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Boost for student services
Faculty of Science Dean’s Scholars were at QUT’s Gardens Point campus to help celebrate the opening of the new Student Centre. (Front left to right) Lauren Newlands, Brad Gardiner, Karina George. (Back left to right) Naomi Perry, Cindy Browning, Amanda Connell and Melanie Simpson.
First-year international business student Elvin Bong comes to grips with QUT procedures with the help of Student Centre enquiries officer Stella van den Handel at the Gardens Point campus.
By Amanda O’Chee
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UT will welcome a record 10,000 new domestic students this year, as it launches one-stop student centres, making it easier and faster to navigate the university’s administration.Students will be able to lodge student administration forms, check and change their enrolments and pay student fees, all at a single campus location, after the phasing in of new Student Centres on all three campuses.
Student Centre manager Cindy Meyers said the Student Centres would be the first point of contact for all student administration activities, thereby reducing administrative run- around for students.
First-year student and Dean’s Scholar Melanie Simpson opened the Gardens Point Student Centre on February 18 in A Block, at the entrance to the campus.
The Carseldine Student Centre will open during Orientation Week, while the Kelvin Grove centre will be completed at a later date, Ms Meyers said.
“We should reduce student confusion by integrating all the student administrative services into one area for both domestic and international students,” Ms Meyers said.
“Our philosophy is that if we can’t help you, we can direct you to someone who can.
“Students will be able to get information about admission to a course,
changing courses, applying for academic credit, exams, academic records and graduations.
“They will also be able to get information about transport concessions, obtain a student ID card, pay fees, apply for parking permits and also use the latest flat-screen computers to access their personal details via QUT Virtual.”
The Gardens Point Student Centre will also house the student ombudsman, Dr Rodney Wolff, who investigates grievances from undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students and oversees procedures and policies for handling complaints.
Admissions manager Bruce McCallum. said about 10,000 new domestic students would begin their studies in Semester One, with the university making 1,400 additional undergraduate offers this year.
International student numbers are also increasing.
Associate director of Admissions and Information Helen Cook said about 1,000 new international students were expected to begin in Semester One, with a significant increase in the number of students from Norway and Sweden.
The academic year starts as the university puts the finishing touches to the QUT Cultural Precinct at Gardens Point, intended to create a new inner- city hub for performance and visual arts.
The Cultural Precinct will include the newly refurbished 400-seat The Gardens Theatre, and the new QUT Art Museum, which will open later this year.
Lively start to year at QUT
Welcome to QUT and to the first issue of Inside QUT for 2000.
QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Dennis Gibson said he was looking forward to an exciting year.
He said the focus of 1999 had been the celebration of QUT’s 10th anniversary and 150 years of service by predecessor institutions.
Many projects launched as part of the 10/150 celebrations had come to fruition and others were on the verge of completion, he said.
“We have taken great steps to make our campuses more vibrant and interesting places through, for example, the QUT Cultural Precinct that includes a wonderful new performing arts venue and art museum,” he said.
The academic year gets into full swing with Orientation Week, which runs from February 22 to 27. This edition of Inside QUT contains a host of Orientation information useful to new students (see Pages 6-8).
Orientation Week concludes on Sunday, February 27 with the university’s third annual commencement service which will be held at the Albert Street Uniting Church at 7pm.
Staff wishing to attend the service can register under their Personal Profile on QUT Virtual while students who have not yet replied to the invitation can email ceremonies officer Jim Clayden at [email protected].
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A word from the Vice-Chancellor
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UT’s respected and popular Chancellor, Dr Cherrell Hirst, has been reappointed to her position for another five-year term.Dr Hirst, who is also the director of the Wesley Hospital’s Breast Clinic, said she was excited and honoured by her reappointment.
“I never cease to be impressed with people right across this institution, no matter what work they’re doing or what level they’re working at, because there is such a strong commitment to learning and to QUT itself,” Dr Hirst said.
“In my first term I spent a lot of time learning, and it’s been a sheer joy to work with such a united team that has included the Vice-Chancellor and our senior executives, as well as some very talented people from across the university and beyond.”
Her honorary position has both policy and ceremonial responsibilities. She presides over QUT’s Council and heads important ceremonial events, such as local and overseas graduations.
First approached in mid-1990 by the State Minister for Education to join the fledgling university’s Council, Dr Hirst said she hadn’t previously contemplated such a position.
“But I’ve always been totally committed to learning, not just academic learning, but lifelong learning,” she explained.
Dr Hirst added an education degree to her medical qualifications shortly before she was offered the QUT Council position.
“I didn’t hesitate for a second when the Minister called, but it was a bit of a steep learning curve because I didn’t really know much about QUT or the higher education sector,” she said.
Dr Hirst, who was elected Chancellor in 1995, said she was optimistic about QUT’s future.
“We’ve come through the first 10 years very well. We’ve learnt a lot together and, justifiably, we’re no longer defensive about our position.
Dr Hirst outlines vision
Dr Cherrell Hirst ... happy to be starting another term as Chancellor.
“Over the next decade we can concentrate on proving we’ve got what it takes for key stakeholders inside and outside of the university.”
QUT Vice-Chancellor Professor Dennis Gibson said Dr Hirst’s reappointment had been greeted at QUT with “enthusiasm and pleasure”.
“Dr Hirst has been most approachable and generous to us with her time and has worked hard for QUT,” Professor Gibson said.
Dr Hirst said she had three key aims for QUT over the next five years.
“We need to continue working on increasing the visibility of QUT outside of the university – what we do, the issues and challenges we face, our engagement with the broader community and our overall contribution to society,” Dr Hirst said.
“Internally, we’ll be working harder to increase the sense of belonging among staff and students.
“And, at the broadest level, I believe the higher education sector needs to change the attitude of governments to university funding via the community.
This will ensure the standard of Australian universities does not fall further due to lack of funding.
“Universities are not just another public institution to be starved of resources, they represent the nation’s creative future.”
Dr Hirst said she was excited about a number of new QUT projects, including the upgrading of facilities on all campuses, the development of a creative industries precinct at Kelvin Grove and the creation of a cultural precinct at Gardens Point.
Certain types of photocopying at QUT must now be recorded.
QUT has moved from a sampling system for photocopying to a reporting system because of new conditions imposed by the Copyright Agency Limited, CAL.
University copyright officer Mike Lean said the Australian Vice- Chancellors’ Committee had advised universities to change to the reporting system.
Last year, using information obtained from the sampling system, CAL imposed a $27.7 million retrospective bill on Australian universities – charges which universities regarded as excessive.
Organisational units at QUT have been supplied with recording forms, and staff undertaking copying of copyright works for teaching or administrative purposes must report their copying, Mr Lean said.
“The records will be forwarded to CAL, and QUT will be charged for the copying,” he said.
All staff have been supplied with detailed instructions on using the new system.
QUT Council has called on staff and students to join their colleagues worldwide in promoting 2000 as the United Nations’ International Year for a Culture of Peace.
UNESCO is seeking worldwide endorsement of Manifesto 2000 for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence, drafted by a group of Nobel Laureates.
The manifesto stresses individual responsibility in respecting others, practising non-violence, sharing time and resources, defending freedom of expression and cultural diversity and also promotes responsible consumer behaviour.
QUT moves to reporting system for photocopying
“At first sight, this appears to be a lot of work, but not all copying has to be recorded,” he said.
“The recording provision applies mainly to multiple copies.
“Quite a lot of copying, such as copying for external students, copying for your own research and study, copying for inclusion in examinations, and copying of less than one per cent of a work does not have to be recorded,”
he said.
“If the works being copied are your own, or belong to QUT, or you have permission from the owner, then these don’t have to be recorded, either.”
Mr Lean said that the move to record- keeping had been unpopular with CAL.
So far 11 Australian universities have made the change.
CAL has already served inspection notices on two universities.
“It’s quite possible that QUT could get an inspection from CAL some time this year, to see whether we are complying with the licence conditions, so I’d ask everyone to do their utmost to comply with the new procedures.”
Staff, students asked to support International Year of Peace
Details of the manifesto, with provision to add a signature electronically, are available at www.unesco.org/manifesto2000.
UNESCO’s goal is to present 100 million signatures to the United Nations General Assembly meeting in September 2000.
QUT Chancellor Dr Cherrell Hirst said better understanding between people was the key to peace, and education promoted better understanding.
“People at universities worldwide will be great supporters of the manifesto,”
she said.
QUT recently bade farewell to Dean of Education Professor Alan Cumming who has taken up the position of Pro- Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at the University of New England.
“The Cumming intellect and wit will be greatly missed,” said Corporate Communication director Peter Hinton.
Farewell to Professor Alan Cumming
Dr Robert Hardingham has been appointed acting Dean.
Professor John Hartley has taken up his position as Dean of the Faculty of Arts, while Professor Joseph Mathew has commenced as head of the School of Mechanical, Manufacturing and Medical Engineering.
Finance and Facilities has been restructured into two departments. Peter Sullivan has been appointed director of Accounting and Business Services and Andrew Frowd has been appointed director of Facilities. Current Finance and Facilities director John Nelson will become consultant to the Registrar.
This is an exciting time to be starting a university education.
Universities have traditionally offered students both the training they need for a career and opportunities for personal development through intellectual, social and recreational activities.
But the way in which students interact with their lecturers and other students, and use the services that universities offer, has changed with changing technology.
I think of QUT as two distinct, yet inseparable, universities: the physical campus of classrooms, laboratories and in-person interactions, and the
“virtual” university of information, services and interactions that are mediated electronically.
The “virtual” university has in fact become so important that we use the term “QUT Virtual” to describe the extensive set of services available through the QUT Website.
New students may have already discovered some of the things they can do through QUT’s virtual university, such as changing their enrolment, accessing timetables and booklists, and searching the library catalogue.
Students will also find that many academic units use email discussion groups, interactive computer
An exciting time
programs, and online texts as aids to teaching and learning.
Information technology is creating a new world of learning experiences.
But we should not forget the continuing importance of the physical university.
At the moment at QUT, we are taking great steps to make our campuses more vibrant and interesting places through, for example, the QUT Cultural Precinct that includes a wonderful new performing arts venue and art museum.
I hope that during your time at QUT you make the most of both the physical and the virtual universities.
– Professor Dennis Gibson
By Amanda O’Chee
From making a rainbow to turning milk into glue, Queensland’s top student scientists discovered the art of scientific creation at QUT last month.
Almost 400 Year 10 students were selected for the annual Siemens Science Experience, organised jointly by QUT, the University of Queensland, Griffith University and Southbank TAFE.
Some 200 attended QUT for three days, where they discovered the thrills and fun of science.
The science summer school gives students the chance to meet working scientists, perform exciting experiments, visit research labs, tour manufacturing plants and be exposed to a range of scientific careers.
Two Year 10 students construct a bridge out of paddle pop sticks as part of the Siemens Science Experience co-hosted by QUT last month.
Young scientists explore real world
QUT director for the Siemens Science Experience Steve Coyne said the event aimed to capture the imagination of the country’s budding junior scientists and entice them into a career in science.
“This is a very exciting time to work in science, with a lot of investment being poured into biotechnology research,” Mr Coyne said.
“The Siemens Science Experience aims to boost students’ interest in science and introduce them to the range of careers available with organisations such as the CSIRO, government departments, hospitals, universities, research bodies and environmental consultancies.
“Students get to see real scientists at work and hear about the latest research that’s going on.
“They also get some hands-on scientific investigation and, from a number of the workshops, they get to take home the fruits of their experiments.”
The Year 10 students watched scientists at work during visits to the Centre for Microscopy and Micro- Analysis at the University of Queensland, the UQ Mine, CSIRO, The Animal Research Institute, Coca Cola Amatil, XXXX Breweries and the Sciencentre.
Mr Coyne said the Siemens Science Experience had received support from Siemens, Rotary, Education Queensland, Science Teachers Association of Queensland, the Young Scientists of Australia and Science Schools Foundation Incorporated.
Preparations for the introduction of the Federal Government’s Goods and Services Tax from July 1 are well advanced across the university, according to QUT’s management accountant Louise Sharman.
While previously exempt from sales tax, QUT is not exempt from GST and has had to register under the GST legislation and will also have its own Australian Business Number.
Ms Sharman said that transactions wholly within QUT would fall outside the scope of the GST.
However, QUT would generally have to pay GST on its purchases of goods and services.
“The university will also have to collect the applicable GST on any goods and services provided after July 1,” she explained.
“However, there are a few exceptions and they include award course fees, some health services and residential rents from students.”
Ms Sharman said the GST would be collected from the purchaser of any goods or service supplied by QUT, including donations where conditions were attached.
University prepares for new tax regime
She said a registered organisation such as QUT would also be able to recover the GST it paid for supplies used to further its business activities.
She also said students, as consumers, would incur the cost of the GST in some circumstances.
“HECS fees will not be subject to GST but it will apply to some courses, including continuing professional education activities where students enrol in a subject to maintain their professional qualifications,” she explained.
“Students can also expect to pay the tax on such things as library fees, photocopying and parking fees.”
Late last year a steering committee for the implementation of the GST completed a study of the issues involved in introducing the new taxation regime as well as any new processes and systems that would be needed, she said.
She said the most important issue to emerge was the need for adequate training of staff so that they understood the GST implications on their work and also understood any process or system changes.
– Noel Gentner
Rockhampton law students will gain an insider’s view into the legal profession when they are matched with local legal mentors under a new QUT scheme.
The mentoring scheme will unite students with local lawyers who act as mentors. It is designed to help the university’s external law students gain a real-world understanding of law and to overcome feelings of isolation caused by studying externally.
Law students get mentors
The scheme, which is supported by the Central Queensland Law Association, was launched last month.
QUT law lecturer Fiona Martin said the mentoring scheme would help external law students from rural and isolated areas in Rockhampton, Yeppoon, Gladstone, Emerald, Clermont, Biloela and surrounding areas develop a support network with members of the local legal profession.
ABC managing director Brian Johns will join QUT’s School of Media and Journalism in April after he concludes his term with the national broadcaster.
QUT head of media and journalism Professor Stuart Cunningham said Mr Johns would be appointed as an adjunct professor.
Professor Cunningham said Mr Johns’ appointment would confirm for students who had enrolled at QUT that they had joined one of the country’s leading media and journalism schools.
“In view of Mr Johns’ distinguished career in journalism, publishing and corporate management in the media industries, this appointment will be a great advantage for our students,”
Professor Cunningham said.
Mr Johns said his appointment would provide him with a solid base for continuing his work, particularly in the area of digital broadcasting.
“Education will benefit greatly from the continued expansion of the Internet and the proliferation of digital technologies through the media.
“There are great opportunities for students in this environment,” Mr Johns said.
From 1992 until joining the ABC as managing director in 1995, Mr Johns was chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Authority. He was managing director of SBS for five years.
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n exciting arts development for Brisbane is unfolding on QUT’s Gardens Point campus.Dr Sue-Anne Wallace, the new director of the QUT Cultural Precinct initiative, said the precinct would incorporate The Gardens Theatre and the soon-to-be-opened QUT Art Museum.
Dr Wallace was formerly acting director of Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art.
She said a $1.5million injection from the State Government as well as sponsorship from other organisations had boosted the initiative.
“The Precinct and Art Museum will be officially launched later this year, and we will have commercial ventures coming on stream too, but The Gardens Theatre is already proving a popular and versatile venue,” she said.
Less than 100 metres from the front door of The Gardens Theatre in the ground floor of the university’s administration building, QUT’s eagerly awaited art museum will be home to the university’s nationally significant art
collection which was established in 1945.
Comprising some 1500 works, the collection focuses on contemporary Australian art, particularly paintings, prints and ceramics, with Queensland artists well represented.
Dr Wallace said The Gardens Theatre had much to offer patrons and performers. It was located in a prime position on a quadrangle, which connects the City Botanic Gardens and historic Old Government House,
“With 400 seats, The Gardens Theatre has benefited greatly from extensive refurbishment and is providing Brisbane with a much needed, more intimate venue for both local and visiting drama, music and dance productions.”
QUT’s Academy of The Arts begins production at the theatre in March and some of Queensland’s leading performing arts companies will also make use of The Gardens Theatre throughout 2000.
Queensland Ballet will premiere three of its major works as part of its 40th Anniversary subscription season.
QUT Cultural Precinct
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The new director of the Gardens Point Cultural Precinct, Dr Sue- Anne Wallace, is gearing up for a challenging first year.
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UT conferred honorary doctorates on four distinguished people at graduation ceremonies held at the Queensland Performing Arts Complex (QPAC) in February.Graham Hughes
Mr Hughes received an honorary doctorate on February 1 for distinguished service to the insurance industry, the public sector and research into accidents and road safety.
Mr Hughes, an adjunct professor in QUT’s School of Psychology and Counselling for three years, was appointed Queensland’s inaugural Insurance Commissioner in 1993 and retired from the position in 1996.
As Commissioner, he drafted legislation for the Motor Accident Insurance Commission, making the MAIC responsible for supporting research into reducing the incidence and severity of road accidents, injury treatment and rehabilitation.
The MAIC has granted more than
$18million to Queensland community organisations involved in rehabilitation and prevention over the past five years.
He also created the operational and funding framework for two significant Queensland research centres – the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety (CARRS-Q) at QUT, and the Centre for National Research on Disability and Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Queensland.
Harvey Whiteford
The World Bank’s head of mental health and nervous system disorders, Dr Harvey Whiteford returned from Washington to his home town of Brisbane to receive his honorary doctorate on February 3.
Dr Jayne Clapton has become the first woman to graduate with a PhD from the School of Humanities and the first student to do so from the Centre for the Study of Ethics.
Dr Clapton, a mature-age student and mother of four children, explored the ethical significance of the notion of inclusion for people with a disability in Western, Judeo-Christian society.
She analysed existing “inclusion- exclusion” relationships, and undertook a conceptual-theoretical critique which would have ethical implications for policies and practices within disability studies.
She said that such work was only made possible through the innovative applied ethics research that had been done by staff of the Centre for the Study of Ethics at QUT.
Dr Whiteford was the first person appointed by The World Bank to work on mental health and nervous system disorders within the Bank’s Human Development Network.
Responsible for establishing the World Bank’s lending programs for tackling neurological disorders, mental disorders and substance abuse in developing countries, Dr Whiteford has overseen the development of five projects worth $12million over the past year. Dr Whiteford is a graduate of QUT’s Master of Public Health.
He is a visiting Professor at the Department of Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School, a visiting Professor at the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College, London, and he holds the Kratzmann Chair of Psychiatry at the University of Queensland, where he studied medicine.
Muhammad Yunus
Since Professor Muhammad Yunus established the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh in 1976, he has provided loans to more than two million of the country’s poorest people, helping to liberate them from poverty.
Professor Yunus, who has been heralded internationally as a peerless visionary, a maverick economist and a revolutionary, received an honorary doctorate from QUT on February 10.
He founded the Grameen Bank as an experiment when, as an economics academic at Chittagong University in Bangladesh, he discovered that the poor were paying as much as 10 per cent interest a day to money lenders.
• An honorary doctorate conferred on Mr Colin Dillon on February 18 will be featured in the next issue of Inside QUT.
Academics receive Oustanding Contribution awards
Four receive QUT honorary doctorates
Dr Jayne Clapton receives her PhD from QUT Chancellor Dr Cherrell Hirst.
Mother makes history with PhD
Graham Hughes addresses a Faculty of Arts graduation ceremony after receiving his honorary doctorate from QUT on February 1.
Outstanding academics were honoured at recent graduations. Outstanding Contribution Awards were made to the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering’s Dr Janelle Allison (for academic leadership) and Dr Wageeh
Boles (for teaching performance and leadership). Brisbane Graduate School of Business Dr Jeremy Williams (teaching performance and leadership), Faculty of Information Technology’s Ms Sylvia Edwards (teaching
performance and leadership) and Faculty of Science’s Dr Erhan Kozan (research and scholarship) also received awards. Faculty of Education’s Dr Carmel Diezmann will receive her award in April.
Online offerings boosted by new Teaching and Learning projects
Four new large projects and nine smaller ones have secured funding from QUT’s Teaching & Learning Grants Scheme.
Announced in early December, the successful large grant projects, and their directors and faculties, are:
• Enhancing the quality of teaching and learning through online teaching and flexible delivery:
resources for units (Dr Marylou O’Connor and Dr Helen Williams; Health).
• Using peer assessment to improve student learning in large classes (Associate Professor Roy Ballantyne; Education).
• Real-World Software Inc: extending problem-based with co-operation from industry (Jim Hogan; IT).
• Embedding graduate attributes in core units (Sharon Christensen;
Law).
The successful small grant projects (and their co-ordinators) are:
• The development of a Web-based teaching template for the understanding and development of synthetic environments for Built Environment & Engineering disciplines (Sam Bucolo, BE&E).
• Development of teaching and learning resources and facilities for project based teaching and learning of Mechanical Design in a flexible delivery environment (Dr Vladis Kosse; BE&E).
•Online concept mapping:
contribution to the global blackboard of the future. A flexible adaptive technology for supporting interactive collaborative teaching and learning (Associate Professor Graham Kerr; Health).
• Journeying through postgraduate supervision (Dr Tanya Aspland;
Education).
• Exemplary practice for learning with technology: a video based teaching and learning package for
students in pre-service and in- service courses (Dr Nicolla Yelland;
Education).
• Development of case studies, computer programs and learning approach to support online flexible delivery and student-centred learning in marketing decision making (Terrence Euler; Business).
• A project to commence full internationalisation of the journalism discipline with pilot projects in two key subjects during 2000 and development of a proposed new subject in internationalised mode (Lee Duffield; Arts).
• Using student created drama scenarios to design a generic engine for online teaching. (Dr Brad Haseman; Arts).
• International collaborative learning opportunities for gifted students in large classes, via online hierarchical assessment (Dr Rodney Wolff; Science).
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he Queensland Arts Minister, Matt Foley, has appointed QUT Academy of the Arts lecturer Judith McLean as the new chair of the Queensland Theatre Company.Ms McLean, who is the co-ordinator of QUT’s Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education course, lectures in the Academy of the Arts and has worked extensively in youth theatre projects.
Currently the chair of Arts Queensland’s Cultural Advisory Council and a former deputy chair of the Theatre Fund of the Australia Council, Ms McLean has also been a TN! Theatre Company board member.
She is also part of a Government- appointed steering committee which is reviewing programs of assistance to arts bodies across the State.
“This is an important time for QTC as it moves into the new century and faces the challenges of artistic vibrancy and financial stability,” Ms McLean said.
“It’s also an important time for the Arts in Australia and for those of us working in tertiary arts education because of the recognition that audience development is intrinsically linked with education.
“I see this as an opportunity for the education and the arts communities to forge ahead together.
Judith McLean appointed to QTC helm
“I am particularly interested in fostering the development of emerging artists and stimulating discussion on how our State theatre company intersects with Queensland’s cultural life.”
Ms McLean said that as QTC this year celebrates its 30th anniversary, it would be kept busy with seven metropolitan performances, a regional touring program and an education program as well as the commissioning and development of new work.
One such initiative in 2000 will be the programming of a work in QUT’s rehearsal venue, The Shed, as part of the Brisbane Festival.
“We’ll also have performances in the Optus Playhouse and the Cremorne Theatre (at the Queensland Performing Arts Complex) and, for the first time, a production in QUT’s recently renovated The Gardens Theatre.”
That production, Fountains Beyond, will be directed by QUT graduate Wesley Enoch and will feature the same creative team that brought audiences the critically acclaimed production of The Sunshine Club late last year.
Mr Foley also appointed QUT part- time staff member Stuart Glover, an experienced arts administrator, to the QTC board.
QUT Academy of the Arts lecturer Judith McLean has been appointed chair of the Queensland Theatre Company.
Maths buffs at QUT are conducting a study to ensure roulette punters don’t get an unfair advantage over casinos ...
or vice versa.
Senior lecturer in QUT’s School of Mathematical Sciences Dr Rodney Wolff is working with three of the university’s brightest first-year science students to test the fairness of a new roulette wheel, destined for Conrad Jupiters Casino on the Gold Coast.
“They want us to test that the roulette wheel really produces random results and to ensure it doesn’t produce any regular sequences or patterns in the outcomes,” Dr Wolff said.
Maths buffs scrutinise wheel of fortune
“If we find that the roulette wheel produces random outcomes, we can infer all other roulette wheels, if produced to the same specifications, will also be reliable.”
Dr Wolff, who has consulted on previous occasions for gaming companies, said the study was a consulting project, commissioned jointly by Conrad Jupiters and John Huxley, the UK gaming equipment manufacturer that created the roulette wheel.
Participating students Lauren Newlands, Amanda Connell and Jonathan Johansen, are Dean’s Scholars.
Students are admitted to the Dean’s Scholars program, an initiative of the Faculty of Science, on the basis of an outstanding academic record and receive a scholarship to complete an accelerated program of study, allowing them to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in two years instead of three.
Lauren and Amanda said the project was a fun way to study statistical maths.
“As well as doing the proper study, we’ve all picked a lucky number and we’ll count how many times those numbers come up to see who has the best luck,” Amanda said.
– Amanda O’Chee Dean’s Scholars (from left) Lauren Newlands and Amanda Connell
will test the fairness of roulette.
Smart sports product scoops first prize in business contest
By Amanda O’Chee
An innovative business plan for a smart drink bottle that tells athletes when they need a drink has won the Queensland Australian Business Week held at QUT last month.
The team of 10 Year 12 students, who developed the business plan, will now represent Queensland at the national finals at the end of the year.
Members of the winning Aqualete team were Rudy Bell from Wynnum State High, Kate Burdett from Maryborough State High, Rebecca Dull from Boonah State High, Louise Guazzo from Gilroy Santa Maria in Ingham, Kristy Lindsay from Cleveland District State High, Michael McCarthy from Somerset College on the Gold Coast, Zoe Marshall from Stuartholme at Toowong, Anne-Marie Vella from Holy Spirit College at Mt Pleasant, Cathy Wolff from Burnside State High, and Nat Woolley from North Rockhampton State High.
They were among 60 students competing in the Queensland Australian Business Week.
The competition is jointly run by QUT’s Faculty of Business and Education Queensland to introduce
students to the challenges and responsibilities of managing a business.
In teams of 10, students had to develop a new sporting product, create a successful business plan and use a computer-simulated business game to run the multi-million dollar company for two years.
The Aqualete team developed a business plan for a drink bottle that uses “robotic
and sensory technology” to detect when an athlete starts to get dehydrated.
QUT business lecturer Bob Gibson said the program had received strong support from business and government, attracting sponsors such as Boeing, QCOM, Konica, KPMG, Business Educators’ Association Queensland, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, CoreTech and Queensland’s Department of State Development.
The Aqualete team scooped the Queensland Australian Business Week competition held last month.
Staff at The Gardens Theatre at Gardens Point campus sent out an urgent request to help locate missing orchestra chairs late last year. The show will most certainly go on, now that all 25 have been located around the university.
“I’ve no idea how they got spread so far around the campus ... anyway, they have enjoyed their little holiday and won’t go roaming again,” said theatre manager Paul Dellit in an email to Gardens Point staff.
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On-campus employment opportunities for QUT students will be created in the coming weeks when The Gardens Theatre begins to recruit for attendants.
The casual positions will involve ushering and bar duties. Most work will be in the evenings.
Gardens Theatre recruits students
The theatre is seeking to establish a team of 15 to 20 theatre attendants to fulfil the rostering requirements in this area of its operations.
Contact Ashley Wilkie on email [email protected] or call 3864 4463 for details.
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QUT’s Academy of Arts is stepping up its involvement in community youth projects in the Pine Rivers Shire through the innovative Catalyst project.
A visual arts project looking at health issues involving young indigenous people, a youth arts festival and the development of a community-based music and video facility in Kallangur are some of the key projects for 2000.
Co-ordinator Sally Clifford said the Catalyst project, launched two years ago, had external funding and a QUT Community Service Grant.
To keep abreast with the digitalisation of the media, QUT’s School of Media and Journalism has introduced three new cutting-edge postgraduate courses in digital media.
The Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Masters courses are the first of their kind in Queensland.
The courses provide both practical skills and an understanding of the social impact of digital and online media. They also investigate how digital technology is revolutionising traditional forms of media.
Course co-ordinator Terry Flew said technology was fast transforming the media, and professionals working in film,
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ngineering students will benefit from the generosity of the RACQ this year when it donates a CD-ROM database to the Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering in memory of mechanical engineering student Peter Cook.Peter was awarded the RACQ Engineering Scholarship for 1999 but he died early last year in a motor cycle accident in bushland in northern Queensland.
The RACQ Engineering Scholarship, worth $5,000, is awarded to a full-time student undertaking the final year of the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical, Civil or Electrical) at QUT.
The Scholarship aims to stimulate student interest in the automotive engineering field.
Industry support for QUT students continues to grow with around 27 different scholarships now available.
Scholarships are available across all faculties. New scholarships and bursaries include:
• Mincom Scholarship for final year Bachelor of Information Technology students ($5,000).
Scholarships on offer
• A number of Software Engineering Australia (SEA) Scholarships for first year Bachelor of Information Technology (Software Engineering) students ($4,699).
• Two Thiess Civil Engineering Scholarships for final year Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) students ($5,000).
• Alstom Electrical Engineering Scholarship for final year Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) students ($5,000).
• Clough Engineering Scholarship for fourth year Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) students ($5,000). The company selects the recipient from students studying at a number of universities.
• Telstra Scholarship for third year Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical, Electronic Systems) or Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical)/Bachelor of IT students ($5,000).
• Joan Penridge Commemorative Award for third year Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-registration) students ($2,000).
• Shell Coal Undergraduate Scholarship for second year Bachelor of Applied Science students (Geoscience or Environmental Science) ($5,000).
Shell selects the scholarship recipient from students studying at a number of universities.
These scholarships offer a variety of benefits, which may include payment of HECS, Student Guild Fees, a textbook or study allowance, and the offer of work experience.
A student’s GPA is not the only criteria considered when scholarship recipients are selected.
For many of the scholarships, criteria such as personal and professional achievements, career aspirations, and communication skills are as important as academic achievement.
For more details, contact faculty prize or scholarships officers.
A new post-graduate scholarship available this year is the Oodgeroo Scholarship for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students commencing or continuing a Master of Arts (Research) in dance, drama, music, visual Arts, Literature, political studies or creative writing; or a Master of Education (Research).
For more information about post- graduate scholarships, visit: http://
w w w . q u t . e d u . a u / d r a a / o r / extscholarships.html
Youth projects gain momentum
Catalyst will hold its second annual Freaky Arts Festival in July, where participants will perform and learn festival management and production skills.
“Another key project is a youth health strategy which will implement three arts projects to investigate ways in which creative art processes can be employed to address health issues,” Ms Clifford said.
“The focus on health has emerged out of a demonstrated need in the Pine Rivers Shire for more communication,
discussion and information from young people about health issues affecting them,” she said.
QUT students will be linked to each Catalyst project as subject-based secondees or as volunteers.
“Working with Catalyst is a good opportunity for students to develop skills in the field of community cultural development,” she said.
For more information about working with Catalyst, email Sally Clifford on [email protected] or call her on 3864 3021 after March 13.
Media and Journalism offers new digital media courses
TV, advertising, journalism and publishing were witnessing the introduction of new media technologies, and the effects of the Internet.
The courses will also cover new media technologies, informational and media design, online communications, research into digital media, Internet publishing, and research into media industries, audiences, and policies.
The Graduate Certificate can be completed in one year part-time. The Graduate Diploma takes one year to complete full-time or two years part- time. The Master of Arts requires three semesters of full-time study or six semesters’ part-time.
Second-year Bachelor of Business student Nathanael Lee is the recipient of the Coca-Cola Amatil scholarship for 2000.
QUT will hear complaints
A good starting point for students with complaints is the Student Centre. Call the Student Infoline on 3864 2000.
Undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students who have concerns can contact the Student Ombudsman, Dr Rodney Wolff. Email Rodney at [email protected], call him on 3864 2457, or visit www.qut.edu.au/ombudsman/
Associate Professor Rod Wissler is director of Postgraduate Research Studies. He supports all postgraduate research students.
Email him on r[email protected] or call 3864 1303.
A group of students have fun at a Propel arts event staged as part of Catalyst in the Pine Rivers Shire last year.
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Do you need to improve your maths?
The School of Mathematical Sciences offers a unit, Preparatory Mathematics (MAB105), for QUT students who wish to upgrade their mathematics and/or algebra background to assist them with their current course.
It can also be used to meet the Senior Mathematics B prerequisite if a student wishes to change course at a later date.
The unit caters for students who have not studied mathematics for some years
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or who wish to improve their core mathematical skills and those students who have Senior Mathematics A or Maths in Society who need a higher level of mathematics for their tertiary studies.
It is offered in Semester One only at both Carseldine and Gardens Point campuses. For more information please see QUT Virtual or contact the School of Mathematical Sciences, Level 7 L Block at Gardens Point or telephone 3864 2308.
An information seminar for students interested in participating in the QUT Student Exchange Program for Semester Two of this year will be held at noon on Friday March 3, in the Owen J Wordsworth Room on Level 12 of S Block at Gardens Point.
The QUT Student Exchange Program offers students an opportunity to study for one or two semesters in an overseas institution.
QUT has exchange agreements with a wide range of institutions worldwide and the QUT International Travel Bursary Scheme provides travel grants of up to
$1,500 for students studying overseas.
Further details can be obtained from the International Relations Unit, Room 309, M-O Link, at Gardens Point.
Applications for both the Student Exchange Program and Travel Bursaries close at 5pm on March 17.
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UT’s Library Website has a new look and QUT staff and students will find it easier to use, says electronic information services librarian Martin Borchert who co-ordinated the redevelopment.“The site has been extensively restructured to streamline access to key library services and resources,” he said.
“The Library has made an effort to present information from the client’s perspective.”
There are three key services:
• eLibrary – a one stop access to the electronic library. The eLibrary url is http://wwwlib.qut.edu.au/elibrary/
The eLibrary gives access to more than 200 databases, 7,000 ejournals, course work material via the eReserve, the eReference Shelf, subject access to quality internet resources via InfoQuest and the Library catalogue.
All resources are available 24 hours a day and most are available off campus.
• eLibrarian – take virtual tours of the eLibrary. The eLibrarian url is http://
wwwlib.qut.edu.au/elibrarian/
• eLearn – access to information literacy programs and resources. The eLearn url is http://wwwlib.qut.edu.au/elearn/
The Library Information section gives details on opening hours, branch libraries, services and borrowing.
QUT Health Services’ medical centres at Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove campuses have achieved full accreditation under the National General Practice Accreditation Guidelines.
QUT is only the second University Health Service in Australia to achieve these standards. To achieve full accreditation the services were assessed against over 200 quality criteria established by the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Health Services head Grant Warren said the report of the review of services was very positive.
Students and staff at QUT will benefit from major improvements to email systems and online resources.
QUT students will enjoy a new student email service from the beginning of Semester One.
Students are now able to access their email wherever Internet access is available. The easy-to-use point and click service is available by typing email.qut.edu.au into a Web browser.
The new service, developed by the Information Technology Services Department, replaces the text-based email software, PINE, with a Web- based email service similar to Hotmail.
A suite of online resources is also available to QUT staff and students to assist them to develop essential computer skills and competencies.
The LitKit site was developed as part of the Technological Literacy Project, a two-year initiative funded under QUT’s Large Teaching and Learning Grant Scheme. The LitKit site includes:
• an extensive annotated list of Web sites and other resources;
• a set of online tutorials which can be used by students on an individual
“self help”basis or adapted by
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PhD student Robert Burdett at work in the Gardens Point library.
User-friendly student email system arrives
teaching staff to incorporate into their units; and
• a series of case studies which have strategies and ideas for staff.
The LitKit url is http://olt.qut.edu.au/
int/litkit
Technological Literacy project manager Darien Rossiter said the site had been developed by academic and professional support staff from the Faculties of Arts, Education and Information Technology and the Division of Information and Academic Services to assist staff who wanted to help their students to improve their computer skills.
As part of the project, a QUT study recently found that while almost nine out of ten university students have computers, only half felt competent at managing computer files or effectively searching the Internet when they left school.
A three-year study of 2,374 first-year students and 109 academics was conducted in a joint project by QUT’s Arts, Education and Information Technology faculties and the Division of Information and Academic Services.
The study was undertaken to help improve students’ technological literacy by developing Web-based materials.
QUT can be a confusing place and new students will need to use the campus maps in their 2000 Orientation Guides for the first few days.
A large campus map is located at the main entrance to each campus.
Additional campus maps can be collected from campus Student Centres or accessed on InfoNet touch screens which are scattered throughout QUT.
Finding a room
QUT generally follows a standard method for numbering rooms. For example, to go to E214, you would locate E Block, on Level 2 and go to Room 214.
Read the timetable
Timetables are posted on noticeboards around the university. You can also find them on the Web at http://
www.qut.edu.au/current.html
Boards displaying the full timetable for each campus can be found at:
• Gardens Point – S Block, Level 4
• Kelvin Grove – A Block courtyard
• Carseldine – C Block, Level 4 (moving to Level 3 soon)
Some faculties and schools also display their timetables on their own noticeboards.
Your timetable is also available through QUT Virtual. Use your QUT
access surname and password and look under “Your Personal Profile”.
Timetables are listed in alphabetical order by unit code.
You generally do not need to attend all lectures and tutorials in the list for each subject. However, if your unit has numbered lectures e.g. Lecture 1, Lecture 2 or Lecture A, Lecture B, you should attend all of them.
Repeat classes are not numbered and you only need to attend one of them.
If you find that you have clashes on your timetable or you need help, contact your faculty or school enquiry counter for help.
Finding the canteen Gardens Point: Y Block Carseldine: Level 3, C Block Kelvin Grove: Level 3, C Block Transport and parking
As parking is limited, students are encouraged to take advantage of the excellent public transport available.
Car parking on campus is limited and regulated by permit on each campus.
Parking permits are required for each semester.
A valid parking permit must be clearly displayed when parking on campus.
Application forms are available from Student Centres on each campus and at
Campus Administration on Kelvin Grove campus (located in A Block).
Gardens Point students can also obtain permit applications from the Parking Office, M Block, Level 1 (8.30am - 5pm Mon-Fri).
A separate application form must be submitted to each campus if you require parking on multiple campuses.
All applications are usually due in by the Friday before semester commences.
Motorcycle parking is available in designated areas.
Permits are not required. Bicycle parking racks are provided on each campus.
“There were great comments about the staff, the quality of the facilities and the excellent training provided for the staff,” he said.
“Achieving accreditation involved a great deal of work by doctors, nurses and administrative staff.”
The Health Service is preparing for a big year with the completion of the new Kelvin Grove facility. A 20 per cent increase in clients is expected this year.
The Health Services contact numbers are Gardens Point: 3864 2321,Kelvin Grove: 3864 3161 and Carseldine: 3864 4539.
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Banking Facilities
Gardens Point
A National Australia Bank ATM is located outside Y Block.
A Commonwealth Bank ATM is on ground level opposite the cafe in Y Block.
Uni Credit Union, top level, Y Block, 9am–
4.30pm Mon–Fri, 3229 1388. Agencies also at Kelvin Grove and Carseldine Bookshops.
Nearest off–campus locations of major financial institutions in the city:
• Westpac – 189 Elizabeth St.
• Commonwealth – 73 Mary St.
• ANZ – Cnr Mary and Albert Sts.
• Suncorp Metway – Cnr George and Charlotte Sts.
• NAB – Cnr Elizabeth and Albert Sts.
Kelvin Grove
A National Australia Bank ATM is opposite the bookshop, Level 4, C Block.
Bookshops
Bookshops are located on all campuses:
• Gardens Point – ground Level, Y Block, semester hours: 8.30am–5pm Mon–Thu, 8.30am–4.15pm Fri.
• Kelvin Grove – Level 4, C Block, semester hours: 8.30am–5pm Mon–Thu, 8.30am–
4.15pm Fri.
• Carseldine – Level 3, C Block, semester hours:
8.30am–7pm Mon and Tue, 8.30am–6pm Wed and Thu, 8.30am–1pm Fri.
Campus Clubs
(QUT Student Guild )
• Gardens Point: Campus Club is on top level of Y Block. Club Bar – 11am–7pm Mon–
Tue, 11am–9pm Wed–Fri.
• Kelvin Grove: New Student Club, top level, C Block.
• Carseldine: Campus Club, top level, R Block.
Campus Shops
(QUT Student Guild )
Campus Shops are located at Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove:
• Gardens Point – ground level, Y Block, 8.30am–6.pm Mon–Thu, 8.30am–
4.00pm Fri during semester, and 9am–
4pm Mon–Fri during recess.
• Kelvin Grove – C Block, 8.30am–5.30pm Mon–Thu, 8.30am–3.30pm Fri during semester, and 8.30am–3.30pm Mon–Fri during recess.
Careers &
Employment Service
• Gardens Point – Level 2, U Block, 9am–
5pm Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm Tue–Wed during lectures. Call 3864 2649.
• Kelvin Grove – Level 4, C Block, 9am–
5pm Mon–Wed, 8am –4pm Fri. Call 3864 3488.
• Carseldine – Level 2, C Block, 9am–5pm Mon–Wed. Call 3864 4539.
Casual employment and off–campus accommodation call 3864 5509.
Union Help Desks
(QUT Student Guild )
• Gardens Point – top level, Y Block, 8.30am–
5pm, Mon–Fri. Call 3864 1680.
• Kelvin Grove – Room 309, B Block.
8.30am–5pm, Mon–Fri. Call 3864 3704.
• Carseldine – Level 2, C Block, 9am–5pm, Mon–Thu, 9am–2pm, Fri. Call 3864 4714.
Chaplaincy Services
Fr Bavin Clarke is the QUT Chaplain and can be contacted on Call 3864 2700 or 0414 642 700. The Chaplain is located at Old Government House at Gardens Point.
Childcare Centres
(QUT Student Guild)
Childcare centres are located on all campuses.
Government subsidies and fee relief available:
• Gardens Point – Child Care Centre, (six weeks to five years) 7.30am–5.30pm Mon–
Fri. Call 3864 1690.
• Gardens Point Creche (six weeks to three years) 7.30am–5.30pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 4047.
• Kelvin Grove – 15 School Street, 7.30am–
5.30pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 3943.
• Carseldine – eastern Beams Rd entrance, 7.15am–7.15pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 4800.
Clubs and Societies
(QUT Student Guild )
A wide variety of clubs and societies are administered by the Student Guild. For further details call 3864 1213.
Computer Shop
The Computer Shop is located on the Ground Level of Y Block on the Gardens Point campus. The shop is open during semester 9am–5.00pm Mon–Thu, 9am–
4.00pm Fri.
Computing Services
The Student Computing Help Desk number is 3864 2898, 8am–9pm Mon–Fri, 9am–
6pm weekends. Assistance is available at:
• Gardens Point, Level 2 (Library) – 7am–
10pm Mon–Fri, 9am–6pm weekends.
• Kelvin Grove, D202 Level 2 – 8am–8pm Mon–Fri, 11am–3pm weekends.
• Carseldine, R311 Level 2 (Library) 9am–
6pm Mon–Fri, 11am–2pm weekends.
Off–campus support is available via e–mail:
The staff Help Desk number is 3864 4000.
Counselling Services
The Counselling Service aims to promote academic and personal development by providing a professional and free service to students on each campus.
• Gardens Point – Level 1, Y Block, 9am–
5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 2383.
• Kelvin Grove – Level 4, C Block, 9am–5pm Mon–Thu, 8am–4pm Fri. Call 3864 3488.
• Carseldine – Level 2, C Block, 9am–5pm Mon–Wed. Call 3864 4539.
Equity programs and services
QUT provides a range of programs and services to create an inclusive environment and to support the social and cultural diversity of students and staff. For confidential information and advice, contact the Equity Section:
• Gardens Point – Level 4, O Block Podium.
Call 3864 2699.
• Kelvin Grove campus: Level 2, K Block.
Call 3864 3652.
Email: [email protected]
QUT’s Guide for students with disabilities is available from the Equity Section and on the Web at http://www.qut.edu.au/daa/equity/
disabgd/
Facilities Support Services
Helpful services such as photocopying, microfilm copying, transparency copying, colour copying, laser printing, plan printing, laminating, Questnet payments, computer access passwords, binding facilities, media supplies, laptop computer leasing and hire.
• Gardens Point – Levels 4 and 2, V Block and Level 5 C Block. Call 3864 1474
• Kelvin Grove – Level 3, R Block. Call 3864 3938.
• Carseldine – Level 2, R Block. Call 3864 4772.
Fitness Centre
(QUT Student Guild )
Kick-start 2000 with a Sports and Fitness Centre membership. Join now and receive your special deals, 15 per cent off 12-month
membership, or semester passes for students and staff.
All staff are fully qualified with several years’
experience. Health appraisals and programs provided by our exercise physiologists.
Free lockers are provided to secure valuables.
Aerobics classes ranging from tae–bo, PUMP, body step, aeroboxing, step moves.
Pin-loaded and free weights gym equipment.
• Gardens Point – Y Block (below refectory).
Call 3864 2945.
• Kelvin Grove – C Block (below refectory).
Call 3864 3710 .
• Carseldine (behind the Carseldine help desk). Call 3864 4716.
Joint Sports Centre
(QUT Student Guild )
A 25–metre, eight–lane indoor heated swimming pool with state–of–the–art glass panelled walls and skylight roof which provide natural light and an “outdoorsy” ambience.
Two glass-backed squash courts enable squash as well as rebound volleyball, badminton and table tennis.
Located in I Block, Gardens Point (beside refectory). 5.30am–8pm Mon–Thu, 5.30am–
7pm Fri, 8am–6pm Sat, 9am–6pm Sun.
Call 3864 1688 or 3864 2818.
Health Services &
Clinics
QUT Health Services, run by experienced doctors and nurses, offer a comprehensive health service to students and staff.
• Gardens Point – lower level, Y Block, 9am–
5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 2321.
• Kelvin Grove – 5 School Street, 9am–5pm Mon, Wed and Thu, 8am–5pm Tue, 8am–
4pm Fri. Call 3864 3161.
• Carseldine Campus – lower level, C Block, nurse only 9am–4pm Mon – Wed. Call 3864 4539.
Everything you need to know about Health Services can be found at at www.qut.edu.au/
healthservice/
Services at the Optometry, Podiatry and Weight Management Clinics at QUT’s Faculty of Health at Kelvin Grove are available to students, QUT staff and the general community.
Optometry Clinic
The Optometry Clinic offers a comprehensive eyecare service. These services include eye examinations, dispensing of spectacles, contact lens fitting and solutions and specialised services for the visually impaired. Level 5, B Wing, O Block, Kelvin Grove, 8am–5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 5743 or 3864 5695.
Podiatry Clinic
The Podiatry Clinic provides a full range of foot care. It is not necessary to obtain a referral to attend the Clinic. 9am–3pm Mon–Fri, 5–
7pm Tue. The Podiatry Clinic is on Level 6, B Wing, O Block, Kelvin Grove. Call 3864 5652.
Weight Management Clinic
The Weight Management Clinic is on Level 4, B Wing, O Block, Kelvin Grove, 10am–2pm and 4–8pm Mon–Thu. Call 3864 5819 or 3864 3286.
Campus Physiotherapy
Gardens Point – QUT Sports Centre (Pool Complex, I block) on the gallery level, 8am–
4pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 1687 or 3870 1899 (All hours – Taringa practice).
Kelvin Grove – G Block (upper level), 8am–
4pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 3711 or 3870 1899 (Taringa practice).
International Students Office of International Students
• Gardens Point – Level 2, U Block, 9am–
5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 2696.
• Kelvin Grove – lower level, C Block, 9am–
5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 3142.
International Student Services
International Student Services (ISS) provides a range of services specifically designed for international students and Australian students from non–English speaking backgrounds.
These include language and learning skills assistance, orientation, accommodation, part–time employment, financial assistance, confidential counselling, social and cultural activities.
• Gardens Point – Lower Level, Y Block, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 2019.
• Kelvin Grove – 17 Tank Street, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 3846.
Accommodation enquiries, Gardens Point – O Block, Room 308,10am–4pm, Mon–Fri.
Call 3864 1596.
Homestay enquiries – Kelvin Grove, 17 Tank Street, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 3963.
Office of International Relations
Enquiries, Gardens Point – Room 424, O Block Podium, 9am–5pm, Mon–Fri.
Call 3864 2862.
Student Exchanges and Study Abroad, Gardens Point – O Block Podium, Room 424, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 2200.
University Entry Programsm, Foundation and University Diploma, Kelvin Grove, P Block, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri. Call 3864 5913.
English Language Programs, Kelvin Grove, E Block, 9am–5pm Mon–Fri. 3864 3611.
Library
• Gardens Point Information Desk Call 3864 2083
• Kelvin Grove Information Desk Call 3864 3079
• Law Library Information Desk Call 3864 2842
• Carseldine Information Desk Call 3864 4555
Web address: http://wwwlib.qut.edu.au eLibrary is a one–stop gateway to all our electronic information resources.
At branch libraries you can also use the in–
demand material kept in the Course Reserve Collection, borrow textbooks and other material, get help in finding and using resources and use the quiet study areas and the group discussion rooms.
Hours
Opening hours are posted at the entrance of each library and are also available at http://wwwlib.qut.edu.au/about/hours.html Classes in using the library catalogue, searching for journal articles and the Internet are offered during O–Week and throughout the semester.
Pick up a training calendar from the Library or check the eLearn web site at
http://wwwlib.qut.edu.au/elearn
Using the self service features of the catalogue, you can also renew your loans, request a book or video from another branch library or reserve an item on loan to another borrower.
For more information consult the library catalogue information sheets at http://
libcat.qut.edu.au The Researchers’ Centre
Level 7, V Block, Gardens Point Library
Lost Property
• Gardens Point – ground level, M Block.
• Kelvin Grove – Level 2, A Block.
• Carseldine – Level 3, C Block.
Oodgeroo Unit
The Oodgeroo Unit (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Support Unit) has facilities on all campuses at QUT. Staff are available to all Indigenous students to give advice, help and support, on issues affecting their studies.
• Gardens Point – Level 3, O Block Podium. Call 3864 1560
• Kelvin Grove – Level 2, B Block. Call 3864 3610.
• Carseldine – Level 4, C Block. Call 3864 4599.
Q–Step Program
The Q–Step Program provides increased opportunities and support to people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Students who have been admitted through the Q–Step Program are welcome to call in to the Q–Step Centre, Y Block, Kelvin Grove, 8.30am–4.30pm. Call 3864 3731, 3864 9675 or 3864 9669.
Refectories and cafes
Gardens Point
• Refectory – Y Block, 7.30am–7.30pm Mon–
Thu, 7.30–5.30pm Fri, 10am–2pm Sat.
• Coffee Shop – ground level, Y Block, 8am–
4pm Mon–Thu, 8am–3pm Fri.
• Degrees Cafe – top level, Y Block, 10am–
5.30pm Mon–Thu, 10am–3pm Fri. (These are semester hours).
• Artisans on the Yard, Gardens Point - 8am–
6pm Mon–Fri (Semester hours).
Kelvin Grove
• Refectory – 7am–5pm Mon–Thu, 7am–
4pm Fri. (Semester hours).
• Beadles on the Quad, Kelvin Grove - 7.30am–
5.30pm Mon–Fri. (Semester hours)
Carseldine
• Refectory – Level 3, C Block, 8am–7.15pm Mon–Thu, 8am–3pm Fri. (Semester hours).
Security
• General enquiries call 3864 5585
• Emergencies call 3864 5555
• Freecall 1800 065 585 (from anywhere in Brisbane metropolitan area).
Security operates 24 hours a day on all campuses. Emergency call points are located on each campus. Electronic swipecard access for those with a demonstrated need is organised through your faculty or school.
An evening security bus service exists on each campus. Call Campus Administration for details.
Student Centres
• Gardens Point – Level 1, A Block.
• Kelvin Grove – Level 4, K Block.
• Carseldine – Level 3, C Block.
For information and assistance on the following, visit the Student Centres:
• applying for admission into QUT;
• seeking academic credit;
• submitting your enrolment form;
• obtaining details on student fees (HECS, tuition and Guild fees);
• examinations and graduations;
• to request your academic record;
• obtaining transport concessions;
• campus maps or directions.
Student ID Cards
Student ID card information can be obtained at:
• Gardens Point - during Orientation Week, ID cards can be obtained from Level 4, Z Block, Room 414. Other times of the year:
Level 1, A Block. Call 3864 1124.
• Kelvin Grove – Level 2, A Block. Call 3864 3939.
• Carseldine – Level 4, C Block. Call 3864 4536.
Transport Information
There are QUT Student Guild shuttle buses to all campuses. Call 3864 1666.
For Brisbane City Council Bus Service, Ferry/
CityCat and City Rail timetable information – call 13 12 30. The CityCat ferry stop is located at the rear of Parliament House.
Carseldine and Kelvin Grove campuses can be accessed by bus and train.
Inside QUT is published by QUT’s Corporate Communication Department. Readership includes staff, students and members of the QUT community.
It is also circulated to business, industry, government and the media. Each story has been checked with the source prior to publication.
Letters to the editor are welcome. Email [email protected]. Our address: Level 5, M Block, Room 514, Gardens Point or GPO Box 2434 Brisbane 4001.
Opinions expressed in Inside QUT do not necessarily represent those of the university or the editorial team.
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