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Pia, Getting a Tertiary Education but If Anything It Develops a Stronger Awareness and Self-Esteem Vol. 27, No. 228 May 1990 MOSA goes on the road outback THE Monash Orientation Scheme for Aborigines (MOSA) is about to embark on its biggest recruiunent drive since the program was established in 1984 .. MOSA recruitment officer. "We have mainly relied on word Richard Jameson will leave Monash of mouth for publicity. but this year early next month to visit at>out 20 we are targeting ~pecific areas and Aboriginal communities along the communities to let people know Cape York Peninsula and Torres what we have to offer:' he said. Strait Islands. .. I bel ieve what we have to say According to Mr Jameson. his will be well received because there mission is twofold: to speak to the is already a movement there 10 ac­ community elders about the benefits cept tertiary educalion. " of a teniary education for their pee· Mr Jameson said he was hoping to pie: and to promote MOSA as the enrol about 60 to 70 people into the most unique edocation program for orientation program this year. Aborigines in Australia. "Family ties in the communities MOSA aims to open up access 10 are very strong. so we hope to en­ leniary education for Aborigines by courage at least five people from the offering a full year of specific one community to sign up preparation for university study. together," he said. Students who complete the orienta· "Once they decide if they want to tion year achieve a standard at least do the program MOSA becomes equal to VCE. and can enrol in the like a bigger family for them and of, j faculties of Ans. Science. Law. fers a strong support network." I Economics and Politics. and Mr Jameson is himself a Torres Engineering. Strait Islander and well qualified to To launch the recruitment drive a promote both tertiary education and series of posters has been designed MOSA for his people and depicting MOSA students with cap­ Aborigines. tions such as 'Tm studying to be a He was educated to Year 10 level lawyer". (Other careers include before leaving school to take up an journalist. doctor. economist and apprenticeship in painting and historian.) decorating. and later worked as a sub-conuactor for a number of I Two other trips have also been years. planned for later this year. One to Darwin aDd Amhem Land in the While living in Darwin he heard Northern Territory. and the other 10 about MOSA from a student who central Australia taking in those had just completed. the program. Mr Aboriginal communities around Jameson enrolled in 1985 and went Alice Springs and Coober Pedy, and on to do a degree in social work. finally across to Broome. which he finished last year. Mr Jameson said it was imponant "Ie is essential for more to get infonnation about the pro­ Aborigines to enter the professional gram Oul to lhe more isolated stream of society if we are to com­ Aboriginal and islander pete .on an equal footing in communilies. Australia," he said. "We need to have our own doc­ tors, lawyers and social workers to bring an Aboriginal perspective to Picture: RICHARD CROMPTON issues and decisions affecting our' people and communities. "Some of the community may think we are becoming 'white' in Pia, getting a tertiary education but if anything it develops a stronger awareness and self-esteem. ONE of the world's leading Mr Vogel first played the organ in 1972 to encourage the study of early "The people who take pan in the organists, Harald Vogel (above), a factory at Leer, a northern Ger­ keyboard performance practices on program generally have a commit­ led several master classes in many town near the Netherlands historic, original instruments. border. where it was built by Jurgen ment to go back to their com­ Robert Blackwood Hall recently His teaching influence is Ahrend. munities and work there with the as part of the Melbourne widespread in Europe through skills they have learnt. International Festival of Organ Mr Vogel is widely recognised as events such as Haarlem Summer "What we try to do is equip peo­ and, Harpsichord. the world' s leading authority on the Academy in Holland and the Pistoia ple with skills so they can take con­ The festival offered Mr Vogel his Renaissance and Baroque keyboard Academy in Italy. and since 1977 he trol of their own future and. the second opportunity to play the louis literature of Nonh Gennany. He is has served as a visiting organ pro­ future of their people and Matheson pipe organ which adorns director of the North Gennan Organ fessor at Westminster Choir College community." the hall's east wall. Academy. which he founded in in Princeton. USA. Chisholm gets $1 million treasury dealing centre A $1 million simulated treasury dealing centre was offiCially opened at rwtjor banks including the National "The establishment of this centre Prior to the official opening, Chisholm Institute of TechnOlogy recently by the Victorian Treasurer, Australia Bank. Weslpac. the Com­ is a great step forward for the representatives from the media. Mr Tom Roper. monwealt~. ANt. State Bank Vic­ Chisholm In~ljtute in the study and academia and · the banking and The David Syme Treasury Deal­ next generation of dealers. toria and the Bank of America. teaching of some of the most ad­ finance industry competed against ing Centre is a learning and training It is the only training dealer facili­ Other sponsors are the Victorian vanced'aspects of modem finance, ,­ each other in a hypothetical "real facility that mirrors dealing desks of ty in Australia which has industry Education Foundation and major he said. world" competition using the software and hardware suppliers. major banks. tinance houses and standard software packages. hard­ .. , am confident the treasury deal­ treasury dealing centre's facilities corporate treasuries. ware and communication facilities. In opening the centre, Mr Roper ing centre will make a major con­ and capabilities. Established by Chisholm's School It can therefore also be used by the said the facility provided an impor­ tribution to Victoria's role at the Hosted by former Channel 10 of Banking and Finance. the centre finance sector as an alternative unit tant link between the educational very forefront of the extremely news reader, Io Pearson, the seven provides the financial sector with in times of emergency. needs of students and those of the competitive financial services in­ participating teams were given the the lalest technology to train the The centre has been funded by banking and finance world. •dustry for years to come." Continued on page 13 Page 2 - MONASH REPORTER May 1990 Just your average first year student STUDENTS who enrolled at and Catholic schools (21.9 per Monash this year are mostly cent). Nearly four per cent of female. live in the metropolitan students .came from schools area and receive financial sup­ overseas. port from their parents or Soclo-economic B8<:kground: guardians. Nearly 32 per cent of students These are some of the findings of enrolling describe their father's oc­ a survey conducted by the Higher cupation as professional. while 29.9 Education Advisory and Research per cent said they were manager or Unit at the university. administrators. 11.6 per cent The survey was based on a ques­ tradesmen. 5.7 per cent laborers or tionnaire filled out by 2846 new related workers. 4.3 per cenl students at the time of their enrol­ salesmen or personal workers and menr. The information. which has 2.8 per cent clerks. Four ofrhe rhird-Yl!ar mechanical engineering srudents who worked in Switur­ been collected every two years by The largest proponion of students !tmd and Francl! O\'er Ihl! .fummer hrt'llk. Left 10 righl. Eric Strecker, Dan'el de HEARU 1969. confiden­ said their mothers were full-time since was Sousa, Tony Egbers and Grant Ramm. tial and has been kepI anonymous. housewives (26.9 per cent). while The following includes some of in Australia or New Zealand. and 23.9 per cent described them as pro­ the main findings of the survey. 3.4 per cent were born in Britain. fessionals. 14.4 per cent clerks and Sex: Of the students who enrolled About 12 per cent of students were 7.4 per cent managers or ad­ Overseas training this year at Monash. just over half. born in Asia wilh the largest number ministrators. The survey also found 51.4 per cent. were female and 48.5 coming from Malaysia. European that 33 per cent of fathers had at per cent were male. counlries were represented by 5.8 least a bachelor degree and 19 per Residence Type: Most students. per cenl of students. while 1.1 per cent of mothers. for engineers 68.8 per cent. lived with their cenl of studenls were born in the Time SI_ School: For the ma­ parents or guardians. Those living United States and Canada. five per jority of students the break from FOR the past three years. a Monash students find employment in the Halls of Residence constituted cent in South America. 0.3 per cent school before enrolling at Monash private vocational training in Europe over the recent summer. 10.7 per cent. while 11.3 per cent in the Middle East and 1. 1 per cent was less than a year. presuming that scheme has enabled a number of Tony Egbers worked for BET 'ived in their own or rented accom­ in Africa. many came str"'.Iight from secondary mechanical engineering students KURP. a consuhing company modation. Only a small percentage First language: Overall 83 per school. Nearly 3 per cent of from Monash to work in places specialising in air conditioning of students were private boarders.
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