Weekend Update No 35 covers 1.Changes to the ATEM website. 2. The Student Experience Projects Forum 3.New Models in Higher Education – Melbourne University and Private Providers 4.University World News

1. The TEM Conference 2010 in Melbourne is a record breaker with 700+ delegates, 85+ concurrent session speakers, and $317,000 in Sponsorship and Exhibition Sales (completely sold out). 2. The ATEM Council will be meeting on Sunday 3 October in Melbourne, just prior to the 2010 TEM Conference. For those who are interested the Council Agenda will be posted on the web at the end of…

1. Our thoughts are with our friends in Christchurch which was devastated last Saturday night by a catastrophic 7.1Mw Earthquake, slightly stronger than Haiti. Many aftershocks of up to 6Mw shook the town for a week. 100,000 homes are wrecked and the damage bill is over $3.1 billion and climbing. 2. ATEM's Leadership Webinar commence on 19 October: If you find yourself too busy…

1. Call for presenters: The Student Experience Project Innovations Showcase Session at the TEM Conference in Melbourne is a new session format designed to encourage efficient information sharing, networking and collaboration among attendees across institutions by showcasing the diversity of Student Experience projects and activities that are underway in response to changing government…

1. “Leadership as Intervention: A Six Week Webinar Series”. ATEM is very pleased to announce its first program delivered by webinar! “Leadership as Intervention” is designed as an interactive online workshop program of 6 x 90-minute webinar sessions in which senior and middle-level tertiary education managers and professionals from across a range of functions gain…

1. ATEM has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Customer Service Benchmarking Australia (http://www.csba.com.au) to collaborate on a Tertiary Education Sector Customer Service Benchmarking Report in 2011. A short survey has been developed to seek your views about the most important customer service challenges you are facing now. 2. Register now for ATEM's…

1. We've received some enquiries lately about ATEM membership, so here's a quick reminder. There are two types of ATEM membership. Individual members pay for the benefits and privileges of membership which include a 20% discount on professional development programs and the “Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management”. Corporate membership is also fee based and…

1. This is a reminder that the closing date for all ATEM Grants and Awards is 20 August at 5.00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. Go here for information: https://www.atem.org.au/activities_grants.cfm 2. The Expanding Your Influence program (18-20 August in Brisbane) is filling fast! This ATEM flagship program has been a stepping stone for many years for middle managers who…

1. This is a reminder that the closing date for all ATEM Grants and Awards is 20 August at 5.00 pm Australian Eastern Standard Time. Go here for information: https://www.atem.org.au/activities_grants.cfm 2. The Flagship Program “Orientation to the Tertiary Sector” will be presented at the Martin Institute in Melbourne on 30 August. The program provides an introduction…

1. The Association for Tertiary Education Management - Western Region announces its 2010 Conference – Protecting Brand Australia. This one-day conference will explore how we protect the image of Australia as a provider of high-quality education. Issues include the international student population, marketing, public relations versus education, the role of TEQSA, Perth as a…