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Academic Integrity Perspectives and Current Trends

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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

October 3, 2024 | General

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...


Inclusive by design: IDEAs in action

October 3, 2024 | General

SESSION OVERVIEW The Australian Universities Accord Review examined Australia’s higher education system and made recommendations for long-term reform. To ensure future wellbeing and productivity ...


Gender-based Violence on Campus and the Role of Student Legal and Advocacy Services

October 3, 2024 | General

SESSION OVERVIEW Universities across Australia are undertaking reviews into gender-based violence that happens on campus, or that otherwise affects staff or students. This presentation will provide...