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Free software
for use at home
ECU staff and students now have access to
a greater range of software titles for home use.
The University’s home-use licensing program was recently
expanded to include the following applications:
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Macromedia Studio MX 2004 (includes Dreamweaver, Fireworks,
Freehand, Flash) |
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QSR NVivo and Nudist |
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SPSS |
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Symantec Anti-virus |
Staff and students can call into any ECU library and, upon
presentation of their ECU identification cards, obtain any
of the selected applications available to them under the new
Consolidated Home Use Licensing program. Library
staff will ask for a simple form to be completed.
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For more information on
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Worthy
of mention - the Vice-Chancellor's column
The ECU Advantage
Many ECU staff and students will soon enjoy enormous flexibility
in the way they use technology to work and study. By the beginning
of the 2005 academic year, the Mount Lawley and Joondalup
campuses, plus much of Churchlands, will be wireless connected,
both indoors and outdoors. Staff and students will be able
to use a laptop or other mobile computing devices anywhere
on campus, thanks to a new contract soon to be announced with
Nortel Networks. This opens up a host of new possibilities
for creating an effective and engaging learning environment
– and provides an alternative to busy mega labs.
To facilitate the introduction of the new environment, students
will be given the opportunity to purchase IBM laptops, configured
to provide easy access to the ECU network. The new wireless
network will equip ECU to more effectively pursue its mission
of preparing students to live and work in a global society.
They will have unparalleled high speed mobile access to ECU
information systems and the Internet. I expect students and
staff will soon develop innovative ways to make wireless computing
part of their learning experience and a hallmark of ECU’s
innovation.
The ECU Advantage IBM Thinkpad University project is both
a strategic and an institutional academic initiative. The
current pilot involving the schools of Management, Education,
Communications and Multimedia will continue throughout Semester
1 2005. The School of Computer and Information Science will
join the program in 2005. The ECU Advantage project will be
supported by a series of professional development activities
for academic staff wanting to find out more about the use
of technology to improve the learning environment.
Focusing on research quality
ECU’s Research Activity Index (RAI) has played an important
part in the development of the University’s research
culture. The system has provided researchers with resources
based on their research productivity. Since 1998, the number
of ECU publications in RAI categories has more than doubled.
However, almost all of this growth has been in refereed conference
publications.
Although increases in the quantity of publications have a
short-term benefit for the University, the quality of publications
is much more important in the medium and longer term. For
staff in teaching and research roles, high quality publications
support applications for appointment and promotion. More broadly,
institutional reputations are built on the quality of academics’
publications. For this reason, the University Research and
Higher Degrees Committee has recently discussed proposals
for changes to the RAI which are worthy of consideration.
See the story below for further details on this change.
Honorary doctorate
At Monday night’s graduation ceremony, ECU conferred
an honorary degree on classical pianist David Helfgott, for
his contribution to the arts. Mr Helfgott’s story is
one of awesome talent achieved by many years of practice and
dedication, followed by dark years of decline, struggle and
recovery from a personal breakdown. Mr Helfgott is a tireless
performer for charity. His willingness to share his talents
for no fee has raised considerable sums of money for a wide
range of disadvantaged groups. He has also served as an inspiration
and symbol of hope to others afflicted with mental illness.
On behalf of all the ECU community, I congratulate him on
his achievement and hope he takes great pride in his honorary
doctorate.
Congratulations
ECU students delivered their best sporting performance at
the recent Australian University Games, staged in Perth. They
attained a record number of medals, including 16 gold. Overall
ECU earned sixth place in the competition. This was a big
improvement on previous performances. I congratulate all the
athletes and the ECU sports and recreation staff for the dedication
to sporting competition and physical fitness. We all recognise
the value of sport in developing well-rounded and adaptable
citizens.
Millicent Poole
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David Helfgott
award
One
of the most emotionally charged graduation ceremonies ever seen
at ECU took place on Monday night, when classical pianist David
Helfgott was awarded an honorary doctorate.
Graduands, academics and invited guests were
mesmerised by the sheer brilliance of David’s musical talents
as he played three of his favourite classical pieces in a performance
not easily forgotten.
David was overjoyed to be receiving the award
since he was never able to graduate from the Royal College of Music
in his youth, when his career was interrupted by a personal breakdown.
He said the award was "wonderful"
and he felt "very privileged".
After spending a decade away from the piano,
David returned to the concert stage in 1984 to tour the world and
receive the recognition he so richly deserved. This led to the internationally
acclaimed film based on his life, Shine, starring Geoffrey Rush.
A tireless performer for charity David has
served as an inspiration to all people and especially those afflicted
with mental illness.
David’s wife Gillian said being awarded
this kind of formal recognition was one of the most special moments
in his life.
The occasion was attended by the entire Helfgott
family, including his 84-year-old mother, Rachel.
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David was thrilled by the
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Digital
camera winner
Over the past two weeks you will have seen ANZ representatives
around campus launching the ECU Links package.
Forums were held at Joondalup, Churchlands, Mount Lawley and Bunbury,
where staff had the opportunity to chat to ANZ representatives and
learn more about the benefits and savings of the ECU Links package,
such as accounts with virtually no transaction fees and reduced
rate home loans.
Staff who opened a new ECU Links account during the promotional
period went into the draw to win a Sony digital camera. Paul Midgley
from IT Infrastructure at the Churchlands Campus was the lucky winner
of this great prize.
The ECU Links website is now available. To check out the great
benefits available to ECU Staff, visit www.ecu.edu.au/anzbanking
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Proposed 2005 changes
to research activity index In 2004 ECU’s Research
Activity Index (RAI) distributed a pool of $800,000 to support research
active staff.
Researchers received more than $500 for each sole-authored book
chapter, journal article or conference presentation. In addition,
more than $2000 was awarded for each scholarly book or PhD completion.
It is proposed that ECU researchers who publish their research in
the most prestigious journals in 2005 will be eligible to receive
an additional weighting when they make application for 2006 RAI
funds.
The mechanism for deciding what counts as a high quality journal
is currently under discussion. It seems likely that journals listed
in the ISI Journal Citation Reports or Current Contents lists will
form the basis of the ECU list (see: http://www.isinet.com/journals/).
In addition, Faculty Research and Higher Degrees Committee have
been invited to propose an additional short list of journals that
meet the same quality standards but are for some reason not included
on the ISI lists. Typically, these will be substantial journals
devoted to Australian topics, or journals in rapidly emerging fields.
Publications not on either of these lists will still be eligible
for RAI claims, but the weighting allocated to such publications
is likely to be reduced.
The changes under discussion would not effect 2004 publications,
to be submitted in March 2005 for RAI payment later next year, but
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Work to start
at Churchlands
After much planning ECU is finally able to commence work on the
redevelopment of Churchlands Campus for housing.
A small cluster of disused buildings is earmarked for demolition
in the first stage of development. They are Buildings 1, 2, 3, 4,
21, 22 and 28 in the north-west corner of the campus, which will
be transformed into public open space for the new estate.
Building 14E in the south-east corner will also be demolished to
complete a link road. These buildings will be fenced from 25 October
and stripped internally.
Demolition will start on 22 November and all work will be completed
by 13 January 2005.
ECU has carefully planned the demolition to minimise the impact
on staff and students. The work will be carried out under strict
conditions with regard for issues like health and safety, noise
and dust control. There will be no disruption to traffic movements
on the campus as all internal roads will be accessible during the
demolition period.
This is the only demolition planned at Churchlands while the campus
is still in operation. All future demolition work is planned be
carried out when the campus is vacated in several years’ time.
For more information about the redevelopment of Churchlands Campus
click here.
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Find out
about obtaining ECU goods and services
Meet
about 20 suppliers of the University's goods and services at the
Preferred Supplier’s Expo on 21 October at Joondalup
Campus.
View samples of goods supplied to the University community, discuss
the services available and enjoy free samples and giveaways.
Plus, you could win a door prize. Previous expos have given away
wine, car hire and overnights stays at local hotels.
When: 10.00am to 2.00pm, Thursday 21 October 2004
Where: Building 1, Rooms 2107 and 2108 (East Wing), Joondalup Campus.
For information contact Mike Smith at extension 2465 or Steve Pelham
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Technology
upgrade for Council
The Joondalup Council room is receiving a technology upgrade to
make meetings even more efficient.
At the tap of a button from a menu-driven touch screen, meeting
participants will be able to activate video conferencing, electronic
voting and data projection of computer-based presentations.
Overseeing the upgrade program has been Senior Video Communications
Officer, Charlie King, who says step-by-step guides will be available
to assist users of the upgraded system.
"The system also includes off-air digital TV reception with
other video and audio recording and playback facilities to be instigated
with the fine tuning of the system," says Charlie.
Staff from IT Infrastructure and Advanced Visual Design are responsible
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Higher
education administrative changes
Big changes are under way in university enrolments, student data
and administrative procedures following recent government reforms.
ECU is working hard to finalise new processes for admitting, tracking
and financially supporting students.
The changes flow from the Higher Education Support Act 2003 which
is abbreviated as HESA.
A large bank of information and instructions on implementing the
changes is now available on-line. ECU’s dedicated HESA web
site at http://hesa.ecu.edu.au
is set up in sections for 2005 commencing students, current students
and staff.
The staff section is accessible by using your employee number as
your user name and your date of birth (expressed in double-digits
for the day, double-digits for the month and four-digits for the
year) as your password.
There is a discussion board to promote interchange among ECU staff.
You are encouraged to read the Staff information on the website
and in particular, the summary and FAQs section. New questions and
answers will be added regularly. Training information will be added
shortly.
Staff are reminded that the HESA changes are quite complicated.
It is therefore important that they use ECU’s HESA web site
and the Federal Government’s HESA student website (http://www.goingtouni.gov.au)
as the authoritative sources of information if they need to pass
on advice to students.
The Callista system is getting an upgrade to accommodate the HESA
rules. It will include new functionality in Callista SMS and SIMO.
You can find out more about the types of changes, how they will
affect you, when they will be implemented and system closure periods
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Teaching award
Nursing Lecturer Sue Tencer has won the Faculty of Regional
Professional Studies $1000 teaching award.
Students nominated staff for the 2004 awards.
Both staff and students voted on a five-minute presentation
delivered by each nominee on the topic of Why I do what I
do.
Sue said she loves working in the undergraduate nursing program.
“Every lecture I give is very enjoyable for me and I
just have great fun,” she said.
Other nominees for the teaching award were Creative Industries
Lecturer Terry Hahn and Social Work Lecturers Marilyn Palmer
and Dyann Ross.
Customer service award
To recognise general (non-academic) staff in the faculty,
the Faculty of Regional Professional Studies has instituted
a customer service award.
Joint winners of the 2004 customer service award were Campus
Services Administrator Gail Johnston and the ECU South West
Information Technology Support Team: Mike Groom, Gareth Braid
and Tony Lockhart.
Each received an ECU jacket.
Other nominees for the award were Administrative Assistants
Narelle Mattaboni, Gail Johnston and Tracy Depiazzi, Cleaner/Security
Officer Kaye Rendell and Marketing and Prospective Students
Nathalie Collins.
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Teaching
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Gail, Tony, Mike and Gareth in their new ECU jackets. |
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Pride
flag raising ceremony
Students, staff and friends of ECU are invited to observe the
raising of the Rainbow Flag, a symbol of the lesbian, gay, bisexual
and transsexual community, to demonstrate ECU's commitment to the
provision of a safe and inclusive organisational culture.
The ceremony will include an address by Pro Vice-Chancellor (Equity
and Indigenous) Robert Harvey and will be followed by morning tea.
Enquiries to Audrey Barton at (08) 6304 2204 or a.barton@ecu.edu.au
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South West
forum
At the end of September, ECU's senior executive team
held a community forum on campus discussing the outlook for the
South-West operations.
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The
forum discussed the outlook for the South-West operations.
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Professor Robert Harvey, Bunbury Advisory Board Chair
Carol Devitt and Professor Patrick Garnett. |
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Discussions
were held on the growth capacity of the South West Campus
to meet the region’s significant population segment
aged 15 years and under. |
Professor
Poole emphasised ECU’s strong commitment to the
region. |
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Professional
development at a mouse click
Sharpening
your professional skills just got a little easier with professional
development’s new website.
The new Online Registration, Information and Administration
Network (ORIAN) lets staff register online for courses and
receive regular electronic reminders about their enrolments.
The site also gives a quick overview of all courses on offer as
well as an option to access comprehensive course details.
Professional Development Team Manager, Linda McLain says ECU encourages
its staff to hone their knowledge and skills: “It is important
to the University that staff constantly polish their skills and
keep informed of the latest trends.”
The new website will provide better reporting to both professional
development and University management.
Linda says staff who have attended a Professional Development activity
this year will receive a letter summarising their enrolments to
help them with their Management for Performance meetings.
An added bonus of professional development at ECU is faculties
or centres are not charged for staff who attend courses.
Visit http://orian.ecu.edu.au
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Cancer and palliative
care workshop
The WA Centre for Cancer and Palliative Care is presenting a one-day
workshop for health professionals.
ECU psycho-oncologist, bereavement counsellor and palliative care
researcher Dr Elizabeth Lobb will look at the many aspects of loss
. Participants will be provided with a general understanding of
the issues involved in supporting people through loss, grief and
bereavement and the basic skills required for providing such support.
For further information contact Jo Hale at (08) 9273 8567 or j.hale@ecu.edu.au
When:
9:30 am - 4:30 pm, 19 November 2004
Where:
Building 19, Room NL109, Churchlands Campus
Cost:
$100 (includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea and
a parking voucher).
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ECU
Artwork
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Yvette Watt
Keeping the Devil Down (St Michael) 1999
Oil on canvas
On display in ML Building 3.
Earlier this year, artist Yvette Watt held a sell-out solo
show in Perth, where ECU purchased a set of paintings. She
offered two gifts to the art collection; Keeping the Devil
Down and a charming screen print incorporating a sleeping
cat. |
The ECU Art Collection is a
dynamic, constantly evolving reflection of the best in Australian
and Western Australian art. It is built on a strong philosophical
commitment to integrating art into the everyday experience of students,
staff and the wider community and fostering and promoting local
art practice.
Click
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Summer session
2004/5
The 2004/5 summer session flier can now be viewed at http://www.ecu.edu.au/apps/SIMO/
or at http://www.ecu.edu.au/SSC/Enrolments/Summer/
The ECU summer session will open for enrolments from Monday 18
October 2004 through to Friday 17 December 2004.
Due to government legislation requirements (HESA) being introduced
from January 2005, SIMO will not be available for online enrolments.
Students will need to complete and submit a unit selection form
to:
1. Student Central (on any campus) or RPS Student Administration,
Bunbury
2. Shelley Middleton, Summer Coordinator, Faculty of Business and
Public Management
3. Alison Cheetham, Summer Coordinator, Faculty of Community Services,
Education & Social Sciences.
The key issues in relation to the summer program are:
1. Unit Selection forms cannot be processed on Callista until the
Callista User Representative team give approval to do so. This might
mean that students are not showing as enrolled in the summer program
until closer to the ECU shutdown period or even on our return in
early January 2005. However all students will be handed a photocopy
of their form as ‘confirmation of enrolment’.
2. All units offered by BPM require up-front payment – there
is no provision to defer the tuition fee.
3. Some units offered by CSESS do require an up-front payment, and
others are HECS/PELS eligible.
4. All payments must be paid by 31 December 2004.
5. The fees office will send out invoices on Monday 20 December
2004.
All ECU students are now being sent a global email including links
to the Summer Session website. If you have any further queries,
please contact the areas listed above.
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Staff update
ECU extends a warm welcome to the following new staff members:
CCI
Tutor Leanne Cole
Marketing Officer Georgina Groves
Graduate Research Assistants Caroline Martin, Ernest
Koh
CSESS
Psychology Lecturers Laura Smith, Linda Hayward
Research Assistant Kate Minto
Administrative Officer Natalie Fribbens
Marketing Officer Toye Nordstrom
CHS
Senior Lecturer Keng Tiong Tan
Event Ambassadors Wendy Turner, Carmen Jones
Tutor Bronwen Williams
Administrative Officer Christianne White
BPM
Associate Professor MBA Director Gary Chittick
Garry MacDonald
RPS
Campus Services Officer Glenn Trigg
Library Assistant Tina Pantlin |
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Finance Administration Nerissa Eaton
Management Services Centre
Team Leader, Personnel and Payroll Kim Raymond
Knowledge & Information Technology Services
Centre
Analyst Programmer Olivier Alcide
Database Administrator Alan Thomas
Library Assistant Audrey Chew
Student Services Centre
Student Administration Officer Shannon Laidler
System Support Officer Annemarie Pankhurst
Facilities and Services
Aerobics Instructor Julie Sermons
Click
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Fifth annual Young Inventors Awards 2004
The awards recognise, honor and encourage the achievements
of students in Asia Pacific who see novel ways in doing things that
enhance quality of life in a significant or meaningful way.
The top three winners will receive computer equipment and an all
expenses paid trip to visit Hewlett-Packard's labs in Palo Alto
California. Representative universities of the winners will receive
cash prizes of between US$2,500 to US$7,500 and will be profiled
in Far Eastern Economic Review magazine.
Deadline is 22 October 2004. For more information, visit www.young-inventors.feer.com
2004 NAGCAS Conference - Perth
The National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Service is
holding a conference in Perth from 28 November to 1 December 2004.
Keynote Speakers are Val Butcher (UK) and Mary McMahon (Australia).
For further information visit http://www.nagcas.ecu.edu.au or contact
Lee Miles at l.miles@ecu.edu.au or (08) 6304 5641.
Second international bio-logging science symposium
The sea mammal research unit at the University of St Andrews
is pleased to announce the second international bio-logging science
symposium. The symposium will be held in beautiful St Andrews, Scotland
from 13 to 16 June 2005, and will follow on from the successful
first bio-logging science symposium held in Tokyo in 2003. For information
visit http://www.smru.st-and.ac.uk
ACSPRI Summer Program 2005
The Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research’s
summer program in social research methods and research technology,
will be held at the Australian National University in Canberra from
18 to 29 January 2005. The program comprises a number of five-day
courses (Tuesday to Saturday) over two separate weeks. For more
information, visit http://acspri.anu.edu.au/courses/summer/sp2005/
Travel grant awards for young researchers
The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Australia invites
applications from young researchers for grants of up to $2000 to
allow travel to research institutions or scientific meetings, for
the purpose of furthering the researcher’s expertise in the
study of type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. For more
information, contact the Foundation's WA Officer, Vanessa Wilson
at (08) 9481-1411. |
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Classifieds
WANTED
Any furniture or household
items for a son moving into his first unit. Northern suburbs, reasonable
prices paid and will collect. Please contact Sally at 9301 0011.
FOR RENT
Jurien Bay
house
Three-bedroom house, Q-size bed and double bunks. Fully equipped (supply
your own linen). Huge outdoor entertainment area with BBQ. Short stroll
to beach. Close to shopping area. $110 per night or $600 weekly. Contact
9275 9248 or mobile 041 983 7403.
Email feedback and classifieds to
pr@ecu.edu.au.
This newsletter is produced fortnightly.
Next edition 28 October 2004. |
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