Arts Faculty News

$3k Award – ARO

$3000 ARO - Fiona Neilson, Deepa Balakrishnan, Jeanette Wrench, Kane Simons and Katherine De Zilwa

In the area of research administration the staff have shown scrupulous attention to detail and due process; in the arduous area of compliance (which has included major demands from the mock RQF process, and the developing ERA framework) staff have shown dedication well beyond what might reasonably be required (including working well into the night when the occasion demands) and in the area of research enhancement the ARO has instituted new processes and schemes that have in many ways set the benchmark for the University as a whole.

Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Exceptional Performance by Professional Staff 2008 Special Commendation

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Fiona Neilson, Deepa Balakrishnan, Jeanette Wrench, Kane Simons and Katherine De Zilwa

$1k Award – PSI – Student Services Team

$1000 - Students Services Team, School of Political and Social Inquiry - Sue Stevenson, Jenny Williams and Nel Halloran

The Student Services Team have experienced and successfully dealt with ongoing and often extensive changes within the School, Faculty and University. Regardless of these changes, the level of service they have provided to students and staff has not wavered or faltered. They have been instrumental in “holding together” the PSI team and have made every effort to maintain staff morale, through considerable change.

Special Mention – LCL – Student Services Team

Student Services Team, School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics - Catherine Joseph and Sally Riley

The team has been working since the very inception of the School in 2001 and have developed an exceptional level of expertise in the full range of student services. The team’s responsibility has included ongoing quality improvements in service provision, provision of a high quality environment for students, and contribution to seamless operations in faculty administration.

Scholarship results 2009: Successful winners of University scholarships (APA, MGS, and Tuition) are listed (by application number only) on the Monash Research Graduate School website. Winners of Faculty and School awards will be contacted directly. Unsuccessful applicants can still apply for Arts Faculty scholarships that are still open. View these on the Arts Research Website.

Professor Rae Frances presents Dr Farzard Sharifian with his award

Congratulations to Dr Farzad Sharifian (School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics) who has received this years Early Career Researcher award for the Faculty of Arts.

Col McHaughton, winner of the 2008 Walkley Award

Congratulations to Colm McNaughton (Politics PhD 2006 and specialist tutor in the Faculty of Arts) who was a joint-winner of a prestigious Walkley Award for Journalism this year. His compelling radio documentary ‘Awakening from History’ explores intergenerational trauma in Northern Ireland along with the broader personal and community barriers to peace after prolonged social conflict.

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John Arnold receiving award.

Mr John Arnold enhanced the learning environment for a student with a vision impairment who took evening classes in the city.  John ensured the students independence and safety by providing travel vouchers and an enquiry point at the reception of the teaching venue to confirm the room no. and time (students are usually referred to notices).

Congratulations John.

Sarah Meyer

Sarah Meyer (BA(Hons)2004) is the proud recipient of the prestigious Sir John Monash Award.  The awards are nationwide and fund students for three years of study at a major international university.

Ms Meyer works in New York with the American Jewish World Service as an education officer and will use her scholarship to complete a PhD in public policy and to develop programs for refugees and those displaced by conflict, natural disasters and human rights violations.

Through working with refugees and asylum seekers in Victoria Ms Meyer developed  a keen interest in humanitarian issues. She has also worked as a research associate with Sudanese refugees in Uganda and published her findings for the UN’s Human Rights Council.

The General Sir John Monash Awards are unique in that they are  Australia’s only national postgraduate study awards.  The awards are inspired by the life of Sir John Monash.