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July 2007

Newsworthy & Interesting

Welcome to the July Edition of the Campus Down Under newsletter. I am pleased to be able to share some of the activities and achievements of Bond University students, faculty and alum with you.

Summer is here and with some spare time over the summer break, now is a great time for you to plan your studies for January, May or September 08. I will be attending the Fall round of NACAC Career fairs in a number of States including AZ, FL, AL, ID, OR, MN, IL, WI, OH, MD, WA and NY (Long Island) to name most of them:)

Follow the link to my schedule.

www.CollegeDownUnder.net/contactus/collegefairs.htm

I invite you to come and see me at my booth in the fall if you are in the area. I also have time available outside the fair hours to meet with you and discuss your Bond study plans or any other related matters. Email me at Rob@CollegeDownUnder.net so we can arrange a time, or call me (615) 696 7292.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Rob Field MBA (Bond) B.Bus

Director - College Down Under - Official Bond University Representative

BOND NEWS

NOBEL PRIZE WINNER PROFESSOR MYRON SCHOLES VISITS BOND

In a major coup for Bond University, Nobel Prize winner Professor Myron S. Scholes, co-author of the highly respected Black-Scholes financial model, delivered a public seminar on campus yesterday.In his one and only public address during his current visit to Australia, Professor Scholes spoke on risk transfer, liquidity, and the role of hedge funds to a gathering of over 300 people.

Bond University staff and students, together with guests from around Australia, listened keenly as he provided his outlook for the global financial markets and the role derivatives have played in recent market developments.
Recipient of the 1997 Nobel Memorial Prize in economics for "a new method to determine the value of derivatives", Professor Myron S. Scholes is a world expert on derivatives with all binomial options models evolving from his original concept.

His model (the Black-Scholes model) is the standard in financial markets globally, providing the fundamental conceptual framework for valuing options, such as calls or puts. Trillions of dollars of options trades are executed each year using this model and derivations thereof.

Professor Myron. S Scholes is the Frank E. Buck Professor of Finance, Emeritus, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also a Managing Partner of Oak Hill Capital Management, Chairman of Oak Hill Platinum Partners and involved in the private and public investment groups of the Robert M. Bass organisation.

High Court Justice Michael Kirby visit for bond law week

The 2006-07 Bond University Law Students Association hosted High Court Justice Michael Kirby during Bond Law week, in the Cerum Theatre. Justice Kirby spoke on how to become a High Court judge in 4 easy decades. Justice Kirby entertained the packed theatre with recollections of his early working career He spoke of the various interviews with law firms and his steps towards the appointment to the High Court. He concluded his talk with a "Jerry Springer" style walk through the audience answering questions on topical social and legal issues at the forefront in Australian society and politics. High Court judges must retire at 70 so at 68 1/2 it was interesting to note that he had spied a corner office with a nice view in the Law faculty.

No matter what discipline you are in, Justice Kirby will no doubt be of interest to you.

His Honour has extensive experience, not only as a judge, but also  in international bodies including the World Health Organisation, UNAIDS, UNDP, ILO, UNODC, UNESCO, OECD and the Commonwealth Secretariat.  Between 1993-6 he was Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia.

Games lab opens its doors

Associate Dean Jeff Brand, Head of Communication and Media, is delighted that the Bachelor of Computer Games program is now a reality at Bond and that a new Games lab has opened its doors. "The timing could not have been better," he said. "This year world-wide computer games will be an AU$55 billion industry. In Australia alone, the industry will top the AU$1 billion mark."

With such a large industry, job opportunities are increasing: "A lot of people work not so much on the programming side, which is just a fraction of the jobs, but in associated areas such as game design, public relations, games journalism and game advertising."

The games lab is a fantastic space for students to learn and interact. Jeff said: "I wanted a space that was a classroom but also had a feel like a lounge room, so that students could experience game texts and game hardware in the same way you would in an actual environment.

"Gaming is now mainstream. The old myth that games are a fringe medium isn't holding water at all. In 2005, 75 per cent of Australian households had games devices. This has gone up to 79 per cent in 2007. "Now gaming is social, thanks to the internet and some really great products by some game companies. The digital world is becoming a digital playground that allows us to play together.

LATIN MASQUERADE BALL WAS A LIVELY EVENT

Dr Marie-Claire Patron reports that Bond’s eighth Latin Masquerade Ball was a huge hit with staff and students this fall. Plenty of fancy masks and costumes were in evidence. Dr Patron founded the French and Spanish Club in 1992 with a view to promoting the Latin languages and cultures at Bond University. The first Latin Masquerade Ball took place in 1995 at the Ramada Hotel in Surfers Paradise and Karissa Douglass, president of the club in that year, started the popular trend which culminated in the 8th Masquerade Ball. She attended several events including this one.

There have been various themes for the balls ranging from Venetian, international (with 26 nationalities represented) to Moulin Rouge, each with a special flavour but this is the first ball to be held on campus. The name of the club changed to the Bond University Latin Society in 1996 with a new president. Since then, the various presidents and committees of the Latin Society have worked tirelessly to provide diverse cultural events for the Bond students and staff and friends of Bond, marking its presence in the university and increasing the interest in French and Spanish language. The Latin Masquerade balls have won four prizes awarded by the Student Council during that time for either best event or best club.

film adaption collection for the main library

Students studying films adapted from novels, plays and other genres now have a wonderful new resource at their fingertips. To assist students in this specialised field of study, the Library has created the Adaptation Collection which includes boxed sets of resources comprising a copy of the film on DVD, its screenplay and the original novel or play.

The Adaptation Collection is a one stop shop which provides easy access to the varying formats which otherwise would be shelved separately throughout the library collection. To maintain the integrity of the collection, the complete set of resources for each film title must be borrowed together as a set. The collection is expected to grow to about 100 titles this year.
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AUSTRALIAN OF THE YEAR PROMOTES RESEARCH AT BOND

Bond University played host to 2006 Australian of the Year Professor Ian Frazer this month. Professor Frazer was the guest of honour at the Zonta Club’s International Women’s Day breakfast before addressing a public seminar on "The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and the HPV Vaccine". One hundred and fifty staff and medical students from Bond and Griffith Universities listened to Professor Frazer, giving them an opportunity to learn from one of Australia’s most prominent scientists.
Professor Frazer developed the world’s first vaccine for cervical cancer. He told the seminar that cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide and is the only cancer caused 100% by the HPV.

gold coast SPORTS CHALLENGE results

Bond University Sporting teams performed very well against the rest of the stat (Queensland) this week during the annual Australian University Sport event, the Gold Coast Challenge. Bond had 9 different teams compete in 5 sports - Beach Touch football, Beach Volleyball, Indoor Netball, Surfing and Waterpolo. Out of those we placed 2nd in the mens waterpolo, 3rd in the womens waterpolo and 3rd in the mixed touch football. Our Indoor Netball team was unlucky to medal after having convincing wins throughout the tournament only to be plagued by injury and falling short of the bronze by only 1 point.

These teams and more will have the chance to test themselves against university teams from throughout Australia during the Australian University Games in September later this year. Thank you to all who participated and supported the event.

A reminder that the 2007 Australian University Snow Sports Games take place at Perisher 26-30 August and ALL Bond University students are eligible to enter!! BUSA will be providing a package for the ski team including accommodation at Station Resort, transport to and from Jindabyne, lift passes and social pass and possibly travel. Details of this package will be available very shortly

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BONDSTOCK ON FOR SEPTEMBER SEMESTER AGAIN

BondStock is a week long festival held in early October (073 semester), it is a celebration of all that is BOND. Last years festivities included an art exhibition, hypnotist, and fireworks with the culmination being the Bond Students Ball...
This year is set to be the biggest ever, but we need your help. in helping plan, organise and promote this prestigious event. All students, sporting groups, cultural groups, clubs and societies and community groups please send your ideas, events or applications to be on the committee to bondstock@bond.edu.au

bachelor of sports management  
A new Bachelor of Sports Management will be introduced in 2008 - January semester. On the evidence available, the job market in Sports Management is going particularly well and reflects the growing demand for highly qualified individuals who can successfully manage Sport. The new Bachelor of Sports Management is intended to position graduates from Bond University to take advantage of this increasingly strong employment market. As one high profile state Premier once said “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs”, and Sports Management is hot.

Indeed, the demand for graduates with serious qualifications in Sports Management has seen a web site specifically developed to promote the increasing employment opportunities in Sports Management. Visit www.sportspeople.com.au to find a good number of jobs with attractive salaries, and great career pathways - certainly in Australia and New Zealand.

A focus of the new Bachelor of Sports Management offered by Bond University is managing high performance sport, underpinned by contemporary academic content provided by the Bond University Faculties of Law, and Business, Technology and Sustainable Development.

If you have a sound academic record and seek a career in managing sport, then consider making an application now to enter the new Bachelor of Sports Management in 2008.

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ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACCOLADES

Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship recipient Matthew Hodgson-Van Daal, was recently named the Australian Under 18’s Rings Champion, winning the event at the Australian Gymnastics Nationals in May. He also claimed a silver medal on the parallel bars at the same event.

Bond Chinese Language student Sally Andersen has won the 2007 Shanghai Cup, a Chinese speaking competition supported by the Queensland Government Department of Education, Training and Arts. For winning the state wide competition Ms Andersen, received return airfares to Shanghai and two weeks' accommodation.

Congratulations to Master of Forensics student Chiron Weber, who has been awarded a $5000 grant from the National Manager of Forensics for the Australian Federal Police. This grant will enable him to work on a DNA hair analysis project.

Bond University has recently been working with the Imnau Foundation Trust "Education Rescue" group to help organise assistance for the Aceh tsunami victims. The group has shipped computers, furniture, supplies and books. Books were one of Bond University’s main contributions with the Student Council generously donating many second hand textbooks to the tsunami victims. Thank you to all those involved!

Associate Professor of Marketing Sudhir H. Kale recently addressed over 400 delegates as keynote speaker on the topic of "Customer Relationship Management, Player Loyalty and Rewards", at the Annual Gaming Conference of The Leagues Clubs Association of New South Wales. Talking of the night Dr Kale said "There could be very attractive opportunities for Bond University to link with this association to provide high quality training and education to the association’s members."

We would also like to congratulate those staff members who have received Teaching and Learning Grants this year. The following are those who have received funding either in whole or part:

• Amy Kenworthy U’Ren, Marian Williams, Louise Mulligan and Simon Hunter- University-wide cross discipline awareness of the difficulties encountered by International Students within the Bond learning environment.
• Debra Henly and Sonya Marshall- Implementing and evaluating iLearn as a platform for assessment of problem-based learning.
• Michael Rees- Enhancing Learning Materials with Screencasting and Podcasting: Production and Deployment Processes.
• Jonathon Sargeant- CYOBMA, Choose your own behaviour management adventure: experiential learning through multimedia

The names of the winners of the Carrick Citations for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning Award for 2007. Each year there is a limited number of awards. Bond did very well for its size to achieve three awards last year, and this year we achieved four awards.

And the winners are :

• Mike Grenby
• The PROBE team, Cynthia D Fisher, Ben Shaw, Anthony Erickson and Amy Kenworthy U’Ren
• Warren Toomey
• Paul Wilson and Eric Colvin

Please take the time to congratulate the above award winners. It’s wonderful to see that their achievements have been recognized nationally.

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