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The Melbourne Law School Student Centre

Equal Opportunity Liaison Officers

Language and Academic Skills Adviser in Law (Dr Anthony McCosker)

 

The Melbourne Law School Student Centre


General contact telephone number: +61 3 8344 4475

Facsimile: +61 3 8344 0106

Email: law-studentcentre@unimelb.edu.au

 

Staff

Responsibilities

Extension

Manager

 

 

Vanessa Shaw
  • Process and system revision and improvement
  • Implementation and integration of the JD
  • Day-to-day operation of the student centre
  • Student Records Management
  • Melbourne LSAT test centre manager
  • Develop enquiries database to manage info & progress of applications
  • Develop selection tools to assist selection committee
  • Complex selection queries & FAQs
  • Account management of enquirers & linking of applicants to Faculty members & alumni.
  • Academic programs management administrative systems, processes, practices for student communications, enrolments, results and assessment and teaching and program administration – all student facing transactional services
  • Team leadership and staff supervision
  • Responsible for front counter activities with assistance from Senior Student Adviser
+61 3 8344 6181
   
Academic Programs Manager  

Linda Fitzgerald
 

  • Manage Academic Programs Team in delivery of student services for the Melbourne JD, Melbourne LLB and Business Law programs
  • Management and delivery of administrative systems, processes and practises of student administrative activities include enrolments, results and assessment and teaching and program administration
  • Manage the day to day operation of the service counter in the provision of quality service and advise to students and visitors to the School
  • Review and development of student services policies
  • Executive Officer to curriculum and teaching and learning committees
  • Training and Development of Academic Programs Team
 +61 3 8344 1159
   
Marketing and Admissions  
Yvonne AuStudent Recruitment Manager +61 3 8344 8879
  • Manage website marketing content & assist with design
  • All print-based publications
  • Overview schools liaison
  • All advertisements/promotional activities
  • Market research
  • Marketing strategy/plans
  • Relationship management
  • Liaison with University Marketing Divisions
  • JD information sessions
  • Management of applications, selection, offers, etc
  • Develop initiatives for JD Recruitment, Admissions, Selection
  • Manages Graduate Access Melbourne Scheme/Bursaries for new students
  • Management of Scholarship applications
  • Overview of the provision of statistical information
 
   
Jean MolloyAdmissions Manager +61 3 9035 5944

(8.45am to 5.00pm Wednesdays to Fridays)

  • Management of the admissions process
  • Development and implementation of an admissions plan
  • Provides information and service to prospective students
  • Provides support to the JD Selection Committee
  • Assist with LSAC test administration
 
   
Mary Wee Admissions Officer+61 3 8344 1087

(8.45am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays)

 

  • Contributes to selection procedures and application methods
  • Provision of advice on entry requirements and admissions issues
  • All aspects of applications processing including acknowledgements, offers, rejections, etc.
  • Secretariat to the JD selection committee
  • Liaises with LSAC and assists with LSAC test administration
  • Provides support to the Academic Programs team as required
  • Assists Marketing and Admissions Manager in all aspects of Marketing and Admissions as required
 
   
Kate Mulqueen (Mondays to Thursdays) /
Debra Pinder (8.45am to 5.00pm Thursdays and Fridays)

Marketing Officer

  • Provision of advice on entry requirements and admissions issues
  • Assist the Marketing and Admissions Manager with promotional activities - e.g. schools' liaison, exhibitions, JD information sessions
  • Attends University committee meeting as required in consultation with the Manager.
  • Assists the Marketing and Admissions Manger with promotional activities
  • Assists Marketing and Admissions Manager in all aspects of Marketing and Admissions as required
+61 3 8344 1069
   
Student Communications  
Tom Hewitt-McManusStudent Communications Coordinator+61 3 8344 0068
8.45am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays (Fridays working from home)
  • Design, development and maintenance of JD and LLB websites
  • Develop and maintain subject pages
  • Training and assistance to academic staff in updating web pages
  • Maintain website content with up-to-date information
  • Develop effective mediums for student communication
  • LLB newsletter
  • Blackboard/LMS for JD and LLB programs
  • Faculty liaison point for University wide projects/directories including Unilife and the Student Directories Project
  • Information contained on Plasma television
  • Work with Marketing and Admissions to develop new initiatives for communicating with prospective students eg: portals, blog, facebook, etc.
  • Monitor website traffic
  • Working with the University on new initiatives/consistency
  • Provide statistical data on website activity
  • Identify and design new systems and procedures for use of information technology to further improve quality of the service
  • Student Communication Network representative
 
   
Teaching Resources  

Jill Penter

(8.00am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays, except Wednesdays - 12.45 to 5.00pm)

Acting Teaching Resources Coordinator

  • Provides budgetary support for program budgets and Student Centre budget.
  • Provides secretarial support for Teaching & Learning Committee (or equivalent, eg. UGS Committee) and JD Advisory Board
  • Subject/course/prize proposals
  • Quarterly Reports
  • Handbook updates
  • Coordination, with Results and Assessment Coordinator, of assessment schedules and tables
  • Accounts processing
  • JD & LLB Course materials & ordering of textbooks
  • Requests for items on reserve in LRC
  • LRC liaison
  • Teaching & research assistant administration
  • Timetabling (including Alloc8)
  • Coordinate Quality of Teaching (QOT) surveys
  • Supervises relevant day to day tasks of Student Advisor
+61 3 8344 8880
   
Amber GibsonStudent Advisor+61 3 8344 4475
(8.45am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays)
  • Assists Teaching and Resources Coordinator with major student activities and processing
  • Administer Quality of Teaching (QOT) surveys
  • Office maintenance and supplies
  • Production of subject student lists
  • Production of Assessment Schedule with Student Adviser (Results and Assessment)
  • Catering – e.g. Guest Lecture, JD marketing events
  • Assists with Alloc8 timetabling queries
  • First level course and selection advice
  • Receipt & processing of current student enrolment forms (eg. LOA, subject changes)
  • Assignment receipt, sorting, return
  • General enquiries (email, website, face-to-face)
  • Subject administration support
 
   
Results and Assessment  
Elena GoodeyResults and Assessment Coordinator+61 3 8344 6169
Mondays 9.30 to 4.30
Tuesdays 9.30 to 1.30
Wednesdays 9.30 to 4.00
Thursdays 10.00 to 4.00
Fridays 9.30 to 5.00
  • Overview of Results & Assessment and Examinations (including supplementary exams and liaising with all stakeholders – e.g. academic and professional staff, students)
  • Coordination of invigilators
  • Coordination, with Teaching Resources Coordinator, of assessment schedules and tables
  • Take-home exam release
  • Manages Turn-It-In
  • Communication to students re: results and assessment procedures
  • Prizes Administration, including the nomination and notification to applicants
  • Alternative Examination Arrangements
 
   
Veryan CroggonStudent Advisor +61 3 8344 6165
(8.45am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays)
  • Assists Results and Assessment Coordinator with major student activities and processing
  • Responsible for PBL
  • Production of subject student lists
  • Production of Assessment Schedule with Student Adviser (Teaching Resources)
  • Assignment receipt, sorting, return
  • Examination sorting
  • First level course and selection advice
  • Receipt & processing of current student enrolment forms (eg. subject changes)
  • General enquiries (email, website, face-to-face)
  • Subject administration support
 
   
Enrolments  
Sally MalamasEnrolments Coordinator+61 3 8344 0149
(8.45am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays)
  • Manage enrolment and re-enrolment including liaising with all stakeholders, e.g. academic staff, professional staff, students
  • Communication to students re: enrolment/re-enrolment procedures
  • Course planning, including LOA, course discontinuation
  • Course completions/graduations
  • Honours administration
  • Dean’s Certificates
  • Letters of good standing
  • Assist with planning for enrolment numbers in relation to teaching allocation
  • Course Advice
  • CAP/Comp course selection & enrolment
  • Coordinate JD/MBA enrolment & administration
 
   
Dianne StolfaStudent Advisor +61 3 8344 1161
(8.45am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays)
  • Assists Enrolments Coordinator with major student activities and processing
  • Provides support to Enrolments Manager for course planning and LOA administration
  • Production of subject student lists
  • Examination sorting
  • Assessment processing
  • First level course and selection advice
  • Receipt & processing of current student enrolment forms (eg. subject changes)
  • Assignment receipt, sorting, return
  • General enquiries (email, website, face-to-face)
  • Subject administration support
 
   
Student Enrichment  
Lisa Lowe 
(8.45am to 4.30pm Mondays, Tuesdays, and Fridays)

Procedural and Policy Review Project

  • Leading the procedural and policy review project including integration of Melbourne JD requirements into the existing policy and procedural framework.
+61 3 8344 6166
   
Sarah AnthonyStudent Wellbeing and Welfare Coordinator+61 3 8344 3605

(8.45am to 5.00pm Mondays to Fridays)

  • Special Consideration, Academic Progress & extensions
  • Academic Disciplinary matters
  • Student Welfare (including DLU liaison)
  • Provide assistance to Associate Dean (UGS)
 
   
Charmaine MicallefSenior Student Advisor+61 3 8344 1141

(7.45am to 4.00pm Mondays to Fridays)

  • Assists Student Enrichment Coordinator with major student activities and processing
  • Exchange/Study Abroad
  • Provides support to Student Enrichment Coordinator for Special Consideration
  • Provides support for Guest Lecture Series
  • Manages applications for extensions
  • Provides assistance to the Student Centre Manager via oversight to ensure smooth and efficient execution of front count activities such as:
    • monitoring the action tray
    • ugs@law in terms of monitoring the list, organizing a replacement if a Student Adviser is sick or on leave
    • helping the Student Advisers prepare for assignment submission and return, answering any general queries they might have, sorting assignments, ticksheet production, etc.
  • Provides first level support to Student Advisers in periods of peak activity.
 
   

 

 


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