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The Franklin-Wilkins building at King's College's Waterloo campus is the home for the Schools of Health & Life Sciences (which includes Pharmacy), Nursing & Midwifery, and Education, and the Department of Management.
It is named for King's College scientists Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins, whose work was fundamental to the discovery by Crick and Watson at Cambridge of the structure of DNA.
Rosalind Franklin died in 1958, but Wilkins shared with Crick and Watson the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1962. Though retired, he is still active and teaches a course in the social context of science.
At the formal opening of the Franklin-Wilkins building on March 22, I was delighted to hear both Watson and Wilkins speak about their work and the discovery. Francis Crick could not be present, but sent a videotape in which he gave a succinct and impressive account.
A theme from all three scientists was how crucial friendship and collaboration had been to their success. This theme is of course the principle behind our link with King's College.
I have been working at promoting collaboration between King's and Monash scholars by identifying people at both places who should be in touch with each other.
If you want to know who your counterpart is at King's, write to me at richard.white@kcl.ac.uk and I shall see what I can find out for you. I cannot promise that this will lead to the Nobel Prize for you, but it could help.
Professor Richard White
Director, Monash University Centre London
The Franklin-Wilkins building was formally opened by HRH The Princess Royal, chancellor of the University of London, who is seen here inspecting the DNA exhibition inside the foyer of the building, accompanied by Professor Maurice Wilkins. Nobel laureate James Watson is to the left. Photo courtesy of King's College, London, a founding college of the University of London.
The first component of the new student administration system, Callista, will go live next week, as the Integrated Administrative Systems (IAS) Project team in collaboration with Student Services commence a staged roll out over the next 12 months.
Modules of the new system will be phased in as the need to process data for 2001 arises. The current student administrative systems will remain in operation for this year, with the Callista system becoming the operational system for 2001.
In congratulating the Callista team on the project developments to date, director of Planning and Academic Affairs Professor Merran Evans said the team had been involved in a long consultation process to ensure that the system would meet the needs of users.
Professor Evans said the new system had an exciting range of features that would have advantages for both staff and students.
"It will allow us to streamline enrolment and other student services processes, enable academic staff to know more about their students and their progress, and allow us to implement policies in areas such as course progression more easily," she added.
In preparation for the commencement of the roll out, the Callista team has established a Key Faculty User Group, which includes representatives from each faculty.
Project manager Mr Robert Koop said the purpose of the group was to provide a supportive network to assist in developing a thorough understanding of the system in advance of its release.
"An extensive staff training program has been developed, and this will be offered in line with the gradual introduction of the new system," he said.
Mr Peter Yates, manager of Student Admissions and Records Branch, sees the implementation of Callista as an opportunity to provide a significant leap forward in the provision of services to staff and students.
"The implementation of Callista is vital to provide for the growing diversity of the requirements of the university, particularly for the off-shore campuses in South Africa and Malaysia and the increasing needs of students studying in flexible modes," he said.
For further information on the system as well as implementation and training, see www.adm.monash.edu.au/ias/Callista_index.html
Members of the Callista team who are preparing for the rollout include, from left, Mr Robert Koop, project manger, Ms Lisa Steny, IAS training manager, and Ms Kathy Racunica, Web Systems project manager.
Dinner with alumni in SingaporePresident of the Alumni Association of Singapore Mr Tan Teck Lam assisted in organising the dinner, which was attended by members of his committee as well as alumni from a range of faculties in bachelors to PhD programs. Professor Le Grand said many of the alumni expressed a real enthusiasm for maintaining an active relationship with their faculties and several have agreed to participate in a panel discussion planned for later in the year for prospective students and their families on the topic of 'How can an Arts or Science degree prepare you for success in Singapore?'
Professor Homer Le Grand, dean of Arts and acting dean of Science (second from right), with dean of teaching in the Science faculty Dr Kristina Macrae and manager international marketing and recruitment in the Arts faculty Mr Jeff Smart (far right), with members of the Monash University Alumni Association of Singapore at a recent dinner in Singapore hosted by Professor Le Grand. |
Right now is a good time to apply for 'Leadership and management development - level 1', a core program for new supervisors, team leaders and coordinators offered free to Monash staff.
This modular series, which runs on 27 April, 4, 11, 18 and 25 May and 1 June, focuses on improving personal competence and developing effective people management skills.
Throughout the program, participants work in partnership with their supervisors to ensure that relevant work unit and individual professional development needs are addressed. The course outline can be found at www.monash.edu.au/personnel/sdu/short_courses/lship_mgt/index4.htm
For further inquiries and course registration, contact Ms Melissa Old on extn 56822 or email melissa.old@adm.monash.edu.au
Logan Research FellowshipsApplications are invited from suitably qualified women and men for five Logan Research Fellowships for 2000. Monash established the Logan Research Fellowships scheme to attract outstanding researchers in any field. The terms and conditions of appointment compare favourably with other schemes at this level. The initial appointment salary is in the range research fellow level B ($53,844-$57,464), with the opportunity to advance to level C (from $59,288). These are subject to the university's current enterprise bargaining round. Research support grants of $5000 to $20,000 per annum, depending on the needs of the research project, are also available. Applicants must have no less than two and no more than six years of postdoctoral research experience. The appointment is for three years, extendable to six years, and is to be taken up by 31 December 2000. The closing date for applications is Friday, 28 April 2000. Guidelines and application and referee report forms are available from the Research Grants and Ethics Branch website at www.monash.edu.au/resgrant/loganfs/ For further information, contact extn 53012 or email maryjoy.gleeson@adm.monash.edu.au |
HEPCIT debateIs on-line discussion really learning, or is it just hype? Is it too much effort for too little benefit? To address these issues, HEPCIT will host an expert panel discussion, 'On-line discussion: effective learning or a virtual Tower of Babel?'. The debate will be held on Friday 14 April, from 1 pm to 3 pm, in Central One at Clayton campus and teleconferenced to room 2W263, Gippsland campus. Refreshments will be provided. Six of Monash's most experienced and articulate practitioners will share their experiences in this discussion, chaired by Professor Graham Webb (CHED). An on-line discussion, to commence on 5 April, will precede the panel discussion. Join in and tell us your positive and negative experiences or read other people's stories. Follow the link from www.monash.edu.au/informatics/HEPCIT/HEPCITpanel.htm Panel members will include Associate Professor Chris Brown (Physiology); Ms Melissa de Zwart, awarded the Vice-Chancellor's Award for Distinguished Teaching in 1999 (Law); Ms Kim Styles (CIT); Dr Roger Hadgraft (Engineering); Associate Professor David Murphy (CHED); and Dr John Pearson (Education), who will be on site at Gippsland. To RSVP, visit the website above or email ian.thomas@celts.monash.edu.au |
A website to keep staff informed of progress on the development of Monash University South Africa is now available.
To find out more about the project and see the revised architect's drawings, click on the navigation bar 'South Africa' on www.monash.edu.au/staff
Building began last month in Roodepoort, Johannesburg. The first students will commence in February 2001 in the faculties of Arts, Business and Commerce, Business Systems and Computing.
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