Uni News

Newcastle Herald

Tuesday September 4, 2001

WHAT employers look for when hiring graduates will be discussed by the human resources coordinator of Tomago Aluminium, Eve McLaren, at the university's Economics and Commerce Information Evening on Thursday.

Ms McLaren is a Business Honours graduate from the University of Newcastle.

She graduated in 1999 and on Thursday she will share with prospective students her experiences as a graduate looking for work and as a human resources officer interviewing and hiring graduates.

Another guest speaker will be Bachelor of Business graduate from the University of Newcastle Joel Goodsir.

Mr Goodsir is now marketingmanager for ClubNova. * * * CAREERS in forensic psychology, the Internet and national policy development could result from the study of three new degree programs being offered.

The courses, Psychology, Photonics and Development Studies, are among nine to be showcased by the Faculty of Science and Mathematics at its Courses and Careers evening tonight.

A series of 10-minute talks on each of the faculty's nine degree programs will be held between 5pm and 8pm in the Purdue Room at the Great Hall.

Staff and postgraduate students from Aviation, Biology, Chemistry, Geography, Geology, Physics, Psychology, Mathematics and Statistics will be available to talk to prospective students.

Staff will also advise on application procedures, scholarships, careers and give details of programs.

Tomorrow night's information evening will feature Music, Thursday night Economics, Information Science, Management, Finance and Law; and Friday night Arts, Social Sciences, Fine Art, Education and Law. * * * INJURED sports players find it twice as hard to find a physiotherapist in rural areas as players living in cities.

Statistics from the Australian Physiotherapy Association show that seven out of 10 of Australia's 10,687 physiotherapists work in capital cities and that while 13% of the population live in rural areas only 7% of physios work there.

The university will help offset this shortage of rural and regional care by offering a physiotherapy degree program at the beginning of 2002.

The new degree will mean that from next year the Faculty of Health will offer programs in almost every major health science profession.

* * * A UNIQUE Novocastrian program designed to promote science and maths in schools is proving so popular it is unable to keep up with demand.

The Science, Maths and Real Technology (SMART) program developed by the Faculty of Science and Mathematics is looking for a sponsor to help it continue.