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Making the Grade

By Monash University, Gippsland - 7th March 2005 - Back to News

Monash University’s Faculty of Education and the Gippsland Campus have announced course changes that will take place at the Gippsland and Peninsula Campuses starting in 2006. The Gippsland Campus will offer on campus Graduate Diplomas in Primary and Secondary Education, and double degrees with other faculties represented on campus. The new programs will add about 130 full-time student and at least another seven academic staff in teacher education at Gippsland. The Peninsula Campus will start to offer the Bachelor of Sport and Outdoor Recreation Program from 2006.

The Gippsland Education Precinct (GEP) in conjunction with Monash University is keen to raise the awareness of the Monash ‘Enhancement Studies Program’ within Gippsland secondary schools. The Enhancement Program is designed for capable Year 12 students to extend their learning in a particular subject area by completing the first year of a standard university unit pair as part of their Year 12 program. With an increase in numbers undertaking the program, it is hoped that the GEP could become an Enhancement Studies Centre or facilitate regional school holiday workshops. Presentations are currently underway with secondary Principals from DE&T, Gippsland Independent Schools and Gippsland Catholic Secondary School Principals Groups. There are currently 34 students participating from seven schools across Gippsland.

John Fascio (Associate with Lewis McNaughton Pty Ltd) and Kate Wenig (Loy Yang Power) both graduates of Civil Engineering at the Gippsland Campus, were back on campus last week for a handover of Chair role for the Gippsland Group of Engineers Australia. Incoming Chair, Kate aims to provide opportunities in regional areas for professional development to aid sustainability of the engineering profession in Gippsland.

Russell Stewart, Technical Support Officer with the School of Humanities,
Communications and Social Sciences, began a weekly computer talkback segment on ABC Gippsland in February.  Russell discusses the latest computer technologies and issues and takes calls from listeners who are having computer problems and hopefully finds solutions to their problems or makes recommendations.

Ray Beebe, Senior Engineering Lecturer at the Gippsland campus
has been awarded the George Julius Medal by Engineers Australia in recognition of his book, ‘Predictive Maintenance of Pumps Using Condition Monitoring’. The George Julius Medal is awarded annually by the Mechanical College Board to the author of a mechanical engineering publication judged to be the best in any calendar year.

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