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Volume 3, Issue 3, September 2006
| MESSAGE FROM THE DEAN |
Colleagues and Faculty friends,
Welcome to the September edition of Humanities Faculty News. I hope you like the new web-based format. Let editor Dr Richard Phillipps know what you think of it. A print-friendly version with longer stories and more pictures is still available. I am pleased to be able to share with you the activities of our students, graduates and staff.
Many of you will know that we are unfortunately going to lose Peter Harrison, since he has been offered the Chair in Science and Religion at the University of Oxford. It is with great sadness that we note that Peter’s resignation from the University is to take effect from January 12, 2007.
Peter is a great loss to us all. He was one of the first appointees at Bond University and has been able to develop his academic standing over this time in such a way as to be favoured with this appointment. He has been a wise senior member of staff and his scholarly achievements and personal contribution are respected by all.
For me personally it is a loss as we have had an excellent collaboration and have many interests in common. But congratulations to Peter: it is an outstanding achievement and a great opportunity for him.
Raoul
| NEW UNDERGRAD DEGREE |
| COMPUTER GAMES DEGREE STARTS NEXT SEMESTER | ||
It’s not child’s play anymore—the interactive entertainment industry grossed more than $50 billion worldwide in 2005 and in Australia topped $1 billion for the first time.
“Bond’s new Bachelor of Computer Games, which starts next semester, is so much more than a straight multimedia degree,” says Associate Prof. Jeff Brand, who devised the degree with Assistant Prof. Scott Knight. Jeff is director of Bond’s Centre for New Media Research and Education.
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| NEWS FROM GRADUATES AND STUDENTS ... |
| KAREN WARD RUNS LOVE SHACK | ||
 Criminology Masters graduate in 2000 Karen Ward has started the Love Shack for abandoned orphan children in Nairobi, Kenya.
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| HUMANITIES STUDENTS ASSOCIATION NEWS | |||
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These students have been elected to the HSA executive for 2006-07:
STUDENT TUTORS NEEDED The HSA is calling for all Humanities students who have scored at least 80% or first in class for any HSS subject to register on our database as a tutor. This service ensures that all students are given access to the academic support we need to achieve our highest while at Bond. If you are interested in becoming a tutor, please fill in a form during HSA office hours (10am to 12 Monday to Thursday) and submit it to one of our friendly HSA directors. Alternatively, email your full name, degree, SID, relevant subjects and contact details to Academic Affairs Director Yasmin Hedayaty at yhedayat@student.bond.edu.au. “We have had quite a good response so far but we still need tutors for some languages, some Film and TV subjects, Australian Studies, Counselling, Criminology, Education, Philosophy, Psychology, Journalism and Public Relations,” Yasmin said. “The more people sign up, the more we can spread the workload.”
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| DREAM ROLE FOR LAUREN HAGEDORN | ||
 Bachelor of Social Science student Lauren Hagedorn (pictured) played Puck, the mischievous sprite, in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream last semester in the Cerum Theatre.
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Congratulations to our PhD student in Journalism, Naomi Busst, who has won the Journalism Education Association award for early career researchers. | DAREDEVIL KIDS RESPOND TO THRILLS | ||
Kim Green, a Psychology honours student of Assistant Professor Wendy Wan, has devised an adventure therapy for vulnerable teenagers, the at-risk ones who love to live dangerously. | ||
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| WHAT STAFF ARE UP TO ... |
| STEVE WEBB TRACKS FOSSIL FOOTPRINTS | ||
 One of the most amazing and unexpected archaeological finds ever made in Australia has turned up among the wind-blown sand dunes of Willandra Lakes in western New South Wales.
More than 450 footprints of men, women and children depict life in the area 20,000 years ago.
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| MARILYN MITCHELL'S PhD ON TIME WINS HIGH PRAISE | ||
 A US reviewer has enthusiastically praised the dissertation of Communication Department Assistant Professor Marilyn Mitchell, likening its groundbreaking potential to the work of French semiologist Jacques Bertin.
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| PAUL WILSON BOOK SHORT-LISTED FOR AWARD | ||
 The book Who Killed Leanne? that Bond Criminology Professor Paul Wilson co-authored with former police officer Graeme Crowley has been short-listed for the Premier’s Literary Awards in the category for advancing public debate.
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| MARIA HOPWOOD PLANS PhD ON SPORTS PR | ||
 Bond’s new Associate Professor in Public Relations, Maria Hopwood, comes from a very sporty family—her 17-year-old son Ricky plays with the highly rated Durham Cricket Club in England and is one of the youngest members of its cricket academy. So it’s not surprising that Maria is undertaking a PhD here with the focus on researching sports public relations.
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| MEET MIKE GRENBY, TRAVEL WRITER | ||
 Publish or perish. Or sometimes both. That has been the experience of Communications lecturer Mike Grenby, who teaches Travel Writing, Freelancing and Photojournalism.
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| JANAYA HARRISON MARRIES HER GRANT | ||
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Staff turned out in force to see HSS Web Administrator Janaya Harrison marry Grant Thrower in the chapel at Robina Woods Golf Club this month.
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COMPUTER GAMES DEGREE STARTS NEXT SEMESTER KAREN WARD RUNS LOVE SHACK HUMANITIES STUDENTS ASSOCIATION NEWS DREAM ROLE FOR LAUREN HAGEDORN JOURNALISM PhD STUDENT NAOMI BUSST WINS NZ TRIP DAREDEVIL KIDS RESPOND TO THRILLS STEVE WEBB TRACKS FOSSIL FOOTPRINTS MARILYN MITCHELL'S PhD ON TIME WINS HIGH PRAISE PAUL WILSON BOOK SHORT-LISTED FOR AWARD MARIA HOPWOOD PLANS PhD ON SPORTS PR MEET MIKE GRENBY, TRAVEL WRITER JANAYA HARRISON MARRIES HER GRANT |
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MARIKO SAITO WINS TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Congratulations to Mariko Saito (Teaching Fellow – Languages) for being awarded the trimesterly Bond University Teaching Excellence Award by the Bond Student Council.
GRADUATE JOINS TIMES NOW, LONDON By Prof. Mark Pearson
Remember Nidhi Dutt who graduated just over a year ago in Journalism and International Relations?
Nidhi has just moved from Tribune newspaper in London to Reuters Television.
CAN YOU PICK LIARS? JUDGES TESTED
Prof. Paul Wilson and Criminology Assistant Professor Robyn Lincoln addressed 30 judges at a Darwin conference last month put on by the National Judicial College of Australia. The topic: “Can you tell if people are lying?”
PROF. BOYLE JOINS PAID JOURNAL BOARD
GENEVIEVE EDMOND HAS A BABY GIRL
Genevieve Edmond (O’Reilly) had a seven-pound baby girl on Wednesday, September 13. Both are well – she needed no drugs, and had only two hours of labour! The baby's name is Grace Genevieve O'Reilly.
NICOLE SPRINTALL FINDS MORE INTERNSHIP PLACES
It’s been a busy semester for Professional Relations Manager Nicole Sprintall, who has managed to come out smiling despite a hectic semester of coordinating more than 30 industry placements for full degree students enrolled in the Faculty.
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In recognition of his research productivity, Professor of Psychology Greg Boyle has been invited on to the editorial board of the international journal |
BUASA AGM SET FOR FRIDAY OCTOBER 13 There will be an annual general meeting of the Bond University Academic Staff association (BUASA) at 12 noon in Case Study Room 2 on Friday October 13. The agenda includes the election of officers for the next 12 months.
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