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CURRENT NUPSA NEWSLETTER

JULY 2010

Brought to you by NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION (NUPSA)

Items in the newsletter -
1. Your NUPSA Executive
2. Upcoming Functions
• Free BBQ City Campus July 22
• Free Lunch Callaghan Campus August 5
• Free Lunch Ourimbah Campus September 22
3. Upcoming Workshop
• Stress and Time Management Strategies for Resilience and Wellbeing July 8
4. Call for Abstracts - Emerging Researchers in Ageing: a unique conference for RHD & Honours students
5. Casting Call – Beauty & the Geek
6. How to Contact NUPSA

NUPSA does appreciate that many students are undertaking their degrees on-line or off-campus, and are unable to participate in the functions held at the Callaghan Campus.

1. NUPSA EXECUTIVE 2010
There have been some recent changes to the NUPSA Executive Committee membership. The following postgraduate students are members of the NUPSA committee for 2010.

President Alan Murray
Vice-President Kanishk Kumar
International Student Representative Min Chen
Equity Officer Nicholas Batt
Education Officer (Research) Amelia Leotta
Education Officer (Coursework) Sahar Doroodgar
Campus Rep (Ourimbah) Carlos Bohorquez
Campus Rep (Callaghan Satellite) Amir Dizaji
General Executive Member (Women’s Officer) Irene Munro
General Executive Member (Disability Officer Manish Singh
General Executive Member Shahab Hemmati
General Executive Member Paula Tangpukdee

2. UPCOMING WORKSHOPS

NUPSA and Counselling will be holding the following workshop for postgraduate students.

Workshop: Stress and Time Management Strategies for Resilience and Wellbeing

Date: Thursday July 8 2010
Time: 10-12:30
Room: The Hunter Meeting Room (HA158), Hunter Building, Callaghan Campus
Facilitator: Teresa Dluzewska, Senior Counsellor, University Counselling Service.
RSVP: July 7 2010
Cost: Free

Numbers for this workshop will be limited, so you are asked to email the NUPSA office (nupsa@newcastle.edu.au) if you will be attending this workshop.

Light refreshments will be provided at the above workshop.

For more details of upcoming workshops go to:
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/students/research-higher-degree/current-students/skills-training.html

3. UPCOMING FUNCTIONS

• FREE BBQ FOR POSTGRADUATE AND HONOURS STUDENTS CITY CAMPUS

Postgraduate and honours students are invited to join fellow students for dinner
Date – Thursday July 22, 2010
Time – 4.30pm
Venue – Level 3 University House

To assist with catering you are asked to email the NUPSA office (nupsa@newcastle.edu.au) if you will be attending. Vegetarians will be catered for.

The BBQ will provide a chance to catch up with NUPSA Executive members.

• FREE LUNCH FOR POSTGRADUATE AND HONOURS STUDENTS CALLAGHAN CAMPUS

Postgraduate and honours students are invited to join fellow students for lunch
Date - Thursday August 5 2010
Time - 1.00pm
Venue - The Glasshouse, Bar on the Hill, Callaghan Campus

To assist with catering you are asked to email the NUPSA office (nupsa@newcastle.edu.au) if you will be attending. You must register to attend.
Vegetarians will be catered for.

The lunch will provide a chance to catch up with NUPSA Executive members.

• FREE LUNCH FOR POSTGRADUATE AND HONOURS STUDENTS OURIMBAH CAMPUS

Postgraduate and honours students are invited to join fellow students for lunch
Date - Wednesday September 22 2010
Time - 12.30pm
Venue – Under the Sails, Ourimbah Campus

To assist with catering you are asked to email the NUPSA office (nupsa@newcastle.edu.au) if you will be attending. You must register to attend.
Vegetarians will be catered for.

The lunch will provide an opportunity to find out about NUPSA and meet some of our Executive.

4. EMERGING RESEARCHERS IN AGEING: A UNIQUE CONFERENCE FOR RHD & HONOURS STUDENTS

The University of Newcastle & the Priority Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing invites you to join the 9th Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) Conference “Getting the right skill mix” 21 & 22 October 2010 - Newcastle City Hall.

The ERA Conference is the only national conference in Australia that showcases exclusively the work of postgraduate students doing research in ageing. Current postgraduate and honours students working on ageing projects in any discipline are invited to submit an abstract.

It is a unique opportunity for students doing research in ageing to participate in a conference to present their work, network and attend workshops.

RHD and honours students doing research in ageing are invited to send their abstract before 16 July 2010 5pm.

Prizes for best presentation and best poster, as well as the Helen Bartlett Prize for Innovation in Ageing Research will be offered.

Call for Abstracts

Abstracts of no more than 300 words should be submitted by 5 pm Friday, 16 July 2010 to abstracts2010@era.edu.au or fax: 02 491 38 323

Check the ERA website for Abstract Submission Instructions and Registrations:www.era.edu.au/ERA+2010
Full, early bird registration for the ERA conference is $130. Check the website for student discounts.

5. CASTING CALL – BEAUTY & THE GEEK

How would $50,000 change your life?
Do you have the smarts to teach a Beauty a thing or two? Then Chanel 7's 'Beauty and the Geek' wants you!
We are looking for super intelligent guys that have the brains to teach some socially savvy Beauties.
In return they will help you with your confidence and social skills.

You need to be available from Aug 9th - Sept 19th 2010.

For more information or to nominate someone please contact Lisa: lfardy@sstar.com.au

6. HOW TO CONTACT NUPSA

The NUPSA office is located in Room HA150 (opposite Huxley Library) Hunter Building, Callaghan Campus.
The office is open on a part time basis with core hours being from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm Monday to Friday.

Telephone number is (02) 49218894
email - nupsa@newcastle.edu.au

Check out the NUPSA web site - nupsa.org.au

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