ARO Weekly Newsletter #34 - 29 August 2016
Careers and Employment:
- Manager, Suzanne Knuiman and Career Development Advisors Erica Anderton-Brown, Alex Haaxman and Jane Foster will be participating in a National Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (NAGCAS) Symposium for the first part of the week. 15 min. drop-in sessions on Tuesday will therefore NOT be available.
- The Centre is currently promoting a national student competition – Top 100 Future Leaders. The competition selection process provides participating students with exposure to a number of recruitment/selection activities commonly used by major graduate employers, including;
- an online written application
- psychometric testing
- video Interview
- a final assessment centre
The competition is open to penultimate (undergraduate and postgraduate) students from a wide range of disciplines and provides invaluable job search practice.
Applications close 8 September.
- The following employment opportunities are also currently being promoted (via the Murdoch Careers and Employment Centre Facebook page):
Murdoch Student Sales Centre Assistants (casual work)
2017 WA Government Graduate Program (multi-discipline program for final year students)
Engagement:
(International)
The new MBA Professional Practice
- We are working with MCA to develop eDMs to launch the new MBA Professional Practice where no work experience is required for admission into the two year program. This will be very attractive to many markets and we’re hoping to have the eDMs by late next week.
Hong Kong inbound study group graduate
- We recently saw a group of 35 Hong Kong secondary students completing their 3 week of study tour at Murdoch. All had a wonderful experience on campus.
(students are about to receive their certificate of participation held at the Kim Beazley Lecture Theatre)
Business Development Manager- China
- Maple Fu will participate New Oriental Australian events in Xi’an, Nanjing, Shanghai, Beijing, Chongqing and Xiamen in August 2016
Indonesia activities
- Fozzil is currently away attending recruitment activities in Indonesia. He will also be first round interview sessions with six strong candidates for our Indonesian Business Development Manager (in-country staff). Following this, second round skype interviews will be arranged for the top four in a hope for appointment by late October.
India activities
Justin has headed off on his first Murdoch recruitment trip to India. He will be away until the 5th September
Study Abroad
- Next in the calendar for SAE students are:
North West Trip (26th August – 4th September)
A reminder – Study Abroad now have their own official Facebook page, please head on over and click like on the page! https://www.facebook.com/Murdoch-University-Study-Abroad-Exchange-Inbound-1444394375587293
(Outreach)
- Murdoch Outreach Team, alongside the Fogarty Foundation and Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilizers launch the first WA female only Coderdojo. 12 students between years 7-10 attend the first session, meeting the female champions and mentors from Wesfarmers and also our very own Murdoch IT students.
- Congratulations to Michelle Austin and the team at#MurdochUniversity's newest Dojo#CodeLikeAGirl
Enrolments & Fees:
Enrolments
- Census date for second semester was Saturday. So this week is the final solving of enrolment issues, and processing last minute withdrawals and intermissions.
- Students who did not submit a Commonwealth Assistance Form, or did not submit a tax file number (TFN) to defer their fees, will have their enrolment for this semester cancelled
- TM academic progression starts this week, with analysis of pending results prior to the Boards of Examiners late in the week and release of results this Friday
- OUA study period 3 teaching begins this week, and we will be responding to various enquiries from the OUA students
Fees
- Processing all payments received up to the last weekend will take Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday we will formally cancel students for non-payment of fees. There has been a progressive campaign over the last eight weeks advising student of their obligations and deadlines, including phone calls last week by The Student Centre, so there should not be any students that are surprised by their enrolment being cancelled.
- As the semester 2 peak period is just about ended, over the next three months Enrolments and Fees will:
· review procedures and forms for 2017
· rework the way students interact with the compulsory and non-compulsory re-enrolment steps in MyInfo so that access to self-enrolment in units and majors, access to the Commonwealth Assistance Form, and updating of personal details and intended completion periods is clearer and cleaner for our various groups of students
· look at the 700 or so pre-2014 students who have not progressed over the last two years and invite them to transfer to the post-2017 courses
· look at roughly 150 pre-2014 students who have reached or are about to reach the 12 year maximum duration for their course, and with the Academic Chairs determining a management plan to completion and a firm completion date
· finish the Fee Review
· set up the assessment and academic progression structure, and the fee assessment data, for 2017
Equity and Social Inclusion:
- Disability Advisors are booked up for the next 3 weeks
- The next ALLY discussion group is on Thurs 8 Sept in ECL 1.1026 (tea and coffee making facilities available). Bring your lunch. All welcome!
- Please consider doing the next training session on Disability Services for Students on Campus on 19 September in the Senate Conference Room 12noon – 1.30pm. All welcome!
Graduations & Results:
Graduations
- Last Friday 26 August was the last day for graduands to confirm attendance for the Perth Graduation Ceremony without incurring a late fee
- We commence printing graduation documents for the 14 and 15 September graduation ceremonies today
Results
- TM Board of Examiners are being held this week with the results scheduled for release on Friday 2 September
The Student Centre:
- Still got the spirit coursing through your veins?? Like a spot of netball, 8-ball, dodgeball, scrabble, indoor soccer, bocce, table tennis, tunnelball, leaderball, scrabble or even poker??
Then join the winning ARO team at the Staff Games on Friday 2 September.
Sign up here either as a participant or the equally important cheer squad and let’s go for Gold! You won’t regret it (Disclaimer: this statement may be true).
TNE:
- TNE Manager Jenny Sceats returns from leave 30th August and will be in Singapore from 31st August
May Trimester (TMA/TMB/TMD)
- BOEs are being held between 29th August-2nd September, so Unit Coordinators should have now submitted TNE Moderation Reports to be tabled at the BOE meetings. These will be provided to the TNE Deans once they are available.
September Trimester (TSA/TSB/TSD) – start of teaching 5th September
- Updated deployment lists and schedules have been provided to Schools for distribution to Unit Coordinators
- All Unit Learning and Information Guides and other teaching materials for TS have been uploaded and are available to teaching affiliates who all now have LMS access
- Orientation Week (29th August -2nd September) – John Murphy from School of Business & Governance and Danny Toohey from School of Engineering & IT will be in Singapore during this time to lead/assist in sessions (it is expected 1030 students will attend)
- Partners are beginning to draft the mid-term/In-term Test schedules. Once we have received all of them we will be working with the Schools to coordinate dates/times
- September will be the last time units are taught face-to-face at SMF in Singapore. Most outstanding students after this time will transfer to Kaplan
Preparations for January Trimester (TJA/TJD) 2017
- Tonia Girardi from the School of Business & Governance will also be in Singapore during ‘O’ Week to launch the new MBA
- New MUCC Course study plans are nearly complete and will be provided to the partners this week
- We will begin working with the Schools on 2017 affiliate pre-approvals this week