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Thousands of visitors, including prospective students and their parents, converged on Monash's six Victorian campuses last weekend for the biggest event on the university calendar - Monash Day.
Coordinator Ms Julie Ryan said the massive two-day event was again an outstanding success, largely due to the efforts of Monash staff and students.
Secondary students from across Victoria attended the event to take advantage of the course information and advice, participate in faculty-based activities, and learn first hand about university life at Monash.
The Victorian College of Pharmacy has joined forces with a major pharmacy institution in Japan.
The Parkville-based college has entered an agreement with Gifu Pharmaceutical University to collaborate in teaching and research.
The Gifu Pharmaceutical University was established in 1932 and is devoted exclusively to teaching and research in the pharmaceutical sciences.
Located in Gifu between Tokyo and Kyoto, it has an undergraduate enrolment of nearly 600 and about 90 postgraduates.
Clayton - Monash's Office of Continuing Education recently hosted an international conference on death, dying and bereavement at Corpus Christi College Conference Centre, Clayton campus. More than 150 delegates from as far afield as Japan, New Zealand and the US attended the conference, billed as one of the most important gatherings on thanatology in Australia in the past decade.
Caulfield - Monash's Caulfield campus is this week staging the annual Multicultural Week festival. The week, launched on Monday by campus director Mr John White, started with a major opening ceremony and culminates this Friday with a gala dinner dance. Today (Wednesday) is Australiana Day, with a range of activities including the traditional Aussie BBQ and performances to be held on the Common. Tomorrow is designated Thai Day, with Thai food and activities available all day. Friday will be Vietnamese Day, and special activities celebrating Vietnamese culture will take place from 2 pm to 5.30 pm in the Chisholm Hall.
Mt Eliza - Director of Stanford Business School's Negotiation and Influence Strategist Program Dr Margaret Neale will be guest speaker at a forum jointly hosted by Stanford and Monash Mount Eliza Business School next month. It is the first time the two institutions have collaborated on a joint educational program. The residential program, to be held at Monash's Mt Eliza campus from 14 to 17 September, will focus on effective negotiation skills in light of changing global demands on business. Dr Neale will speak about the need for advanced negotiation skills to improve organisational management. Monash Mt Eliza's experts in the field of negotiation Mr John Trevillyan and Mr Richard Searle will also be guest speakers. For further information, contact Monash Mt Eliza Business School on (03) 9215 1110.
Glass and ceramics students in Monash's Department of Applied Arts have been given an illuminating experience with the opening of their newly refurbished studios.
The glass and ceramics studios, located on the sixth and seventh floor of B Block, Caulfield campus, have been redeveloped to create an improved work space for staff and students and to accentuate students' work on display in the studio galleries.
Head of the Department of Applied Arts Associate Professor Bernard Hoffert said a feature of the refurbished area was the newly installed glass walls, which replaced the existing solid brick walls and capitalised on natural light.
Deputy vice-chancellor (International and Public Affairs) Professor John Maloney opened the new studios at a launch last week, attended by Art & Design dean Professor John Redmond, as well as staff, students and industry representatives.
From left: Associate Professor Hoffert, Professor
Maloney and Professor Redmond
at the opening of the new ceramics and glass studios. Photo: Trish Grunberg.
The Alexander Theatre will this month host the Melbourne premiere of David Williamson's latest production Third World Blues.
The play, a remake of an earlier Williamson production entitled Jugglers Three, follows its sell-out Sydney season, where it was widely praised by both audiences and critics.
Third World Blues follows the story of a Vietnam soldier, Graham, who returns home to confront not only major changes in Australia but also his own marriage problems. The events and dramas that unfold make the war seem tame by comparison.
The play will run from 18 to 22 August. For information and bookings, contact the Monash Box Office on extn 51111.
The Australian-American Education Foundation is seeking applicants for the 1999 Fulbright Awards and Coral Sea Scholarship.
The Fulbright Awards, which provide funding for up to one year's study, research or lecturing in the US, are open to postgraduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professionals and senior scholars in all fields.
The Coral Sea Scholarship gives recipients with relevant tertiary and business experience the opportunity to visit the US to investigate a problem or development relevant to Australian business or industry, or to contribute to Australian-American relations.
Applications for both awards close on 30 September 1998. For details, see the AAEF web site at http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/education/fulbright
Monash students who are Australian citizens and expecting to complete an honours degree by October 1998 are invited to apply for the Rhodes Scholarship.
The scholarship offers recipients two years of study at the University of Oxford, as well as all tuition fees, a living allowance and some travel expenses to the UK.
Proven intellectual and academic ability of a high standard is a prerequisite, while leadership skills and initiative are important considerations.
The closing date for applications is 1 September 1998.
For further details and application forms, contact Ms Maureen Adler, executive assistant to the registrar, University of Melbourne, on (03) 9344 6132.
The next 'Monash Highlights' advertisement will appear in The Age, Saturday Extra section, on 29 August and will promote community-based events at Monash during September.
The cost will again be covered by University Marketing & Development.
To have an event included in 'Monash Highlights', send a 20-word synopsis on the topic and its interest to the wider community to Ms Adrianne Dooley. You will need to include the date and time of the event, its title, speaker, venue, cost (if applicable) and an inquiries number.
Email the details to adrianne.dooley@adm.monash.edu.au or fax extn 52582. The deadline for copy is Tuesday 18 August at 5 pm.
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