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Weekly Bulletin

By Monash University, Gippsland - 21st October 2004 - Back to News

Mark the calendar

As part of Zero Waste Week various Gippsland Businesses will be participating in a sustainability breakfast seminar at Australian Sustainable Industry Research Centre (ASIRC) on Thursday, October 28 aimed at helping them become more environmentally friendly and in so doing, more financially viable. As well as talking about how businesses can become more sustainable, specific companies will be highlighted as examples of local success stories. For more information call ASIRC Project Manager Kirsten Schliephake on 5122 6973.

Making the Grade

Mr. Brian Stark won the 2004 Jenny Hill Memorial Award for Innovative Practice in Disability Support at the annual Disability Awards held at Gippsland Campus on Wednesday, October 20. Mr. Stark transformed a campus audit report for disability access into a user-friendly system which is now being used across all of Monash. Jenny Hill was a distinguished Gippsland campus staff member.

Prof. Karen Francis and Ms. Merilyn Cross presented three conference papers at the Fifth Canadian Rural Health Research Society Conference and the Fourth International Rural Nurses’ Congress late last week. While presenting at the Canadian conferences, the two will also visit various Canadian universities to discuss the potential of collaborative international research.

Felicity Astin, the School of Nursing’s first PhD student, graduated in October. Ms. Astin is now working in the United Kingdom.

Open Subject

The Language & Learning Services Unit (LLS) at the Gippsland Campus provides a University-wide academic support program for Monash students which include Transition Support, Integrated Faculty Support, Participation Support, and Postgraduate Support. LLS has assisted approximately 100 on campus students from 12 different countries including Australia, so far this year.

The Bulletin is a weekly service provided by Marketing and Public Affairs, Monash University, Gippsland Campus. For more information on any of the above articles, please call Justin Kohlman at (03) 5122 6214 or email: Justin.kohlman@adm.monash.edu.au. See the Bulletin on line at www.gippsland.monash.edu.au

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