MEET DR DANIEL FRIMPONG VALE—Deep Ghelani

July 2010 Vol 2 Issue 7
IN THIS ISSUE
1 DR DANIEL FRIMPONG
VALE—Deep Ghelani
2 TECC BUSINESS EVENT
GRADUATES ~ where are they now?
3 LIBRARY WRITER‟S COMPETITION
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
END OF TERM PARTY
4 WHAT‟S HAPPENING IN SYDNEY
FEELING OVERWHELMED
AND NEED TO TALK TO
SOMEONE?
About personal issues?
STUDENT SERVICES
Level 1
About your studies?
LEARNING SKILLS UNIT
Level 1
About employment?
TECC
Level 1
About academic advocacy?
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
Basement
SAFETY TIP
Fill your car with petrol at
well lit and visible service
stations, or during
the day light hours
MEET DR DANIEL FRIMPONG
Article by Chris Keane
There were congratulations all round when Dr
Daniel Frimpong, a member of CPA Australia and
the Institute of Chartered Accountants, was recently
promoted to become a senior lecturer at
CQUniversity Sydney.
Like other academics who teach in the accounting
and marketing streams, Daniel brought with him a
store of industry knowledge and experience when
he began lecturing in 1998. He accumulated his
breadth of industry knowledge by pursuing a
successful management career in the banking, telecommunications and information
technology sectors.
In the 1990s, Daniel rubbed shoulders with the big business league. He worked for several
major corporations including Westpac, Nortel and Fujitsu, in both Australia and Japan. His
former banking role saw him employed as Manager of Management Reporting in Westpac's
head office in Martin Place, Sydney. He was responsible for planning, analysis and reporting
on a $10 billion asset portfolio held by Westpac's Asset Management Group.
more... http://uninews.cqu.edu.au/UniNews/viewStory.do?story=7047
“Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family: Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.” Jane Howard
VALE—Deep Ghelani
Deep Hemantkumar Ghelani ~ 1987-2010
Deep Hemantkumar Ghelani, an Indian
national studying a Bachelor of IT at
CQUniversity Sydney passed away
tragically on 13th June 2010. He was
enjoying an afternoon at Kiama with friends
when he went missing off the rocks near the
Kiama Blow Hole.
The 22nd year old was described by friends
as “a loving person who was dedicated to
his studies and career”. His body was
repatriated to his home of Gujarat, India.
Anyone effected by this tragedy and
needing support are encouraged to speak
the Student Services staff on Level 1.
July 2010 Vol 2 Issue 7
AUSTRALIAN
SLANG & COLLOQUIALISMS
TECC BUSINESS EVENT
TECC Business Event - “Working Together With
Business”
Article by Rodney Yeomans
Lizard drinking, flat out like a :
flat out, busy
Dave is flat out like a lizard
drinking !
___________________________
ENGLISH CORNER
Want to speak better English?
Want to be Job Ready?
Want to do better in your studies?
Where: Level 1 opposite the lifts
(Monday)
Level 7 opposite the lifts
(Wednesday)
When: Weeks 2 to 8 (TERM 2, 2010)
Mon & Wed
3.15pm—3.45pm
Leading organisations and businesses were invited to
CQUniversity Sydney to attend the inaugural “Working
Together With Business” event organised by the Training,
Employment & Career Coaching (TECC) Unit on Thursday
17th June.
“It was a great opportunity to welcome these organisations to
our campus, make them aware of our students‟ employability
skills, and foster ongoing business relationships”, says TECC
Coordinator, Rodney Yeomans.
The networking function was organised to develop business
relationships with key industry organisations, promote the
employability of CQUniversity Sydney students, and to work towards securing future part time,
internship, work experience, and volunteer placements for our students.
GRADUATES ~ WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
Shakir Karim ~ MIS BIS
ENVIRONMENTAL TIP
Cut back on air conditioning
and heating use if you can
Shakir graduated from CQUniversity Australia in 2006
with a Bachelor of Information Systems and in 2008 with a
Masters on Information Systems. As a graduate, he feels
he has “both a prospect and a commitment to commence
positive change through an increased understanding of
our business environment and the responsible use of
technology.” It is his dream to be “leading the way for the
advancement of new technologies in the field of
Information Technology.”
Shakir is currently working as Technology Support & Domain Coordinator at SAI GlobalEspreon Ltd in Sydney. He says that “CQUniversity Australia has given me all (the) skills to
deal with such a renowned and large company. My role is challenging, I have learned how to
push my limits and grow in confidence.”
“As a young IT activist, I feel that I have both prospects and responsibility to commence
constructive revolutionisation through our technology environment and the responsible use of
technology. In this sense, I strongly consider that I can use my qualifications and acquaintance
for the benefit of our corporate world and society entirely. Actually, with express advances in
technology encompassing every phase of our daily lives, the information systems career path is
one of the best outstanding assurances of a job for life. I am personally more than happy with
my study career and very professional career.”
July 2010 Vol 2 Issue 7
AUSTRALIAN
FACTS & TRIVIA
Emus and kangaroos cannot
walk backwards, and are on the
Australian coat of arms for that
reason
AUSTRALIAN ACTOR
DVD REVIEW
All featured DVDs can be
borrowed from the
CQUniversity Sydney Library
HATING ALISON ASHLEY
LIBRARY WRITER’S COMPETITION
To celebrate Library and Information Week (24-30 May
2010), Sydney Library held a writing competition.
To tie in with the week‟s theme of Access All Areas,
CQUniversity Sydney students were invited to write a
poem, essay or short story about libraries or access.
While the standard of all entries was high, Ashish Rai
(pictured right) won first prize with his moving story,
Wireless Made it Possible. Commendations went to
Ginni Uppal for her poem, Library, and to Romu
Shrestha for her essay, Access to information: right or a
privilege?
Visit the Sydney Library website (http://library-sydney.cqu.edu.au) to read Ashish‟s story
and the other winning entries.
STUDENT ASSOCIATION
On the first weekend in July approximately 30
CQUniversity students and staff „hit the slopes‟
of the Australian Snowy Mountains.
We hear they all had an exciting time on the
snow fields and look forward to hearing of their
adventures and seeing the photos.
Starring Delta Goodrem
Hating Alison Ashley is a coming of
age story about teenagers dealing with
their self-inflicted angst, their
embarrassing parents, their friends and
those they would call their enemies.
Erica Yurken's life sucks: her family is
an embarrassment, her acting genius is
unrecognized and because of her
name, she is nicknamed `Yuk'. So from
the moment the perfect Alison Ashley
arrives at school, Yuk knows there is
going to be trouble. Yuk has always felt
superior to everyone at Barringa East,
but Alison is everything Yuk has ever
wanted to be.
www.quickflix.com.au
“I felt good. I felt the excitement and adrenaline running through my body. It was definitely
fun...” ~ Roy Halladay
END OF TERM PARTY
Article by Shazhi Yaghi
After 12 weeks of tutorials, lectures and assessments,
staff and students were given a chance to wind down
and socialise together at the End of Term party held on
Friday 28th May.
With great music courtesy of a live band and delicious
food including vegetarian curry, butter chicken plus the
mouth water lamingtons, all who attended had a
pleasurable time.
July 2010 Vol 2 Issue 7
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN SYDNEY
July 2010
All month
Biennale of Sydney
http://www.bos17.com/
All month
Da Vinci Secrets “Anatomy to Robots”
http://www.davincisydney.com.au/
15th - 18th July
Christmas in July—Balmain Rozelle
http://www.christmasinjuly2010.com.au/
5th—23rd July
Sparkle Cupcakery Baking Classes
http://www.sydneyshowcase.com.au/whatson.asp?id=9033&catID=ALL
7th—24th July
Beaudy—The Musical
http://www.sydneyshowcase.com.au/whatson.asp?id=9041
13th—15th July
Abhi’s Twentieth Birthday Celebration (iconic Indian Restaurant)
http://www.sydneyshowcase.com.au/whatson.asp?id=8956
14th—19th July
Disney on Ice
http://www.sydneyshowcase.com.au/whatson.asp?id=9045
15th—31st July
Macquarie ~ theatre based on the life of Governor Macquarie
http://www.sydneyshowcase.com.au/whatson.asp?id=8895
30th July
Remarkable Leadership
Virgin Group founder and billionaire adventurer, Sir Richard Branson will headline a
list of inspiring speakers at the inaugural Remarkable Leadership conference at
Sydney Showground.
http://www.sydneyshowcase.com.au/whatson.asp?id=8551