2013 Program

Please find below the abstracts and presentations of the 2013 UWS Professional Staff Conference, to be held on 4 June at Bankstown Sports Club.

Concurrent Session 1


Boggabilla Room Level 1

Mirambeena/ Flinders Room Level 2

Gillawarna Room Level 2

Lansdowne Room Level 2

Hume Room Level 2

 Kerry Holling  (PDF, 40.28 KB) (opens in a new window)

Judy Reading  (PDF, 43.22 KB) (opens in a new window)

Lyndal McCulloch (PDF, 40.15 KB) (opens in a new window)

Kathleen MacDonald & Jenny-Lee Heylen  (PDF, 47.23 KB) (opens in a new window)

Peter Eeles  (PDF, 42.72 KB)(opens in a new window)

The benefits from the UWS IT Reform Agenda  Support for struggling students: Library Outreach Program  When information from the coalface falls on deaf ears  How many research staff does it take to change a light bulb?  UWS Campuses: Connecting with our region through development 

Concurrent Session 2



Boggabilla Room Level 1
Mirambeena/ Flinders Room Level 2 Gillawarna Room Level 2 Lansdowne Room Level 2 Hume Room Level 2
Susan Henley  (PDF, 41.27 KB)(opens in a new window)
Emma Taylor & Dawn Wade (PDF, 44.26 KB) (opens in a new window)
Tatiana Lozano (PDF, 41.29 KB) (opens in a new window)
Michael Smith & Cathie Lester  (PDF, 60.6 KB) (opens in a new window)
Fiona Pacey (PDF, 43.2 KB)  (opens in a new window)
UWS Creating an Accreditation External Advisory Committee - Rome Wasn't built in a day.  Recognising and understanding cultural diversity at UWS Preventing and responding to workplace bullying at UWS Our Heritage - Now at your fingertips!  A shared endeavour - UWS School of Medicine Rural Clinical Schools 

Concurrent Session 3


Boggabilla Room Level 1
Mirambeena/ Flinders Room Level 2 Gillawarna Room Level 2 Lansdowne Room Level 2 Hume Room Level 2
Sarah Chaloner & Yuen Yuen Yip (PDF, 45.61 KB) (opens in a new window)
Tracey Hanson & Sharon Short  (PDF, 45.8 KB) (opens in a new window)
Glenn Martin  (PDF, 41.86 KB) (opens in a new window)
Joann Flack & Larry Walls  (PDF, 44.98 KB) (opens in a new window)
Elissa Gale & Stephanie Moran (PDF, 44.35 KB) (opens in a new window)
Blended Learning - Space Matters First Year Student Contact Officer (FYSCO) - From Acronym to Action 

Ethics at work: We do that, don't we?

Student Services and Amenities Fees  The Fund-raising Toolkit 

Concurrent Session 4 

Boggabilla Room Level 1 Mirambeena/ FlindersRoom Level 2 Gillawarna Room Level 2 Lansdowne Room Level 2 Hume Room Level 2
Jenelle Wilson & Angela MacDonald  (PDF, 39.82 KB) (opens in a new window)
Paul Jewell, Zoe Morley & Katherine Raper  (PDF, 44.52 KB) (opens in a new window)

Susan Hudson (PDF, 52.26 KB)  (opens in a new window)

Ann Cheryl Armstrong & Neville Ellis (PDF, 46.2 KB)  (opens in a new window)
Glenn Ferguson & Eva Ing (PDF, 43.74 KB)  (opens in a new window)
The creation of a smooth running exam period.  Library Links: Twitter, Learning Objects, Reading Lists and Study Halls 

Applying for Scholarships and Awards - it's not that hard

Connect, Collaborate and Celebrate: Implementing an Extended Academic Year at UWS  Achieving the Impossible, Creating 8 Teaching Spaces in 4 Days.