STUDENTS WELCOME RIVALS TO THE SUNSHINE STATE
Students from The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus are preparing to welcome their interstate rivals to Brisbane next month for the annual SIFE competition. The Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) competition brings together university students from around Australia to battle for the national title in a competition that is played on an international scale. See http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=9983
POLYSTYRENE RECYLCING
Polystyrene, eg; used mainly in packing for computers, printers etc. can now be recycled. P&F Cleaning services has a contractor that collects the polystyrene and it eventually ends up as photo frames and products used in the building industry. Please contact Val Evans from P&F Ipswich on ext 11432 if you have any items to be collected.
UPDATE FROM STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES IPSWICH
Some of the Student Support Services staff will be on leave or working at the St Lucia campus over the mid-year break for the following dates:
Disability Adviser, Rhonda Watson is on leave for Wednesday 28 June; Wednesday 5 July & will return on Wednesday 12 July.
Learning Adviser, David Rowland will be fulfilling teaching commitments on the St Lucia campus and will be back on the Ipswich campus during O'Week.
The Careers and Personal Counsellor, Diana Cogill and International Student Adviser, Julie O'Donohoe are available to see students over the mid-year break.
Please encourage students to contact the Student Centre on 11011 to make appointments to see the counsellor or adviser.
IPSWICH TAKES MORE THAN ONE BITE OF THE APPLE
Two academics from The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus are among 20 nationwide who have won scholarships to attend the upcoming Apple Computer World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). Ann Morrison and Matthew Simpson from the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering (ITEE) will join 18 other academics from around Australia in securing scholarships from the Apple University Consortium (AUC) to attend the Conference, to be held in San Francisco in August. See http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=9933
ARTWORKS CARVE SITE’S HISTORY
History will be carved at The University of Queensland Ipswich Campus last week when artwork by a patient of the former Ipswich Hospital for the Insane was celebrated. Peter Harley, a patient from 1907 to 1941 at the Ipswich Hospital for the Insane, later named the Challinor Centre, carved an Honour Board and mirror frame which was unveiled at a morning tea at the Ipswich Campus last Friday, June 30. See http://www.uq.edu.au/news/index.html?article=9974
SEMESTER 2: LEARNING MATERIALS SUBMISSION DUE NOW
TEDI wishes to remind Ipswich course coordinators that submission of learning materials (both print and online) for semester 2,2006 are due NOW. Course coordinators who are new to Ipswich should note that the production of Ipswich course materials is funded centrally and will not be charged to your school or faculty.
Due to the introduction of Electronic Course Profiles (ECP) for Semester 2, 2006, TEDI will make available electronic files of current course profiles for school or faculty staff members that require them. Updates previously sent to TEDI for course profiles for Semester 2, 2006, will be completed but will not be printed. An electronic version of your course profile will be sent via email to the lecturer or contact person named for each course so they can copy the relevant sections into the ECP.
Please contact Sharyn Olsen on 11251 or s.olsen@uq.edu.au or Michelle Poole on 11265 or m.poole@uq.edu.au if you require further information or assistance in submitting your materials.
TRISAFE AUDIT
Later this year the Ipswich Campus will be audited as part of a comprehensive safety audit of the University carried out by Trisafe. Further advice will follow.
CHANGE TO TEDI IPSWICH PRODUCTION MANAGER
On June 26, Mr Nick Baker replaced Ms Michelle Poole as Acting Production Manager at TEDI Ipswich. Nick may be contacted on extension 11469, email n.baker@uq.edu.au
and is located in Building 1, Level 3, in room 304. Further information about TEDI may be found at www.tedi.uq.edu.au
EMBLEMATIC SALE - UQ BOOKSHOP
The UQ Bookshop at the Ipswich Campus is having a pre-Graduation Sale on various emblematic items including clothing, from 30%-60%. The Ipswich UQ Bookshop hours of operation are Monday-Thursday 9am - 4pm and Fridays 9am - 3pm and is located in Building 10.
ENTERTAINMENT BOOK AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE
The UQ Secretaries' and Office Professionals' Association is pleased to announce that a fresh stock of the Entertainment Book is now available from Raewyn Peeti - please call Raewyn on 11002 or email on r.peeti@uq.edu.au Each book retails for $60.
UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICE NEWS
The University Health Service at UQ Ipswich will reopen on Monday 17 July 2006.
TEACHING SUPPORT FOR ACADEMICS IN ResTeach INITIATIVE
Teaching next semester? TEDI offers the following workshops designed to provide you with hands-on experience and practical strategies centred on engaging active and effective student learning:
Teaching and Learning Support for Sessional Teachers – 10th July (2:00-5:00)
Lecturing Effectively 13th July (9:00-12:00)
Enrol online using the links above, or by contacting TEDI at Staffdev@tedi.uq.edu.au
For details contact coordinator: Mia O’Brien (mia.obrien@uq.edu.au)
ABSTRACTS INVITED FOR ETL CONFERENCE
The Effective Teaching & Learning (ETL) Conference 2006 is on 2 and 3 November. This year the Conference theme is “21st Century University Teaching and Learning: Continuing the conversation”. Submissions are encouraged for an abstract for consideration by the Conference Committee by 10 July 2006. Abstracts for paper presentations, symposia and workshops of no more than 300 words should be submitted to etl2006@uq.edu.au as Word attachments. For more information about the conference, and to register please visit the website: www.tedi.uq.edu.au/ETLConference06/
ASSESSMENT WORKSHOPS - JULY
TEDI is offering a number of assessment workshops in July. Click on the links below for details and/or registration:
· Minimising Plagiarism: Developing Student Skills (5 July)
· Providing Feedback to Students (6 July)
· Minimising Plagiarism: Appropriate Assessment Design (7 July)
· Writing Assessment Criteria and Standards (27 July)
Please note that all general workshops are able to be customised to suit the needs of course, program, or school groups. Contact Dr Clair Hughes (clair.hughes@uq.edu.au or 52456) for further information.
MID YEAR GRADUATION CEREMONIES
The Ipswich Campus Mid Year Graduation Ceremonies will be held at the Ipswich Civic Hall on Monday, 17 July. This year will see the first graduates from the UQ Nursing Program.
5pm Business Economics and Law Faculty
7pm Arts; Engineering, Physical Sciences and Architecture; Health Sciences and Social and Behavioural Sciences Faculties
All staff are invited to attend. Academic staff can order gowns online at http://www.uq.edu.au/graduations/index.html?page=12278&pid=12278&ntemplate=287 or visit http://www.uq.edu.au/graduations/ for more information about the event.