Staff from across the
Faculty of Business (FoB) converged on the T Block
Common Room recently to welcome their inaugural Heads of
Schools.
Dean of the FoB,
Professor Allan Layton, officially welcomed Professor
Peter Best (School of Accounting, Economics & Finance),
Professor Doren Chadee (School of Management &
Marketing) and Professor Geraldine Mackenzie (School of
Law), to the Faculty, while acknowledging the work of
Professor Mark Toleman, who will continue in the
position of Head of the School of Information Systems.
'This is an important
time for us and marks our development from a department
structure to a school structure.
'Professors Best, Chadee
and Mackenzie have a lot of experience in management,
the design and delivery of programs and they are very
active and accomplished researchers, so I believe we
will be very well served by our new Heads of School.'
Professor Best comes to
USQ from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
His principal areas of expertise include auditing,
operations research and information technology.
Prior to QUT, Peter held
academic positions at the University of Queensland,
Newcastle University, Adelaide University and Flinders
University.
His PhD examined the
feasibility of machine-independent audit trail analysis
in large computer systems. Other areas of teaching and
research include Electronic Business Intelligence and
data mining (SAS), Enterprise systems (SAP R/3) and IT
governance processes and measurement.
'I am delighted to be
here. There are plenty of challenges and I am looking
forward to working with the staff in the Faculty,'
Professor Best said.
Head of the School of
Management and Marketing, Professor Chadee, migrated
from New Zealand for the position, where he worked as
the Head of the Department of International Business at
the University of Auckland for the past six years.
'People keep asking me my
first impression of USQ and that is that it is very
friendly and the people are very kind.'
Doren’s research has
focused on international business and he is very well
published in the areas of globalisation and
international management and marketing.
Head of the School of
Law, Geraldine Mackenzie, comes to USQ from QUT, where
she gained extensive experience in learning and
teaching, university management, course and program
design. Her principal research and teaching interest is
in criminal law and sentencing.
'I moved up here on
Friday and it genuinely feels like I have moved from the
QUT family to the USQ family. Thanks for the kind
welcome and I look forward to working here.'
Professor Layton also
used the morning tea to acknowledge the hard work of the
Acting Heads of School.
'Thanks to our Acting
Heads of Schools and those individuals who stepped in
and stepped up during this transition phase,' he said.
Sue Stapleton
- Undergraduate External
not only
includes administration work but it has a twist to it because of the
academic/student side of things. I like to be able to assist individual
students by advising on suitable postgraduate study programs we offer in
the Faculty of Business which will meet their needs, as well as giving
advice on course enrolment matters, etc. Whilst working full-time, I
studied a Bachelor of Business degree (majoring in Administrative
Management) with USQ on a part-time external basis. This took me five
and a half years to complete and I graduated in September 2003. Having
experienced the combination of working and studying first hand, I
understand the difficulties faced by many students and can certainly
empathise with students who contact me for help in relation to their
studies.
- Student Engagement Team
Commencing
at USQ in 1989, I have worked in a range of areas including
International, Student Administration, Information Technology Services,
Marketing and Promotions and since 2006, Student Retention and
Engagement.
The Awards were presented by Premier Peter
Beattie, in a ceremony in Brisbane at which USQ was represented by
Chancellor Mrs Bobbie Brazil, Dr Jacquie McDonald, President of USQ's Women's Network, and Professor Lynne Hunt, who mentors Penny
as part of the USQ Women's mentoring project.
A panel of staff from the Faculty
and USQ sections independently assessed all the
applications and these recommendations were reviewed
by the Dean. 
Any
profits from the conference will be allocated to assisting women in
education, Ms Collins said.