Volume 6, no. 4, October 2010
Your official source of postgraduate
student news, views and information from the Griffith Business School. Feedback and contributions are
welcome: email j.yuen@griffith.edu.au.
Welcome from
the Dean (Learning & Teaching)
 Welcome
to the October 2010 edition of Postgrad Perspectives.
Semester 2 is coming to an end and
I am sure you are all very busy writing your final pieces of assessment and studying for your final exams.
I wish you all the best of luck with your study and grades.
To those of you returning to continue
your studies in 2011, have a restful break over summer, we look forward to welcoming you back next year.
If you are graduating, congratulations on this milestone. Graduating from postgraduate studies in a great
achievement, one I hope you celebrate with your family and us at the graduation receptions held by the
School's Alumni Network. We hope you continue to engage with the School by joining our Alumni Network,
there are many benefits to being a member and it means we can stay in touch with you.
Enjoy
reading the interesting articles and stories about your fellow class mates and take advantage of end of
year events and student opportunities outlined later in the newsletter.
Dr Robyn
Hollander
Acting Dean, Learning and Teaching
Postgraduate
Student News
MBA students visit Penang
 AISAM
2010 (Asian Intensive School for Advanced Management) was held in Penang, Malaysia and three current MBA
students from Griffith attended, Peta Pitcher, Elisabeth Bjelland and Loydrine Lewis. The two weeks over
June/July allowed participants to complete two courses (20CP toward a Griffith MBA), Business in Asia
and one of the electives, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Coaching or International Negotiations. The
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Postgraduate
Business Scholarships recipients
Congratulations to the successful recipients
of the Postgraduate Business Scholarships for semester 1 and semester 2 2010. Master of Asian Studies
student, Dan Quirante, one of the scholarship recipients explains how it has assisted him with his studies.
 "Receiving the scholarship has provided me with the
peace of mind and security to manage my tuition, rent, utilities, transportation and book expenses. Through
the Griffith Business School Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship funds, I was able to provide financial
assistance to my mother, who had recently migrated to Australia. In addition, I now have the time and
resources needed to focus on my studies and family commitments, and take up a full load of classes and
activities, while simultaneously preparing for graduate employment. My family and friends’ experiences
continue to motivate me to persevere and to use my education to better the conditions of my loved ones,
many of whom are from within immigrant communities."
The scholarship was introduced
this year and is for commencing students. If you know of someone thinking of commencing postgraduate studies
in business at Griffith University, send them to the to the scholarships
web page for more information. Also, Griffith Business School are introducing Masters with Honours
scholarships in 2011 for students who want to continue their postgraduate studies and complete their Honours.
Information will be made available on the scholarships web page soon.
Teaching excellence accolade
Business lecturer Dr Peter
Woods has secured one of only 27 awards up for grabs in the prestigious Australian Awards for University
Teaching.
The Australian Learning and Teaching Council announced the names on Wednesday September
29 in the lead up to the Canberra ceremony on November 16 which acknowledges the outstanding efforts and
achievements of higher education teachers.
Up to 27 awards, worth $25,000 each will be granted
across eight categories. Dr Peter Woods (pictured)...
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Award
recognises contribution to franchising
 Passion for helping the franchise sector to grow
has seen Griffith University’s Asia-Pacific Centre for Franchising Excellence Director Professor
Lorelle Frazer receive national recognition.
Professor Frazer was awarded the Franchise Council
of Australia’s national Contribution to Franchising Award, at the National Franchise Convention
Gala Dinner, held last night on the Gold Coast.
Professor Frazer said she was honoured by the
award. “Receiving national...
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Golden
Key Best Lecturer Awards
 Griffith Business School congratulates Professor
Kate Hutchings, Associate Professor Janis Bailey and Dr Ben French who were awarded Golden Key International
Honour Society "Best Lecturer" Awards in recognition of their outstanding teaching service to the University.
These awards recognise staff who have "gone above and beyond the call of duty".
As recipients
of the "Best Lecturer" Award, our staff become Honorary members of the chapter.
This is a
wonderful acknowledgement of Kate, Janis and Ben’s hard work and commitment.
Student Representative Council (SRC)
The purpose of the SRC is to represent the views, and promote the interests of undergraduate students
enrolled at Logan, Mt Gravatt, Nathan, the Queensland College of Art, and the Queensland Conservatorium.
Nominations for President, Secretary and Treasurer on the SRC Campus Executive Committees at the
Brisbane and Logan campuses will open on 4 October 2010. Elections will be held from 22 October to 29
October 2010.
Get involved in the SRC!
Graduating soon and need a job... Attend the Job Search Seminars!
Seminars covering job search strategies, resumes, application
letters, selection criteria and job interviews will be held on all campuses between 24 - 26 November.
Times, venues and bookings can be made on the careers and employment website, click
here (please note you must log in to the Griffith Portal).
Need some career advice? Make a careers appointment!
A careers appointment is a 20 minute individual consultation with a staff member from the Careers
& Employment Service. Appointments are available to current Griffith students and to Griffith graduates
for one year after graduation. We can assist with information, ideas and resources for:
*
Career direction
* Work experience
* Interview preparation
* Employment options
* Applications and resumes
Click
here for information on how to book an appointment (please note you must log in to the Griffith Portal).
Join
the business student association 'GB's' - Membership is FREE!
 Did
you know that Membership in GB's Student Association is currently free for all Griffith Business School
students? That's right - FREE! GB's is a student club for all business students and give opportunities
for fun, friendship and professional development.
To sign up and receive the GB's fortnightly
newsletter and special invitations to our events, email - gbs.social.club@gmail.com
with your name, student number and preferred email! It's that easy!
Don't forget to check
out our Facebook page! Search GB's Student Association.
GB's
Student Association Event: End of Year Ball - 'Dress to Impress'
 Celebrate
the end of the study year in style!
Ticket price includes: Buffet Dinner; Drinks package;
DJ; Photographer; Give Aways; Lucky Door Prizes; Optional Coach Transfer (Return trip - campus to venue);
PLUS Special room rates.
When: Friday, 29th October 2010
Time: 7.00 pm - 12.00 am
Where:
Grand Ballroom, Gold Coast International Hotel, Surfers Paradise
RSVP:
26th October 2010
Cost: GB's Member $99, Non-Member
$109, Table of 10 $990
Register
online for this event or email gbs.social.club@gmail.com.
Griffith
Business School Alumni Network: Gala Dinner and Awards Night
 Featuring GBS Alumnus Phillip Di Bella and
Master of Ceremonies Adam Spencer.
The annual dinner will incorporate the presentation of
the 2010 Griffith Business School Outstanding Alumnus of the Year and Young Outstanding Alumnus of the
Year Awards, both of which will celebrate the outstanding professional, personal and community achievements
of our alumni.
When: Friday, 5th November
2010
Time: 6.30 pm - 10.30 pm
Where: The Strand
Event Centre, Rugby Quay, Brisbane
RSVP: 1st November
Cost:
Alumni and GBS Staff $100, General Admission $120, Table of 10 $1000
Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise - Events
Click
here to view and register for upcoming events run by the Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise.
The events range from conferences, workshops and seminars, including the 'Sustainable Enterprise Seminar
Series'.
Recent
events ... a retrospective
Global Insights Series Lunch: Managing risk in a risky business
Thursday
16th September 2010
 Ann Sherry AO, CEO of Carnival Australia, the nation’s leading holiday
cruise operator, provided guests with a unique insight into the world of cruise ship operations, and the
diverse and anomalous risks faced in an industry so dependent on a wide range of factors over which they
have little or no control.
At any one time Carnival Australia has 16,000 people at sea, on
ships weighing between 70 and 100,000 tonnes. They are looking after the Occupational health and safety
of 30 different nationalities for whom the ship is both workplace and home for extended periods of time.
Ann articulated the unique challenges faced by operating in an organisation where corporate reputation
can become a direct factor of the behaviour of its customers, and spoke frankly about some of the situations
which had been damaging to this reputation. Further, the issues faced when operating in the South Pacific,
covering great distances, subject to the vagaries of weather and the communities of the Pacific Islands,
made this an interesting and somewhat confronting luncheon.
To hear more of Ann's thoughts
and opinions, please visit griffith.edu.au/podcasts
FISH!
Co-creating a workplace where people want to live.
Friday 17th September 2010
 The Big Tuna, a.k.a. Dr Steve
Lundin addressed the assembled guests at the final Griffith Business School Alumni Network breakfast of
2010. In the beautiful setting of the Sheraton Mirage, Gold Coast, Steve discussed the development and
progress of the philosophy of FISH! and the power of attitude in the enjoyment of life.
Steve's
address was forthright, energetic and at times moving, taking those present on a journey through choices
and a life too precious to be passing through. Steve considered the traditional concepts of work-life
balance to be a deceiving framework in which to live, as he says 'in reality it's all life ... we spend
more time at work that anywhere else, ... therefore work is part of life not separate from it', there
is a choice and we can fill our workplaces with life even when we are doing a job which we don't necessarily
want to be doing, as long as you are spending huge portions of your life at work, why not make it count.
4 key messages were left for attendees to consider and implement at will:
* Be there
(be wholly present in all that you do)
* Play (make things fun, even the worst jobs can have playful
parts)
* Make their day (enthuse the people around you, make them feel special)
* Choose your
attitude (make it a conscious choice, good or bad)
So the thrust of the message is 'take
your work seriously, but not yourself seriously at work'.
Did you miss out on seeing Steve
at this Breakfast? there will be another chance to catch him on April 28, 2011, when Steve will be addressing
our Global Insights Series Lunch on the topic of CATS - the nine lives of innovation.
Alumni
and Friends...Get Connected
Alumni and friends - Get Connected
Griffith Business School is committed to providing benefits to our graduates
and students and creating opportunities for them that facilitate a lifelong relationship with each other,
the School and the University.
Membership is free and members have access to a range of benefits
and services including networking opportunities, life-long learning, professional development, social
events, newsletters etc. A diverse program of events are already planned for 2011. To find out more, visit...
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