UQPN 2014 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
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Tuesday 19th August 2014
08:15 – 08:45
Registration / Welcome (tea and coffee)
Executive members
08:45 – 08:50
President’s welcome
Ms Sue Cox, President UQPN
08:50 – 09:00
Patron’s welcome
Mr Maurie McNarn, AO, Patron UQPN and Chief Operating Officer, UQ
09:00 – 09:45
Accidental Lessons in Leadership: a tribute to others on my journey
Ms Clare Pullar, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Advancement)
Clare will give a personal insight into her learnings from others throughout her career.
09:45 – 10:30
Enhance your career by enhancing your writing
Associate Professor Roslyn Petelin, Associate Professor in Writing, School of English,
Media Studies and Art History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Reliable writing is crucial to career progress.
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WRITE-101, to be launched as a UQ MOOC at the end of September, aims to give
students strategies to enhance their writing and editing by covering principles of
grammar, sentence structure, style, and punctuation.
10:30 – 11:00
Morning tea
11:00 – 11:45
Capacity building through developing leadership
Associate Professor Polly Parker, Associate Professor in HRM/ Leadership,
Management Cluster Leader Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
11:45 – 12:15
Exploring your Leadership Capability
Ms Jane Banney, Director, Human Resources
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
13:15 – 14:00
Networking Activity: True or False
Get to know your colleagues. In your designated groups share two statements about
yourself, one true and one false (personal or professional), then see if your group
members can figure out which story is true and which one is not!
14:00 – 14:45
My Journey to the Chancellery - Professor Joanne Wright, Deputy Vice Chancellor
(Academic)
14:45 – 15:00
Afternoon tea
15:00 – 15:45
Followship as Leadership
Professor Tim Dunne, Executive Dean, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
15:45 – 16:00
Wrap up & Prizes
Executive members
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MR MAURIE MCNARN, AO, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Areas of responsibility
The Chief Operating Officer is responsible for co-ordinating the University's
financial, physical, human, legal, management information, corporate operations,
commercial activities, marketing and communications, information technology and
occupational health and safety services. He advises Senate on governance and acts
as University Secretary and Public Officer. UQ has an operating budget of $1.6B and
some 7,500 full time equivalent staff (16,400 people).
The Chief Operating Officer also assists the Vice-Chancellor in regard to strategic
planning and the framework of the University's highly successful research commercialisation and technology
transfer activities.
Areas under his direct management include Human Resources, Finance and Business Services, the Legal Office,
Information Technology, Strategic Planning and Management Information, Corporate Operations,
Occupational Health and Safety, Marketing and Communication, Protocol, Investigations, Internal Audit,
Enterprise Risk and Property and Facilities.
Biography
Maurie McNarn, AO, took up the position of Chief Operating Officer on 16 March 2009, after retiring from the
Australian Army as Major General.
His academic qualifications include a Master of Business Administration, a Master of Defence (Strategic)
Studies, a Graduate Diploma of Telecommunications Systems, a Graduate Diploma in Management Studies
and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours). He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow
of the Australian Institute of Management.
He is Chair of Sarv Pty Ltd, a Director of Uniseed Management Pty Ltd, SPIRE Innovations Pty Ltd and UQ
Holdings. He is a Visiting Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy. He remains an Adjunct Professor
at The University of Queensland.
He has previously been a Director of UQ Health Care Ltd and The Centre for Military and Veterans Health.
He has extensive experience in strategic level corporate planning, leadership appointments, communications,
IT, HR, media and financial management. He has lived and worked extensively in Asia and the Middle East.
In his previous role Major General McNarn was Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) and
Head of Joint Operational Intelligence. He has also been Head of the Australian Army Training Command –
Australia’s largest registered training organisation, Director General Personnel for Army (some 50,000 people)
and Director-General Joint Operations and Plans. As National Commander of Australian Forces in the Middle
East area of Operations from July 2002 to June 2003, he led 2,300 personnel in air, maritime and land forces
across Iraq, the Gulf and Afghanistan.
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MS CLARE PULLAR, PRO VICE-CHANCELLOR (ADVANCEMENT)
Areas of responsibility
As Pro Vice-Chancellor (Advancement), Ms Pullar is responsible for an ambitious
fundraising agenda that incorporates extensive community engagement and public
relations. Ms Pullar is a member of the senior executive group, which is led by the
Vice-Chancellor and is principal advisor to the Vice-Chancellor on Advancement
Strategy, lead solicitations and change management to embed best practice in
Advancement throughout the institution. The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Advancement)
reports to the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Relations) on Advancement
management and operations. The Pro Vice-Chancellor (Advancement) is responsible
for providing leadership in the Advancement Office, developing broad strategic
direction and overall management for the fundraising functions and related support services, with the
objective of attracting substantial philanthropic investment in the University.
Biography
Clare Pullar has worked in tertiary and secondary education sector fundraising for 22 years and joined The
University of Queensland in September 2009. Prior to this she led community engagement programs at
Melbourne Business School (2007-2009) and Trinity College in the University of Melbourne. Clare has a depth
of experience in both strategy and operational aspects of raising substantial financial support for all aspects of
education – research, endowed professorships, scholarships and infrastructure. She has a special interest in
cultural change required for successful philanthropic fundraising, equity, diversity and in indigenous education
for which she has built significant philanthropic support in previous institutions. She was a member of B-Hert
(Business Higher Education Round Table) taskforce examining how philanthropic support for Australian higher
education institutions can be increased resulting in the position paper: Increasing Private Support for
Australian Universities, B-Hert . In 2006, she was awarded both the Trevor Wigney Award and the Peter Crook
Award for outstanding service in Advancement in Australasian education. Clare is a faculty member of the
CASE Southern Spring Institute in Educational Fundraising and a Board member of the Australian Youth
Orchestra.
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ROSLYN PETELIN
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN WRITING, SCHOOL OF ENGLISH, MEDIA STUDIES AND ART HISTORY,
FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Biography
Associate Professor Roslyn Petelin teaches in and convenes the award-winning
postgraduate Program in Writing, Editing, and Publishing in the School of English,
Media Studies, and Art History at the University of Queensland. She has also taught
business and technical writing and Speech Communication in the School of
Communication within the Faculty of Business at the Queensland University of
Technology and in the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University (New York,
USA). She is an Adjunct Associate Professor in Corporate Communication at the Hong
Kong Polytechnic University.
She edited the Australian Journal of Communication from 1988–2013, is a past President and Honorary Life
Member of the Australian & New Zealand Communication Association, and has co-authored two books, The
Professional Writing Guide: Writing Well and Knowing Why (Allen & Unwin, with Marsha Durham) and
Professional Communication: Principles and Applications (Pearson, with Peter Putnis).
She is on the Editorial Advisory Boards of Business and Professional Communication Quarterly (USA) and
Corporate Communications: An International Journal (UK). She has consulted extensively and run workshops
on writing and information design to government and public and private sector organisations in Australia,
the UK, the USA, and SE Asia.
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ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR POLLY PARKER
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN HRM/LEADERSHIP MANAGEMENT CLUSTER LEADER
Profile
Polly researches in the fields of career management and development. peer
coaching, leadership development and human resource development
Polly has established a national and international reputation in the fields of
career management and development, peer coaching, leadership development,
and human resource development. This is based on a successful research
program and international publications in Journal of Vocational Behavior, Journal of Organization
Behavior, Academy of Management Learning and Education (all ERA -A*), Human Relations &
IJHRM (ERA - A). Her international reputation is demonstrated in several ways: invitations to deliver key
note addresses at national and international conferences such as the most recent, to the 3rd
International Conference on advanced research in careers, entitled "New work, new employment, new
careers". (Bordeaux, May 2010); journal reviews including Journal of Vocational Behavior, Human
Relations; Editorial Board membership for International Association of Education and Vocational
Guidance, University of Auckland Business Review; sustained experience as convenor of the careers subtheme of European Group of Organisation Studies (EGOS) conferences; invitation to participate in the
5Continents International Careers Research, and as one of three members of the international steering
committee to include the Careers sub-theme as a Standing Working Group at EGOS. These examples
reflect the integration of teaching activity, service to the profession and research outputs. Specifically,
she has developed a systematic and coherent research program around the following overlapping
themes:
Peer Coaching
Examining the nature of peer coaching as a developmental tool that accelerates career learning and
facilitates leadership development. Peer coaching is distinguished from mentoring while providing many
of the psycho-social benefits.
Intersection of career and leadership development
Career development and leadership development are complementary fields that both emphasise holism,
learning from experience and meaning - making for the actors concerned. The connection between the
two is an underdeveloped area of research yet one that has the potential for mutual advantage.
Intelligent Career Management
Career development and leadership development are complementary fields that both emphasise holism,
learning from experience and meaning - making for the actors concerned. The connection between the
two is an underdeveloped area of research yet one that has the potential for mutual advantage.
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JANE BANNEY, DIRECTOR, HUMAN RESOURCES
Jane Banney commenced as Director, Human Resources at the University of Queensland in August 2012.
Prior to that, Jane previously held a number of roles at the Queensland University of Technology including
Associate Director, Human Resources (Client Services), Principal Officer (Policy and Workplace Relations)
and Project Manager, Higher Education Reforms.
Jane also worked for over ten years as an Industrial Officer for various trade unions in Queensland and
South Australia. Jane was educated at the University of Queensland and QUT.
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PROFESSOR JOANNE WRIGHT, DEPUTY VICE-CHANCELLOR (ACADEMIC)
Biography
Professor Joanne Wright joined UQ in April 2013, as Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Academic).
At UQ, she sits on the senior management group, senior promotions
committee and Academic Board, among other key responsibilities.
Professor Wright brings to the position broad and extensive experience in
senior academic roles, most recently as Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic and
(later) Acting Vice Chancellor at the University of South Australia.
She has chaired all major University committees relating to teaching and learning, quality and the student
experience and has led major capital works projects. She has successfully led efforts to improve student
satisfaction in relation to both teaching and the wider student experience.
At national level, Professor Wright chaired the Australian Universities’ Quality Assurance Agency and
oversaw the transfer of some its roles to TEQSA. She is a Ministerial appointee to the Higher Education
Standards Panel which makes recommendations to the Minister on new or amended standards for Higher
Education.
Professor Wright also spent four years at the University of Sussex as Pro Vice-Chancellor of Education.
Major achievements included reorganisation planning, membership on the Executive Management Group
and driving significant improvement in league table positioning for the university.
In both most recent roles in South Australia and Sussex, she successfully led the drive to improve teaching
and learning indicators, especially student satisfaction.
In all, she has held teaching and research positions at numerous UK and Australian Universities, including
Melbourne, St Andrews, Ulster, London and Sussex. She has taught extensively at undergraduate and
postgraduate levels and has published books and articles on various aspects of state and sub-state
security.
Professor Wright has a BA (Hons) in Politics and Government, and History from the University of Kent at
Canterbury, an M.Litt in Strategic Studies from the University of Aberdeen and a PhD in International
Relations from the Australian National University.
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PROFESSOR TIM DUNNE, EXECUTIVE DEAN, FACULTY OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Background
Tim Dunne is Executive Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
and Professor of International Relations (IR) at The University of Queensland
(UQ). He is also a Senior Researcher at the Asia Pacific Centre for the
Responsibility to Protect (AP R2P). Previously he was Director of Research for
AP R2P from 2010-2014.
Prior to moving to Queensland, he was Professor of International Relations, Head of the School of
Humanities and Social Sciences, then Dean of the Social Sciences at the University of Exeter, from 20032010. He began his career at the University of Wales in Aberystwyth, famous for being the oldest and one
of the very best departments of IR in the world.
In his research, Tim has sought to make a contribution to the following areas of IR scholarship: first, he
has advanced the claim – now widely accepted – that the study of international society constitutes a
distinct perspective in the field (see his 1998 book); second, he has sought to bridge normative theory
and foreign policy; third, with Ken Booth he has written and edited two books (2002, 2012) that examine
how far 9/11 changed the configuration of world order. He is a widely published author, having authored
and edited ten books and over fifty articles and chapters.
Tim has extensive experience as an editor, including the European Journal of International Relations
(2008-2013), edited with Colin Wight and Lene Hansen; the Review of International Studies, edited with
Michael Cox and Ken Booth; and two major Oxford University Press textbooks that have shaped the
teaching of IR in theory and foreign policy analysis, both with new editions in 2012. In addition to
traditional academic publications, Tim is a regular blogger for high profile websites, including Open
Democracy (London), The Interpreter (Sydney), and the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International
Affairs (New York). He has also been published in The Australian, the Financial Review, and The Guardian.
You can follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/timdunneAPR2P