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of Australia's top business women, Ms Alison Crook AO, will take up the position
of deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president (resources) at Monash University
in February next year.
An outstanding achiever who was Business Review Weekly/Alcatel Business Leader of the Year (Professions) in 1991 and The Bulletin/Qantas Business Woman of the Year in 1992, Ms Crook will take over the portfolio held by the former general manager, Mr Peter Wade.
Currently executive director (operations) of Serco Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, Ms Crook has extensive experience in internationalisation of business enterprises and in public sector management.
A former director-general of state and regional development in New South Wales, Ms Crook has also been state librarian for NSW, where she was responsible for the establishment of a foundation which raised millions of dollars of private sector support.
During that time, she was president of the Australian Institute of Public Administration (NSW Division), and prior to that, president of the National Council of the Australian Council of Library and Information Services. In 1993, she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to public administration.
Ms Crook's initial honours arts degree was followed by graduate studies in education and library studies. She holds an MBA from the University of Queensland and has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of South Australia and from Macquarie University.
She is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the Australian Institute of Public Administration, the Australian Library and Information Association, and the Australian Institute of Management.
Her directorships and honorary positions include organisations such as IBM Australia Ltd, Lend Lease Financial Services, the Overseas Service Bureau and Open Learning Australia Pty Ltd. She has been a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Western Sydney and is currently a director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the St James Ethics Centre.
Describing her move to Monash as "coming full circle", Ms Crook said that she began her career as a tutor in philosophy and now looked forward to bringing her experience in government and business to bear on behalf of higher education.
Announcing Ms Crook's appointment, vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson said that as a member of the Vice-Chancellor's Group, Ms Crook will play a key leadership role at a time of unprecedented development of the university's campuses, infrastructure and services.
"Monash has a vision for 2020 that has strengthened our resolve to recruit the very best staff in all areas of the university's activities," he said.
"We are delighted that Ms Crook has accepted the position, and very much look forward to her joining us."
Leading
academic Associate Professor Susan Willis, who is currently dean of the School
of Education at Murdoch University and co-dean of the Australian Institute of
Education, is to be the new dean of Education at Monash.
Commencing in May 2000, Dr Willis will take up the position vacated by the university's new pro vice-chancellor at King's College London, Professor Richard White.
As dean of education at Murdoch, Dr Willis was instrumental in setting up the Australian Institute of Education as a joint venture with the School of Education at the University of Western Australia. The institute provides a critical mass of staff in areas of research specialisation and an enhanced suite of offerings to students. Graduates of the joint programs receive a testamur carrying the crests of both universities.
Dr Willis is also director of the Centre for Curriculum and Professional Development at Murdoch, which has gained considerable success from its focus on improving the capacity of staff to form teams to tender for, or apply for, research and development grants.
With research and professional activities spanning three areas - mathematics curriculum; gender, social justice and education; and professional judgement and accountability - Dr Willis's work is widely published.
Most recently she has led the research and development team for the Education Department of WA's First Steps in Mathematics Project, completed a two-year ARC-funded collaborative project on recognising and enhancing numeracy, jointly produced a series of papers and a book titled Answering Back: Girls, Boys and Feminism, and completed a joint commission to review the national and international literature on outcome-based education. She is currently focusing on the enhancement of teachers' professional judgement.
Speaking about her new position, Dr Willis said she was looking forward to the move to Monash and the opportunities and challenges it presented.
"The Faculty of Education is well positioned to be the most successful in Australia and to extend its work globally," she said.
"I'm looking forward to working with staff to ensure that its graduates are among the best in the next generation of teachers, leaders and scholars, both nationally and internationally."
Announcing Dr Willis's appointment, vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson said that she would be able to make an outstanding contribution to the university in the multicampus and transnational environment that is part of the university's strategy.
"The Faculty of Education has a key role in all of these developments, and we look forward not only to Dr Willis's leadership of the faculty, but to welcoming her into the Monash community," he said.
Y2K and youMonash is well prepared for Y2K with people at the ready to do the checks from 1 January to make sure the university's systems are operating and buildings ready for staff to return to work on 4 January. Widespread problems are not expected, but if anyone is concerned, a hotline has been set up for staff who work on any Monash site in Victoria to call if they want to confirm that all is well. The hotline number is (03) 9905 8000. It will operate on Monday 3 January and staff will need to know their building number. Information will also be available at www.adm.monash.edu.au Staff and students are advised to run checks on home computers to ensure that valuable work and research data is protected. The website at www.adm.monash.edu.au/y2k/aware explains how to do this. The Y2K Steering Committee chaired by Professor Peter Darvall, the Y2K Project Team led by Mr Max Robinson and the Y2K Assessment Team chaired by Mr Alan McMeekin would like to thank all the staff who have helped in the university's Y2K preparations and business continuity planning. |
The transport group at Monash last week celebrated its 30th anniversary with an event organised by the Institute of Transport Studies held in the new Sir Alexander Stewart Conference Facility on Clayton campus.
At the celebration, vice-chancellor Professor David Robinson announced the perpetual Ogden Transport Lecture in recognition of the achievements of adjunct Professor Ken Ogden, who is currently general manager, Public Policy, with the RACV.
The head of the Institute of Transport Studies, Dr Geoff Rose, officially launched the Distance Education Program in Transport Studies, a new postgraduate program designed specifically to suit the needs of practising professionals.
The celebrations concluded with the presentation of TNT Travel Scholarships to three Monash students by state manager of TNT International Mail Mr David Worsley.
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Outstanding work by academic and general staff at Monash during 1999 has resulted in a year of significant achievement for the university across all seven campuses.
In an increasingly tough funding environment for higher education in Australia, all staff have had to make considerable adjustments, and as a university we have needed to be innovative and resourceful in our approach to the future.
To guide us in this, a critical step forward this year was the development of Leading the Way - Monash 2020 through a process of broad consultation with staff throughout the Monash community.
Leading the Way sets out the strategic vision for the university to become a high quality and broad-based global and self-reliant institution and identifies clearly the defining themes and enduring characteristics that will continue to be part of Monash University.
Some of the many highlights and successes for Monash during 1999 were:
The list could go on and on, as there have been so many outstanding achievements to celebrate.
I wish to thank all staff for their hard work and commitment throughout the year, and look forward to the year 2000 knowing that Monash has the capacity to become one of the world's leading universities.
I hope you have a happy festive season and a safe and relaxing break.
Professor David Robinson
Vice-Chancellor and President
Monash has partnered with Arts Victoria, the Melbourne Convention and Marketing Bureau, City of Melbourne, Heritage Victoria, Golden Treasury Museum and Museum Victoria to jointly develop Melbourne's Golden Mile.
The project was launched last week by the Premier the Hon Steve Bracks MLA and Lord Mayor of Melbourne Councillor Peter Costigan.
Professor Graeme Davison from Monash's History department has played a significant role in the development of the project, a walking trail through Melbourne's CBD that is set out in a booklet, Melbourne's Golden Mile, which provides maps and historical background to the trail.
Professor Davison said he first became interested in developing such a trail after walking the famous Freedom Trail in Boston.
It is estimated that the walking trail will draw 100,000 walkers a year and bring an additional $6.4 million tourist dollars to the city.
The Golden Mile project links to another project in the History department, the Encyclopedia of Melbourne, due for release in 2001.
Melbourne's Golden Mile is available for $2 from Melbourne Town Hall and other tourist information centres.
The next issue of Monash Memo will be published on 1 February 2000, with a copy deadline of 12 noon on 25 January.
Employment opportunities at Monash will be notified electronically on 21 January at www.monash.edu.au/pubs/monmemo/ job.html, and from 1 February included in Monash Memo as usual.
The Monash Memo team would like to thank our readers and contributors for their support during 1999, and wish you all a very happy festive season.
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Who said auditors don't have a sense of humour? Greg Connell with that end of year feeling. |
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