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Macquarie Branch Committee Electronic Bulletin February 2012

Posted 7 February 2012 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

Members,

Please read the February Electronic Bulletin of what is happening here at Macquarie University.

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Sean O'Brien

Organiser

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Macquarie Branch Committee Electronic Bulletin February 2012

Published: 07 Feb, 2012
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Members, Please read the February Macquarie Branch Committee electronic bulletin. Thanks Sean O'Brien NTEU Macquarie Branch Organiser

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Workload Meeting Department of Psychology 6 FEB

Posted 1 February 2012 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

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Please find attached a notice for a meeting concerning Workload issues within the Department of Psychology. Members of other departments, the union will be organising meetings with ...

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Workload Meeting Psychology Department

Published: 01 Feb, 2012

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Questions for the Vice Chancellor at Macquarie Faculties Road Shows.

Posted 28 November 2011 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

QUESTIONS FOR THE VC

Professor Schwartz, in 2010 the University reported a 17.8% increase in its income, and a $76.2 million surplus. As of 31 December 2010 we also had $81.4 million in cash, and ...

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Ask the VC to respond to these important questions.

Posted 28 November 2011 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

Email Professor Schwartz

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Please send the following questions to Professor Schwartz, asking that he provides answers to these important questions.

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Dear [appropriate name will be inserted],

&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Dear Vice Chancellor,
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; Could you please provide feedback to the following questions? 
<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, in 2010 the University reported a 17.8% increase in its income, and a $76.2 million surplus. As of 31 December 2010 we also had $81.4 million in cash, and a further $94.2 million in other financial assets. How do you reconcile this picture of financial health with the drastic cuts to departmental budgets in this and other Faculties?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, the University has planned capital expenditure of $295 million over the course of 2011-2013. Can you please tell us how this is justified when we are simultaneously cutting funding to Faculties and therefore to the core activities of teaching and research?</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, since 2006 our equivalent fulltime student load has increased by 5850, while equivalent fulltime academic staff increased by 114. This has led to consecutive year-on-year increases in student to staff ratios, which saw the Australian Good Universities guide give Macquarie University its lowest possible rating (1 star out of 5). Is it not true that further cuts to departmental budgets will exacerbate this disastrous development, and further compromise the University&rsquo;s learning and teaching reputation amongst students?</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, some departments in our Faculty have had their budgets for 2012 massively cut, and are coping by abandoning many of their tutorials and cutting casual staff. Do you intend cutting fees for students given the inevitable decline in the quality of the education that they will now receive at Macquarie University?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, you have frequently said that we need to generate a large surplus in order to finance our building program. Does this mean that of the $281 million of Australian Government financial assistance that the university received in 2010, none can be spent on university infrastructure?</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, on 16 November an officer from the University&rsquo;s finances division confirmed at a Macquarie University Consultative Committee Meeting (MUCC) that the University&rsquo;s Private Hospital lost more than $20 million in 2010, and was likely to lose a similar amount in 2011. Do you accept responsibility for the disastrous decision to invest $200 million of University money in the high risk area of private medicine?&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, as of 31 December 2010, the University had total debts of $259.2 million. Do you think that it was prudent to go so heavily into debt given the uncertainty in the global and domestic economies?</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, do you concede that there has been a massive increase in the workloads of academics and professional staff at Macquarie University under you tenure given the massive increase in student numbers, do you concede that it is impossible to do our work in the 35 hours per week for which we are remunerated, and do you have any plans for addressing this issue?</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, the University recently announced its intention to replace Honors with a two year Masters degree. In circumstances where Faculty budgets are being savagely cut, what provisions are being made to fund the new course work intensive Masters degrees?</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Professor Schwartz, between 2006 and 2010 your total remuneration increased from $510,000 to $1.238 million, or over 140%. You now get paid more than Australia&rsquo;s highest paid public servant (the Reserve Bank Governor), and nearly 3 times more than Australia&rsquo;s Prime Minister. How can this be justified when you are demanding that the rest of the University tighten their belts?</li>
</ul>
&iuml;&raquo;&iquest;

Yours Sincerely,

[Your details]

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Rate the Vice Chancellor.

Posted 25 November 2011 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

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Please find attached a form to rate the Vice Chancellor. The Macquarie Branch thought all staff could rate the VC during his Road Show with the faculties. This is designed to give staff a ...

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Rate the Vice Chancellor.

Published: 25 Nov, 2011
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Members, Please find attached a form to rate the Vice Chancellor. The Macquarie Branch thought all staff could rate the VC during his Road Show with the ï»¿faculties. This is designed to give staff a little bit of a laugh when whilst maybe giving the V

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End Mandatory Detention.

Posted 25 November 2011 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

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END MANDATORY DETENTION.

Published: 25 Nov, 2011
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Investing in Australia's Future.

Posted 23 November 2011 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

Members,

Just a quick heads up that NTEU’s new website, Investing Australia’s Future, is live.

The site is part of a campaign NTEU is running to increase funding to Australia’s ...

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Budget Cuts in 2012: Information for Casual and Sessional Staff

Posted 10 November 2011 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

Members,

Please send the attached email to Vice Chancellor Professor Schwartz, informing him how concerned you are with the proposed budget cuts.

Budget Cuts in 2012: Information for Casual and Sessional Staff

Members and Students,

Please send the email to Professor Schwartz to inform him of your deep concerns to the budget cuts. That could effect your employment and education here at Macquarie University.

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Email Professor Schwartz - Vice Chancellor of Macquarie University?

Subject*

Dear [appropriate name will be inserted],

Professor Steven Schwartz
Vice-Chancellor, Macquarie University, NSW
&nbsp;
Dear Prof. Schwartz,
As a student at Macquarie University, I am writing to express my concerns that the budget cuts proposed for 2012 at this University will substantially decrease the quality of my education. I am especially concerned by plans to:
1. abolish or severely curtail tutorials across entire departments and courses, since tutorials are integral to my learning in any subject.
2. significantly increase student numbers in those few tutorials that will remain&nbsp; &ndash; with proposals for 150 or more students in a single tutorial in some cases.
3. substantially cut teaching staff, which will make it much harder to access staff for consultation and feedback.
Since I enrolled in the University with the expectation that it would provide a thorough teaching schedule with regular tutorials and accessible staff, I request that you restore funding to academic teaching departments to prevent these severe and unprecedented cuts to the quality of education at Macquarie University.
&nbsp;
Yours Sincerely,

Yours Sincerely,

[Your details]

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Fact sheet Direction to take Annual Leave Academic.

Posted 9 November 2011 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

One of the Management’s key non-negotiable outcomes in bargaining was to obtain a more effective mechanism for reducing annual leave balances in the University. The Auditor-General has ...

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NTEU Factsheet changes to Fixed Term Employment arrangements.

Posted 8 November 2011 by Sean O'Brien (Macquarie University)

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CHANGES TO FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR MACQUARIE ACADEMICS

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END MANDATORY DETENTION.

Investing in Australia's Future.

Budget Cuts in 2012: Information for Casual and Sessional Staff

Fact sheet Direction to take Annual Leave Academic.

NTEU Factsheet changes to Fixed Term Employment arrangements.

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CHANGES TO FIXED TERM EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENTS FOR MACQUARIE ACADEMICS

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