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Volume 4, Issue 1, February 2007
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Welcome to the February edition of Humanities Faculty News. I am pleased to share with you the activities of our students, graduates and staff. Editor Dr Richard Phillipps also produces a print-friendly version with longer stories and more pictures. THREE NEW SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED Education will be included under Humanities, but its eventual shape and size may change under the pressure of the new
accreditation guidelines.
Social Sciences will be Phillip Fourie, and Associate Dean and Head of the School of Humanities will be Anne Cullen. These will be three-year appointments, and initially will deal with academic and personnel administration, with main budget decisions returning to the Dean in consultation with the Associate Deans.
Emma Petherick will move to the position of Program Advisor, School of Social Sciences, and more appointments will follow shortly for Humanities and Communication and Media. This structure seeks to lay the foundations for a future in which we expect will see substantial growth over the next five years. Raoul
Colleagues and Faculty friends,
Three schools have been set up in the Faculty: Communication and Media, Social Sciences, and Humanities.
Associate Dean and Head of the School of Communication and Media will be Jeff Brand, Associate Dean and Head of the School of 
Margaret McAvoy is to be seconded for three years to the position of Manager, Quality Assurance.She is to see us through to the next audit, which is expected to take place in 2009.
| BOND COLLEGE FOUNDATION PROGRAM ANNOUNCED | |||
The Dean, Prof. Raoul Mortley, has announced the establishment of Bond College and the launch of its foundation program. He said: "The foundation program is open to both domestic and international students and is a bridging/pathway program for students who do not meet the academic requirements to enter undergraduate studies here.
"The program structure was approved by University Senate on January 29 and at this stage will consist of two streams.A stream into Health Sciences is expected in 2008. The Bond College foundation course is a 28-week program which has been designed to be distinctive. Emphasis is on intellectual development and clear thinking, with courses in basic mathematics, the history of western thought, classical literature and world history, taught with an emphasis on facts and their interpretation. "Mr Rowan Hinton has been appointed Director of the College and starts work in two or three weeks. He comes to us from the Southport campus of Central Queensland University where he is Associate Director Academic. He has been responsible for building up and managing the academic program at Southport campus since August 2005. Before that he was regional head of academic programs and sub-Dean of the Faculty of Business and Law." The foundation program will have three intakes a year in January, May and September with the first intake this May.
Students of the foundation program will complete two university subjects from Bond’s core curriculum, giving them with two credits towards an undergraduate degree.
For domestic students, entry to the foundation program is available to secondary school students who have completed year 11 or who can show equivalent competency.
For international students, entry will be available with an IELTS of 6.0 along with country-specific academic requirements.International students who have not achieved an IELTS of 6.0 will need to undertake preparatory English through BUELI.
Bond College will be housed in the ground floor of the new Legal Skills building which is expected to be completed in May. For Humanities and Social Sciences and Law, the undergraduate program will be: Semester 1 (14 weeks) · Core 100—Communication Skills · Foundation Maths · Clear Thinking & Reasoning · History of Western Thought · Core 110—Information Technology 1 · Literature in English · World History and Geography Plus one elective chosen from: · Law & Society · Organisational Communication & Behaviour · Introduction to Economics · Introduction to Multimedia · Introduction to Psychology (to be confirmed) For Business, Technology and Sustainable Development and Law, the undergraduate program will be: · Core 100—Communication Skills · Foundation Maths · Clear Thinking & Reasoning · History of Western Thought Semester 2 (14 weeks) · Core 110—Information Technology 1 · Organisational Communication & Behaviour · Introduction to Economics Plus one elective chosen from: · Law & Society · Introduction to Multimedia · Literature in English · World History & Geography · Introduction to Psychology (to be confirmed) The College’s unique 28-week foundation course, with direct entry into undergraduate degrees, means that students can complete their studies in two and a half years as compared to the typical four years. Bond College graduates will be guaranteed a place in the Bond University undergraduate degree of their choice, also they will receive two subject credits. At present, choices will be between entry to degrees in Humanities & Social Sciences, Business, IT and Sustainable Development, and Law. The College will be an integral part of Bond University. Bond College students have access to additional support services to assist with English language skills and academic needs in preparation for University study. Students will have access to all campus facilities including the library, medical centre, IT services, fitness centre, 24-hour campus security and student support services. More information about the program will be available soon on www.bond.edu.au/bondcollege. | |||
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WHAT'S COMING UP THIS SEMESTER by Ben Mack, HSA President - bmack@student.bond.edu.au A strong line of tradition and birthright has seen the HSA Second-Hand Book Sale grow to become one of the most essential services provided to the students by any group within the University.
The ability to sell your old textbooks to make a few bucks, and to buy pre-loved textbooks at less than half price, is now a common service provided by the HSA. Tradition stipulates that the Book Sale is held on the Friday of Week 1, but this semester we're not stopping there—we're opening the Book Shop, in action from Tuesday of Week 2 until Thursday of Week 7.
So if you can't make it to the Friday sale, don't have the moula yet, or just plain old forget, then no sweat-simply drop into our office to pick up a textbook or two.
Our semester isn't finishing there either. A flick through the HSA calendar reveals a myriad of events. We've got an evolving range of postgraduate student support services, starting with the Postgraduate Meet-and-Greet.There's also Class Representative Meetings to look forward too, and a mystical SGM in the works. VALENTINE'S DAY - AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER After months of brainstorming, planning and organising, the HSA's An Affair to Remember kicked off at 8:30pm. Guests were treated to the University String Quartet Band as they made their way into an affluently transformed Princeton Room—complete with large hanging hearts, fairy lights and a large floral centrepiece—followed by cocktails and canapés served all night plus the live cover band The Hippos. The night was a huge success and has undoubtedly proven itself to be a highlight of this semester’s social calendar. Special thanks go to the University’s Food and Beverage division for their help, The Dream Designers for their fantastic decorating skills, and Club Melba’s for their kind sponsorship. It was, without a doubt, an affair to remember. | |||
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DEAN'S AWARDS NIGHT The Dean, Prof. Raoul Mortley, welcomed the top students and their families to a presentation of awards for last semester on Friday, February 2, in the Cerum Theatre. There were 2 Ashley Pardy won the Sir Robert Jackson inaugural award sponsored by Michael Platzer, recognising a student with concern for humanitarian issues. Winners of other sponsored prizes included: Christopher Hill, Reporters Without Borders award for News Writing Morgan O’Brien-Powell, PANPA Editing & Publishing award
Claudia Motts, Tweed News prize for Newspaper Reporting Melissa Lewis, NBN TV journalist of the year award Juha Saarinen, Centre for East-West Cultural & Economic Studies award
Rachel Mansted, undergraduate - UN Association of Australia Qld branch
Clea Viney, postgraduate - UN Association of Australia Qld branch
Mercedes Ramsey, Mandy Grenby Public Speaking prize Tim McEntee, 2006 Australian Psychological Society prize Georgia Brookes & Kimberley Bryant, Behavioural Science Research Company undergraduate Criminology prize (joint winners) Claire Ferguson, Behavioural Science Research Company prize for best Criminology postgraduate Priscilla Kesavan, Chinese Language Dept prize for Chinese 1 Andre Yap, Bond Chinese Language Dept prize for Chinese 2 Emma Cao, PRIA award for achievement in Public Relations Nikia Shepherd, Interactive Entertainment Assn of Australia award Erik Veland, IEAA award for top in Interactive Experiences subject Marian Pond, Bond Latin Society prize for French language Nikita Reed, Bond Latin Society award for Spanish language Sari Engelberg, Secret Sanctum Health & Beauty award for Counselling & Behaviour Akemi Saito & Rowena Langley, Bond University Bookshop prize for Education Sasha Dennis Yin, Shaney Harcourt & Gena Gammie, Maree Hall memorial prize for Philosophy excellence Deborah Horsley, Humanities Students Association Varsity Printing award for best all-round Humanities student. | |||
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5 sponsored awards, with many of the people from sponsoring companies present to present their award. 
Lesley Brown, Adam Hargraves award for International Relations
Goodwin, | JOURNALISM EDUCATORS IN NZ | |||
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FOUR PRESENT PAPERS AT JEA CONFERENCE Four of our Journalism educators, who went to New Zealand in December for the Journalism Education Association conference, report the event in Auckland was a stimulating one. Molly’s paper was based on a study using interviews with writers who are experienced in both journalism and creative non-fiction. Interviewees were Hugh Lunn, Helen Garner, Sarah MacDonald, Nikki Gemmell, and Ed Southorn.
Through the literature and the interviewees’ responses Molly revealed how creative non-fiction and journalism aid, and occasionally impede, each other and how the interviewees benefited from their experiences in both genres.
"This year’s JEA conference was another exciting event which allowed me to catch up with fellow academics’ research and teaching innovations," Molly said. "I was re-elected as the JEA’s media officer and I look forward to fulfilling this role for the third time."
Joy’s statistics showed which crimes are most represented on the Internet. Interviews with practising editors and crime journalists were based on semi-structured open-ended questions. Differences exist between crime reports in traditional media and the Internet and some areas of difference highlighted were jurisdiction, news values, contempt, defamation, ethical issues and new technology.
"Preliminary findings reveal instances where elements of traditional crime reporting have been influenced by the advent and nature of the Internet, in particular the traditional news values familiar to every working journalist, sourcing of editorial content and the issue of jurisdiction," Joy said. The significance of the latter was highlighted by the low level of importance attributed to it by several respondents, despite recent legal landmark decisions involving the Internet. "These findings support the idea that there is indeed a difference between press photography and photojournalism in Australia. This divide is based on attitudes, approach to image making, values and dissemination of their work. "The press photographers interviewed see themselves aligned to a realist position of attempting to instigate change from within, one small step at a time. "Photo-journalists are aligned to an idealist position. It appears that photojournalists are trying to instigate change on a larger level, without being constrained by the dominant ideologies and agenda of the mainstream media," Naomi said.
"Some major differences were exposed between the attitudes, approach to image-making and values. The ‘Us and Them’ mentality of press photographers did not appear to be shared by photojournalists; they did not single out any particular form of journalism, simply referring generally to the mass or mainstream media.
"Press photographers tried to get in and out as quickly as possible with their ‘meat and three veg’ shots; whereas photojournalists spent countless hours in the field telling a story." "It was an interesting conference," Roger said, "but I was rather ill during several days and confined to my room (whereby I could see some of the second Ashes Cricket Test from Adelaide). "That amazing final few hours found my wife and I and a group of former QUT journalism colleagues dining in the revolving restaurant high above Auckland, asking ladies at the table to text their partners back in Australia for the latest score every few minutes.Unfortunately, one woman’s husband is a Pom! "My paper was thought entertaining because the room was partly filled with other sports tragics who, like me, believe we should devote our energy in journalism courses teaching undergrads how to cover sport," Roger said. | |||
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Molly Blair presented a paper based on her PhD research: "Crossing the divide: reflective accounts of journalists who write creative non-fiction". She explained that while creative non-fiction—a genre of writing based on the techniques of the fiction writer—has had a rocky relationship with journalism, the genres meet in a middle ground.
Joy Cameron-Dow’s paper addressed the question: In what ways has the Internet influenced the reporting of crime and criminal justice? Are key journalistic elements changed when crime and justice are reported on the Internet?
Naomi Busst says her study highlights a gap in photojournalism literature: "This gap became prominent in light of the interviews with the press photographers and photojournalism forum data. 
Roger Patching gave a | MOVIES THAT MATTER | |||
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MICHAEL PLATZER BRIDGES GAP BETWEEN FACULTIES Dr Michael He is encouraging students from other parts of Humanities, especially the Centre for Film and Television, and from other faculties, including Law, Business and the Centre for Sustainable Development, to come and get involved. What movies will be showing? "I have brought with me Why We Fight by Eugene Jarecki, Winner Grand Jury Prize Sundance Film Festival; Diary of Immaculee from three-time award nominee Steve Kalafer (about Rwanda); Uncovered: the Whole Truth about the Iraq War by Robert Greenwald; Bringing Down a Dictator narrated by Martin Sheen (about the Serbian leader Milosevic); Kofi Annan - Center of the Storm, by David Grubin - a PBS film, and The Peacekeepers - National Film Board Canada in co-production with Arte," Dr Platzer said.
"I also have Great Moments of the 20th Century,-1960, and Great Moments of the 20th Century, 1961 and Great Moments of the 20th Century, 1961-2000; also The Sixties – a PBS production; and Paul McCarthy in Red Square."
Dr Platzer will be showing two of his own movies: Making Standards Work (on prisoner rights) and The Forgotten Ones (on the rights of victims) He will also be showing Carol Reed's The Third Man ("a personal favourite"). He has also lined up live interviews with some outstanding guests: the first one at 4pm on Monday, February 5, is Margarita Simonyan, Editor-in-chief of cable TV service Moscow Today. The following week the guest was Al-Jazeera correspondent for the United Nations Mark Seddon.
Then on February 19, Dr Platzer lined up a live interview with New York correspondent Ian Williams, who runs the Deadline Pundit blog. On his website Williams often runs inside information about the United Nations. Students have already looked at Fox News and Rupert Murdoch as part of their Global Media research. The other course Dr Platzer is running is on the United Nations. He has got the students to form a United Nations club here at Bond to host discussions about important global issues. Students will be simulating the UN Security Council discussion of a contemporary issue (possibly the Sudan crisis) for one of their assignments. They will learn how to argue their country’s point of view. Dr Platzer will be seeking sponsorship and fund-raising for Bond students to represent Australia at the next World Youth Assemblies in New York and Geneva. | |||
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Platzer, Visiting Fellow in | WHAT IS CUMULATIVE RAGE? | |||
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WAYNE PETHERICK PROBES CRIMINAL MINDS Senio She was seeking comment on the case of Francisco Munoz, 63, who shot dead Brisbane property manager Rachael Myring, 23. He walked into the Elders Real Estate office at Logan, enraged after his account had been debited four weeks’ rent instead of two. After killing Ms Myring he turned the gun on himself. Wayne Petherick said killers like these often suffered from cumulative rage for a time before snapping. "Generally speaking you are talking about someone who doesn’t deal well with anger," he said. "Their anger will not be caused by the confrontation preceding this particular crime. It would generally be cumulative and in the Logan case, it’s been set off by a rent dispute. "Different people will be set off by different triggers. For example, if someone is trying to save money, anything involving money would have an effect. "Someone is having one frustration after another throughout the day; their rage grows and eventually it bubbles to the surface." | |||
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Associate Prof. Maria Hopwood took her Public Relations classes to see the Brisbane Roar soccer club play. They had to survey an audience sample on what persuaded them to come to the game.
Pictured: 1) Amanda Freeman & Joanna Wheaton 2) Amelia Silvestri & Alisha Edwards; 3) Chelsey Lutz & Biana Eydelman; 4) Jackie Lovett & Rachel Rosenberg. | |||
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PR CLASSES STUDY BRISBANE ROAR CROWD
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SURGE IN ENROLMENTS
Humanities is doing well in the recruitment stakes this semester, with 294 commencing full degree enrolments compared with a target of 224 students. This is 29 per cent ahead of target. Business Analyst in the Office of Recruitment Dwayne Kellart said international student acceptances so far this year were 98 compared with 73 at this time last year. Domestic acceptances this year were 241 compared with 171 a year ago. China overtook Canada for the first time to become our largest full-degree market. Canada and the USA continue to strengthen in terms of numbers.
Study Abroad numbers dropped to 467 this year (536 last year).
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