e:Connect February 2008
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THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL OFFERS FOR YOU WIN! Dendy double passes to The King of Kong WIN! Hoyts double passes SAVE! 20% off Sydney Symphony tickets SAVE! Discount tickets to State Library talks |
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New Alumni Welcome Drinks Professional Development Seminar 2008 UTS Alumni Awards Calling all past UTS Peer Networkers Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology with Joey Yap |
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UTS short courses Short business courses and executive development The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism short courses |
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YOU CAN HELP MAKE UTS AN EVEN BETTER UNIVERSITY Invest in knowledge: buy a UTS library book Consider support for scholarships at UTS |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT UTS Tired and obese drivers are greatest risk on the roads |
| ALUMNI BENEFITS |
UTS Fitness Centre membership
Registered UTS:Alumni members receive discounted membership at the UTS Union Fitness Centre. The Fitness Centre is located on Harris Street, Broadway, and is open Monday to Friday, 6am-9pm, and Saturdays, 9am-3pm.
With qualified staff to help you achieve your health and fitness goals, the Fitness Centre's competitive prices are hard to beat! Membership prices are as follows:
UTS STUDENT, STAFF AND ALUMNI
1 casual visit - $8.50
1 month - $79
3 months - $157
6 months - $260
UTS STUDENT ADVANTAGE CARD
3 months - $125
6 months - $208
NEW 10-VISIT PASS
The new 10-visit pass is just $74 for UTS students, staff and alumni, or $100 for the general public.
For more information, visit the UTS Union.
For a full list of UTS:Alumni benefits, please visit the Member Benefits section on the UTS:Alumni website.
| ALUMNI NEWS |
The Goat That Ate Time
Lucinda Schreiber has worked her way through three creative courses that have taken her from the Melbourne suburbs to the star-studded red carpet in the US.
Schreiber completed a Graduate Diploma in Graphic Design and a Masters in Animation at UTS. "Animation combines art, design and storytelling," she explains. Her major work from the Masters, an animated short film called The Goat That Ate Time, raised Lucinda's artistic career to a whole new level.
The film is intended as a modern children's fable. The main character, the goat, begins by eating cuckoo clocks and watches, and graduates to eating Times Square. "It's a light-hearted stab at our time-obsessed society," says Schreiber.
The film won her the TTS's Golden Eye Audience Award, followed by Best Film or Video by an Emerging Director at the prestigious International Children's Film Festival in Chicago. The American win gave her a taste of celebrity as all award-winners were flown to Chicago and lavished with first-class treatment.
Schreiber has recently secured the Best Short Animation Award at Australia's Inside Film Awards and was one of four nominees shortlisted for an Australian Film Institute Award last year. There is no doubt that more awards will follow as Schreiber's body of work continues to grow.
Design By Them
Industrial design graduate, Sarah Gibson, quit her full-time job only 12 months after graduation. Inspired to start a new venture, she set up her own business in 2007, Design By Them, with her partner, Nicholas Karlovasitis.
"We mainly focus on furniture, lighting and home accessories," she says. As well as designing her own products, Gibson acts as a consultant for other businesses.
"In terms of our consulting, we design anything. At present we are both working on a medical nose plug and a large interior design project for an office!" she says. Their products always begin as sketches before graduating into paper models and computer drawings.
While being an industrial designer is creative, Gibson says you also have to be able to turn ideas into reality. This can range from complex solutions to something as simple as changing the base material of a product.
Winner of iPod Nano
UTS:Alumni congratulates Tatiana Plusch on winning an iPod Nano for completing the Alumni Survey for 2007. We received a great response from the survey and, as a result, we are now developing an online job service that will be available exclusively to UTS alumni. We look forward to hearing any other suggestions you may have. Please email us at alumni@uts.edu.au.
| ALUMNI EVENTS |
Australian Alumni Awards Dinner, Indonesia
16 February 2008
In Indonesia, the Australian Alumni Awards are a new annual award scheme designed to recognise outstanding talent, achievements and contributions made to Indonesia by Australian alumni. The Australian Alumni Awards are an initiative of Australian Education International at the Australian Embassy in Indonesia.
The seven proposed award categories are:
- The Ambassador's Award
- Australian Alumni Award for Entrepreneurship
- Australian Alumni Award for Contribution to Social and Community Development
- Australian Alumni Award for Research and Innovation
- Australian Alumni Award for Business Leadership
- Australian Alumni Award for Culture and the Arts
- Australian Alumni Award for Creativity and Design
All Australian Alumni Award recipients will receive a trophy and cash prize. Nominations for the awards can be made by the general public in Indonesia and Australia.
Date: Saturday 16 February 2008
Venue: Shangri-La Hotel, JL. Jend. Sudirman Kav. 1
Time: 6pm: drinks are served in the lounge outside the Main Ballroom
7pm: doors open
7.30pm: Alumni Awards Dinner commences
Log in to your free OzMate account to secure your ticket.
New Alumni Welcome Drinks
Welcome drinks for all new alumni will be on Tuesday 19 February. Guest speakers are Justen Marshall and Aidan Sarsfield from digital effects company, Animal Logic.
Aidan Sarsfield, who holds a degree in Industrial Design from UTS, worked on Australia's first 3D-animated feature film, Happy Feet, directed by George Miller for Warner Bros. The film went on to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
A Computer Science graduate from UTS, Justen Marshall has developed software for films such as The Matrix and The Matrix Reloaded, as well as the sparkling particle systems that turned Kylie Minogue into the 'green fairy' in Moulin Rouge.
Date: Tuesday 19 February 2008
Time: 6-8pm
Venue: The Loft, adjacent to UTS Tower Building, City campus
Cost: $10 including refreshments
RSVP: Friday 15 February 2008 to alumni@uts.edu.au or phone (02) 9514 9861
Professional Development Seminar
Do you want to improve your technique for employment interviews? Or hear about new professional positions before the rest of the market? Then head along to UTS:Alumni's first Professional Development Seminar for the year.
The seminar will be hosted by Joyce Yong, UTS Business Network President and Principal of recruitment firm J-Yes Consulting, and a panel of HR and recruitment specialists. Discussion will focus on how you can best prepare for interviews, the latest trends in the labour market and the new skills employers are seeking in candidates.
It will also coincide with the launch of a new web-based job service that will be available exclusively to UTS alumni. Here you will find listings of the latest professional positions from Sydney to Shanghai, all via the alumni website.
Date: Tuesday 11 March 2008
Time: 6-8pm
Venue: Gallery Function Centre, Level 6, UTS Tower Building, City campus
Cost: $10 including drinks and canapés
RSVP: Thursday 6 March 2008 to alumni@uts.edu.au or call (02) 9514 9861
Places are strictly limited, so book your seat today!
2008 UTS Alumni Awards
The Alumni Awards celebrate the outstanding professional and voluntary achievements of UTS alumni, staff and students in many varied fields of endeavour.
UTS takes this opportunity to recognise the exceptional contribution UTS alumni make to the community through innovation, professional practice, leadership and community service.
We call on you as graduates of the University to nominate fellow alumni or yourself for a prestigious UTS Alumni Award. Nominations close 22 February.
Date: Wednesday 2 April 2008
Time: 6-8:30pm
Where: UTS City campus, Chancellery, Level 4, Tower Building
For more information: download the nomination form.
Categories are outlined below:
- Chancellor's Award for Excellence
Honours alumni who have exhibited exceptional professional achievement or service to the University. - Alumni Leadership Award
Recognises the contribution alumni make as volunteers within the alumni community. - Professional Achievement Award
Recognises superior achievement in an industry or professional field and sets an inspirational example for future young alumni. - Young Alumni Award
Recognises a young alumnus for significant achievement in their field of endeavour and who is considered a role model for future alumni. - Staff Alumni Award
Recognises the contributions made by a staff member to the University's alumni. - Student Alumni Award
Recognises a student's contribution to the University and wider community. - The Malian Foundation Community Partnership Prize
Recognises students from the University who have made a meaningful contribution to disadvantaged Australian communities through a UTS Shopfront project in the areas of information management and information technology.
We look forward to receiving your nominations and to celebrating the success of UTS alumni with you!
Calling all past UTS Peer Networkers
The UTS Peer Network Program celebrates 10 years in 2008. The UTS Peer Network is a voluntary program and performs a valuable role in assisting new students make the adjustment to university life. We are planning a reunion later in 2008 and want to hear from all alumni who have been Peer Networkers. Please contact the UTS:Alumni office as soon as possible. Also, please forward this news item to any friends who were Peer Networkers and who might have lost touch with UTS.
Feng Shui and Chinese Astrology with Joey Yap
Join the UTS:Alumni Malaysian Chapter for an enlightening journey with Joey Yap, the founder of the Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics, as he unveils Feng Shui and Chinese astrology for the year of the Earth Rat in Sydney on Saturday 23 February.
Gain the upper hand for the year ahead by joining Joey Yap as he shares a powerful mix of Feng Shui, Chinese astrology, date selections and face reading. Chart your fortunes for the months ahead to ensure you get the most out of your career, wealth, health, relationships and personal development.
Date: Saturday 23 February 2008
Time: 10am to 5pm
Venue: Ballroom of Star City Hotel, Sydney
Cost: $38 for UTS staff, graduates and alumni members (normal price is $95)
RSVP: Jane Dempster-Smith, phone 0400 982 441 and quote "UTS"
The Mastery Academy of Chinese Metaphysics will be giving away 10 complimentary passes to UTS staffs, graduates and alumni members on a first-come first-serve basis. Contact Pei Kwan for passes at Pei.K.Leong@jpmorgan.com by 18 February 2008.
| ALUMNI NETWORKS |
JOIN a UTS:Alumni Network Today!
Are you interested in opportunities for social and professional networking with alumni from your faculty, or who live in the same region, or work in the same field as you? Then join a UTS:Alumni Network and keep in touch with the friends and colleagues from your university days and meet more UTS people.
Alumni members are closely involved in running networks, with support from the Alumni & Development Office. Graduates are welcome to join an existing alumni network, or can set up a new alumni network with assistance from the Alumni & Development Office.
For a full list of active UTS:Alumni Networks click here.
If your preferred Network is not up and running yet, why not contact the Alumni & Development Office to discuss setting up additional networks?
P. 9514 9861 or E. alumni@uts.edu.au
| GRADUATE PROFILE |
Moshe Rosenzveig
Head On
Head On was founded in 2004 by professional photographer Moshe Rosenzveig. The annual photography competition was created by Moshe to exhibit great photos that were overlooked by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.
In its first year, there were no corporate sponsors or prize money, but that didn't deter hundreds of photographers entering the awards. The exhibition in Sydney, displaying works by the finalists, then proceeded to attract thousands of visitors.
Last year, Head On was sponsored by over a dozen major companies, including Canon and Adobe, and the prize money has reached $30,000. It is now one of Australia's major photographic portrait exhibitions.
The show's main selection criteria are the quality and impact of the image, rather than the celebrity of the photographer or subject. "The show has strong pictures of real people, in real life," says Moshe.
This year's finalists will be selected by renowned Australian photographer Stephen Dupont, Byron McMahon Gallery Director Sandra Byron and Moshe.
Moshe graduated from UTS with a Masters in Journalism. He is an award-winning television producer and director, photojournalist, commercial photographer and educator, whose career in the visual arts and media spans 25 years. He currently works as a photographer and teaches photojournalism at UTS.
For further details about the show and the 2008 competition, visit www.headon.com.au.
Please keep us updated with your career news, or any achievements and awards you may have received. We are preparing our next e:Connect and would love to hear from you.
Email your career news to alumni@uts.edu.au
| THIS MONTHS SPECIAL OFFERS FOR YOU |
WIN! Dendy double passes to The King of Kong
UTS:Alumni has 15 double passes for the advance screening of The King of Kong, a hilarious film about the battle for the Guinness World Record on Donkey Kong. "Roaringly funny… It serves as a metaphor for the decline of Western civilization" - Peter Travers, Rolling Stone.
To enter, email alumni@uts.edu.au by close of business on Friday 15 February. Winners will be selected at random and notified by email.
About The King of Kong
A marriage is on the line, integrity is tested, and friendships falter - all in the name of a video game called Donkey Kong. There's more drama in this documentary than in most serious Oscar contenders! This is a hilarious documentary that enlightens as it entertains. While Steve is an audience favourite, Billy is a Machiavellian mastermind to rival any villain from a narrative film. Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction, and the people who populate The King of Kong are as fascinating as any screenwriter's creation.
WIN! Hoyts double passes
Simply fill out a brief survey on postgraduate study choices and you will be in the running to win one of five Hoyts double movie passes! To enter, complete the online survey before Monday 25 February 2008. All survey responses will be confidential.
If you have any questions, please contact Belinda Kynaston on belinda.kynaston@uts.edu.au or call (02) 9514 1647.
SAVE! 20% off Sydney Symphony tickets
The Sydney Symphony is delighted to offer a 20% discount to UTS:Alumni members on selected concerts during the 2008 season. Discounted tickets are available now for Jasminka Stancul in Recital and West Side Story. To book, call the Sydney Symphony Box Office on (02) 8215 4600 and quote "promotion code 1406".
Jasminka Stancul in Recital
One of the world's leading pianists, Jasminka Stancul, makes her Australian debut at the City Recital Hall this March. Stancul has established a glittering reputation across Europe and the USA as a recitalist and soloist. UTS alumni receive 20% off tickets to the performance on Monday 10 March at the City Recital Hall. The program includes works from Scarlatti, Beethoven and Schumann.
West Side Story
Experience Bernstein's unforgettable retelling of Romeo and Juliet with some of his greatest tunes in a heartfelt hymn to love. The Symphonic Dances thread together highlights including Maria, Somewhere and I Feel Pretty. Discounted tickets are available to two shows at the Sydney Opera House on Friday 14 March at 8pm, or Saturday 15 March at 2pm.
SAVE! Discount tickets to State Library writers' talks
The State Library holds regular talks with renowned writers and they are offering special $15 tickets for UTS alumni. This month, savour 'A Taste of Spain and Portugal'. Armed with a small rucksack and a staff, 63-year-old former diplomat Tony Kevin set off on a trek across Spain from Granada to Santiago de Compostela. Hear his inspiring story of Walking the Camino.
In addition, Tania Gomes tells of the cultural history, memories and beautiful photography in her book Flavours of Portugal, and shares traditional recipes collected from family and friends.
Doors open at 5.30pm (for 6pm start) on Tuesday 26 February. For bookings, call the State Library of NSW on (02) 9273 1770 and quote "writer's deal". Light refreshments will be served. For more information, and details about other writers' talks, visit the State Library of NSW website.
| LIFELONG LEARNING AT UTS |
UTS short courses
Registered members of UTS:Alumni are entitled to a 10% discount on selected short courses. Take advantage of this offer to further your education at Australia's top-ranked university for teaching and learning.
The alumni discount is applied at the discretion of course administrators. Please confirm if the discount is applicable when registering for your short course. For a comprehensive list of all UTS short courses, please visit: http://www.shortcourses.uts.edu.au/.
Short business courses and executive development
A range of intensive short courses is offered to the general public. These courses are delivered by UTS lecturers or industry specialists on the city campus or in corporate venues nearby. The UTS Executive Development Unit offers a wide range of short programs in accounting, conflict resolution, team building, business negotiation, entrepreneurship, management, business skills and more. Most short courses have no entry requirements.
For further information please click here.
The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism Short Courses
The Australian Centre for Independent Journalism (ACIJ) is the leading provider of continuing professional education short courses in journalism and media education. ACIJ short courses provide a fast way to update and improve your writing and media skills. ACIJ lecturers are industry professionals and experienced educators. Class sizes are limited to ensure participants receive individual attention. Participants receive a certificate upon course completion.
For a complete list of our 2008 programs, please visit our website.
| YOU CAN HELP MAKE UTS AN EVEN BETTER UNIVERSITY |
Invest in knowledge: buy a UTS library book
UTS enjoys a strong reputation based on a total educational package. This includes the excellent teaching and learning resources provided by the UTS Library.
Please consider making an investment in knowledge by purchasing one or more library books. You will be supporting thousands of students eager to learn! Every book purchased will be acknowledged with a special nameplate showing the name of the donor or someone nominated by the donor.
Many alumni have purchased books for the collection and honoured friends and family members by giving a book in their name.
Please click here to make your knowledge investment.
Support scholarships at UTS
This year, UTS is working to increase the funds available to enable disadvantaged students to complete a course at the University. UTS is appealing to the business community, UTS staff, alumni and other generous people to help the University fund scholarships for students in need.
Donations to the fund are fully tax-deductible and your contribution will be of lasting benefit to the students and to society. Already many students, from disadvantaged backgrounds or with disabilities, have benefited from this generous support.
I would like to support a scholarship at UTS.