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Academic Registrar’s Group

ARG Staff Bulletin ARG Staff Bulletin no. 11 – December 2017 CONTENTS 1. Connie’s update

2. ARG news

3. Key achievements

4. Important dates for December and January

5. Staffing update and job opportunities

6. Professional development opportunities

7. Grapevine

8. Suggestions/feedback

========================================== 1. Connie’s update Wominjeka! We’re at the home stretch of the year now and all teams are extremely busy. I’m so pleased to feel the positive energy in the air as I do my walkarounds – thank you all for being so friendly and forthcoming. Graduations are full steam ahead and I look forward to spending more time with Mirna and her team as we approach this amazing event. Exams were extremely successful and a tribute to those who work in this space to accommodate such large numbers of students with such a personal touch. Similarly, a big thank you to the Assessment Support team for managing the results that enable students to graduate. These teams recently had a mini workshop with the Office of the Academic Registrar to think about ways of working together more productively and I’m always so impressed at our ability to be innovative and have productive conversations. Thank you for participating so positively. This is a peak time of year in the Admissions and Enrolment space. Thank you to the teams for managing this period so seamlessly. Stakeholders are endlessly impressed with our service and knowledge and I’m so pleased to receive such good feedback. Thank you also to Alison and her team for supporting this, as you’re critical to this process. The Enrolments team also successfully completed a number of audits in recent weeks so well done for managing those along with your regular workload. Course and Program Administration is doing a great deal to support University initiatives such as timetabling and improvements to program and course management. Thank you for your subject matter expertise and liaising so positively with stakeholders to enable best practice initiatives. Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed. The team in Complaints, Conduct and Appeals are doing a wonderful job in refining our processes, reporting and practice within RMIT and this is really affecting how we’re perceived in the broader community. Once again, our expertise and support for stakeholders is at the core of the advice we provide. Thank you for managing such challenging scenarios with poise, compassion and professionalism. We’re very close to launching the academic policy suite with the assessment processes being the last piece of the puzzle and in final draft stage with RUSU. Much time and effort has gone into completion of this integral body of work and I’m so appreciative of the time people have invested.

Editor: Enza Gandolfo Office of the Academic Registrar Email: arg.bulletins@rmit.edu.au

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HEUG Conference I recently attended the Higher Education User Group (HEUG) Conference in Brisbane which was a wonderful insight into student lifecycle considerations and sector technology. This will be a major focus for RMIT over the next few years and I look forward to working with you all to develop our capability in this space. Changes in the Admissions and Policy teams Earlier this month we entered into consultation with the Admissions and Policy teams regarding some proposed changes. After carefully reviewing the feedback we’ve decided to proceed with the changes which will formally take effect from Monday 18 December. As with any change, we understand and appreciate that there will be a transition period while the teams embed their new ways of working and as such we’ll be closely supporting these teams during and after the transition period. We ask that you support where you can as well. We'd like to thank staff members from both teams for their patience, understanding and professionalism leading up to and during this change proposal. As a result we bid farewell to our ARG colleagues Diana Rector, Kat Aspinall, Kylie Brown and Loredana Schwartz. Kat will continue in her current role in the College of Science, Engineering and Health. We wish our colleagues all the very best and thank them for their contribution to ARG and the RMIT community. ARG Communications team disbanded As a result of the University-wide restructure of the communications function, the ARG Communications team has been disbanded. Natalie Tuck and Georgia Powick have moved to the new Student Communications team, sharing the role of Manager, Student Communications (ARG). Natalie and Georgia bring a wealth of ARG knowledge to their new team which is now responsible for all student communication. Although they’ve left the ARG, many of you will continue to work closely with them to create and update your student communications. Enza Gandolfo and Susan Hulme have been mapped to new positions in the ARG similar to their previous roles. In her role as Advisor, Publications and Digital Design Susan will continue to look after all your design, publication and printing needs. As Senior Advisor, Engagement Enza will focus on internal communications (including the Frontline and ARG Staff Bulletin) and promoting the work and achievements of the ARG. As a result of these changes, we bid farewell to Julie Nodin and Christine Fox who leave us on Friday 1 December. Julie and Christine were the original (and only) staff members in the ARG Communications team when it began approximately 13 years ago. We thank them for their amazing contribution to the ARG and wish them well in their future endeavours. Wellness During these busy times it’s important to remember good practices around work-life balance. The management team and I are so appreciative of the dedication and work ethic of ARG staff and we’re committed to providing this support. Similarly, the Office of the Academic Registrar and I are committed to a healthy workplace and we’re aiming to look at healthy ways of celebrating together moving forward so expect lots of fruit and healthy options at future morning/afternoon teas. I really look forward to catching up with you all at the Christmas party and of course to moving up to Level 9 in the next couple of weeks. It’s a real pleasure getting to know you all. Keep smiling and let's celebrate the end of a wonderful year and the prospect of an even better and more successful one in 2018! Connie

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2. ARG news Level 9 refresh and relocation The relocation of Office of the Academic Registrar staff and the refresh of the Level 9 kitchen will start on Friday 1 December. Stage 1 – Level 9 kitchen (1–8 December) Demolition of the wall between the kitchen and the South Utility Room will start over the

weekend. The ESR store room will be relocated to Pickle and Piccola, which will no longer be available as meeting rooms, and stationery will be relocated to the North Utility Room. While there will be some disruption the kitchen will remain serviceable while work is in progress. Works to the kitchen will be completed by Friday 8 December.

The stationery cupboard in the North Utility Room will contain only basic supplies. Feel free to raid the stationery cupboard on Level 8 before requesting new items.

Stage 2 – Meeting rooms and reception area (12–18 December) 88.09.11 (Merryn Jackson's old office) will be turned into a meeting room. The partition wall between 88.09.14 (Jasper Meeting Room) and 88.09.04 (former

Admissions Manager's office) will be removed to enlarge the Jasper Meeting Room. (This late development isn't on the attached floor plan.)

Staff who are moving will pack up by Friday 15 December and all computers and boxes will be moved over the weekend. All ARG staff will be located on Level 9 by Monday 18 December.

A new floor plan will be available soon. In the meantime, the attached draft indicates where each group will be located and the changes to the meeting rooms and reception area.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any queries or would like any clarification.

Emma Turner, Office of the Academic Registrar Update your new staff profile If you haven’t already done so, please use the ARG staff profile guidelines to update your staff profile on the new WorkLife staff directory. This profile will replace your old staff profile in the ‘Contact the ARG’ section of the ARG website.

Julie Nodin, ARG Communications Graduations team unavailable on 6 and 7 December Students will collect their academic dress and tickets for the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony on Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December between 9am and 8pm at Docklands Stadium (Gate 2, Level 2). The Graduations team will be on site at Docklands Stadium and therefore out of the office on both days. Please direct student graduation queries to RMIT Connect. In case of emergency, you can reach the team on tel. 0438 973 607. Alternatively, please email graduation@rmit.edu.au but note that there may be a lag in response times.

Liina Neeme, Exams, Awards and Graduations

ARG Level 9 floor plan - final proposal

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ARG end-of-year celebration Join your colleagues for food, drinks and fun at the ARG end-of-year celebration. Date: Friday 8 December Time: 4pm – drinks and nibbles 5.30pm – dinner Venue: Building 10, Level 7, garden terrace See you there!

Organising committee members – Melissa, Madeleine, Kathryn and Emma Corner Marketplace Thank you to everyone who has added items to the Corner Marketplace in the Level 9 kitchen. It’s been interesting watching things come and go – some seem to stay for a while and others are snapped up immediately. Don’t forget to check the marketplace regularly to look for new goodies. You never know what you’ll find. If you have any reasonably sized items that you no longer want, bring them in and they may find a new home. Remember the Marketplace if you receive Christmas presents you don’t want!

Enza Gandolfo, ARG Communications ARG charity morning tea for Minus 18 On Monday 20 November the Level 9 ARG crew gathered around some delicious rainbow cookies (and then some) to host a charity morning tea for Minus 18. The charity morning tea was to acknowledge the extraordinary support Minus 18 has provided LGBTQI youth during the marriage equality campaign, especially about how to stay safe during the debate. Much thanks to all those who contributed with food and donations. We raised $159.30 on the day.

Gina Lambropoulos, Enrolment and Student Records Charity morning tea Thank you to all who participated in the morning tea on Thursday 9 November to welcome our new neighbours to Level 9.

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The morning tea was sponsored by Sapa Children's Charity and Medical Supplies Arise (small charities run/supported by ARG staff members). After reimbursing the charities for the outlay, a total of $20 was raised for each charity.

Rowan Simpson, Student Governance 3. Key achievements 3.1 Unit achievements Assessment Support Special consideration In November, all 11 Assessment Support staff focused on special consideration applications and with the three week exam period, the volume of applications has been significant. We’re looking forward to the end of our long peak period after the deferred exam week of 4 to 8 December. Semester 2 results release In the lead up to the SIM and Semester 2 result releases the team: monitored security supported access requests supported staff with RPO functionality supported 2000+ teachers/academics with entering results in RPO.

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On Monday 27 November, between 9am and 11am, 61,832 vocational education, higher education and OUA postgraduate students logged in to view 185,643 results for Semester 2 2017. This was a University-wide effort with more than 2000 teaching and academic staff entering results, schools and colleges holding Course Assessment Committees (CAC) and Program Assessment Boards (PAB), Assessment Support supporting all RPO operations and verifying data, and BSP posting the result data to SAMS records. Three ITS teams also supported the daily hosting, security and monitoring of RPO and SAMS systems for stability and loads during these high volume activities. Assessment Support acknowledges and thanks all RMIT staff who were part of this outstanding achievement. Business Systems and Processes VTAC Early Round Offer loads were completed on time and to stakeholder’s

specifications. There were 1,564 students input into the system. This was a decrease from last year's 1,990 Early Round Offer load number. Thank you to all teams involved. This puts us in a great position for future VTAC loads in the coming months.

BSP undertook a successful posting of SIM results on Tuesday 21 November with a total of 18,438 posted. On Friday 24 November 130,474 onshore results were posted for release to students. Thanks to all who participated in making this a success. Congratulations to Dave Makohorn who won the best guess completion in BSP for the total number of onshore results posted. Dave’s guess was the closest with 135,000.

With onshore result release on Monday 27 November, BSP’s focus will move to running completions. All resources will be dedicated to ensuring we meet the timelines for Exams Awards and Graduations.

BSP processing statistics for October

Row labels Rows of data processed EAG completion 5,624 OUA 770 Student financial 12,882

Total 19,276 BSP resolved and closed 249 service and incident calls in October. Course and Program Administration CAPS enhancements in development ITS has delivered the first in a lot of six new fixes and enhancements to the Course and Program System (CAPS). The first enhancement will produce some efficiencies for our vocational education teaching staff, with users now able to copy a vocational education course guides in full (including National Competency Codes and performance criteria). The second enhancement takes the form of the new ‘Important Information’ field which allows users to give advance notice of course title changes for the external quality assurance agencies that accredit our global partner offerings. Thanks to Tim, Gren, Herta and Lou for working with ITS to confirm requirements and execute UAT. Vocational education WIL audit begins in earnest In preparation for both the Universities Australia audit of work integrated learning (WIL) and work to be undertaken for the 2018 operating plan, CPA has been asked to identify vocational education courses that contain WIL. Lou and Julie have put us on the front foot, auditing all vocational education program guides to find WIL courses that the schools and colleges have

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already identified. The next step is to prepare comprehensive lists of vocational education courses for schools and colleges to verify. This will keep us busy well into Q1 next year! Keeping the good ship CPA on course without its captain I’d like to thank Tim Suatan and the whole CPA team for their work throughout the month while I’ve been on leave. It’s been a very tough month for me personally but knowing that I could trust the CPA team to make the right calls, remain calm and continue configuring took some of the weight off my shoulders. Thanks again, team! Enrolment and Student Records Enrolment Services successfully moved enrolment communications for continuing

students from hard copy to electronic direct mail (eDM). This aligns with all other enrolment communications sent students and provides significant cost savings to the ARG budget. On Wednesday 2 November, an eDM was sent to 1,115 vocational education students inviting them to attend an enrolment information session before they enrol. On Wednesday 8 November 54,294 students, including vocational education, undergraduate, postgraduate and research cohorts, were sent an ‘Enrol now’ eDM featuring a call to action button linking directly to Enrolment Online. On Thursday 9 and Friday 10 November 2,536 eDMs were sent to applicants who had deferred a 2017 offer inviting them to enrol to commence in 2018. The impact of the move to eDMs for continuing students has seen a noticeable increase in the number of students enrolling early. In the first seven days of the enrolment period this year 12,908 students enrolled online, up from 8,567 in the equivalent period last year.

The Student Records team has updated the records of 210 full-fee students, allowing them to apply for a government subsidised place as a result of the eligibility exemptions to the Skills First Program. As part of this process, staff made callouts to an additional 28 full-fee students who had already enrolled in their program and assisted them in accessing a government subsidised place. The team will continue to work with Admissions to monitor applicants and assist full-fee students in accessing government funding.

The Citizenship and Identity team has commenced the transition of student Commonwealth assistance related queries from the HESA Unit email account into SMP to enable greater visibility for Commonwealth assistance related queries.

Citizenship and Identity has worked with ITS to deliver address validation in Enrolment Online to meet government reporting requirements for international students studying in Australia. All students with a citizenship status of ‘International Onshore’ will be required to provide a home address outside of Australia when enrolling via Enrolment Online or updating address information in myRMIT, significantly reducing the manual follow-up with individual students to obtain this information after they’ve enrolled. The only exceptions to this validation are asylum seekers in fund source 69, 70 or 71 who are exempt from this reporting requirement.

Exams, Awards and Graduations Semester 2 exams were held at the Melbourne Showgrounds from Monday 23 October to Friday 10 November. Over 586 different exams were scheduled with over 67,000 students sits. The Exams team did a fantastic job planning every facet of the event. Bump into the venue commenced two weeks prior as the set-up requires a lot of time and attention to detail. Over 130 staff were trained and rostered to work both in the main hall and the Equitable Assessment Arrangements (EAA) venue. Each semester an increasing number of students require special arrangements as part of their EAAs. These can include ‘room on own’ provisions, use of a computer, rest breaks and height

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adjustable tables to name a few. Olga and Kathryn put a tremendous amount of effort into ensuring these needs are met while creating a pleasant environment for staff and students. We’re constantly trying to improve on the student experience at the exam venue and this semester we introduced the role of ‘exam marshal’, staff who roam the venue directing and assisting students. Joanne did a great job recruiting, training and managing these staff. This semester we increased the security around exams, with every student entering the hall with either their valid student card or a special temporary pass issued by Customer Service (for those who forgot their card). While these exams were taking place for face-to-face students, Ty Noble was busy coordinating the OUA Study Session 2 exams for 440 postgraduate students. These exams were held in locations ranging from Melbourne and Tamworth to South Africa, Uganda, Thailand, China, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and Indonesia. The OUA Study Period 3 exams are currently underway for 2000 undergraduate students worldwide. The centrally run face-to-face deferred exams will commence on Monday 4 December and run for a week. We’re looking forward to a well-earned break over Christmas! Single and Short Courses A total of 541 students enrolled in 88 short courses during November. The production of the January–June 2018 Short Course Guide is in full swing and will be

printed and distributed in mid-December. To view the range of single and short courses scheduled during this period please visit the website.

3.2 Personal achievements Anne celebrates five years of good health Earlier this year Single and Short Course hosted Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea to raise vital funds for Cancer Council Australia. As you may recall, Anne Marino shared her courageous and personal journey with cancer and we’re very pleased to advise that Anne recently achieved her 5 year cancer free milestone. To celebrate this wonderful triumph SSC celebrated with cake at a recent team meeting.

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He-Man and the Masters of Tertiary Education Management Tristan Damen received the grade of Honours Second Class A for his final research project in the Master of Tertiary Education Management program, meaning that he’s now eligible to graduate. The ceremony is set for Monday 11 December so he’ll be sure to have some photos ready for the first bulletin next year. Tristan would also like to thank his colleagues for their support over the course of the past two years of study, especially Merryn Jackson and Murray Alessandrini for their willingness to negotiate study leave when needed. 4. Important dates for December and January

Date Event/key deadline/other

Monday 4 December to Friday 8 December

HE/AD/VE – Deferred exam period (from Semester 2 2017) (standard semester based program classes only)

Thursday 7 December Last day for schools to confirm award levels for students graduating at the Melbourne Graduation Ceremony

Wednesday 13 December Melbourne Graduation Parade and Ceremony Friday 15 December HE/AD/VE – Last day to enter deferred results from Semester 2

2017 (standard semester based program classes only) Monday 18 December Last day to enrol for 2018 for continuing students (by close of

business – 5pm) Friday 22 December VE – last date for students not eligible to alter their enrolment

in Enrolment Online to drop classes or cancel enrolment without financial penalty in person (see 31 December entries below)

23 December 2017 to 1 January 2018

University closedown

Monday 25 December Christmas Day public holiday Tuesday 26 December Boxing Day public holiday Sunday 31 December VE – November census date for classes starting in November

2017 and ending on or before 31 December 2017. The census date is the deadline by which students must take certain actions, such as drop a class or cancel enrolment without financial penalty and finalise Commonwealth assistance loans and fee payment arrangements.

Sunday 31 December VE – December census date for classes starting in December 2016 and ending on or before 31 December 2016. The census date is the deadline by which students must take certain actions, such as drop a class or cancel enrolment without financial penalty and finalise Commonwealth assistance loans and fee payment arrangements.

Sunday 31 December VE – Academic year 2017 ends (for eligible students only) Sunday 31 December UGRD/PGRD flexible term 2017 ends (for eligible students only) Sunday 31 December RSCH Academic year 2017 ends (for eligible students only) 2018 Monday 1 January

New Year's Day public holiday Tuesday 2 January RMIT University re-opens Wednesday 3 January Summer Semester start date Tuesday 9 January Summer Semester last day to add Friday 12 January Summer Semester census date

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Friday 26 January Australia Day public holiday Monday 29 January Deferred deferred exam provisional timetable posted online

(from Semester 2 2017) Monday 29 January Provisional Spring Summer exam timetable posted online

See the academic calendar (login required) or the important dates in the RMIT Student Diary. 5. Staffing update and job opportunities 5.1 Staffing changes Admissions Appointment: I’m very pleased to announce the commencement of our Admissions

Manager Marita Reynolds who joins us from Victoria University on Monday 18 December. Marita is very experienced in admissions and brings a wealth of knowledge to RMIT.

Departures: As a result of the recent Admissions restructure, Diana Rector, Kat Aspinall and Kylie Brown are leaving the team effective Monday 18 December. We wish them all the best.

ARG Communications Departures: As a result of the University-wide restructure of the communications function,

Julie Nodin and Christine Fox will be leaving RMIT. Georgia Powick and Natalie Tuck have left the ARG to share the Manager, Student Communication (ARG) role in the new Student Communications team. We thank them for their contribution and wish them well. Susan Hulme and Enza Gandolfo have moved into new roles in the Office of the Academic Registrar.

Course and Program Administration Return: Julie Fahd returned from maternity leave on Monday 13 November. We’re

grateful to have Julie back in the office among the fun of project work and class scheduling audits. Welcome back to the CPA team, Julie!

Enrolment and Student Records Departure: Tina Karvounaris and her substantive position have been transferred to

Student Governance. Tina has been assisting the Student Governance team for the past few months and it was agreed to make this an ongoing arrangement. I wish Tina every success in her new home!

Office of the Academic Registrar Appointments: Blair Jackson commenced as Office Coordinator on Monday 13

November. Blair has worked in the Strategy and Governance portfolio supporting Council and the Chancellor for the last three years. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the ARG as well as a wonderfully warm and friendly demeanour – an excellent fit for the ARG family. Please join us in warmly welcoming her to the group. Meera Ravindran commenced this week. Meera joins us from the School of Architecture to cover for Ann Hornsby who is on parental leave. Welcome Meera!

Arrivals: Susan Hulme and Enza Gandolfo, formerly of ARG Communications, have joined the team as Advisor, Publications and Digital Design and Senior Advisor, Engagement respectively. We welcome them to our team and look forward to continuing our work with them in their new roles.

Departure: As a result of the restructure of the Policy team Loredana Schwartz is leaving the University on Monday 18 December. We bid her a fond farewell.

5.2 Job opportunities Please see Your career at RMIT for information on ARG job opportunities.

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6. Professional development opportunities 6.1 Professional development through RMIT developME The team at developME has created a range of learning and development programs, workshops and resources designed specifically to support the professional development needs of RMIT staff. More information is available at developME (login required). ATEM The Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM) offers courses and professional development opportunities for the education sector. For more information, go to Professional Development. 6.2 Staff feedback on professional development undertaken No submissions this month. 7. Grapevine 7.1 Social update Trivia quiz 1. The islands of St Pierre, Cousin and Curieuse are part of which island group? 2. What side of a coin is the obverse – heads or tails? 3. Who introduced leap years in the Roman Empire over 2000 years ago? 4. What is another name for Chinese gooseberries? 5. Who wrote the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights? 6. What colour are the lifesaver flags people should swim between at a beach? 7. What are a clove hitch, single sheet bend and double bowline? 8. Chrissie Hynde was the lead singer of which band? 9. Aswan, Port Said and Hurghada are all cities in which country? 10. What is calligraphy? 11. Who is regarded as the founder of modern nursing? 12. What is the name given to the day celebrating the patron saint of Ireland? 13. Tim Berners-Lee is regarded as the inventor of what? 14. Where is the Sea of Tranquility? 15. How many pockets in a snooker or billiard table? Read on for the answers. (Sourced from the Herald Sun.)

Enza Gandolfo, ARG Communications It’s a boy!

Ann Hornsby welcomed a baby boy on Sunday 26 November. Thomas Longmuir surprised everyone by arriving two and a half weeks early – especially his mother who was only one week into her maternity leave! Both mother and baby are doing well. Thomas is a healthy 3.29 kg and feeding well.

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His family thinks he's pretty handsome and Nikola is very excited to be a big sister (finally, someone to boss around!).

Ann Hornsby, Office of the Academic Registrar Movember 2017 – in Mo we trust The Moustache Administration and Lifecycle Team (MALT) is just about to wrap up its fundraising efforts for 2017, with the team raising $7,342 as at Thursday 30 November. This fantastic effort exceeds last year’s total of $6,146 and we’re extremely grateful for the support you’ve shown for our team and the great work that the Movember Foundation does. Saurav and I are so happy we could jump for joy. In fact, even though it looks like we’ll fall short of the $10,000 goal, we’re still going to bust out one burpee for every $200 we’ve raised. This will be a massive achievement for someone as athletically challenged as me so make sure you come to the NAS Garden Building (10.07.89) on Friday 1 December at 3.30pm to watch this extremely joyful exercise routine.

Tristan Damen, Moustache Administration Lifecycle Team Co-Captain (ARG) Trivia quiz – answers 1. The islands of St Pierre, Cousin and Curieuse are part of which island group? Seychelles 2. What side of a coin is the obverse – heads or tails? Heads 3. Who introduced leap years in the Roman Empire over 2000 years ago? Julius Caesar 4. What is another name for Chinese gooseberries? Kiwi fruit 5. Who wrote the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights? Emily Bronte 6. What colour are the lifesaver flags people should swim between at a beach? Red and

yellow 7. What are a clove hitch, single sheet bend and double bowline? Knots 8. Chrissie Hynde was the lead singer of which band? The Pretenders

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9. Aswan, Port Said and Hurghada are all cities in which country? Egypt 10. What is calligraphy? The art of decorative handwriting 11. Who is regarded as the founder of modern nursing? Florence Nightingale 12. What is the name given to the day celebrating the patron saint of Ireland? St Patrick’s

Day 13. Tim Berners-Lee is regarded as the inventor of what? World Wide Web 14. Where is the Sea of Tranquility? On the moon 15. How many pockets in a snooker or billiard table? Six How did you go?

Enza Gandolfo, ARG Communications 7.2 Staff recipe Irish Cream Tiramisu

Serves 12 Ingredients 9 teaspoons instant espresso powder dissolved in 350ml (1½ cups) water, cooled 250 ml Baileys 400 g Savoiardi biscuits 2 large eggs 75 g caster sugar 500 g mascarpone cheese 2½ tsp cocoa powder Method 1. Mix the coffee with 175ml (¾ cup) of the Baileys in a shallow bowl. Dip the biscuits into

this liquid, letting them soak on each side enough to become damp but not soggy. Line the bottom of a 22cm (8½ inch) square glass dish with a layer of biscuits.

2. Separate the eggs, but keep only one of the whites. Whisk the two yolks and the sugar together until thick and a paler yellow, then fold in the remaining 75ml (¼ cup) of Baileys, and the mascarpone to make a moussy mixture.

3. Whisk the single egg white until thick and frothy (you can do this by hand with such a small amount). Fold the egg white into the yolky mascarpone, and then spread half of this mixture on top of the layer of biscuits.

4. Repeat with another layer of soaked Savoiardi, and then top with the remaining mascarpone mixture.

5. Cover the dish with cling wrap and leave in the fridge overnight. When you’re ready to serve, push the cocoa powder through a small tea strainer to dust the top of the tiramisu.

Recipe contributed by: Enza Gandolfo, ARG Communications (Source: Nigella Express.) If you have a recipe that you’d like to share, please send it to arg.bulletins@rmit.edu.au.

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