agreements, the next salary increase of 2% is effective from 1st May 2009. Payroll Manager Financial Services Unit |
| Margaret Coffey |
| New or amended policies and directives |
| The revised Coursework Assessment Policy and Procedures Manual, as amended and approved by the Academic Administration Committee on 1.4.09, is now available on the central website. The main update is Section 8: Review of Final Assessment Results, to reflect the new Rules approved on 19.12.08. The revised version is in pdf format at:http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies/coursewkassess.html. Policy users routinely relying on this document should ensure that they link to the revised version. Student Administration Unit will separately email advice to RAOs about implementation and staff briefing sessions scheduled for late May. Staff with responsibility for maintaining Faculty and Divisional websites should ensure that their site 'points to' the central site for the latest authorised version of the Manual. All UTS policies and directives are located on the central website at http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies/index.html. Margaret Coffey Senior Governance and Policy Advisor Ext 1236 |
| Mark J Smith |
| Academic Board - Election of Academic Staff |
| R V Dubs Registrar and Returning Officer Academic Board - Election of Academic Staff from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences The nomination period for this election has closed and the following ballot for the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences is now required. Election of one academic staff member from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences to the Academic Board for the term of office from declaration of poll to 31 December 2010. The electorate is only open to full-time and fractional–time staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Candidates (in ballot paper order) are: Gregory Martin Rosemary Johnston Gillian Leahy Theresa Anderson The ballot opens Thursday 23 April 2009 and closes on Thursday 7 May 2009 at 3.00pm. The ballot can be accessed by the following website http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/elections/voting/index.html Please direct any enquiries to elections@uts.edu.au R V Dubs Registrar and Returning Officer |
| Bernadette Yao |
| Cabcharge EFTPOS Taxi Payment - Alert ! |
| Cabcharge Australia has brought to our attention a significant increase in card skimming. 'Skimming' as it is referred to, is the method of copying vital credit card details through a disguised EFTPOS machine. Using 'Cabcharge' branded taxi EFTPOS terminals for your transactions is a safe option. When paying Taxi fares with a card insist on using a 'Cabcharge' branded EFTPOS terminal. To minimise risk: - Check with the taxi driver that the 'Cabcharge' branded EFTPOS terminal is operational before entering a tax (wherever possible) - Insist and visually identify the 'Cabcharge' EFTPOS branded terminal when it is being used - Always ask for a receipt If you are experiencing problems, please contact Cabcharge on 1800 652 229 or visit http://www.cabcharge.com.au Thank you for your attention. |
| Derretta Branche |
| Weight Watchers at Work - New Sessions start 5 May |
| Did you miss out on joining Weight Watchers earlier this year? Why not join us for our new 12 week program starting on Tuesday 5 May 2009. Fees are very competitive, and there is no membership or joining fee. For more information, please contact Derretta.Branche@uts.edu.au or Dominique.Grady@uts.edu.au |
| Gretchen Togle |
| Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy |
| The Harkness Fellowships provide a unique opportunity for mid-career professionals—academic researchers, government policymakers, clinicians, managers, and journalists—from Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, to spend up to 12 months in the United States conducting a policy-oriented research study, working with leading U.S. health policy experts, and gaining an in-depth knowledge of the U.S., Australian, Canadian, Dutch, German, New Zealand, and U.K. health care systems. Applicants must demonstrate a strong interest in health policy issues and propose a study within the scope of The Commonwealth Fund’s principal areas of focus: health care system performance—including access to care and insurance coverage, quality and patient safety, efficiency, and equity; quality of care for vulnerable populations, e.g., low income families, children, the elderly, and minorities; and patient-centered primary care. Once selected, the Fund will provide extensive support to successful Fellows to help them develop and shape their research proposals to better fit the context of the U.S. health system. Through its network of contacts, the Fund will help identify and place Fellows with mentors who are experts in the policy areas to be studied, e.g., at Harvard University, Stanford University, University of California at San Francisco, Johns Hopkins University, Kaiser Permanente, Veterans Health Administration, Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), RAND, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and Group Health Cooperative at Puget Sound. A peer-reviewed journal article or policy report for Health Ministers and other high-level policy audiences is the anticipated product of the fellowship. Harkness Fellows have published their findings in leading journals, including: British Medical Journal, Health Affairs, Health Policy, International Journal for Quality in Health Care, New England Journal of Medicine, and Quality and Safety in Health Care. Building on their fellowship experiences, Harkness Fellows have moved into senior positions within academia, government, and health care delivery organizations, making valuable contributions to health policy and practice at home and in the United States. In addition, Harkness Fellows become part of a strong international network, with opportunities for ongoing cross-national collaborations and research. The deadline for receipt of applications from Australia is September 15, 2009. Each fellowship will provide up to U.S. $107,000 in support, which includes round trip airfare to the United States, a monthly stipend, travel to a program of Harkness seminars and policy briefings, project-related travel and other research expenses, health insurance, and U.S. taxes. In addition, a supplemental allowance is provided to Fellows accompanied by a spouse and/or children. For application materials, eligibility criteria, and more information about the Harkness Fellowships, please visit http://www.commonwealthfund.org/fellowships or contact Robin Osborn, Vice President and Director of the International Program in Health Policy and Practice, at The Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, New York, NY 10021, U.S.A. (Tel: +1 212 606 3809 or Email: ro@cmwf.org) or Jane Hall, Professor and Director, Center for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE), University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (Tel: 61-2-9514-4719 or Email: jane.hall@chere.uts.edu.au). |
| Ben Ly |
| UTS Fitness Centre Easter Giveaway! |
| Sign up for a six month membership between Monday 20th April and Friday 24th April and go in the draw to win; - 1 x Pro TX Fitness Spin Bike - UTS Fitness Centre T Shirt - UTS Fitness Centre Trucker Cap - 1 x 1 hr Personal Training session. Your six month membership will include; - Unlimited access to the UTS Fitness Centre. - Unlimited access to all group exercise classes. - 1 free 30 minute health assessment. - A program designed and implemented by UTS trainers. - Free Locker hire. - The option of Time stop. Come on in now for a tour of our facility. You won't be disappointed. |
| Kay Donovan |
| UTS CCS Seminar Series 2009 |
| Migration and Cultural Diversity Seminar Exploring different dimensions of migration and cultural diversity In relation to public policy issues Wednesday 29 April 2009 4.00pm to 5.30pm Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, Level 3, MaryAnn House, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo. Refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to ccs@uts.edu.au. This is the first of the CCS Seminar Series 2009. Seminars will be held on the last Wednesday of each month from 4.00pm to 5.30pm, same location. |
| Derretta Branche |
| SleepEasy Workshop - Tuesday 12 May 2009 |
| The quality of your sleep can make an enormous difference to how well you feel and how productive you can be. With this in mind, Safety and Wellbeing, HRU is organising a free SleepEasy Workshop for UTS staff as part of the staff wellbeing program. The next SleepEasy Workshop will be held on Tuesday 12th May 2009. The half day workshop will run from 9am-1pm at Broadway campus. Feedback from earlier workshops was very positive and places will fill quickly so to book your place please email Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au |
| Kathleen James |
| Promotion to Senior Lecturer |
| Eligible academic staff are invited to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer on the basis of personal merit. For information on applying for promotion visit: http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/for/academics/promotion.html The Annual Academic Promotion Vice-Chancellor's Directive (HR Manual 5.11) sets out the framework and broad criteria and areas of performance and standing that are considered for promotion. The Annual Academic Promotion Guidelines (HR Manual 5.12) outline the procedures relating to the promotion process and detailed information on the forms of evidence required to address the criteria for promotion. Please note – the Annual Academic Promotion Guidelines have been updated and applicants should familiarise themselves with the new guidelines. Changes in 2009: • Applicants must complete the Academic Promotion Application form to ensure information is supplied in a standard format. • Applicants are responsible for providing a completed academic supervisor’s report. This report is located in part 1B of the Academic Promotion Application form. The completed report must be available prior to the closing date for the receipt of applications. Submitting your application: By no later than 5pm on Friday, 22 May 2009, you must: • Email your complete application to Gary.Lobb@uts.edu.au • Submit 10 copies of your application to Gary Lobb, Human Resources Unit (Building 10, Level 6, City Campus) All applicants will be advised of the outcome of their application by the end of July 2009, and successful applicants will be promoted effective from 10 July 2009. Enquiries can be directed to the Human Resources Unit. |
| Staff Services |
| ANZAC Day |
| This year Anzac Day will fall on Saturday 25th April. Therefore the NSW State Government has not gazetted Monday 27 April as a Public Holiday. Monday 27 April is a NSW School holiday , so please be aware you will not be able to use Personal Leave to care for your children on this day unless they are sick. |
| Sandra Symons |
| What if you had sex in the city? |
| If you think you've got privacy, think again. The Facebook world is challenging traditional concepts of what is private and what is public. Media lawyer Robert Todd and David Penberthy, former editor of The Daily Telegraph and now editor of the new online publication, The Punch, take a provocative look at the conflicts this presents and a proposed new law on privacy and discuss where the media should draw the line. University of Technology, Sydney Building 2, Room 411 Friday, May 1, 6-8pm For more information, ring Sandra Symons, Journalism Lecturer, Creative Practices, FASS, on 9362 3749 All welcome |
| Michelle Sowey |
| Sponsor ‘Triple Climb 09’ for disadvantaged kids |
| The Smith Family, a partner organisation of UTS, is an independent, non-profit social enterprise that works in disadvantaged communities across Australia to promote educational opportunities for children and their families. The Smith Family is seeking donations to ‘Triple Climb 09’, a climbing challenge that will support The Smith Family’s Learning for Life program. In a contest between high-profile rugby and cricket players, fifteen climbers will take on the three highest peaks in the ACT, NSW and Victoria over three days, from May 1 to 3. The climbers are using their own money and resources to fund this. They hope to raise $250,000 to donate to the Learning for Life Program. On Day 1, the climbers will make an eight-hour return trek up Mt Bimberi. On Day 2, they will climb Australia’s highest peak, Mt Kosciuszko. Day 3 is a four-hour steep climb up Victoria’s Mt Bogong. Please support your favourite code, or support the climbers and The Smith Family. Further details are available on the website: https://sponsor.thesmithfamily.com.au/tripleclimb09/"< You can donate online: https://sponsor.thesmithfamily.com.au/tripleclimb09/donate.cfm"< |
| Derretta Branche |
| Staff Flu Vaccination 2009 |
| UTS is offering all staff a discounted rate for flu vaccination this winter. Flu is a common illness, and because of its highly infectious nature once it gets established in a workplace it will rapidly spread. Vaccination is the best form of prevention and the UTS Health Service is happy to provide flu vaccination for staff at a cost of $15 per person (EFTPOS, VISA or Mastercard only). Vaccination only takes 15 minutes and appointments can be made by contacting UTS Health Services Reception on ext 1177. For more information on flu vaccination, click here http://www.ehs.uts.edu.au/wellbeing/index.html |
| Andrea Myles |
| Reminder: All CASS Users - Ci Roadshow |
| The Ci project invites you to preview the next generation of CASS (scheduled to go live in June 2009). This version introduces new technology, workflow management and improved reporting capabilities. These new features aim to significantly aid student-staff interactions and give students better self management whilst assisting staff in day-to-day tasks. Come and preview the new version of CASS before training commences in May/June at the Ci Roadshows happening in April. WHAT: Ci Roadshow - 45 minute demonstration by the Ci Training Coordinator and 15 minutes question time. WHERE: CB02.04.10 WHEN: Wednesday 22nd April 2009 TIME: 12.00pm - 1.00pm WHO: Open to All UTS staff who use CASS BRING: Lunch NOTE: The Ci Roadshow will be coming to the Kuring-gai Campus. Date of demonstration TBA For further information contact: Andrea Myles Ci Training Coordinator Student Systems Student Administration Unit andrea.myles@uts.edu.au x7917 |
| Gary Lobb |
| Secondment Opportunity: EA for Senior DVC |
| The SDVC’s office is seeking an energetic and well-presented individual to step into the position of Executive Assistant for three months. You will have outstanding executive assistant and interpersonal communication skills; demonstrated diary management experience and a strong commitment to client service; experience in meeting deadlines, as well as a proactive approach to tasks. You will also be highly organised, computer literate, and a team-player. The position is at HEW6, and EAs currently on Level 4 and 5 are encouraged to apply for experience and development purposes. Expressions of interest may be directed to the Executive Assistant, Vicki Holmes-Newsome, on 9514-1350 or vicki.holmes-newsome@uts.edu.au by next Thursday 23 April, 2009. Please note the standard UTS polices on secondment applies, and applicants must have permission from their supervisor and organisational area before proceeding with a secondment. |
| Carly Halliday |
| Harbour Sailing |
| Book your Harbour Sailing adventure now! The UTS Union's yacht 'Impulse' provides the perfect afternoon on the Harbour for you and 4 friends - a skipper is provided. When: Friday and Sunday Time: 1-4pm. Cost/person: $35 Advantage Members | $40 UTS Students, Staff and Alumni | $55 Other Where: Double Bay Sailing Club For inquiries and bookings email Carly.Halliday@uts.edu.au, phone 9514 1454 or drop in to the Sports Office. Get in early so you don't miss out! |
| Katrina Schlunke |
| 'On Time' Seminar |
| Transforming Cultures invites you to join a new Seminar Series organised by Katrina Schlunke: 'On Time' Throughout the next few years this occasional series will bring together people and ideas around the broad idea of time. Of particular interest is the question of what is contemporary time as well as an ongoing exploration of the query – is time an emotion? The thinking will be exciting, the discussion excessively friendly and everyone is invited to participate. The usual form will be one or two invited speakers of 20 minutes each followed by extensive group discussion. Occasionally pre-readings will be suggested. Come along to join the discussion. First Time Seminar: DATE: Thursday, April 23 TIME: 10 am - 12 pm WHERE: UTS, Building 3, Level 2, Room 2.10 RSVP: Transforming.Cultures@uts.edu.au Our invited speakers for this first seminar are Dr. Julia Horncastle and Dr. Amanda Third from Murdoch University, WA. Please find their abstracts and brief biographies on our website: http://www.transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au/news_events/index.html We are looking forward to seeing you at 'On Time'. |
| Cam Bellach |
| Recent Phishing Attack |
| UTS email accounts have experienced a recent increase in phishing attacks. Over the weekend you may have received an email with the subject: Mailbox Has exceeded Storage Limit requesting you to supply your Current Username: { } and PW: { } to increase your storage limit. This email is a hoax! UTS will never request you to supply your personal details such as username or password via email. If you ever receive an email requesting your personal information it is important that you do not respond. Responding to these requests can compromise the security of your email and access accounts. Be suspicious – be vigilant – be on the look-out for: • Requests for personal details such as username and password • Spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. • Warnings or threats associated with inaction. • Marks – such as the Trademark symbol, TM – applied inappropriately or not ordinarily used by the purported sender. • Things that sound too good to be true. • Generic salutations (Dear Client, Dear User, etc.) If you are ever in any doubt regarding the authenticity of an email, call IT support. Off Campus: 9514 2222 --- On Campus: dial 2222 -- Online: Visit https://servicedesk.uts.edu.au/ |
| Michelle Sowey |
| Volunteer mentors needed |
| The Smith Family, a partner organisation of UTS, is calling for expressions of interest from UTS staff who wish to volunteer as a mentor to a student in high school or university. The Smith Family is an independent, non-profit social enterprise that works in disadvantaged communities across Australia to promote educational opportunities for children and their families. The Smith Family's Learning for Life program provides young people with educational opportunities across primary, secondary and tertiary education levels. Mentoring assists young people to make smooth life transitions between school, higher education and the workplace. Many students on the Learning for Life program are the first in their family to consider attending university and do not have a network of people to turn to for reassurance and advice about tertiary study. The Smith Family matches tertiary students on Learning for Life scholarships with mentors working in the relevant fields. UTS volunteers are urgently needed to mentor Learning for Life students in a range of disciplinary areas. UTS staff are invited to learn more about mentoring opportunities by phoning The Smith Family Partnerships Manager, Costa Demos, on (02) 9085-7143 or by emailing Costa.Demos@thesmithfamily.com.au Applications for tertiary mentoring close 31 May 2009 and mentoring will begin in late July or early August. Potential mentors who register an interest in becoming tertiary mentors will be sent an application form, and The Smith Family will attempt to match applicants with students in a relevant field of study. |
| Jann Joy |
| Outlook 2007 Mail and Calendar training |
| Kuring-gai campus, limited places Outlook 2007 is the University’s new application for staff to use sending and receiving emails, booking calendar events and utilizing task organisation. This training session will familiarise you with the look and feel of the Outlook 2007 Mail and Calendar application. As well as some new features of the new application the session will also cover the new approach to storage that has been introduced with the Microsoft Exchange Server. Prerequisite: To attend this training session staff must have had the Outlook 2007 application loaded on their PCs and have had their old mail and calendar events migrated to the new server. Date: Thursday 23 April, 2009 Time: Two sessions: 10.00 - 12.30pm OR 2.00 - 4.30pm Location: Kuring-gai Campus Library RSVP: 21 April, 2009 Contact: Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| EHS for Supervisors and Managers - low risk |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be conducting two "EHS for Supervisors and Managers" training sessions at the Broadway campus. These two-hour sessions are for both academic and support staff with supervisory or managerial responsibilities. They will give you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and practical application of the health and safety system at UTS and the tools and resources available to help you fulfill your health and safety responsibilities. Areas covered include: · Legislation · Supervisor and Manager responsibilities · Risk management approach at UTS · EHS Planning process Supervisors and Managers of low risk areas and activities (e.g. office managers, researchers conducting desk-based research etc.). This session will be held: Facilitator: Tina McDonald Date: Wednesday, 6 May 2009 Time: 9.30 - 11.30am Venue: Training Room 431, Building 10, Level 6 Closing Date: 30 April, 2009 Contact: jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| Gretchen Togle |
| Reminder: CHERE Seminar on Thurs, 23 April @4pm |
| "You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear: why EQ-5D can’t be used to achieve 21st century policy goals" Presenter: Dr Terry Flynn CENSOC UTS Date: Thursday, 23 April 2009 @ 4pm Location: CHERE Seminar room, Level 3, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo The seminar is free. Light refreshments will be served afterwards RSVP by Tuesday 21st April 2009, to reception@chere.uts.edu.au Abstract: The British government has expressed the desire to take non-health outcomes into consideration as part of efforts to implement `joined up government`. However, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence continues to advocate the use of the EQ-5D, despite its new (government mandated) perspective of health and social care. Furthermore there was a recent call for proposals into the QALY implications of crime. These actions suggest an attempt to `fit everything into a QALY box`, in particular, one defined by the EQ-5D. However, EQ-5D is seriously flawed: the classification system has highly undesirable properties and serious questions have been raised about the population level tariffs. Indeed work to change the descriptive system and conduct new valuation exercises using discrete choice experiments suggests acceptance of these criticisms. However, if we are to move to a new classification system and values we should choose a measure that is commensurate with new, broader, public policy goals in the UK and Australia. The ICECAP instrument, by measuring and valuing quality of life, is such a measure. Various comparisons of quality of life as valued by ICECAP will be presented, including comparisons of population quality of life in the UK and Australia and examples from intervention studies in which ICECAP has been administered. The results will demonstrate ICECAP`s ability to measure deprivation (geographically and according to other factors), and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health and non-health interventions. The problems with life satisfaction (happiness) questions will also be demonstrated. Dr. Terry Flynn begins work as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre For Study of Choice (CenSoC) at UTS in April 2009. For the previous 8 years he worked with collaborators at University of Bristol, UK, on the Investigating Choice Experiments for the Preferences of Older People (ICEPOP) programme. The ICEpop CAPability (ICECAP) quality of life instrument has been the principal output of the programme. Terry led the quantitative elements of the programme, working closely with Jordan Louviere at CenSoC. Their work on the addition of best-worst scaling tasks to choice experiments is internationally renowned and they collaborate with theoreticians and applied researchers in a number of countries. Terry’s work on best-worst methods has influenced British policy-makers: in 2007 a call by the UK NIHR for proposals to value an outcome measure for social care cited Terry’s work as of specific interest. He is a collaborator on two projects which seek to use BWS to estimate tariffs for outcome measures, each funded to the tune of approximately AUS$1m. The first is the social care project mentioned above and the second is ICECAP2, which seeks to extend ICECAP`s use to adults of any age. Terry is aiming to conduct Australian projects to administer large online valuation exercises for ICECAP/ICECAP2 and to investigate the opportunities for DCEs to inform worldwide interest in patient reported outcome measues. For more information contact: stephen.goodall@chere.uts.edu.au |
| Marianne Taylor |
| UTS:Law Public lecture - Regulating the Sexed Body |
| Date: Thursday 23 April Time: Light refreshments from 5pm Public Lecture commences at 5.30pm Venue: Moot Court, Markets campus Building 5B, ground floor RSVP: by Monday 20 April at http://www.law.uts.edu.au Chair: Professor Isabel Karpin, UTS Law School Speakers: Professor Marie Fox, Keele University Law School Topic: "Valuing bodily integrity: a new legal paradigm for male circumcision” A/Professor Nikki Sullivan, Macquarie University Topic: "The somatechnics of genital modification” Dr Jessica Cadwallader, PhD, Macquarie University Topic: "Disciplining sex: economies etched in intersexed flesh" |
| Marianne Taylor |
| UTS:Law Public Lecture - Climate Change Management |
| Climate Change Management in the United States Post Bush: Focusing on Fiscal and Economic Policy Wednesday 13 May, 2009 - 6:00pm for 6:45pm start UTS Haymarket Campus, Moot Court, Level 1, Faculty of Law, Building 5 Block B Chair: Professor Natalie Stoianoff, Director, Master of Industrial Property Program, UTS Speaker: Professor Mona L. Hymel This presentation will discuss the Bush administration climate change policies and compare Bush’s legacy with the new Obama administration’s actions towards dealing with climate change issues and environmental problems. During the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign, candidate Barack Obama did not speak much about climate change policies specifically. However, he promised generous tax incentives for automakers that would subsidize retooling parts and assembly plants to manufacture environmentally vehicles. He also promised to provide more significant tax credits that would cover thirty percent of the costs of switching petroleum pumps to E85 clean fuel. He also promised to enact tax credits to increase fuel standards as well as tax credits for cellulosic ethanol production. Finally, he vowed to reinstate the “Windfall Profits Tax” on oil company profits and distribute part of the revenue from this tax to U.S. families as a $1,000 emergency energy rebate. President Obama has been in office since January 2009. The presentation will assess whether he has had any success in carrying out his campaign promises and how he compares with his predecessor. All welcome to attend. Free admission with drinks and light refreshments served from 6:00pm. To RSVP register your attendance online at:law.uts.edu.au |
| Marianne Taylor |
| Annual Lawyers and Ethics Eminent Speaker Series |
| Date: Tuesday 19th May 2009 Time: Light refreshments from 6:30pm Speaker to start at 7:00pm Venue: UTS Haymarket Campus Moot Court,Ground Floor, Building 5b, Faculty of Law RSVP: http://www.law.uts.edu.au |
| Gary Lobb |
| Secondment Opportunity: EA for Senior DVC |
| The SDVC’s office is seeking an energetic and well-presented individual to step into the position of Executive Assistant for three months. You will have outstanding executive assistant and interpersonal communication skills; demonstrated diary management experience and a strong commitment to client service; experience in meeting deadlines, as well as a proactive approach to tasks. You will also be highly organised, computer literate, and a team-player. The position is at HEW6, and EAs currently on Level 4 and 5 are encouraged to apply for experience and development purposes. Expressions of interest may be directed to the Executive Assistant, Vicki Holmes-Newsome, on 9514-1350 or vicki.holmes-newsome@uts.edu.au by next Thursday 23 April, 2009. Please note the standard UTS polices on secondment applies, and applicants must have permission from their supervisor and organisational area before proceeding with a secondment. |
| Portia Richmond |
| 'Bodies of Mind'?: An Historical Perspective |
| Seminar: 'Bodies of Mind'?: An Historical Perspective on Evidence and Proof in Claims of Mental Incapacity – 29 April Description: In the criminal law, claims to exculpation on the basis of mental incapacity are marked out by distinctive rules of evidence and procedure which govern the ways in which defendants may argue for criminal non- or partial responsibility. This seminar examines the evidential aspects of the ways in which claims of mental incapacity were articulated and elaborated in courtrooms in the 18th and 19th centuries. It shows that the substantiation of claims of mental incapacity relied on a variety of types of evidence, including lay testimony about the manifestations and effect of madness. The paper argues that relative rarity of claims of incapacity and the assumed specificity of evidence of mental incapacity worked to justify exceptions to the more general rules of evidence and procedure that applied elsewhere in the criminal trials of the period. Presenter: Arlie Loughnan is Lecturer in the Faculty of Law, University of Sydney. Her research is focused on criminal law and the criminal justice system. Her particular interests relate to conceptions of criminal responsibility, the interaction of legal and expert medical knowledge and the historical development of the criminal law. Arlie completed a PhD at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in 2008. Her doctoral thesis developed a conceptual analysis of mental incapacity defences in criminal law. Date: 29 April, 2009, 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Location: City - Haymarket, CM05B. Room 318 Audience: All Welcome Cost: Free - light lunch provided. RSVP: Not Required but appreciated. Contact: Portia Richmond Further Information: UTS:LAW Research Seminar Series |
| Nicola Parker |
| Reminder: Peer Review of Teaching Lunch |
| Peer Review of Teaching: The Benefits, Purposes and Possibilities Workshop and Lunch: Thursday April 16 12.30 – 2.00 pm Location: IML Seminar Room, Building 1 (Rm 1.2715) Join us to find out how Peer Review of teaching can be of benefit to you! We invite all UTS staff to a lunchtime workshop to talk about using Peer Reviews of your teaching to develop your career – from gaining collegial feedback for improving your teaching practice, to providing additional evidence for recognition and reward of teaching. In this workshop we will share the work that has been taking place as part of the project, and seek your feedback. Case studies will be available for discussion about the ongoing benefits of Peer Review for teaching and career development. Following on from this session, interested participants will be supported to conduct their own reciprocal Peer Reviews with colleagues Facilitators: Jo McKenzie, Nicola Parker (IML); Theresa Anderson (FASS), Aileen Wyllie, Michael Carey, Jenny Haines (NMH); Peter Docherty, Gordon Menzies, Harry Tse (BUS). As Lunch will be provided please RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au on Ext 1669. |
| Jacqui Wise |
| 15% off! An invitation from the Co-op Bookshop. |
| The Co-op Bookshop invites all UTS staff to attend the launch of its May Sale. 15%* off everything store wide! Including sale items! Tuesday 28 April. 5:30pm - 7:30pm. Main shop (corner of Broadway and Harris Street). Light refreshments will be served. RSVP essential by Monday 27 April to Laurian Ryan (lryan@coop-bookshop.com.au). If you're not already a member the join now to get your member benefits instantly! * 15% off only valid for sale LAUNCH period, software and NETT items are excluded. Sale from 27 April to 31 May 2009 while stocks last. University Co-operative Bookshop Ltd. |
| Kristle Abraham |
| Welcome to New Staff |
| A Welcome to New Staff session for recently appointed permanent and fixed term contract staff is being held on Thursday 7 May 2009. If you would like to attend and have not already received an invitation, please contact Kristle.Abraham@uts.edu.au by Friday 1 May 2009. |
| Margaret Coffey |
| Amended Travel VC Directive |
| The VC Directive relating to travel has been amended to incorporate a new version of the Travel Diary. The directive has also been converted to the new template, so policy users should ensure they link to the updated document at: http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies/travel.html All UTS policies and directives are located on the central website at http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/policies/index.html Margaret Coffey Senior Governance and Policy Advisor x1236 |
| Andrea Myles |
| Attention: All CASS Users - Ci Roadshow |
| The Ci project invites you to preview the next generation of CASS (scheduled to go-live in June 2009). This version introduces new technology, workflow management and improved reporting capabilities. These new features aim to significantly aid student-staff interactions and give students better self management whilst assisting staff in day-to-day tasks. Come and preview the new version of CASS before training commences in May/June at the Ci Roadshows happening in April. WHAT: Ci Roadshow - 45 minute demonstration by the Ci Training Coordinator and 15 minutes question time. WHERE: CB02.04.10 WHEN: Wednesday 15th and 22nd April 2009 TIME: 12.00pm - 1.00pm WHO: Open to All UTS staff who use CASS BRING: Lunch NOTE: The Ci Roadshow will be coming to the Kuring-gai Campus. Date of demonstration TBA For further information contact: Andrea Myles Ci Training Coordinator Student Systems Student Administration Unit andrea.myles@uts.edu.au x7917 |
| Deborah Coustley |
| Australia Latin America Leadership Program (ALALP) |
| ALALP is a new leadership development program for mid-career managers and officials from business, government, trade unions, education, the arts, the community service sector including NGO’s etc. scheduled to be staged in Australia in September/October 2009. This inaugural ALALP will bring together 36 successful applicants identified through a public selection process based on merit with 18 participants being from Australia and 18 from Latin America. Theme: “Sustainability in the Context of the Australia Latin America Business Relationship” Sustainability is broadly defined to not only include environmental concerns but also related economic, social and political issues. Applications: Applications open on Monday 16 March 2009 and close on Friday 15 May 2009. All applications will be acknowledged electronically and applicants notified of the results by late June 2009. How to apply: Applicants must live in Australia or in one of the participating countries in Latin America, Central America and Cuba. Applicants will be experienced managers or leaders in early to mid-career with a proven track record and your application must be supported by your employer. More information and an on line application form is available on the ALALP web site at http://www.alalp.com Costs: Successful applicants will be required to meet the costs of travel and related expenses to and from the ALALP Opening and Closing Sessions in Australia and the ALALP organizers will meet the cost of travel, accommodation and meals (excluding incidental expenses) for the duration of the program in Australia. Program: The program will be over a period of 12 days commencing with the Opening Plenary session at University of Sydney, field trips to three separate regions of Australia for a period of 5 to 6 days with the Closing stage at RMIT University, Melbourne over two days where participants make a presentation of their field trip observations and findings and submit a short report of their field trip experiences. |
| Maria Rodoreda |
| Outlook 2007 Mail and Calendar Training |
| Outlook 2007 is the University’s new application for staff to use sending and receiving emails, booking calendar events and utilizing task organisation. Have you been migrated to the new application? If so, and you find yourself in need of some training, please check the website below for available dates. Please Note: The pre-requisite for attending a training session is to have the application configured on your desktop and have your mail and/or calendar events migrated from the old servers to the new Microsoft Exchange Server. IT Systems Training Website: http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/professional/development/it.html To register for any of the sessions please email Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au indicating your date and time preference. |
| Lawrence Vidoni |
| Info Luncheon – Work Training Placement Program |
| Free Information Luncheon – Work Training Placement Program The UTS Work Training Placement Program (WTPP) is available to provide qualified work experience trainees with disabilities who can assist UTS staff with tasks and projects. Supervisors identify the jobs they need achieved and the WTPP then identifies qualified trainees for them to interview. Details of each placement are arranged to fulfil the needs of all parties. To find out more about how the WTPP can help you achieve your goals while helping a trainee achieve theirs, come to the free information lunch on 7 May, 12pm-1pm. A Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service (CRS) manager will give a brief presentation about the program including: - what it has to offer UTS supervisors - the partnership approach to achieving the goals of both supervisors and trainees - the process for establishing a placement A UTS supervisor will then speak about their experience of the program including: - what they got out of it and how the trainees contributed to their work - positive returns on time invested and productivity achieved - case studies of individual trainees who worked at UTS The luncheon will close with a Q & A session followed by the opportunity for people to talk with the speakers personally. All interested staff are invited to attend. When: 7 May, 12pm-1pm Where: Room 22 Level 4 Building 2 (the room with glass walls on the ground floor) For catering purposes, please RSVP to Lawrence.Vidoni@uts.edu.au, Equity & Diversity Unit. |
| Nabil Faysal |
| Scheduled Power Shutdown - Bldg 1 & 3 |
| Scheduled Power Shutdown - Bldg 1 & 3 Upgrade of the second part of main electrical switchboards in Bldg 1 level 1 have been successfully completed as scheduled. Power to Bldg. 1 and 3 was restored at 10:00am Easter Saturday 11 April 09. Building 1 and 3 were open at 10:00am and operation of both buildings is back to normal. Thanks for all staff and contractors who assisted in the successful upgrade. |
| Jann Joy |
| COGNOS 8 Business Intelligence Portal Training |
| The UTS Business Intelligence Portal provides staff with management information in the form of models, cubes and reports. To gain access to this portal, staff must have a legitimate business requirement. Further information on Business Intelligence available at UTS can be seen in the Business Intelligence section of the Planning and Quality Unit website - http://www.pqu.uts.edu.au/uts-statistics/business-intelligence-portal.html. For further information on IT workshops use link below. http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/professional/development/it.html Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2009 Time: 9.30-12.30pm Location: IT Training Room 6.431, Building 10, Level 6 Closing Date: 22 April 2009 Contact: Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| iExpenses Out of Pocket (petty cash) training |
| iExpenses Out of Pocket (petty cash) training is for all staff who wish reimbursement of any money they have spent on behalf of the University. Any staff member requiring NEO access to iExpenses Out of Pocket must attend the appropriate training session. For further information on IT workshops use link below. http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/professional/development/it.html Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2009 Time: 2.00 to 4.30pm Location: IT Training Room 431, Building 10, Level 6 Closing Date: 28 April 2009 Contact: Jann.Joy@uts.edu.au |
| Jann Joy |
| "EHS Essentials" training and information session |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be holding an "EHS Essentials" training and information session at the Broadway campus. This session, open to all staff, covers the basics for those of us working in an office, such as: * finding and fixing hazards * reporting accidents and incidents * first aid and emergency response * setting up your workstation * manual handling tips The session will be held on: Date: Tuesday, 5 May 2009 Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm Location: Room 22 [room CB02.4.22], on level 4 of building 2. Closing Date: 28 April 2009 If you are interested in attending this session, please RSVP to Jann Joy via e-mail at jann.joy@uts.edu.au. |
| Megan Kingham |
| Wellbeing Survey Results and Prize Winners |
| Thanks to everyone who completed the online Total Health Assessment recently, we had 841 people participate in the survey. Congratulations to Sophie McDonald and Tony Holland, winners of the prize draw. If you’d like to know more about our results, follow up programs and other wellbeing information available to staff click here http://www.safetyandwellbeing.uts.edu.au/wellbeing/ |
| Jann Joy |
| Project Management: Working with Projects |
| The Working with Projects workshop has been designed for UTS staff members who want to develop a basic understanding of project management. This workshop is particularly relevant if you are new to project management, you are a member of a project team, you provide administrative or operational support to projects or you are required to implement part of a larger project. * Understand project management terminology * Understand how to undertake a work breakdown structure, develop a basic project schedule and cost resources * Apply project management tools and concepts in a practice activity Facilitator: Thistle Anderson Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2009 Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Closing Date: 21 April 2009 RSVP: If you want to attend this workshop please discuss it with your supervisor and send an email to jann.joy@uts.edu.au |
| Tim Aubrey |
| Seminar Announcement |
| Progress in Engineering Education Research and Innovation presented by: Dr Norman Fortenberry, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education, US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) To be followed by a panel discussion Enabling, encouraging and rewarding engineering education research in universities Monday, 20th April. 10:30am-12:30pm. Building 2 Room 317 RSVP rosa.tay@uts.edu.au by 16 Apr |
| Alisa Duff |
| Indigenous Art Auction - 17th April |
| Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning invites you to attend the ‘Final Bids’ event of our annual Indigenous Art Auction. Time: 4-6pm Date: Friday, 17th April Place: Jumbunna offices, Level 17, Tower Building 1 Bids starting from $5. Artworks for sale include glassworks, paintings, sculptures and jewellery. Works for sale by Suzy Evans (Finalist, 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award) and Les Elvin (2008 NAIDOC Artist of the Year). ALL WELCOME |
| Andrea Myles |
| Attention: All CASS Users - Ci Roadshow |
| The Ci project invites you to preview the next generation of CASS (scheduled to go-live in June 2009). This version introduces new technology, workflow management and improved reporting capabilities. These new features aim to significantly aid student-staff interactions and give students better self management whilst assisting staff in day-to-day tasks. Come and preview the new version of CASS before training commences in May/June at the Ci Roadshows happening in April. WHAT: Ci Roadshow - 45 minute demonstration by the Ci Training Coordinator and 15 minutes question time. WHEN: Wednesday 15th and 22nd April 2009 TIME: 12.00pm - 1.00pm WHO: Open to All UTS staff who use CASS BRING: Lunch NOTE: The Ci Roadshow will be coming to the Kuring-gai Campus. Date of demonstration TBA For further information contact: Andrea Myles Ci Training Coordinator Student Systems Student Administration Unit andrea.myles@uts.edu.au x7917 |
| Gary Lobb |
| Academic Promotions Update |
| All eligible academic staff are invited to apply for promotion to either Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor or Professor in 2009. Applications for promotion to Senior Lecturer will be called for shortly, with a closing date in mid-May. Applications for promotion to Associate Professor and Professor will be called for later in 2009. Please note: The application forms and instructions have been updated – please visit http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/for/academics/promotion.html to access the new documents, updates on closing dates, and links to relevant directives and guidelines. Staff members thinking about applying for promotion are strongly advised to discuss their intention to apply with their academic supervisor as soon as possible, in line with the promotion guidelines. |
| Sarah Gardiner |
| Hurry! Academic Procession registration closing |
| Graduation ceremonies will be held in the Greenhalgh Theatre at Kuring-gai campus on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 April, and in the Great Hall at City campus from Monday 4 to Friday 15 May. Staff are invited to celebrate the graduation of UTS students by participating in an academic procession during these ceremonies. Your attendance will add to the enjoyment and meaning of the ceremony for graduates, their families and friends, and help to showcase the University to a large cross section of the wider community. Staff members participating in the academic procession are required to wear full academic dress. Academic dress for those with a qualification from UTS is available free of charge to staff. There is a limited availability of academic dress from other universities. For more information and to register to attend, please go to: http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/graduation/academicprocession/index.html Please register by Wednesday 12 April 2009. |
| Gary Lobb |
| Vacancy – Coordinator, Policy and Compliance, UTSI |
| Coordinator, Policy and Compliance UTS International Level 8 For further information refer to the Careers @ UTS website at: http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=376597&from=direct Please note this position is available only to UTS Internal Staff that have commenced employment through an external competitive process. |
| Gary Potter |
| Power Shutdown - Buildings 1 L1-4 and Building 3 |
| As part of the on-going maintenance an upgrade of the main electrical switchboards located on Level 1 of Building 1, a power shut-down is scheduled from Thursday night 9.00pm 09th April 09 through Easter Friday until Easter Saturday at 2pm 11 April 09. Note: This shut-down will not include switchboards previous upgraded in January 2009. The areas that will be affected are: Building 1 Levels 1, 2 & 3. These areas will be closed for the shutdown from 20:30 hrs onward. Level 4 the VC's area, Administration, External Relations, International, MCU will be closed as some lighting and air conditioning will be affected. Access to the Tower lifts will be available. Building 2 Will be unaffected Building 3 The building will be closed for the duration of the power shutdown. The building will be without power. The shops on Harris St and Broadway will not be affected. Please empty refrigerators in the affected areas, save important data, turn off your computer and other power users for the Easter period. FMU apologises for any inconvenience. |
| Robert Button |
| UTSpeaks - Forensic Facts and Fictions |
| You are invited to attend the third UTSpeaks for 2009 UTSpeaks: Forensic Facts and Fictions Can Australia stay at the forefront of forensic science research and practice? Dreadful police handling of forensic evidence in the 1980s Lindy Chamberlain affair and in some other cases propelled Australia into becoming a global leader in forensic science research and standards. But could Australia’s leading lights of forensic science soon be dimmed as our counterparts in the United States react to savage criticism for their research and standards? Will a huge injection of research funding see a reformed US forensic science sector eclipse Australia’s hard-won progress? With two expert speakers, this public lecture takes stock of Australian forensic science within a changing global setting and urges greater research investment locally to ensure Australia stays a leader. Professor Claude Roux is Director of the UTS Centre for Forensic Science. Since completing a PhD at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland he has achieved international recognition in forensic science. Claude has fostered collaboration across forensic and other government agencies here and overseas and with international academic partners. He is the President of the Australian & NZ Association of Forensic Science Educators and Researchers and Chair of the 2010 International Symposium of the Australian & NZ Forensic Science Society. Adjunct Professor Alastair Ross AM was the inaugural Director of the National Institute of Forensic Science (NIFS) and with the support of the Board and Panel of Advisors led the Institute to a position of national and international recognition. He has recently returned to NIFS to assist with its integration into the Australia New Zealand Police Advisory Agency (ANZPAA). When Tuesday 21 April 2009 6.00pm drinks for 6.30pm start Concludes 7.50pm Where University Hall UTS Science Building 4, 745 Harris Street Ultimo RSVP Monday 20 April 2009 Register attendance with Robert Button Email: robert.button@uts.edu.au Tel: 02 9514 1734 |
| Carly Halliday |
| Join the UTS City 2 Surf Team |
| The UTS Team of teal and black will be back bigger than ever to join over 60 000 others in Australia’s most prestigious timed road race. When: Sunday 9th August Starting at Hyde Park the 14km fun run winds its way through the city’s Eastern Suburbs to the finishing line at Bondi Beach. It’s then time soak up the atmosphere at the UTS Beach Marquee, where a delicious BBQ and well deserved massage will be waiting. It’s always a sell out event, so you must get in early! Registrations will open at the Sports Office on May 24th Email carly.halliday@uts.edu.au to join the mailing list to receive information on costs, special City 2 Surf promotion deals with the UTS Fitness Centre. |
| Nicola Parker |
| Peer Review Workshop: Date Thursday 16 April |
| Peer Review of Teaching: Benefits, Purposes and Possibilities There is growing interest around Australia in peer review of teaching. Peer review can enable teachers to learn from each other, and gain feedback that differs from and complements student feedback. For the past year, cross-disciplinary groups from UTS and other ATN universities have been working on a project to develop processes for peer review of teaching in different contexts. We invite all UTS staff to a lunchtime workshop to talk about using Peer Reviews of your teaching to develop your career – from gaining collegial feedback for improving your teaching practice, to providing additional evidence for recognition and reward of teaching. In this workshop we will share the work that has been taking place as part of the project, and seek your feedback. Case studies of our own reviews of teaching will be available for discussion about the ’lessons learnt’ and ongoing benefits of Peer Review for teaching and career development. Following on from this session, interested participants will be supported to conduct their own reciprocal Peer Reviews with colleagues Facilitators: Jo McKenzie, Nicola Parker (IML); Theresa Anderson (FASS), Aileen Wyllie, Michael Carey, Jenny Haines (NMH); Peter Docherty, Gordon Menzies, Harry Tse (BUS). Time: Corrected with apologies to THURSDAY 16 April, 12.30 – 2.00 pm Location: IML Seminar Room, Building 1 (Rm 1.2715) Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au on Ext 1669 for catering purposes. |
| Pauline O'Loughlin |
| UTS Shopfront Research Fellowship (2009) |
| UTS Shopfront Research Fellowship is an annual award which provides teaching release (or equivalent) for UTS researchers to develop community engaged research. Fellows may produce a work for publication or develop and submit an application for funding for a larger program of community-engaged research. The award provides teaching release (or equivalent) for one subject during Spring Semester. One Fellowship per year will be awarded on a competitive basis. Applications are assessed by the UTS Shopfront’s Research Advisory Group. Applications close on Friday, 1 May, 2009. For further information or guidelines contact Pauline O’Loughlin at Pauline.Oloughlin@uts.edu.au or on 9514 2903. |
| Nicola Parker |
| Workshop: Peer Review of Teaching - the Benefits |
| Peer Review of Teaching: Benefits, Purposes and Possibilities There is growing interest around Australia in peer review of teaching. Peer review can enable teachers to learn from each other, and gain feedback that differs from and complements student feedback. For the past year, cross-disciplinary groups from UTS and other ATN universities have been working on a project to develop processes for peer review of teaching in different contexts. We invite all UTS staff to a lunchtime workshop to talk about using Peer Reviews of your teaching to develop your career – from gaining collegial feedback for improving your teaching practice, to providing additional evidence for recognition and reward of teaching. In this workshop we will share the work that has been taking place as part of the project, and seek your feedback. Case studies of our own reviews of teaching will be available for discussion about the ‘lessons learnt’ and ongoing benefits of Peer Review for teaching and career development. Following on from this session, interested participants will be supported to conduct their own reciprocal Peer Reviews with colleagues Facilitators: Jo McKenzie, Nicola Parker (IML); Theresa Anderson (FASS), Aileen Wyllie, Michael Carey, Jenny Haines (NMH); Peter Docherty, Gordon Menzies, Harry Tse (BUS). Time: Tuesday 16 April, 12.30 – 2.00 pm Location: IML Seminar Room, Building 1 (Rm 1.2715) Lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au on Ext 1669 for catering purposes. |
| Jim Franklin |
| Public Lecture: The Universe from Beginning to End |
| Despite hundreds of years of dedicated scientific research, we only know what 4% of the Universe is made up of. In the last 15 years we have realised that there is another 96% of missing stuff that we just can’t see. This missing stuff is made up of two mysterious substances, Dark Matter and Dark Energy, that are battling for domination of the Universe. In the Pollock Memorial Lecture, one of the founding fathers of Dark Energy, Professor Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University, will describe exciting new experiments, including those using the SkyMapper telescope, that are monitoring the struggle between these two dark forms. The aim is to predict the ultimate fate of the Cosmos! Professor Brian Schmidt is a Federation Fellow at The Australian National University's Mount Stromlo Observatory. While at Harvard University in 1994 he formed the High Z SN Search team, a group of 20 astronomers on five continents who used distant exploding stars to trace the expansion of the Universe back in time. This group's discovery of an accelerating Universe was named Science Magazine's Breakthrough of the Year for 1998. Brian is continuing his work using exploding stars to study the Universe, and is leading Mt Stromlo’s effort to build the SkyMapper telescope, a new facility that will provide a comprehensive digital map of the southern sky from ultraviolet through near infrared wavelengths. Presented jointly by the Royal Society of NSW and the University of Sydney. More information: http://www.physics.usyd.edu.au/about/news_items/news_item12.shtml Date: 30th April 2009 Time: 6.30pm Venue: Eastern Avenue Auditorium, University of Sydney, Camperdown campus Cost: FREE RSVP: phone 9351 3383, email:outreach@physics.usyd.edu.au |
| Tim Aubrey |
| Seminar Announcement: |
| Progress in Engineering Education Research and Innovation presented by: Dr Norman Fortenberry, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education, US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) To be followed by a panel discussion Enabling, encouraging and rewarding engineering education research in universities Monday, 20th April. 10:30am-12:30pm. Building 2 Room RSVP rosa.tay@uts.edu.au by April 10th |
| Tameera Kemp |
| Sub Editing Fundamentals short course |
| SUB EDITING FUNDAMENTALS WITH ANNETTE BLACKWELL 21, 22, 23, 24 April – 9.30am to 4.30pm over four days – Tuesday to Friday Learn to select appropriate stories for your readership; write strong headlines and captions; edit with authority for different readerships and capture attention with attractive page layout and design. This course covers the fundamentals of sub-editing, proofreading, layout and design for print publications. Topics covered include understanding your readers, story selection, copy editing news and feature stories, writing headlines and captions, marking copy, proofreading and avoiding defamation and contempt. Basic concepts of page layout and design using industry standard InDesign will also be covered. People who edit articles, put together newsletters or magazines and/or need to learn about the role of a sub editor will benefit from attending. People who would like to become freelance sub editors would also benefit. $1,490 Full fee – UTS staff and students can attend at special rate of $1,025 Places are limited to 12. Individual payment plans are available upon request. To enrol or for further information please visit http://www.acij.uts.edu.au/shortcourses/subediting.html |
| R V Dubs – Registrar and Returning Officer |
| FASS & NMH – Staff Elections to Academic Board |
| Due to casual vacancies it is necessary to conduct elections for the following two positions for academic staff to Academic Board for the remainder of the current term which ends on 31 December 2010: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences 1 academic staff to Academic Board Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health 1 academic staff to Academic Board Nominations are now called for candidates from these Faculties, who are eligible to participate in academic staff elections, to fill these positions for the term of office – from the declaration of poll to 31 December 2010 NOMINATION FORMS A nomination may only be submitted on a Nomination Form which can be obtained via the UTS Elections website at http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/elections/schedule/academicboard-staff.html CANDIDATE STATEMENT A candidate statement limited to 150 words may be submitted in support of a nomination. A statement must be emailed to elections@uts.edu.au concurrently with the completed Nomination Form. Statements received after the close of nominations will not be accepted. INQUIRIES ABOUT ACADEMIC BOARD Inquiries about the reconstituted Academic Board should be directed to Anne Kent, Clerk to Academic Board, tel: 9514 1464 or by email to anne.kent@uts.edu.au ELECTORAL INQUIRIES Inquiries about the electoral process should be directed to Peter Luscombe, Electoral Officer, tel: 9514 1226 or by email to elections@uts.edu.au CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS The completed form must reach the Returning Officer by the close of nominations. NOMINATIONS CLOSE 3 PM ON FRIDAY, 17 APRIL 2009 Ballots required as a result of nominations received will be conducted online through the UTS Elections: Online Polling Booth commencing on Thursday 23 April and closing at 3:00 pm on Thursday 7 May 2009. R V Dubs Registrar and Returning Officer 3 April 2009 |
| Jo McKenzie |
| Invitation to early career academics |
| Each year, the Australian Technology Network Teaching and Learning committee holds a cross-university symposium for early career academics who show potential for leadership in learning and teaching. Participants are sponsored by their university and by the ATN. This year's symposium is at QUT on June 25-26. You are invited to apply if you are a scholarly and innovative teacher with five or fewer years experience as an academic and have the support of your academic supervisor and the Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning) in your Faculty. Eligible applicants are likely to have a strong interest in learning and teaching, demonstrated by activities such as participating in UTS learning and teaching grants, presenting at the UTS Teaching and Learning forum or similar. For further details, criteria and an application form, please contact Jo McKenzie, Director, IML. Jo.McKenzie@uts.edu.au ext 2198. |
| Ruolan Lan |
| UTS Blue Stockings Choir |
| The first choir practice of the year will be held in CM05C.01.11 on 16 April from 12-1.30pm. It's normally scheduled at the same time on Thursdays. Here is a web link of the location: http://www.uts.edu.au/about/map sdirections/hay.html Hope to see you all there. |
| Roger Brewer |
| Unisuper Financial Advice |
| Once again Unisuper are providing the oppontunity for its members to obtain "face to face" Financial Advice here at UTS. Due to demand it must be limited to Unisuper members who are 54 years and over and considering retirement. The Unisuper advisor will be here on site on 29 April 2009. To book your place call Roger Brewer on extension 2853. |
| Jenny Murphy |
| Vacancy - Student Ombud |
| Expressions of interest are called for the position of Student Ombud from current or previously appointed Assistant Student Ombuds or past Student Ombuds or UTS academic staff with experience in student complaint investigation at a leadership level from other tertiary institutions. The Student Ombud plays an important role at UTS by providing students with a confidential means of having their problems and concerns addressed. If you are a current UTS academic and meet the above criteria and are interested in managing the Office with an anticipated start date of Semester 2, 2009 you are asked to submit an expression of interest. The position is for a two-year term with a possible one year extension. Given that workplans may have already been finalized, the start date for the position may be delayed one semester to accommodate the successful candidate should they be unable to commence in Semester 2. The position brings with it relief for half the academic’s load, with funds transferred to the academic’s Faculty. To obtain the selection criteria, or if you require further information about the position, please contact Jenny Murphy on x2575 or jenny.murphy@tus.edu.au. In addition to addressing the selection criteria, please attach a letter of support from your Dean. Closing date: Monday, 17 April 2009 |
| Joanna Leonard |
| Deaf awareness and introduction to Auslan |
| Deaf awareness training covers an introduction to the Deaf community and a basic understanding of communication issues for Deaf and people with hearing impairment. The course will help you to develop a range of communication skills and strategies and gain insight into life from a Deaf person's perspective. This short course (10 hours total) will also introduce you to Auslan (Australian Sign Language), the language of the Deaf community of Australia. You will learn the fingerspelling alphabet, some practical Auslan skills and appreciate the role of visual communication in Auslan. Led by a Deaf tutor, Claire Dunne, the interactive sessions are informative and fun. There will be an Auslan interpreter at the first session. When: 5.15pm - 7.15pm on Monday 27 April, 4,11,18, 25 May Where: Room 27.15, level 27 Tower Building 1 Contact: joanna.leonard@uts.edu.au or Joanna x 1274 The UTS Equity & Diversity Unit coordinates Deaf awareness training at no cost for UTS staff and students. |
| Natalie Kulakovska |
| Teaching & Learning Seminar - ReView |
| ReView - A System for Involving Student Takeup of Feedback ReView is a software application developed by Darrall Thompson (UTS:DAB) that provides online access by students to a teacher's feedback on assessment activities. With direct linking of assessment criteria to the encompassing graduate attribute, ReView enables the student to develop a more holistic understanding of their performance on a given task. The student is also able to see how they performed on a given criteria in relation to the performance of the rest of the class on that criteria. Grades, rather than numbers, are used for the feedback because this is a more effective way of coummunicating to a student the quality of their work. The elegant visual and functional design have helped ReView win wide acceptance by students and teachers in DAB where the takeup is nearly universal. Teachers report that marking is much easier to carry out. The university is now providing support for the use of ReView in other faculties, and for its continued development and integration into the university's adminisitrative systems. Simon Housego works for the univeristy's teaching and learning unit (IML) and has been working with teachers in Law for about 8 years to help in the development of appropriate and effective teaching & learning activities with a special interest in assessment and online support for teaching and learning. Date: 8th April 2009, 12:45 -2:00pm Location: City-Haymarket, CM05B, Room 318 Cost: Free - light lunch provided Contact: Natalie.Kulakovska@uts.edu.au Further information: http://www.law.uts.edu.au/news/event_detail.html?ItemId=14554&ItemDate=2009-04-08 |
| Gretchen Togle |
| CHERE Seminar: Dr Terry Flynn Thurs 23 April @4pm |
| You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear: why EQ-5D can’t be used to achieve 21st century policy goals Presenter: Dr Terry Flynn, CENSOC UTS Date: Thursday, 23 April 2009 @ 4pm Location: CHERE Seminar room, Level 3 645 Harris Street, Ultimo RSVP by Tuesday 21st April 2009, to reception@chere.uts.edu.au The seminar is free. Light refreshments will be served afterwards Abstract: The British government has expressed the desire to take non-health outcomes into consideration as part of efforts to implement `joined up government`. However, the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence continues to advocate the use of the EQ-5D, despite its new (government mandated) perspective of health and social care. Furthermore there was a recent call for proposals into the QALY implications of crime. These actions suggest an attempt to `fit everything into a QALY box`, in particular, one defined by the EQ-5D. However, EQ-5D is seriously flawed: the classification system has highly undesirable properties and serious questions have been raised about the population level tariffs. Indeed work to change the descriptive system and conduct new valuation exercises using discrete choice experiments suggests acceptance of these criticisms. However, if we are to move to a new classification system and values we should choose a measure that is commensurate with new, broader, public policy goals in the UK and Australia. The ICECAP instrument, by measuring and valuing quality of life, is such a measure. Various comparisons of quality of life as valued by ICECAP will be presented, including comparisons of population quality of life in the UK and Australia and examples from intervention studies in which ICECAP has been administered. The results will demonstrate ICECAP`s ability to measure deprivation (geographically and according to other factors), and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of health and non-health interventions. The problems with life satisfaction (happiness) questions will also be demonstrated. Dr. Terry Flynn begins work as a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre For Study of Choice (CenSoC) at UTS in April 2009. For the previous 8 years he worked with collaborators at University of Bristol, UK, on the Investigating Choice Experiments for the Preferences of Older People (ICEPOP) programme. The ICEpop CAPability (ICECAP) quality of life instrument has been the principal output of the programme. Terry led the quantitative elements of the programme, working closely with Jordan Louviere at CenSoC. Their work on the addition of best-worst scaling tasks to choice experiments is internationally renowned and they collaborate with theoreticians and applied researchers in a number of countries. Terry’s work on best-worst methods has influenced British policy-makers: in 2007 a call by the UK NIHR for proposals to value an outcome measure for social care cited Terry’s work as of specific interest. He is a collaborator on two projects which seek to use BWS to estimate tariffs for outcome measures, each funded to the tune of approximately AUS$1m. The first is the social care project mentioned above and the second is ICECAP2, which seeks to extend ICECAP`s use to adults of any age. Terry is aiming to conduct Australian projects to administer large online valuation exercises for ICECAP/ICECAP2 and to investigate the opportunities for DCEs to inform worldwide interest in patient reported outcome measues. For more information contact: stephen.goodall@chere.uts.edu.au |
| Myff Sharp |
| Web Room Bookings unavailable Friday morning |
| Due to essential server maintenance Web Room Bookings will be unavailable on Thursday from 9am - 12pm. Casual booking requests can be placed by email to Room.Bookings@uts.edu.au during this time. Syllabus Plus will also be affected and users contacted after the maintenance is completed. |
| Sarah Gardiner |
| Autumn 2009 Graduations – Academic Procession |
| Graduation ceremonies will be held in the Greenhalgh Theatre at Kuring-gai campus on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 April, and in the Great Hall at City campus from Monday 4 to Friday 15 May. Staff are invited to celebrate the graduation of UTS students by participating in an academic procession during these ceremonies. Your attendance will add to the enjoyment and meaning of the ceremony for graduates, their families and friends, and help to showcase the University to a large cross section of the wider community. Staff members participating in the academic procession are required to wear full academic dress. Academic dress for those with a qualification from UTS is available free of charge to staff. There is a limited availability of academic dress from other universities. For more information and to register to attend, please go to: http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/graduation/academicprocession/index.html Please register by Thursday 9 April 2009. |
| Shirley Alexander |
| Ensuring Australia’s SciTech Future Symposium |
| Are you an academic, researcher, commentator, communicator, in the fields of science, maths, technology or teacher education? If so, you are invited to register your interest in attending the special event, SPARK – Ensuring Australia’s SciTech Future Symposium, presented by UTS and the Powerhouse Museum. SPARK – Ensuring Australia’s SciTech Future 22 April 9.30am – 4.00pm (registration from 9.00am; lunch provided) at the Powerhouse Museum, Ultimo A new approach to science and technology education in Australia is paramount to ensuring Australia's SciTech future. SPARK is a science and technology education symposium about action; the one-day 'think-tank' will provide all participants with an opportunity to contribute to the future of science and technology education in Australia. Special guests include Dr Laura Grant, physicist and international science communicator. Dr Grant and others will highlight the lessons learned by others tackling similar problems as well as provide insights into the minds of our future scientists, mathematicians and engineers. To register your interest and secure your priority invitation to this pivotal event please send an email with the work 'SPARK' in the subject line to events@uts.edu.au by Tuesday 7 April – a formal invitation to attend the symposium will then be mailed to you. |
| Robin Braun |
| BroadCom 09 Conference-Call for papers |
| Please consider submitting a paper to Broadcom’09, jointly organized by UTS:CRIN and the Wroclaw University of Technology, Poland. Please look at http://crin.eng.uts.edu.au/Broadcom09/ for a Call for Papers and other details. |
| Gabrielle Gardiner |
| Lib:Flicks 2009 Launched April 2 |
| The UTS Library is giving students the chance to win $1,000 in the inaugural Library Video Competition. Participants will have the chance to tell new UTS students, in less than 2 minutes, what makes UTS Library so great. Students can use a video recorder, digital camera or mobile phone to film your Library in motion picture. Videos must be digitally formatted for Windows Media Player (wmp) and be able to be uploaded to YouTube. The competition closes on Friday, 15 May and winners will be announced at a premier event held in the Library on Thursday 28 May. First prize is $1,000, second prize is $600 and third prize is $200. Winning entries will be posted on YouTube. LIB:Flicks 2009 is open to all currently enrolled UTS students. Entrants must comply with competition guidelines which will be available soon. |
| Georgina Barratt-See |
| Have you seen our chess "board"? |
| The Student Services Unit is looking for the large (approx 3m x 3m) chessboard used for chess played on the concourse (64 black and white squares) It's probably rolled up. If you've seen it, or you know where it is, please contact Georgina x1314 or email georgina.barratt-see@uts.edu.au |
| Joanna Leonard |
| Reminder: seminar for HSC parents 1 April |
| Taking charge of stress during the HSC: preparing yourself and your teenager with Megan Varlow, Clinical Psychologist, UTS Health Psychology Unit When: 12.30 - 2 pm Wed 1 April Where: Room 22 level 4 building 2 Light lunch provided This essential information session is presented by Women@UTS and Safety & Wellbeing, HRU. |
| Aki Plume |
| Vacancy – Admissions and Progressions Assistant |
| The University Graduate School currently has a vacancy for the role of Admissions and Progressions Assistant (full time). The position of Admissions and Progressions Assistant is available for a period of three months and strong possibility of further extension. The position is classified at Level 4. This position reports to the Admissions and Progressions Coordinator. You will be responsible for: • processing local and international HDR applications • processing existing students’ requests, such as LOA, course conversion Please contact aki.okada@uts.edu.au for further details. |
| Natalie Ward |
| WEB contract vacancy: applications close April 2 |
| The contract web Content coordinator applications will close COB this Thursday 2nd April. This web contract (or secondment opportunity) is for 2009 and has been graded as a Level 7. For pay rates see: http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/manual/2ea/support/schedule2.html The role is to manage scope, development, content co-ordination, review and management of sites and web applications within UTS Research for the period until the end of 2009. Responsibilities include: · web development activities, · UTS:Research online content creation and editing, · monitoring and improvement of web strategies, links and structure, and · specialist advice and support to Research staff on effective web development opportunities. Applications welcome from both internals and externals. Please email your CV addressing position criteria to: Natalie.Ward@uts.edu.au Successful applicants will be contacted for interviews taking place the week starting 6th April. |
| Kellie Masters |
| Internal Vacancy,Clinical Administration Officer |
| Internal vacancy/secondment opportunity: Clinical Administration Officer Ref: R170309 The Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Health has a 12 month fixed-term opportunity for a full-time Clinical Administration Officer based at the Kuring-gai campus. The Clinical Administration Officer will be responsible for the coordination of student placements for the nursing and midwifery practice components of the Faculty’s programs. This involves placing students in a variety of clinical settings in a flexible and student focused manner, responding to student placement related requests, liaising with the Academic Clinical Advisor and other members of the Clinical Practice Unit regarding documentation and recording/filing student’s clinical practice details. Applications close: 6 April 2009 For further information and to apply please follow the link: http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_search_result.cfm |
| Theresa Anderson |
| Kuring-gai campus Workshop: Using Podcasts |
| Kuring-gai campus Workshop: Using Podcasts (audio & video) in your teaching We invite all UTS staff at Kuring-gai to a workshop about applying and refining the use of audio and video (e.g. podcasting, vodcasting, screencasting) in their teaching. In this workshop we will share lessons learned in our own practice and explore examples and samples of current practice. Following on from this session interested participants will be encouraged and supported to record their own short podcast, test out available publishing facilities and access an evolving online learning resource. Please note this is a repeat of the March 27th workshop on the city campus. Facilitators: Theresa Anderson (FASS), Simon Housego (IML) and Jenny Pizzica (IML). Time: Tuesday March 31st, 12-2 pm Location: James O'Brien Room (in the Library) Level 5, Room 5:16 Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au or ext 1669 for catering purposes |
| Gary Potter |
| Essential Service Testing |
| As part of the mandatory UTS Essential Service testing program, building system are planned to be tested as per the following schedule: 1. Haymarket Block A , Wednesday 1st April from 0600hrs to 0800hrs 2. Haymarket Block B, C & D, Thursday 2nd April from 0600hrs to 0800hrs 3. City Building 2, Friday 3rd April from 2300hrs to 0500hrs 4. City Building 1, Friday 17 April from 2100hrs to 0300hrs 5. City Building 6, Friday 24th April at 2100hrs to 0300hrs 6. City Building 6, Friday 1st May at 2100hrs to 0200hrs Initially these tests will involve the emergency alarm system but will mostly be limited to the emergency smoke management systems. Tests times have been selected to minimise disruption. However the Facilities Management Unit apologises for any inconvenience. |
| Rosa Tay |
| Seminar Annoucement |
| Progress in Engineering Education Research and Innovation presented by: Dr Norman Fortenberry, Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Scholarship on Engineering Education, US National Academy of Engineering (NAE) To be followed by a panel discussion Enabling, encouraging and rewarding engineering education research in universities Monday, 20th April. 10:30am-12:30pm. Building 2 Room CB02.03.17 RSVP rosa.tay@uts.edu.au by April 10th |
| DAB LAB research gallery |
| Exhibition: 'I See What You Mean' 1 - 20 April |
| Exhibition by Bryce Cassin and Alejandra Mery K This exhibition reflects on the language, tools, and symbols that the creative disciplines and the pragmatic art of project management embody and enfold when discovering, nurturing and realising productive activity. Opening Wed 1st of April 6 - 8pm Gallery open Mon - Fri 10am-5pm 2nd - 20th April 2009 DAB LAB research gallery Level 4 courtyard DAB building 6 702 - 730 Harris st Ultimo ph 95148016 For more information please go to: http://www.dab.uts.edu.au/dablab |
| Sarah Gardiner |
| Autumn 2009 Graduations – Academic Procession |
| Autumn 2009 Graduation ceremonies will be held in the Greenhalgh Theatre at Kuring-gai campus on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 April, and in the Great Hall at City campus from Monday 4 to Friday 15 May. Staff are invited to celebrate the graduation of UTS students by participating in an academic procession during these ceremonies. Your attendance will add to the enjoyment and meaning of the ceremony for graduates, their families and friends, and help to showcase the University to a large cross section of the wider community. Staff members participating in the academic procession are required to wear full academic dress. Academic dress for those with a qualification from UTS is available free of charge to staff. There is a limited availability of academic dress from other universities. For more information and to register to attend, please go to: http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/graduation/academicprocession/index.html Please register by Thursday 9 April 2009. |
| John Kraefft |
| Earth Hour |
| Reminder: Earth Hour is an environmental sustainability initiative to contribute to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The University encourages everyone to participate in this international program scheduled for Saturday 28 March 2009 at 8.30 pm We are asking that as many non-essential electrical items in your work area are switched off before you leave for home on Friday 27 th March. Website- http://www.earthhour.org It is appreciated that many services across the University will still need to be maintained, for example - computer servers and security lighting. Remember: Earth Hour is 8.30 pm Saturday 28 March. Please make an effort to switch off for the entire weekend and actively demonstrate the University’s support of greenhouse gas emissions reduction. This commitment has also been demonstrated recently with the ATN Vice Chancellors announcing a 25 % GHG emissions reduction target by 2020 against their 2007 baseline. If you need further information, or assistance in switching off devices, please consult your respective Building Services Supervisor by phoning FMU Building Services Help Desk Extn 7476 |
| Amanda Moroney |
| Introducing: Brown Bag Talks (Mon 30/3 12-1:30pm) |
| Brown Bag Talks is an interactive discussion forum; with each talk focused on one paper for which the authors seek constructive feedback. A draft paper will be circulated in advance to those interested. On this occasion, Brown Bag Talks is jointly presented by the School of Marketing and UTS:CMOS – Centre for Management & Organisation Studies, who invite all to attend the first talk for Autumn Semester 2009 on Monday 30 March at 12noon in B503: Is Transaction Cost Economics a Useful Perspective to Explain Plural Governance? by Dr. Anna Krzeminska (Lecturer, School of Marketing; Member, UTS:CMOS) To obtain further information, please email cmos@uts.edu.au or bridget.thornton@uts.edu.au. |
| Gary Lobb |
| Vacancy Training Co-ordinator Student Systems |
| Student Systems, Student Administration Unit currently have a vacancy for the role of Training Co-ordinator The position of Training Co-ordinator is available for a period of 6 months and is classified at Level 7. For further information please contact Patrick Player on (02) 9514 7846, or visit: http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=372707&from=direct |
| Nina Burridge |
| National Human Rights Consultation Forum 8th April |
| Human Rights Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick will be the keynote speaker at this half-day forum on Women and Human Rights is part of the Federal Governments National Consultation process. The forum will: • Inform you of the current Australian human rights framework and gaps • Encourage your participation to enable you to contribute a submission to the Consultation RSVP by 3 April to joanna.leonard@uts.edu.au or 9514 1274 Please let Joanna know if you have any access requirements. Forum address: University of Technology, Sydney Level 3, MaryAnne House 645 Harris Street, Ultimo (Cnr of Harris and MaryAnne Streets) Presented by: Faculty of Arts and Social Science Equity and Diversity Unit Cosmopolitan Civil Societies |
| Lindi Todd |
| TfC Lunchtime Seminar Series: Souchou Yao |
| TfC invites you to the Transforming Cultures Lunchtime Seminar Series, presented by Dr Souchou Yao. Date: Wednesday, 1st April 2009, 12:30 - 2:00, Venue: TfC Bagel, Building 3, Room 4.02 Dr. Souchou Yao - Travelling Ethnography: finding the truth in brief encounters Abstract: Travel books are at best a kind of anthropology of brief encounters. But are they scholarship? Can they discover enduring truths about human society and culture? Brief Biography: Dr Souchou Yao is an anthropologist and writes on the cultures and societies of Southeast Asia. He is the author of House of Glass: Culture, Modernity and the State in Southeast Asia (2001), Confucian Capitalism (2004) and Singapore: the state and the culture of excess (2007). He has added contemporary China to his bookish interests, and has just completed a project called To the Chengdu Station: a travelling ethnography of China. All Welcome. Feel free to bring your lunch. Contact Lindi Todd for further details. |
| John Dale |
| Contemporary Fiction Festival |
| Fiction Fesival showcases best-selling an award-winning authors Australia’s only Contemporary Fiction Festival opens its arms to popular genre writers and exciting new media practitioners as well as award-winning literary authors on Sunday 5 April at the NSW Writers’ Centre, co-presented by the UTS Centre for New Writing. The Festival features top genre names like the crime bestseller MICHAEL ROBOTHAM, fantasy author IAN IRVINE and true crime sleuth TOM GILLING, as well as award-winning literary writers GEORGIA BLAIN, GABRIELLE CAREY, JAMES BRADLEY and MANDY SAYER. You can hear anthology editors FRANK MOORHOUSE, DELIA FALCONER and AVIVA TUFFIELD discuss the Short Story, and meet a whole new generation of exciting talent coming through the UTS creative writing programs like the UTS Centre for New Writing. JOHN DALE, Festival Director and Director of the UTS Centre for New Writing, says: “This is the third Contemporary Fiction Festival hosted by the New South Wales Writers’ Centre in partnership with the UTS Centre for New Writing. In 2009 the program is bigger and better than ever, showcasing many of Australia’s leading writers of fiction ... Launched by the Hon Virginia Judge, the 2009 Contemporary Fiction Festival is an intellectually stimulating and inspiring day for everyone interested in books and writing. It is with great pleasure that we invite you to join us under the jacarandas on Sunday April 5.” 3rd Contemporary Fiction Festival Sunday 5 April 2009 10am-5pm at the NSW Writers’ Centre, Rozelle Hospital Grounds, Callan Park, Rozelle Tickets $40/$50 at http://www.nswwriterscentre.org.au or 02 9555 9757. |
| Jo McKenzie |
| Seminar: First year curriculum, Prof Sally Kift |
| Invited presentation: A transition pedagogy for first year curriculum design Professor Sally Kift QUT, ALTC Senior Fellow Thursday April 2, 12.30-2 pm (Lunch provided from 12.15) Building 2, Room 2.411 RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au, ext 1669 First year curriculum design should support a relevant, involving and social transition to tertiary academic study that is not overwhelming to the new learner in the discipline. In this presentation, Sally Kift will outline and illustrate a research-based framework for good practice in first year curriculum design that has been developed through her ALTC Senior Fellowship. The impetus for the Fellowship work has been the recognition that, in all their diversity, a defining commonality amongst first year students is that they come to us in higher education to learn. It is therefore within the first year curriculum that students must be engaged, supported, and realise a sense of belonging. A major Fellowship outcome has been the articulation of a research-based 'transition pedagogy' – a guiding philosophy for intentional first year curriculum design that carefully scaffolds and mediates the first year learning experience for contemporary heterogeneous cohorts. This presentation will discuss briefly the identification of six interconnected, organising principles for first year curriculum design and then move to a meta analysis of findings and observations from a prolonged period of sectoral engagement and dissemination on first year curriculum and the first year experience. Sally Kift is a Professor of Law at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia (QUT). Over 2006-2007, she was seconded to the QUT Chancellery as the institution’s Director, First Year Experience Project. From 2001-2006, she served as Assistant Dean, Teaching & Learning in the QUT Faculty of Law. Her research interests include criminal law, legal education, first year experience, sessional staff development, and the teaching, learning and assessment of graduate attributes/ transferable skills. Sally was a recipient of a National Teaching Award in 2003, winning the Australian Award for University Teaching (AAUT) in Economics, Business, Law and Related Studies. Amongst other things, that award acknowledged her work in first year curriculum design, support for sessional teaching staff, enhancing the student experience and the development of graduate attributes in core curriculum. In 2006, Sally was awarded one of three inaugural national Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Senior Fellowships for a project entitled, Articulating a transition pedagogy to scaffold and to enhance the first year learning experience in Australian higher education. In 2007, a Project Team that she led was awarded a further ALTC (Carrick Institute) National Teaching Award for the QUT Law Faculty’s Assessment and Feedback practices. |
| Samantha Hall |
| Lecture by Brian McGrath, Thursday 26 March 7pm |
| Brian McGrath ‘Simultopia: Inhabiting the Urban Forest of Symbols’ 7pm, Room 322, UTS Building 6, 702 Harris St Ultimo Brian McGrath is currently the Associate Professor of Urban Design for the School of Constructed Environments at Parsons The New School for Design, New York. He has published numerous books on theory and urban design. Most recently he published Digital Modeling for Urban Design (Wiley) in 2008. He is an Innovation Fellow in the School of Architecture at UTS, teaching in the Environmental Sustainability MArch studio. Brian McGrath is also the Director of Urban-Interface, LLC. Urban-Interface links ecology and media to study the interrelationship between designed and emergent systems in cities. Urban-Interface engages with architects, multi-media artists and designers who work between conventional professional practices, in order to find affiliations among contesting actors -- business, government and community groups, as well as individual participants. Urban-Interface projects embrace a scale range from detail to city in order to engage the three ecologies: the human psyche, society, and the environment. Mr. McGrath’s focus is to develop material and immaterial urban interfaces which link human perception, emotional intelligence and urban design. Recent projects have included: the Celadon Urban Development and Waterfront Promenade, New Jersey, Monroe Center for the Arts, Living Memorial Project and interactive map and web site, and Manhattan Timeformations. Copies of Digital Modeling for Urban Design will be available for sale at the lecture. |
| Megan Kingham |
| Staff Flu Vaccination 2009 |
| UTS is offering all staff a discounted rate for flu vaccination this winter. Flu is a common illness, and because of its highly infectious nature once it gets established in a workplace it will rapidly spread. Vaccination is the best form of prevention and the UTS Health Service is happy to provide flu vaccination for staff at a cost of $15 per person. Vaccination only takes 15 minutes and appointments can be made by contacting Liza Head on xt 1565. For more information on flu vaccination, click here http://www.ehs.uts.edu.au/wellbeing/index.html |
| Alisa Duff |
| Annual Indigenous Art Auction now on |
| Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning are holding their annual Indigenous Art Auction from Monday, 23rd March to Friday, 17th April. The Auction includes paintings, glasswork, jewellery,sculptures and printed cards; with works for sale by Suzy Evans (2008 finalist of the Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award) and Les Elvin (2008 NAIDOC Artist of the Year). Peruse the artwork and record your bid in the Bids Folder. A ‘Final bids’ event will be held on Friday, 17th April from 4-6pm with drinks and light refreshments. ‘Final Bids’ will feature a performance by Lewis Burns (Wiradjuri) on didgeridoo. Jumbunna IHL is proud to work in partnership with the UTS Gallery. Selected contemporary Indigenous Art from the UTS Art Collection now exhibiting in the foyer, Level 4, Tower Building 1 |
| Megan Kingham |
| Staff Teams for Games on the Green |
| Ever wondered if HRU could beat FSU in games of skill, or maybe FMU are the champs? Its not too late to get a team together and pit your wits against other staff acronyms for the Games on The Green on Friday! For more information or to register yourself or your team just email carly.halliday@uts.edu.au. Entry on day is permitted, however places not guaranteed. |
| Portia Richmond |
| Good Faith: What is it Anyway? |
| Research Seminar: Good Faith: What is it Anyway? Description: His Honour will examine the current relevance of the doctrine of good faith in relation to the exercise of rights under contracts. The seminar surveys the extent to which the principle of implied duty of good faith constrains contractual parties to look after the well being of the other side. Emphasising negotiated discretionary termination rights, his Honour considers the correctness and desirability of this doctrine. Presenter: Robert Calder McDougall QC was sworn in as a judge of the Supreme Court of NSW in 2003. His Honour was appointed to the Equity Division of the Court and regularly sits in the Commercial List and Technology and Construction List. In the latter part of his career at the Bar his Honour was active in the affairs of the NSW Bar Association. His service included membership of a number of Professional Conduct Committees and the Professional Standards Committee. He regularly wrote articles on ethical matters for the Bar Association’s publications, Bar News and “Stop Press”. Date: 1 April, 2009, 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Location: City - Haymarket, CM05B. Room 318 Audience: All Welcome Cost: Free - light lunch provided. RSVP: Not Required but appreciated. Contact: Portia Richmond Further Information: UTS:LAW Research Seminar Series |
| IOSARN Seminar Series 2009 |
| Dr. Stephanie Jones, University of Southampton, UK |
| The Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network invites you to its first seminar in 2009: Dr. Stephanie Jones, University of Southampton, UK Date: Friday, April 3 Time: 5.30 pm Venue: TfC Bagel, UTS, Building 3 (Bon Marche), Level 4, Room 4.02 Indian Ocean belongers, 1668-2008 Abstract The paper begins with an exploration of how Henry Neville’s fictional Isle of Pines (1668) plays through ideas of Arcadia, utopia, British colonial ambition, and ideas of belonging towards a critical commentary on government accountability under a constitutional rule of law. The paper then traces how, nearly three and a half centuries later, the real islands closest to Neville’s fictional isle—the Chagos Archipelago—are being defined by a similar interaction of narratives within a line of UK court judgements (Bancoult 2000, 2006, 2007, and the House of Lords decision of October 2008). The inhabitants of the Chagos islands were expelled by the British government in the 1960s in order to satisfy a lease agreement with the United States government, which required the ‘uninhabited’ islands for the establishment of a military base. In their battle to have their expulsion declared illegal, exiled Chagossians challenged the scope of the government’s prerogative powers when dealing with colonial lands and subjects. This paper argues that the judgments on the Chagos crucially rely on a subdued but at times lyrical, legally-open and provocative evocation of what it means to be a ‘belonger’ of a place. Through a consideration of the legislative histories of this word; through scrutiny of its indeterminate relationship to notions of citizenship, indigeneity, nationality and the language of rights; and through an engagement with broader cultural narratives of belonging, the paper moves towards an understanding of the potential of public law to lend both ethically nuanced and practical meaning to terms of belonging. Biographic Note Dr Stephanie Jones (BA/LLB, Australian National University; PhD, Cambridge) is lecturer in 20th Century Literature in English at the University of Southampton, UK. Stephanie is the director of an AHRC funded project on "The Indian Ocean: narratives in literature and law". She also researches and teaches more broadly in the field of maritime literatures, and the inter-discipline of law and literature. She has worked on East African literatures, literatures of the South Asian diaspora, and postcolonial theory. RSVP: cornelia.betzler@uts.edu.au Upcoming IOSARN Seminars: - Friday, April 24, 5.30 pm Dr. Ranabir Samaddar, Mahanirban Calcutta Research Group, India The Inpossible Exit - Friday, May 8, 5.30 pm Dr. Sheleyah Courtney, Anthropology, University of Sydney From Plundering the Golden Temple to Remittances For Rama: Princes, Paupers, Politics, and Temple and Nation Building in Varanasi See you there! |
| Robert Button |
| UTSpeaks: Sun, Sea, Sand and Silicon |
| Can Sydney surf the digital tsunami? With major cities fighting for cultural and commercial dominance amidst social, environmental and economic stress, what future directions should smart cities take? As architecture evolves to take advantage of new interactive urban digital media technologies, what should Sydney be doing to surf this mega wave – the digital tsunami? Drawing on applied research in urban digital media, this lecture explores the potential of the digital city – where, one day, we could interact with the buildings we inhabit – and describes the role that can be played by our local creative industries. Tom Barker Tom Barker is Professor of Architecture Design and Innovation in the UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building. His research in advanced architecture and technologies has contributed to the Millennium Dome Mind Zone with Zaha Hadid, the London Eye, the Tokyo Guggenheim Design, the Digital Sphere for the Norwegian Education Department and the London Olympics 2012. When Tuesday 31 March 2009 6.00pm drinks for 6.30pm start Concludes 7.45pm Where The Great Hall Level 5 UTS Tower, Broadway RSVP Monday 30 March 2009 Register attendance with Robert Button Email: robert.button@uts.edu.au Tel: 02 9514 1734 UTSPEAKS: is a free public lecture series presented by UTS experts discussing a range of important issues confronting contemporary Australia |
| Kathy Russell |
| Accident and Incident Reporting |
| The Safety & Wellbeing Team (Formerly EHS Branch) has recently reviewed the Accident and Incident report form and made several changes to this document. Please place all printed versions of the old form into the paper recycling bins and commence using the updated version. The current version is available under forms at http://www.safetyandwellbeing.uts.edu.au/ |
| Natalie Ward |
| VACANCY - contract content coordinator WEB |
| Exciting WEB contract or secondment opportunity for 2009 This role will manage scope, development, content co-ordination, review and management of web site and web applications within UTS Research for the period until the end of 2009. In the role, you will advise best practice to support online directives and goals of UTS and help the UTS: Research site achieve its online objectives. This position reports to the UTS Web Manager and may also direct other staff participating in web projects. You will be responsible for: · web development activities, · UTS:Research online content creation and editing, · monitoring and improvement of web strategies, links and structure, and · specialist advice and support to Research staff on effective web development opportunities. Please contact Natalie.Ward@uts.edu.au for all documentation relating to the role. Interviews will take place week starting 6th April. |
| Gretchen Togle |
| CHERE Seminar Casey Quinn on Thurs, 2 April@ 4pm |
| Measuring income-related inequalities in Self-Assessed Health Presenter: Dr Casey Quinn School of Community Health Sciences University of Nottingham Thursday 2nd April, 2009 4:00pm Location: CHERE Seminar room, Level 3, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo The seminar is free. Light refreshments will be served afterwards RSVP by Tuesday 31st March 2009, to Hazel.Donegan@uts.edu.au Abstract: This paper discusses the sensitivity of concentration indices to different cardinal scaling of Self-Assessed Health, using UK data from the European Community Household Panel. Furthermore, the issue of non-continuous measures of health is considered, and results from extending Self-Assessed Health into continuous scales are presented. Rank- correlation approaches to measuring income-related inequalities in health are compared. This paper is a methodological review of the methods appropriate to measuring income-related equalities in Self-Assessed Health. Parametricdecomposition of inequality is considered by comparing the decomposition of concentration indices to similar decompositions of Somers' D. Dr. Casey Quinn is a Lecturer in Health Economics in the School of Community Health Science's Division of Primary Care at the University of Nottingham. He earned an Econometrics honours degree at the University of Sydney (1997 - 2000) before an MPhil in Health Economics at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at the Australian National University (2001 - 2003). He earned his PhD in Health Economics from the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York (2003 -2007) with Prof. Andrew Jones and Prof. Nigel Rice. He was a founding participant in, and still an external affiliate of, the Health, Econometrics and Data Group at the University of York. At the end of his PhD Dr. Quinn moved to the US, teaching Economics, Statistics (Undergraduate) and Economic Evaluation (Graduate) at Lehigh University (2006 - 2008) before returning to the UK to take up the position in Nottingham. His links with US health economics include collaborators and a PhD student. At Nottingham, Dr. Quinn contributes health economics and modelling expertise to clinical trials and health technology assessments; he teaches ad hoc course in health economics and applied economic evaluation and advises PhD students. Currently he is engaged with several large projects including the NIHR Medical Crises in Older People trial; the NIHR Health Technology Assessment of Lung Cancer Screening; and the NHS Connecting For Health Evaluation Programme 005, for which he is also coinvestigator. Dr. Quinn's independent research is primarily methodological, focussing upon dependence and copulas with applications to economic evaluation, measurements of inequality and multivariate modelling. For more information contact: stephen.goodall@chere.uts.edu.au |
| Deborah Edwards |
| Next Records Management Awareness Sessions |
| The next bi-monthly Records Management Awareness Sessions have been organised. These sessions are designed to give staff an overview of the University's records management program, staff responsibilities, legislative compliance, and policies and procedures. All staff are encouraged to attend a session. This is a good opportunity to get an overview of how the records system works and what is required from you to ensure records are created, captured and management appropriately. If you are new to UTS, have not yet attended a previous session, or would like a refresher, please book into one of the following sessions: Date: Tuesday 7th April 2009 Time: 2pm - 3pm Location: City Campus, CB01.05.10B Date: Monday 1st June 2009 Time: 10am-11am Location: City Campus, CB01.05.10B Note: Both of the above sessions will be followed by a 1 hour Records Contact User Group Session. This additional session is designed for Records Contacts to discuss issues and refresh their training, and will be advertised directly to Records Contacts via email. However, any staff member is welcome to attend. Please e-mail your RSVP to Deborah.Edwards@uts.edu.au, or RSVP via the Training link on the University Records website at http://www.records.uts.edu.au. |
| Deborah Edwards |
| Next Privacy Awareness Session |
| The next Privacy Awareness Session has been organised. These sessions are held on a quarterly basis and cover UTS and legislative frameworks relating to privacy and staff responsibilities. If you are new to UTS, have not yet attended a previous session, or would simply like a refresher, please book into the following session: Date: Thursday 7th May 2009 Time: 2:30pm-3.30pm Location: City campus, CB02.05.39 Please e-mail your RSVP to mailto: Deborah.Edwards@uts.edu.au or via the Training link on the University Records website at http://www.records.uts.edu.au. |
| Cheryl Bell |
| Health Ed: L-TIPP, Aus launch by Governor of NSW |
| Proposal Launch by Governor of New South Wales LEARNING AND TEACHING FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, AUSTRALIA (L-TIPP, AUS) PROJECT (The L-TIPP, Aus project is a joint initiative between University of Technology, Sydney and The University of Sydney and is funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council). The project members would like to invite you and interested members of your organisation to attend: "Interprofessional Health Education in Australia:The Way Forward." Launched by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO,Governor of New South Wales. Date: 11am Tuesday 7 April 2009 (Registration 10.30am, 11am-12.30pm Formal Launch, Lunch, 1pm-2pm Facilitated discussion of the way forward). Venue: University of Technology, Sydney For more information see: http://www.education.uts.edu.au/research2/projects/ltipp.html RSVP: 27 March 2009 TO CHERYL BELL: cheryl.bell@uts.edu.au ph: (+61) 2 9514 4476 mob: (+ 6) 0421 196 900 fax: 02 9514 3030 |
| David Aylward |
| VACANCY - Research Officer (Grants Administration) |
| Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Supporting our Research Centres and individual academics, as a Faculty Research Officer you will have the opportunity to contribute to the management of a diverse range of faculty research grants. With your extensive prior experience in research grant administration and knowledge of the Australian research environment, this position will give you a broad exposure to the faculty’s research areas including creative practices, historical studies, and social and cultural change. This level 5/6 position can be on a continuing or secondment basis – please indicate your preference in your application. Salary range: Level 5 - $49,849 to $ 57,028 p/a Level 6 - $57,825 to $62,610 p/a. Level of appointment will be dependent on the skills and experience of the successful candidate. For more information and to apply, please visit http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/jobs/. Ref No. R190209 |
| Christian Gobolos |
| Outdoor Moonlight Cinema @ UTS |
| LOOKING TO RELAX: WHY NOT TRY OUR FREE OUTDOOR CINEMA UNDER THE STARS THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHT??... UTS Union encourage all staff and students to come and be our guest to watch the animation release - WALL-E It will be hosted on the Alumni Green this Wednesday 25th March from 8pm. There will be free popcorn, fairy floss & flavoured snow cones available for all movie goers. So bring a rug and find a comfortable spot on the hill in the middle of Alumni Green and let us entertain you.. |
| Sandra Dunn |
| EHS for Supervisors and Managers |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be conducting two “EHS for Supervisors and Managers" training sessions at the Broadway campus in April. These two-hour sessions are for both academic and support staff with supervisory or managerial responsibilities. They will give you the opportunity to enhance your knowledge and practical application of the health and safety system at UTS and the tools and resources available to help you fulfill your health and safety responsibilities. Areas covered include: • Legislation • Supervisor and Manager responsibilities • Risk management approach at UTS • EHS Planning process Please note that two versions of the course are offered: 1. Supervisors and Managers of low risk areas and activities (e.g. office managers, researchers conducting desk-based research etc.). This session will be held on Wednesday 1st April 2009 from 9.30am - 11.30am in room 22 [CB02.4.22], on level 4 of building 2. 2. Supervisors and Managers of high risk areas and activities (e.g. workshop and laboratory managers, subject co-ordinators etc.). This session will be held on Wednesday 8th April 2009 from 2.30pm - 4.30pm in room 22 [CB02.4.22], on level 4 of building 2. Should you require further clarification about which course to attend, please email Tina McDonald at tina.mcdonald@uts.edu.au. If you are interested in attending one of these sessions, please RSVP to Sandra Dunn via email at sandra.dunn@uts.edu.au . |
| Peter Regattieri |
| WWDC Scholarships in 2009 |
| In 2009 the AUC will offer up to 20 Staff Scholarships and up to 25 Student Scholarships selected on a nationally competitive basis to attend WWDC. Each AUC Member University also has one Allocated Scholarship they can use to send a staff member to either WWDC in June 2009 or MacWorld in January 2010. Types of Scholarships -Allocated Staff Scholarship -Nationally Competitive Staff Scholarships -Nationally Competitive Student Scholarships To be eligible to obtain a competitive scholarship you should be a staff member or student of an AUC member University, and have a background in programming (Mac, UNIX or Windows). Selection requirements for allocated scholarships may be broader (eg., applications may be accepted from people working with QuickTime and digital media, or as an IT Manager with responsibility for Macintosh deployment or support on campus) - you should contact Peter Regattieri for local selection details. Application forms for all three scholarship types are available on the Scholarship Application page. Please note: Applications close for Competitive Scholarships 25 March Applications for Allocated Scholarships close 6 April For further information see: http://www.auc.edu.au/WWDC+Scholarships |
| Christian Gobolos |
| Union Outdoor Cinema |
| WANT TO WATCH A MOVIE UNDER THE STARS FOR FREE.. UTS Union encourage all staff and students to come and be our guest to watch the animation release - WALLIE It will be hosted on the Alumni Green next Wednesday 25th March from 8pm. There will be free popcorn, fairfloss & snow cones available for all movie goers. So bring a rug and find a comfortable spot on the hill in the middle of Alumni Green and let us entertain you.. |
| Sandra Dunn |
| "EHS Essentials" training and information session |
| Safety and Wellbeing (formerly known as Environment, Health and Safety) will be holding an "EHS Essentials" training and information session at the Broadway campus during April. This session, open to all staff, covers the basics for those of us working in an office, such as: * finding and fixing hazards * reporting accidents and incidents * first aid and emergency response * setting up your workstation * manual handling tips The session will be held on Tuesday, 7th April 2009 from 2.00pm to 3.00pm in Room 22 [room CB02.4.22], on level 4 of building 2. If you are interested in attending this session, please RSVP to Sandra Dunn via e-mail at sandra.dunn@uts.edu.au. |
| Cheryl Bell |
| Proposal Launch by Governor of New South Wales |
| LEARNING AND TEACHING FOR INTERPROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, AUSTRALIA (L-TIPP, AUS) PROJECT (The L-TIPP, Aus project is a joint initiative between University of Technology, Sydney and The University of Sydney and is funded by the Australian Learning and Teaching Council). The project members would like to invite you and interested members of your organisation to attend: “Interprofessional Health Education in Australia:The Way Forward.” Launched by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO,Governor of New South Wales. Date: 11am Tuesday 7 April 2009 (Registration 10.30am, 11am-12.30pm Formal Launch, Lunch, 1pm-2pm Facilitated discussion of the way forward). Venue: University of Technology, Sydney For more information see: http://www.education.uts.edu.au/research2/projects/ltipp.html RSVP: 27 March 2009 TO CHERYL BELL: cheryl.bell@uts.edu.au ph: (+61) 2 9514 4476 mob: (+ 6) 0421 196 900 fax: 02 9514 3030 The research findings of the L-TIPP, Aus project have direct bearing on a number of significant current health professional education reforms. These arise from COAG National Health Workforce Taskforce initiatives, in particular, that of ‘Education and Training: Clinical Education and Training, Stream III’. The Higher Education sector is critical to the achievement of capabilities that are essential for delivering health services that are safer, effective, patient-centred and sustainable. |
| Shelfa Rodrigo |
| Register Free for Apple MLearning Seminar |
| Apple Inc Presents: Mobile Learning Seminar Event details Date: 26th May Location: Maritime Museum,Darling Harbour Start: approx 5pm Run time: 80 minutes - Early arrivals will receive an iPod touch for hands on involvement during the seminar - Drink & canapes afterward, with the chance to talk to Apple presenters and other attendees To register for interest in attending the seminar please email (pulasthi.s.rodrigo@student.uts.edu.au) your Name, Faculty, Position and email address so Apple can email you a formal invite for the seminar with confirmed event details, and a number to call if you have any further quetions. Seminar content: This national series of seminars will focus on the lecturer experience. - How mobile technologies can make communication with students easier, including the very basic and necessary communication such as distributing course information and readings. - They will go through exactly how an iPod touch or iPhone can be in classrooms. - The presenters will go through various web applications that are used across various disciplines - It will look at web applications that have been built by universities in Australia and across the globe. These will be both apps developed by individual academics as well as institutions. - Presenters and attendees will look at podcasting content - not just as a method for lecturers to communicate content, but also as a way for students to present back their work. - Following on from podcasting, iTunes U will be examined as a delivery mechanism. Follow-up workshops This seminar covers the broad picture, a taste of mobile learning in Universities. A series of follow-up workshops are being developed to offer more specific information on implementing this ideas. These workshops are aimed at different audiences, and there are three streams: 1. A hands on workshop to learn how to create content for mobile learning, aimed at lecturers. 2. A workshop on developing your own web app, aimed at students, lecturers and IT. 3. A workshop regarding infrastructure, such as learning management services and podcast producer. This is aimed at IT staff. |
| Katrina Waite |
| ALTC Priority Projects Grant Scheme - Reminder |
| As previously advised, the ALTC Priority Projects program is now open for applications. The UTS deadline is 1 April. If you are intending to submit an application as the project leader, or as a partner, please advise Katrina Waite by email, indicating the topic of your application. This may be as brief as one or two sentences. Notification of potential applications helps us to manage the institutional endorsement process. If you are intending to participate as a partner on an application submitted by another institution, please note that ALTC requires an Institutional Endorsement letter for Full Applications, but not for EOI's. Projects which fit well within the 2009 ALTC Priority Scheme categories include those related to: Curriculum Renewal (PP) Assessment, standards and reporting (PP) Learning and teaching spaces (PP) Full details are available at http://www.altc.edu.au/carrick/go/home/grants/pid/54 |
| Peter Luscombe (Electoral Officer) |
| Results of recent elections |
| Nominations were recently called to fill vacant positions on the Equity Reference Group (of UTS Council) and the HR Policy Reference Group for academic staff. The results are: Equity Reference Group - 1 position for academic staff Toni Robertson term of office is until 31 October 2010. Human Resources Policy Reference Group - 2 positions for academic staff Patricia Farrar (one position remains unfilled) term of office is until the end of the Collective Agreement - academic staff 2006. Peter Luscombe Electoral Officer |
| Shirley Alexander and Patrick Woods |
| Do we really need a 600 seat lecture theatre? |
| A lunch-time forum will be held to canvass views on the need for a 600 seat lecture theatre as part of the campus redevelopment. The forum will be held on 24th March at 1pm in University Hall As lunch will be provided please RSVP to Anna Neo on x1465 or email Anna.Neo@uts.edu.au All the best Shirley |
| Anita Maarhuis |
| Vacancy - Executive Officer, DVC (TL&E) |
| In this newly created role, you will apply your highly developed analytical and conceptual skills and excellent writing and presentation skills, while preparing high quality documentation such as draft submissions and reports for UTS senior executive management group, government and external bodies. You will also manage a range of projects on behalf of the DVC (Teaching, Learning and Equity) including the review of exam rules and regulations and the delivery of short courses at UTS. For further information please refer to the Careers@UTS site at http://www.jobs.uts.edu.au/job/job_details.cfm?id=371027&from=direct |
| Dilum Dassanayake |
| "A Taste of Harmony" - March 23 - 27, 2009 |
| A Taste of Harmony – Celebrating Our Cultural Diversity Support National Harmony Day by taking part in “A Taste of Harmony” initiative. This year’s National Harmony Day coincides with the International Day of Eliminating Racial Discrimination (March 21). At UTS we invite you to organise an office lunch, morning or afternoon tea with your colleagues to celebrate our cultural diversity at UTS, in a most delicious way! When: March 23 – 27, 2009 How: Organise a morning/afternoon tea or lunch with your colleagues and share your national dish! For more information, please see <http://www.harmony.gov.au/> and <http://www.tasteofharmony.org.au/> ------------------------------- • RESPECT • FAIRNESS • PARTICIPATION • • INCLUSION • ACCEPTANCE • |
| Robert Button |
| Support Sustainable Seafood Day |
| Dear Colleagues, UTS is again supporting the Marine Stewardship Council's 'Sustainable Seafood Day' on Friday 20th March. On Friday be sure to have a delicious sustainable seafood lunch for just $11.00, with a drink included at the UTS Concourse Cafe on level three of the Broadway Tower Building. Choose from ...... •Pan-fried fish with an Asian style sauce served with rice •Barbecued fish with coconut noodle salad •Thai fish cakes served with a sweet chili dipping sauce served with chips or salad •Home-made beer battered fish served with chips or salad Sustainable Seafood Day reminds us that the ocean’s seafood stocks are fragile commodities, with many around the world declining at an alarming rate. The fish in our oceans need our urgent and ongoing support if we hope to enjoy wild-caught fish on our plates in the years to come. The Marine Stewardship Council with its distinctive logo is making this possible through eco-labeling on certified sustainable products. UTS Supports Sustainable Seafood Day UTS supports environmental sustainability on and off campus. Sustainable Seafood Day encourages us to protect the fragile life in our oceans. |
| Peter Kandlbinder |
| Planning a scholarly teaching and learning project |
| Date: 26 March, 2008, Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Location: CB01 Tower. Room 27.15 The IML hosts the Scholarly Teaching and Learning Seminars to help staff of UTS to plan, undertake and publish the results of projects focussing on teaching and learning in higher education. The series of lunchtime sessions include topics on project methodologies, evaluation, presenting, publishing and applying funding. Sessions also include opportunities for participants to share ideas, present outcomes of projects and work in progress. The first seminar in the series looks at planning a scholarly teaching and learning project. To attend, simply bring along your lunch and an idea for a project. Tea and coffee will be provided. For seminar details contact Enza Mirabella on ext. 1669. |
| John Kraefft |
| Earth Hour Saturday 28 March 2009 |
| Earth Hour is an environmental sustainability initiative to contribute to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The University encourages everyone to participate in this international program scheduled for Saturday 28 March 2009 at 8.30 pm We are asking that as many non-essential electrical items in your work area are switched off before you leave for home on Friday 27 th March. Website- http://www.earthhour.org It is appreciated that many services across the University will still need to be maintained, for example - computer servers and security lighting. Remember: Earth Hour is 8.30 pm Saturday 28 March. Please make an effort to switch off for the entire weekend and actively demonstrate the University’s support of greenhouse gas emissions reduction. This commitment has also been demonstrated recently with the ATN Vice Chancellors announcing a 25 % GHG emissions reduction target by 2020 against their 2007 baseline. If you need further information, or assistance in switching off devices, please consult your respective Building Services Supervisor by phoning FMU Building Services Help Desk Extn 7476 |
| Geoff Brooke-Smith |
| Organic Coffee now standard in Union Outlets |
| As of Monday 23rd March all UTS Union Coffee outlets will be using the premium 'De Stephano' Organic coffee beans as our standard coffee blend. This coffee is certified by the National Association of Sustainable Agriculture Australia and is being introduced to better satisfy the expectations of our customers for more environmentally sustainable products. Available in the Concourse Cafe, Harris Street Cafe, Markets Bar, Loft Bar and Kuring-gai Bar, pricing remains the same as in 2008, 15% Advantage Card discounts apply and 1 in 8 coffees are free when using your Union Coffee Club Card. For lovers of great Coffee, we hope you enjoy. |
| Myff Sharp |
| Room Bookings - New Online Process |
| Requests to book rooms for events outside of semester-based teaching can now be made online via Web Room Bookings. The system is available to UTS staff however existing casual booking arrangements within Faculties and areas are still in effect. Bookings are by request and an email is sent informing the requestor of the outcomes. For more information attend the info session (details below)or contact Myff.Sharp@uts.edu.au or Tom.Bally@uts.edu.au Wednesday 25/3/09 11am - 12pm CB02.4.10g |
| Caroline Leckey |
| Election - Faculty Board in Arts & Social Sciences |
| UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Notice of Elections for staff in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) New members are required for election to the newly created Faculty Board in Arts and Social Sciences. Accordingly, nominations are now called for candidates to fill the following positions: Academic staff – 25 positions available Professional staff – 8 positions available TERM OF OFFICE 13 academic positions and 4 professional positions from the declaration of poll to 31 October 2011. 12 academic positions and 4 professional positions from the declaration of poll to 31 October 2010. Note: as this is the first election of the new Faculty Board, one half of the positions (ie 12 academic and 4 professional positions) will comprise less than a two-year term (refer part 4.2 in Faculty Management). INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITIONS Information about all the positions is available from the UTS Elections website at http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/elections/schedule/fass-staff-students.html NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES You may nominate a candidate for election by downloading the Nomination Form which is available on the above site, completing the form and returning it as instructed on the form. CANDIDATE STATEMENT A candidate may submit a statement in support of the nomination. A statement must not exceed 150 words, and should be emailed to Statements exceeding 150 words, or received after the close of nominations, will not be accepted. Any statement containing offensive or defamatory material will be edited. In the event of a ballot, statements will be made available to all members of the electorate prior to voting. CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS Nominations close at 3.00 pm on Friday 3 April 2009 Nominations will be acknowledged by email within twenty-four hours of receipt. If required, online ballots will be conducted as follows: Notice of Ballot – Thursday 9 April 2009 Close of ballot - 3pm Thursday 30 April 2009 ROLE OF THE FACULTY BOARD In July 2008, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Faculty of Education and the Institute for International Studies merged to create the new Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. As such, the election of members to the newly created Faculty Board in Arts and Social Sciences is required. Every faculty has a faculty board whose role is to foster the educational work of the faculty, to perform duties and exercise such powers as the Council determines, on the recommendation of Academic Board. R V Dubs Registrar and Returning Officer Wednesday, 18 March 2009 For further information, please contact the electoral officer, Peter Luscombe on (02) 9514 1226; or email elections@uts.edu.au |
| Tameera Kemp |
| Voice Training & Writing for the Web short courses |
| Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) short courses are offered in a range of practical and creative areas, reflecting the latest developments and practices in journalism, media, communication and creative production. Limited places are available on the following courses: Voice Training for Radio & Television with Shane Fitzgerald (limited to 14) Course fee: $700 for UTS staff & students (full fee $1,050) Course dates: 26 March to 11 June over 12 Thursday afternoon / evenings Times: Two classes 90 minutes each. Class 1 will run from 4.00pm to 5.30pm and Class 2 from 6.15pm to 7.45pm (you can select preferred class-time). The aim of this course is help those who aspire to work in broadcasting to use their voices to communicate successfully in a professional media context. The course is designed for people planning to work as broadcasters in radio and television - news, current affairs or entertainment. It has very specific goals - better breathing, stronger voice support, and a clearer understanding of what it means to broadcast. Writing for the Web with Marcus O’Donnell (limited to 12) Course fee: $585 for UTS staff (full fee $850) Course dates: 16 & 17 April Thursday & Friday Times: 9.30am to 4.30pm This course is aimed at people who write material for publishing on Internet sites or those needing to convert printed publications to web publications. It includes detailed workshops on planning a website, writing styles for the web, how to target your audience, understanding digital media, using images, converting print publications to web publications and some fundamentals of design for presenting written content. Payment plans can be organised upon request. For further information please call 9514 2488, visit http://www.acij.uts.edu.au/shortcourses/index.html or email tameera.kemp@uts.edu.au |
| Virginia Thomas |
| Advice to staff applying for financial assistance |
| Staff are advised that the tax laws applying to financial assistance for study have changed. Guideline 6.16 Financial Assistance for Staff to Undertake Further Study has been modified to include a notice that staff are advised to seek professional advice regarding their tax liability. This guideline is located in the HR Manual at http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/manual/6man_dev/mandev.html#6.16 A new UTS Financial Assistance for Study form is available from the HR Professional Development Forms site at http://www.hru.uts.edu.au/manual/forms/professional.html Staff should seek advice from their accountant or tax agent as to whether they can claim the tax paid by the University on the financial assistance as a tax deduction in their income tax return. Staff enquiries regarding Study Time can be directed to Staff Services on 1060 or by emailing staffservice@uts.edu.au |
| Toni Robertson |
| Ethnography and Design: 25 years and counting |
| The Human Centred Technology Design research strength invites all those interested to a public lecture. Ethnography and Design: 25 years and counting Jeanette Blomberg IBM Almaden Research Center 12.30 - 2pm Tuesday 24 March UTS Broadway campus. CB02.04.11 Abstract This talk will provide an historical perspective on the relationship between ethnography and design as viewed through the lens of Dr Blomberg's 25 years working in this field as research scientist at Xerox PARC and IBM Research, as research consultant at Sapient and as professor at the Blekinge Institute of Technology. The talk will explore the evolving landscape of ethnography as it relates to the “object” of design, the location of participants, and the strategies for connecting to design. It will finish with some open questions and a look to the future. Jeanette Blomberg manages the interdisciplinary Service Practices group at the IBM Almaden Research Centre. Prior to her current position, Jeanette was a founding member of the pioneering Work Practice and Technology group at the Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre (PARC), a Director of Experience Modelling Research at Sapient Corporation and an industry affiliated professor at the Blekinge Institute of Technology in Sweden. Since joining IBM Research she has led projects focused on interactions among IT service providers and their clients, collaboration practices among globally distributed sales teams, the place of stories in corporate imaginaries, and new approaches to work-based learning. Over the years her research has explored issues in social aspects of technology production and use, ethnographically-informed organizational interventions, participatory design, case-based prototyping, and service innovation. Jeanette is an active member of the Participatory Design community, serving as Program Co-Chair for the 2006 conference, and sits on a number of advisory boards including the Foresight panel of the IT University of Copenhagen, the Program in Design Anthropology at Wayne State University, and the Ethnographic Praxis in Industry Conference (EPIC). Jeanette received her Ph.D. in Anthropology from the University of California, Davis and before embarking on her career in high tech she was a lecturer in cultural anthropology and sociolinguistics at UC Davis. |
| Dean Mamo |
| iExpenses |
| As of 23rd March 2009 some minor changes to iExpenses will take effect. The look and feel of iExpenses will slightly change, incorporating improvements users have requested over the past 12 months. We believe these changes will not adversely impact the use of iExpenses, and we encourage users to work through the changes. If any staff has any questions or issues about the update, please do not hesitate to call neo support or the FSU iExpenses team. |
| Paul Champion |
| UniSuper Seminar |
| You are reminded that UniSuper will be presenting a seminar titled, Introduction to investment risk and return. This seminar will be held on 23 March 2009 commencing at 12.15pm in room CB02.04.10. This seminar is filling quickly and you are requested to register your attendance on the following link. http://www.unisuper.com.au/members/seminars |
| Julie Smith |
| Conference Management Services |
| This is a reminder of the information session for Conference Online, please note the change of venue: The University has entered into an agreement with an external company, Conference Online, to provide conference management services including online registration and payment. The agreement allows UTS units to work directly with Conference Online in tailoring the services provided to the individual requirements of each event. Conference Online is used widely in the university and government sector and is currently being used by a number of units within UTS. Staff wishing to avail themselves of the services should deal directly with Conference Online. Contact details for Conference Online and a summary of the services offered can be viewed at http://www.fsu.uts.edu.au Conference Online will be holding an information session at UTS on March 20th to provide training and accept feedback from UTS staff. The venue is conference room 4B, level 4a Tower Building at 2pm. If you are interested in attending please email Julie.Smith@uts.edu.au A UTS mailing list has been created as a contact point for UTS staff and Conference Online. If you are interested in being on the list please go to the following link and subscribe yourself: http://listserv.uts.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/conferenceonline Peter James |
| Gretchen Togle |
| Reminder: CHERE Seminar on Thurs, 19 March @4pm |
| The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation would like to invite you to a seminar entitled: Medical Malpractice and Physician Liability Under a Negligence Rule Presenter: A/Prof. Don Wright Thursday 19th March, 2009 4:00pm Location: CHERE, Level 4, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo The seminar is free. Light refreshments will be served afterwards RSVP by Tuesday 17th March 2009, to Hazel.Donegan@uts.edu.au Abstract - A model of medical malpractice claims is developed to examine the effects of physicians being liable for actual damage under a negligence rule. This law provides weak incentives for physicians to spend the optimal amount of time on expertise and quality of service, and to treat the optimal number of patients. The incentive effects of physicians being liable for actual damage can be strengthened by the central provision of publicly available information that assists patients to accurately determine whether their health outcome was more likely the result of medical malpractice or just a poor outcome from the correct diagnosis and treatment. A/Professor Don Wright was in charge of the academic program of the Australian Conference of Economists in 2004, he has been the book review editor for the Economic Record, and is currently a research associate at the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at UTS. Don's research interests are broad and he has published articles on international trade, industrial organization, and health economics. He has presented his work at the Royal Economics Society Conference, at Econometrics Society Conferences in Europe and Latin America, and at and The World Congress of the International Health Economists Association. For more information contact: stephen.goodall@chere.uts.edu.au |
| Samantha Hall |
| School of Architecture Lecture Prof Tom Barker |
| Professor Tom Barker Digital Urbanism: New paradigms for smart cities Thursday 19 March, 7-8pm, room 322, building 6, 702 Harris St Ultimo A UTS: School of Architecture event What are the future directions for smart cities as architecture evolves to take advantage of interactive urban digital media technologies? This talk draws on research work in the area of urban digital media, including the SmartSlab platform, to consider the digital city at both a conceptual and detailed level. Tom Barker has recently taken up the position of Professor of Innovation, Design and Architecture in the Faculty of Design Architecture and Building at UTS, having held the positions of Professor of Industrial Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art, London, and course leader in the Design Research Laboratory (DRL) at the Architectural Association School of Architecture, London. He has pioneered digital-physical media interaction on such projects as the Millenium Dome Mind Zone with Zaha Hadid (2000), Tokyo Guggenheim Design (2002), Tate Turner Prize entry with Langlands & Bell (2004), Digital Showroom for Luke Hughes London (2007), Digital Sphere for the Norwegian Education Department (2008), and London Olympics 2012 with BBC TV (current). In 2000, Barker established a company called SmartSlab Ltd. to hold the intellectual property for this work. SmartSlab is an urban digital media development platform and has over 20 global patents. SmartSlab allows entire buildings, floors or ceilings to become interactive broadcast media displays. The pioneering technology draws on the optics of a fly's eye, composite aerospace panels, and advanced imaging systems. -- |
| Theresa Anderson |
| Using Podcasts (audio & video) in your teaching |
| We invite all UTS staff to a workshop about applying and refining the use of audio and video (e.g. podcasting, vodcasting, screencasting) in their teaching. In this workshop we will share lessons learned in our own practice and explore examples and samples of current practice. Following on from this session interested participants will be encouraged and supported to record their own short podcast, test out available publishing facilities and access an evolving online learning resource. Facilitators: Theresa Anderson (FASS), Simon Housego (IML) and Jenny Pizzica (IML). Time: Friday March 27, 12-2 pm Location: IML Seminar Room, Building 1, 1.2715 Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au or ext 1669 for catering purposes |
| Joanna Leonard |
| Take charge of stress during the HSC year! |
| Taking charge of stress during the HSC year: preparing yourself and your teenager Speaker: Megan Varlow, Clinical Psychologist, UTS Health Psychology Unit Thousands of school students across NSW are already gearing up for their HSC. And while it's a trying time for any teenager, it can also be pretty challenging for parents and other family members who often aren't sure of how to support and encourage their children. Megan will discuss some of the common myths associated with the HSC that contribute to family stress; how to encourage students to live a balanced lifestyle during the HSC year; identify helpful and unhelpful "self talk"; and give away some of the secrets to effective study! Megan will be available to answer questions at the conclusion of the talk. Light lunch provided When: 12.30 - 2 pm Wed 1 April Where: Room 22 level 4 building 2 RSVP: Joanna.leonard@uts.edu.au or 9514 1274 This essential information session is presented by Women@UTS and Safety & Wellbeing, HRU. |
| Peter Maher |
| CROSS-CULTURAL ENGAGEMENT |
| Making Sense of Cross-cultural experience and engagement A Lunchtime Forum with Roger O'Halloran Executive Director PALMS, overseas volunteer education and support. Roger will explore ways of understanding how we can effectively engage with people across cultural and religious divides. He has a wealth of experience in working with volunteers and tourists who wish to tread gently when walking on others sacred space. Come and be informed and find a new way to engage. Date: 19 March, 2009, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM Location: City - Broadway, CB02. Room 2 3 16 (Bld 2) Multifaith Room 1 Hosted by UTS Multifaith Centre Contact: Peter Maher phone: 9557 3197 Email: Peter.Maher@uts.edu.au Website: http://www.ssu.uts.edu.au/chaplaincy/ |
| James Stuart |
| City Campus Masterplan: Stay Informed |
| The City Campus Masterplan exhibition in the Building 1 Foyer Exhibition Space will be dismounted on Monday 16 March. http://www.fmu.uts.edu.au/masterplan If you haven't already taken the time to visit the exhibition and see the shape of UTS's Future City Campus, please do so before Monday. The University would also like to know what issues matter to staff and students as we approach the first phase of construction work. We invite all staff and students to take the STAY INFORMED SURVEY at http://www.fmu.uts.edu.au/masterplan/stayinformed.html The survey will also close on 16 March. |
| Bob Crocker |
| Computer Sale |
| The following Computers are for sale: (Priority will be given for Re-use within the University) 8 x Power Mac G5 2GHZ Dual Processor 1.5, 2 or 3GB Ram, 150 GB HD with 17inch flat screen monitor Price $750 (no Software) 2 x Power Mac G5 1.8 GHZ Dual Processor 1.5 or 2 GB Ram, 150 GB HD with 17inch flat screen monitor Price $650 (No Software) To place an order for this Equipment please “Email” Bob.Crocker@uts.edu.au or phone 9514 7485 (Please note Orders by “Email” only) |
| Kay Donovan |
| Women, Civil Society and Islam in Uzbekistan |
| Colloquium by Visiting Scholar: Women, Civil Society and Islam in Uzbekistan UTS Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre is hosting visiting scholar Professor Gulkhumor Tuychieva from Tashkent State Institute of Oriental Studies. Professor Tuychieva is a leading scholar in oriental studies and gender development in Central Asia and a specialist on the women’s movement, education and civil society in Uzbekistan. She will speak in conversation with Professor Jenny Onyx and with an introduction to Uzbekistan by Dr Angeline Low. Topic: Women, Civil Society and Islam in Uzbekistan Venue: UTS Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, MaryAnn House, Level 3, 645 Harris Street Time: Thursday 19 March 2009, 1.00 pm – 2.15 pm The colloquium will be followed by afternoon tea so scholars can meet with Professor Tuychieva. RSVP essential as places are limited; ccs@uts.edu.au Professor Tuychieva is visiting Australia as a guest of Cosmopolitan Civil Societies Research Centre, with the generous support of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. |
| Dr Tyrone S. Pitsis |
| Team Members - Global Social Entrepreneurship |
| Dear UTS Faculty and Students, Call for applicants for the University of Washington’s Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition. The Faculty of Business at UTS is competing in the Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition hosted by the University of Washington’s Global Business Centre, and will be coached by Dr Tyrone S. Pitsis from the Centre for Management and Organisation Studies at UTS. The competition brings together some of the world’s most creative minds to find creative and ‘unorthodox’ business solutions to problems of poverty in the developing world. The current global crisis makes such endeavours even more pertinent as the third world will be most significantly affected. We are looking to form a team of five talented and creative people to be part of a multi-disciplinary team. We want: • People who have a strong commitment to addressing issues of global poverty • Postgraduate and/or undergraduate students, research students are welcome to apply • people from outside the business faculty are also strongly urged to apply Selection is highly competitive and will be based on a range of criteria: • academic performance • life and work experience • a creative mind • and over all attitude and commitment to making a difference at a global level What you get? • To be part of a dynamic, creative and fun team • To have your voice and ideas heard at a global level • If UTS makes it into the finals, the team will compete in the USA in front of leaders of industry, US government, third sector (non profit and NGOs) • If successful, UTS will fund the team to compete in the US in 2010 Interested? Please contact Dr. Tyrone S. Pitsis for more information and an application form, at tyrone.pitsis@uts.edu.au or phone 02 9514 3371. Applications are open until April 30th, 2009. |
| Peter luscombe (Electoral officer) |
| Nominations - HR Policy Reference Group |
| Academic staff are reminded that nominations for election to the HR Policy Reference Group will close ... at 3:00 pm on Monday 16 March 2009 Details of this election can be found in the Schedule on the Elections website at http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/elections/schedule/hrpolicy-academic.html Peter Luscombe Electoral officer ext 1226 |
| Mark J Smith |
| Nominations - Equity Reference Group |
| Academic and support staff are reminded that nominations for election to the Equity Reference Group of the UTS Council will close at 3.00pm on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 Details of this election can be found in the Schedule on the Elections website at http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/elections/schedule/equityreferencegroup.html Mark Smith Clerk to Council |
| Cam Bellach |
| Groupwise Systems Maintenance this Weekend |
| Due to planned maintenance access to Groupwise will be unavailable between 4pm-9pm on Saturday 14/3/09 and 4pm-9pm on Sunday 15/3/09. |
| Vilia Co |
| Seminar: Indigenous issues in the law curricula |
| Seminar: Indigenous issues in the law curricula: moving beyond neo-colonial legal education – 18 March Description: In Australian law faculties there has been a reluctance to engage theoretical and contextual approaches to the teaching of law. This has been cemented by the Priestley 11 that sets out mandatory doctrinal subjects for all law students and which seeks to meet the needs of the Law Admissions Boards. The consequence of this approach is that the teaching of law takes for granted the colonial foundations of the Australian legal system. In 2008 Sydney Law School hosted a conference on incorporating Indigenous issues into the law curricula. This paper will detail the ensuing ‘program for reform’ through amending core subjects. It critically considers the effectiveness of ‘change from within’ the core law program. Presenter: Dr Thalia Anthony, University of Sydney. Date: 18 March, 2009, 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Location: City - Haymarket, CM05B. Room 318 Audience: All Welcome Cost: Free - light lunch provided. RSVP: Not Required Contact: Vilia.Co@uts.edu.au Further Information: http://www.law.uts.edu.au/news/events.html |
| Jan McClelland |
| Mark Schapiro launching GEJI on 18/3/09 |
| Mark Schapiro, investigative journalist, author and Editorial Director of the US Center for Investigative Reporting, will launch the Global Environmental Journalism Initiative (GEJI) at UTS on 18 March. Schapiro has an award-winning investigative record with a focus on environmental and international affairs. In launching GEJI, Mark will speak on the global and local implications of the shift of power to the EU and issues for journalists in reporting environmental science. Date: 18 March 2009 Time: 11.30am - 1pm Venue: 2.4.11 Register: To attend, register online at http://surveys.uts.edu.au/surveys/gejilaunchregistration/index.cfm More information: http://www.acij.uts.edu.au GEJI is a collaborative and innovative project that will produce environmental journalism across nine institutions, four in Australia and five in Europe. UTS is the lead institution in Australia. The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and the European Commission are funding the student exchanges and the institutional collaboration that are a significant part of the project. Mark's visit to Australia is being hosted by the Walkley Foundation for Excellence in Journalism. The launch is supported by the UTS Australian Centre for Independent Journalism. |
| Shirley Alexander |
| Call for formation of Communities of Practice |
| Call for formation of Communities of Practice in Emerging Technologies Applications are invited from groups of five or more academic and/or support staff who share a common interest in an emerging learning technology to form a learning community. Communities are eligible to apply for up to $10,000 to engage in a collaborative program of activities that explore the uses of a learning technology that will enhance learning and teaching and contribute to a culture of innovation, collaboration and scholarship in teaching and learning. Applications should follow the guidelines (PDF, 52k) and include the application cover sheet (Word doc 120k). They should be submitted to the office of Shirley Alexander, DVC and Vice-President (Teaching, Learning and Equity), by email to Anna.Neo@uts.edu.au accompanied by a signed hard copy by 10 am Monday, April 6. A copy of the guidelines and application cover sheet is available at: http://www.uts.edu.au/teachlearn/ltpf/projects.html |
| Kate Cormie |
| UTS Global Exchange Fair |
| UTS Global Exchange Fair Do you know of students who are interested in adding a global exchange to their UTS degrees? The UTS Global Exchange Fair will be taking place on Tuesday 17th March and is a fantastic opportunity for students to find out everything they need to know about Global Exchange. Students will be able to: * Get first-hand knowledge from representatives of UTS partner universities, *Talk to students who have returned from a Global Exchange, *Speak to the UTS Global Exchange team about suitable destinations for their degree, and *Attend the Global Exchange Information Session at 11.45am CB02.04.11. For further information contact: Kate Cormie Kate.Cormie@uts.edu.au |
| Lindi Todd |
| TfC Workshop: Jeff Halper |
| TfC is proud to support the Workshop: 'Human rights in Palestine', with Jeff Halper, Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions Monday 23 March, 12.30-2pm, Building 3 (Bon Marche), Room 2.10, University of Technology Sydney, Broadway Open to All, RSVP to Lindi Todd Background: Jeff Halper is an Israeli Professor of Anthropology and the Coordinator of the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions (ICAHD), a non-violent Israeli peace and human rights organization that resists the Israeli Occupation on the ground. Jeff grew up in the US and received his Ph.D. in Cultural and Applied Anthropology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee before moving to Israel in 1973. A community worker for the Jerusalem municipality for more than a decade, he worked in the poor Mizrahi Jewish neighborhoods of Jerusalem. Jeff served as the Director of the Middle East Center for Friends World College, an international college which he eventually headed, and has also taught at universities in Israel, the US, Latin America and Africa. He is the author of Obstacles to Peace, a resource manual of articles and maps on the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, published by ICAHD. His new book, An Israeli in Palestine, on his work against the Occupation, is published by Pluto Press. Jeff Halper was nominated by the American Friends Service Committee for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize, together with the Palestinian intellectual and activist Ghassan Andoni. Jeff Halper's visit to Australia is supported by the Sydney-based Coalition for Justice & Peace in Palestine. His workshop at UTS is hosted by the Transforming Cultures Research Centre. |
| Kumi Abeysuriya |
| One Just World forum - Does aid work? |
| You are invited to attend the first 2009 Sydney forum of the ONE JUST WORLD series. ONE JUST WORLD is a national forum series on international development organised by the International Women’s Development Agency, World Vision Australia and AusAID with a local partner in each State. The Institute for Sustainable Futures is the local ONE JUST WORLD partner. FORUM TOPIC Does aid work? How can we do it better? SPEAKERS Peter Versegi – Assistant Director General, Office of Development Effectiveness, AusAID Minar Pimple – Deputy Director/Head of Asia Regional Office, UN Millennium Campaign Dr Juliet Willetts, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures and specialist in innovative monitoring & evaluation Paul Ronalds, Deputy CEO & Director of Strategic Projects, World Vision WHEN Tuesday 17 March 2009 6:00 -7:30 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm) WHERE The Great Hall Level 5, UTS Tower Building, Ultimo http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/city.html for directions RSVP http://onejustworld.com.au/main/sydney/ ONE JUST WORLD is a free public forum series that aims to stimulate discussion and ideas and encourage action, because all of us have a contribution to make in helping transform the lives of the 800 million people around the world who are fighting to escape poverty and injustice. Come and join the debate and find out what works in helping people and communities overcome poverty. Institute for Sustainable Futures University of Technology Sydney Phone: (+61)2 9514 4950 Fax: (+61)2 9514 4941 Email: isf@uts.edu.au Location: Level 11, Building 10, 235 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007 Postal address: PO Box 123, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia WWW: http://www.isf.uts.edu.au |
| Nicola Ison |
| UTS Sustainability Strategies Consultation Session |
| The Institute for Sustainable Futures, invites you to a student and staff Consultation Session on three draft UTS sustainability strategies covering: climate change, sustainable transport and sustainable paper use. When: 12.30-2.30pm, Wednesday 18 March Where: Rm 460, Level 2, Building 10 Food: Light lunch, tea, coffee and juice provided (FREE!) Why: In 2007, with an acknowledgment that UTS has a moral obligation to be an environmentally responsible institution, the UTS Environmental Sustainability Initiative (ESI) was launched. In 2008, the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures was commissioned to develop three sustainability strategies for the ESI - a Climate Change Action Plan, a Sustainable Transport Strategy, and a Sustainable Paper Use Strategy. We are now seeking input from staff and students on all three draft strategies through this consultation session. What: The consultation session will include a brief introduction to the ESI and presentations on the draft strategies. We then invite you to share your ideas, ask questions and discuss the detail of these strategies with the people who are drafting them. Presenters will include: Patrick Woods, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Resources), Prof Stuart White, ISF Director, Dr Chris Riedy, ISF Research Director, Alison Atherton, ISF Research Principal and Damien Giurco, ISF Research Director. RSVP: If you are interested in attending please RSVP to Nicky Ison on Nicola.Ison@uts.edu.au by Monday 16 March so that we can confirm catering Please forward this on to any potentially interested students. |
| Megan Kingham |
| Last day of the Wellbeing Survey today! |
| Have you done your Total Health Assessment yet? The closing date to complete your assessment is TODAY! So it's your last chance to take just take 15 minutes and got to the below website to start your own personal assessment and find out your health age. http://www.ehs.uts.edu.au/wellbeing It’s quick, simple, confidential and of course, your choice to participate. Remember, everyone who completes their THA goes in to a draw to win a Red Balloon Day or isubscribe voucher! |
| Monika Bednarek |
| Seminar: Systemic Coaching |
| The Centre for Research in Learning and Change (FASS/Education) is pleased to announce the next seminar in our series to be presented by Angelika Behn (abstract below). Our team would be excellent, if it wasn't for the other members... From communication training to systemic consulting Date: Wednesday 11th March Time: 12.30-2.00pm Place: Building 10, Level 2, Room 240 A light lunch will be provided Abstract Systemic consulting has been booming in central Europe for the last ten years, providing an entirely new, but very effective approach to business coaching, team development, change management and organisational development. It draws on a range of disciplines, from cybernetics to sociology and from philosophy to different therapeutic branches. This talk will give an introduction to systemic practice, using the example of a coaching intervention in a rather serious work-related conflict. Bio note Angelika studied English Linguistics, English Literature and History of Art in Tübingen, London and Augsburg. She is now a PhD student with the Linguistic International Phd Programme (LIPP) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich and is writing a dissertation on "Image Work and Presentation of Self in Business Consulting Interactions". Angelika also works as a coach for work-related issues in the areas of leadership training, conflict management and self management. |
| Anita Maarhuis |
| Secondment Opportunity - EA to DVC (T, L & E) |
| Professor Shirley Alexander, DVC (Teaching, Learning and Equity) is currently seeking expressions of interest for the role of Executive Assistant. The position of Executive Assistant to the DVC (Teaching, Learning & Equity) is available for a period of 6 months and is classified at Level 6. For further information please contact Professor Shirley Alexander on ext 1465 or Shirley.Alexander@uts.edu.au. |
| Carly Halliday |
| Games on the Green - register now |
| Friday 27 March noon-2pm Alumni Green, UTS Tower Building, Broadway Free entry, food and great prizes to be won! Competitions - Human Foosball - Horizontal Bungee Run - Tug of War - Obstacle Course - Bike ChallengE and much more Students and Staff enter now! Get in early and Register yourself or team of 10 at the Sports Office, Building 4, Broadway Campus (next to the gym) or email carly.halliday@uts.edu.au. Entry on day permitted, however places not guaranteed. It's the perfect event to have fun and increase team cohesion outside the office. |
| Keryn Regan |
| Staff Advantage Program Cards |
| A reminder to all University & Union staff, your 2008 Advantage Card has now expired. To pick up your new 2009 card please come down to the UTS Union Information Desk Level 3, Building 1. For further information please contact the office on 9514 1140. |
| Bridget Shipstone |
| UTS: Calendar 2009 |
| The UTS: Calendar 2009 is now online. It has been designed within the new UTS look and feel and now has its own URL: http://www.calendar.uts.edu.au The UTS: Calendar 2009 contains information on the University's vision and values, Council and committees, faculties and course areas, research strengths, and services for students. It also has a calendar of dates for 2009 and links to the University Act, By-law and Rules. |
| Roger Brewer |
| Unisuper seminar |
| New members of staff are reminded of the Unisuper seminar on Monday, 9 March 2009 at 12.15pm in CB02.04.10 This informative seminar will assist you to understand your superannuation and how to make the most of your membership. If you wish to attend please register at http://www.unisuper.com.au/members/seminars |
| Peter Regattieri |
| AUC Student Developer Scholarships |
| * AUC Student Developer Scholarships * The AUC is seeking up to three students who have a talent for, and demonstrated experience in programming on Mac OS X, a strong academic record, and an innovative project idea that doesn't reinvent the wheel. This is a golden opportunity for top-tier student developers to further their development skills and produce a great software product. The Scholarships are valued at nearly $10,000 over a two year period. Applications close on Wednesday, 11 March, 2009. More information about the Student Developer Scholarships is available at: http://www.auc.edu.au/Student+Developer+Scholarships |
| 'TRIPTYCH 01' by David Burns |
| DAB LAB exhibition opening Wed 11th March 6pm |
| DAB LAB research gallery Exhibition'TRIPTYCH 01' 12 - 27th March By David Burns Triptych 01 is a site-specific installation by architect / artist David Burns that subverts the historical understanding of the triptych’s arrangement by conflating its three frames into one dynamic composition. Opening Wednesday 11 March 6 - 8pm Accompanied by an outdooor public lecture at 7pm Gallery open Mon - Fri 10am - 5pm 12th - 27th March 2009 DAB LAB research gallery Level 4 courtyard DAB building 6 730 Harris St Ultimo ph 95148016 For more information please go to: http://www.dab.uts.edu.au/dablab DAB LAB gallery is sponsored by Coopers Brewery |
| Paul Brien |
| Free newspapers from Harris Street Newsagency |
| Help Harris St Newsagency (Building 6) recycle excess newspapers.......we have available each day lots of copies of the previous day's Sydney Morning Herald. Any department that is able to use them or any staff member who wants free paper for animals etc at home call in and see Paul ......its free! Dont forget whilst your in the Newsagency we do sell lotto, bus passes,phone recharge, discount movie tickets , stamps, cigarettes, etc and Advantage Card members get 15% discount on all Stationery. see you all soon......Paul and the team at Harris St Newsagency |
| Megan Kingham |
| Found Out Your Health Age Yet? |
| Thanks to everyone who has already done their personal health survey – that’s 650 people who already have their personal profile to help get healthy or stay healthy! If you haven’t yet completed your health survey, you have 5 days left. The closing date to complete your assessment is Tuesday March 10th. So take 15 minutes out of your day and go to the below website to start your own personal assessment. http://www.ehs.uts.edu.au/wellbeing It’s quick, simple, confidential and of course, your choice to participate. Remember, everyone who completes their THA goes in to a draw to win a Red Balloon Day or isubscribe voucher! Your privacy and confidentiality… The information you provide as part of the Total Health program will be treated with complete confidentiality and used to deliver wellness services to you. UTS does not receive any personal information, or any information that can identify you. UTS only receives an organisation wide report based on the combined responses of staff. Your personal information will only be disclosed to third party providers who are contracted to us to provide services and who are bound by confidentiality agreements. |
| Daniel Quin |
| Census Date for 1st Semester – 20 March 2009 |
| The Autumn Census Date is 20 March 2009. The date is important because Friday 20 March 2009 is the last day for students to: - Withdraw from a subject without academic penalty and financial liability via My Student Admin. The previous late withdrawal rule for academic penalty (6 week rule) no longer applies. - Lodge an online ‘Course Withdrawal’ or ‘Leave of Absence’ NOTE: If students withdraw after 20 March they will receive fail grades and remain financially liable. - Lodge proof of Australian Citizenship or Permanent Resident visa - Lodge an eCAF (HECS-HELP or FEE-HELP) including your valid Tax File Number - Make an upfront payment of CSP contribution amount or tuition fees Staff need to be aware of these arrangements so that students are given correct advice. Students have been advised of the census date and information is currently posted on the UTS Student Administration website. |
| Joan Tranter |
| Indigenous Australian Cultural Awareness |
| Clarification The Indigenous Australian Cultural Awareness course is open to University of Technology staff only. The Equity & Diversity Unit is offering Indigenous Australian cultural awareness evening course of two hours a week over a eight-week period leading up to National Reconciliation week in May. This course will provide an opportunity to engage and learn in a relaxed and informal environment. A Certificate of Attendance will be issued at the completion of the course. Starting date: Tuesday 31 March 2009 Finishing date: Tuesday 19 May 2008 Time: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm Venue: Building 1 (tower) Level 27, Room 2715, Broadway (CB01.27.15) Tea and Coffee provided RSVP: Joan.Tranter@uts.edu.au or Extension 1096 |
| Marianne Taylor |
| Law Summer Clerkship Scheme |
| Law Students - Summer Clerkship & Graduate Employment Applications REMINDER - applications for the ‘Graduate Employment Program’ open on the 4th of March 2009. Every summer several thousand 4th year law students in NSW and interstate apply to law firms (primarily top tier commercial firms) to undertake 2-3 months of paid work experience over the summer break prior to commencing their final year of study. The firms use this as an opportunity to “scope” candidates for possible future recruitment of permanent, graduate staff. Many summer clerks are later made offers for ongoing employment to be taken up once they’ve finished their degree. As such, places as summer clerks are highly coveted by students and the firms scramble to attract the top applicants. The scheme is a collaboration of firms and law schools who all agree to abide by a set of dates and conditions to dictate how and when clerks can be recruited. Alongside the Summer Clerkship Scheme is the Graduate Employment Program. Again this is a loose collaboration between firms who promise to “play fair” during the graduate recruitment period – the main idea being to prevent them poaching each other’s top candidates. Please be advised that cut-off dates are fast approaching and also that an information session will also be run on the 9th of March at Building 5, Block B, Level 3, Room 3.18. For any further information including Law Summer Clerkship & Graduate Employment Program Conditions of Participation, List of Participating Universities, or List of Participating Law Firms please contact Marianne Taylor on marianne.taylor@uts.edu.au or on ext 3793. |
| Cornelia Betzler |
| IOSARN Conference & Launch |
| UTS:IOSARN Launch Invitation We cordially invite you to the launch of the UTS Indian Ocean and South Asia Research Network (IOSARN). The network will be launched by Sujatha Singh, High Commissioner of India, at the conference venue on Wednesday, 11th March, 5pm. UTS:IOSARN Conference Invitation The Indian Ocean and South Asia Research invites you to its first conference: Intercolonial Networks; Oceanic Circulations: Re-thinking the Indian Ocean Plenary Speakers: Sarah Nuttall, University of Witwatersrand, SA Janet Ewald, Duke University, US Date: March 11-13 Time: Please see our website for the conference programme and session times [pdf]: http://www.transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au/news_events/Intercolonial_Networks_Conference_programme.html Venue: UTS Blackfriars, Bldg. CC05 upstairs, Blackfriars Street, Chippendale: http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/citymap.html Cost: Free event Intercolonial Networks is organized by IOSARN and sponsored by UTS, TfC and the APFRN. RSVP is required for the conference and for the launch. Please send your RSVP to Cornelia.Betzler@uts.edu.au Other IOSARN/TfC events associated to the Intercolonial Networks conference: Monday, 9th March Film Screening: NAATA (The Bond), Anjali Monteiro & J.P. Jayasankar, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, 45 minutes Time: 5 pm Venue: TfC Bagel, Bldg. 3, Level 4, Room 4.02 RSVP: cornelia.betzler@uts.edu.au Tuesday, 10th March TfC Lunchtime Talk: "Protean Constructions of Self and Nation: The Sea as Archive and Trope in Post-Apartheid South African Literature and Culture", Meg Samuelson, Stellenbosch University, SA Time: 12:30 - 1:30 pm Venue: TfC Bagel, Bldg. 3, Level 4, Room 4.02 RSVP: cornelia.betzler@uts.edu.au Please see our website for abstracts of NAATA and of Meg Samuelson's talk: http://www.transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au/news_events/Intercolonial_Networks_Conference_programme.html |
| JOAN TRANTER |
| Indigenous Australian Cultural Awareness |
| Are you interested in Indigenous issues and want to learn more? Are there things you would like to know but have never had the opportunity to discuss with an Indigenous person? What are the facts and what are the myths? The Equity & Diversity Unit is offering Indigenous Australian cultural awareness evening course of two hours a week over a eight-week period leading up to National Reconciliation week in May. This course will provide an opportunity to engage and learn in a relaxed and informal environment. A Certificate of Attendance will be issued at the completion of the course. Starting date: Tuesday 31 March 2009 Finishing date: Tuesday 19 May 2008 Time: 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm Venue: Building 1 (tower) Level 27, Room 2715, BROADWAY Tea and Coffee provided RSVP: Joan.Tranter@uts.edu.au or Extension 1096 |
| Portia Richmond |
| Upcoming Law Research Seminars |
| Good Faith: What is it Anyway? 1 April, 2009 Presenter: Justice McDougall 'Bodies of Mind'?: An Historical Perspective on Evidence and Proof in Claims of Mental Incapacity 29 April, 2009 Presenter: Dr Arlie Loughnan An Overview of Current News and Developments in Intellectual Property law in Australia 27 May, 2009 Presenter: Dr Alpana Roy Venue: City - Haymarket, CM05B. Room 318 Time: 12:45 PM - 2:00 PM Audience: All Welcome Cost: Free - light lunch provided. RSVP: Not Required but appreciated. Contact: Portia Richmond Further Information: UTS:LAW Research Seminar Series |
| Jo McKenzie |
| Workshop: Applying for UTS LTPF grants 2009 |
| You are invited to a seminar/workshop on applying for UTS 2009 Faculty and Small grants, funded from the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund allocation. Time: Thursday March 5, 1-2 pm Location: IML Seminar Room, Building 1, 1.2715 Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au or ext 1669 for catering purposes More information on the two grant schemes, guidelines for the grants and application forms are available at: http://www.uts.edu.au/teachlearn/ltpf/projects.html The closing date for both the Faculty grants and small grants schemes is Monday March 23, 10 am NB This workshop notice has been posted to the Teach-learn net email list. To subscribe, go to: http://listserv.uts.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/teach-learnnet |
| Gretchen Togle |
| CHERE Seminar - Don Wright, Thurs, 19 March @ 4pm |
| The Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation would like to invite you to a seminar entitled: Medical Malpractice and Physician Liability Under a Negligence Rule Presenter: A/Prof. Don Wright Thursday 19th March, 2009 @4:00pm Location: CHERE, Level 4, 645 Harris Street, Ultimo The seminar is free. Light refreshments will be served afterwards RSVP by Tuesday 17th March 2009, to Hazel.Donegan@uts.edu.au Abstract - A model of medical malpractice claims is developed to examine the effects of physicians being liable for actual damage under a negligence rule. This law provides weak incentives for physicians to spend the optimal amount of time on expertise and quality of service, and to treat the optimal number of patients. The incentive effects of physicians being liable for actual damage can be strengthened by the central provision of publicly available information that assists patients to accurately determine whether their health outcome was more likely the result of medical malpractice or just a poor outcome from the correct diagnosis and treatment. A/Professor Don Wright was in charge of the academic program of the Australian Conference of Economists in 2004, he has been the book review editor for the Economic Record, and is currently a research associate at the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at UTS Sydney. Don's research interests are broad and he has published articles on international trade, industrial organization, and health economics. He has presented his work at the Royal Economics Society Conference, at Econometrics Society Conferences in Europe and Latin America, and at and The World Congress of the International Health Economists Association. For more information contact: stephen.goodall@chere.uts.edu.au |
| Ahmed Haider |
| Ferrari & Maserati Presents Entrepreneurs United |
| ACES, the Australian Collaborative Entrepreneurial Society, is a new, UTS student founded, inter-varsity society, which aims to stimulate and encourage leadership and creativity amongst students. We are holding an inaugural event on Monday 9 March which will bring business leaders here to UTS to share their experiences on getting ahead in business. The event details are: Venue: The gallery Functions Centre, level 6, the Tower Building Time: 12.30 -3pm Cost: $10 for staff and students. Visit http://www.acesuts.com.au to book your place now. Speakers include: Mike Cannon-Brookes, CEO of Atlassian Software and Naomi Simson, CEO of Red Balloon Days. Please feel free to promote this event to your students and if you would like any further information please do not hesitate to contact me on ahmed@acesuts.com |
| Holly Williams |
| Plateau Constructions exhibition opening 10 March |
| Please join us for our first opening of the year: Plateau Constructions Mimi Tong 10 March to 9 April 2009 Opening Tuesday 10 March 6 - 8pm Mimi Tong's artist-in-residency at UTS Gallery will be culminating in a site-specific installation exploring the architectural and social landscapes of Marfa, Texas and New York City. Plateau Constructions supported by UTS in conjunction with the UTS City Campus Masterplan. UTS Gallery exhibitions and events kindly supported by Coopers Brewery Further Information: http://www.utsgallery.uts.edu.au UTS Gallery Level 4, Building 6 Mon-Fri 12-6pm ext 1652 |
| Roger Brewer |
| Unisuper seminars |
| Staff members are advised of two Unisuper seminars being conducted that are most relevant in todays economic climate. The first seminar, Super versus Mortgage?, is being held on 21 April 2009 at 12.15pm in Room CB02.04.10. The second seminar, Should I continue to Salary Sacrifice? is being held on 14 May 2009 at 12.15pm in Room CB02.04.10. Those wishing to attend should register at http://www.unisuper.com.au/members/seminars |
| Vicki Shirlaw |
| Building 6, Level 1 Carpark |
| Due to the current building works being undertaken in Building 6, Level 2, it has been necessary to close of part of Level 1 parking. Barracades have been erected to make safe the area which has meant that some parking bays cannot be utilised. We apologise for any inconvenience. The carpark should be fully operational for parking within 3 days. Please contact Vicki Shirlaw, Project Manager on x 3138 if you have any enquiries. |
| Katrina Waite |
| Seminar: Applying for an ALTC Citation - reminder |
| Applying for an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation – Individuals and Teams Fri March 6, 1:00 – 2:00 pm IML Seminar Room, Room 2715 Broadway Bldg 1 Intending applicants and others interested in the ALTC Citations process are invited to this seminar/workshop on guidelines and suggestions for making effective applications. ALTC citations and awards are in a different category from the ALTC grants, and are aligned with the UTS Learning and Teaching Award process. Citations are awarded to both individuals and teams, and recognise diverse contributions made to the quality of student learning in specific areas of responsibility, over a sustained period. The citations scheme is open to academic, general, and sessional staff who have gained recognition from fellow staff, the institution, and/or the broader community – perhaps through UTS or faculty teaching awards, or an industry award. The internal UTS closing date for the 2009 Citations is April 1st. Information on UTS closing dates for all 2009 ALTC applications is available at: http://www.iml.uts.edu.au/learnteach/altc.html. Full application guidelines are available at: http://www.altc.edu.au/carrick/go/home/awards/pid/64. As lunch will be provided, please RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au. For more information on the citations or any of the other ALTC Grants or Awards, please contact katrina.waite@uts.edu.au . |
| Jo McKenzie |
| K'gai Workshop: Applying for UTS LTPF grants 2009 |
| Kuring-gai campus Workshop: Applying for UTS LTPF grants 2009 You are invited to a seminar/workshop on applying for UTS 2009 Faculty and Small grants, funded from the Learning and Teaching Performance Fund allocation. Time: Monday March 9, 1-2 pm Location: Kuring-gai room 5.302 More information on the two grant schemes, guidelines for the grants and application forms are available at: http://www.uts.edu.au/teachlearn/ltpf/projects.html The closing date for both the Faculty grants and small grants schemes is Monday March 23, 10 am NB This workshop notice has been posted to the Teach-learn net email list. To subscribe, go to: http://listserv.uts.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/teach-learnnet |
| Duha Zaater |
| UTS Sets Emission Reduction Targets |
| UTS has committed to a 30 per cent reduction in greenhouse gases (from 2007 levels) by 2020-21, aiming to slash 11 per cent by 2012-13. This commitment came as part of the Australian Technology Network commitment to reduce 25 per cent of its greenhouse gases (from 2007 levels) by 2020-21 and 10 per cent by 2012-13. To do this, we are increasing the amount of Green Power being purchased, updating air-conditioning and lighting systems to save energy and ensuring all new buildings have a 5-star Green Star energy efficiency rating and all renovations achieve a 4-star rating. You can get involved by: > throwing your rubbish in a bin – all mixed waste is taken to a recycling plant and separated, with only 35 per cent of waste making it into landfill > bringing your own mug – not only will you avoid disposable cups, but make your purchase at a UTS Union food and beverage outlet and you will receive a large coffee for the price of a regular > printing double-sided > car-pooling or taking public transport > turning off the lights if you’re the last to leave > reporting leaking taps to Building Services – phone x7476 or email maintenance.request@uts.edu.au To learn more about the Environment Sustainability Initiative, visit http://www.green.uts.edu.au |
| Peter Maher |
| Making Sense of Cross-cultural experience |
| UTS Multifaith Chaplaincy invites you to a Lunchtime Forum with Roger O’Halloran, Executive Director Palms Australia, overseas volunteer service provider. TOPIC: Making Sense of Cross-cultural experience and engagement. Roger will explore ways of understanding how we can effectively engage with people across cultural and religious divides. He has a wealth of experience in working with volunteers and tourists who wish to tread gently when walking on others sacred space. Come and be informed and find a new way to engage. Date: Thursday, March 19 Time: 1 - 2pm Venue: Room 2 3 16 (Bld 2) Multifaith Room 1 All Welcome - Free Information: Peter Maher: 9557 3197 Email: Peter.Maher@uts.edu.au http://www.ssu.uts.edu.au/chaplaincy |
| Mark J Smith |
| Equity Reference Group - Call for Nominations |
| Notice of Elections: Equity Reference Group of the UTS Council. The following elections are necessary and nominations are now called for candidates, who are eligible to participate in the academic and support staff elections, to fill the following positions: Equity Reference Group One member of academic staff One member of support staff Term of office for both positions is from the Declaration of Poll to 31 October 2010. Nominations will only be accepted on an official nomination form available via the Schedule for these elections at: http://www.gsu.uts.edu.au/elections/schedule/index.html Nominations must be received by 3pm on Tuesday, 17 March 2009 If polling is required online ballots will be conducted commencing on Monday, 23 March, and closing at 3:00 pm on Monday, 6 April 2009. R V Dubs Registrar and Returning Officer |
| Christian Gobolos |
| UTS Union Fair Day |
| On Thursday 12th March from 11am-3pm the Union will be hosting Fair Day on the Alumni Green. The day will consist of amusement rides, possible fete carnival stalls for prize giving competitions. We have also planned a free BBQ prepared for particpants and music entertainment from 12:30-1:30pm. Please be aware there will be some noise from the amusement ride operations during the event. This event will not effect the pedestrian traffic moving from any of the buildings linking onto the Alumni Green. |
| Eric Liyanage |
| Earth Hour |
| Earth Hour is an environmental sustainability initiative to contribute to the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The University encourages everyone to participate in this international program scheduled for Saturday 28 March 2009 at 8.30 pm We are asking that as many non-essential electrical items in your work area are switched off before you leave for home on Friday 27 th March. Website- http://www.earthhour.org It is appreciated that many services across the University will still need to be maintained, for example - computer servers and security lighting. Remember: Earth Hour is 8.30 pm Saturday 28 March. Please make an effort to switch off for the entire weekend and actively demonstrate the University’s support of greenhouse gas emissions reduction. This commitment has also been demonstrated recently with the ATN Vice Chancellors announcing a 25 % GHG emissions reduction target by 2020 against their 2007 baseline. If you need further information, or assistance in switching off devices, please consult your respective Building Services Supervisor by phoning FMU Building Services Help Desk Extn 7476 |
| Katrina Waite |
| Seminar/workshop: Applying for an ALTC Citation |
| Applying for an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Citation – Individuals and Teams Fri March 6, 1:00 – 2:00 pm IML Seminar Room, Room 2715 Broadway Bldg 1 Intending applicants and others interested in the ALTC Citations process are invited to this seminar/workshop on guidelines and suggestions for making effective applications. ALTC citations and awards are in a different category from the ALTC grants, and are aligned with the UTS Learning and Teaching Award process. Citations are awarded to both individuals and teams, and recognise diverse contributions made to the quality of student learning in specific areas of responsibility, over a sustained period. The citations scheme is open to academic, general, and sessional staff who have gained recognition from fellow staff, the institution, and/or the broader community – perhaps through UTS or faculty teaching awards, or an industry award. Applications need to address at least one of the following criteria: 1. Approaches to the support of learning and teaching that influence, motivate and inspire students to learn. 2. Development of curricula, resources and services that reflect a command of the field. 3. Approaches to assessment, feedback and learning support that foster independent learning. 4. Respect and support for the development of students as individuals.? 5. Scholarly activities and service innovations that have influenced and enhanced learning and teaching. A list of previous citation recipients is available at: http://www.iml.uts.edu.au/learnteach/autc.html. The internal UTS closing date for the 2009 Citations is April 1st. Information on UTS closing dates for all 2009 ALTC applications is available at: http://www.iml.uts.edu.au/learnteach/altc.html. Full application guidelines are available at: http://www.altc.edu.au/carrick/go/home/awards/pid/64. As lunch will be provided, please RSVP to Enza.Mirabella@uts.edu.au. For more information on the citations or any of the other ALTC Grants or Awards, please contact katrina.waite@uts.edu.au . |
| Ian McGregor |
| Less than 2 weeks to World's Greatest Shave |
| If you want to join the UTS Team - you can do so here! http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com/ Through contacts at Sydney Institute - I have arranged their hairdressing students will be available to either shave or colour [spray can only] the hair of UTS staff participating in the event on: Date: Thursday, 12 March 2009 Time: 10:30 to 12:30 Venue: Ultimo College Hairdressing Section Building W, Level 4 827 – 837 George Street Railway Square NSW Hope to see you there! - Ian McGregor |
| Paula Hamilton |
| Historical Consciousness and History-Making |
| Australian Centre for Public History, Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, UTS SEMINAR Professor Jocelyn Le Tourneau & Mr David Northrup Historical Consciousness and History-Making: preliminary findings from a Canadian National Survey, American, Australian and Canadian studies on the importance of the past, and how people engage the past in their daily lives, have generally found remarkably similar findings. These commonalities, along with a few notable differences between the countries, suggest that explanations about the place that the past occupies in people's lives are more universal than unique. These studies have important ramifications for all museum professionals, heritage workers, film-makers and anyone who presents history to the public. MONDAY 9 MARCH 4-6pm Room: Building 3 (Bon Marche) Room 210 (to the right of the tower building from Broadway) Jocelyn Létourneau is, at Laval University, Canada Research Chair in Quebec’s Contemporary History. A member of the Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, N.J., and of the Academy of Arts and Humanities, a division of the Royal Society of Canada, he is also a fellow of the Trudeau Foundation. Invited many times as a guest professor in foreign universities, he is actually the principal investigator in a Community-University Research Alliance (Canadians and their Pasts). Dr. Létourneau is the author of many books, published in solo or that he coedited. Among its major pieces, one finds Les Années sans guide: Le Canada à l’ère de l’économie migrante (Boréal, 1996); A History for the Future: Rewriting Memory and Identity in Quebec Today (McGill-Queen’s U. Press, 2004); Le Québec, les Québécois: Un parcours historique (Fides, 2004). David Northrup is Associate Director at the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at York University. As the senior researcher at ISR, Mr Northrup is responsible for the design, management and implementation of major surveys. He has over 25 years of experience in sampling, questionnaire design, data collection and analysis. His substantive areas of interest include public health, election studies and electoral reform and how Canadians engage in their pasts as well as the use of polls in the development of public policy. He is a member of the Ontario Ministry of Health's Expert Panel on Health Care Ethics and, the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association. Mr Northrup holds a MA and teaches Survey Research Methods at York University. |
| Aimee Purcell |
| Sydney Cricket in Twenty20 Cup Final-THIS SUNDAY! |
| Come and watch the UTS cricket club Sydney Cricket take on the Northern District in the Power Twenty/20 Cup Final on the 1st March, this Sunday night. Where: Sydney Cricket Ground Time: 7.15pm Cost: FREE The club would love your support! Any further questions, contact 9514 1891. |
| Peter Luscombe, El |