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Welcome to the new-look Berwick campus enews.

The end of first semester is fast approaching and students and academics are busy preparing for exams. First semester marked the beginning of exciting changes around the campus. The construction of the new selective-entry Nossal High School is progressing to schedule and the road extension is close to completion.

The Faculty of Business and Econonmics has introduced a new work-integrated-learning (WIL) program to further strengthen graduate outcomes. The program is proving to be a big success for the Faculty, students and local businesses alike.

Students and staff have been making a difference in the lives of their communities with several fundraising initiatives taking place on campus. The Berwick campus community has donated money to bushfire relief organisations, The Cancer Council, The Cardinia Business Awards, Beyond Blue and taken part in the Mothers Day Classic.

Locals 'select' new campus-based selective-entry school, Nossal High

Families from the Cities of Casey, Cardinia and Dandenong showed their overwhelming support for the new campus-based selective-entry school, Nossal High. More than 600 people attended the Berwick campus for an information evening last Wednesday, 20 May. Read more

Work-integrated-learning proves a big success for business and commerce students

When Stephanie Rep was offered the chance to work as a Marketing Assistant with internationally recognised company PZ Cussons as part of her coursework, she jumped at the chance.

Stephanie is part of the first group of Business and Commerce students at the Berwick campus taking their studies in the classroom into the workplace. Read more

Faculty of Business and Economics to celebrate top students

The Faculty of Business and Economics will cap off a successful year with its annual awards ceremony this Thursday 28 May. The event, now in its 8th year, recognises the achievements of the Faculty’s brightest students for their academic performance in 2008. Read more

Berwick students Embrace Education

Berwick students and staff gathered in the Student Lounge Friday 15 May to listen to an address by Embrace Education spokesperson and volunteer, Brendan Payne.

Embrace Education is a grassroots, Uni-student run volunteer organisation dedicated to helping educate and empower disadvantaged high-school students in Melbourne. Read more

Faces @ Berwick: Dr Keir Reeves

Position: Monash Research Fellow
Faculty: Business & Economics/Arts

How long have you been with Monash?
Since mid-January earlier this year.

Prior to working at Monash, where were you located and what was your role?
Before Monash University I was an Australian Research Council industry postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Melbourne. Prior to that I briefly lectured in Australian history and heritage studies at in the School of Historical Studies also at Melbourne.

What has been the highlight, so far, of your career in research?
It's a toss-up between winning a Monash fellowship and joining TRU and the NCAS, teaching a really memorable honours seminar in 2006, being a member of some successful ARC projects and being a contributing editor to a couple of quality publications.

What is your research about?
My five-year research project is titled 'Heritage tourism and the historical landscapes of Australia, Asia and the Pacific'. As the title suggests it's a big project and perhaps this is because the fellowship scheme is very generous with its resources and this makes delivering outputs for the research project possible.

What is it about your job that holds your interest or is particularly satisfying?
Developing economic, cultural and tourism projects in collaboration with researchers who have a wide range of interests. It's also interesting being involved in regional, state and to a lesser extent international heritage debates.

What is the best piece of advice you have received?
Academically it was threefold: finish my thesis within three and half years, publish frequently and always work as a collaborative researcher and teacher.

What is something about yourself that most of your fellow colleagues wouldn't know?
That I'm a member of the Bugatti Club of Australia and that as a child I lived not far from the old Carlton Football Ground and have supported the good old cause of the mighty Blues since I was a little boy.