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| 1:00 pm | Geological Sciences seminar. Dr Andrew Glikson (Australian National University) on Milestones in the evolution of the atmosphere. |
| 11:00 am | Management PhD seminar. Chatchai Thnarudee on The interrelationship between the complex hierarchy of institutionalized strategic planning and praxis: A multinational business context. |
| 1:10 pm | Music lunchtime recital. Karen French (cello) accompanied by Iola Shelley, featuring cello works by Beethoven and Shostakovich. |
| 2:00 pm | Chemical and Process Engineering seminar. Richard Burns (University of Queensland) on Soil pollution: is bioremediation the answer or just a dream? |
| 3:10 pm | Mathematics and Statistics seminar. Charles Semple on Combinatorial problems in conservation biology. |
| 7:30 pm | Music Great Hall concert series. Edith Salzmann (cello). |
| 10:00 am | Sociology and Anthropology seminar. Dave Haslett on Outlaw bikers, moral panic and the media: South Island outlaw motorcycle clubs 1950–1975. |
| 1:00 pm | History seminar. Mr Jorgen Schubach on Approaching legal history with special consideration to the famous German Civil Code. |
| 2:10 pm | Electrical and Computer Engineering seminar. Vic Gosbell (University of Wollongong) on The case of the harmonic offender or allocating responsibility in non-linear interactions. |
| 3:10 pm | Computer Science and Software Engineering seminar. Network aware wireless sensor networks. |
| 3:10 pm | Philosophy seminar. What Does Religion Have to Do with the Scientific Revolution? |
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We request interested staff to consult the Information and Communication Technology Services web site www.icts.canterbury.ac.nz.
Female general staff are encouraged to apply to attend the 2008 "New Zealand Women in Leadership Programme in the Tertiary Education Sector".
This five day residential programme is to be held in Wellington from 13 to 17 October.
The NZWIL Steering Group is seeking two nominations from each University.
Target Audience: The general staff programme is designed for women in or aspiring to be in senior general staff leadership positions, which involve budget and people responsibility for University or Faculty wide Service/Support Divisions or Units. This might include, for example, Directors or Managers of Student Administration, Student Services, Facilities Management, International, Communications and Marketing, Student Recruitment, Human Resources, Legal Services, University Librarian or Faculty Registrars and School Managers heading up administration services in large Schools, but should not preclude others from applying.
Please see the Learning and Development (HR) website for the application process and more information. www.intranet.canterbury.ac.nz/hr.
21 May–1 June 2008
The artistic talent of students and staff at the University of Canterbury
will be showcased during the University’s second biennial Platform
arts festival this month.
The 12-day festival will feature opera, music recitals and art exhibitions
to avant-garde theatre, lectures and film. Event will be staged at
various locations in the central city and on the University’s Ilam
campus.
Highlights include the performance of The Telephone and The
Medium,
two operas by Pulitzer-prize-winning composer and librettist Gian
Carlo Menotti; a gala dinner at the Christchurch Town Hall with performances
by Dame Malvina Major and students from the University’s Voice Programme;
screenings of foreign language films which have not previously been
shown in New Zealand; and an evening of music with composer and pianist
Gao Ping.
A full schedule of events can be found on the Platform website (www.canterbury.ac.nz/platform).
10am to 3:30pm Wednesday 14 and Thursday
15 May – UCSA Ballroom
The annual university wide careers fair is an event not to be missed.
Over 130 employers are attending this fair, which is run over two
days. Day one, 14 May 2008, gives employers a chance to meet with
arts, commerce, education, law and science students – Day two, on
15 May 2008, employers meet with Engineering students.
National and international exhibitors to the UC Careers & Employment
Fair cover a broad sphere of employment sectors, including local
and national government departments, accounting, banking, energy,
law, manufacturing, information technology, engineering, science,
defence force, management, further study opportunities, teacher training
and teaching opportunities overseas.
A list of exhibitors attending will be available from the UC Careers & Employment
Fair website (www.canterbury.ac.nz/careers/employment_fair)
from Monday 5 May.
For further information regarding this event, please contact Hilde Celie on hilde.celie@canterbury.ac.nz or ext. 6551. All staff and students are welcome.
We have resumed the very popular Wellness Checks for staff (there is a small charge of $10). The appointments are held on a 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 on weekday mornings. There will be a (very competitive) charge of $25 for this.
Please ring the Health Centre of 364 2402 to make an appointment for either service.
Level 7, Central Library, Phone 364 2591, email careers@canterbury.ac.nz.
New drop in hours for 2008. Everyday Monday–Friday 11am–1pm
Register now on CareerHub for
information about:
Information Sessions:
Seminars:
See Career Hub for further details.
The 11th 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.
In preparation for the UC Alumni Association Staff Ball on 26 July, professional Ballroom and Latin American dance teacher and New Zealand Champion Marcella Payton is offering a second six-week beginner dance class for campus staff starting Wednesday 11 June in the UCSA’s Shelley Common Room, for $50 per person. To register: please contact Marcella, ext 3937, email ssm@ucsa.canterbury.ac.nz, by Wednesday 4 June. Note: Registration is essential as numbers limited.
7.30pm, Sunday 11 May — James Hay Theatre
Featuring songs from Les Miserables, Rent, The Full Monty, Hair, and Little Shop of Horrors.
Artistic Director: Luke Di Soma; MC: Ross Gumbley, Court Theatre Artistic Director. Also featuring a live onstage orchestra, Sintes Tap Bros, Pandemonium Percussion and Barbershop Quartet Zesty. Tickets from Ticketek, ph: 377 8899. See www.getluketonewyork.co.nz for more information.
7:30pm, 7-10 May and 14-17 May; 6:30pm, Sunday 11 May — Elmwood Auditorium (31 Aikmans Road)
Taking its title from a children’s nursery rhyme, this British play
by Charlotte Keatley delineates with exquisite insight and gentle
humour the complexities of the mother-daughter relationship over
four generations of women, against a backdrop of sixty years of
dramatic social change.
Tickets $17 — or two for $25 on Mother’s Day (11 May). To book, phone (03) 355 8874 or visit www.elmwood-players.org.nz.
Canterbury Educational Printing Services — CEPS (formerly known as UC Print + Copy), has begun a progressive move into new premises at the Warehouse/Recreation Centre building on Kirkwood Avenue.
As of Thursday 1 May, the CEPS reception and administrative team, currently located on the 2nd floor of the ICTS Butterfly building, will be located in the new premises. On Friday 2 May, the Pre Press and Colour Printing team will relocate from the Central Registry basement into the new premises. All telephone extensions and email addresses will remain the same.
The rest of the Central Registry basement Print Room team is due to move across on Tuesday 20 May.
How to place an order with CEPS: University staff can eitherwalk across to the reception at the new building or if time is of the essence then Print Orders can be deposited at the Library Copy Centre counter located along the eastern wall of Level 2 in the James Height Library building.
For more complex work that may require the use of external print providers and/or the inclusion of the UC Design team, our Print Procurement professional, Simon White, is available to call on you directly at your office between the hours of 10.30am and 11.30am each day. Simon can be contacted on ext 3098.
Many University staff are now using our online ordering system, Ultraware, for the upload of simpler Print Orders directly into the Print Room. This system is easy to use and is well suited to printed work that is of moderate run length and printed in black onto A4 or A3 paper stocks. Contact Janette Winks on ext 6908 for more information about this system.
CEPS are actively seeking to discourage the practice of placing Print Orders with documents to emails. The preferred method of sending electronic Print Requests is via Ultraware. Please do not send Print Order emails with documents attached to an individual CEPS staff member. If email must be used, send only to printcopy@canterbury.ac.nz or copycentre@canterbury.ac.nz. If responding to an electronically sent proof, then please reply to prepress@canterbury.ac.nz.
This is a change to how we have previously operated and reflects our desire to channel all electronic orders through Ultraware. If you are used to emailing Print Orders via emails with attachments, then you are an ideal candidate for Ultraware. Please contact Janette to arrange training.
Of course print orders can still be forwarded to us via the internal mail system.
Return delivery of printed work: Coinciding with the relocation of CEPS is a revamp of our internal delivery service. The warehouse delivery team will now provide a twice daily delivery service from the Print Room to all internal departments on both campuses. Except in some rare, pre-negotiated instances, CEPS will no longer be making any internal deliveries.
The team at CEPS is confident that the combination of the move to new premises and multiple options for your placement of print orders will result in a more efficient service delivery to you, our valued customers.
As in previous years, Human Resources is offering pre-retirement planning workshops for staff.
These workshops, entitled "Planning for Retirement", are
run by Allan Price, Director of Retirement Planning Seminars Ltd.
Five one-day workshops will be held in 2008 on 10 June, 5 August,
26 September, 10 November and 27 November 2008.
The maximum number catered for in one workshop is 16 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. There is no charge for individuals or partners. Excellent
take-home resources will also be provided.
For more information check out the Human Resources intranet: www.intranet.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/learn_development.
Plus many more exciting courses to join. Excellent member and non-member prices. Enrol now.
For more information: Grant Robertson (ext 8416) or grant.robertson@canterbury.ac.nz. Pick up your brochure at Reception, or see www.phed.canterbury.ac.nz.
Applications for the 2008 CLL Writers’ Awards close on 16 July. There will be two prizes of $35,000 awarded this year.
The awards, which are among the highest monetary prizes for works of non-fiction available in New Zealand, have been running since 2002. Jill Trevelyan won the award in 2005, enabling her to write the biography on Rita Angus which was published last month.
For enquiries or a submission form, go to www.copyright.co.nz or contact cll@copyright.co.nz, ph (09) 486 6250.
24-25 May
The Australia and New Zealand Society of Indexers will conduct day-long classes on beginner and intermediate indexing at the University of Canterbury. Tutor is Max McMaster, training officer for the ANZSI Victorian branch and three-time winner of the prestigious Australian Society of Indexers Medal for back-of-book indexing. For further information and registration details please contact Carol Dawber, (03) 4712341 or cda57@student.canterbury.ac.nz.
Tickets to the latest release movie Music Within at the Rialto on sale for $15. Music Within is the true story of Richard Pimentel, a brilliant public speaker with a troubled past, who returns from Vietnam severely hearing-impaired and finds a new purpose in his landmark efforts on the behalf of Americans with disabilities. Proceeds go towards Oxfam as part of the myucteam (UC’s official team for 2008) Trailwalker fundraising campaign. Screening on Thursday 8th May at 8.00pm. Tickets available from UC Opportunity reception in Okeover House, or email megan.wilks@canterbury.ac.nz. Great way to support the team.
Survey closes 5 May 2008.
If you currently use or are interested in using a wiki at UC please
take a few minutes to fill in this survey survey.it.canterbury.ac.nz.
Wikipedia defines a wiki as "software that allows users to collaboratively
create, edit, link, and organize the content of a website, usually
for reference material. Wikis are often used to create collaborative
websites and to power community websites". The full wikipedia
reference can be seen at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki.
This survey aims to find out what uses are currently made of wikis at UC, if there is a demand for new wikis and to see if there is a need for a university wide infrastructure for wiki software. It is being run by the Wiki Working Group, a subcommittee of ITAC, the University's Information Technology Advisory Committee.
New legislation for KiwiSaver has been passed. Here are the most important points that employees need to know:
For more information about KiwiSaver and the recent amendments to the legislation, please visit the www.ird.govt.nz or www.kiwisaver.govt.nz sites. For more information about the University Superannuation Scheme please visit www.intranet.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/super/index.shtml.
Thousands of historic photographs from the Library’s archival collections are now available online via digital library. Covering over a one hundred year period users can browse this fantastic collection via the Library's unique resources page. The collections currently available include the A. C. Graham collection of West Coast photographs dating from the 1800s, a photographic collection recording over 100 years of the history of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company and Pacific photographs gathered by John Macmillan Brown in the early 20th century. These collections are just the beginning. The Library has plans to digitize many thousands of additional images which will be available via digital library as soon as they are ready.
Email macbrown@libr.canterbury.ac.nz if you have any queries or comments.
Do you feel a bit nervous cycling on city roads? Would you like to brush up on your cycling skills? A series of workshops about cycle safety and bike handling skills are being offered to UC staff and students to help give you more confidence biking in the city. Experienced local cycle educator Helena Parsons will be the tutor. These workshops are sponsored by UC, so are available to you for only $5 for both workshops.
A one-hour theory workshop will cover such issues as legal requirements for bicycles, appropriate safety equipment and correct fitting, basic bicycle set up, and commuting safety issues and hazards. This will be followed by a two-hour, on-road practical workshop that will address common commuter cycling issues such as passing parked or slower moving vehicles, multilane roads, turning right in busy traffic, etc.
Workshop dates:
Workshop 1 (60 mins): Wed 7 May, 12-1pm or 5-6pm Workshop 2 (120
mins): Thu 8 May, 12-2pm or 4-6pm.
For more information and to register, visit www.sustain.canterbury.ac.nz/transport/bikeskills.shtml.
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Purchase a 2008/2009 Entertainment Book to receive $10,000 to $15,000 in valuable offers, valid through 1 June 2009. At the same time, you'll be raising money for the Alumni Association's Student Scholarship Fund. The Entertainment Book is your guide to the best restaurants, hotel accommodation, attractions, sports and leisure activities, all with 25%-50% off or 2-for-1 offers. Great for personal or corporate use, Entertainment Books also make wonderful gifts.
The Entertainment Books will be available from 17 May, but the Christchurch edition is expected to sell out fast, so confirm your order as soon as possible. See www.canterbury.ac.nz/alumni/members/#entertainmentbookn for more information or contact the Alumni Office, ph 0800 UC ALUMNI (0800 822 586) or 364 2344, email alumni@canterbury.ac.nz.
The following positions are vacant. For more information please check out the Human Resources Web site at: vacancies.canterbury.ac.nz.
CASHMERE Hill. Sunny, warm and private with great view. 2 bedroom house. Heat pump. Sheltered section. The house is on the market, therefore rent negotiable. We will maintain the garden. Ph (03) 332 2058.
SPACIOUS, light and friendly two bedroom place, stunning view over Lyttelton Harbour. Available from 12 May-5 August 08. Fully furnished, off street parking. Rent includes power, phone and broadband. $340pw. Just 10 minutes walk into town, 15 minutes drive into the city. Images on www.trademe.co.nz property/rent/canterbury/banks peninsula. Call Chris-Tian on (03) 328 9466.
FENDALTON. Three bedroom home at end of cul-de-sac; park outlook. Few minutes walk to shops, bus and university. Available 2 June till end of August 2008, or longer by negotiation. $360pw. Phone Trish (03) 351 8827.
FENDALTON two to three bedroom character home with heat pump, furnished if required, 10 mins walk to the University, close to shops and bus, park outlook and stream boundary, available mid/end May to end August (possibly longer) $270 per week. Please contact Janet ext 6536 or (03) 364 2536 or email janet.bainbridge@canterbury.ac.nz.
LYTTELTON. Fully furnished, 3 bedroom available for rent from 20 May until 1 September. Fully insulated home, skylights throughout, log burner and two heatpumps. Entire home was recently renovated. Open plan living with washer/dryer, one bathroom and two toilets. Wood floors throughout. Every room has an amazing view of the harbour. Bridal Path and reserve are your "back yard". Walk to the Farmers Market, restaurants, cafes and shops in town. $330pw. Also have two cars available for this time period if needed. Phone (03) 328 9409 or ljkenix@gmail.com.
FULLY-furnished two bedroom house, lounge, sunroom and kitchen/dining room. Large north-facing deck and private yard. In Burnside High/Cobham Intermediate/Wairakei Road school zone. 10–15 minutes from the University of Canterbury. Available from the end of June to early October. Reasonable rent (negotiable). Ph (03) 364 2126 or (03) 351 8555, or contact ron.oreilly@canterbury.ac.nz.
RICCARTON, sunny, private, modernised character home. Completely serviced and one block from University. Suit visiting professional/academics. Winter season specials available. www.homeawayfromhome.co.nz.
ALUMNI House (Canterbury). Do you ever have visitors who need accommodation? Alumni House specialises in a personalised approach to quality accommodation for visitors to Christchurch and especially to Canterbury University. A 15% discount applies to all University related bookings. Visit www.alumnihouse.co.nz and be sure to bookmark for future reference.
AVONHEAD/Russley. Very warm and Fully-furnished (dishwasher, refrigerator, bicycles, etc) three-bedroom house available from 14 July 2008 to 14 July 2009. Lovely, supportive neighbours in a very quiet street. Suit academic visitors. $400pw neg (plus electricity and phone). Non-smokers. No pets. Please contact Andre Dantas on (03) 342 7950 or andre.dantas@canterbury.ac.nz.
COTTAGE. One bedroom, fully furnished, self contained. Close to University, shops and bus. Secluded garden setting. Quiet, non-smoking tenant required. $180pw. Ph. (03) 351 9962.
STUDIO/bed sitter. Spreydon. Suit single quiet person. Located in a well established garden adjacent to a house and has own private garden. Furnished if required. Prefer longer term rental. $135pw. Please contact Ray ext 6346 or (03) 364 2347 or e-mail ray.hunt@canterbury.ac.nz.
LYNDON Street, Riccarton close to the Mall. Four year old three-bedroom unit; single garage with internal access plus off street parking. Modern kitchen and bathroom, newly carpeted living room opening on to north-facing courtyard. Very private. Suit two/three adults. $310pw. Phone Philippa Greenman (03) 364 2526 or (03) 351 2626.
MATURE person(s) required, suit visiting academic. Two bedroom town
house in Avonhead. Furnished, linen, crockery etc. Within walking
distance of University. Available from 21 April. Phone Les (03) 359
9170 or reply dianedixon@snap.net.nz.
ST MARTINS/Murray Aynsley. Sunny, modernised, fully-furnished
and equipped home on elevated section available 27 May-3 September
2008. Three double bedrooms, one with en-suite. Gas heating. Very
sheltered section. Half a double garage available, and room for
one or two more vehicles on the section. Lawns and garden will be
cared for by a contractor. Rent $300pw including telephone
(local calls only) plus electricity and gas. Email RobertsonA@xtra.co.nz or
phone (03) 331 8205.
TWO bedroom character home, 5 minutes walk from campus. Hamilton Ave, Fendalton. For further details see www.realestate.co.nz/783260?num_bedrooms=2.
PRIVATE Sale. St Albans. Charming 1½ storey, 3 bedroom, colonial
replica home, fully fenced back section, separate (gated) drive,
sunny, peaceful, private, cottage garden with mature trees in tree
lined avenue. Floor Size 120sqm; Land size 500sqm. High $300's
Open Home Sunday 12.30-1.30pm. For more details view www.trademe.co.nz ID
143856730 or contact ph (03) 385 4237, or janice.farrelly@xtra.co.nz.
MATURE 54yr old responsible female, clean, quiet, tidy student
with timid cat seeks rental accommodation in clean quiet house in
quiet neighbourhood. I am a serious student so need a quiet place
to study and sleep, can cook, clean, garden etc. Please contact Zuni
on mas210@student.canterbury.ac.nz.
RESPONSIBLE house-sitter available From May 2008 onward. Mature
(50's). Male senior lecturer at University, will take good care of
your pets, houseplants, housecleaning, yard and handy-work. Neat,
tidy and security conscious. Will, of course, cover power, phone
costs. Ph ext 8169, or 027 558 0005.
NEED short-term, affordable accommodation in Christchurch? Ideal
for visitors preferring to stay in a comfortable, spacious, tranquil,
well-appointed, homely environment. Walking distance to supermarket,
shops, parks, cafes and bus stop. Self-catering, fully serviced weekly.
Email robyn.hutchison@xtra.co.nz or
ph 021 150 1779 for availability and quote.
TOYOTA Windom 1996. Moving in four weeks and need to sell. 138,000km,
new cam belt, tyres good shape, 3.0 engine, very clean inside and
out, $4500ono. Call 021 026 55861 or email Tim at T.Robinson@math.canterbury.ac.nz.
ELECTRIC IBM typewriter with accessories (model 6746). Please collect from Geography Building, fifth floor outside departmental office.
RECYCLED rimu from a house renovation and three external
screen doors.
Contact Kate 027 290 0814.
RINNAI convector gas heater, as new (new price $1100)
sell for $550ono. Suit a medium to large room. Contact
Kate 027 290 0814.
WASHING machine Simpson Eziset 550. Very little use, only 2½yrs old. In excellent as new condition. Very reliable top load washing machine with 5.5kg capacity, 1025mm x 575mm x 625mm. 9 wash programmes, 3 water and temperature levels. Cost $750 new, but as now excess to requirements will sell for $300. Phone Michael 021 859 598.
FISH tank plus stand. 180 litres, full accessories for tropical/cold water plus ornaments. $350. Ph 021 293 6041, madmoranmonkey@vodafone.net.nz.
DO your trees require attention? Arborist and current law student can complete these services for you — thinning, crown reductions, shaping, canopy lifts, felling, etc. Special university rate applies. Phone David on 021 646 456 or email das134@student.canterbury.ac.nz.