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Holiday Message From The Chair
As Chair of Engagement Australia can I take this opportunity to wish you and your family all the very best for the festive season. It has been a busy year and I hope you find time to relax, spend time with your loved ones and recharge the batteries. My thanks to everyone involved in EA for their hard work and commitment this year to a cause that we all cherish and believe in. In particular, I would like to thank my fellow Board members for their focused efforts on making sure EA champions the unique role universities have within society to address contemporary global challenges and trends through teaching, learning, research and partnerships. In 2019 we will be working even more closely with members in order to create a space for senior managers and executives to explore issues and challenges relating to the engagement agenda in higher education. However, in the meantime I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family all the very best over the Christmas and New Year period.
Symposium Wrap Up
Critically Engaged Universities Of The Future
The 2018 Engagement Australia Symposium themed ‘Critically Engaged Universities of the Future’ saw 60 senior leaders in university engagement come together in Brisbane from all over Australia and New Zealand.
The Symposium, hosted by the Australian Catholic University on their Brisbane campus in partnership with Flinders University, heard from some of Australia’s leading experts about new models of university engagement developed by leaders of the sector, by the sector and for the sector. The Symposium also fascilitated the launch of the third edition of Transform: the Journal of Engaged Scholarship, which captures in detail many of the contributions made during the event.
To read about the event in more detail, please follow the link below.
Transform: The Journal of Engaged Scholarship
3rd Edition Released
The third edition of the Engagement Australia Transform journal has now been published. This edition challenges Professor Glyn Davis’ notable valediction to get to the next emerging stage of engagement for Australian universities. The future of the critically engaged university is a BIG social issue for our time and this notion is considered in detail in this edition. Members can view the full journal at the link below.
Non-members, please get in touch to find out more details.
Featured Article
Critically Engaged University Of The Future
The lead article of Transform Edition 3 is from Professor Sharon Bell, Deputy Vice Chancellor. The article discusses, challenges and interrogates the idea that Australian universities are still fundamentally public good institutions that engage in social transformation and the creation of equitable opportunities for a wide range of individuals. Are we on a path that diverges from the public good and potential to contribute to civil society?
Engage At Lunch
Let's Make It Real Through Live Ideas 12/02/2019
Register your attendance for this Engage at Lunch.
Civic Engagement & Community Development
16/10/2018
View this previous Engage at Lunch session here.
MEMBER ENGAGEMENT
Charles Darwin University
New Students Discover CDU
“Discover CDU” is a key event to showcase Charles Darwin University (CDU) to the broader community and prospective students. Over 4000 people attended the event which included talks, tours and interactive demonstrations such as barramundi feeding and 3D printing, and there was even an attempt at creating NT's longest sausage which was over 80m long!
Griffith University
Griffith University Logan Campus: Deeply Connected To Community
When Griffith University’s Logan campus was founded twenty years ago, there was an explicit commitment to making a difference in Logan by building strong partnerships between the University and business, industry and services in the region – engagement was in its DNA. There are a number of fantastic community engagement initiatives currently run and hosted by Griffith University including 'Logan Together', 'Substation 33' and the city's EcoAction Festival.
Federation University
Statewide Flora and Fauna Teams Portal Relaunch
The State Wide Integrated Flora and Fauna Teams (SWIFFT) website, hosted by the Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation at Federation University Australia has recently been relaunched.The website provides a platform for discovery, information sharing and initiatives relating to threatened species and biodiversity conservation in Victoria.
La Trobe University
Ivanhoe Grammar School 'University Campus'
La Trobe University and Victorian based Ivanhoe Grammar School, have partnered in a first for an Australian University and a secondary school. A unique educational initiative has been introduced where year 9 students from Ivanhoe Grammar will receive an early introduction to university learning and study their year 9 subjects on campus. Students will also gain access to the University's specialised facilities such as the radio and TV studios, laboratories, lecture theatres and the 30 hectare wildlife sanctuary.
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