Preparing tomorrow’s leaders todayToday’s uni students will be the business, political and community leaders of tomorrow. That’s why we view our students as future change-makers and want to offer them every chance we can to develop their leadership qualities. It’s also why we’ve put together our Leadership Program, which offers some of the most exciting leadership development opportunities of any Australian university.

ASPIRE Program The ASPIRE Program welcomed new students into UniSA by engaging them in in development workshops and volunteer work within the community.

ASPIRE ProgramStudents in the ASPIRE Program participated in a Leaders Activity Day at Belair National Park, Problem Solving & Creativity and Foundations of Leadership workshops, a range of self-selected Perfect Pitch workshops and 50 hours of volunteering.

ASPIRE Program Graduates 2015• Caitlyn Burgess• Jordan Cluse• Zahra Darwishi• Rushley Ebero• Simone Garrard• Shern (Nic) Kai Chia• Yalda Zhelwaty• Juanita Macleod• Sophie Majeric• Joshua Schneider• Santhni Subramanam• Nghi Thuc Nquyen Chau• Ilhan Warsame• Lai Wei

UNITE Program Aimed at developing leadership in undergraduate students, but open to all UniSA students. The 2015 Program was the first year UniSA partnered with TEDx to create TEDxAdelaide. UNITE students participated in 6 Action Learning Projects that contributed to the event.

UNITE ProgramTopics covered in the 2015 UNITE program included a DISC Personality Profile, Teamwork and Communication (including Belbin Team Roles), Leadership Journeys, Goal setting and Values identification, Project Management, Reaching Consensus, Presentation Skills, Leadership Reflection and Conscious Leadership. The Live-in Camp was held during April at Nunyara Conference Centre in Belair.

LEAD Program Open to students that have previously completed the UNITE or another approved leadership development program. LEAD students then took on roles as mentors for the UNITE Project Groups.

LEAD ProgramStudents in the LEAD Program completed a Hogan Profile, workshops on conflict resolution, difficult conversations, work readiness and mentor training.

TEDxAdelaide Project Groups(UNITE & LEAD Graduates 2015)

MARKETING TEAMUNITE: Emily Haigh, Krisu Patel, Thi Minh Phong Nguyen, Rifqi AdhyasaLEAD: Robert Slape and Lisa Ranson

This team engaged students through social media platforms during all events. The students gained access to the UniSA Twitter account and trended the UniSA TEDxAdelaide hashtag to number two in Australia during the event.

EVENT MANAGEMENT TEAMUNITE: Alysha Wreford, Ka Hei (Andy) Chiu, Beth Shimmin, Carly Morenos, Christopher Ghan, Joshua PongLEAD: Evana Platis and Scott Macintyre

The Event Management team oversaw the production of streaming the TEDx event, guest registration and catering. This team’s primary focus was ensuring smooth operations during the event and accessibility.

LEGACY TEAMUNITE: Hsin-Tzu (Harper) Tseng, Oriane Lefort, Penny KidsleyLEAD: Elise HutleyThe Legacy team investigated how to create a lasting impression on the guests at the TEDx Adelaide event. Research was compiled based on previous TEDx events and students recommended activities that engage guests after the event had finished.

EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES TEAMUNITE: Dylan Oats, Jacinta Clark, Xueying (Miranda) Li, Olivia TingLEAD: Renee Sporne and Thomas Robinson

The objective of this project was to entertain guests during the breaks. The Experiential Activities Team developed ideas for engaging and interactive networking games to spread ideas and generate conversation.

SALON TEAMUNITE: Amanda Hockey, Chen (Jerry) Lin, Madeline Cooke, Maria ZafarLEAD: Ali Zafar

This team was tasked with assisting in the development every facet of TEDxSalon Event with staff at the South Australian Museum. Other teams were given the opportunity to treat this event as a ‘practice run’ to test their ideas before the main event.