1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

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Richard O'Brien is the visiting chaplain, and is on campus
o one lunch-time each week, or by appointment.
Telephone: 9725 5370
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- Howard Langmead is the visiting chaplain, and is
available at St Matthew's church (opposite the campus) or
3 by appointment. Ph: 9510 5483 or enquire via Student
%. Union.
' Chaplains are available to all students and staff regardless
of their religious affiliation or lack of it. They are available
to offer all sorts of pastoral care, bible studies and
seminars. New students are particularly invited to meet the
chaplains, who have information about student religious
groups on campus, and local churches. All chaplains are
recognised by their respective Christian churches, and
authorised by the University.
International students
Christopher Gibson is especially available to all
international students, regardless of their religious
affiliation or lack of it. If you want to find people of your
own language group, locate a church with a similar cultural
background or want assistanze in coping with Australia,
contact Chris on 9214 8489.
Visiting chaplains
For specific religious affiliations, visiting chaplains are
available -Jews, Catholics, Orthodox, Lutheran, etc.
Student-run religious groups
There are a number of student-run religious groups,
affiliated with the Student Union. The Christian Union,
Students for Christ, Overseas Christian Fellowship,
Indonesian Campus Ministries, Hillel: Foundation of
Jewish Campus Life, and the Swinburne Islamic Society,
all meet at Swinburne.
The Place
The Place is a Student Drop-In Centre, situated in the Hall
opposite the Hawthorn campus on Burwood Road. It is
open Monday-Friday during semester as a meeting place
for Swinburne students. It is run by the churches in
Hawthorn with the cooperation of the chaplains.
A quiedprayer room and an Islamic Prayer room are both
rooms set aside for use by students.
Child-care Centre
Coordinator
S. Somerville, 9214 8519
A cooperative was formed in 1975 to provide child-care
facilities at Swinburne for parents in need of this service.
The primary objective of the Centre is to meet the needs
of the children by providing a secure and happy
atmosphere combined with experiences which will foster
their development. The Centre aims to encourage
beneficial contact that will produce an understanding of
the needs of individual children and their family.
The Centre's two houses can cater for up to thirty-five
children at one time with six caring staff. The children are
not separated into age groups but form one large, if rather
noisy, family. A combination of structured and free choice
experiences have created a warm, relaxed program. The
children are encouraged to go at their own pace, to develop
their own style, to find their own solutions and enjoy their
own creativity.
The Centre caters for children up to five years of age, not
only from Swinburne parents, but other members of the
community. A sliding scale of fees has been adopted. Early
application for use of this service is advised as there is a
waiting list.
Evening child-care
Evening care until 10.00pm is available for children
between the ages of 0-14 years at reasonable rates on a
casual basis. Please contact the Child-care Service on
9214 8519.
Computing Facilities
Open Access Computing Laboratories
Student access to computing laboratories is provided by
Computer and Network Services (CNS) at each campus.
Together with a team of student cadets, CNS manage and
maintain the open access computing laboratory in the
West Wing (2nd floor, West Engineering Building,
Hawthorn) as well as several classrooms. Nearly 100 PCs
are provided in the West Wing laboratory, running a range
of software packages for all University students and staff,
and user manuals are available for loan. There is a student
help desk in the West Wing to provide software and
hardware support to laboratory users, operate the loans
desk and provide a colour laser printing service. The West
Wing help desk, operated by the cadets, is open whenever
the West Wing laboratory is open.
Opening hours - West Wing (during teaching periods)
Monday - Friday: 8.00am - 9.30pm
Saturdays (some): 12.00pm - 5.00pm
Sundays (some): 1.OOpm - 5.OOpm
Enquiries: 9214 8574
The West Wing is not open every weekend so please call to
check before coming in.
CNS also manage the TAFE laboratories at Prahran
(H601A) and Hawthorn (TC211), which provide a wide
range of software applications for DOS and Windows as
well as providing access to CD-ROM on some machines in
the Library Studies area. JAC, the Job and Course
Explorer, is also available.
Opening Hours - Hawthorn TAFE
Monday - Thursday: 8.30am - 8.00pm
Friday:
8.30am - 7.00pm
Saturday:
1O.OOam - 3.OOpm
Enquiries: 9214 8037