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| 1.10pm | Music lunchtime recital. Duo Stump-Linshalm (Austria). Petra Stump and Heinz-Peter Linshalm, clarinet duo, play contemporary chamber music. School of Music recital room. Admission $5, students free. |
| 1.10pm | Culture, Literature and Society seminar. Dr Paul Millar on "'Thoughts that move like Delhi oxen': James K Baxter's Indian poems". Rm 104, English. |
| 11.00am | Forestry seminar. Hector Cortina on "Forestry in Mexico". F3. |
| 12.10pm | University Centre for Teaching and Learning seminar. Glen Davies and Derek Chirnside on "The Role of e-Portfolios in Teaching and Learning". UCTL Seminar Room LAWS427. |
| 1.10pm | Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies seminar. Shigeyuki Kihara, artist's talk. Room 208, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies. |
| 3.10pm | Mathematics and Statistics seminar. Lyman L McDonald (Erskine Fellow, Western Ecosystems Technology Inc., USA) on "The Past, Present, and Future of Resource Selection Functions". Gordon Petersen Room (Erskine 446). |
| 5.30pm | NZ Institute of International Affairs Christchurch Branch. Associate Professor Neil Boister on "Aggression - past, present and future". Upstairs Dining Room, University Staff Club, 87 Ilam Road. |
| 7.30pm | Music evening recital. Edith Salzmann cello, Maurice Till piano, and the University Cellos. Great Hall, The Arts Centre of Christchurch. Music by Beethoven, Debussy, Boccherini. Admission $15, $10. |
| 11.00am | Physics and Astronomy seminar. Dr Alan Walton (Visiting Erskine from Cambridge University) on "From Babbling Brooks to Sonoluminescence: The Physics of Bubbles in Liquids". Room 701, Rutherford Building. |
| 1.00pm | History seminar. Jim McAloon (Lincoln University) on "Networks and the economic success of Scottish migrants"'. Room 311 History. |
| 2.10pm | Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar. Dr Pavel Belov (Queen Mary University of London, UK) on "Subwavelength imaging at microwave, terahertz, infrared and optical frequencies". A309. |
| 3.10pm | Philosophy Research seminar. Lothar Knatz (University of Bremen) on "Problems of Contemporary Aesthetics". Room 612 (6th floor of the History Building). |
| 3.10pm | Economics seminar. David Fielding (Otago University) on "Regional asymmetries in the impact of monetary policy shocks on prices: evidence from US cities". Room 534, Commerce. |
| 4.10pm | Culture, Literature and Society seminar. Associate Professor Terry Austrin on "'A very rugged landscape': Professionals, parasites and the problem of disciplines". Rm 104, English. |
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10-11am, Tuesday 15 May - A6 Lecture Theatre
The Web Rebrand Project is almost complete and Web Team is now able to refocus on working more with departments and providing new support and consultancy services. We are building a new Style Guide and new ways of collaborating with our many colleagues involved in web publishing at UC. There are some significant major web projects about to commence and we need input from UC staff to make these a success.
Web Manager, Ken Beatson will provide a general update on:
We invite any UC staff with an interest in the web, especially web administrators and co-ordinators. Interested staff will also be invited to comment via forums held on specific topics and online in a new discussion area.
In the past, the time required to validate and verify changes to staff qualifications has often meant delays in updating staff contact details. Human Resources have now separated these two procedures.
Changes made to staff contact details through the online UC Employee Self Service website will now be automatically accepted and updated.
However, staff qualification information can no longer be updated online – it can only be ‘viewed’. Staff now need to complete and print an online form, then submit it along with original documentation to the College or Service Unit HR Advisor.
For more information please refer to the UC Employee Self Service website.
The Early Childhood Learning Centre regretfully announce the postponement of the 20th anniversary celebrations. We are planning a bigger and better celebration for later in the year or even early next year and will be in touch with the new date.
These awards are for New Zealand artists, academics or professionals
with distinction to pursue research or practical experience in the
US for three to five months. A small number of awards valued at up
to US$32,500 (plus travel expenses) are offered each year.
Research and Consultancy deadline: 25th June 2007.
These awards are for New Zealand academics to teach New
Zealand Studies and conduct research at Georgetown University
in Washington, DC, for one or two semesters. Two lectureships -
one per semester - valued at up to US$32,500 (plus travel expenses)
are offered each year.
Research and Consultancy deadline: 25th June 2007.
For further information on either of these funding opportunities please contact Research and Consultancy ext 7786.
2–4pm, the Seminar Room on Level 7 of the Central Library.
These workshops are open to any postgraduate student currently enrolled at UC. These are advanced classes and do not cover basic skills. Enrolment is essential - enrol online.
The Learning Skills Centre offers a range of generic workshops and
lectures for students at all levels. More details can be found on
our website.
CareerHub
Register now: www.canterbury.ac.nz/careers.
On CareerHub you will find information about:
Employer Information Sessions:
For further details please visit CareerHub
Seminars:
A number of seminars are running this week. For further details please visit CareerHub
Drop in Sessions:
Come and have your CV, cover letter and/or application form checked.
Magic Hands: Maori and
Pacific Textiles
11am and 12noon, 13 May - Canterbury Museum,
Rolleston Avenue
From taniko to tapa and piu-piu to pandanas; explore the Pacific's most overlooked art forms with Roger Fyfe, Senior Curator of Anthropology. Bookings are essential; telephone (03) 366 9429 ext 817.
Corner of Old West Coast and Langdales Roads
Tickets at www.nutpointgallery.com or Phone John ( 03) 342 1033. Cost $20, all concerts include coffee and muffins.
Friday 18 May, 7.30pm - West Melton
On 18 May the Canterbury Astronomical Society
will open its observatory at West Melton to the public for viewing,
weather permitting. See www.cas.org.nz if
you have any doubts about the weather and also for a map to get you
to the observatory.
Saturn and Jupiter are both prominent at the moment, and deep sky
objects such as galaxies, globular clusters, planetary nebulae
and star forming nebulae will be fabulous in a moonless sky.
$5 per person.
Human Resources is offering pre-retirement planning workshops for staff.
These workshops, entitled "The Essential Pre-Retirement Programme", are run by Mercer Wealth Solutions.
Five one-day workshops will be held in 2007 on 12, 17 and 20 July, 6 September, and 27 November. The workshops will run from 8.30am to 4.30pm and will be held in the Popper Lounge, University Hall, corner of Ilam and Maidstone Rds. There is no charge for individuals or partners.
The maximum number catered for in one workshop is 20 people (including partners, who are invited to attend with you). Preference will be given on a first-in, first-served basis upon receipt of the Registration Form by HR.
For more information check out the Human Resources intranet.
1.10pm, Tuesday 15 May 2007.
Ten years ago, on 15 May 1997, the world-famous Rieger pipe organ in the Christchurch Town Hall auditorium was officially handed over to the city and inaugurated. Since then, it has become a major icon of the city's cultural life.
To mark its 10th anniversary, and as a thank you to the people of Christchurch who fundraised over many years for the organ, there will be a special free birthday concert on Tuesday 15 May.
This will be given by the Town Hall organ curator and international concert organist, Associate Professor Martin Setchell, with the support of Vbase, the Christchurch City Council and the Friends of the Town Hall Organ.
A lunchtime concert will be held from 1.10pm to 1.55pm. There is no pre-booking or charge for admission, but patrons are advised to get there in plenty of time to secure a seat. The auditorium doors will open at 12.40pm.
The compere will be Christopher Doig and a guest performance by Mayor Garry Moore is also planned.
Expect to hear all your favourite organ pieces, like Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor, and Widor's Toccata in F, together with some organ pops like the trumpet Voluntary (Clarke), The Entertainer (Joplin) and Martin Setchell's own arrangement of Vangelis's Conquest of Paradise better-known as the theme song of the Canterbury Crusaders.
For more information see www.organist.co.nz.
This exhibition features a selection of painting and photographic work created by artist Robin Neate over the last 15 years.
Neate graduated from the University of Canterbury's School of Fine Arts in 1973, where he is currently teaching painting. He has exhibited consistently in various media, including photography, sculpture and painting.
The SOFA Gallery is open 11am-5pm Monday to Friday, and 12noon-4pm Saturday and Sunday.
We have resumed the very popular Wellness Checks for staff (there is a small charge of $10). The appointments for these checks are held on Monday morning with Theresa Madden.
We would also like to invite female staff, who are due or overdue for their cervical smears, to book an appointment with a nurse. This service is available for UC staff and we hope there will be good uptake of this preventive healthcare initiative. The nurse is available for appointments each weekday morning. There will be a (very competitive) charge of $25 for this.
The Health
Centre Walking Group will resume on Monday 7 May 2007. All
staff are invited to join the walks which begin from outside
the Health Centre at 12.30pm daily.
The 10th Appeal has commenced and the collection box is in the Registry Concourse. As usual, donations of warm clothing, rugs, blankets and non-perishable foodstuffs such as tinned soup are welcomed. The Christchurch City Mission collects the goods on a regular basis and is always extremely appreciative of the University's support. Enquiries to Margaret Ricketts, Law, extension 3141.
The Conference Office team are available to help. The Conference Office manages conferences on and off campus for a variety of departments. We can help with conferences of all sizes and offer differing levels of service according to your budget and requirements. Our online registration and abstract management systems are perfectly suited for academic conferences and we have built a great reputation for handling the special requirements of academia.
There is some financial support for new conferences in Christchurch, depending on numbers and venue.
Contact Margaret Brown margaret.brown@canterbury.ac.nz or phone extension 6162 to talk more about your conference and how we can be of service to you.
The following positions are vacant. For more information please
check out the Human Resources Web site at:
http://vacancies.canterbury.ac.nz/.
ILAM. An address to impress plus adjacent to park. Close to University, set between other quality homes. Large lounge with log burner, open plan kitchen/dining, 3 bedrooms, 3 toilets. Open2view #147571. Call Maggie Abuzz (MREINZ) 942 7653 or 027 29 28 663.
ATTRACTIVE brick/cedar house for private sale. Four bedrooms plus study on quiet, private rear section. Ph 351 5520.
NEAR new three-bedroom house for sale, close to city centre and Eastgate Mall. Open plan living that extends to an outdoor patio. Internal access to double garage with plenty of off-street parking. Heat pump and double-glazing. For more details see www.open2view.com/Property/151622.
ILAM. Three bedroom house for rent. Suitable for a family of five, plus lots of spare bedding for guests. Available from mid-August to late December (flexible on dates). Located five minutes walk from the local shops, ten minutes walk to the University and local primary school, 15 minutes walk to the local high school. Open plan, north-facing, well insulated with a new log burner, new kitchen and bathroom. It is located on a back section and has a beautiful low maintenance garden. Our car will also be available for use for a small charge to cover wear and tear. For more information email gongyushanfang@yahoo.co.nz.
FENDALTON. Fully furnished, well appointed 2 bedroom 2 livingroom spacious character flat. Quiet leafy sunny location, lockup garage. Walking distance to university. Everything supplied except utilities. Walking distance to university. $365pw Phone 3516441 or jlh65@ext.canterbury.ac.nz.
CREYKE by campus. Modern 3-bedroom, 2-storey, furnished townhouse on quiet rear section with private, secure garden. Double-glazed with gas fire downstairs, heat-pump upstairs. Available 1 July. Rent $480pw incl. broadband. Weekly servicing available. Murray.Matthews@xtra.co.nz.
BURNSIDE. Renovated, sunny furnished dble bedroom in large family home for rent, suit a professional person. Close to University. Rent includes, power, phone, broadband, Sky. Avail 2 June. Contact Sharon Ext 7897.
ILAM. 3 bedroom house in Villa Grove for rent. Suitable for a professional family. Available from 1 July 2007 (negotiable) for long-term lease. Located within walking distance to the University and the shops at Church Corner. Open plan, well-insulated with a new heat pump. Double garage with low maintenance garden. Contact 348-8449 or chris.young@securityplastics.co.nz.
FENDALTON. Fully furnished sun-drenched house available July to end October. 3 bedrooms, one bathroom, 2 toilets, kitchen, dining area and large living room. Gas heater, night store and gas fire. Wireless Internet access . Large fenced garden and a double garage. Close to university. On a bus route into the city very close to shops, doctors, playground and park. No smokers or pets. Contact: Janie.fowler@gmail.com or ph 355 5503.
BRYNDWR/PAPANUI. 2 bedroom house available to rent from 16 October until 30 December while owner is overseas. Fully furnished and equipped, single garage, quite and private. $250 per week, negotiable if prepared to look after and maintain garden. Please email jago@slingshot.co.nz.
SCARBOROUGH. Available 2 June until 21 October 2007 while owners overseas. Modern, fully furnished 4 bedroom home overlooking Sumner village with superb views of sea and mountains. Contact Dave MacKinnon, Geological Sciences, dave.mackinnon@canterbury.ac.nz. Phone ext 7764 or 326 5601.
LYTTELTON. Contemporary three bedroom, two bathroom, fully furnished, urban home with a distinctive cabin feel and native New Zealand timber throughout. Remodeled bathroom and kitchen. Each room has amazing views of the harbour and port hills. Twenty minute drive to campus. Available May 30 to June 25. Rent reasonable and negotiable. Use of car also included in the rental. Would consider a discount if rented for the entire period. lindajean.kenix@canterbury.ac.nz or 364 2987, ext 8499.
RICCARTON. Sunny, private, modernised character home. Completely serviced and one block from University. Suit visiting professional/academics. Refer our website www.homeawayfromhome.co.nz.
TWIZEL. 3 bedroom warm, sunny bach that sleeps 9. Ideal for 2 families. Short walk to town and surrounded by beautiful mountains and lakes close by. All amenities including TV, video player, DVD player, electric blankets, washing machine and dryer and fully equipped kitchen. Just need to bring your own bedding. Contact stephanie.white@canterbury.ac.nz.
RESEARCH Fellow wishes to rent a fully furnished one or two bedroom flat or house for a couple for the months of June, July, and August. Non-smokers, very tidy and hope to be located either very close to campus or in the heart of City Centre. References available. Please contact Kehaulani at jkauanui@wesleyan.edu.
YOUNG professional couple seeks housesitting from June onwards. Pet friendly, non smokers. Please contact Monique on 3655 022, 027 335 1614 or monique.newman@xtra.co.nz.
PROFESSIONAL married couple seeking house sitting. Approx 6 to 9 months while building. Fond of pets and gardening. Please contact Steven or Vivienne on 337 3218 or steven.graham@canterbury.ac.nz.
HOUSESITTER/dog sitter required. Mature house sitter wanted while on Erskine leave. 22 June to 15 August 2007. Must love dogs, our 4-year-old greyhound will live with you. Please contact Charley Fleischmann at charles.fleischmann@canterbury.ac.nz.
DOUBLE or queen bed Innersprung mattress and base with legs in very
good condition. Please phone Maree x6470 or email mareesusan.thomas@canterbury.ac.nz.
PROFESSIONAL and confidential transcribing and data entry services available. All jobs considered - interviews, focus groups, surveys and questionnaires etc. Transcribing available from standard, micro or digital recordings. Competitive rates. Contact karen.walker@canterbury.ac.nz, CEM Centre, University of Canterbury.
SELLING for $60 each, the Entertainment™ Book contains savings on accommodation, attractions, dining and leisure activities of between 25-50%. Sales of this book last year helped raise $1000 for the UC Alumni Association's Student Scholarship Fund. Books sold out quickly last year so be in quick. Please encourage your friends and family to support our cause. Contact the Alumni Office, ext 6344, alumni@canterbury.ac.nz, to place an order.