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| 10:00 am | MacDiarmid Institute seminar. Professor David Beebe on Manipulating the Microenvironment - gradients, jello, CR, zona. |
| 11:00 am | Management doctoral seminar. Puck Algera on Between Utopia and Reality: realising a corporate purpose beyond profit within the complexity of organisational life. |
| Noon | NZi3 public lecture. Annukka Dickens (Hewlett-Packard) on The IT industry and sustainability - the HP experience. |
| 4:00 pm | Political Science and Communication public lecture. Professor Mark Deuze (Indiana University and Leiden) on Perspectives on media work across creative industries. |
| 4:10 pm | UC Opportunity seminar. Celine Kearney on Beyond Kiwi Fruit and buzzy bees: the construction of culture in Aotearoa/New Zealand. |
| 2:00 pm | Music recital. Electroacoustic concert: "Earth" - music by João Pedro Oliveira, Petra Bachratá, Chris Cree Brown, and Nick Lynch. Finishes 4:00pm. |
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Having considered the feedback and comments from students and staff, the LMS Review Steering Group has completed a report which includes its recommendation of proceeding to a Moodle trial. (The trial has been approved by the project sponsor, Dr Jan Cameron, Assistant Vice Chancellor (Academic), and is under way.)
The report and related documents are available on the LMS Review web site studentnet.canterbury.ac.nz/lmsreview.
The latest Learning For Life brochure is out now. Community Education is offering over 100 courses from July-September. This term’s offerings include three exciting new lecture series presented by UC academic staff:
A reminder that university staff can enrol for free in all courses or lectures (including those above) not listed as limited enrolment.
For a copy of our latest brochure please contact UC Opportunity on 364 2470 or look at our courses online at www.uco.canterbury.ac.nz/community-education.
Research and Consultancy are pleased to announce that the UC Research Profile, a showcase of UC research excellence, is now available on the web.
The UC Research Profile provides detailed information on the research interests and affiliations of UC researchers, the research projects they are working on, the research groups they are part of and the major pieces of equipment they use. All this information is fully interlinked and provides users with a broad view of research at UC and access to greater detail about the particular research they are interested in.
This site can be accessed via links on the UC homepage or at http://www.canterbury.ac.nz/ucresearchprofile. Information contained within the UC Research Profile can be also be picked up by internet search engines e.g. Google. This will be a great tool for anyone wanting to find out about UC research, for a range of purposes, for example, finding an expert on a particular topic, looking for a potential collaborator on a research project or finding out about what equipment UC has available for research.
Researchers are now invited to view and update their own profiles
(as necessary) via the UC People & Research database (the research
database that is used to store output information and write PBRF
portfolios). Tutorial sessions are available for staff. These sessions
are open (come and go as you please or as your timetable allows)
and are a great opportunity to work on your profile while database
help/advice is present. Tutorial session times for next week are:
Please contact Maxine Bryant in Research and Consultancy with any questions (maxine.bryant@canterbury.ac.nz or ext 4028).
5.15pm, Tuesday 17 June — Jobberns Room (level 4), Geography
"Air pollution management, policy implications, and problems in New South Wales, Australia" by Prof Howard Bridgman, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle, NSW Australia (and Erskine Fellow, Department of Geography, UC).
Professor Bridgman began applying his scientific knowledge of air pollution to management planning and decision making in the early 1990s. He assisted the Newcastle City Council to develop their environmental management plan, and provided the scientific expertise for the Newcastle Airshed Management Action Plan (NAMAP), produced in 1998 and updated in 2005. Along with co-author Leanne Graham, he has presented and published a number of papers at air pollution conferences assessing the interactions of science, management and policy on a local and regional scale.
The closing date for applications is 1 July 2008.
The GNCRT Research Award is in honour of the outstanding contributions Emeritus Professor Graham Nuthall has made through his research and scholarship to our understanding of learning and teaching. His research has focused on the experiences of individual students and how these experiences shape student learning. He has provided the international community of researchers, scholars and practitioners with a deeper appreciation and understanding of the significant and often very subtle classroom interactions which influence learning.
The award is available to teachers, researchers and research students. It is intended to facilitate and support classroom-based research to further our understanding of learning and teaching in the early childhood, primary and secondary education sectors. The research supported by the Award will reflect the research approach to studying classroom contexts and interactions that Professor Nuthall has used in his Project on Learning.
The award is also available to postgraduate students with research experience who are interested in short-term projects to publish from Professor Nuthall’s extensive collection of video-taped, audio-taped and written sources of classroom data.
The award carries a value of up to $10,000. If a practising teacher wins the award they are eligible to apply for leave with pay for up to one term from their employing school board as the award is recognised by the Ministry of Education as a "Prestigious Award".
The recipient of the award will conduct the research under the auspices of the Trust located in the College of Education, University of Canterbury.
Further details regarding the award are available from Research and Consultancy.
The May/June 08 issue is online at: www.icts.canterbury.ac.nz/department/newsletters/index.shtml.
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Dr Camilla Obel (University of Canterbury), Dr Kim Toffoletti and Dr Peter Mewett (Deakin University, Australia) are seeking women over 18 years of age to participate in a study of female rugby union supporters. We are looking for female fans that are willing to discuss issues related to being a rugby union supporter in either a group or individual interview setting.
The project is titled "Women Love Footy Too! The Voices of Female Rugby Union Supporters", and is part of a larger study of women spectators of all football codes across New Zealand and Australia.
We will be conducting group interviews on the following dates:
Friday 4 July (5-7pm);
Saturday 5 July (11am-1pm & 3-5pm);
Sunday 6 July (1-3pm).
Group interviews will take between 1-2 hours and will be held at the University of Canterbury. We are also very interested in conducting single person interviews and other times will be arranged at your convenience.
If you are interested in participating, or require further information, please contact Dr Camilla Obel via email (camilla.obel@canterbury.ac.nz), or on phone 364 2182 (bus.). You can view more details of the research project on Dr Camilla Obel’s research webpage: http://www.soci.canterbury.ac.nz/people/staff-co.shtml
Please feel free to forward this information to others.
Level 7, Central Library, Phone 364 2591, email careers@canterbury.ac.nz.
New drop in hours for 2008. Monday–Friday 11am–1pm
Register now on CareerHub for
information about:
Seminars:
See Career Hub for further details.
Six months Rec Centre membership for $75. Offer closes 30 June 2008. UC Staff Card is required. See Rec Centre reception for details.
Are you aware that the University of Canterbury has a group scheme with Southern Cross offering discounted health insurance premiums to staff and their immediate family members? For further information, please contact Susan Ashley at Southern Cross, ph (03) 366 3666.
If you would like to donate a can (or similar) to the City Mission Communications and Development is having a collection on Level 5 of the Registry. If you could please donate your products to Level 5, Registry by Friday 20 June, that would be much appreciated.
7.30pm, Saturday 14 June — Corner of Old West Coast and Langdales Road (15 minutes drive from UC).
14 Pipes and 41 Strings — Roger Buckton (flutes, pipes & whistles), Jonathan Le Cocq (lutes and guitars). Perform music from the Renaissance to the present day, using a variety of early and modern instruments. Includes works by Dowland, Kuffner, Giuliani, Sor, Poulenc and Milhaud, and traditional tunes from Scotland, Ireland and Bohemia.
7.30pm, Saturday 28 June — Corner of Old West Coast and Langdales
Road
(15 minutes drive from UC).
Hoekstra Kime Hobson Trio. The sound of the trio was born out of many years of playing jazz together in a more traditional style. Turning into a new direction, the Hoekstra Kime Hobson Trio explores the sense of space and harmonic symmetry that is often called European jazz. In their original compositions and improvisation the trio pays tribute to the melodies and structures of classical, jazz, folk and Latin music.
Concert Tickets $20: Includes light refreshments. Book at www.nutpointgallery.com, or ph (03) 342 1033.
Fun family entertainment for the school holidays. Times and dates: 6.30pm, Wednesday 9-Friday 11 July and Wednesday 16-Friday 18 July; 11am and 2pm, Saturday 12-Sunday 13 July and Saturday 19–Sunday 20 July. Tickets $7 plus booking fee. Book through Ticketek, ph: (03) 377 8899. Door sales subject to availability. Venue: The Mill Theatre, 24 Wise Street, Addington.
7.30pm, Saturday 28 June
The Music Group at Christchurch Boys High School is organising a jazz cabaret. It will be a dress up affair in the style of the Cabaret Years in Chicago and New York in the 20s, 30s and the swing years of the 40s. Hosted by Malcolm McNeill. There will be dancing, champagne cocktails, nibbles, a bar operating, raffle and spot prizes for the best dressed. Excellent chance to gather up some friends for a midwinter rendezvous. Round table seating. Tickets on sale now ($30 per person). To book tickets or for enquiries pls email to zarinah.amin@yahoo.co.nz or phone the school (Kate O'Connell) on 3485003.
6.30pm, Tuesday 17 June 2008 — Fendalton Community Centre, 170 Clyde Road
Every two months there is a free dance class at the Fendalton Community
Centre. The basics of salsa and merengue are covered. No dance experience
is necessary. Just show up with some comfortable shoes. For information
contact Suruj or Hélène at info@delCaribe.co.nz.
Learn to manage your references and save time creating your bibliography by using EndNote.
If you have already attended an EndNote class and have specific difficulties, please contact your Information Librarian for assistance.
The Library Bindery is now located by the Warehouse on Kirkwood Ave, just past the Recreational Centre. It is open Monday to Friday from 8am - 4pm.
To find out more about the services offered and view a map showing their new location visit the following site www.library.canterbury.ac.nz.
New courses commencing 18 and 19 June.
These popular 8-week courses are being offered once again. Choose from either the Dovedale Dance Studio (Dovedale) on Wednesdays from 4.45pm–5.45pm or at Coppertop, Commerce Building, on Thursdays from 5.15pm-6.15pm. You are welcome to enrol in both courses, but you will need to pay for both. Experience the benefits of Yoga in a supportive and non-threatening staff only environment. Only $24 for members of the Rec Centre or $40 for non-members. These courses are popular, with many re-enrolling each time, so hurry or you might miss out. To enrol, you must bring your Staff ID Card and payment to the Recreation Centre on Kirkwood Ave.
The competition runs from 1-20 June.
All children of staff and students are invited to celebrate this special time of the year by creating their very own Matariki masterpiece. Pictures will be included in our Matariki exhibition.
Entries must be handed in by 5pm on Friday 20 June to any library
service desk.
There will be a prize for each age group for the "best" picture
and prize(s) for runner ups in the age groups. The picture needs to reflect
the themes of Matariki. Only one entry per child.
For more information on the entry conditions refer to the entry
form (PDF 48 KB).
Deadline: Closing date for applications Thursday 17 July 2008
Academic promotion documentation relevant to this year's promotion
and progression round is now available at the following Human Resources
web site: intranet.canterbury.ac.nz/hr/academic_promotions/index.shtml.
This material includes the timetable, criteria, application forms, notes for applicants and Heads of Department/School.
As outlined in the timetable, preparation of promotion applications and related documentation can now commence.
Please note that two University-wide promotion seminars are planned and these are open to all interested staff. The seminars will be held on the following dates and times:
The following shows the confirmed statutory and University holidays over the Christmas/New Year period 2008/2009 for those members of staff covered by the provisions of the Collective Agreements or corresponding Individual Agreements listed below.
Advice concerning these matters for staff covered by other agreements
not listed will be issued in due course by the appropriate authority.
The University will close at the end of Tuesday 23 December 2008
and will re-open on Monday 5 January 2009. During this period (including
statutory and University holidays) the Security Office (under the
Main Library) will be open around the clock.
The Contact Centre for the 0800 Varsity number and the enrol@canterbury.ac.nz email
service and website will remain open between Christmas and New Year
for the hours 8am to 6pm. (The main University telephone exchange
– 366 7001 – is closed during this period).
Please ensure that all your staff are notified of the vacation dates
for 2008/2009. Enquiries regarding this leave entitlement should
be referred in the first instance to the relevant Human Resources
Advisor.
Leave for Staff covered by the following Collective Agreements or
Individual Agreements as appropriate: Academic Staff & Senior
Tutors, General Staff, Early Childhood Staff, Cleaners and Custodians,
Maintenance Staff, Grounds Staff.
The following positions are vacant. For more information please check out the Human Resources Web site at: vacancies.canterbury.ac.nz.
BRYNDWR. Fully furnished 3 double bedroom house for rent, available 1 July 2008 (could start slightly earlier by neg.) to 30 April 2009. Spacious living room, spacious separate dining and separate kitchen. Master bedroom with ensuite. Under floor heating. Double garage. Only four kilometres from the University; close to all facilities, and on bus route. $400pw (negotiable) plus electricity and phone. Manageable garden to care and a small vegetable garden for your kitchen. No pets, no smoking. Ideal for sabbatical or other academic visitors. Looking for responsible and caring tenants. Good reference required. Ph (03) 364 2987 ext 8530 or (03) 351 5745 or 021 022 19641 or email xiaoming.wu@canterbury.ac.nz for further information and viewing.
UPPER RICCARTON. Fully furnished Studio Unit, 15 mins from University. Suit visiting professionals/academics. Contact Jan 027 254 2809 or email jan@macworx.co.nz. View www.holidayhomes.co.nz/search?q=4209.
ONE bedroom flat in Somerfield available for short and medium term
lets. Open plan lounge/kitchen (full facilities) and en suite shower/bath.
Fully furnished, TV & heat pump. Free wired/wireless internet.
Linen and towels provided.
Quiet suburb located at foot of port hills with river walks, cafes, restaurants,
shops and excellent library. 30 minute walk to city centre. Bus stop outside
(to city centre) or pleasant 10 min walk for direct bus to University. $230pw
or $50 per night. All bills included. For more details please call
03 337 1656 or email: kgrant@clear.net.nz, www.holidayhouses.co.nz/properties/9175.asp.
RICCARTON, sunny, private, modernised character home. Completely serviced and one block from the University. Close proximity to two malls, Gardens and the CBD. Suit visiting professionals/academics. Winter season specials available. Visit www.homeawayfromhome.co.nz for recommendations from UOC visiting scholars.
ALUMNI HOUSE. Do you ever advise visitors in need of well located
and private accommodation? Alumni House (Canterbury) specialises
in a personalised approach to quality accommodation for visitors
to Christchurch and Canterbury University. A 15 per cent discount
applies to all University-related bookings. Longer term rates are
also available. Please check our website (www.alumnihouse.co.nz)
and bookmark for future reference.
SOUTHSHORE, Christchurch city. Available 1 July. Two bedroom townhouse with 1 bathroom. Sunny two bedroom two storey townhouse. Open plan living and kitchen with heat pump. Nice decor. Situated at the rear of a private driveway, close to the beach. Single garage with automatic door. Unfurnished. Private outdoor area. No pets. $300pw. For more details please email jawad.abdelkrim@canterbury.ac.nz.
LARGE sunny 1 bedroom half house. Private fenced yard. On bus route. Carport. No dogs. $220pw. Available now. Phone 341 1219 or 021 217 1119 or email arkhad@gmail.com.
CITY apartment. Park Terrace. Fully furnished one double bedroom plus study. Secure complex with pools, tennis, gym and underground car park. Views to Hagley Park and Avon River. Available from Saturday 15 June. View now. $425pw. Ph 027 536 8455 or 348 2098 or email kevoco@gmail.com.
TWO bedroom one bath furnished cottage in Bryndwr. Very
clean, no smoking, no pets. Internet access available. Efficient
heating system. $300pw. Phone 021 657 222.
CHARMING 2 bedroom South Brighton home with sunroom and conservatory for sale or rental. Single garage. For further information contact Sharon Wilson 3824 967 or 027 229 8176.
PRIVATE sale Burnside. Ashbourne St. Family home on private rear section. 3 double bedrooms plus studio. Log burner, night store. Modern Kitchen. Double car garage, internal access via sunny conservatory. BBQ area set in beautiful maintained garden (fully fenced) Lovely neighbours. $398,500. Phone 021 294 9077 to view. Photos on Trademe.co.nz, ID 150862461.
JOIN the fitness hula hoop craze. Canterbury are challenging the current Guinness World Record and raising money for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation We need hoopers of all ages to Hoopswing, to find out more visit www.hulahoops.co.nz.
THORRINGTON School in Christchurch is celebrating its 50th Jubilee on Friday October 17 and Saturday October 18 this year. Registrations are now open. Full details are available at www.thorrington.ac.nz. If you have any enquiries please email jubilee@thorrington.ac.nz or phone the school on 332-7480.
SUFFERING from tension headaches or migraines? Stiff neck from all that computer based work? Massage can help. You can enjoy a stress-busting one hour massage from one of our qualified massage therapists, only 5-10mins walk from your office, at the UCRecCentre. You don’t have to be a member to take advantage of the best value massage in town, but if you are, you will receive preferential rates. Contact our reception team today on 364 2433 to make your appointment and enquire about rates.
FLAGON handles for half gallon jars for a 1940’s party later in the year. If you’ve got any sitting around in the garage gathering dust and would like to sell them, I’d be happy to pay $15 per handle. Contact: sue.woodgate@canterbury.ac.nz ext 8701.
RARE opportunity to own a "Traditional New Zealand
cowshed cat". User friendly, robust design, attractive upholstery.
Socialised by itinerant philosopher, vaccinated, wormed etc. Five
available to approved homes. Email alison.holcroft@canterbury.ac.nz.
HIGHCHAIR, folds flat $30; Snack'n'Play table (Evenflo), fits on regular chair to form highchair or place on floor $30; Trike, Triang with detachable trailer, suit 3-year old $50; Duplo, various sets, includes building board $10, bucket sets $10-25, Pooh & Tigger set $15, Playground set $25, Excavator $20 and lots more, Little Tikes tip-truck with 2 Little People $15, Phone 366 8593.
VALCO Round About Pram, green and black, with sleeping bag and rain cover $330. Child's bike seat and helmet $75. Ph 44630 or rikke.betts@canterbury.ac.nz.
CAMPING and household items. 1 OZTrail DTC-4V-07 ‘Four-person’ 4V Dome Tent w/stakes and carrying bag $125; 2 Adult 3-season weight sleeping Bags-$20 each; 1 Campmaster CM1020 2-burner Camp Stove w/3KG gas Cylinder $70; 1 Gas Cylinder LPG w/Hose for camp stove 3KG $20; 1 Battery-powered Lantern w/night-light $15; 1 DVD Player $45; 1 Deluxe Memory Foam Neck Pillow $40; 1 Memory foam pillow $35; 1 Kid Size folding Scooter $40; 1 Kid Size Bicycle $60; 1 Kid Size Bike Helmet $15; 1 Adult Size Bike Helmet $30; Telephone answering machine $40; 1 Ultrasonex Toothbrush (w/replacement heads) $30; 1 Shopping Trolley $10; 1 Rice Cooker $20; 1 Queen Size Foam Underlay $25; 2 Collapsible Coolers (chilly bins) $5 each. Contact Alan Anderson (03) 348 6676 splitstonestudios@gmail.com or Sue James at susan.james@canterbury.ac.nz for information or to arrange to view items. Pick up from Ilam Road, Riccarton.
MINI food processor; AM/FM digital clock/radio; Breville hair dryer; VS Sassoon Straightener; HP Deskjet Printer, with new black and color ink, and two packs of printer paper; Desk lamp; sleeping bag. Prices for all items are negotiable, please email ems82@student.canterbury.ac.nz or call ext 52168.
TOYOTA Estima, imported from Japan by a car dealer (only 2 NZ owners). Well maintained and looked after. Drives very well; smooth and quiet, no rust, exterior and interior is in a mint condition. Car is all over in an excellent condition. New Registration, WOF till Sep 2008, 144 000 km, 8 seats (foldable to a queen size bed). Price: $3,600. Contact: Martin 021 026 40994.
ANYONE interested in car pooling to the university from Darfield each day? Phone Rachel ext 2052 or (03) 364 2052.
TRANSPORT fron University to Oxford/Cust. If anyone lives in Cust
or Oxford and would be happy to offer a ride home a couple of times
a week, please email maggie.tisch@canterbury.ac.nz.
CRAFTSPERSON partner required to share a stall at the Christchurch Arts Centre market on selected Saturdays in November, December, January and February (the summer season) from 10am to 4pm. Shared shelter, but one trestle table each and approximately $33 each for the stall for the day. Other stall holder makes small fibre and fabric craft items and is open-minded about whatever crafts a potential stall sharer might be selling. If interested, or know a friend who might be interested, please email judith.yeatman@canterbury.ac.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. Fully insured. Special university
rate applies. Phone David on 021 646 456 or email das134@student.canterbury.ac.nz.