CQUniversity Australia Student Representative Council October to December 2017 Report

CONTENTS

Student Representative Council ........................................................................................................................ 2

Student Advocacy ........................................................................................................................................... 2

Student Mentor Program ................................................................................................................................. 3

Outcomes of the Student Leadership Conference 2017 #CQUniAspire .................................................................. 4

PASS Program – Proposal In Development for 2018 ........................................................................................... 4

Student Clubs and Recreation ........................................................................................................................... 5

Student Sport ................................................................................................................................................. 5

Thank you ...................................................................................................................................................... 5

Figure 1 Student Representative Council Members with the Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Scott Bowman, after the 24 October meeting, Townsville. Members pictured were from Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Melbourne,

Mackay, Rockhampton, Sydney, and Townsville, with video conference connections.

CQUniversity Australia Student Representative Council October to December 2017 Report

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

Student Representative Council Membership Updates

New members welcomed:

Ms April Cunningham, the Indigenous Representative on the Student Representative Council

Ms Vicki Lowik, Research Higher Degrees Officer

Mr Mark Taranto, Rockhampton and Yeppoon Region Higher Education Representative

Ms Sallyanne Caville, Wide Bay Burnett Region Higher Education Representative

Mr Tim Minchin, Western Australia Region Higher Degrees Representative

Farewelled members through term-of-office expiration and Term 2 graduation:

Mr Luke Sondergeld, VET Representative

Mr Brent Mitchell, South East Queensland Region Higher Education Representative

Mr Marcus Groth, STEPS Representative

Mr Benjamin Brown, University Council Nominee

Mr Sachin Limbachiya, Postgraduate International Representative

Mr Jaipaul Kankanala, Victoria Region Higher Education Representative

Ms Selenge Gerald-Od, New South Wales Region Higher Education Representative

Ms Claire-Marie Pepper, Townsville Region Higher Education Representative

Student Representative Council projects – October to December “You Said, We Did”

Held face-to-face meeting on 24 October 2017 in Townsville with agenda items on the Dare to be Different

Strategic Intent, email reduction and student mental health. Engaged in a strategic planning session

facilitated by Dr Leone Hinton the following day, 25 October 2017. Media: VC Tweet, SRC Tweet

Attendance at the Townsville Campus Opening 25 November 2017 (VC Fast Five and CQUniNews Link)

Participation in the Senior Leadership Conference, with two members featuring in the debate alongside

University Deputy Chancellor and senior staff.

Launch of the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal in mid-November with, for the first time, collections points at

many campuses including Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Mackay City (various receptions), Mackay Ooralea (various receptions), Melbourne, Noosa, Rockhampton North (various receptions), Rockhampton City (various receptions), Townsville and Yeppoon. Over 30 boxes from Storage King Rockhampton were donated and gift wrapped for the Rockhampton campuses. Salvos Tweet

Members attended the safeTALK forum and workshop on the 15th November at Brisbane Campus.

Coordinator presented at HEPP Communities of Practice (CoP) meeting on 3 October 2017

JP services offered at Rockhampton North Campus servicing students and community.

Started submitting Student Representative Council activity reports to VCAC as well as Council.

Student Representative Council meeting held face-to-face in Rockhampton North on 1 December with

professional development sessions and attendance at the CQUniversity Christmas Community Ball.

Members invited to regular PSEIRS meetings starting mid-November 2017.

Townsville Representative Ms Clair Marie Pepper recipient of Global Voices scholarship to Germany to

attend UNFCC Climate Talks Conference, November 2017.

Hosted an Student Representative Council information stall at the #CQUniAspire Student Leadership

Conference 2017 to drive interest in membership.

The OMG Week concept (a Week 3 orientation refresher of essential student support services) is

gaining traction with many areas of the university hoping to be involved in the multi-campus delivery.

STUDENT ADVOCACY

Student Advocacy services are in high demand since the Certification of Grades on 3 November. The Student

Advocacy Officer is visiting Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne campuses the second time this term (9 to 15

November 2017) due to high demand. Term 2 statistics will be available late November and available for noting

at the 1 December 2017 Student Representative Council meeting. Media: SRC Tweet

CQUniversity Australia Student Representative Council October to December 2017 Report

Figure 2 Indigenous Representative, Ms April Cunningham, AVC (Sunshine Coast Region) Ms Teressa Schmidt, and

Research Higher Degree Representative Ms Vicki Lowick

Figure 3 Chair, Mr Danger McLovin wrapping boxes with Ms Brittany Cheel, Student Representative Council Assistant in

preparation for the Salvation Amy Christmas Appeal

Figure 4 Student Advocacy visits Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney Campuses handing out Informative postcards

Figure 5 Recognising students: Student Mentor of the Award

STUDENT MENTOR PROGRAM

The Student Mentor Program supports first year students (mentees) with transition to university support. Mentors

must have completed 8 units of study and manage groups capped at 10 mentee students. Mentors are

supported with inductions, training, and guided resources on a private Moodle site.

Over 50 interviews booked for November and December for potential Term 1, 2018 mentors.

Mentors were recruited into the PSEIRS (Peer Support) student support program, as a key conduit

between new students and support staff/ academics within CQUniversity.

2017 Student Mentor of the Year awarded to Ms Kristie-Lee Alfrey. Media: Student Tweet

2017 Student Mentor of the Year runner up awarded to Ms Vivian Hoy

Finalised mentor video which was developed by a team of Digital Media students as part of their major

2017 assessment: https://youtu.be/zfDi1_prs_M (2mins 16 sec)

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OUTCOMES OF THE STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2017 #CQUNIASPIRE

The #CQUniAspire Student Leadership Conference (Tuesday 31 October to Thursday 2 November) was a

resounding success with 80 students travelling from across Australia to CQUniversity Mackay. The conference

was an immersive leadership experience, the theme being Become a Changemaker: Social Innovation in Action.

Media in VC Fast Five , CQUniNews , SRC Tweet

Presentations by guest speakers Naomi Arnold (CQUni alumnus and award-winning business and life passion coach) and Tara Diversi (entrepreneur and CQUni alumnus), Wayne Horwood (from Headspace, a national youth mental health foundation) and students Ellise Leahy (Education), Lydia O’Meara (Medical Sciences, Nutrition), and Tenille Da Rin Perette (Business)

Overarching themes of CQUni values, Human-Centred Design and Change-Making (including both innovation and entrepreneurship).

CQUni Aspire participants also took part in a range of leadership and teambuilding workshops, one of which was the Hands On Project to assemble 40 prosthetic hands donated to landmine victims.

Dalrymple Bay Coal and CQUniversity jointly funded the activity, which is a project of the Rotary Australia World Community Service. Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Pty Ltd (DBCT P/L) Chief Executive Officer, Steve Rae, said sponsoring the Hands On Project had benefits that extended far beyond the workshop “We are able to assist our next generation of leaders learning and development, while at the same time ensuring someone overseas receives a life changing gift. Future leaders need to be compassionate, embrace innovation and understand corporate social responsibility. A workshop such as this has the ability to change someone’s perspective, help them to think outside of themselves and realise the difference they can make when working with a team on meaningful projects.”

Students presented ideas to DVC (Engagement, Campuses & Mackay-Whitsunday Region) Professor Pierre Viljoen and DVC (Finance and Planning) Ms Narelle Pearce, with presentations sent to Mr Chris Veraa, Director, Student Experience, for inclusion on the Student Participation and Retention Committee planning day scheduled for 20 November 2017.

Five students received completion certificates for the CQU Certificate of Engaged Leadership. These students are the first to complete the program which was developed in 2016.

Student Mentor of the Year Award ceremony embedded into conclusion of conference.

Geo-tagged Snapchats from the conference were viewed 825 times through the three day conference

Social procurement in action: purchase of prosthetic hands through the Rotary Club, and catering supplied by Incredable Edibles, a local not-for-profit charity dedicated to providing secure employment and training opportunities for people with disabilities or other disadvantaged jobseekers in the community.

Figure 6 Delegates at the #CQUni Aspire Student Leadership Conference (Student Representative Council member Jaipaul

Kankanala (white shirt) is holding a completed prosthetic hand for the Rotary Club Hands On Project.

PASS PROGRAM – PROPOSAL IN DEVELOPMENT FOR 2018

At the Student Representative Council meeting on 4 April 2017 discussions occurred on the TAFE Peer

Assistance Program and action was agreed to further develop the proposal. After consultation with the

university-wide community and support especially from the School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences

(HMAS) and as of November 2017, the School of Business and Law, it is clear that the PASS program is the

preferred option and meets the requirements of an academic assistance program.

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The Coordinator, Student Representative Council, and Student Mentor Program Officer, have training at

University of Wollongong in November 2017 with a view to deliver and centrally manage this program in 2018.

STUDENT CLUBS AND RECREATION

New branding elements applied to a suite of template forms, with comments offered in track changes, to

assist clubs with best-practice governance, and available on the student portal.

A focus on encouraging affiliated clubs to spend their 2017 allocated funding before end of November.

2018 Club and Society Handbook approved by Student Representative Council at the 24 October 2017

meeting, with updated sections on branding, event ticketing, and annual event and budget planning.

20 October 2017, affiliated club CC Samurai had their final end of year meeting together in Rockhampton,

many of the members have now returned home to Japan with great memories of University life in Australia.

20 October 2017, CQUniversity Physiotherapy Society hosted an End of Year Social for over 80 students

27 October 2017, Halloween Party at Mackay City Campus by the affiliated Chiropractic Society

CQUni Mackay Golden Z Club are planning events that include a sustainable fashion runway, partnering

with elderly women in community to pass on dying art forms/skills, and creating reusable pads to provide

period dignity to disadvantaged women and girls.

Figure 7 27 October 2017, Halloween Party at Mackay City Campus by the Chiropractic Society

Figure 8 Staff and students at the Yeppoon Running Festival. Event Ambassador was our very own CQUni

Student Sport and Recreation Officer.

STUDENT SPORT

CQUniversity Australian University Sport Team Captain, Mr Jackson Hughes, selected as a Baton Bearer

for the Commonwealth Games Queen’s Baton Relay. Featured in VC Fast Five CQUniNews

Staff nominated for Vice-Chancellor and President’s Excel Award for work on the Northern University

Games (winners announced Thursday 16 November 2017).

The CQUniversity Mascot, Birdy McBirdface, appeared at seven events during October and November

across Rockhampton, Townsville and Mackay campuses, with more appearances booked for December.

Media includes: VC Tweet, Bronwyn Fredericks Tweet, Mackay Visit , Melbourne Cup

New student portal page created just for sport, visit https://sportal.cqu.edu.au/student-and-campus-life/sport

Funding and installation of a trophy cabinet at the Birdcage Bar to house pennants and awards

Australian University Sport (AUS) posted a story of CQUniversity student (Bobur Abdujalilov – Taekwondo

bronze medallist at September Australian University Games) on their facebook page: here

THANK YOU

The Student Representative Council is appreciative of the continued support of the University Executive and

other senior managers through an audience at Council and VCAC. Student Representative Council members

are particularly grateful to have been invited to the Senior Leadership Conference 2017.