Monash Memo - 6 June 2001

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Work-Life forum

The Department of Management and the Work/Life Association (Vic) will next month host a forum about balancing work, home and community commitments.

The half-day forum, 'Work-life balance: whose job is it anyway?,' will give participants the chance to question the people who influence the work policies that affect their lives.

Victorian Industrial Relations Minister Ms Monica Gould will open the forum, at which the keynote speaker will be Penn State University labor studies and women's studies Professor Bob Drago.

Professor Drago will share his views about achieving successful work-life programs.

Other speakers will include ACTU industrial officer Mr Richard Watts, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry labour relations manager Mr Reg Hamilton, Federal Work and Family Unit head Ms Jenny Earle and consulting company Partern Publicis Group representative Mr Martin McKinnon.

They will speak on topics including who bears the cost of juggling work, family and community commitments, current Australian practices that help employees find a balance between their commitments, and the government's approach to achieving this balance.

The forum will be held from 8 am to 1.30 pm on Monday 2 July at the Park Hyatt, Parliament Square, Melbourne.

Cost is $175 for Work/Life Association members and $195 for non-members. For more information, contact Ms Kath Cooper on extn 32673.

Funds for Monash-King's College research

A seeding fund has been established to support joint research projects between Monash and King's College, London.

King's College principal Professor Arthur Lucas and London pro vice-chancellor Professor Richard White have created the fund to help scholars plan projects, which will be the subject of subsequent applications to major research funds. Grants will be in the range £1000 to £2000, or $2750 to $5500.

Applications should include:

• names and email addresses of the principal researchers (at least one from each of King's College and Monash University);
• an outline, rather than a detailed account, of the proposed research;
• relevant publications of the King's College and Monash University participants;
• the amount requested and what it will be spent on;
• indications of support from the heads of department at King's and at Monash;
• a brief argument to show how the use of the seed money will enhance the quality and likelihood of success of a subsequent proposal to a grant body.

  Applications can be sent at any time to Arthur Lucas or Richard White.

  Gippsland glass show

  The Switchback Gallery's current exhibition, In the Beginning... the Evolution of Australian Studio Glass, showcases an array of glass art featuring flamboyant colour, design and imagery.

  The works, selected from the permanent collection of the Latrobe Regional Gallery, are mainly by Gippsland artists from the 1970s and 1980s, including Brian Hirst, Rob Wynne, Tricia Allen, Nick Mount, Warren Langley, Tony Hanning and Kirsty Rea.

  These world-renowned artists were involved in the evolution of the Australian studio glass movement and were among the first to study glass as a medium at Monash.

  The exhibition will run until 14 June. For further inquiries, contact extn 26261.