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History of Chaplaincy at GippslandA Regional Experience: Chaplaincy at Monash University Gippsland Campus, AustraliaGLOBAL MULTIFAITH CONFERENCE University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada 22-28 June 2000 Chaplaincy at Gippsland Campus of Monash University, Australia offers ecclesial and university administrators a unique partnership whereby the importance of chaplaincy is upheld. As a small campus in a rural setting, Gippsland Chaplaincy presents one way in which chaplaincy is a viable aspect not only of the campus community but also of the wider regional area. This presentation thus aims to provide conference participants with
As part of the wider community, Gippsland Campus Chaplaincy finds itself ministering to more than current students and staff. Ministering to and with the community at large has helped to promote the viability of tertiary education in the region. The past couple years have seen Gippsland Chaplaincy working from within a community development model of sharing resources, references, experiences and expertise, particularly as the position is ecumenical and held by one person. The presentation will begin by contextualising the university campus geographically and demographically, prior to situating Chaplaincy at Gippsland in its historical context and providing a brief overview of how chaplaincy has operated. Currently, with the various changes in higher education and economic rationalism, in general throughout Australia and in particularly at Monash University, a sense of community has been difficult to engender. Chaplaincy has sought some ways of engendering a sense of community as it begins to unravel the meaning of community development as a model for Chaplaincy at Gippsland. This presentation will take one hour and requires an overhead projector. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY & CONTACT DETAILS: Ms Maria P. Bradford Ecumenical Chaplain Monash University telephone: +61-3-5122-6499 Gippsland Campus fax: +61-3-5122-6975 Churchill, Victoria email: Maria.Bradford@adm.monash.edu.au 3842 Australia Maria Bradford is Canadian born and raised, living in Australia now since 1993 with her Australian born partner and children. She holds a Masters of Divinity from the Toronto School of Theology (November 1992) and is currently reading material on language and theology, multifaith issues and relationships, and religion and society. Prior to migrating to Australia, Maria was ministering at the University College of the Cariboo in Kamloops, British Columbia where she established Campus Ministry. She has also spent some time with indigenous youth at Anishnabe Spirituality Centre in Ontario, the L'Arche Hamilton Community, the Hamilton Portuguese Information Centre as a community worker, at Martha House, a women's refuge in Hamilton as a support worker, and in Hospital Chaplaincy in Guelph. Currently, she is the Ecumenical Chaplain at the Gippsland Campus of Monash University, Australia where she promotes and encourages above all an holistic approach to self, others and God/the Divine in academia. She has written an article published in Community Quarterly on how the Gippsland Chaplaincy Lecture Series was an exercise in community development. The RegionThe Gippsland Campus of Monash University is situated in the small university town of Churchill, in the industrial heartland of Victoria's La Trobe Valley, about 150km east of Melbourne. The Gippsland Region of south-eastern Victoria has a population of 250,000 with approximately fifty percent located in the La Trobe Valley. The region encompasses the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south, and extends from Melbourne in the west to Mallacoota in the east. Throughout the year, the region is host to a variety of activities, programs and natural sites. Within less than an hour's drive in any direction from Churchill, we will encounter the sea, the bush, the mountains and the city. Local artisans, crafts, produce and colour combine to make this part of Victoria a truly rich countryside with enriching experiences, and a healthy country lifestyle. The economy of the Gippsland region is based on rich resources of oil, gas (east) and coal (central); agriculture and horticulture (west), famous for its cattle and dairy production (south); natural forests and plantations (central & east); and major fishing (southeastern coast). With MonashA technical school was originally established in 1926 in Yallourn in the La Trobe Valley to provide vocational training for the employees of the State Electricity Commission (SEC) coal mine. Incidentally, Sir John Monash (1865-1931) after whom the University is named, was the head of the SEC, one of his greatest achievements. In 1968, the technical school became the Yallourn Technical College (YTC). In 1972, the College moved to its present site at Churchill where it became the Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education (GIAE). During the late 1970's, GIAE was the only centre for tertiary education east of Melbourne. It offered a range of courses including engineering, applied science and business, to meet the educational needs of the region. After an initial period as Monash University College Gippsland, the campus officially became part of the Monash University family in 1991. (Monash Web Site, 2000) Considered the rural campus of Monash, it joined the metropolitan campuses of Clayton, Caulfield and Peninsula. Monash was to later add two more metropolitan campuses and move into the international scene, into Malaysia (1998) and South Africa (1999). Monash University Gippsland campus actively pursues the goals of Monash University while offering its own unique academic and research environment to its 8000 students from 54 countries, approximately 1400 on campus, including International Students and 6100 external with 500 part time. In percentage terms, we have 69% local, 31% international, of whom 17% are full time, 6% part time and 77% external. (John Anderson Report to Advisory Council 19 October 1999). The campus offers on-campus academic programs through the faculties of Art & Design, Arts, Business & Economics, Education, Engineering, Information Technology, Medicine and Science. It also plays a fundamental role in the university's distance education and flexible learning activities in all areas. (Monash Web Site, 2000) Accommodation is provided to 400 students on campus and in the closest local communities of Churchill and Morwell. In 1996, the Gippsland Campus changed status from rural to regional campus of Monash University, standing equally in importance with the four other metropolitan campuses. (Gippsland Review, 1999) Since that time, the campus has developed into a complete tertiary education provider, with local, national and international appeal, has undergone a campus review and is currently regarding the implications of another change in status as one of Monash’s Remote Campuses. (similar to the off shore campuses of Malaysia and South Africa with a Pro Vice Chancellor and greater administrative and financial autonomy). The Gippsland Campus has a diversified relationship with the local community and continues to reach out into Central, East, West and South Gippsland areas through industry and manufacturing, government projects, education, health and welfare, the arts and the church. The interrelationship is important to both the community and the university. The Monash Plan also states the need to make links with the local community. Gippsland has been doing so far longer than it was formalised in the Monash Plan, and believes that it is the only way the campus will survive and remain a viable and vital educational provider in the area. Snapshot History
ChaplaincyThe Gippsland Campus of Monash University is situated in Churchill, a community with a population of 6000, and three churches, Lumen Christi Catholic Parish, the Cooperating Parish, which includes Anglican, Uniting and Churches of Christ, and the Christian Revival Crusade. This year 2000, the Traralgon Assemblies of God started having services in Churchill with the hopes of establishing a Church community. In the late 1980’s, the ministers of the first two churches started coming to the campus, trying to keep alive their own outreach to their congregations. Fr. Peter Bickley and Rev. Greg Strack would visit the campus about half a day each, Peter making contact mainly with students in the cafeteria, while Greg mainly contacting staff in their offices. Both were finding that this arrangement was unsatisfactory. (Bickley & Redman, 1999) Also, according to Rev. Dr. David Beswick, the then Presbytery Minister, there was a need for the Anglican and Uniting Churches to review their commitments locally when the ministry of the combined parish at Churchill was reaching the end of its term. The ministry at the Co-operating Parish was mainly an Anglican - UCA responsibility with a part-time chaplaincy at the college attached to it. In discussing the options available (a full-time shared appointment, or part-time appointments shared either with parish duties or perhaps with teaching duties), it was conceived that a full time ecumenical chaplaincy including the Catholic Church would be more fruitful on campus. Fr. Peter Bickley played a major role in facilitating the wider involvement. At a meeting on 18 October 1990 at the College, the Church representatives {Bishop Colin Scheumack (Anglican Diocese), Bishop Jeremiah Coffey (Catholic Diocese), and Reverend Dr. David Beswick (Uniting Church Presbytery)} advised that they had agreed that a full-time ecumenical chaplain would be the appropriate way to proceed. There was some discussion on funding arrangements and it was agreed that an approach would be made to the Rev. Brian Porter, Secretary of the Council for Chaplaincies in Tertiary Institutions (CCTI), seeking advice on arrangements in other institutions. It might be appropriate for the Chaplain to be appointed to the College staff, but with the Churches covering the costs. With agreement from all three bodies to jointly fund the stipend and related expenses of a full time chaplain, a joint committee with representatives of the College and CCTI was formed. CCTI was and continues to be the official ecumenical agency in the state of Victoria that deals with tertiary chaplains. It is important to note that no such venture had previously been undertaken with the Catholic Church within the region although the CCTI had some relevant experience, and that all involved had strong ecumenical commitments personally. Also, the Anglican and Uniting Churches in the region already had a joint Diocese-Presbytery working group to facilitate work in co-operating parishes and congregations, a feature of church life in Gippsland now for more than twenty years. Another major and unusual factor was the willingness of the College administration to play an active part including a financial contribution with the provision of a house for the chaplain in addition to office space and staff support. At the time, the Gippsland Campus was in the midst of amalgamating with Monash University and therefore, was more autonomous in terms of finance and administration than at present. But more than these factors, as David Beswick stated in his reflections, the campus had a sense of community participation and key people with personal interest and commitment to the endeavour. The position was then advertised in April 1991 with the intention of the appointee to commence second semester, July 1991. Both College and Church members were represented on the interviewing panel. The subsequent Chaplaincy Advisory Committee which would oversee the appointment and the working of the position once established, was composed of the same interviewing panel. It was also noted at the time that non-Christian students, particularly international, formed a small but significant group on campus, and that their needs would have to be addressed. According to George Joyce, the then Director Administrator, there was some difficulty in defining what was desirable in a chaplain and a description of how chaplaincy would operate on campus. Generally, the committee was looking for someone with a balance between social work and religion, able to relate to students of different ages, be available to distance education and international students, and be an all rounder with a strong religious basis. Ideally, the appointee would hold a doctorate or be working on it, and would then be licensed or authorised by their denomination. This would provide the University College with an appropriate guarantee that the appointee was liable to the discipline requirements of the Church involved and would provide appropriate protection during the appointee’s term of office. With the appointment of the first Ecumenical Chaplain in January 1992, Gippsland Chaplaincy was launched. The committee selected as its first chaplain, Rev. Judy Redman of the Uniting Church in Australia. As far as the church was concerned, the Uniting Church was the appointing body, but officially, the appointment to the College position would be made by the CCTI, with the agreement of the College, on the recommendation of a joint nominating committee. The Catholic Diocese of Sale, the Anglican Diocese of Gippsland and the Uniting Church Presbytery of Gippsland, all of which cover the Gippsland Region, jointly fund chaplaincy. When Judy was appointed, it was arranged that the fund (which included each of the churches’ contribution and later the housing allowance provided by the Campus) would be administered by the Uniting Church Synod. The Campus provides office space, administrative assistance, a small budget for day to day running costs, and a housing allowance. In general, the Chaplain is responsible to the Campus Director with respect to general administrative issues; to their own denomination with respect to issues of faith and discipline; and to the Anglican, Catholic and Uniting Churches in Gippsland with respect to the way in which the chaplain relates to their respective members and organisational structures. These arrangements have made Gippsland Chaplaincy truly unique in Australian tertiary chaplaincy. It is the only one nationally that the Catholic Church has entered into agreement to co-fund an ecumenical chaplaincy, and one of a few that is not funded by a single denomination. Also, Gippsland Chaplaincy is amongst few chaplaincies in Australia where the university contributes a significant amount of funding, other than providing office space and a small operating budget. The second appointment was made in July 1997 with Ms. Maria Bradford of the Roman Catholic tradition. The Catholic Bishop thought it best to continue with the arrangements already in place regarding payment of stipend through the Uniting Church Synod Office. Therefore, although Maria receives her stipend from the Uniting Church, the Catholic Church appoints her with official recommendation from a joint committee and CCTI to the Campus. Snapshot History
Development Of ChaplaincyAt the time of Judy's appointment, the campus had only recently gone from being Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education to Monash University College Gippsland, a transition on the way to being Monash University Gippsland Campus. Also, the campus was one of only eight institutions across Australia licensed by the Federal government to provide distance education, and at that time, DE was provided more regionally and state wide than it is now, nationally and internationally. The practicalities of setting up office and support structures took a while to establish: Judy had three different offices in the first three years; a computer (someone's cast off XT with a 40 Mb hard drive) with unrestricted usage and internet access became available in the middle of the first year; shared half-time administrative staff with the International Students department which was one person (when he was on leave, Judy filled in); staff of Student Services were very helpful and supportive, although in various locations themselves. In regards to ministry, Judy spent most of her time during the first year just getting herself known, mainly spending time in both the cafeteria and the staff lounge. At the time, there were lots of study carrels in the corridors at which students would congregate. Judy would often get involved in long conversations there as well as on the carpet in the Knuckle area. Joining the staff club, attending their activities, participating in the Performing Arts Club, becoming part of the Director of Administration's Managers meetings and the Academic Development & Review Forum, all helped to get her involved and known. Distance EducationAll students enrolled by distance had to attend four weekend schools per semester. Consequently, Judy found herself quite busy from Friday afternoon until the last class on Sunday. With a great number of students on campus on these weekends, there were always a reasonable number of people to attend worship on a regular basis (Judy conducting worship-with 12-15 while Peter Bickley said Mass-with 20-30 at the same time on Sunday mornings). Because of the DE focus, it was decided that the campus would develop a ‘virtual campus’ which would enable distance students to have contact with their lecturers and other students between weekend schools. The developers wanted students to experience more than just classes and it was put to Judy the possibility of a virtual chapel, somewhat ironic when there was no real chapel. Subsequently, Judy established the first ‘virtual chapel’ in the world, providing on-line discussion opportunities to students not normally reached by chaplaincy, and a range of discussions on significant spiritual issues. As weekend schools changed over time from compulsory to optional attendance, the number of students attending dropped. Judy had to make decisions to optimise her availability to students and thus cancelled worship (attendance dropped to 1-2 people) and started alternating the days she attended. However, contact with DE students by email and the NetFace/WebFace discussion forums increased significantly, and were for Judy a very worthwhile part of her ministry. Student GroupsWhen Judy was appointed, there was an active Student Christian Fellowship with a regular attendance of about 15 - 20 mentored previously by a member of the school of business staff, a Catholic layperson. Judy attended most of their lunchtime meetings and once a month in the first year, conducted worship although this was dropped because it wasn't particularly popular. The local Assemblies of God youth pastor used to spend two days a week on campus as the Youth for Christ staff worker and there was an active YFC, with a high proportion of international students as members. However, due to personnel clashes, the project was dropped. As time went on, Judy's work at the campus became better known and better accepted: A number of memorial services for staff and students were conducted; a relationship with the international students, including the Muslim students was built; more individuals sought her out; time was spent on the virtual campus. Judy worked to find suitable prayer facilities for Muslim students, and managed to finally book a classroom at a suitable time, get a curtain and a cupboard installed for storage of mats and slippers, and get low shower heads and benches installed in the closest, men's and women's toilets so that they could perform ablutions without contortions. But as the demand for space on campus for lectures was becoming greater, the Muslim students had to find another venue and were at the mercy of available space. Invariably, they moved from one venue to another almost each semester. With Judy's encouragement, the Muslim students formed their own club affiliated with the Student Union, thus receiving the benefits of such an association. Judy had laid some solid groundwork during her appointment and Maria was to extend some of that in slightly different directions, partially because of personal and ministerial style, but moreso because of the circumstances facing the campus with its relationship with Monash. By the time Maria was appointed in July 1997, Chaplaincy and the university environment had undergone tremendous shifts in structure, attitude and expression. In the three years of Maria's appointment, changes, transitions, migrations and amalgamations have occurred regularly (centralisation of finances and administrative accountability, devolution of staff and resources, reviews of several schools and the campus, implementations of new student, human resources and financial databases)! Currently (2000), we are undergoing another rethink of the campus as a result of last year's Gippsland Campus Review (1999) and find ourselves in an interim period of uncertainty, great possibilities and weariness. Of course, there was the initial period of getting to know and be known by staff and students, and defining the needs of the campus community. However, at least the Chaplaincy Office has remained in one location (yet there has been talk of bringing together into one area all Student Support Services). The small on-campus population includes more mature age students than ever before, a substantial group of international students and a small percentage of local/metropolitan and interstate school leavers. More and more students have other commitments so that they spend less time on campus. For those spending time on campus, there are fewer opportunities to gather (lunchtime period is being filled by class and tutorial time). The campus has the feel of a commuter campus, with more need to capture people's attention quickly for shorter periods. With an on-campus population of less than 3000, the number of Christian students has never been high. Amongst Christian students, there has always been a wide range of beliefs that gathering students together and maintaining some group is often very difficult. Consequently, there have been periods of no active Christian group on campus or a very small number attending any group at a particular time. The Muslim Students constitute a small group but seem to have consolidated themselves since Maria's appointment. Two factors contribute to this: one space for prayer was secured just prior to Maria's arrival (and has remained so since) and the availability of a Muslim volunteer from the local area. With the assistance of the Muslim volunteer, we were able to work with a local business and make available not only to the students and staff on campus but also to the surrounding Gippsland community, Halal Products. Previously, people would have to make special trips to Melbourne and buy in bulk, some travelling from as far as Sale. Because of limited facilities in Gippsland for Muslims, the campus has became a place for the Muslim community, including Malay, Indonesian, Egyptian, Bosian, Bangledeshi, to congregate and celebrate major festivals together. With these gatherings, there has also been greater interaction between students and community, and opportunities for everyone to learn, teach and be open. During Orientation 1998, Maria became aware of an incongruency with regard to the availability of a Prayer/Quiet Space on campus. Although the Muslim students had a space on campus, Christian and other religious groups on campus were left without a suitable place for prayer and reflection. An Arts & Religious Centre was discussed at various times during Judy's appointment but nothing was resolved. In discussions with the Muslim students and the Chaplaincy Advisory Committee, it was decided that the current space used by the Muslim students would be open for all on campus to use. After two years, the space, now referred to as the Multifaith Prayer and Reflection Room, has received some priority with funds from the campus, enabling Chaplaincy to enter into the next stage that of consultations with parties concerned for an appropriate design. Distance Education has expanded into Flexible Learning Modes, providing lectures around the world. Weekend Schools are just about redundant! Many other campuses now provide distance education and many other chaplaincies run discussion groups or the Virtual Chapel. Personally, this is not an area of ministerial strength for Maria as it was for Judy. Moreover, the Virtual Campus concept originally implemented in Judy's time has propelled into the establishment of the My.Monash Portal system, providing students and staff with greater flexibility, outreach and contact through the computer network than ever before!! Community DevelopmentFirst of all, a definition of Community Development as understood by Maria. Basically, Community Development is understood as this: from within the context of Gippsland, a synergy of ideas, projects and events occur. This eventuates as the campus and local communities interface and network with each other, to enhance and encourage the growth and understanding of the other in order to make one whole and integrated community. Given Maria's strengths, two areas were recognised that could enhance Gippsland Chaplaincy: greater ritual or celebration on campus, and a forum for discussing theological/spiritual/church issues. Thus, the Commencement Gathering and the Chaplaincy Lecture Series were initiated in 1998. As these areas developed in the first couple years, two factors became evident: the need to involve the local and regional community and the realisation that chaplaincy had a greater role beyond the campus than what was previously imagined when chaplaincy was established. A third area evolved as the Muslim volunteer and Maria worked more closely together, that of supporting more concretely other major religious traditions. Let us recall: the vastness of the Gippsland Region with many small townships within it, the centrality of the campus in this geographical area, the established interrelationships of the three main churches of Gippsland. Particularly with chaplaincy, the ecumenical nature of it in this context, increasingly interfacing outside of Christianity and seeking within the local community for assistance. Commencement GatheringOther than at Orientation of first year students, who are welcomed by the campus director and the various orientation activities organised by academic units and the student union, there is no history of a gathering at the beginning of the academic year for all students and staff. The Commencement Gathering, originally referred to as the Commencement Ceremony, became an opportunity for people to recognise that the academic endeavour was also a spiritual journey. The first gathering was primarily Christian in structure and content, although attempts to involve Muslim people were made. This was due in part to a lack of knowledge of what could happen and in part a lack of available resources and references. Nevertheless, a substantial number of staff and local community members (mainly from the local churches) participated and encouraged Maria to have future gatherings of a multifaith nature. Soon after the first gathering, two events occurred: Maria received a telephone call from a local resident who had moved to the area, inquiring about a Mosque in the area and a meeting with the director of the Department of Aboriginal Studies was arranged. Consequently, future Commencement Gatherings have had Islamic and Aboriginal participants sharing their perspectives on the theme of the event and sense of spirituality. There are still many areas of the Commencement Gathering to fine tune but we have begun. People, both staff and students, and local residents are starting to own the event and enter into it with greater openness. Staff, students, Christian, Muslim, Aboriginal, local and campus all come together to pray and reflect in word, movement, silence and music. Muslim VolunteerAnother result of the conversation with May about a Mosque in the area has been her volunteering through chaplaincy to the Muslim students. Because of the distance between the main campus and Gippsland, the Muslim counsellor did not make any visits. Judy and Maria have done what they could, given resources and availability. May's availability and previous experience in Western Australia provided Gippsland students with a great resource and networker with the local community. May has been instrumental with her assistance in bridging with the wider community especially regarding: participation in the Commencement Gathering, making available Halal Products locally and involving the local community on campus to help celebrate major festivals and mentoring students. It has been a wonderful way for Muslim students to sense a global community. During 1999, Muslims from the community came onto the campus and interacted with current Muslim students and staff celebrating the major Islamic festivals. An information afternoon for the campus community on the Pillars of Islam was organised by the students with support and resources from local residents and the Federation of Australian Muslim Students and Youth (FAMSY). A variety of students and staff attended, interested in learning and being educated as to what it means to say “I am Muslim”. Lecture SeriesThe idea of a Lecture Series was floated a couple times during Judy’s appointment but it did not get much momentum. For Maria, a lecture series was seen as a way of highlighting some of the work of chaplaincy at a tertiary institution, but the wider implications for Gippsland were not anticipated. What began as an idea to bring the staff and students together at the university campus became a community development endeavour. In the ensuing discussion about the desirability of having a Chaplaincy Lecture Series, it was quickly realised how much more beneficial the series would be with the involvement of the local community. With the lecture series, the community development idea began to take shape. The concept for the lecture series originated in a conversation about the religious, theological and spiritual needs of the academic community at Monash University Gippsland Campus. How could chaplaincy address these needs on a campus that is becoming more and more commuter and virtual based? How could a sense of community develop on a campus such as this? Given the emphasis the university places on its relationship with the community, how could chaplaincy enhance this relationship? The following considerations were made to enhance the interrelationship of the university and the community. A different person either from the local churches, the Gippsland Campus Advisory Council or the community at large chaired each evening. Each lecture was to be recorded with the intention of the series to be broadcasted on the local radio station later in the year. Audiotapes were made available for purchasing. The papers presented would be collated and published. Moreover, in consultation with the Catholic Education Office, the lecture series was to be available for accreditation purposes for those teachers in Catholic schools requiring to qualify appropriately. An invitation was extended to the two Christian bookshops in the local area to display, on alternate evenings of the series, an array of books and items for purchase. Each session was well received, with most people staying afterwards to discuss issues of concern or make comments of how the message was conveyed or understood. People often found themselves relating local situations and issues easily to what was presented. On cold wintry evenings, each session was well attended, with no less than 80 people on any given night and with a regular group gathering most nights. The lecture series brought people together who may not have come into the same space before. At the campus, lecturers from Business interacted with lecturers from Education. Administrative and general staff discussed issues over coffee with lecturers from the campus. Residents afraid of stepping into a tertiary institution began to feel at ease about venturing onto the campus. Clergy and parishioners shared views that neither would have heard from the other before or were afraid to voice. People drove up to one hour to get to the lecture and then discussed with others on the way home. Some people were pleasantly surprised to find others attending the series whom they thought were not interested in the topic. People appreciated the opportunity to hear speakers in their home area whom they would not have heard otherwise, unless they were to drive into Melbourne. Many have commented on the fact they hunger for more than is presented in their parishes, for the occasion to be challenged in their faith and in their church with intelligent, provocative and stimulating thoughts, ideas and possibilities. For them, the Lecture Series managed to do this. Some stated that the series would not have had the interaction nor the impact it did if it was presented at a church hall or if one of the departments on campus were to take up the challenge of a lecture series. There would have been an underlying agenda, according to some people. About midway, there was a sense of familiarity growing amongst the gathered community, a sense of freedom to absorb the dynamics of the evening as well as of the series. Because the lectures were open to the residents of Gippsland, the whole endeavour emphasised very clearly the interrelationship the campus has with the area and the need for community leadership in thinking. Moreover, the lecture series provided the opportunity for Chaplaincy at Gippsland to take an active and creative role on campus and in the community, while showcasing some of the array of research and writing being conducted at Monash. The subsequent publication of the lectures was done in the belief that they address issues and concerns relevant to the wider community of thinkers and believers. References & Resources
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