Region. UWS staff recognised

UWS staff members have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to student learning in this year's national Australian Learning and Teaching Council Awards. Australian and Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) citations were awarded to 10 staff this year, which represents the highest number of citations UWS has received in the five-year history of the awards. The staff, at a range of campuses are: Dr Satomi Kawaguchi, School of Humanities and Languages, Bankstown; Dr Catherine Camden-Pratt, School of Education, Penrith; Dr Leanne Rylands, School of Computing and Mathematics, Penrith; Dr Adrian Renshaw, School of Natural Sciences, Hawkesbury; Dr Katrina Barker, School of Education, Bankstown; Dr Roumen Dimitrov, School of Communication Arts, Penrith; Dr Fernanda Duarte, School of Management, Parramatta,; Dr Mark Williams, School of Natural Sciences, Hawkesbury; Dr Sharon Andrew, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Campbelltown; and Dr Margaret Clarke, School of Medicine, Campbelltown.

Region. UWS academic awarded fellowship

The University of Western Sydney's Head of School of Education, Associate Professor Steve Wilson, has been awarded a prestigious Fellowship of the Australian College of Educators (ACE). The fellowship is a national award, and one of the highest honours that the College can bestow. Associate Professor Wilson has been recognised for outstanding professional leadership in higher education and innovation in community collaboration. "The Fellowship recognises the way we at UWS, and academics in the School of Education in particular, have worked strategically to collaborate and build partnerships with schools in the Greater Western Sydney to improve educational outcomes,” he said.

Region. UWS up for awards

The University of Western Sydney has been short-listed as finalists for two categories in Australia's premier human resources and people management organisation, Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI) National Awards 2009. UWS has been nominated for the John Boudreau Award for Human Capital Management and the Pru Goward Award for Diversity Management. The winners of the AHRI National Awards will be announced at a dinner being held in Melbourne on 11 November 2009.