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The work of Monash staff in the fields of microbiology, physics, education and photography have been recognised in the 1998 Vice-Chancellor's Awards for Exceptional Performance by General Staff.
The winners were selected late last year from nominations by their departments to a panel coordinated by the Performance Development and Training branch. In a break with the past, this round of awards was broadened to include work teams as well as individuals.
The 1998 group winners are:
The 1998 individual winners are:
Vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson presented the awards last week and urged all Monash staff members to nominate colleagues they thought deserved consideration in this year's round of awards.
"What a great way to start the year, by celebrating excellence," Professor Robinson told the winners. "You are here because your colleagues knew about your excellence and wanted others to know about it too.
"We want to reward more people who have performed with excellence over a sustained period. If you look around and you see other people doing excellent work, then let us know about it."
Nominations for the 1999 awards will be sought in second semester. For details about the awards, see http://www.monash.edu.au/personnel/pdt/awards
Top left: Vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson with the Microbiology winners, from left, Ms Elise Webber, Ms Heide Dryburgh, Ms Margaret Dooley (who nominated the group), Ms Teh Siew Khim, Ms Vivien Vasic and Mr Mark Cauchi.
Top righ: Group honours went to the Rembrandt's Camera crew, from left, Ms Rhonda Joyce, Mr Brian Carr, Ms Jennifer Keck, Ms Shannon Mattinson, Mr Gary Swinton, and Ms Sue Drummond.
Left: Individual awards went to Ms Sharon Fitzgerald and Mr Rod Mackie.
Photos by Richard Crompton.
It will be the end of an era for Monash libraries on 15 February.
The current Monash library system, PALS, which includes the Sesame catalogue, will be replaced by a new system, Voyager, on all Monash campuses.
Deputy university librarian Mr Hans Groenewegen said PALS, used by Monash since 1988, had become expensive to run and was not year 2000 compliant.
The implementation of Voyager began last September under the direction of Monash systems librarian Ms Sue Steele.
Ms Steele and her team of library staff worked over the summer to move more than 2.5 million data entries from PALS to the new system.
Voyager allows the library to extend its existing operations and to link once-isolated databases. It will also include a catalogue of Internet addresses and has been designed to follow an Internet format to make it easy to use.
The American-made system has also been purchased by the Library of Congress in Washington, the largest library in the world.
For more information, contact Ms Steele on extn 52663.
Systems librarian Ms Sue Steele with deputy university librarian Mr Hans Groenewegen.
Information
sessions for leasing of IT equipment
Procurement Services will conduct a number of information sessions next week on the newly established Monash Information Technology Equipment Leasing Facility.
The sessions will inform staff about the benefits of using the facility, how to order equipment and leasing rates, and will introduce the endorsed suppliers who are partnering Monash, along with Macquarie Bank as the financier, to provide IT equipment to the university.
Sessions will be held on a number of campuses. Staff from Berwick and Parkville can attend any of the sessions, which will run for about an hour.
Following the presentations, staff are invited to stay on and meet representatives from each of the endorsed suppliers. Members of Macquarie Bank will also be on hand to address specific questions on leasing rates and regulations.
For more details, contact the manager, Procurement Services, Mr Harry Bracegirdle
on extn 54040 or look under IT leasing on the Purchasing at Monash website at
http://www-facserv.adm.monash.edu.au/procurement/
| Campus | Venue | Date/Time |
| Clayton (two identical sessions) |
Central 1 lecture theatre |
Session 1: |
| Peninsula | E2.09 lecture theatre | 16 Feb, 10 am |
| Caulfield | Link lecture theatre | 16 Feb, 2 pm |
| Gippsland | Room 5N165 (School of Business and Info Tech) | 17 Feb, 11 am |
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Researchers team up to push the public health agenda
A core group of leading Victorian public health research organisations is harnessing the power of its combined skills in research, education and policy to drive the development of health care in Australia
The new Monash Institute of Public Health and Health Services Research, jointly established by Monash University and the Southern Health Care Network, will draw together five major hospitals, six community health centres, numerous general practices as well as Monash over an area populated by more than one million people.
The institute, to be located at the Monash Medical Centre, aims to link organisations with complementary strengths, skills and expertise to create an environment where leading public health researchers can exchange ideas and share facilities.
According to the institute's newly appointed director, Professor Christopher Silagy, the organisation and delivery of public health care both in Australia and internationally is undergoing rapid change.
"Increasingly, we are being made aware that we live in an environment where both the demands for health care and the costs of health care are increasing," Professor Silagy said.
"More and more, the emphasis is being placed on keeping the population healthy and minimising the risk and harm caused by illness, accidents or lifestyle.
"The establishment of the institute will create a critical mass of intellect and expertise from a broad range of public health and health service researchers. I hope we can drive the agenda on public health, and health services research, in Australia well into the 21st century."
The institute will play a key role in the development of undergraduate and postgraduate medical programs and will also provide advice to governments on public health and health services policy.
fun About 30 staff from the Monash University Sunway Campus Malaysia (MUSCM) pushed the Monash presence recently at festivities to mark the arrival of the new year.
The Monash team was one of about 20 taking part in the colourful Sunway Fest parade in Kuala Lumpur, a Mardi Gras-like event which also featured clowns, jesters, jugglers, a Brazilian carnival dance group and Harley-Davidson bikers.
Dressed in Monash University t-shirts and graduation gowns, the Monash staff came third in the competition for the best parade presentation.
Also visiting MUSCM recently was Monash graduate and 1998 Young Australian of the Year, Tan Le, who was making a goodwill trip to Malaysia as part of her award.
She was accompanied by Australia's Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia, Mr Allaster Cox.
Professor Silagy, left, with the dean of Medicine, Professor Nick Saunders.
Monash undergraduate students were able to enrol at their leisure this year using the web.
Printing and mailing costs have been dramatically reduced, with 90 per cent of Monash re-enrolments for undergraduates being processed through the Monash Internet system.
The online enrolment site provided step-by-step instructions for students, as well as pre-requisite information, private access to academic records and links to course guides.
Overseas, international and remote students also had access to the website, and it is hoped the system will extend to include postgraduate students next year.
Students can now use the web not only to enrol but also to find out course information, access a virtual orientation site and find examination timetables.
The new enrolment system was set up by a joint collaboration between Student Admissions and Records, AMIS and the Monash Computer Centre under project manager Mr Alex Lewis.
For more information, contact Enrolments and Records assistant manager Ms Kathy
Racunica on extn 53848.
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