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Thousands of new university students got a taste of what's on offer - in class and out - at Monash's annual Orientation festivities last week.
From abseiling and accounting to mentoring and mechanical engineering, the full spectrum of the Monash experience was on display around the university's seven campuses.
The director of Monash Orientation, Associate Professor Ian Ward, said the annual event went off like clockwork.
"One of our primary goals during Orientation is to get students involved, whether it be in academic activities, sporting clubs or social events," Dr Ward said.
"The turnouts to the opening ceremonies at the various campuses - particularly at Caulfield, which was outstanding - show that the model we have developed is very successful. I want to thank the organising committees at each campus for their efforts, which helped make the event such a success."
Dr Ward said Orientation was the one time in the university calendar when students had the opportunity to see and sample nearly every aspect of university life.
"They can ask questions, explore and generally enjoy themselves," he said. "Research continues to support the idea of a link between a smooth transition to university life and academic and social success."
Activities at Orientation 1999 ranged from the educational to the exotic, with fire-eaters and knife-jugglers at Caulfield, boating forays for Parkville students, trampolining and tango at Clayton and much more.
Many students used the opportunity to sign up for tutorials and to get to know the lecturers, tutors and classmates who will play a major role in their lives in the coming year.
This year, students have been asked to fill in a survey in the Orientation Activities Guide about Orientation publications to provide feedback for future planning.
The first Orientation sessions specifically for parents and partners were successfully staged at Clayton and Peninsula campuses, attracting scores of adults interested in learning how to help new students manage the move from secondary school.
Monash will hold a special Orientation summit on 16 April for academics and other staff to review Monash's existing program of activities and plan for Orientation 2000.
Left: Orientation 1999 was a chance for cultural as well as information exchange for those new to Monash as well as for anyone who simply wanted to enjoy a spirited performance on the lawns at Caulfield campus. Photo by Andrew Barcham.
Right First-year pharmacy students display their oarsome skills on the Yarra at Studley Park. From left, Elizabeth Badger, Kerryn Lester, Justin Soon and Justin McGill. Photo by lastword.
In a boon for Monash music-lovers, the Office of Performing and Visual Arts, in conjunction with the Department of Music, has expanded its free lunchtime Concert Series for 1999.
As well as weekly concerts on the Clayton campus, the series now has up to 10 concerts on each of the Gippsland, Peninsula, Caulfield, Berwick and Parkville campuses.
The Concert Series features a wide range of performers, from visiting international artists Maxim Fedotov and Galina Petrova (Russian violin/piano duo), to established local artists John O'Donnell and Tony Gould.
Tenzing Tsewang, a Tibetan artist now living in Australia, will captivate the Clayton audience with his meditative flute playing, improvisations and chants. After their highly popular performances last year, popular local groups Acord, re-sound, New Monash Orchestra and Monash Sinfonia, will all return in 1999.
This year for the first time the talented musicians of the Music department at Clayton will be able to show off their musicianship within the series, in solo and chamber music capacities.
Theatrical performances by the Centre of Drama and Theatre Studies (under the direction of Peter Fitzpatrick) and Student Theatre (under the direction of Hillary Elliot and John Britton) will complement the range of musical events taking place within the Concert Series.
The concerts run between 1.10 pm and 2 pm on the following dates:
Concert programs will be available on all campuses. For more information, contact extn 59034.
Banking and finance ombudsmen from four nations will outline their views on dispute mediation and resolution at a seminar on 10 March.
'Dispute resolution in the banking and finance industry - an international perspective' provides a rare chance to meet and hear dispute resolution experts associated with the banking, insurance, finance and credit industries from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Ireland.
The seminar has been organised by the Monash University Law School Foundation in association with solicitors Mallesons Stephen Jaques.
Guest speakers include Mrs Liz Brown, Banking Ombudsman, New Zealand; Ms Karen Stevens, Insurance and Savings Ombudsman, New Zealand; Mr Gerald Murphy, Credit Institutions Ombudsman, Ireland; Mr R. Michael Lauber, Ombudsman and head of Canadian Banking Ombudsmen; and Mr Colin Neave, Australian Banking Industry Ombudsman.
They will be introduced by the legal counsel of the Australian Banking Ombudsman's Office, Ms Elisabeth Wentworth, who will also outline current legal and other major issues facing ombudsmen in mediating and resolving disputes.
The seminar will start at 5 pm at Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Level 28, Rialto, 525 Collins Street, Melbourne. For details, contact Ms Danielle Jerums on 9643 5589 or email danielle.jerums@msj.com.au
Phew - time out! What with rock climbing, trampolining, barbecues and beer fests, and the scores of clubs and societies spruiking for new members, not to mention the usual academic pursuits, Orientation can be full on, as these new students at Clayton campus discovered last week. Photo by Adam Muller.
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Monash BrieftsLove lettersGippsland photography lecturer Ms Susan Purdy will hold an exhibition of photograms entitled Love Letters this month in Melbourne. Photograms are a photographic technique pioneered by artist Man Ray in the 1930s that involves placing objects on photographic paper and exposing for shadows. The works are on show at the Helen Gory Galerie, 25 St Edmonds Road, Prahran, until 3 April. The gallery is open Wednesdays to Saturdays from 11 am to 6 pm and Sundays from 2 pm to 5 pm. Farewell, adieuInternational Alumni and Development manager Ms Jennifer Beck has retired from Monash after 11 years' service. Ms Beck is well known and respected for her work in building relations with the university's alumni around the world. Her departure has been lamented by many Monash graduates with whom she maintained close contact over the years. Wrote one from Kerala, India: "It was indeed wonderful to work with you over faxes, newsletters and emails. It didn't even matter that I haven't really seen you." And from Hong Kong: "It's been my great pleasure to work with you on alumni matters. It's nice to have an alma mater which so treasures its links with its alumni." Bereavement workshopsMonash will host a series of workshops on bereavement counselling beginning in March. The Office of Continuing Education will run nine separate sessions during the year, including a special session on working with bereaved children. Continuing education officer Ms Lorraine Curtis says the workshops are open to anyone who is interested, including health and welfare professionals and chaplains. Each workshop runs for two days at the Corpus Christi College and costs $295. Accommodation is available. For more information, contact Ms Curtis on extn 51345. Planning a vasectomy?Healthy 25 to 45-year-old men who are planning a vasectomy and have fathered at least one child have been invited to take part in a study investigating the effects of male hormonal contraceptives on sperm production. As part of their involvement, participants will receive a vasectomy and physical examination free of charge. They will also be required to have a weekly testosterone injection for up to three months and provide blood and semen samples at Prince Henry's in Clayton. The study is being conducted by Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research in conjunction with medical scientists from the Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development. "An effective and reversible male hormonal contraceptive is needed worldwide," said Professor David de Kretser, from the Monash institute. Extensive studies have indicated that treatment with certain hormones, such as testosterone, may provide a safe, effective and reversible male contraceptive. For more details, contact Ms Sue Morton on telephone 9594 3559 or fax 9594 3558. |
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