News from the Faculty of Arts, Monash University, Melbourne Australia
Toby Handfield and Mark Peel
The Faculty would like to congratulate Mark Peel and Toby Handfield for winning the Vice-Chancellors Award for Teaching Excellence.
The Faculty of Arts was well represented in this Award in 2008, having received two of the three awarded university-wide this year.
The Centre for Archaeology and Ancient History in the School of Historical Studies, Faculty of Arts, has taken Year 12 students from Newstead College in Launceston, Tasmania, on a virtual tour of Egypt via a new IBM kiosk.
The initiative, supported by IBM and the Egyptian Government, is part of a new program to educate secondary school students about the ancient culture.
Monash Teachers
Seven Monash staff members have been awarded a 2008 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning — Monash University’s most successful year ever..
Professor Mark Peel said his citation highlighted the strength of a shared commitment and dedication to teaching and student welfare in the School of Historical Studies and Faculty of Arts.
“I have contributed to, and learned from, a wonderful community of teachers and administrators over my 13 years at Monash,” Professor Peel said.
Dr Kate Murphy and Professor Rae Frances
Dr Kate Murphy was awarded the Mollie Hollman Doctoral Medal for the best thesis submitted in the Faculty of Arts in 2007. The medal was presented by the Dean at a reception organised by the School of Historical Studies. Entitled ‘Gender and the rural-urban divide: fears and fantasies of the Australian elite, 1900-1930′, the thesis explores the different ways in which rural ideals functioned within early 20th century elite culture. The Dean commented both on the importance of the topic and on the very high praise that the thesis received from its examiners.
Emma Nicholls receives the Sir John Monash Medal
The Sir John Monash Medal for Outstanding Achievement was awarded to Emma Nicholls, a Historical Studies student this week. This was the first time any faculty has awarded this medal. Five Arts students also received Certificates of Commendation at the presentation.
Assoc. Prof. B. Attwood and Dr M. Ackland
Dr Michael Ackland, School of English, Communications and Performance Studies, and Associate Professor Bain Attwood, School of Historical Studies have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.
Monash University London Centre
The Monash University London Centre has a new director, Professor Graeme Davison of the School of Historical Studies in the Faculty of Arts.
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