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The International Officer of the Graduate Student Association, Asif
Shahzad Khan Saharan, invites all local and international graduate
students to participate in the inaugural “
GSA World Cup”.
Date: Thursday 17 March
Time: 12.30 to 2pm
Venue: Graduate Centre Front Lawn (1888 Building)
More information here....
Graduate School of Business and Economics Charity Campus Cricket and Bollywood Film Night
Date: Friday 26 November
Time: 6.15pm onwards
Venue: Uni of Melb Hockey Field (cricket) and Union Lawn (movie)
Cost: $10 gets you a bbq dinner & drink, a game of cricket & a space on the grass to watch the movie.
Registrations: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/3zx .
(
registrations close Monday 22 November)
A fundraising evening event that aims to bring cultures together by
giving Indian students at the University an opportunity to share their
favourite sport and Bollywood with their fellow students.
Additional drinks will be sold on the night & raffle tickets will be for sale with great prizes including a cricket bat signed by current cricket stars!
ALL PROCEEDS will go to
Plan International Pakistan flood relief.
Confronting Homophobia in Our Schools: preparing pre-service and beginning teachers to build safer schools in Victoria.
Thankyou to all who attended the conference and made it a success.
If you were unable to attend, we have available
videos and photos from the day.
Thank you for your support of this conference.
Download attachment(s):
[ CHIOS_program.pdf ]
[ CHIOS_speakers.pdf ]
Women in Publishing - International Women's Day Event
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Featuring Miriam Zolin, Monica Dux and Dr Michelle Smith
Friday 6 March
12:30 - 2:00pm
Gryphon Gallery
Graduate Centre
RSVP: gsa@gsa.unimelb.edu.au
Quota: 60 places
What do budgets, Burnley and the housing crisis have in common?
Okay,
the only thing they really have in common is the University of
Melbourne, but the first one has had serious implications for Burnley
students and all students seeking affordable accommodation over the
years, not to mention a number of other things. But let's first
consider this year's budget...
Are you working or studying at the University of Melbourne?
Do you have children who need childcare so that you can work or study?
Have you been able to access childcare provided by the University of Melbourne?
Are you satisfied with your childcare arrangements?
While the President's Away...
It's
been an eventful first half of the year, and I am dearly looking
forward to a month's break before returning to get back to business.
I'm off with my husband and three gorgeous children (ages 8, 7 & 4)
for a month of weddings, reunions and camping in California and Oregon,
from where I originally hail. I've left all your interests in the
capable hands of our Vice President (and former UMPA President) Tony
Williams and the rest of the hard-working staff and councillors at UMPA...
Notes from an Arts-weary President
We had a successful set of outcomes from taking the
UMPA Arts position paper to Uni Council, including the passing of the following motion...
Plagiarism - do you really know what it is?
It
seems to me that most postgrads are pretty sure they know that
plagiarism is copying someone else's work, whether just a sentence or a
whole essay, and that it is not okay. I suspect there are some out
there who aren't entirely clear that paraphrasing without in-text
citations is plagiarism. And I am certain that there will be some who
don't know that plagiarism is also, according to the University,
submitting all or part of your own work for more than one assessment
task..
The University's Knowledge Transfer Committee has established the Dreamlarge: Student Project Grant Scheme to support the development of Knowledge Transfer projects which connect student groups with external partners. Grants of up to $2,500 (a substantial number depending upon the quality of the applications) as well as 5 grants of up to $5,000 will be made available to enrolled students of the University. Enrolled postgraduate and undergraduate students may apply to the Scheme. Applications will close on 25 July 2008.