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Issue 1 February 2007 | Email Offcourse - Christel.Kent@adm.monash.edu.au.
Welcome Ceremonies - Orientation for new
students
Wednesday 21 February and Thursday 22 February marked the
official welcome to all new students at Caulfield Campus.
A new Welcome/Orientation format was introduced with parallel
programs being held in the two Building K lecture theatres on
Wednesday 21 February for the faculties of Arts, Art & Design,
Information Technology and Psychology and for the Faculty of
Business & Economics on Thursday 22 February. Slick timing ensured
Professor Rob Willis, Academic Director, and Kristine Banks-Smith, MONSU Caulfield President for 2007, were able to address the capacity
filled lecture theatres.
Professor Rob Willis, Academic Director, and
Kristine Banks-Smith, MONSU Caulfield
President, 2007, welcome students to Caulfield Campus
Other highlights of the ceremonies were the rolling photos of
various campus events/student trips that students viewed
whilst entering the lecture theatres and the playing of a 9 minute
DVD which provided a great snapshot of the Caulfield campus.
Both the K Lecture Theatres were filled to
capacity on Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 February
A sincere thank you to Josh Strawczynski and Gavin Annand, student
representatives who were the MCs the ceremonies on each of the two days and
were able to keep the attention of over 1,500 students (over two
days).
A free BBQ and cordial provided by MONSU
Caulfield was enjoyed by new students
10,000 Steps - Happy Feet
Happy Feet!
Happy Feet! Happy Feet!
The get
acctive Group
(Active Caulfield Community To Increase Vitality and Energy) think
it’s time, o get those happy feet moving for 2007. Happy
feet, tapping feet, walking feet, dancing feet, running feet; all
feats can be achieved …….
The first 10,000
steps challenge for 2007 will be a happy feet walk across the
Antarctic – six weeks – commencing on Sunday 25 March and finishing
on Sunday 13 May (to coincide with the first Community Fitness Event
for 2007 – the Mother’s Day Classic).
Happy Feet
will be a team challenge – teams of 10 individuals, one of whom is
Captain, commit to walk, on average, 10,000 steps a day. The figure
of 10,000 steps is based on adding a 30-minute walk to normal daily
activities at the office or home. By using a pedometer the daily
steps are counted and logged onto a web based, on-line Step-Log.
The get
acctive group is
looking for people who can rise to the challenge of being
participants and/or team captains. The team captain provides their
team with leadership, encouragement and enthusiasm. It is the team
captain’s role to monitor their team’s progress, ensure team members
are recording their daily step totals on the challenge map and to
work with the team to reach their goal.
Team and individual
prizes will be awarded for those who walk the greatest number of
steps. Don’t forget though, every participant will be rewarded with
increased energy, reduced stress, and an increase in all aspects of
health and well-being.
Registration is
only $10 per person! Your registration fee will entitle you to
receive a showbag filled with goodies and information to help you
achieve your daily 10,000 steps.
The Happy Feet
Challenge will be launched on Wednesday 21 March at 10.00 a.m. in
the Clayfield Room. Refreshments will be provided.
Come along, hear a
bit more about the Challenge and register for the event.
If you would like
to register as a team captain and/or a participant in the Challenge,
please contact Christel Kent on ext 31000 or via email:
christel.kent@adm.monash.edu.au Please note we request that
teams be restricted to teams of 10 individuals. If you would like
to participate and are not a member of a team, please advise
Christel and she can place you on a team of like-minded people.
Registration and payment for the Challenge to Christel Kent no
later than Friday 23 March, 2007.
If you would like
to attend the launch in order to hear more about the Happy Feet
Challenge, please email Christel Kent,
christel.kent@adm.monash.edu.au by close of business Monday 19
March, 2007.
Come on, take up
the first challenge in 2007 – Happy Feet!!!
Arts in Action 07
Arts in ACTION
is the inaugural Monash University Arts Faculty festival.
The confirmed details for the festival are:
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Date: Saturday 9 June 2007
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Time: 10.00am to 6.30pm
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Place: Monash
University, Caulfield Campus
The
festival’s aims:
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Showcase the staff and student research being done in the
Faculty of Arts.
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Engage the community in the issues taught by the Faculty.
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Highlight the ongoing achievements of staff and graduates
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Raise the profile of the faculty to the wider community.
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Recruit postgraduate students to the faculty and the University.
The
festival program is looking very exciting, with over 50 confirmed
sessions, panels, displays and performances covering a broad range
of popular, controversial or just plain interesting topics.
For
further information contact Anne-Marie Peard on ext. 58336
or
Anne-Marie.Peard@arts.monash.edu.au
Some program
highlights
Imagining
Catalonia in the 21st Century
Bilingualism, language maintenance
and the role of regions in the European Union.
Catalonia
is an autonomous region in
Spain
with a population of six million. With a history of repression;
its cultural and linguistic revival offers an
unprecedented example of economic, social and artistic development.
Stewart King. (SPANISH AND LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES)
Excuse Me, My Heritage is
Showing
Four
second-generation Italian-Australian writers and film makers discuss
their cultural influences, the ambiguous ties with their Italian
heritage, and reflect on their own work. Venero Armanno, Anna Maria
Dell’oso, Archimede Fusillo and Jan Sardi. (ITALIAN STUDIES)
The Datini Letters
Live performance of the intimate
letters from Lapo Mazzei to her husband Francesco Datini. Datini’s
correspondence and papers offer one of the most comprehensive
insights into the social and economic history of 14th
century Prato.
(HISTORICAL STUDIES)
Australian Film Theory &
Criticism
What is the relationship between
film theory and criticism? Panel and screenings. Con Verevis, Deane
Williams and Adrian Martin. (FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIES)
Computer Games & Animation:
Culture Industry & Social Identity
Are computer games just for geeks?
The growing role of computer games in media, industries, sport and
film. Peter Murphy, Brett Hutchins, Dan Black, Andrew Dawson and Amy
Gibbs.
(COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA STUDIES)
History of Friendship: Aristotle
to Friends
From Aristotle to Friends!
Historians and philosophers discuss the ways friendship has
changed its form and meaning over time. David Garrioch, Marc Brodie,
Dirk Baltzy and Jim Walter. (HISTORICAL STUDIES)
'Home is
where…' World Writing in English
Creative writers discuss how
globalisation challenges our understanding and expectations of home.
Chandani Lokuge, Eva Sallis, Abid Kahn. (ENGLISH)
Unequal Access to University
Places
Do all young Victorians have equal
and genuine access to a university education?
Bob Birrell and Daniel Edwards (CENTRE OF POPULATION AND URBAN
RESEARCH)
A Conversation with Syd Jackson
A conversation with AFL great,
Carlton’s Syd Jackson. Discussing Aboriginal
identity and nationalism in Australian football. Barry Judd. (CENTRE
FOR AUSTRALIAN INDIGENOUS STUDIES)
Born To Shop: >From Market to
Mall
Addiction, pleasure, chore or
necessity? This history of retailing from market to mall. Graeme
Davison. (HISTORICAL STUDIES)
The New Australian Dream:
Berwick McMansion or Collingwood warehouse?
Our affair with inner city
sophistication has led to many abandoning their love of the suburban
quarter acre block - while others are re-kindling the spark and
building a “McMansion” in the outer ‘burbs. Recent trends in
Australian urban history. Mark Peel and Seamus O’Hanlon. (HISTORICAL
STUDIES)
Bollywood
Screening of a popular Bollywood
film with discussion. Andrew Hassam. (NATIONAL CENTRE FOR AUSTRALIAN
STUDIES)
How Will We Work in 2025?
Industrial Relations and the
changing face of the Australian workplace. Carla Lipsig-Mumme.
(SCHOOL OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INQUIRY)
Sociology of religion
When did we start associating the
word religion with terror? Gary Bouma. (SCHOOL
OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL INQUIRY)
History of Women's Ideas
Often the history of philosophy is
presented as a history of men’s ideas, but historical women have
also left philosophical and political writings which were largely
neglected until the late twentieth century. Karen Green. (SCHOOL
OF PHILOSOPHY
AND BIOETHICS)
Angkor
Wat Animation
When Tom Chandler first saw the
ancient Cambodian city of
Angkor, it set him on a path that has led to
the re-creation of the city as it was 1000 years ago. (SCHOOL
OF INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY)
History, Embodiment and Ethics:
Themes in Australian feminist philosophy
The contributions of Australian
feminist philosophers in the re-reading of canonical texts;
understanding the significance of embodiment for identity and
agency; and feminist ethics. Catriona MacKenzie. (SCHOOL
OF PHILOSOPHY
AND BIOETHICS)
Ways of Being, Ways of Talk
Exploring the lack of recognition
of Aboriginal English as a legitimate dialect and how speakers of
Aboriginal English are disadvantaged in contexts such as the
classroom or the courtroom. Farzad Sharifian. (ENGLISH AS AN
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE)
Arthur - Music for the Myth and
the Man
Whether he was the stuff of history
or a complete fictional fabrication remains unclear, but King Arthur
was certainly the stuff of legend, expressed in all the arts.
Concert from Acord – the Early Music Performance Ensemble. (SCHOOL
OF MUSIC)
Merv Hughes to Launch Lads and Dads
All staff are invited to come to the launch of Lads and Dads,
a Work Life initiative to assist male staff to better balance their
work and personal responsibilities.
The guest speaker will be Australian cricket legend Merv Hughes who
has taken on the role of Ambassador for Andrology Australia to
promote men's health in the community. Merv is challenging the
stigma of talking about men’s health by discussing it in the public
arena.
Since his time on the TV show Celebrity Overhaul, Merv is a strong
advocate for managing overall health and well-being, and the
importance of keeping a healthy lifestyle for benefits to general
health, family and relationships. Merv is excited about the prospect
of being able to
help other men improve their lifestyle and their reproductive
health.
Date: Wednesday 14 March 2007
Time: 12.00 noon - 2.00pm
Cost: $34.00 per person (includes 2 course meal and drinks)
Venue: Monash University Club (Main Dining Room)
Bookings essential by 9 March: Please click here to complete the
registration form and follow the instructions for payment.
http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/ohse/registrations/lads-and-dads-2007.html
Please note that there will be no refunds for cancellations after 9
March.
For further information contact Judith Cooke on 99020252 or
judith.cooke@adm.monash.edu.au
Relocation of Donor, Alumni & Community Relations (DACR)
John Kearsey, Divisional Director - Donor,
Alumni and Community Relations (DACR) and his team are now located
on Level 4, Building N, Caulfield campus.
From the office of Health, Wellbeing & Development
This month, Helen Whiteside, provides the following
words of wisdom on "happiness".
With the launch of our new 10,000 steps “Happy Feet” walk to the South
Pole, it is a great opportunity to think about increasing your own
happiness!
Philosophers from Aristotle to the Dalai Lama all discuss the importance
of happiness and how to achieve it. Psychologists too are
increasingly turning their attention to this through the area called
Positive Psychology.
“The aim of positive psychology is to catalyse a change in psychology
from a preoccupation only with the repairing the worst things in
life to also building the best qualities in life” – Martin Seligman
(2002).
Happiness isn’t just the negation of unhappiness, but rather we need to
focus on strengths, build competencies, seek pleasure, develop
optimism, and learn to manage creative tension.
In his book, Authentic Happiness (2002) Martin Seligman identified the
Three Routes to Happiness:
1.
THE PLEASANT LIFE – positive emotion and pleasure eg.
going to the movies, lying on the beach, eating nice food, having
fun.
2.
THE ENGAGED LIFE – being in the “flow”, totally
absorbed, losing sense of time/space eg. sport, meditation, art,
music.
3.
THE MEANINGFUL LIFE – using your skills and strengths
in the service of something greater than you, making a contribution,
helping others, spirituality.
Seligman suggested that we need all 3 to have a FULL LIFE.
As we start off a new academic year, think about how you can pursue all
three in your life. The Monash University community offers many
opportunities to have a more pleasant, engaged and meaningful life.
It is as simple as having lunch with colleagues, visiting the
Faculty of Art & Design's
Gallery or Spiritual Centre, or by organising a team for the next
10,000 steps challenge.
If you are interested in learning more about positive psychology, please
contact the Counselling Service at Health, Wellbeing and Development
ext. 32500.
Women's Networking Group
If
you enjoy meeting other staff on campus over lunch, why not join the
Caulfield Women's Networking & Support Group? The group
meets monthly on Mondays and always has interesting speakers.
If you would like to join or have further queries, please contact
Helen Dunne on ext. 31595 or via email:
helen.dunne@adm.monash.edu.au
Two ideas that came out of
the last meeting were:
Community Quilting Project
Expressions of interest are currently being sought from
interested people who would like to join a community quilting
project on Campus. The idea is to make quilts for worthy charities
to give to special individuals in the community or to raise funds
for the charity. Basic sewing skills are OK (sewing lessons can be
given if necessary). If you are unable to join the group, but wish
to provide a block for inclusion in a quilt (hand sewn or machine
sewn) or if you are interested in joining this group please email
Adeline Christie on
adeline.christie@buseco.monash.edu.au
Campus Book Club
Expressions of interest are also being sought from interested
people who would like to see book club established here at the
campus. If this is something you think you may be interested
in, please contact Coral Sheard via email on
coral.sheard@adm.monash.edu.au
Monash Social Sport Competitions
Mixed Netball - Tueday 3pm - 5pm
3 on 3 Basketball - Wednesday 12pm - 1:30pm
Mixed Indoor Soccer - Thursday 12pm -2pm
Indoor Cricket - Friday 2pm - 4pm
Entries close Wednesday 14 March - Competition starts Week 4
(week beginning 19 March)
Collect entry forms from the Monash Sport Office, Level 2 of
Building S.
Grab a few friends and form a team or register as an individual
and be placed on a team - at only $60 per team for the Semester,
it's great value.
Witnessing of Documents
Rod Simpson is currently away from the University. If you need documents
witnessed, please contact Christel Kent who will
provide you with names of other staff who can assist.
If you are qualified to witness documents and you are happy to be
added to the list of those who can assist, please contact Christel
Kent by telephone ext. 31000 or via email: christel.kent@adm.monash.edu.au
Caulfield Profiles
If you would like to be "profiled" in an upcoming edition of Offcourse, please email me at
christel.Kent@adm.monash.edu.au.
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