Berwick Campus News
Edition 1, Monday 28 February 2005
Important Dates
Berwick Calendar 2005 (Full schedule of meetings and events)
Semester One 28 February - 3 June
Easter Break 25 March - 1 April
Friday 11 March Last day to add semester one or full-year on-campus units without risk of $73 late enrolment penalty.
Monday 21 March Student Survival Week commences (Australian campuses only).
Thursday 31 March Semester one census date. Last day to discontinue semester one units without showing discontinue on record or incurring fees.
Welcome to Berwick campus
Welcome back (if you’re a returning student or staff) or welcome (if this is your first semester at Berwick).
The MUBS office bearers, the academic staff and the administrative and support services staff have been back at work for some time preparing for what we hope will be another year of progress at the Berwick Campus.
We trust that students and staff new to the Campus will, with a little help from the “old hands”, settle in quickly and make the most of what we think is a friendly campus.
We look forward to you making the most of the very new and modern facilities and to you enjoying all aspects of the Berwick Campus. If you are not happy with any aspect of Campus life please let us know.
Professor Phillip Steele
Pro Vice Chancellor (Campus Coordination) & Academic Director (Berwick & Peninsula)
Orientation Week
 
The rock climbing/abseiling wall organised by the Ultradoor Outdoor Club during Berwick Campus Orientation Week, 21-25 February.
Cafe Moulin - Operating Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30 - 3.30pm
Library news
Welcome new students. Have a look at the library’s welcome page at
http://www.lib.monash.edu.au/news/2005/02-newstudents.html it contains all the information you need to get you started!
Returning students – come and collect a What’s new 2005 leaflet from the library loans/information desk. It highlights all the changes that have occurred in the library since last year. There are quite a few!
The biggest change is that we have replaced inter-campus loans and recalls done through the library catalogue with HOLDS. The catalogue page provides details of what to do now. Check it out at http://library.monash.edu.au
We also have a new electronic notice board! Daily messages will be posted. Let us know what you think.
Don’t forget next week we are open normal semester hours from 8.30am – 6pm Monday to Friday and weekends from
1-5pm. Come and get a calendar, which details our hours for the whole year, from the loans/information desk.
Student Survival Week
Look out for Student Survival Week commencing Monday 21 March. Student Survival Week provides you with answers to all those questions you may have after experiencing your first few weeks of university life. Seek out tips and advice from current staff and students on healthy living, cheap living, international assistance, life on-campus, have I done the right thing (coming to uni?), exam tips and how to manage study workload. Lots of freebies and food so come along!
Careers and Employment
During semester one careers will be trialing small group projects.
Register your name at Room 184. All sessions to be held Room 189.
Tuesday, 1st March 11.30am – 12.30pm Resume and application letter checking
Tuesday, 8th March 11.30am – 12.30pm Interview skills
Thursday, 10th March 12.30pm – 1.30pm Resume and application letter checking
Wednesday, 16th March 12.30pm – 1.30pm Interview skills
Tuesday, 22nd March 12.30pm – 1.30pm Resume and application letter checking
For the full schedule of Job Seeker Workshops and to register go to:
http://www.monyx.monash.edu.au/ce_rego/jsw_s105_ber/schedule.cfm
Language and Learning
Academic Writing and Study Skills Classes -Semester 1, 2005
Reading Skills for Arts Students, Wednesday 2 March, 2.00 - 3.00pm, Lecture Theatre 117 (Bld 901)
Repeated Tuesday 8 March, 1.00-2.00pm LT 117
Green Office Program
Current Tip: Reduce Paper Use
In 2003, Monash University purchased 206,000 reams of paper, 10% more than purchased in 2002. This amount required the felling of over 8700 trees, and the paper purchased by Monash OFFICES alone cost over 1/2 million dollars.
Despite increased paper recycling Monash is still purchasing too much paper, with negative environmental and economic consequences.
Below are some ridiculously easy ways to reduce the amount of paper you use in the office...
Avoid printing out e-mails unless absolutely necessary.
Adjust your margins and type size to fit more on the page.
Use:
Arial font,
11 point type,
2.54 cm (1 inch) left hand margins and,
1.27 cm (0.5 inch) right hand margins
This increases the amount of information you can fit on a page by up to a third and still does not make the page look too crowded.
Print and photocopy double-sided
For all drafts or internal documents use the manual feeder of photocopiers and printers, and feed in once-used paper
Print two pages per sheet whenever possible (check out the 'Print' screen, look under the 'Zoom' heading and type '2' pages per sheet).
Use the Print Preview function to check layout and style instead of/and before printing.
http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/ohse/environment/green-office/tips/paper-use.html
Past Events - What happened during the summer holidays?
Top supervision award for tourism professor
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Graduate research students have awarded Professor Betty Weiler the Monash Postgraduate Association’s prestigious Supervisor of the Year Award.
MPA president Bhanuka Wanasinghe presented the award to Professor Weiler, at a ceremony at the Berwick campus.
Several of Professor Weiler’s graduate research students collaborated to submit an application to the MPA, outlining her excellence in research supervision and the inspiration and support she provided them in 2004 as their supervisor.
“The research environment that Betty has created at the Berwick’s Tourism Research Unit is supportive, energetic, friendly and inspiring.
“Betty always makes you feel that you are a priority. Given her countless other commitments, this is a remarkable achievement,” said tourism PhD candidate Mr Jim Curtis.
Professor Weiler, a distinguished academic in the tourism area, heads Monash’s Tourism Research Unit, serves on the editorial board of five international journals and is supervisor to 1 DBA and 6 PhD candidates. |
Tennis tournament
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Berwick Campus staff participated in a tennis tournament over the summer holidays. Staff teamed up for doubles and played one set matches. The tournament is still in progress.
Some of the Berwick staff following a friendly game of doubles. From left to right: Carmel Dettman, Robin Drury, Robert Klein, Elizabeth Hart. |
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