Vice-Chancellor's Column between academic areas of the staff and business services; University; • sUpJXlrting inCIe'dSed • meeting the emerging numbers of both Australian areas of teaching and leaming over (particularly postgrdduate) and the next 10-15 years, with intemationalstudents; particular inunediate emphasis on • developing a stronger multinledia and IT, as well as new entrepreneurial culture within the are-as in health, business, the University, and promoting stronger envirorunental sciences, and links with and support from professional education and alumni, business and indus\Jy; and training; • gaining increased public • fanning marc flexible and and private sector funded research penneable groups for teaching, for the University. research, research training and nle new Central Divisions service activities which tramcend will suppOtt these attributes ancl traditional academic boundaries; objectives, and play strong • providing solutions to suit facilitating roles for the faculties. I new jobs, industries and social am particularly keen to ensure that needs of the future, particularly for we have a high level of ownership the Hunter and Central Coast; of the new strucnlre by staff and • improving the quality of snldents of the University, and will services and teaching to our most do all that I can to assist. I am inlportant clients, our students; happy to meet with snldent and Discussions about the consultation prior to consideration • removing duplication of staff groups to discuss the University 'restmcture' are of the structure of the University courses across degree structure<;, underlying philosophy of the continuing following the 10 August by the Resources and and promoting cross-school and ciunges, as well as the impottant release on the University's web site Administration Committee (12 cross-faculty arrangements for details and timetable for of submissions relating to the October), and subsequently by degree programs; inlplementation. Central Divisions of the University Council on October 26. • breaking down the Best wishes with the changes from 2002, namely the University TIlere is obviously a great deal 'WEFfSU' silos and promoting as they effect you individually Services Division, Research and of work to be undertaken prior to team based delivery; within your area of activity, Intemational Division and the the commencement of the 2002 • retaining and promoting whether as a snlclent or staff Division of rhe Vice-Chancellor. academic year in preparation for disciplinary strengths for teaching member. Please remember that the The submissions from members of the new structure. May I invite all and research within restmcture process has alisen the Senior Executive Group on the of you to participate strongly in multidisciplinaty school-based follOWing a comprehensive review organisational stmcture and this important process. Our new academic organisational units; undertaken of our strumlre and administrative anangements of the structures, and particularly the new • establishing organisational arrangemenl<;, and a University from 2002 are now Faculties - Engineering and Built comprehemiveness in academic broad recognition by the O:mncil, complete. In addition to Environment, Business and Law, coverdge across undergraduate and executive members, as well as by participation and feedback at Health, Science and Infotmation postgraduate (coursework and staff and snldents, of the need for University FonnTIs, staff and Technology, and Education and research) progrdillS; change. I hope that you come to students will have until August 30 Arts, are planned to deliver many • delivering a more the same realisation as I have that to return submissions on any topic attributes for enhancing our roles comprehensive range of teaching tllese changes are necessary in related to these proposed new and functions as a University. Some and research programs and other order for us to prepare for an sttuctures and organisational of these include: services to the Central Coast increasingly competitive higher arrangement'l. • moving the University into community; education system in Australia and I am hopeful of being able to a stronger position as a successful • devolVing primary internationally. release a 'final' version by research based university; responSibility to the faculties for Roger S Holmes September 5, to allow for further • enhancing coopemtion the delivery of academic, snldent, Vlce-Chancellorand President August edition advertisements - Dianne Taylor, Writers Katie Porritt Designer Trude Anstess Editorial enquiries and phone, 49218641. 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Thilty four year old Judy, whose six year old son Ivan was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997, says she appreciates the chanc--e to improve her life by studying and would like to help others in the same way in the future. "I receive a sole parent pension and with medical expenses and education cost", we were on a limited budget," Judy said. "I am detem1ined to get my degree to he able to suppOtt liS but it '.vauld have been very cliff-kult and I would have had to accumulate debt to do it. The scholarship is wonderful and takes the added Director a/the Development Unit Dr Bernie Currdn (right) dnd Emeritus Proftssor Godfrey Mnner congratuldte financial pressure off. It's one less judy Vajak, first recipient 0/ the Godfrey Tanner scholarship thing to wony about." EmeJitus PmtCssor Godfrey assist with the scholarship." Judy, who was bOiTI in hegan schCX)1 this year, is CutTently Tanner, who launched the He called on other individuals Newcastle and attended West in remission and doing well. .scholarship scheme specifically to and companies to contribute to the Wallsend and Merewether High "I want to say how much I assist student.. who were scholarship scheme to enahle Schools, began a Bachelor of Atts apr)feciate Professor Tanner setting experiencing hardship, said there others to benefit from assistance. at the University in 1985, but up this scholarship," Judy said at a were tlh,ny people who fmd it "Ideally, we need around lacked motivation and dmpped moming tea to meet Godfrey and impossible to study despite having 550,000 each year to be able to out. She worked in banking and as scholarship selection panel the desire and the ability to do so. otfer a .scholarship to a new a shop assistant before returning to Chaillllan Dr Bernie CU!1(lO held in "I fear that in the face of student armually and maintain the the University to study nursing in the Development Unit on August present government policy the assistance for the t1m~e or four 1996. Her expeliences in hospitals 16. "A lot of people feel that numbers of people unable to years of their degree," he said. "} due to her son's illness caused her sometlling should bc done to help overcome the fmandal barriers to think evelyone has the ability to to change her mind about nursing the battlers but don't do anything teltiary study will increase," study and bright, motivated people and after ICX)king at the options, about it. \X7hen I grJ.duate 1 will be Godfreysaid. ''Judy is eX'd.ctlythe like Judy should be given the she decided tostudyspeedl giving back to the scholarship fllnd SOlt of candidate we wished to chance to do so." pathology. Six year old Ivan, who so others can benefit as welL" Older men get pensions, not jobs Uncmployment among older "My calculations, using jobless since the mid '80s and paper to the 2001 conference of Australian men is consistently at pension statistics as well as possibly higher than 40 percent in the Society for Advancement of least 15 percent higher than official statistical models, are that the early '90s. Again the official Socio-Economics at the University figures, says researcher Martin unemployment rates for males aged rate is rarely over 10 percent." of Amsterdam earlier this year. O'Brien. 55-59 have been consistently over Martin is studying the "In Australia there arc Martin says that the 15 percent since the mid '80s, p<Hticipation of older males in the emerging problems for retirement Government has systematically peaking at around 25 percent in tlle workforce for his PhD with the funding strategy related to the removed unemployed older males early '<)Os, compared to the official University's Centre of Full inability of many older workers to fmm the laoour force, especially rate which is mostly under 10 Employment and Equity retain jobs, in order to contIibute duling pedods of sustained high percent. (CoffEE). He delivered some of to their own retirement incomes. unemployment, by giving them "For males 60 to 64, my his findings at a research seminar at Pcx)l' quality employment will be disability pensions or rnature age recalculated hidden unemployment the University's GenerJ.1 Putpose more hilly reflected in poor quality allowan<.-'eS. rate suggest.. more than 20 percent Building on July 27 and a sinlilar retirement. " UNINEWS Page 3 Barker scholarship fund celebrates maritime history years. Hi,> younger son Walter his son David graduated Witll a (Don's father), while pursuing a PhD in science from tlle University career as an electrician, was a in 1987. member of the naval cadets and Director of the University's the volunteer coastal patrol.