Step up to the challenge to create a sustainable future by entering Eco-Minds competition and be in with the chance to represent Australia at the Eco-Minds Youth Forum, New Zealand, 25-30 May, 2009.

Eco-Minds gives you the change to use your passion and ideas for sustainability to play a leading role in developing ways to help protect our future, as well as enhancing your career.

Eco-minds is offering three motivated university students, aged 18-24 years, an opportunity to be a part of an international team solving real-world problems at the week-long, all-expenses paid forum in New Zealand in May 2009.

So get you ideas out of your mind and into Eco-Minds. Register on-line now at www.eco-minds.bayer.com

Applications close Friday, 27 March 2009.

Source: Student Experience Unit

“Life is never dull for people who work in the Treasury. But in these extraordinary times, with all sorts of challenging policy issues being dealt with by government, our people have some of the most interesting and rewarding jobs in the country. There is no better place to make a difference”
Dr Ken Henry, Secretary to the Treasury, February 2009.

Treasury is seeking graduates with a passion for public policy and a genuine commitment to providing the highest quality advice to the Treasurer and the Australian Government.

Treasury is looking for applicants with excellent academic standing in one or more of the following areas of study:

• Economics or Econometrics
• Law
• Mathematics
• Commerce
• Finance
• Public Policy
• Taxation; and related disciplines.

Employees of the Treasury are required to be Australian citizens.

Applications for the 2010 Graduate Program can be submitted online at www.graduates.treasury.gov.au. Applications open on 1 March 2009 and close on 1 May 2009.

For further information please contact Graduate Coordinator, Madeleine Kaye at graduate.recruitment@treasury.gov.au or call (02) 6263 3298.

Source: Student Experience Unit

Do you want to:
Meet people and make new friends?
Get more involved in Uni life and the wider community?
Challenge yourself and develop new skills?

The Student Ambassador Leadership Program (SALP) is the opportunity to do all that!
SALP is a 3-semester, extra-curricular program aimed at exploring and enhancing your leadership qualities and skills by volunteering with the University and wider Melbourne community. The program builds an invaluable network of support and guidance for community-minded individuals.

If you are in the 2nd or subsequent year of your undergraduate degree (final years not eligible) or you are a postgraduate student, you can apply!
Environments, Music and Vet Science students can apply in 1st year. Applications are open to local and international students.

Check out the program and fill out the application form (from Monday 2 March) at www.services.unimelb.edu.au/live/salp

Applicants must attend an Info Session. Book a place, via Volunteers Online: www.volunteersonline.unimelb.edu.au

Applications open March 2 – 22.

So, don’t just stand there – get to it!

Source: LIVE Unit

OneSteel is a global manufacturer and distributor of steel and finished steel products, with revenues in excess of $6 billion Australian dollars. OneSteel has over 11,500 employees and is one of Australia’s leading businesses.

OneSteel is holding a career information session for final year Commerce students studying: accounting; marketing; management and; business information systems. This session will give you a chance to hear firsthand about OneSteel’s graduate program and their recruitment process.

The session will be held in the Old Arts building, Theatre D at 12pm on Tuesday the 10th of March.

Please register your interest by emailing Mia Elliott (melliott@unimelb.edu.au) with your first name, surname, course you are studying and your student number.

For more information on Careers at OneSteel visit their website: http://www.onesteel.com/employment/default.asp

Source: Commerce Graduate Careers Centre

Deals so real, you won’t be able to think of anything else.The 2009 J.P. MORGAN PORTFOLIO COMPETITION, where you can trade or invest on a simulated stock market, starts March 30. To make sure you’re in with a chance to win your share of over $10,000, register free from Feb 14 at
www.tradingplaces.com.au/jpmorganportfoliocompetition.

Trading on a simulated market means your adrenaline’s pumping, your stomach’s churning and your nails are bitten down. But remember, it’s just fantasy money on the table – and it’s just a game. Isn’t it? The only thing you have to lose is a dull future.

www.tradingplaces.com.au/jpmorganportfoliocompetition

Source: Careers & Employment

Discover your Commerce job options BEFORE you graduate! This is what EVERY 2nd and final year student needs to hear.

Find out about graduate employment options and how to prepare to be competitively employable. Hear first-hand about the experiences of recent Commerce Grads. KickStart commences 17 March 2009.

To ensure your place visit:
http://www.ecom.unimelb.edu.au/experience/kickstart.html for all dates, time and venues.

Source: Student Experience Unit

The Michigan Journal of Business, an academic journal edited and published by students at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, seeks the submission of outstanding academic literature written by undergraduates relevant to the fields of business, e.g., accounting, business law, corporate ethics, economics, finance, marketing, general management, organizational behavior, strategy, and public policy.

The submission deadline for the next issue is March 13th, 2009. To submit a paper for evaluation, please visit www.michiganjb.org

Source: Commerce Student Centre

If you are considering completing part of your University of Melbourne Commerce degree overseas, make sure you check out some of the many events and activities during Global Mobility Week, which runs from Monday 30 March. The Commerce Student Centre is presenting an information session where you will be able to find out about opportunities to study overseas and ask staff any questions you may have. The session will take place from 1-2pm on Monday 30th March, in Theatre C, Old Arts building. For more information about the week’s events and to register online for the information session, please visit www.mobility.unimelb.edu.au/about-mgm/global-mobility-week

There is also the opportunity to speak directly with staff and students from many of the University’s international partner institutions at the Exchange Fair on Thursday 2nd April in the Grand Buffet Hall. Some returned University of Melbourne students will also be available to answer questions and speak about their experiences studying overseas. For more information see: www.mobility.unimelb.edu.au/about-mgm/exchange-fair

Source: Student Experience Unit

Please note: From 16 February the Teaching & Learning Unit will be located at 198 Berkeley Street.

The TLU offers individual consultations to enhance your learning and help you overcome any study difficulties.
Individual consultations usually run for about half an hour. During this consultation the learning adviser will:

• Give advice on grammar, style, expression, structure or logical development of an argument, referencing, preparing for a presentation, organising your time, planning for exams and assignments, or other study-related matters.
• Comment on areas in your written assignments that need further explanation.

However, during this consultation the learning adviser will not:

• Comment on content, factual or theoretical correctness.
• Re-write your work for you.
• Proofread or edit your work for you.
• Suggest or recommend to the lecturer in the subject that you be given an extension of time for a written assessment task.
• Review take-home exams.

Making appointments
To make an appointment, ring the Teaching & Learning Unit on 8344 4464 or 8344 3645. You will be required to provide your name and student number. You will be sent a confirmation of your appointment via email.

Source: Teaching and Learning Unit

The Goldman Sachs Global Leaders Program is now open for applications.

This prestigious scholarship program gives second-year students the opportunity to be recognised amongst 150 of the most accomplished students globally.

Students need to have high academic standing and be able to demonstrate leadership potential.

Each Global Leader is awarded US$3,000. Seventy five of the Global Leaders (including three Australians) will also be selected to represent the group at the Global Leadership Institute in New York City in July 2009.

Information on this scholarship and the application process is available here: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/ugrad/current/external/goldman.html
The closing date for applications is 5.00pm Wednesday 11th March 2009.

Please do not hesitate to contact the Melbourne Scholarships Office if you have any questions (x47467).

Source: Melbourne Scholarships Office