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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL

Notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Student Representative Council

Date: Friday, 30 November 2018 Time: 2.00 pm QLD | 3.00 pm NSW & VIC | 2.30 pm SA | 12.00 pm WA

Venue: Council Room, Bruce Hiskens Building, CQUniversity Rockhampton North Conference ID: Internal: 3014; External: [email protected]

1* Opening of Meeting Ms Towan Recording of those Present and Apologies Ms Connor 2* Declarations of Conflict of Interest Ms Towan

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Starring of Additional Items Items starred are for consideration. Unstarred items will be approved/noted en bloc

Ms Towan

4* Confirmation of Minutes and any Business Arising from the previous meeting held

on Monday, 29 October 2018 Ms Towan

5* Review of Action Sheet Ms Towan FOCUS ITEM 6*

Retention and Return to Study Initiatives

Prof Wood

MATTERS FOR DECISION/APPROVAL 7*

Student Representative Council Terms of Reference

Ms Connor

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Student Representative Council Meeting Dates and Locations 2019

Ms Connor

9* University Committee Representation from SRC members

Ms Campbell

MATTERS FOR NOTING 10* 11

Student Representative Council Activity Report Term 2, 2018 Other Business Closure

Ms Connor Ms Towan

MS TOWAN Chair

AGENDA

Student Representative Council – 29 October 2018

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Unconfirmed minutes of the meeting of the Student Representative Council

Date: Monday, 29 October 2018 Time: 1.00 pm, Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) Venue: Executive Boardroom, Leo Zussino Building, CQUniversity Gladstone Marina

PRESENT: Ms A Towan (Chair)

Ms E Bryson (South Australia Region) Ms S Caville (Wide Bay Burnett Region) Mr H Clarkson (Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies) Mr K Dulal (South East Queensland Region) Mr S Gurung (New South Wales Region) Mr A Kondreddi (Postgraduate International)

Mr D Lakzian (Victoria Region) Ms M Madueno (Research Higher Degrees) Mr V Pokharel (University Council) Mr M Taranto (Deputy Chair) Ms R White (Postgraduate Distance) Ms R Wood (Townsville and North West Queensland Region)

IN ATTENDANCE: Ms B Cheel (Secretary) Ms A Croft Ms S Jensen Ms A Kalczynska Professor C Lawson

Professor O Nevin Ms J Perry Professor J Pienaar Mr L Sinclair Ms M Swarbrick

APOLOGIES: Ms N Bing (Sunshine Coast Region) Ms A Cunningham (Indigenous)

Mr D James (Alumni) Ms P McKenzie (VET)

1 OPENING OF MEETING The Chair declared the meeting open at 1.00pm, acknowledging the Traditional Owners of the lands, past, present, and future on which the Student Representative Council meeting took place. The Chair welcomed new members Ms Maria Madueno, Research Higher Degrees Representative, Mr Vindhya Pokharel, University Council Nominee and Ms Renee White, Postgraduate Distance Education Representative. The Chair advised members that Mr Thomas Kirchner, Gladstone Region Representative had tendered his resignation effective immediately. The Chair also advised Mr Andrew King, Cairns and Far North Queensland Region Representative has served his two terms of office. The Chair farewelled and thanked outgoing members for their commitment to the Student Representative Council (SRC) and wished members all the best for their future endeavours. 2 DECLARATIONS OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST The Chair asked for declarations of conflict of interest. No declarations were received.

MINUTES


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3 STARRING OF ADDITIONAL ITEMS AND ADOPTION OF UNSTARRED ITEMS The Chair invited members of Council to ‘star’ any additional items of business that they wished to discuss. ‘Unstarred’ items would then be accepted en bloc. Resolution: The Student Representative Council resolved as recommended with respect to all unstarred items. 4 CONFIRMATION OF INQUORATE MINUTES AND ANY BUSINESS ARISING The Student Representative Council considered the inquorate minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 25 September 2018. Resolution: The Student Representative Council confirmed the inquorate minutes of the meeting held on Tuesday, 25 September 2018 as a true and accurate record of that meeting. 5 REVIEW OF ACTION SHEET Item 1: CQUniversity Communication Platform This item can be closed. Item 2: SRC Mental Health This item can be closed. Item 3: Student Representative Council Plan 2018 This item is in progress. Item 4: CQUni Cares This item is in progress. Item 5: Printing Materials This item is in progress. Item 6: Recommendations to improve CQUniversity Moodle Navigation and Dashboard This item is in progress. Item 7: Course Exit Surveys This item is in progress.

Part A: Reports and recommendations to the University Council and/or University Management

Nil.

Part B: Matters finalised or remaining for discussion 6 NATIONAL STUDENT LEADERSHIP FORUM 2018 Ms Rhianna Wood, Townsville and North West Queensland Region Representative presented the National Student Leadership Forum 2018 as the focus item for the meeting. The SRC sponsors two members annually to attend the


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National Student Leadership Forum. This year both Ms Wood and Ms Paigen Hunter, Mackay-Whitsunday Region Representative were selected to represent CQUniversity at the event. The National Student Leadership Forum is an annual forum held in Canberra at the Parliament house. The four day forum held 23 to 26 August 2018 ensured that parliamentarians were given a platform to discuss their faith and values regarding leadership. The National Student Leadership Forum was also an opportunity for the emerging generation to discuss the significance of faith and values as foundations for effective leadership. Ms Wood provided highlights of the Forum, which included a day spent in Parliament House, keynote addresses from the Leader of the Opposition and other inspiring men and women from varying walks of life, seminar groups run by Members of Parliament and community leaders, small group discussions, a local community service gardening project, a volleyball sport and recreation afternoon, and an end of Forum bush dance night. Members and staff enjoyed viewing Ms Wood’s visual presentation and showed an expression of interest in participating in future events. Ms Wood highly recommended the experience, gaining valuable knowledge and felt like likeminded long lasting connections were made between delegates. Ms Wood suggested that the SRC continue to sponsor this event. Resolution: The Student Representative Council discussed National Student Leadership Forum 2018. 7 ACADEMIC BOARD REPRESENTATION Associate Professor Celeste Lawson, President and Chair, Academic Board spoke to this item advising that the Academic Board currently has the following vacant student member positions: one vocational, one undergraduate, and one postgraduate. Members of the SRC were invited to nominate their interest in these vacancies for a term of office up to 31 March 2019. Following this term, membership to Academic Board will align to the election cycle of the SRC intake. The term of office will be for one year. Delegates appointed at today’s meeting will attend two meetings in November 2018 and March 2019 as a trial to see if it would be a committee they would be interested in being a member of. Once SRC elections are finalised in 2019, SRC members can then nominate for a position on the Board. The SRC can nominate a proxy for these positions if a member is unable to attend. Ms Emily Bryson, South Australian Representative and Ms Rhianna Wood, Townsville and North West Queensland Region Representative nominated themselves for the undergraduate and postgraduate positions. Members voted for the appointment of these members, and agreed to promote the vacant vocational position within their cohorts and respective campuses. Ms Brittany Cheel, SRC Support Officer, advised members that travel for these delegates would be organised for the Board’s upcoming meeting in November, coinciding with the SRC’s final meeting for the year. Professor Lawson advised that an induction would be provided to members to ensure an easy transition to the Board. Professor Lawson thanked members for their ongoing support of the Academic Board. Resolution: The Student Representative Council discussed student members on CQUniversity’s Academic Board for a term of office up to 31 March 2019 and appointed Ms Emily Bryson, South Australian Representative and Ms Rhianna Wood, Townsville and North West Queensland Region Representative for the undergraduate and postgraduate positions. 8 UCROO DISCONTINUED Ms Maegan Swarbrick, Student Communications Officer, spoke to UCROO Discontinued. Negative feedback regarding UCROO had been received from staff and students, which led CQUniversity to question the value of UCROO. It was identified that UCROO had routinely experienced technical issues and the company failed to address these to the satisfaction of both staff and students at CQUniversity.


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After initially discussing this item at its December 2017 meeting, the SRC presented the CQUniversity Communication Platform to the Vice-Chancellors Advisory Committee to endorse the removal of UCROO at CQUniversity. The Vice-Chancellors Advisory Committee endorsed the removal in August 2018, advising that this would be completed by Term 1, 2019. Ms Swarbrick advised that UCROO would cease to exist from 5 November 2018, allowing students time to access any data required prior to the removal. Members discussed the existing platforms that have replaced the functionality of UCROO, including various student Facebook groups, the CQUniversity Student Portal and Moodle. Ms Swarbrick advised members that the Student Communications team will continue to work on the Student Portal and Moodle and identify any gaps associated with the social platform change. It was advised that the Student Mentor Program now uses Moodle to facilitate its operations, and investigations on replacement procedures for CQUniversity’s Clubs and Societies will have to be undertaken. Ms Swarbrick encouraged members to collate feedback from student cohorts and submit to the Student Communication team for follow up. Resolution: The Student Representative Council discussed UCROO Discontinued. 9 THE SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS APPEAL Ms Cheel, SRC Support Officer presented The Salvation Army Christmas Appeal for further discussion. In 2017, the SRC successfully launched the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal under its portfolio for the first time. Many campuses facilitated collection points including Brisbane, Bundaberg, Cairns, Gladstone, Mackay City, Mackay Ooralea, Melbourne, Noosa, Perth, Rockhampton North, Rockhampton City, Townsville and Yeppoon. Over 48 boxes were collected, with both staff and students donating non-perishable food items and toys for a wide range of community members in need. Members discussed the opportunity to conduct the Christmas Appeal on their campuses this year. To assist in creating and running the event, Ms Cheel created an action sheet outlining key tasks to undertake. These tasks included members contacting local Campus Life Committees to seek permission and assistance in running the event, contacting local Salvation Army branches to identify the most required and wanted items, and identifying the location and collection date of donated items. Members discussed the possibility of the Appeal having a more student-focused marketing approach, as they found that only a small amount of students donated compared to staff last year. Members voted unanimously to facilitate the 2018 Salvation Army Christmas Appeal, with the possibility at looking to support another charity at Christmas time next year. Ms Joanne Perry, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience and Governance) suggested that members work closely with their local Associate Vice-Chancellor for assistance in targeting the student audience and other tasks required. Ms Cheel advised members that a final action sheet will be distributed with a detailed timeline of task completion dates. Resolution: The Student Representative Council voted to facilitate the Salvation Army Christmas Appeal 2018, with the support of Ms Brittany Cheel, Student Representative Council Support Officer. 10 OTHER BUSINESS Nil. 11 CHAIRS REPORT (VERBAL UPDATE)


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The Chair provided the SRC with an overview of her attendance at the Senior Leadership Conference, along with Mr Mark Taranto, Deputy Chair and Mr Sunil Gurung, New South Wales Region Representative. Members discussed topical issues raised at the Conference, which sparked an in-depth discussion between members and staff. Mr Kabir Dulal, South East Queensland Region Representative and Mr Danyal Lakizan, Victoria Region Representative advised members that they will be submitting an agenda item on these issues to 30 November 2018 meeting. 12 NEXT MEETING The next meeting of the Student Representative Council will be held on Friday, 30 November 2018 CQUniversity Rockhampton North Campus face-to-face and by videoconference. Agenda items for this meeting are to be submitted no later than 9.00 am on Thursday, 22 November 2018. 13 CLOSURE The Chair declared the meeting closed at 2.28 pm. MS ANNA TOWAN CHAIR

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Action Sheet – for 30 November 2018 meeting

Item Date Reference Action By Action Required Status 1

24/04/18

17/07/18

25/09/18

Student Mental Health

Mr Taranto Mr Taranto Mr Taranto

Mr Taranto to continue to update the Student Representative Council of the Mindwaves project. The Mindwaves project is in its final stages and will be submitted to the Vice-Chancellors Advisory Committee for approval. Mr Taranto has added relevant documents to the Student Representative Council Moodle page. Last month asked for feedback from members. Feedback has been passed onto the Working Party. The Mental Health Strategy is being finalised and will be launched at the Senior Leadership Conference in October. After it’s launched the Student Body will be able to provide feedback on operational targets and strategies. Specific targets will be drafted after its launch.

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17/07/18

25/19/18

CQUniCares SRC Members SRC Members Rhianna Wood

The Student Representative Council will consider how they will support CQUniCares and present possible initiatives at a future meeting. The Student Representative Council endorsed the suggested CQUniCares Fundraising initiative. Members to form a fundraising subcommittee to work on fundraising preparation 6-12 months in advance. Due to unforeseen circumstances, she has been unable to set this as a priority and has asked to carry this over to the October meeting for an update.

Action Sheet for 30 November 2018 Student Representative Council meeting

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Item Date Reference Action By Action Required Status 3 22/05/18

17/07/18

25/09/18

Printing Materials SRC Members Ms Bing Ms Amy Croft

The Student Representative Council to collate printing prices on each campus and invite Professor Josua Pienaar, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Teaching) and Mr Ron Tollasepp, Director Facilities Management to the 17 July Meeting to respond to this item. The Reduced Printing Costs for Students will be forwarded for discussion at the September meeting. Ms Croft, Manager Library Client Services, updated the SRC advising that IaTD and Learning and Teaching Services agree that inconsistencies in pricing across campuses needs to be addressed. Printing contracts are being reviewed between now and March 2019. The last of the legacy contracts will expire in early 2019. This has provided the university with the opportunity to review and standardise pricing across all campuses for Term 1 2019.

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25/09/18

Recommendations To Improve CQUniversity Moodle Navigation And Dashboard

SRC Members Ms Towan

The Student Representative Council will create a discussion in Moodle to suggest feature changes to present to Ms Davies. A discussion has been created in the SRC Moodle site, thanking Ms Bing for her contribution and has asked other members to contribute for future changes by 15 November so these can be presented to Ms Davies by 30 November 2018.

5 17/07/18 Course Exit Surveys SRC Members Student Representative Council members to discuss Course Exit Surveys offline and Professor Denise Woods to present follow up item at 30 November 2018 meeting.

RETENTION AND RETURN TO STUDY INITIATIVES

Meeting Date: 30th November 2018 Submitted by: Name: Professor Denise Wood Title: Director, Centre for Regional Advancement of Learning, Equity, Access and Participation

Action required: For discussion

Strategic Plan Alignment: Providing a Great Student Experience

Recommendation: That the Student Representative Council discuss the strategies that CQUniversity has in place to identify the factors that contribute to students withdrawing and the initiatives that support students who have withdrawn to re-enrol to complete their studies. Issue:

Strategies in place for identifying the reasons that CQUniversity students withdraw from study and how to better support those students.

Background:

At the July meeting of the SRC, the concern was raised that students withdrawing from studies at CQUniversity do not have the opportunity to provide feedback about their reasons for withdrawing. This was seen by those attending that meeting as a missed opportunity to collect valuable data and to also potentially re-engage students. Subsequent to this meeting, Chris Veraa confirmed that the cancellation of course form does include the opportunity for students to identify their reasons for withdrawing. Denise Wood further advised that a Retention and Return to Study initiative she oversees has been ringing students who withdraw from their studies to identify the reasons they have chosen to leave, how the university might have better supported them to stay and to also determine if they would like to return to study to complete their course with our support. Since that initiative began in 2015, 2280 former students have been engaged with and detailed reports are available documenting the reasons they withdrew. Of those with whom we have engaged, 353 have returned to study, 13 have since successfully completed their course and 67 have since withdrawn, leaving 269 still admitted. Based on the findings from the Retention and Return to Study project, a business case was prepared in 2017 for Strategic Initiatives Funding for the Personalising the Student Experience project which aims to support students during transition to university and throughout their studies, and in doing so, reduce the number of students who choose to withdraw in the future.

Rationale: The collective findings from the Retention and Return to Study and the Personalising the Student Experience initiatives to date have identified that the major factors contributing to attrition relate to personal difficulties. The findings also suggest that timely follow up with students who are identified at risk early in their course is a more effective strategy than engaging at the point at which they are withdrawing. However, the findings from the Retention and Return to Study initiative also show that reconnecting with students even after they have left can be effective in supporting students to return and complete their degree. Consultation: • Chris Veraa • Sharon Connor • Janice Marrinan


Conclusion: The University does have mechanisms in place to identify the reasons that students withdraw. Related initiatives are providing support for students earlier in their studies to help to mitigate the likelihood that students withdraw before it is too late. Re-connecting with students who do withdraw has proven to be effective in adding to our understanding of the factors that lead to attrition but also in identifying students who can be supported to re-enrol and complete their studies. Attachment: • Presentation will be tabled at the meeting. Communication of Outcomes:

• Joanne Perry • Chris Veraa • Sharon Connor • Janice Marrinan • Kylie Carriage

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL TERMS OF REFERENCE REVIEW

Meeting Date: 30th November 2018 Submitted by: Ms Sharon Connor Coordinator, Student Representative Council

Action required: For decision


Recommendation: That the Student Representative Council approve amendments to the Student Representative Council Terms of Reference for further submission to the Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (VCAC). Issue: The Student Representative Council Terms of Reference must be submitted to the Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (VCAC) to approve recent proposed amendments discussed during the SRC 2019 Planning Session. Background: Revisions to the Student Representative Council’s Terms of Reference were approved in July 2017, changes that included the removal of ex-officio members and stand-alone positions for the Chair and Deputy Chair position. The term for both positions will be concluded at the end of March. Rationale: A revised Terms of Reference must be submitted to the Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (VCAC) for further approval to the change in the membership listing. As the Terms of Reference should only be reviewed annually, any other proposed amendments to the Terms of Reference should be advised now. Student Representative Council members will present the proposed changes to the meeting after the 2019 planning workshop 29 November 2018. Consultation: • Student Representative Council Conclusion: On approval the revised Terms of reference must be submitted to the Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (VCAC) for further approval. Attachment: • Terms of Reference, Student Representative Council Communication of Outcomes:

• Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (VCAC).


Student Representative Council Terms of Reference Effective Date: 7/03/2018 Reference Number/Code: 2989 Page 1 of 6

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STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL TERMS OF REFERENCE

Contents 1 ESTABLISHMENT ................................................................................................................................................ 1 2 FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES .............................................................................................................. 1 3 REFERRAL OF MATTERS ................................................................................................................................... 2 4 COMMITTEES ...................................................................................................................................................... 2 5 MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF OFFICE ........................................................................................................... 2 6 RIGHTS OF AUDIENCE AND DEBATE ............................................................................................................... 3 7 CHAIR AND DEPUTY CHAIR .............................................................................................................................. 3 8 SECRETARY ........................................................................................................................................................ 3 9 CASUAL VACANCIES .......................................................................................................................................... 3 10 REMOVAL OF A MEMBER FROM OFFICE ........................................................................................................ 4

Appeals ................................................................................................................................................................. 4 11 QUORUM .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 12 CONFLICT OF INTEREST ................................................................................................................................... 4 13 MEETINGS ........................................................................................................................................................... 4 14 ACCESS TO RESOURCES ................................................................................................................................. 5 15 OBSERVERS AND VISITORS ............................................................................................................................. 5 16 AGENDAS AND MINUTES ................................................................................................................................... 5 17 EVALUATION AND REVIEW ............................................................................................................................... 5 18 REPORTING ......................................................................................................................................................... 5 19 INDEMNITY .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 20 FEEDBACK ........................................................................................................................................................... 5 21 APPROVAL AND REVIEW DETAILS ................................................................................................................... 6 1 ESTABLISHMENT The Student Representative Council was established by the Vice-Chancellor and President on 21 October 2014. The Council will provide reports to the University Council and advice to the University’s management team in relation to student issues.

2 FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES The Student Representative Council (Council) will be concerned with the improvement of the student experience for all CQUniversity students studying at all campuses and locations of the University and by distance education. The student experience includes:

• student amenities and services

• CQUniversity’s policies and procedures in regards to student life

• student life for students based on campus or studying by distance education, and

• CQUniversity’s physical, cultural and technological learning environments.



The Council’s functions are to: 2.1 Consider matters referred to it by University management, the University Council or other University body

including partner provider institutions in relation to the provision of student services and amenities as per The Higher Education Support Act 2003 and the Student Services, Amenities, Representation and Advocacy Guidelines (‘the Representation Guidelines’).

2.2 Consider recommendations in regards to provision of student services and amenities made by its members,

and if deemed appropriate, forward these recommendations to University management. 2.3 Consider matters referred to it by University management, the University Council or other University body

including partner provider institutions in regards to the student experience. The Council’s responsibilities are to: 2.4 Consult with students on the student experience and topical issues. 2.5 Provide an avenue for students to provide feedback and recommendations in regards to the student

experience. 3 REFERRAL OF MATTERS This Council may refer any item to University management for discussion, consideration and/or action. 4 COMMITTEES This Council may establish such committees of a standing or ad hoc nature as it deems appropriate. A sub-committee is defined as a committee composed of some members of a larger committee, board, or other body. The Terms of Reference of each sub-committee shall be approved by this Council, and shall be constructed to ensure consistency and coordination between the functions of all sub-committees. This Council shall receive reports as required from such sub-committees and have responsibility to monitor and evaluate activities in respect of each sub-committee’s functional responsibilities. This Council may establish working parties which is a group appointed to study and report on a particular question and make recommendation based on its findings. This Council shall receive reports as required from such working parties and have responsibility to monitor and evaluate activities in respect of each working parties functional responsibilities. 5 MEMBERSHIP AND TERMS OF OFFICE The membership shall comprise of: Appointed members:

• One member of University Council, or nominee

Nominated members:

• One member of Alumni, nominated by the Director, Development and Alumni Relations. Elected members:

• One higher education student from each CQUniversity region, elected by and from the students enrolled at each region (i.e. the Gladstone region representative will be elected by and from students enrolled from that region)

• One research higher degree student, elected by and from research higher degree students

• One postgraduate distance education student, elected by and from postgraduate distance education students

• One undergraduate distance education student, elected by and from undergraduate distance education students

• One postgraduate international student, elected by and from postgraduate international students

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• One undergraduate international student, elected by and from undergraduate international students

• One Indigenous student, elected by and from Indigenous students

• One Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) student, elected by and from STEPS students

• Two VET students, elected by and from VET students, and

• One Tertiary Entry Program (TEP) student, elected by and from TEP students. Co-opted members:

• Up to two co-opted members may be appointed, to provide this Council with any relevant specialist expertise required and to ensure representation consistent with this Council’s responsibilities.

Appointed, nominated, elected and co-opted members shall serve for a term of office of two years. With the exception of VET students who shall serve a term of office of six months and enabling students who shall serve a term of office of one year. The term of office for nominated, elected and co-opted members shall commence in March each year. Expressions of interest received for position vacancies outside of an election period will be considered.

Nominated, elected and appointed members may serve for no more than two terms of office. 6 RIGHTS OF AUDIENCE AND DEBATE This Council may extend rights of audience and debate on either a standing or ad hoc basis. The persons holding the following or equivalent positions (or their nominee) shall have standing rights of audience and debate at Council meetings but no voting rights:

• Vice-Chancellor and President

• Deputy Vice-Chancellors 7 CHAIR AND DEPUTY CHAIR The Chair and Deputy Chair shall be elected from within the Student Representative Council by way of a preferential voting system, and will be elected by Student Representative Council members. The elected Chair shall be the official spokesperson for the Council. The Chair shall serve for a term of office of one year. The Council will also elect a Deputy Chair from within the student membership of the Council. In the absence of the Chair, the Deputy Chair shall preside. The Deputy Chair shall serve for a term of office of one year. The Chair and Deputy Chair are standalone positions, and members appointed to these positions vacate their substantive position on the Student Representative Council. The vacated positions shall then be filled by an election, in accordance with requirements for the vacated positions. . 8 SECRETARY The Student Representative Council Secretary will be appointed by the University to assist the Student Representative Council with advice and secretariat support. 9 CASUAL VACANCIES A casual vacancy on this Council shall occur if a member is deemed to have vacated his/her position. A position of this Council shall be deemed to have been vacated if the member:

a) dies

b) resigns from the office in writing, addressed to the Student Representative Council Secretary. Such resignation will take effect on the date stated in the resignation, or in the case of no stipulated date, at the expiration of 14 days of the service of notice to the Student Representative Council Secretary

c) is absent from two consecutive meetings of the Student Representative Council without accepted apology or leave of the Student Representative Council, or



d) ceases to be a current student of the University. The term of office for any member to fill a casual vacancy for an elected position shall be to 1 March of the following year. The Council may continue to act notwithstanding any vacancy in its membership. 10 REMOVAL OF A MEMBER FROM OFFICE This Council may recommend to members that an elected or appointed member shall be removed from office if a majority of Council members are satisfied the member:

• fails to comply with the provisions of these Terms of Reference, or

• conducts him/herself in a manner considered to be injurious or prejudicial to the character or interests of the Council.

If the Council resolves that a member is to be removed from office under this section, the Council must as soon as practicable:

• give the member notice and the reasons for it, and

• call a Council meeting to allow the member the opportunity to present fully his/her case and the Council shall have the opportunity of presenting its case. The resolution to remove the elected member shall be determined by the vote of the members present.

Appeals If a member removed from office by the Council believes their removal to be unfair, or not in accordance with the Terms of Reference, the removed member may access the University’s official grievance processes. 11 QUORUM A quorum for the Council meeting is defined as 50% of the membership, plus one. Where attention is drawn to a loss of quorum, the meeting may be adjourned until such time as the Chair may determine. 12 CONFLICT OF INTEREST Members are required to bring to the attention of the Chair any conflict of interest or potential conflict they may have with any item on the agenda and the Council shall determine if a conflict exists. If a member is deemed to have a real or perceived conflict of interest in a matter that is being considered at a meeting, he/she will be excused from discussions and deliberations on the issue where a conflict of interest exists. 13 MEETINGS Meetings may be held face-to face, by telephone, videoconference, or other electronic means. The Council shall meet at least every second month during the academic terms. Members shall be entitled to vote only at meetings at which they are present. Members are required to be fully prepared for each meeting, having read the documentation in advance, and to make every reasonable effort to attend each meeting. Decisions of the Council may be made at a duly called and constituted meeting; or, by a resolution in writing to all members of the Council and physically or electronically signed by at least a quorum of the members of the Council who are entitled to vote on the resolution other than those on an approved leave of absence.



14 ACCESS TO RESOURCES Members will be provided with access to the websites and any other resources reasonably required to fulfil their duties as a Student Representative Council member. 15 OBSERVERS AND VISITORS Observers and visitors must have received the prior permission of the Chair to attend meetings. Observers and visitors must leave the meeting if any matters are to be considered in camera. 16 AGENDAS AND MINUTES Agendas and associated documentation will be distributed three working days prior to the meeting, via the Student Portal. Members will be notified by email of the location and availability of material. Except with the express permission of the Chair, late papers will not be accepted, nor will the tabling of papers. All papers must be submitted to the Secretary no later than eight working days working days prior to the forthcoming meeting. Members are encouraged to bring laptops, iPads or similar to the meetings and view the agenda online during the meeting. If this is not an option, the agenda documentation is easily printed from the website. Council records are subject to the Public Records Act 2002 Qld and therefore must be retained in accordance with the University’s Records Management Policy and Procedure. Responsibility for ensuring appropriate records management for the Council rests with the Secretary under the direction of the Chair of the committee. All Council documentation shall be retained in the University’s primary electronic records management system. Minutes are to be prepared for each Council meeting. The draft minutes and action sheet of each meeting are to be reviewed by the Chair and circulated to all Council members by the Secretary as soon as practicable. A copy of the minutes, once they have been reviewed by the Chair, will be included in the agenda papers for the next committee meeting. 17 EVALUATION AND REVIEW To ensure that this Council is fulfilling its duties, it will undertake an annual self-assessment of its performance against its Terms of Reference and provide any information the University Council may request to facilitate its review of the Student Representative Council’s performance and its membership. This Council shall review its Terms of Reference every two years and provide a report, including any recommendations, to the University Council. 18 REPORTING This Council advises University management and the University Council on specific matters. 19 INDEMNITY Every member of the Student Representative Council will have indemnity insurance which will cover any liability arising from any act or omission by a member which the Student Representative Council member knew was a breach of duty or which was committed or omitted in reckless disregard of whether it was a breach of duty or not. 20 FEEDBACK University staff and students may provide feedback about this document by emailing [email protected].

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21 APPROVAL AND REVIEW DETAILS

Approval and Review

Details

Approval Authority Vice-Chancellor and President Advisory Committee to Approval Authority Vice-Chancellor’s Advisory Committee Administrator Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience and Governance) Next Review Date 13/09/2019 Approval and Amendment History

Details

Original Approval Authority and Date Vice-Chancellor and President 21/10/2014 Amendment Authority and Date Minor amendments Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience and

Governance) 17/04/2015; Minor amendments Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Student Experience and Governance) 01/03/2016; Vice-Chancellor and President 12/10/2016; Administrator Approval – Vice-Chancellor and President 11/09/2017; Vice-Chancellor and President 13/09/2017.

Notes

SRC 2019 MEETING DATES AND LOCATIONS

Meeting Date: 30 November 2018 Submitted by: Ms Sharon Connor Coordinator, Student Representative Council



Recommendation: That Student Representative Council confirm the proposed 2019 Student Representative Council meeting dates and locations. Issue: The Student Representative Council Terms of Reference states that the Student Representative Council is to convene at least every second month during academic terms. Background: Student Representative Council meetings are scheduled with the intent to provide a platform for students to discuss issues as they arise with academic terms. It is important to avoid dates that clash with major student events such as graduations and exam periods, and also to avoid clashing with other CQUniversity committee dates, to ensure maximum opportunity for CQUniversity executive management to attend. At the 24th October 2017 Student Representative Council meeting, the locations of the face‐to‐face Student Representative Council meetings were forecasted. The document has been updated and enclosed to reflect actual campus visits. Forecasted campus visits are to be reviewed annually to coincide with any campus openings, conferences, or other major events that might be beneficial for Student Representative Council attendance. The Student Representative Council should also consider visiting one major location and one regional CQUniversity location per year. Rationale: The proposed 2019 meeting dates have been selected in consultation with the 2019 committee dates set by the CQUniversity Governance Division, in an attempt to avoid graduations, public holidays, exam periods, and other notable dates and to maximise executive management attendance. For consistency, meetings will continue to be scheduled for Tuesdays from 1pm. Most meetings will be held via videoconference, with the exception of some face‐to‐face meetings. These face‐to‐face meetings will be held in: One major CQUniversity campus location

One regional CQUniversity campus location

October meeting to be held in conjunction with either the Senior Leadership Conference (location TBC) or Student Leadership Conference (tba) December meeting to be held in Rockhampton to coincide with the annual CQUniversity Christmas Ball. Consultation: • Student Representative Council • Governance Division Conclusion: That the Student Representative Council approve the proposed 2019 meeting dates and locations.


Attachment: • Proposed 2019 Meeting Dates • 2019 Academic Calendar – University Students • SRC Meeting Locations 2015‐2020 Communication of Outcomes: • Student Representative Council Members.

UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES REPRESENTATION

Meeting Date: 30 November 2018 Submitted by: Ms Veronica Campbell Manager, Corporate Governance



Recommendation: That the Student Representative Council support SRC members’ portfolio to include membership to one of CQUniversity’s Committees. Issue: The Committees team find it’s becoming increasingly harder to find full student representation on all Committees. The team has found inconsistences and inefficiencies in the eligibility and election processes amongst the Committees. Background: Due to the difficulties in filling student positions on a number of University Committees, the Committees team met with the Student Representative Council team and the Student Communications team in order to brainstorm solutions that could help advertise and fill these student positions. After much discussion it was suggested that student positions could be filled from the Student Representative Council members. Rationale: • This will give those members an opportunity for professional development, and ensure developments from

each Committee is being brought back to the SRC.

• “Fast Fives” could include information about recent Committee meeting discussions from the relevant Committee member to engage and highlight the Committees to the student cohort

• This process would result in the elimination of student election process for each Committee, searching for cohort specific members, organising specific student voting lists and sending multiple emails and reminder emails to student email addresses.

Consultation: • Ms Sharon Connor, Coordinator Student Representative Council • Ms Kylie White, Director Governance Conclusion: Having student representation University Committes ensures matters affecting students are thoroughly considered. This is an important part of overall university governance. Attachment: • University Committee Representatives Communication of Outcomes: • Ms Veronica Campbell, Manager Corporate Governance • Committees team


UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES

Committee Focus and Student representation Number of meetings/required commitment

Academic Board

Academic Board constitutes the University’s senior academic governance body and is the primary forum for discussing and resolving all matters relating to and affecting the University’s education, training and research activities. Academic Board provides academic advice and recommendations, where appropriate, to Council and the Vice-Chancellor and President on all academic matters, including academic priorities and policies, academic aspects of the University’s strategic plan, policies concerning the conditions of appointment and employment of academic staff, the maintenance of academic standards, and any academic matters it considers to be of strategic importance.

5 x 3 hour meetings per year (March, May, July, September, November)

Education Committee The Education Committee is a sub-committee of Academic Board, whose primary focus is on non-award courses and units; vocational education and training courses, skill sets, and units; and higher education coursework courses and units.

11 x 6 hour meetings per year (February – November scheduled monthly except for February through to April where meetings are held fortnightly; meetings may be scheduled for longer than three hours during this period)

Learning and Teaching Committee

The Learning and Teaching Committee is a sub-committee of Academic Board, whose focus is on learning and teaching matters. The Committee monitors and reviews reports relating to learning and teaching, including legislation, policy documents, higher education and VET trends, systems, scholarships, registration audits, data analysis and benchmarking.

5 x 3 hour meetings per year (February, April, June, August, October)

Research Committee The Research Committee of Academic Board is a sub-committee of Academic Board, who concentrates on research priorities for the University. The Committee focuses on areas such as research synergies and themes, research excellence, concentration and focus, recruitment of research personnel, research investment, alignment with coursework program areas and engagement relationships with external stakeholders.

6 x 2 hour meetings per year (March, April, June, August, October and December)

Student representation on this Committee must be an enrolled postgraduate research student.

Research Higher Degrees Committee

The Research Higher Degrees Committee is a sub-committee of Academic Board, who focuses on research higher degree courses and research higher degree qualifying courses. Student representation on this Committee must be an enrolled postgraduate research student.

10 x 3 hour meetings per year (February – November)

Social Innovation Engagement Committee

The Social Innovation Engagement Committee is a sub-committee of Academic Board whose primarily focus is on the development and implementation of the Social Innovation Strategy at CQUniversity. The Committee ensures the most effective, impactful and valuable development of social innovation projects, curriculum, training initiatives, and other activities. The University’s Social Innovation Strategy defines social innovation as “engaging with our communities to address entrenched social issues”.

4 x 2 hour meetings per year (February, May, August, November)

Student Participation and Retention Committee

The Student Participation and Retention Committee is a sub-committee of Academic Board who has senior management oversight of the planning, strategy, implementation and review of all CQUniversity projects, initiatives and activities related to student participation, retention and completion.

10 x 1.5 hour meetings per year (February – November)

STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORT TERM 2 2O18

Meeting Date: 30th November 2018 Submitted by: Ms Sharon Connor Coordinator, Student Representative Council

Action required: For noting


Recommendation: That the Student Representative Council note the Student Representative Council Activity Report Term 2 2018 Issue: The report provides detailed information on the activities of the Student Representative Council. Background: Established by the Vice-Chancellor and President on 21 October 2014, the Student Representative Council provides reports to the Council and advice to the University’s executive management team about student issues. Rationale: To provide Council information on Student Representative Council activities. Consultation: • Student Representative Council Staff Conclusion: Highlights of the Student Representative Council office during the months of May to July of 2018: • Student Leadership Conference • Unisport Nationals Div 1 • Student Advocacy case report • Peer Assisted Study Session Attachment: • Student Representative Council Activity Report Term 2 2018 Communication of Outcomes:

• Student Representative Council


Student Representative Council Activity Report Term 2 2018

Contents

2018 Student Leadership Conference ......................................................................... 2

Student Leadership Conference – photos and student feedback: ............................ 3

Student Advocacy Term 2, 2018 ................................................................................... 5

Student Advocacy Term 2, 2018 Statistics .................................................................. 6

Student Representative Council .................................................................................. 8

Student Sport ................................................................................................................. 9

Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) ...................................................................... 12

Student feedback for PASS ........................................................................................ 12

Staff feedback for PASS .............................................................................................. 13

More photos from the 2018 Student Leadership Conference .................................. 14

2 | P A G E STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORT TERM 2, 2018

2018 Student Leadership Conference

“Mind, Body, Emotions - Becoming Leaders for Tomorrow” CQUniversity Gladstone Marina campus Oct 30 – Nov 1 2018

80 students from CQUniversity’s footprint travelled to CQUniversity’s Gladstone Marina campus to attend the 2018 Student Leadership Conference.

Guest speakers included Silvia Damiano - CEO of AboutMyBrain Institute and creator of the i4 Neuroleadership model and Cherissma Blackwood (Alumni, entrepreneur).

Students attended sessions that focused on Mind, Body and Emotions and included analysis of their i4 Neuroleadership self-assessment reports. (Sylvia Damiano donated the self-assessment reports for students to the value of $8,000). Students were given thought provoking questions such as “How much do I WANT to have the future of MY choice?”, “Am I READY to live MY best life?” to contemplate and respond. Fun activities including Tai Chi and Dancing were also on offer over the 2 days. It’s not a Student Leadership Conference if students aren’t given the opportunity to work on a project that provides a significant impact on the lives of others. Student Leadership Conference organiser, Tanya Rutherford secured the opportunity to work with Rotary on “The Sunrise Rotary Club’s Bikes to Wheelchairs (B2W) Project”. Students worked in groups alongside Rotary volunteers to create 23 wheelchairs constructed from used bicycle parts. These wheelchairs will be sent to developing countries.

Donations were received from CQUniversity Gladstone Marina campus $570.00, CQUniversity Gladstone Marine Engineering $250.00 in consumables, and Blackwoods $2,300.00 in tools which helped make this project possible.

The key message from the majority of students included: “The increased sense of connection and belonging to CQUniversity”


Student Leadership Conference – photos and student feedback:

“The sky is only the starting point and not the limit. I have realised nothing is difficult, it all starts with having the right mindset and I believe any challenge is an opportunity to learn rather than an obstacle. After the conference, I started a business I had procrastinated for a year and it is looking great. I also plan to further my education to get a Doctorate degree, while sharing knowledge and positively influence others.”

“The whole conference is fantastic, but the bit I like the most is the fact that staff at CQUni care enough about the students to host such an amazing event. It makes us (students) feel valued and important.”

“I made some amazing friends who are now keeping in contact which is great for distance students or students from regional areas and hubs.”


“Wonderful experience and very rewarding for instilling leadership values in students. Hope to see the initiative as a cornerstone of CQUni's student experience - something everyone will Aspire for”.

“My outlook and positivity to the competition of my degree and life as a whole. My mindset has been changed for the better allowing me to take a more optimistic view rather than a fixed one. I have set personal goals via a checklist with allocated times. I have also created a personal reflection journal to hold myself accountable to my goals and future achievements.”

“Feeling like I belong in university and this world.”

“I am more invigorated to strive for excellence, not only for myself but to provide support for others in any way I can. A re-affirmation of SELF and what I am truly capable of. To continue to stimulate and use all 3 centres of thinking. Take time to pamper me and ground myself so I can focus, think and perform at my best. To investigate what it takes to be a mentor. “

“I am working on improving my own self-care as I know this is a big obstacle for me to succeed. To take more time out - meditating, walking, spending time with family and to care for my brain health.”

“Thank you so much. This is my 4th uni I have been a part of and I feel really valued and spoiled as a result of this experience. I want to get more heavily involved as a mentor or any future leadership programs & would gladly volunteer to assist in the future. I met more like minded people in those few days than I have in 5 years at my current job, from numerous conferences and at past unis. I feel the environment created this. Food was amazing too. Length of days was perfect (as they do need to be quite jam packed to justify a lot of people traveling a fair way). In the future there could be optional break outs out of hours, maybe 6 am yoga or 730pm meditation. Silvia was incredible (I am currently trying to organise a workplace viewing of her film). Facilitators were warm, welcoming and inclusive. Couldn't fault it. The certificates are also great for resumes which top everything off. The VC inclusion was great, stalls were creative and great to wander around. Thank you again- incredible event.”


Student Advocacy Term 2, 2018 Student Advocacy has processed 473 enquiries since day one of Term 2, 9 July 2018. This is inclusive of all campuses and schools, including VET and RHD. There was also a greater number of on campus student enquiries (329 INT vs. 144 EXT) against online students, with more enquiries overall coming from Melbourne campus alone (155 from a predominantly international cohort) than all online students combined. In comparison to the total number of cases received in Term 2 2017, (307) – an increase of 166 cases were processed in a twelve month timeframe. The two campuses which showed student case-load growth were Brisbane (25 to 40) and Melbourne (62 to 155), in comparison to all other “locations” such as Sydney (45 to 58), or Online (139 to 144). This demonstrates that students engage in far greater numbers with Student Advocacy when there is a permanent presence on campus, particularly for cases of Academic Misconduct and Review of Grade. General enquiries (137 to 140) and Monitoring Academic Progress-MAP (21 to 39) requests only saw minor increases across the university, indicating that with academic disputes students will engage with specialist support if available to them.

We identified the following concerns in term 2:

1. The rise in the number of students requesting support in lodging appeals due to not being provided with sufficient clear, constructive feedback on assessments from the outset. This issue has also been evident in ongoing appeals with the students involved in a contract cheating Investigation.

2. Similarly increased complaints of unclear feedback and a general lack of detailed, constructive feedback have been made by students in response to their assessment marking. This is evidenced in many of the Review of Grade applications that come through the Student Advocacy team.

This issue was discussed during a recent Academic Appeals Committee meeting, prompting Dr Julie Bradshaw (Deputy Dean, Learning and Teaching, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences) to organise a meeting with the Student Advocacy team and the academic staff in the School. As a result, Student Advocacy Officers Judy Morgan and Lachlan Muller have been invited to participate in a zoom session with the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Sciences on 22 November 2018 to discuss common complaints and issues in studies and assessment that Nursing students bring to Advocacy. This is a part of a greater push by Advocacy to ensure greater feedback and higher levels of engagement by academic staff with their students.

The Student Advocacy team are working closely with Learning and Teaching Services and have drafted a suggested new process for Academic Misconduct which provides students with the opportunity to access all materials used to build a case against them along with an opportunity to discuss the allegation with their teaching staff, thereby giving students an understanding of the allegations and the opportunity to respond appropriately. The aim of the improved process is to allow transparency in these procedures, potentially preventing unnecessary/ineligible appeals.

Term 2 has seen the Student Advocacy Officers increase their engagement not only with students but also staff in areas of Learning and Teaching and the School of Nursing, Midwifery & Social Sciences.

Student Advocacy Term 2, 2018 Statistics


Row Labels Academic Misconduct Appeal Complaints Deferred Exam General Mandatory Checks MAP Placement Requests Review of Grade Grand TotalBrisbane 8 5 4 11 2 10 40

SBL 7 5 1 4 2 4 23SET 1 4 2 7SHMAS 3 2 4 9SNMSS 1 1

Bundaberg 1 4 3 1 2 11SHMAS 2 2SNMSS 1 4 1 1 2 9

Cairns 1 1 2SEA 1 1SNMSS 1 1

Distance 6 11 9 4 53 9 12 18 22 144SAE 1 1SBL 4 1 5 3 13SEA 1 1 4 3 9SET 2 1 1 7 4 3 18SHMAS 3 2 14 2 7 28SNMSS 9 3 2 20 9 6 18 6 73VET 2 2

Gladstone 1 1 3 1 6SEA 1 1SET 1 1 2VET 1 2 3

Mackay 5 2 3 1 4 15SBL 1 1 2SHMAS 4 2 1 4 11VET 2 2

Melbourne 39 25 1 5 38 8 39 155SBL 16 13 1 3 9 5 18 65SET 23 12 1 28 3 21 88SHMAS 1 1 2

Noosa 2 1 3SEA 1 1 2SNMSS 1 1

Perth 1 1SHMAS 1 1

Rockhampton 5 2 2 1 11 2 5 3 3 34SBL 1 2 3SEA 2 1 3SET 3 2 2 2 1 10SHMAS 1 1 2 1 1 1 7SNMSS 2 2 2 1 2 1 10VET 1 1

Sydney 8 10 1 1 15 7 16 58SBL 5 5 1 9 5 6 31SET 3 5 1 5 8 22SHMAS 1 2 2 5

Townsville 2 1 1 4SET 2 2SHMAS 1 1SNMSS 1 1

Grand Total 67 60 21 11 140 11 39 24 100 473

Student Representative Council The Student Representative Council welcomed six new members and bid farewell to five members through term completion (1) and through resignations (4) due to other commitments.

New members:

MEMBERSHIP POSITION REPRESENTATIVE Elected members

Postgraduate Distance Higher Education Student Representative Renee White

Research Higher Degrees Student Representative Maria Madueno

Skills For Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies Student Representative

Hamish Clarkson

South Australia Region Higher Education Student Representative Emily Bryson

Tertiary Enabling Program Student Representative Malachi Johnson

Appointed members University Council Nominee Vindhya Raj

Pokharel

Departing members:

MEMBERSHIP POSITION REPRESENTATIVE Elected members

Cairns and Far North Queensland Region Higher Education Student Representative

Andrew King (completed term of office)

Gladstone Region Higher Education Student Representative Thomas Kirchner (resigned)

Mackay-Whitsunday Higher Education Student Representative Paigen-Ann Hunter (resigned)

Sunshine Coast Region Higher Education Student Representative Natasha Bing (resigned)

Undergraduate Online Higher Education Student Representative Grant Sheean (resigned)

During the term the Student Representative Council members held three meetings with one of the key agenda items highlighting the discrepancies of printing costs charged to students across various CQUniversity campuses. This item is being investigated by IaTD and Learning and Teaching services with contracts by printing partners up for renewal in 2019.

At the end of October members of the Student Representative Council travelled to CQUniversity’s Gladstone Marina for a scheduled face-to-face meeting and professional development. Sean


Peckover, National Occupation, Health and Safety Manager facilitated a Zero Tolerance workshop with content developed for the members. In the October meeting Student Representative Council members voted to once again support the annual Salvation Army’s Christmas Appeal and are currently distributing boxes around campuses seeking donations of food and gifts. SRC members remained in Gladstone to attend the Student Leadership Conference.

The final meeting of the year is scheduled on the Rockhampton campus 30 November 2018.

Student Sport

CQUniversity recently competed in the Unisport Nationals Div 1 held on the Gold Coast. The Nationals Div 1 is made up of the Top 10 ranked teams from 43 member universities Australia wide in 38 sports. CQUniversity’s Men’s Touch Football team headed into the nationals ranked the number 1 team, having taken out the gold in 2017. CQUniversity’s Men’s Touch Football team

remained undefeated throughout the competition and claimed the Gold medal for the second year running, creating CQUniversity history with back to back National titles.

CQUniversity’s team was also represented by rower, Jack Barwick who competed in the Men’s Lightweight Single Scull.

Jack finished with a ranking in the Top 10 after winning the Men’s Lightweight Single Scull B Final.


The team’s results tables display the dominance of CQUniversity’s team.


The Nationals once again provided an opportunity for CQUniversity’s Chiropractic students in gaining valuable practical experience in providing on field medical assessments to diagnose, treat and manage musculoskeletal issues and injury prevention. The Chiropractic team was made up of staff and students from the Brisbane campus. Natalie Turner coordinated the approach between the Chiropractic team and the student-athletes.

Pictured: Student Representative Council University Team Managers, Brittany Cheel and Natalie Turner with the team.


Peer Assisted Study Sessions (PASS) The pilot of the Peer Assisted Study Sessions during term 2 concluded with well-received reports from both staff and students. The following first year units were supported with Peer Assisted Study Sessions:

• ACCT11059 Accounting, Learning and Online Communication • BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2 • LAWS11065 Constitutional Law

ACCT11059 Accounting, Learning and Online Communication had 112 students enrolled at the start of the term, 14 students made use of PASS throughout the term with two PASS Leaders recruited for the term. Results of the students who utilised PASS received the following results.

<3 sessions: 1 D, 1 C, 1 P, 3 F/WF, 1 RO >4 sessions: 1 HD, 4 D

BMSC11002 Human Body Systems 2 had 497 students enrolled at the start of term, 23 students made use of PASS throughout the term with two PASS Leaders recruited for the term. Results of the students who utilised PASS received the following results.

<3 sessions: 3 HD, 8 D, 2 C, 1 P, 1 SE, 1 DE, >4 sessions: 1 HD, 3 D, 2 C, 1 P

LAWS11065 Constitutional Law had 193 students enrolled at the start of term, 27 students made use of PASS throughout the term with two PASS Leaders recruited for the term. Results of the students who utilised PASS received the following results.

<3 sessions: 3 D, 4 C, 5 P, 3 WF, 2 RO >4 sessions: 1 HD, 3 D, 4 C, 1 SE, 1 DE

Student feedback for PASS They did really well and explained things in a way that was easy to understand and shared studying techniques and ideas that really made a difference.

These sessions were extremely helpful and relevant. They helped me to prepare for my progress quizzes and my final examination. I felt that they really helped me to summarise the lecture content for the week and to solidify the knowledge in my own head. If it weren’t for these sessions, I would not have felt as confident in my knowledge of this subject. The PASS leaders were extremely helpful and friendly. They came to the sessions with a pre-determined plan that they thought covered the most essential information. However, they also showed flexibility, asking students what they thought was important to learn and if they had any questions.

The PASS sessions helped immensely with Constitutional Law. I am confident that I passed this unit and can thank the PASS leader for this. It was really valuable to go through each topic in more detail


each week. The informal approach gave me more confidence to ask questions more. All I can say is that PASS is great.

It should be broadened to include offerings in all Law subjects.

A really great program and I think I would love it if it was available for next terms subjects!!

Please do PASS sessions for other subjects (especially for year 2 subjects), it will help immensely.

Keep it going. It is a great opportunity to interact with the material and peers.

There were a number of challenges encountered during the pilot in terms of promoting the program embedding the PASS unit within the units supported by PASS and a restricted marketing campaign due to the program only offered in 3 units. A plan is in place to address these issues in term 1 2019.

Units on offer in Term 1 2019 include ACCT11059, MGMT11109, ENEG11006 with an additional 5 units to be confirmed from the School of Health, Medical and Applied Science.

Staff feedback for PASS What were your overall thoughts on the program? The PASS leaders were fabulous, and went above and beyond what they were required to do in the program. The program is a great idea, although it could be adjusted so that roles are clearer in its application to law units

What was the interaction like between yourself and the PASS leaders? Great! I developed an excellent rapport with Mick and Kate. I hope that they apply again next year, if PASS is run in the unit again.

Did you receive any feedback directly from students about the program? Yes. A few students commented on it in the ‘Have your Say’ surveys. The feedback was very positive. I included some of these comments in my AUER.

Do you feel that students benefitted from the program? Yes – the feedback suggested the program was very helpful. I would have liked more students to have taken advantage of the program – the uptake was quite low – although larger than in some of the other units from what I hear.


More photos from the 2018 Student Leadership Conference

Thank you. The Student Representative Council would like to again thank staff for their ongoing support.

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