Hello gentle reader,
A long and important day yesterday as I worked with our Faculty Senior Management Team on a series of significant issues (including discussions about TEQSA and the new Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)) in the morning, and then met with the Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellors, and my Executive Dean and Director colleagues in the afternoon, to discuss common faculty level matters. Managed to progress a series of initiatives through other individual meetings in between and after, then it was a couple of hours in front of the computer responding to emails that continue to come through, and a later evening walk back down St Kilda Road to the apartment.
Joining the Education Management Advisory Committee (EDMAC) meeting this morning and then back to South Melbourne, grab the travelling gear and then off to Malaysia to take part in our graduation ceremony for our students taught in partnership with Sunway University. No time for the "touristy" stuff though - meetings tomorrow, graduation on Sunday and back on a plane on Monday for meetings in the office on Tuesday. Still, graduations are a very important part of the life of the university - they are a celebration of the success of our graduating students and an opportunity to reflect on our role as scholars and educators.
As result, I'll be out of town for the Australian Formula One Grand Prix and the miss the opportunity to see Mark Webber (hopefully) continue on his winning way. It seems my travel schedule finds regularly out of town when the "big acts" are on - a commentary on the regularity of the travel, but also an indication of the extent to which Melbourne really is an event city.
Ah well, off we go!
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