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SENCON Newcomers Session
If this is your first time attending SENCON, this session is designed to help you get the most out of your experience. Join SEN Board Director and ActivateUTS CEO, Cameron Kenny and 2023 SEN Award ...
Opening Address: Professor Sherman Young – Deputy Vice Chancellor (Education), RMIT University
Professor Sherman Young is the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education) and Vice-President of RMIT University. As DVCE, Sherman is responsible for the Student journey from enrolment to graduation. He ...
Academic Integrity Perspectives and Current Trends
SESSION OVERVIEW There are complications when students arrive in higher education through a variety of streams with a range of understanding on what academic integrity is and the importance of inte...
Therapy in the Age of the Dog
SESSION OVERVIEW In the constantly evolving environment of international education, the need to look beyond traditional approaches to wellbeing have never been greater. There is an increased appeti...
Guiding Lights: Students Co-creating the Campus Experience
SESSION OVERVIEW What are some innovative approaches to fostering meaningful student engagement on campus? How can existing spaces be transformed into vibrant hubs of creative expression and connec...
Managing Challenging Conversations
SESSION OVERVIEW Maintaining your composure and effectively working through problems and challenges with others is a vital skill. In our current environment many are experiencing stress, hardship a...
Peer-Led Empowerment: A Pathway to Preventing Gender-Based Violence
SESSION OVERVIEW Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive issue among Australian Higher Education Institutions. Despite ongoing efforts to address and prevent GBV, the prevalence of such inc...
Risk Ready: Strategies for Confident Decision-Making with AI
SESSION OVERVIEW Artificial intelligence (AI) offers significant benefits to community organisations, but it also introduces new risks. Effective risk management requires strong leadership from the...
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall… Advocacy Frameworks and Reflective Practices
SESSION OVERVIEW How do you get “unstuck” from the micro work of Student Advocacy when you see the same issues arising over and over again? This question is often a cause for frustration in...
Connecting Co-Curricular Experiences to Strategic Employability Outcomes
SESSION OVERVIEW In this session, we will explore the critical connection between student co-curricular experiences and strategic employability outcomes for universities. Leveraging student and ind...
Managing Risks at Off-campus Club Events
SESSION OVERVIEW TBC Session Outcomes A space to share best practice models for off-campus events and how to mitigate risks. PRESENTER Heather Nugent is the Monash Student Association Clubs & S...
Students and Sustainability on Campus
SESSION OVERVIEW In this interactive session, Shane French will provide an overview of Monash University and their Circular Economy and delve into behaviour change. PRESENTER Shane French is a sust...