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2012 Dean's Merit List

List of students who are recognised for their outstanding academic achievement over the 2011 calendar year of study. These students achieved at least 40 Credit Points, had a grade point average (GPA) of 6.0 or greater, and were in the top 10% of the college cohort. Full list is available here.(PDF, 169.28 KB) .

International & Engagement

Through Dr Yi-Chen Lan and Dr Colin Sheringham’s initiative, two funding applications prepared by Stephen Waters for the DEEWR Study Overseas Short-term Student Mobility Program have been successful. We have received the full amount requested for both projects, a total of 20 student subsidies valued at $2,000 each (to a total of $40,000) and 2 staff subsidies valued at $1,500 each (to a total of $3,000) therefore the total of student and staff subsidies across both projects is $43,000. Stephen Waters will lead a group of 20 BBC students enrolled in their final year unit 200565 Operations and Logistics in Practice to participate in an international study tour designed to enrich their appreciation of this important field of management. Students will be hosted by two internationally acclaimed universities, Yuan Ze University in Taiwan and Ningbo University in China. Both universities have long standing relationships with UWS. Both institutes have agreed to host students and conduct seminars aimed at enhancing student’s knowledge about the issues, challenges and future trends in operations and logistics management in the local environment. Students will be paired with local students and attend classes presented in English. They will exchange information about their countries, university life, their studies and build bilateral cultural awareness. The tour will substantially improve student’s preparedness for working within different social, political and religious frameworks in a global workforce. This will further enrich students experience and develop their skills in ‘global attitudes, perceptions and economic understanding within and beyond the Greater Western Sydney Region’.

A symposium on “Labour Market Evolution: The Challenges and Options for a 21st Century Economy” was held at the InterContinental Sydney on the 29th November, in collaboration with the Whitlam Institute. The opening address was given by Barry O’Farrell, Premier of New South Wales, and the luncheon address by Mike Rann, former Premier of South Australia and ALP National President. The speakers included Professors Phil Lewis and Phil O’Neill, Tim Lyons from ACTU, Sandra Parker from the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and various other industry and labour representatives. The UWS Vice Chancellor and Chancellor opened and closed the Symposium.

2011 Staff Excellence Awards

The College held its annual Staff Excellence Awards (last one as the new School of Business takes its place on 1 January 2012) on Tuesday 29 November. Staff from across the College gathered together to celebrate excellence in Teaching, Administration and Research for 2011. Nominees received certificates and all winners were presented with a trophy and personal development fund.

The winners for each category were as follows;

Recognition of Excellent Teaching (Sessional Staff)

• Dr Kate Hayes (School of Management) – Recognition of Excellent Teaching
• Suzanne Fawcus (School of Management - Recognition of Excellent Teaching
• Theresa Simon (School of Law) - Recognition of Excellent Teaching
• Ryan Gould (School of Management) – Recognition of Excellent Teaching

Learning and Teaching Excellence

• Dr Ludmilla Robinson (School of Law) - Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
• Dr Elfriede Sangkuhl (School of Law) – Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
• Dr Chyi Lin Lee (School of Economics and Finance) – Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning
• Patrick McGirr (School of Management) – Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning

Administrative or Professional Excellence

• Judy Foster (Dean’s Unit, College of Business and Law) - Outstanding Administrative and Professional Excellence
• Administration Team (School of Accounting) - Outstanding Administrative and Professional Excellence
• Client Services Team (Sydney Graduate School of Management) - Outstanding Administrative and Professional Excellence

Research Excellence

• Dr Fernanda Duarte (School of Management) – Outstanding Contributions to Research
• Dr Gregory Teal (School of Management) – Research Supervision Excellence