The Festival of Other Lives

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Festival of Other Lives is the second Melbourne Library Service staff exhibition showcasing and exhibiting the hidden arts and talents of staff.  There will be music, readings and exhibitions in the gallery and projection spaces at City Library, with performances across the City and North Melbourne branches.  Take time to check out what  library staff produce in their other lives. The Festival of Other Lives chronicles that Australian art and literature can be taken out of the usual margins and displayed in your own workplace, illuminating on this occasion, artists not only work for the Melbourne Library Service, but thrive here, overlapping their creative and careerist pursuits with … [Read more...]

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LH Martin Insights 29 May 2013

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What Lies Beneath by Neil Fernandes Central Institute of Technology Managing Director Neil Fernandes focuses on what is human and universal in the pursuit of student success. What are tertiary students being prepared for? by Serena Yu The University of Sydney's Serena Yu writes about the need for better relations between the tertiary education sector and employers. Taking a punt on leadership development: improving the 'odds' for R&D of leadership by Dr Heather Davis LH Martin Institute's Heather Davis discusses whether leadership development is a gamble for … [Read more...]

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NTEU edXpress #8 June 2013

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edXpress is the subscription based monthly e-bulletin from the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) with news and views on what’s happening on campuses around the country.                    Call for pollies to vote against university cuts NTEU is calling on all members of the House of Representatives to actively demonstrate their support for universities by voting in favour of a motion to be moved by Adam Bandt, Member for Melbourne, condemning the Federal Government’s $2.3 billion cuts to higher education and demanding their reversal.  Read more Ear this, NTEU members Inspired by Joanne Phillips, an NTEU delegate at Griffith University who … [Read more...]

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