Admissions:
Domestic/International
-Nursing applications are closed – all places for Semester 2 are now filled for South Street and Peel
-OnTrack is now at capacity for all the campuses
-There will be changes to MyAdmission from Monday morning 25 July (additional help and hover text will be available) to address some of the confusion experienced when applying. Please provide any feedback to Kirsty Sinnott and cc Rani Ramachandran, Kirstie Robson, IrineMjombah, Richard Geddes.
-Courses webpages – New menu option ‘Documents to provide’. Being published as soon as possible (we hope it’s live by the time you’re reading this). This will be available on all specific course pages. Tweaks will be made to correct and improve on an on-going basis. If you notice any glaring errors please advise.
Careers and Employment:
-New Resource now available in Centre and on CareerConnect: Career Benefits from a Study Abroad Experience
-We are currently promoting a number of 2016/2017 Summer Vacation Work opportunities (invaluable experience for penultimate students)
Employer job postings on CareerConnect include (but not limited to): Deloitte, Wesfarmers, BP, KPMG and Woodside. Students apply NOW!
-Looking forward to joining some of you during O-week in the big cube. Careers will be staffing a booth and encouraging students engage with us from FIRST YEAR, to enhance their future employability.
Communications and Events:
Open Day
-A massive thank you to everyone who helped out at the Open Day yesterday. You all contributed to making the event a huge success with over 20,000 visitors, 1,100 volunteers and 68 bookings for appointments on the day. A great team effort all round!
-All volunteers will be receiving a feedback survey shortly, so we’d love to hear your comments and thoughts for future events
Curriculum and Academic Policy:
-The email address for any and all Academic Policy Coordinators is:
CUTL:
-CUTL Learning Support workshops commence in week 1
-If students need one to one assistance, they can book with our academics at
Workshops and times
-Monday 1st August – Time Management for assignments – 11.30-12.30 - SS2.035
-Tuesday 2nd August – Effective academic reading – 12.30-1.30 – SS2.035
-Wednesday 3rd August – Essay writing for assignments – 1.30-2.30 – SS1.035
-Thursday 4th August – Critical thinking – 11.00-12.00 – SS1.032
-Friday 5th August – Planning for success – 9.30-10.30 – SS1.033
Numeracy support consultations
-will begin in week 2 and will be Mondays 9.30 – 12.30 and Fridays 9.30-12.30
Language and general study skills consultations
-will commence in week 3 and will be Mondays 1.00-3.00, Tuesdays 1.00-3.00 and Wednesdays 9.30-12.30
Enrolments & Fees:
Enrolments
-Course Transfers that were submitted in time have been processed. Transfers caused by Academic Progression outcomes will be accepted and processed as they come in.
-The Team is now working through the various requests for special approvals around prerequisites, early part II, more than 30 part I, changes to honours programmes of study, changes to majors and minors within a course, etc. The process of updating the outcomes for students required to attend an interview with their Academic Chair after second semester results is also proceeding, with a second round due to late results due to start once sup and deferred results come in. In addition there is analysing and correcting statistics reporting errors from the second quarter of the year. It will be a very busy and stressful five to six weeks.
Fees
-Tuition fees will be due at the end of this week for international and domestic full fee students. So next week we will initiate the cancellation process for students who have not paid this week. The cancellation period is four weeks and closes with the major semester census date – 27 August.
-There are also a significant number of students who have not completed their Commonwealth Assistance Form, or who have yet to supply their tax file number to defer their fees. The follow up process for these students will continue through to the major semester census date - 27 August.
ESOS
-Students who need an extension to their visa to be able to study this semester should have already responded to our call to action several weeks ago.
Equity and Social Inclusion:
O Week Semester 2
-Students are invited to visit us at the Equity and Social Inclusion Office during O Week to check out the services and programs offered, including disability services, if they have not done so already or if they need a refresher. Students are invited to come in and have a chat with us during O Week on 26, 27 and 28 July, between 9am and 3.30pm. They don’t need to contact us to make an appointment. They can also have a short 15-minute meeting with a Disability Advisor if necessary.
WHAT? O Week at the Equity and Social Inclusion Office
WHEN? 26, 27 and 28 July between 9am and 3.30pm
WHERE? Murdoch University, South St Campus, Bldg 460 ECL 1.009 http://maps.murdoch.edu.au/location/1460
-Please encourage students who are already registered with the Equity and Social Inclusion Office to login to their account and flag their supports. If they indicate uncertainty about how to do this please direct them to http://our.murdoch.edu.au/Student-life/Health-and-happiness/Disability-services/EQAL-services/
Exams and Assessment:
-The Exams Office is busy with Supps/Deferred, Trimester and OUA exams
External Engagement:
(International)
Bangkok and Phnom Penh (Cambodia)
-Fozzil has returned from his trip; to attend the IDP Education Fairs, Thai government scholarship interview session and agent briefing sessions. Given the growing demand from both countries for Australian qualification, the events attracted large number of visitors (more than 1400 pre-registered) interested in a broad range of areas; from English language program to PhD. More than 40 Australian institutions attended. Areas of interest include Psychology, Renewable Energy, Politics, Games Art & Design, International Studies, Environmental Science, Community Development, MBA, Accounting, HRM and Engineering.
Vietnam, Thailand and Malaysia
-Fozzil will be heading out to Vietnam, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur from this Wednesday 27th July – 10 Aug to attend Australia Awards Scholarship Information Session, present at Kaplan Agent Workshops and participate in the Taylors and Sunway University Fair
Hong Kong
-Prof Ian Robertson delivered student seminars relating to Veterinary Science in Hong Kong as part of IE recruitment activities. The seminars were very well received by the students and agents. Photos attached.
-Neville Hiong attended a number of student fairs and interview sessions alongside Prof Robertson, and counselled students into various disciplines available at Murdoch
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Staff leave
-Carol returns from leave next week, she will be back in the office as of Tuesday 26July
-Jeannette is on leave from as of 22July and back in the office on 01 August, she will be on emails during this time
Student Mobility – Outbound
-Carol, Jeannette and the Careers Team attended the “Putting your international experience to work” workshop, which introduced us to online modules that can be completed by students that study abroad (pre-,during and post their experience). We’re keen to roll this out across the whole University, to support our outgoing students from all Schools and courses
-We will have 22 students abroad in Semester 2 in countries in North America, across Europe and also Korea and Hong Kong
Student Mobility – Inbound
-Athira organised a casual coffee catch up with some early birds from the Study Abroad & Exchange (SAE) cohort that arrived last week. They had so many questions, and everyone is excited to commence their semester at Murdoch
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-Most Study Abroad & Exchange (SAE) cohort arrived on Monday (18th of July), this week.Athira had the privilege of picking up an American student from Pittsburgh, who started her journey from the US on Saturday, and arrived in Perth Monday afternoon! Her very first culture shock – sitting on the left hand side of the car. Her excitement of being welcomed by Athira is clearly evident on her beaming face below.
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-The Study Abroad & Exchange Orientation Session is 22nd of July (Friday) at Hill Lecture Theatre 9am-11am. There will be a late comer’s session on the 28th of July (Thursday) at SS1.035 at 9.30am-11.00am.
-Please note that Study Abroad & Exchange students do not need to go for the School specific course advise sessions. Any enrolment questions they have, should be forwarded to Athira for assistance.
Partnerships
-This week we welcome Xavier back after his epic trip home to Spain – We missed him!!!
Approved articulations this week
-Ngee Ann Polytechnic Diploma in Molecular Biotechnology articulation into Murdoch University’s Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology AND Biomedical Science – DOUBLE MAJOR
-Republic Polytechnic Diploma in Biomedical Sciences articulation into Murdoch University’s Bachelor of Science Forensic Biology and Toxicology
Campus Visit this week
-10 students and 3 teachers from the The Experimental School Affiliated to Nanjing Normal University will visit Murdoch on Wednesday 27th July, as well as the Mayor of the City of Melville, Mayor Russell Aubrey, who as it happens, is the brother of one of the teachers accompanying the group. Phil Payne recently visited this school on a visit to China and we are thrilled to be able to host the students who are currently completing the WAUFP.
Graduations and Results:
Graduations
-The Online Graduation Attendance Confirmation portal is scheduled to open Wednesday 27 July, 2016
-We have graduated most of the eligible students, this week the focus is on graduating students that have results submitted late
Results
-We are still processing late Semester 1 2016 results
Kulbardi:
-In celebration of NAIDOC Week 2016, we are running our second Living Library event based on this year’s NAIDOC theme: “Living Narrative of our Nation.” This collaborative project undertaken by Murdoch Library, Equity and Social Inclusion and the Kulbardi Aboriginal Centre is seeking to involve both Murdoch staff and students to participate in a dialogue with Murdoch University’s Indigenous community.
What is a Living Library?
-The Living Library is an equalities tool that seeks to challenge prejudice and discrimination. It works just like a normal library: visitors can browse the catalogue for the available titles, choose the Book they want to read, and borrow it for a limited period of time. After reading, they return the Book to the library and, if they want, they can borrow another. The only difference is that in the Living Library, Books are people, and reading consists of a conversation.
Event Details:
Date: August 11, 2016
Time: 11.30am – 1pm
Venue: Murdoch University Library Learning Common, Level 2
-See poster for more information.
Student Support:
Scholarships
-New flyers have been created for Open Day and the electronic copies can be found on theOnline Resources webpage. Big thanks to Asha for working on the development of these guides and Brianna for creating the webpage.
-Open Day Presentation went interactive with the audience being asked to download an app that tracks the QR code below for prospective students interest in Merit and Equity scholarships so SFSO can send targeted emails to those prospective students. Thanks Sandra for this 2.00am brainchild!
Special Programs
-Busy with new and current students enquires, timetables and student meetings
-Working on an Aus-Award scholarship extension for a student who requires more time to submit work for a PhD
-Preparing materials for Elite Athletes 2017
Transition and Retention
-International Orientation LIP has hit all the right marks as we had a total of 84% attendance with 168 attended out of 199 accepted. Congratulations to the not only the Student Support team members & Stephanie but to all the teams involved on a great effort in getting the students here, the communications going out to the students and the energy and effort put in to deliver the LIP program. Nice work folks!
-O week commences with a bit of a change up with the Welcome Dinner happing Monday evening and the main Course Orientation Sessions commencing on Wednesday and Thursday. To keep up-to-date please refer to the O Week website
-The intermission and withdrawals web forms and collection of live data is proving to be working well. Huge thanks to Larson Lee for leading this project, Ian Poleykett and Robert Trand for working with us to making the forms and data live and Helen Rees for her valuable input on formatting of the data collection.
Student Retention Program
-Identifying key themes to work on such as:
- Structure around the Retention Strategy: an update on ‘where we are’ and ‘how we are going’ with the different areas of the plan.
- Concrete planning of projects: Journey Mapping Framework: Acceptance → Commencement (week 1) and Week 1-4 communication strategy.
The Student Centre:
-Please keep us in the loop if your area is sending out student notifications (re. pretty much anything), it means we can give them the right information when they call, email or do the pop-in.
-The Student Centre will be open ‘til 5pm during O Week and Week 1, and opening at 8.30am on both Thursdays for all enquiries
-Here’s a link worth bookmarking, Academic Council (click on Agenda and Minutes in the LH menu for resolutions and other important information)
TNE:
Week 12 May Trimester
-Dr Peter Waring and Dr Max Sully will be at the South Street campus this week.
-The next Transnational Consultative Committee meeting will be held on Thursday 28th July at South Street.
-The next Singapore Board Meeting will be held on Thursday 28th July at South Street.
-Murdoch has provided Kaplan with licensed materials for seven part I units due to commence in 2017. Schools will receive an annual fee over the next three years for the materials.
-Schools continue to prepare and upload UILG’s for the September trimester, all materials are due by the 8th August.
-The TNE FMP Database for 2017 will be available this Friday. IT will transfer all necessary information to the 2017 database and schools will switch from using FMP11 to FMP14.
-Admissions staff at South Street will prepare admissions training for TNE staff located offshore, the training will take place 15/16th Aug. The training is necessary as we implement the new courses offshore as from January.
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