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Alumni Careers @ Melbourne
Up to one year after graduation, alumni can continue to use
Careers
& Employment's full range of services, which includes
careers counselling, resumé reviews, seminar programs,
careers information and employment opportunities.
After a year, Alumni continue to have access a range of useful
services, including up-to-date career information and employment
opportunities via Careers Online, Careers & Employment's
comprehensive website, weekly email bulletins and access to
the Careers Resource Centre.
Read more about Careers & Employment Services for Alumni.
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Graduate
Profiles
Previously Raul Estevez enjoyed a successful
career in hospitality. From working as a front-of-house
manager, to opening several international hotels, his
energy was the envy of many of his colleagues. Now,
Raul has thrown himself headlong into a teaching career
that has already taken him from Canada to Chile, and
back to Australia. GradNet asked Raul to tell
us more… <more>
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1981, Vi Le Peterson was offered a graduate management
trainee position with the Australian and New Zealand
Banking Group Limited (ANZ Bank). 23 years later, Vi
is based in Bangkok, Thailand, where she and her husband
run a US-based foundation, The Alliance for Safe Children
(TASC). GradNet asked Vi about her journey… <more>
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Special Offer for Alumni
DISCOUNT AT THE MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY BOOKSHOP
GradNet is pleased to remind you that all University
of Melbourne alumni qualify for a 15% discount (off eligible
purchases) on book purchases, whether paying by cash, eftpos
or MUB charge account. On your first access of this offer
the Bookroom will need to verify your alumni status, so make
sure you update
your details.
Read more about the Melbourne University Bookshop's Alumni
Advantage.
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University News
FROM THE VICE-CHANCELLOR
"Last week I had great pleasure in offering all University
staff a new Enterprise Agreement following the successful conclusion
of negotiations." <more>
UNIVERSITY'S OVERSEAS STUDENTS CELEBRATE FESTIVAL OF NATIONS
University of Melbourne students recently celebrated the annual
Festival of Nations organised by Melbourne University Overseas
Students Service (MUOSS). <more>
UNIVERSITY TO DEVELOP NEW LAND USE POLICY
The University of Melbourne is developing a comprehensive
new policy framework for land use on its Parkville campus
and surrounding Carlton and Parkville precincts. <more>
NEWS FROM THE ACADEMIC BOARD
"I wish the people who think that international
students are ‘cash cows’ for Australian universities had been
with me at two joyous events I attended last week. They were
organised by MUOSS – the Melbourne University Overseas Students
Service." <more>
More news
from the University of Melbourne is available online.
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Research @ Melbourne
MICROWAVE PROCESSING TO RESHAPE TIMBER INDUSTRY
Radical new microwave-processing technologies for drying, preserving
and curving wood, developed at the University of Melbourne,
are set to transform Australia’s timber industry. <more>
DO $$ BUY YOU HAPPINESS?
“Money does not buy happiness; it just allows you to be miserable
in a better neighbourhood,” goes a timeless quip. But what is
the relationship between economics and happiness? The question
is under study in the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic
and Social Research at the University of Melbourne. <more>
YOGHURT NO ANSWER TO THRUSH – STUDY
The widely assumed curative power of yoghurt to prevent cases
of thrush when taking antibiotics has been debunked by a University
of Melbourne researcher. <more>
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Faculty News & Events
ARCHITECTURE, BUILDING AND PLANNING (ABP)
The Faculty of Architecture Building & Planning is proud
to announce the appointment of its new General Manager, Mr
Neil Robinson. <more>
ABP
homepage
ABP
alumni info
ARTS
Eat My Words: is a new monthly series of literary discussions
established by the Faculty of Arts. The Faculty is delighted
to announce that Jack Hibberd, arguably one of Australia ’s
most performed playwrights and author of the acclaimed Dimboola,
will be the inaugural speaker for Eat My Words, Wednesday
October 6, 3.00pm, Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Level 1, Sidney
Myer Asia Centre. <more>
Arts
homepage
Arts
alumni info
ECONOMICS AND COMMERCE (E&C)
45 years since graduation - Reunion: Tuesday October 26, 12
noon, University House, The University of Melbourne, A preliminary
notice for all graduates of the Faculty of Economics and Commerce
who graduated 45 years or more ago. Invitations for the Annual
Reunion of graduates will be mailed in September. Contact:
Susan
McPharlin, tel (03) 8344 2167.
E&C
homepage
E&C
alumni info
EDUCATION
The Melbourne Education of today encompasses many of the
institutions responsible for teacher education in Victoria.
<more>
Education
homepage
ENGINEERING
The Faculty of Engineering has successfully secured, as lead
institution, two ARC Network Grants, bringing approximately
$4.2 million of research funding to the Faculty. <more>
Engineering
homepage
Engineering
alumni info
LAND & FOOD RESOURCES (ILFR)
The University’s Institute of Land and Food Resources
(ILFR) will become the Faculty of Land and Food Resources
from 1 January 2005. <more>
A major collaboration between the University of Melbourne
and the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment
will see the launch of Australia's largest forest research
and education facility on Monday, September 20. <more>
ILFA
homepage
ILFA
alumni profiles
LAW
30 Year Reunion Cocktail Party for the Graduating Class of '74:
Thursday September 30, 6-10pm. <more>
Inaugural Alumni Cocktail Party for all Melbourne Law School
alumni: Tuesday October 19, 6pm. <more>
Law
homepage
Law
alumni info
MEDICINE, DENTISTRY AND HEALTH SCIENCES (Med)
The University’s VicHealth Koori Health Research and Community
Development Unit has played a key role in developing a new
national curriculum framework for Indigenous health to be
taught in Australian medical schools. <more>
Professor James Angus, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry
and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne, today
congratulated Professor Graeme Clark on the award of the Prime
Minister’s Science Prize. <more>
Med
homepage
University
of Melbourne Medical Society (UMMS) homepage
MELBOURNE BUSINESS SCHOOL (MBS)
For the third consecutive year, Melbourne Business School
has been acknowledged as one of the leading business schools
in Australia. <more>
MBS homepage
MBS
alumni info
MUSIC
The Lunch Hour Concert Series takes place every Monday of
Semester during Melba Hall. This series features local and
international artists, Faculty staff, performance students
and ensembles. Admission to all concerts is free. <more>
Music
homepage
Concert
info
SCIENCE
The Faculty of Science takes great pleasure in inviting
you to a special lecture by visiting Miegunyah Fellow, Professor
Thanu Padmanabhan, Distinguished Professor & Dean, Core
Academic Programmes Inter-University Center for Astronomy
and Astrophysics, Pune, India: Thursday October 7, 6.30pm,
Prince Philip Theatre, Architecture Building <more>
Science
homepage
Science
careers info
VETERINARY SCIENCE
Veterinary education first started in Melbourne in 1888 at
a private Veterinary College in Fitzroy following the passing
of the Veterinary Surgeons Act in December 1887. <more>
Vet Science
homepage
Vet
Science alumni info
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Events & Opportunities
GRADUATE HOUSE OCTOBER LUNCHEON
Wednesday October 6, speaker: Laura Mumaw (CEO Zoos Victoria),
"Drawn to Drink and other tales from the zoo" <more>
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG GRADUATES
The New Graduate House (on University Square) which opens in
November is offering recent graduates the opportunity to join
a business networking and social activities group. Contact Graduate
House on 9347-3428.
AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITIES INTERNATIONAL ALUMNI CONVENTION
(AUIAC 2004)
December 1 - 3, "The Bridge to Opportunities: Hong Kong",
Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. <more>
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Public Lectures
Complete details of upcoming public lectures can be found online.
ENVIRONMENT AND THE LAW IN INDONESIA: PROBLEMS, EXPECTATIONS
AND THE WAY FORWARD
Monday September 27, 6.00-9.00pm, by Mr Mas Achmad Santosa (Indonesian
Center for Environmental Law), Sidney Myer Asia Centre, Basement
Theatre. <more>
THE PERVASIVNESS OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY:
Its effects on business processes and models
Thursday September 20, 6.30-7.30pm, by Professor Colin Ferguson
(Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems),
Wood Theatre, Economics and Commerce Building. <more>
TWO AUSTRALIAS: THE PLACE OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN SHAPING
A DECENT NATION
Wednesday October 6, 6.30-8.00pm, by Sharan Burrow (ACTU
President), Prince Philip Theatre, Architecture Building.
<more>
THE MIND OF CAESAR IN THIS SOUL OF A WOMAN
The School of Art History, Cinema, Classics and Archaeology
and The Ian Potter Museum of Art Membership invite you to
attend the free 2004 Margaret Manion Lecture, "The mind
of Caesar in this soul of a woman: Artemisia Gentileschi and
the will to succeed, 1629-52", presented by Dr Christopher
Marshall on Thursday October 21, 2004, 6.30-7.30pm, Elisabeth
Murdoch Building, Theatre A, University of Melbourne. <more>
LEARNING TO LEAD: STUDENT ACTIVISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY
OF MELBOURNE 1950-80
Presented by The History of the University Unit, speaker:
Dr Carolyn Rasmussen, "Learning to lead: Student activists
at the University of Melbourne 1950-80", Wednesday October
13, 4.30 pm: Gryphon Gallery, 1888 Building <more>
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