e:Connect November 2007
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THIS MONTH'S SPECIAL OFFERS FOR YOU WIN Dendy Film Double Passes to Inland Empire Alumni Travel Deals Find Your Sea Legs: Sail Sydney Harbour |
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UTS:Alumni End of Year Celebration and Reunion UTSpeaks November Series UTS:Business Postgraduate Information Evening |
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UTS Short Courses |
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YOU CAN HELP MAKE UTS AN EVEN BETTER UNIVERSITY Consider Support for Scholarships at UTS |
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WHAT'S HAPPENING AT UTS UTS First In Australia for Teaching and Learning |
| ALUMNI BENEFITS |
Dymocks Discount for UTS:Alumni Members
Attention bookworms! Dymocks is offering a special discount to UTS:Alumni members.
All you have to do is sign up to the Dymocks Booklover program at http://www.dymocks.com.au/Booklovers/default.aspx to receive a 5% discount on your web purchases or purchases made at any Dymocks stores.
Plus, receive an additional 5% discount off ANY purchase at Sydney's George Street store when you present your UTS:Alumni card.
So plump the pillows of your reading chair and start shopping today!
Friends of UTS China
You are invited to join an exclusive group of individuals with an interest in contemporary China.
The Friends of UTS China and their guests may attend special presentations by world experts in contemporary China studies and participate in other interesting activities.
Click here for more information
For a full list of UTS:Alumni benefits, please visit the Member Benefits section on the UTS:Alumni website.
| ALUMNI NEWS |
Engineering Graduate Awarded First Place at the InterSystems Global Innovators Awards
UTS Engineering graduate, Anudita Kuksal, has won first prize in the Student Innovator Award category at the InterSystems Global Innovators Awards.
The concept for Anudita's CACHÉ-based application, Teacher's Pet, first formed when she was working as a tutor for a newly opened tutoring business and noticed the inefficiencies and confusion that arose from manual record-keeping. Teacher's Pet was developed as a Web-based database management system in CACHÉ to provide administrative control over the tutoring business.
The InterSystems Innovators Awards honour the creativity and technical prowess of IT professionals who use InterSystems' innovative database and integration software.
Anudita who graduated in 2006 with a combined degree in Software Engineering and Business flew to Orlando Florida in the United States in April this year to accept her prize, which included $US5,000.
UTS Graduate Invents Unmanned Surveillance Aircraft
Design, Architecture and Building Graduate, Owen Bawden has developed an unmanned surveillance aircraft that is set to transform emergency operations. "The unmanned unit can be launched by two people from a fire truck or the ground, and could be used for fire patrols, video surveillance or arson detection," Owen said. He designed the aircraft with the Rural Fire Service in mind.
Surveillance aircraft cost $200 an hour to operate, but the unmanned electric motor-powered aircraft could cost less than $5 an hour to fly. The Federal Government is helping Owen set up overseas markets and secure funding for large-scale production.
Survey of People with a Disability
To raise awareness of the job search process for UTS students with disabilities, the UTS Careers Service is developing a podcast interview series. The interviews will touch on key issues facing people with a disability entering the workforce, including disclosure of the type of disability, the job search experience and advice from employers.
The Careers Service wishes to contact UTS graduates with a disability currently in the workforce and employers who have employed graduates with a disability to participate in this project as interviewees. Please click here for more information.
| ALUMNI EVENTS |
UTS:Gallery
SISA: re-use, collaborations and cultural activism from Indonesia
Curated by Alexandra Crosby
Date: 6 November - 7 December
Time: Opening 6 November 6-8pm
For more information click here.
UTS:Business Postgraduate Information Evening
The UTS Graduate School of Business (GSB) invites all UTS graduates interested in postgraduate study to attend the Business Faculty's postgraduate information evening.
The GSB is one of Australia's largest providers of postgraduate courses in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Leisure, Sport, Tourism, Management and Marketing.
This session is designed to give graduates the opportunity to meet with academics in their area of interest, discuss the application process with student administration and network with fellow prospective postgraduate students in a relaxed environment.
Date: Friday 9 November
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: UTS:Graduate School of Business, Level 5 Lounge, Haymarket Campus
1-59 Quay Street, Haymarket
Registration is essential. To register please visit: www.gsb.uts.edu.au/rego or email: gsb@uts.edu.au
Refreshments will be served during the evening.
Contemporary Popular Writing About Sex
Sex is vital in fiction as in life, but why is it so hard to write good sex? Join well-known Australian writers Kate Holden (In my skin); Fiona Giles (Fresh Milk, Dick for a day and Chick for a day); Gabrielle Carey (So many selves); and Gerard Windsor (I have kissed your lips) as they discuss the difficulties of writing good sex.
Chaired by author and writing lecturer Debra Adelaide in association with the Centre for New Writing.
Date: Saturday 10 November
Time: 11.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Friends Room, Mitchell Wing
State Library of Mew South Wales
Macquarie Street, Sydney
Cost: $40, $30 (friends and students) Includes morning tea.
Bookings essential
E: bookings@sl.nsw.gov.au
Design for a World of Solidarity - The Latin American Scene
Design for a World of Solidarity - The Latin American Scene is a reflection of the growing confidence in local culture across Latin America. Adelia Borges recounts the history of design in Brazil from its Bauhaus origins and highlights recent projects there, such as the Design Laboratory: a project that seeks to retrieve the social meaning of design. Striving to bring together industrial and craft design, Borges encourages popular culture and design in Latin America.
Date: Monday 12 November
Time: 6:30pm
Venue: Guthrie Theatre, UTS Building 6
Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building
702-730 Harris Street, Ultimo
RSVP: Friday 9 November to rsvp@object.com.au
UTS:Alumni Reception in Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Alumni Reception will be an opportunity to reconnect with your fellow UTS alumni at The China Club.
The UTS:Alumni & Development Office is keen to re-build its alumni network in Hong Kong. With over 2,000 UTS alumni living in Hong Kong it is a fantastic opportunity to network with your university friends and make friends and business contacts for life.
Date: Thursday 15 November, 2007
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: The China Club,
13/F., The Old Bank of China Building,
Bank Street, Central, Hong Kong
Cost: HK260.00
RSVP: Essential by 12 November
E. alumni@uts.edu.au or P. +61 2 9514 9861
UTS:Alumni Reception in Shanghai
UTS:Alumni is hosting a dinner to provide you with the opportunity to reconnect with your university friends as well as make business and social contacts.
Date: Friday 16 November, 2007
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Lost Heaven restaurant
38 Gao You Lu, near Fuxing Xi Lu, Shanghai
Cost: Free.
UTS:Alumni is pleased to meet the cost of the meal. Drinks to be purchased separately.
RSVP: Essential by Friday 9 November to UTS:Alumni. Places are limited.
E. alumni@uts.edu.au
P. +612 9514 9861
F. +612 9514 9872
End of Year UTS:Alumni Celebration and Reunion
The Alumni End of Year Celebration is on Friday 16 November. Come and join friends from your university days!
The Alumni End of Year Celebration is an opportunity for alumni to get together, reminisce about shared experiences, exchange latest news and reconnect with UTS faculties.
Please forward this information to alumni friends who might like to attend.
The event is open to graduates of UTS and its antecedent organisations.
Date: Friday 16 November
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Cost: Free
Venue: UTS Chancellery, Level 4, Tower Building 1
RSVP: Essential by 10 November to alumni@uts.edu.au
'Reporting Futures: Journalism, New Media, New Publics' Conference
Australian Centre for Independent Journalism
23 -25 November
Journalists, students, academics and the public are invited to the Public Right To Know Conference at UTS on 23 - 25 November.
The conference will include academic and journalistic presentations including:
- Changing news media, multi-modality and new forms of storytelling
- Changing audiences
- Journalism education
- Media ethics and political journalism
- Citizen news blogs
The conference program and venue details will be released on www.acij.uts.edu.au early November. This is a free event.
For further information contact Jan McClelland, ACIJ Manager
E. Jan.McClelland@uts.edu.au
Leisure, Sport & Tourism Network Launch
The Leisure, Sport & Tourism Network has been reinvigorated with the enthusiastic and loyal commitment from alumni as well as academics from the LST School.
You are invited to attend the Launch as well as participate in activities which aim to provide resources for graduates in the industry.
Date: Thursday 29 November
Time: 6pm
Cost: $10 (includes canapés and one drink)
Venue: Gallery Bar at the Arthouse Hotel, Pitt Street
RSVP: Essential by 19 November to alumni@uts.edu.au
Voyage into Myth: Thursday 15 November
In the myths of Indigenous Australians Captain Cook is more than one person. As Australian leaders debate the teaching of "accurate" Australian history in schools, this free public lecture takes a Cooks' tour of the different imaginings of what Australia is and how it should be known. One of these is the modern nation of immigrants that began when a British sea captain landed on Possession Island.
Katrina Schlunke
Dr Katrina Schlunke is a Senior Lecturer in Writing and Cultural Studies and Research Coordinator for the UTS Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. With Professor Stephen Muecke she is currently undertaking the Australian Research Council-funded project Voyages of Myth: Captain Cook in the Popular Australian Imagination.
For more information on this UTSpeaks series, please click here
Hot Air Rising: Wednesday 28 November
Death from smoking. CFCs and the ozone layer. Whale hunting. Rainforest destruction. Lead in petrol. The list goes on. All were debated ad infinitum, sometimes for decades, before governments took drastic action to preserve lives and the environment. By all accounts, global warming is today the greatest threat facing our planet. Can we idly permit politicians to delay taking effective action to safeguard future generations?
Ian McGregor
Ian McGregor is conducting PhD research at UTS on ecologically sustainable development in Australia and is also a Lecturer in the UTS Business Faculty School of Management. Recently he convened a research panel on civil society and climate change for an inaugural conference held at UTS by the new Centre for Cosmopolitan Civil Societies. His research seeks to identify the societal barriers to Ecologically Sustainable Development, with a particular focus on the role of civil society on national and international climate change policy.
For more information about this UTSpeaks series, please click here
| ALUMNI CAREERS |
Online Job Vacancies for Alumni
UTS:Alumni members can now search for job vacancies online via the UTS Careers Service website: http://scmapp.itd.uts.edu.au/scm/jobw.
If you have not yet registered with UTS:Alumni, click here.
You will need to log on using your alumni email account details. To activate your alumni 20mb storage account visit https://email.itd.uts.edu.au/webapps/myaccount. Click on the 'Activate your account!' link and follow the prompts to set up your UTS:Alumni email account.
You will then be able to access your email account via UTS Webmail:
www.uts.edu.au/email
If you have further queries please contact UTS:Alumni
E. alumni@uts.edu.au or T. 02 9514 9861
| 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 |
Kim Mordaunt, BA Communication (Film and TV Production/Performance), 1991
Writer and director Kim Mordaunt completed his BA in Communications in 1991 and since then has taken numerous paths, including tutoring in drama and documentary at United Nations International School in Hanoi and working in different roles as a researcher, DOP (director of photography), producer, writer and director for various professional film productions.
Kim's most recent work, Bomb Harvest premiered at the Sydney Film festival where it was sold out and received a standing ovation. It is a feature-length documentary about the impact of the US "Secret War" on Laos today and has been nominated in the IF and ATOM Awards for "Best Documentary" with Kim Mordaunt nominated as "Best Director" for the Australian Directors Guild 2007.
Kim states that the wonderful thing about film is where it can take you and what you learn along the way. He wants to be constructing films that entice a diverse audience and that allow the audience into people's lives, the human side of the story.
Kim is currently working with the producer of Bomb Harvest, Sylvia Wilczynski, also a UTS graduate, on developing a feature drama based on some of the stories in Bomb Harvest.
For more information on the film, award nominations and cinema screenings, visit www.bombharvest.com
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 a Dendy Film Double Pass to Inland Empire
UTS:Alumni has 10 double in-season passes to Inland Empire, an edgy film about an actress who lands a dream role that quickly devolves into nightmare.
To go into the draw to WIN one of the 10 passes, all you have to do is email alumni@uts.edu.au before close of business on Friday 9 November.
Inland Empire opens on the Thursday 15 November. Winners will be selected at random and notified by email.
About Inland Empire
A STORY OF A MYSTERY...
A MYSTERY INSIDE WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS...
UNFOLDING AROUND A WOMAN.
A WOMAN IN LOVE AND IN TROUBLE.
Laura Dern stars as Nikki, an actress signed to star in a new movie-an adulterous love story-directed by Kingsley played by Jeremy Irons and co-starring the womanizing Devon (Justin Theroux). The film is actually the cursed remake of a project that was abandoned after its two leads were murdered.
Want to leave the rat race behind and do something completely different? UTS:Alumni can access special travel deals. With lots on offer, from dolphin watching to sight seeing in the Blue Mountains, there's plenty to satisfy itchy feet!
Here's a small taste of what's coming up:
Blue Mountains - 11, 18, 15 November & 2, 9, 16 December, $79 for alumni.
Experience the best of the Blue Mountains, Australia's most visited World Heritage National Park with bushwalks and incredible views. Visit a wildlife park to see and touch our unique animals such as kangaroos and koalas! Listen to Aboriginal legends and visit charming mountain villages.
Port Stephens - 17 November & 15 December, $89 for alumni.
The clean, blue waters of Port Stephens are home to a large pod of friendly bottlenose dolphins. See them up close and learn more about these beautiful, intelligent creatures.
South Coast - 24 November, $89 for alumni.
The amazing South Coast of NSW features beautiful beaches, spectacular mountains and valleys, and charming towns. From tasting traditional Aboriginal food to feeling the peacefulness of a Buddhist monastery, all your five senses will be stimulated in this great day of exploration.
To find out more or to book your travel adventure, call the UTS:Sports and Recreation Office on 9514 1454 or email Aimee Purcell
E: Aimee.Purcell@uts.edu.au
Find Your Sea Legs: Sail Sydney Harbour
Why not see a different side of Sydney and spend a leisurely afternoon sailing on beautiful Sydney Harbour?
The UTS Union owns a 30ft yacht, and on Friday or Sunday afternoons, 1pm - 4pm for just $30 per head for UTS:Alumni members or $40 non-alumni members, you can enjoy a relaxing sail on Sydney Harbour or learn the art of sailing. Professional and friendly skippers can take up to five passengers on the yacht.
Hurry and book for the February, March and April as it is already full through the months of December and January. Get in there early and see Sydney at its best!
To book your day out, please contact the UTS Sports Office on 9514 1454.
| LIFELONG LEARNING AT UTS |
Registered members of UTS:Alumni are entitled to a 10% discount on selected short course programs. So take advantage of this offer and continue your education!
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 current UTS short courses, please visit: http://www.shortcourses.uts.edu.au/
Estate Planning Two Day Short Course
The course will provide a sound framework that integrates financial, legal and taxation knowledge to allow competent client advice in relation to estate planning, legal accountabilities and intentions. It introduces a shift to a more client centred approach and collaborative professional practice.
This course is targeted at legal practitioners, accountants, financial planners, taxation practitioners, trust and estate practitioners, trustees of family trusts, principals & managers of family firms and directors of self managed superannuation funds.
Date: Saturday 17 & Sunday 18 November
Cost: $1,650 (incl GST), 10% discount for UTS Alumni
Venue: UTS Haymarket, Room 318, Level 3, Building 5B
1-59 Quay Street, Haymarket
RSVP: Register by Friday 9 November
Click here for the full information and registration sheet.
Positive Birthing Seminar
The UTS: Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health invites health professionals to the Positive Birthing Seminar. Midwifery experts will discuss strategies to promote normal birth and healthy outcomes for birthing women, including the antenatal care program Centering Pregnancy and innovative approaches to caring for women in labour.
Date: Thursday 29 November
Time: 8.30am to 4.00pm
Venue: UTS City Campus, Building 6 (DAB), Level 4, Guthrie Theatre
Cost: Full fee $115, employed students $85, unemployed students $70
RSVP: Submit registration form by Thursday 22 November
For more information please visit the UTS: Centre for Midwifery, Child and Family Health website or contact Priya Nair P: 02 9514 4834 or E: priya.nair@uts.edu.au
| 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 - an investment in knowledge. By purchasing one or more books, you will inspire hundreds of students eager to learn and help teaching staff make an even greater contribution to the achievements of UTS long into the future.
Every book purchased will be acknowledged with a special nameplate showing the name of the donor or someone nominated by the donor.
Please click here to make your knowledge investment.
Consider Support for Scholarships at UTS
This year, UTS is working to increase the funds available to make it possible for disadvantaged yet able students to complete a course at our university. UTS is appealing to the business community, UTS staff, alumni and other generous people to help UTS fund scholarships for disadvantaged students.
Already many students, some with disabilities or from disadvantaged backgrounds have benefited from this generous support.
Donations to the fund are fully tax deductible and your contribution will be of lasting benefit to the students and to society.
I would like to support scholarships at UTS