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e:CONNECT June 2005
This issue includes: University News and Initiatives UTS Fashion and Textile No.1 CSI Effect Sydney Writer's Festival - Reporting Live UTS Law Graduate wins PhD Scholarship The General Sir John Monash Awards U.S.A Visa for Australian Professionals Dragonboating UTS Filmmakers shine at Sydney Film Festival Walking the Street 2005 Centre for new writing Alumni Events Markets Forum International Alumni events Alumni professional development seminar series 2005 Alumni wine and cheese appreciation night UTS Union Fitness Centre at Broadway Rooftop Reunion City to Surf 3 Deep Design Exhibition Opening Making a Difference UTS Graduate works against poverty in the Pacific Lifelong Learning IT short courses HSS short course Six Sigma for business 2ser School of radio Organisational change master class series Conflict resolution Effective business negotiation Executive Development Short Courses International Conference on Mobile Business Alumni Services Business facility Career news UTS Fashion and Textile No.1  Lancome has recently selected the fashion and textile program in the Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building as Australia's most prestigious school of fashion. More details CSI Effect Claude Roux believes that glamorous crime shows cause unrealistic expectations of the role that forensic science can play in solving a crime. More details Sydney Writers' Festival - Reporting Live A team of postgraduate journalism students covered the recent Sydney Writers' Festival in a newsletter 'Festival News.' More details UTS Law Graduate wins PhD Scholarship Kristian Lasslett, a recent law graduate, has won an overseas scholarship to complete a PhD at Westminster. More details The General Sir John Monash Awards The General Sir John Monash Awards annually present eight awards to outstanding Australian citizens graduating from Australian Universities. This enables recipients to undertake postgraduate study abroad at the world's best Universities, appropriate to their field of study. Applications close on 31 August 2005. More details U.S.A Visa for Australian Professionals In a first for Australia, the United States has created a separate visa category (E-3 visa) specifically for 10,500 Australian business people and professionals seeking to live and work temporarily in the United States. More details Dragonboating  Pam Bell, Adjunct Professor from the faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Health tells the story of her dragonboating experience.More details in the NMF Newsletter UTS Filmmakers shine at Sydney Film Festival UTS Filmmakers have again been successful at having their films accepted into competition in the 2005 Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films Competition at the Sydney Film Festival. More details Walking the Street 2005 100 artworks - over 65 shopfronts - a gallery on the street For two weeks from Saturday 11 June to Sunday 26 June Newtown’s King Street will come alive. Painting, sculpture, object art, installation, linocut, photography, new media, jewellery, stained glass and ceramics and other creations by local artists will that will transform south King Street shop fronts into gallery spaces. A former UTS student, Cayte Latta will have her artwork displayed at the Sandringham Hotel. More details Centre for new writing The UTS Centre for New Writing has been established to promote and support research into new forms of writing and provide an external identity for research students. More details Markets Forum This year, the Library is pleased to present a strong line-up of speakers who will be addressing a range of interesting topics. The third speaker for the year, Professor Jill McKeough, will discuss ‘The Australia-United States Free Trade Agreement and the impact this will have on copyright, particularly for tertiary institutions.’ More details International Alumni Events  Alumni are invited to attend a range of international events being held this year in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Shanghai.IKAMA Jakarta - Monday 19 September 2005 Singapore - Raffles City Convention Centre, Wednesday 20 July 2005 Kuala Lumpur - The Istana Hotel, Saturday 23 July 2005 Hong Kong - The InterContinental Grand Stanford Kowloon, Thursday 28 July 2005 Shanghai - The Westin, Bund Centre, Monday 1 August 2005 (Contact Olivia on oliviafan@aushoffice.org or phone +86 21 6267 4941) Your invitation Alumni professional development seminar series 2005 Stephen Pomfrett presented his seminar on handling career anxiety to Alumni members on May 25. The Alumni Office are currently planning more career seminars with Stephen, keep watching our website for more details. More details to come Alumni cheese and wine appreciation night This social event on Wednesday 3 August will introduce you to wine appreciation. Get together with some friends for an insight into one of Australia's leading trends at the Oak Barrel. To register UTS Union Fitness Centre at Broadway  Take advantage of a great deal at the UTS Fitness Centre at Broadway. Right now you can get four months membership for the price of three. That's only $90 for registered Alumni members. Check out the great new facilities in the newly renovated fitness centre.Timetabled fitness classes include aerobics, yoga, circuit training and kick boxing. For further information, p: +612 9514 2444 More details Rooftop Reunion Graduates from 1993, 1994 and 1995 in the following courses: -BA Leisure Studies -BA Human Movement (and Dip Ed) -BA Tourism Management are invited to a Rooftop Reunion on Friday 25 November More Information City to Surf The 2005 City to Surf will be held on Sunday 14th August. If you can run, walk or roll, get involved in Sydney’s famous day out that takes participants from the city, through its beautiful harbour side suburbs and finishes at Bondi Beach. The event also raises money for charity and takes on quite a party atmosphere afterwards. More details Posters from the 3 Deep Design Collection UTS Gallery invites you to the the opening of the Armin Hofmann exhibition on Tuesday 28 June from 6 - 8pm. Hofmann was a pivotal figure in mid twentieth century graphic design and his work was to exert a significant influence on design internationally. Hofmann's posters, publications, lettering, symbols, architectural graphics, stage and exhibition design all express his distinctive graphic language and formal purity. Hofmann’s accentuation of contrasts between various design elements formed the basis of this universal language; the use of abstract forms communicate ideas directly to the eye. Public Lecture David Roennfeldt, Creative Director of 3 Deep Design in Melbourne will give a presentation on 3 Deep's design work and their collection of Armin Hofmann posters. When: 5pm Tuesday 28 June Where: Level 4 Room 416 next to the gallery More details UTS Graduate works against poverty in the Pacific  Felicity Stafford, a UTS graduate of Management and International studies (2004), has been working in Fiji to eradicate poverty. Fiji is normally thought of a picturesque holiday destination, however Felicity has uncovered another side to the pacific hot-spot, a side stricken with poverty and desperately in need of help. Click through to read her story.More details Get with IT: UTS short courses in Information Technology Alumni are invited to attend a vast range of IT short courses designed for those currently working in IT or wanting to get into the industry. Courses include: CCNA Preparation Stages 1-4 Wireless LANs Developing Windows and Web Applications using Visual Studio.NET Fundamentals of Java Fundamentals of Unix (Solaris and Linux) Java Programming Advanced (J2EE) Object-Oriented Programming with C++ Programming in C More details HSS short courses Teaching Creative Writing & Writing for Publishing This one day course, presented by Katerina Cosgrove and Peter Kandlbinder, examines the key strategies employed in teaching creativity in the high school and University context. Date: Saturday 23 July 2005 Time: 9.30am - 4.30pm Writing for Publishing Professionals with Jacqueline Kent Date: Tuesday 16 August 2005 Time: 6pm - 8pm (Six week course) More details Six Sigma for Business This intensive one-day program is designed to help participants understand the principles and practices of the Six Sigma business improvement methodology. More details 2SER School of Radio The 2SER School of Radio is offering accredited courses on every aspect of radio production and presentation. More details Organisational Change Master Class Series Managing a large-scale organisational change program and feeling overwhelmed and alone? This series provides executives, managers and change agents with the nous and know-how to plan and implement change effectively. More details Conflict resolution This two-day foundational course aims to facilitate participant knowledge and skills to maximise the ability to sustain win/win relationships and identify and capitalise on the otherwise missed opportunities for negotiation. More details Effective Business Negotiation  This intensive foundation program enables the effective negotiator to secure better long-term outcomes for themselves and their relationships.More details Executive Development Short Courses The Executive Development calendar of short courses is well underway, with most offering discounts for Alumni members. For further information on the following programs, please email executive.development@uts.edu.au or click on the links provided. Developing an Effective Business Case (6-7 July) Advanced Professional Selling (26-27 July) More details International Conference on Mobile Business Graduates who now work for organizations with an interest in the use of mobile technology in their business or the development of mobile technologies may find this conference of interest. More details Business facility in the Alumni Office Registered members are invited to use the business centre in the Alumni office. If you would like to make a booking, please contact us on +612 9514 8036. Career news Do you have a story to tell? Have you experienced success or overcome challenges since graduating from UTS? We are currently preparing our publication and would love to hear your story. Send your story |
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