April 1994
QUT Links Issue 15
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Retiree reaves his mark on QUT
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Outstanding graduates stand tal I at awards
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Early Childhood graduates in demand
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Part-timers do it the hard way
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Late education turns vision to reality
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QUT credit card for graduates
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Graduate stars in A Chorus Line
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• Lecturers stand the test ohime ·
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Alumni news and calendar of events
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Faculty
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Keep in touch
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· Manager - Development
Cover: Leading Australian businessman and winner of QUT's 1993
Outstanding Graduate Award, Kevin Perkins. Story page 2.
Retiree leaves
his mark on QUT
When Professor Tom Dixon joined QUT as a lecturer in 1967, the University had an academic staff of 45.
Today some of its schools have as many lecturers, with the whole University employing more than 1200 academic staff.
QUT has come a long way in the last 27 years and Professor Dixon has played a valuable role in its di- rection, but he feels that the University will benefit from a fresh perspective and in June this year he re- tires as the University's Deputy Vice-Chancellor.
"My major role at QUT is finished. That doesn't mean I won't be taking a strong interest in QUT, nor will I sever my associations with the University," he said.
Professor Dixon will be remembered for a lot of things at QUT, most significantly for starting Aus- tralia's first business communication degree.
"The communication degree has been very success- ful. It was unique in Australia when it began and has maintained a strong real life, practical orienta- tion."
The communication department Professor Dixon started has since developed into three schools and has seen over 1600 students graduate. Many of these will have been taught by Professor Dixon, some will remember him as head of department while
others may know him as the Deputy Vice-Chancel- lor, unaware that he started the course that moulded their career. -
It's not just the communication graduates who have been influenced by Professor Dixon. The technical expertise of QUT graduates in engineering, chemis- try, medical science and architecture has been com- plemented with . business communication skills taught by Professor Dixon.
"I run into graduates all over Australia. I can't
remember all of the names, but I feel proud that they are out there working successfully and I playea a part in their careers, or helped them achieve in someway.
"I also feel proud to have been involved in the amal- gamation with BCAE which created an organisa- tional challenge at the time. Australia now recog- nises that the QUT amalgamation was a great suc- cess and being able to help make it happen was quite an achievement."
When Professor Dixon started the communication degree, he worked very closely.with the professional community. He would like to see this relationship between QUT and the professions continue.
/JI run into graduates all over Australia.
I can't remember all of the names, but I feel proud that they are out there working successfully and I played a part in their careers, or helped them achieve in some wag· / /
"It's important for QUT to remain a university for
the professions. That will only happen if profession- als take an active role in maintaining that priority.
If they stop taking an interest in the direction of the University as profession oriented, then the pulls of government policy will turn QUT into a standard research university and they're a dime a dozen.
"Graduates can look to be part of QUT through its academic boards, councils, the faculty advisory council and Convocation. They can play an impor- tant role in influencing the University's teaching guidelines and policies," he said.
Professor Dixon and his wife of 40 years Glen, in- tend moving to the Gold Coast where he will spend more time writing, specifically "a book or two on organisational communication".
To make sure he doesn't cut his ties with QUT com-
pletely, Professor Dixon will come back to where it
all began; the classroom, where he will lecture a
masters class within the Faculty of Business and use
the opportunity to keep in touch with his friends at
Gardens Point.
Outstanding graduates
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Leading Australian businessman and
· winner of QUT's 1993 Outstanding Graduate Award, Kevin Perkins holds the University personally responsible for his spectacularly successful career to date.
Mr Perkins, 42, graduated in 1976 and is cur- rently the managing director of Collins Foods International Australia, vice-president of Collins Foods International and president of Sizzler Restaurants International (Asia/Pacific region).
Collins Foods International Australia holds the Queensland franchise for KFC. It also controls · a number of company-owned and franchised Sizzler Restaurants throughout Australia and south-east Asia.
In-May this year Mr Perkins will move to Los Angeles to take up an appointment as presi-
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dent of Sizzler International. He will be re- sponsible for all of Sizzler's United States and international operations.
After being presented with his award by the Governor of Queensland and QUT Foundation patron, Mrs Leneen Forde, in November last year, he spoke about his humble beginnings and subsequent meteoric rise to the top.
"During my high school years at Padua College in Brisbane I majored in football and parties,"
he told guests.
"I was 23 in 1974, had just finished national service and was working as a sales rep for
Coca-Cola in Brisbane.
"A lot of my life up until then had revolved around football. I suddenly realised I couldn't
eat footballs and thought it was about time I grew up.
"I decided to do a Bachelor of Business Management degree which would take me
into the areas of business and marketing."
Mr Perkins said his decision to study at QUT changed his life.
"The world-standard grounding I received, particularly in the areas of quantitative analysis, finance and communication, has
always given me a competitive edge," he explained.
"It became especially evident to me how good the Bachelor of Business Management course at QUT was when I undertook my MBA studies in Los Angeles and I found I had a distinct advantage over the other students."
Mr Perkins joined Collins Foods International in Los Angeles in 1979 after completing his Master of Business Administration at the California State University.
When he took up the reins as managing direc- tor of Collins Foods International Australia in 19&4 there were 46 KFC outlets and no Sizzler Restaurants. After 10 years at the helm, there are now 82 KFC outlets and 94 Sizzler Restau- rants.
"In the long run through hard work and luck I don't think I've done too badly," Mr Perkins said.
Last year's QUT Outst;mding Graduate Award produced a top field of candidates.
The six finalists were Ian Chant, Wesley
Enoch, Mary Burgess, Michael Lavarch and
Peter Williams.
I an Chant has been involved in steering Queensland's brewing industry towards the 21st century since graduating from QUT in 1978 with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Chemistry).
He has since gained a Postgraduate Diploma of Chemical Analysis in 1980 and a Postgraduate Diploma of Business Administration in 1986.
Mr Chant has worked at Castlemaine Perkins Brewery and Power's Brewing and is now general manager - development with Queensland
Breweries.
W esley Enoch, a BA (Drama) Hons, has made
h~smark as
~performer,
~eacherand policy maker smce graduating in 1991.
He has represented Aboriginal people and Austral- ian artists in the international arena, was elected to the drama panel of the Australia Council and Arts Queensland and has performed as a freelance choreographer and actor.
M ary Burgess, a Law graduate, has become a recognised expert in Queensland Prison law since she completed her studies in 1983.
She worked at the Prisoners' Legal Service Inc, for three years where she initiated a number of successful test cases under the Judicial Review Act on behalf of prisoners. She is now employed by the Criminal Justice Commission.
M ichael Lavarch was sworn in as the Federal Government's Attorney General in Aprit last year. He gained a law degree in 1983 and won the Federal seat of Fisher in 1987.
P eter Williams is currently the general manager of Leighton Contractors Pty Ltd, one of the largest construction multi-disciplined organisations operating in the northern region.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) in 1988 and a Master of Engineering (Civil) in 1991. Since taking up the position in 1986 he has increased his staff from a labour force of about 300 to 1100.
The Outstanding Graduate award was a joint project organised by Convocation and the QUT Foundation. The candidates were nominated by graduates, faculty staff and members ofthe com- munity. The graduates were then ranked by the Deans of each faculty before the final decision by a judging panel.
From top: Ian Chant, Wesley Enoch, Mary Burgess, Michael Lavarch and Peter Williams.
Facing page: Kevin Perkins
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With an almost 100 per cent employment rate for 1993 graduates, the School of Early Childhood's graduates have been in constant demand since the School introduced a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) in 1989.
In this issue of Links we catch up with three of last year's successful graduates from the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood) undergraduate degree.
, Queensland Police
certain it was his QUT degree which swayed recruiters to choose him from a field of 10,000 applicants in this year's intake.
In January Michael joined 59 other successful trainees at the Police Academy, Oxley, for a six-month intensive study course.
He will then complete 12 months of general duties as a probationary constable.
"My degree definitely placed me in an excellent position to be chosen," Michael said.
"It taught me community liaison, multicultural sensitivity, aspects of child abuse and domestic violence, communication and life skills.
"I had everything the police service wanted. "
"I would love to become involved in the Adopt-a- Cop program," he explained.
"I would have the best of both worlds as a teacher and a police officer. I'd really enjoy that."
Juanita Tilney, 27, director of the New Life Lutheran Child Care Centre at Browns Plains, believes her degree also gave her an edge in the highly competiti e job market.
She is in charge of 11 staff and 40 children.
"I think the course lecturers showed me and other students how to model
our future career behaviour,"
Juanita said.
"They treated all of us as individuals, didn't patronise us and formed a relationship with each person in the course.
· "This encouraged us to have the same sort of relationship with the children we would be working with."
"QUT offered me a wide spec- trum and diversification in those fields of study," she explained.
Ms Tilney said the QUT course made her aware of the ever- changing demands of the child care industry.
Karen Porter, who works as a child-care supervisor with the Deagon Road Childcare Centre feels it was the twice-yearly course "pracs" which have helped her cope with a new job.
Ms Porter, 21, who started work immediately after finishing her degree in November last year, mainly works in the nursery with children aged from birth to two years.
"I did the under three's subject at university which really helped when I started work," she said.
"But it was the pracs when you work at a child- care centre which really are the most valuable."
by Laura McDonald
art-timers do it the hard way
Studying part-time is the gruelling, usually nocturnal, pursuit of thousands of QUT students.
Last gear a total of 10,852 new, continuing .and external students lined up for part-time
study, many juggling the demands of full-time work and family responsibilities.
Statistics indicate that more and more are turning to the part-time study option. At QUT, which has traditionally attracted a high part- time student population, enrolments have climbed about eight per cent each gear since 1991. More than 40 per cent of the total stu- dent population is studying part-time.
Colleen Jamieson and Maree Parker know only too well what it means to be a part-time student.
They have lived the !if e themselves, and now, as administration officers in the Faculty of Business student affairs section, they talk to part-time students almost ev_ ery day.
The faculty, not surprisingly, boasts the highest part-time student population at QUT - a total of 3196 last year including external students.
Both Colleen and Maree agree the secret to surviving the rigours of part-time study is time management - and both say part-timers tend to be a highly motivated, determined breed.
"You have to be! You simply don't have time to waste!" Colleen said.
Maree Parker, former primary school teacher and
Survivors of the part-time study!
full-time work grind - Maree Parker (left) and Colleen Jamieson, from QUT's Faculty of Business.
small business owner, started the QUT Bachelor of Business (Public Administration) degree in 1990 as a way to change career.
After two years of full-time and two years part-time study, she will be graduating in May. · Both agreed the sense of camaraderie which developed between other part-time students kept them going through the most trying times.
"We found we became really close. Everyone was going through the same suffering and pain and making the same kind of sacrifices as you were,"
Colleen recalled.
As Maree pointed out: "There's a lot more shar- ing between part-time students. People are very
· willing to give you information or give you a copy of a handout you missed one night.
"And you never forget. You always pay back, because that kind of help can often save you hours of work."
Colleen said part-time students didn't throw in the towel too easily.
"Everybody goes through that 'oh my goodness, why am I doing this? ' stage. But so many seem to stick at it. They tend to be very determined people."
So what are the many and varied sacrifices associated with the life of the part-time student?
"Well your social life just goes out the window!
That's just part of the deal!" Colleen replied.
"You have very little family time and to a certain extent your health suffers. You don't have time to relax that much and you don't eat well. It's a very high-stress situation."
But the bitter toil and hardship has not deterred
either Colleen or Maree from further part-time
study. Both have signed up for masters courses.
ive years ago Phil and Chris Warry were living life as strawberry and tomato farmers in Palmwoods, near Nambour, with their two children Yasmin and Troy.
This year the 41-year-old Philip has embarked on a new life as a geography and mathematics teacher at Frawley College, a Catholic senior secondary school at
Scarborough near Redcliffe. Chris began her third year as a primary school teacher.
The story of the intervening years is one characterised by extraordinary effort and dogged commitment by a couple
what was to become a five-year venture growing tomatoes and strawberries.
Both Phil and Chris, in the end, decided teaching was_ the direction for them.
Phil went back to school at Burnside State High, near Nambour in February 1989. Chris started QUT's three-year Bachelor of Teaching degree through the Sunshine Coast Centre in Nambour.
(Chris had started teacher training after she left sch<fol, but did not complete her first year.)
"At first, going back to school was extremely difficult. I almost walked out of the class d~ter~ined to change career \ u r n s
direction. , \) \ \
quite a few times," Philip recalled fl
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a decision, at the ·\1' age of 36, to go ... '-'
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side 16-year-
~old pupils.
It closed, or rather came to a new beginning, at the end of last year when he completed the four- year Bachelor of Education at QUT, majoring in geogra- phy and economics with an outstanding grade point average of 6.2.
Not surprisingly, he was chosen as·the student representative for the
official opening of the new education building at the Kelvin Grove campus in December la_ st year.
Raised in Brisbane, Phil left high school at the age of 16 years and took his first job as a sales clerk for Socomins, importers of fine foods.
At the age of 24, the long hours arid high pressure working life of an account executive was taking its toll.
"I developed a peptic ulcer and was pretty much fed up with the industry/' he recalled
thoughtfully.
"Selling left a sour taste in my mouth. It wasn't
a field I was happy in. "
This prompted a move into private business.
The couple bought an industrial fast food outlet which operated for eight years.
Eventually, Phil and Chris decided it was time to change their lifestyle, s9 they bought a four- hectare farm at Palmwoods, and embarked on
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His Year 11 results alone qualified him for tertiary entry.
As the year drew to a close, the-family made plans to move to Brisbane as Chris realised she would have to complete the rest of her course there.
"We sold the farm at the end of November, moved to Albany Creek in December and spent a tense month waiting to see if I would get accepted into QUT.
"The main thing enabling us to make the decision was that we didn 't have any major financial commitments. We upgraded everything like washing machines and cars to prepare for the four years on a very low income.
"But in farming you get used to living like that.
You have periods of high income which has to be spread out over a period of time to cover for the lean times."
Phil concedes, albeit in an understated way, that the past five years have been extremely difficult for the entire family, particularly as Yasmin was entering high school herself.
"The stress levels were very high," he said.
"I tended to place myself under enormous pressure to do well so as not to waste the five years."
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He says it was sometimes difficult at QUT being older than many of the other students, and of a similar age to many of the lecturers.
"On the whole though, I really enjoyed my time there and developed some great friendships. The staff were incredibly helpful and supportive."
For three years, both he and Chris were studying full-time. At times the family survived only by dipping into their life savings.
For two years, Phil worked midnight to dawn shifts at the local garage about twice or three times a week to supplement their study assistance income.
Later he took a job as a process worker in a video/audio cassette manufacturing company. The sfruggle eased somewhat when Chris got a teaching position at Caboolture State School part way through 1992 after finishing her degree at the end of 1991.
Now both Chris and Phil are clearly delighted and relieved to have finally reached a point where both have a clear career direction.
"When I finished I had an incredible
sense of relief. I can remember the day I walked out of the campus for the last time, " Phil muses.
Then there was the pressure t9 actually find work. Philip says the serious teacher unemployment situation made him · fearful of having to return to the corporate sector to earn a living.
He says he finally decided to explore opportunities in private education because he didn 't want the threat of transfers hanging over his family, particularly with Yasmin, 16, and Troy, 14, both settled in private schools in Brisbane.
"Private Catholic education to me also
symbolises the values and ethics that are in keeping with my own beliefs and values.
"When I got the call from Frawley to say I'd got the job I was virtually speechless.
"For 20 years I've been taking without giving much back. Being in business is mostly about what you can get. I see this time ahead as an opportunity to offer something in return to the wider community."
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QUT Foundation members now have access to lower interest rates under af} agreement struck with the National Australia Bank.
The agreement has seen the launch of a new credit cafd, the QUT Visa Card, for the exclu- sive use of graduates, Foundation members and QUT staff members.
Through the card,
memb~rscan receive interest rates half a per cent lower than other card holders.
For its part, the National Bank has agreed to make yearly contributions to the Foundation, and one-off payments each time a Foundation member signs on for a card.
' our Foundation President Bill Blair welcomed the card.
"The card identifies the holder as a QUT graduate and Foundation member and provides them with an additional way to support the University," he said.
"Every time a card holder makes a purchase, the Foundation will receive a commission."
The new cards display the QUT logo and are issued with a personal identification number which holders select.
The card gives access to automatic tellers, EFTPOS electronic shopping anq one-card banking.
The QUT affinity card account can be used as a -savings account with interest calculated daily.
Special benefits apply to members wishing to travel overseas using the credit card to make their purchases. Instead of using the bank's money and accruing interest, members can use their own money by charging purchases to their savings.
Q U T V I S A C A R D
QUT Foundation members are eligible for:
• $100,000 free personal travel insurance;
• 24-hour, seven-day medical and legal referral assistance when travelling overseas;
• free 90-day insurance against theft, loss or damage of almost all goods purchased on Visa Card;
• $200 off home loan establishment fees with Natiol'.lal Visa Card;
• access to National Australia Bank financial services;
• discounts with Hertz Rental cars;
• preferred seating for concerts, live theatre, cabaret, sporting and special events; and
• wine club membership.
Gr a ~ uate . ~tar~
Dreams and reality have merged for QUT Associate Diploma in Arts (Dance) graduate Stephen Davison who has landed a starring role in the hit musical A Chorus Line.
The stage show, which centres around a group of hopeful dancers auditioning for a Broadway production, has been playing to packed audi- ences around Australia since October last year.
Its Brisbane season was held at the Lyric Theatre between December 8 and January 15.
Stephen, 23, says he can identify with many aspects of his character's life.
"He is married and wants to show the producer that dancers live real lives with real commitments," he explained.
"I am also pretty ambitious and, like most . performers, you have to really believe
you can play whatever part you want to. It's interesting that in A Chorus Line we have been
directed to play our parts with the conviction that despite the
hardship~
and knockbacks we still love to perform.
'' To believe that you can't do something is only goi~g to push you backwards. You have to believe you can be the best. ' '
"That's true of all dedicated entertainers."
The Brisbane-born actor/
dancer has certainly enjoyed a string of successful engage- ments since graduating from QUT in 1990.
Mr Davison joined the internationally-renowned Meryl Tankard Company for a special performance at the Perth Festival in 1991.
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He was a chorus understudy during the 1991192 national tour of the King and I which starred Hayley Mills.
Mr Davison then joined the production of 42nd Street as an understudy and member of the chorus between May 1992 and January 1993.
He has been with A Chorus Line since October 1993. The show's Australian season is expected to run until 1995.
"I think one of the reasons I have been successful is that I received such excellent training in
classical and contemporary dance tech- niques at QUT," Mr Davison explained.
"Before then I had experience in musical theatre at Jupiter's Casino but didn't have the technique."
Mr Davison credits Dance program head Associate Professor Susan
Street and lecturers Graeme Collins and Tony Geeves with
helping him to achieve his goals.
"Between all of these people there was always someone I could talk
to," he said.
Mr Davison also gained valuable experience when he was awarded a QUT scholarship in 1990 from an anonymous benefactor to study contemporary dance in the
United States.
He travelled to Chatanooga and New York City where he saw A Chorus Line on Broadway.
"I think I saw about 10 shows in one week," Mr Davison said.
And what of his ambitions for the future?
"I prefer to keep. any ambitions to myself," he explained.
"To believe that you can 't do some-
thing is only going to push you backwards. You have to believe you can be the best."
by Laura McDonald
ecturers stand the test of time
t firm feel· gs on the lecturers
you came across a e impressed you;
some may have gotten on your wrong side; some could be role models for life. But what do lecturers remember of the students?
Associate Professor Gordon Holden Head of the School of Architecture, Interior and Industrial Design, has clear recollections of one class which pulled the wool over everybody's eyes.
One of his part-time students was given the job of picking up an em- ployer's client from the airport during his
lunchbreak. He had a flash LTD to do the job, but where to park it? As time was tight, it would have to be as close to his lecture room as possible. How?
"With the help of other students, they concocted a story that an American entrepreneur was coming to buy Old Government House, demolish it and ship it back to America," Professor Holden said.
"They organised a save-our-heritage protest at the main gate and waited for the businessman and his chauffeur - who were really students - to drive up in the LTD.
"When the car turned up, the protesters kicked up such a fuss that the guard accepted their story and waved them through."
The protesters quickly disappeared, the car was parked next to the Director's car and the students got to class on time, leaving security and staff from the Director down scratching their heads.
The chauffeur is now a private practising architect in Brisbane; the pseudo entrepreneur works for a large city firm and another of the ringleaders is now a QUT staff member.
Sylvia Willie
a lecturer in the School of Information Systems, . estimates she's taught "a
few thousand" students in her six years at QUT.
She remembers the good students - like the one from Hong Kong who took on the problem of increas- ing student access to past exam papers. Past exams were stored in a limited number of books in the library which caused logistical problems when
large numbers of students wanted to see them around exam time.
"He produced a procedure for storing them electronically so that they could be downloaded onto disks and put onto a QUT network so all students could access them," she said.
This student is now working on a multimedia development in Hong Kong.
Professor Lew Edwards began with QUT in 1973, lecturing in management accountancy and has since taught all account- ancy subjects except corporate accountancy.
He became Head of the School of Accounting in 1977 and believes chang- ing attitudes in the accountancy industry have changed the makeup of classes over the years.
"There has been a significant upward trend in the number of women coming into the accountancy program," Professor Edwards said. "In the early '70s, when I started here, there were probably between five and ten women per class; in the last five years men and women have been split fifty- fifty."
Pam Stallybrass too, has seen gender equity taking over in her area of expertise, medical laboratory science, but in the reverse order.
"In the earlier days, there was a higher percentage of females. There was no particular reason; the paramedical profession, like nursing, was domi- nated by women," she said.
In her 25 years with QUT, Ms Stallybrass estimates she's taught 1100 degree students and about 700 diploma students.
"The students I teach now weren't born when I started," she said.
"I used to make reference to the Mexico Olympic Games when I was teaching about oxygen levels until I realised the students didn't understand what I was talking about.
"There are a lot of other examples that I've had to stop using. I'm talking to students of another generation."
by David .Kiefe:r:."···"'··
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ALUMNI NEWS
Friends of the Art Collection
Last month, QUT received two important gifts of artwork under the Taxation Incentives for the Arts Scheme. Ten photographs of the Australian landscape and various still-life subjects,taken in the 1930s by Queensland pictorialist pho- tographer Rose Simmonds (1877-1960), were jointly donated by two interstate benefactors. In February, the University also received a gift of 15 watercolours and draw- ings by well-known Brisbane artists Gwendolyn Grant (1877-1968) and W.G. Grant (1876-1951).The items were generously gifted by relatives of the artists.
Curatorial staff have spent the past year organising a major survey exhibition of the work of contemporary Queensland mid-career artist Madonna Staunton. The exhibition comprises collages, assem- blages, sculptures and paint- ings spanning the period from 1966 to the present day. It includes five key works from the University collection. The exhibition opened at the Queensland Art Gallery on 2 March. Following its Bris- bane showing, the exhibition will tour to Pere Tucker Regional Gallery,Townsville in June.
Over recent months, the University has acquired a large number of contemporary Australian ceramics (mainly of a conceptual/sculptural na- ture) and computer-generated
prints by artists working in Sydney, Melbourne and Ad- elaide. These new purchases were made possible by a
$25,000 acquisitions grant from the Visual Arts/Craft Board of the Australia Council, the Commonwealth Govern- ment's arts funding and advi- sory body.
During 1994, extensive re- search will be undertaken on the University collection in preparation for a book to be published, coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the collection.
·some 100 selected pieces will be illustrated and accompanied with interpretative texts.
Stephen Rainbird, University Curator ph.(07) 864 3240
Built Environment, Engineering and Surveying Alumni This year's agenda is shaping up well. We will be holding our three major events; the TAFE Dinner, The Ten/Twenty Year Reunion and the Dean's Semi- nar Competition. Along with these we are embarking upon a major new initiative and sup- porting the University Convoca- tion Mentor Scheme.
BEESA is taking an active role in recruiting mentors from among its ranks. The scheme provides final year students with the opportunity to gain a broader perspective· on their intended profession. BEESA is canvassing for members from across the engineering, survey- ing and built environment disciplines. Students and
mentors will decide on their own parameters once contact has been made. The scheme is a good way to rekindle interest in the Univer- sity among graduates, meet some new blood and pass on some hard- won knowledge. If you are inter- ested in participating, please contact us.
On Wednesday 6 April BEESA is holding the official unveiling of the Dean's Seminar Competition Honour Board in the Kindler Theatre. An evening function for members and students will com- mence at 6.00pm.
The T AFE Dinner held at the College of Tourism and Hospitality in South Brisbane will take place on Friday 13 May. All BEESA members are welcome. It's always a good evening.
The 1984/1974 10/20 Year Reunion is due to take place on Saturday 9 July. So, if you graduated in either of these years (completed your course) put this date in your diary and contact your classmates.
Lastly, the Dean's Seminar Compe- tition will be held on Thursday 18 August at the Royal Australian Institute of Architects. Initiated by BEESA and sponsored by BHP Petroleum and BHP Engineering, the competition attracts an ex- tremely high standard of presenta- tion. All final year students are eligible for entry.
If you would like information on
any of the above events or would
like further information concern-
ing BEESA please contact our
Alumni Officer, Jo Allbutt, in the
Faculty Office, ITE Building,
Gardens Point, phone (07)
864 1764.
QUT Convocation Mentor Scheme In 1993 QUT, (under the auspices of QUT Convocation) trialled a Mentor Scheme which provided final year students in Geology, Journal- ism and Nursing with an opportunity to learn about their profession through interactive experiences gained while with a professional in the workplace. The types of activities were negotiated by each mentor and student to suit their particular require- ments. There was no assess- ment or payment involved.
An evaluation of this trial of the Mentor Scheme was conducted in late 1993. Posi- tive and encouraging re- sponses were received from students and mentors partici- pating in the Scheme with results from the evaluation indicating that the primary benefits to students included:
•· gaining valuable practical skills and confidence in their professional compe- tencies;
• gaining an insight into the
"culture" and breadth of opportunities within the profession; and
• gaining skilJs relevant to seeking work in the profes- sions.
In addition, reported benefits to the mentors were seen as:
• keeping in touch with QUT;
• being stimulated by stu- dents ' educational experi- ence; and
• having some useful work- place duties carried out.
Given the success of the 1993 trial, QUT is extending the Scheme into two additional areas - Engineering and Drama/Visual Arts.
QUT is now seeking profes- sionals in any of these five areas (Geology, Journalism, Nursing, Engineering, and Drama/Visual Arts) who are interested i!1 acting as mentors to final year QUT students in 1994. If you would like further information on the Mentor Scheme please contact Mr Robert Taylor, Facilitator of the Mentor Scheme, on (07) 864 2383.
Silver Reunion
A reunion for QIT graduates of 1969 will be held in 1994. If you are a graduate of '69 join in the fun and reminiscences.
Contact Annie Jeffery (07) 864 1837 for further information.
Be a QUT Pen-friend The QUT Foundation has a small number of limited edition gold Sheaffer f<;> untain pens for graduates to pur- chase. The beautifully crafted pens have a recommended retail priee of $110, but QUT graduates and friends will only pay $80 for an exclusive reminder that they are in- volved with a leading Austral- ian university. Buy yours now from the Development Office at QUT, Level 12, ITE Build- ing or phone (07) 864 2147 for further information.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
QUT ACADEMY OF THE ARTS SEASON '94 HIGHLIGHTS May
12-21 Uncle Vanya 21
Woodward Theatre, 8.00pm Wind Symphony Concert Basil Jones Theatre, 8.00pm 21-25 Dance Collection
Woodward Theatre, 7.30pm Big Band Concert 28
Basil Jones Theatre, 8.00pm August
1-13 The Servant of Two Masters (QUT/QPAT co- production)
Cremome Theatre, QPAC, 8.00pm September
7-9 New Moves 1 15
17
Woodward Theatre, 7.30pm Winq Symphony Concert QCC Auditorium, 8.00pm Big Band Concert QPAC Concert Hall, 8.00pm 28-30 New Moves 2
Woodward Theatre, 7.30pm 29 Sep--8 Oct
The Norman Conquests La Boile Theatre, 8.00pm October
20 Gala Concert
QPAC Concert Hall, 8.00pm November
10--19 The Importance of Being Earnest La Boite Theatre, 8.00pm 30 Nov and 1 Dec
Body and Sole
QPAC Concert Hall, 8.00pm 29 Nov-9 Dec
BA Visual Arts Exhibition H Block, KG Campus 1-11 Dec
BA Visual Arts Hons Exhibition Institute of Modem Art
AUSTRALIAN CENTRE IN STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT - OPEN SEMINAR SERIES March
31 12.30-1.45pm, Venue: BLT2
April
Presenter: Mr Bruce Irwin, Principal -Australian Quality College. Quality Management and the Australian Culture: Models of Organisational Effectiveness
14 11.00am - 12.30pm, Venue: BLT 4 Presenter: Professor Judith Sloan, Director - National Institute of Labour Studies, Flinders University. Public Policy Implications of the Commonwealth's Industry Reform Act 21 12.30 - 1.45pm, Venue: BL T2
May
Presenter: Associate Professor Margaret Gardner, Head - School of Industrial Relations, Faculty of . Commerce and Administration, Griffith University.
Trade Unions and Restructuring 5 12.30 - 1.45pm, Venue: BL T2
Presenter: Professor Elizabeth Chell, Alcan Professor of Management, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. The Entrepreneurial Personality:
Can Successful Small Business Start-ups be Predicted?
19 12.30 -1.30pm, Venue: BL T2
Presenter: Professor Allan Layton, Head - School of Economics and Public Policy, QUT.
Recession Recovery Watch: Some Aspects of Australian Business Cycle Analysis.
The Australian Centre In Strategic Management Seminar Serles Is proudly sponsored by Bretts Hardware and Timber Group.
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A summary of what is happening within the OUT Faculties
ARTS
.,... The School of Social Science has developed the first edition of its Joumal of Applied Social Behaviourfor issue in 1994.
.,... In 1st semester the School of Humanities will receive its first visiting overseas professor, Dr Xavier Pons from the University of Toulouse- Le Mirail, France, who will exchange with Dr Adam Shoemaker for one semester.
.,... Eleven Academy of the Arts dance students performed graduate Natalie. Weir's Do.wn Riv- ers of Spine and Harold Collins You Bnght and ShiningAngelsatthe international dance event, JADE'93 in Tokyo late last year.
.,.... Michael Edwards, second year Jazz and Popu-
lar Music student at the Academy, won the
$20,000 Nescafe Big Break award late last year. Academy BA Hons graduate, Stephen Brasch was the only Queensland finalist in- cluded in the prestigious "Moet and Chandon"
exhibition. Academy dance graduate, Grant Whitfield recently received the national Medibank Private Young Achiever award for Performing Arts. Grant is currently performing in Phantom of the Opera in Sydney.
.,... The Academy of the Arts launches the Centre for Innovation in Contemporary Arts in 1994.
Its major brief is to facilitate the creation and presentation of new works, encourage multi- media innovation in contemporary arts and enhance commercialisation of new works.
FACULTY OF BUil T ENVIRONMENT AND ENGINEERING
.,... The School of Electrical and Electronic Sys- tems Engineering is offering a Master of Engi- neering Science, Graduate Diploma and Graduate Certificate in Electricity Supply Engi- neering. The courses were designe.d. in .re- sponse to joint competency-based training ini- tiatives developed by QEC, SEQEB and QUT.
The Queensland Tertiary Education· Founda- tion is one of the major sponsors.
.,... The School of Architecture, Interior and Indus-
trial Design hosted the launch of the book Dwellings: A Focus on Issues in Housing.and Habitation. The book includes contnbut1ons from academic staff in the School and features some project work of students.
.,... Commonwealth Governmentfunding has been secured by the School of Construction Man- agement to further develop video training pro- grams on construction techniques to be used as education tools in schools .
.,... The Caboolture Shire Council in Queensland
is supporting QUT Physical Infrastructure Cen-
tre Researchers' study into the feasibility of wetlands systems in tropical and si,ib-tropical areas. The project is also funded by the De- partment of Primary Industries.
.,... Professor Chung-Tong-Wu, previously from
the University of Sydney, was appointed as the new Head of School of Planning, Landscape Architecture and Surveying.
.,... A new MIM Professor of Maintenance Engi-
neering, Professor Nick Hastings from Monash University has been appointed in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering.
The School also welcomes new senior lectur- ers in manufacturing and medical engineering.
BUSINESS
.,... The School of Accountancy, in association
with the Schools of Accounting, Legal Studies, and Finance, has finalised arrangements to provide Professional Year training materials for most modules of the PY program for Coop- ers and Lybrand. Coopers and Lybrand em- ployees nationwide will benefit from the pro- gram .
.,... Professor Allan Layton, Head of School -
Economics and Public Policy has received a large ARC grant for research into predicting - recession probabilities .
.,... A new research concentration has been ap- proved: International Economic Competitive- ness Policy.
.,... The Australian Centre in Strategic Manage-
ment (a national key centre) has won three new Commonwealth competitive grants from the Australian Research Council.
.,... The School of Marketing, Advertising and
Public Relations has been engaged by Ips- wich Regional Development Corporation to undertake market research into opportunities for training in remote locations in Australia and overseas. The project is part of the La- bour Adjustment Program which focuses on the placement of RAAF personnel in training roles after leaving RAAF base, Amberley.
EDUCATION
.,... Six large ARC grants and two collaborative grants were awarded to Faculty members.
.,... A new research centre "Policy and Leadership Studies in Education" has been recommended to Academic Committee for approval.
.,... The Faculty currently has two visiting Adjunct Professors:
- John Dwyer recently retired from the State Education Department, and
- Charles Oaklief from the College of Educa- tion, Manhattan, Kansas.
Both will spend six months working with the Faculty .
.,... Preparation is underway for the introduction of
undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the area of Adult and Workplace Education in 1994.
.,... The Faculty is involved in an innovative pro- gram with a cohort of lnservi.ce. students in the Woodridge area. The 1nit1at1ve, organised though the Logan Support Centre, involves unit content and delivery adapted to suit local needs.
HEALTH
.,... February saw the first intake of students into
the Faculty's new honours program.
.,... The Faculty has been successful in winning a Public Health Educational and Research pro- gram grant from the Federal Government. The gr.ant is for $400,000 a year in 1995, 1996 and 1997, with a seeding grant of $110,000 m 1994.
.,... The Faculty hosted two adjunct professors in the latter half of 1993. Adjunct Professor Ronald Ranson, an expert in social and cultural aspects of sport, physical education and leisure from Belgium, spent four months in the school of Human Movement Studies.
Adjunct Professor Victor Miskewitch, an or- thopaedic surgeon from Moscow, was hosted by the School of Public Health for three months.
.,... Professor Brian Oldenburg has been appointed
Professor and Head of the School of Public Health. Professor Oldenburg comes from Syd- ney University and took up his appointment at the end of January.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
.,... Professor Bill Caelli has been appointed as
Head of School in the new School of Data Communication.
.,... The new Data Communication major in the
Bachelor of Information Technology degree commenced in 1994.
.,... A Graduate Certificate in Software Engineer-
ing was introduced, and introduction of a Software Engineering major in the Bachelor of Information Technology is planned for 1995.
.,... Introduction of a new Honours course (in Computing Science, Data Communications, Information Management and Information Systems) is planned for 1995.
.,... Introduction of a new generic 3 semester
Masters course is planned for 1995.
LAW
.,... QUT Computer Based Education large grant
and QUT Teaching Technology Infrastruc- ture Grant were obtained for a two-year project to trial, implement and assess an integrated model of CSE in the Faculty. GAUT Teaching and Learning Development grant was ob- tained for student peer mentors scheme. The projects' enhancement of the quality of teach- ing and learning fornie~ part of the Faculty's contribution to the attainment of the Univer- sity of the Year award .
.,... Dale Cliff won the inaugural Spanos Melrose
scholarship to travel to the UK and work for a leading firm. Applications for 1994 are invited (29 April 1994 closing date). Enquiries to be directed to Ms N Buck, ph (07) 864 1288.
.,... A major review of undergraduate curriculum
was completed and new curriculum intro- duced in 1994.
.,... The Research Concentration in Environmen- tal Law was approved. Its purpose is to sup- port fundamental and practical research to develop growing professional and academic interest in environmental law in Queensland, Australia and internationally.
.,... The first offering of BA (Justice Studies) was completed, and it has been decided to discon- tinue the Queensland Police Recruit Pro- gram.
SCIENCE
.,... The first PhD students have submitted their
theses in the School of Geology.
.,... The School of Physics has introduced two
new specialist areas in the fields of radiation therapy and medical imaging in its Masters degree program.
.,... The School of Life Science has been success- ful in obtaining funding for the following two projects; to investigate papaya ringspot virus in cucurbits and the micropropogation of tea and rubber plants. In addition a Neuro-Physi- ology laboratory has been commissioned on level 1 of Q Block.
.,... The School of Chemistry has won an ARC
Mechanism C joint grant with Griffith University and ASTRA for a " Molecular Structure Eluci- dation Facility" .
Nicholas Assaf (Associate Diploma in Civil Engineering 1981)
Nicholas works as a Senior Design Draftsperson with the Department of Transport where he uses
a varietyof computer graphic systems to help assess problems in productivity. His profession constantly monitors
andstudies the progress of the graphic systems. Phone (07) 834 2600.
Christine Corbett (Bachelor of Business - Communication 1988)
Christine is Manager - Retail Develop- ment, Australia Post and is responsible for setting the retail direction for Queens- land's 50 post shops. Christine is study- ing for her second QUT degree, a Bach- elor of Laws, part-time. Telephone (07) 405 1210
Malcolm Corney
(Bachelor of Applied Science -Applied Chemistry 1981, Graduate Diploma in Computing Science 1992)
Malcolm works as a Research Officer fn the Department of Chemical Engineer- ing at the University of Queensland. He is involved in setting up analytical meth- o.dology for the Australian Magnesium Research and Development Project.
Phone (07) 365 4476.
Leonie Fleming (Bachelor of Business - Communication 1993)
Leonie currently works for the QUT De- velopment Office as a Development Of- ficer. Phone (07) 864 1833.
Eric Koh
(Certificate of Teaching 1960 (Malaysia), Bachelor of
Arts 1989,Graduate Diploma in Education 1990) Eric
works asa Teacher at St. Hilda's School, Southport. He is
a full-timeteacher
ofIndonesian
atSt. Hilda's School, and a part-time teacher of Chi- nese at the TAFE College at South Bris- bane. Phone (07) 273 4982
or (075) 324922 during business hours.
Peter McGrath
(Bachelor of Business Management 1980, MBA 1989)
Peter
is currently working forthe Queensland Electricity Commission as Deputy Financial Planning Officer.
Phone (07) 399 3992.
Wendy McGuffin
(Bachelor of Arts Recreational Administration 1987, GraduateDiploma in Teaching-Primary 1990) Wendy currently works at Bray Park State School teaching the Year 3 chil- dren. Phone (07) 205 1597.
Neil Sanders
(Diploma in Architecture 1970,
Diploma in Town and Country Planning 1972)
Neil is the Principal of N G Sanders
&Associates Pty Ltd, a firm of Architects and Town Planners. His firm has
vast experiencein the design and develop- ment of retirement villages and
otherhealth facilities in Australia.
Jean Tait
(Certificate in Teaching 1956, Diploma in Home Science 1972, Graduate Diploma in Religious Education 1987, Bachelor of Education 1991)
Jean is an Assistant Principal (Religious Education) working for Catholic Educa- tion in Townsville. During 1994 Jean will be taking a year off from teaching in order to complete her Master of Educa- tion degree at James Cook University in Townsville. Phone (077) 82 5469.
Robert Tannion
(Bachelor of Arts -
Dance 1992) Robert works for the Fieldworks Per- formance Group as a Dancer/Performer
in Perth doing projects with Jim Hughs.His most recent performances include Scenes in a Prison
atOld Fremantle Prison and Traces at 0 Id Customs House, Fremantle. Robert is
currently touringwithAusdance (WA) teaching in regional areas of the state. Future plans include travel to London/Europe until Decem- ber and then upon his return he
willperform at the Greenmill Dance Festi- val, Melbourne. Phone
(09) 271 2894 cl-Jim Hughs.
Jeff Williams
(Diploma of
Teaching- Primary/Early Childhood 1986)
Jeff works as the
Youth Pastor forthe Gladtidings Christian Family Church
andis also State Director for
StudentsFor Christ Qld, which
is atertiary-based Christian campus ministry throughout Australia
with internationallinks.
Phone (07) 252 4365.
Bruce Withnall
(Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical
1971)
Bruce has recently joined CSR Humes Pty Ltd as Divisional Manager in Queens- land. He previously
workedfor seven
years in Sydney in Senior Managementpositions
withRheem
AustraliaLtd, Parker Hannifin Australia Pty Ltd
andJames Hardies Industries Limited. Phone
(07) 844 5881.How to Keep in Touch If you would like to share the latest news with other QUT graduates simply drop QUT Links a line. The Alumni Relations Coordinator at QUT, Annie Jeffery, loves to hear from graduates and
canhelp keep you in touch
with your old QUT,QIT and BCAE friends. Photos are wel- come, so write in or call today.
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your news to:
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Introducing the UT National
Visa card
QUT Foundation members are now entitled to much more with the introduction of our QUT Visa card.
This card offers you everything a National Visa card does, as well as a whole range of savings and special offers exclusively for QUT Foundation members and QUT staff members.
You'll have a world-wide accepted credit card which can be linked to a National FlexiAccount or other National accounts, and which can be used at ATMs and EFTPOS shopping outlets.
Your QUT National Visa card also entitles you to $25 discount on your application fee when you apply for a variable rate National Tailored
Personal Loan, and $200 off the
application fee on a National Tailored Home Loan.
And, when you become a cardholder your Foundation earn~ money. So you're not only getting more benefits, you're giving the QUT Foundation a helping hand as well.
So what are · you waiting for? Apply for your QUT National Visa card at your branch of the National Australia Bank located on campus at Gardens Point or Kelvin Grove.
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