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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...
Inclusive by design: IDEAs in action
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
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...
TikTok – How Can it Really be Used for Higher Ed?
SESSION OVERVIEW This session will explore the practical and strategic use of TikTok in the higher education sector, focusing on its potential to engage and connect with students in meaningful ways...
Applying for DGR Status
SESSION OVERVIEW TBC PRESENTER Evan Battalis is the General Manager of Murdoch Guild. He is an experienced Management and Leadership Professional with a demonstrated history of transferable managem...
Trauma Informed Complaints Management and Investigations
SESSION OVERVIEW Effective reporting and investigation processes engender trust. To achieve this, it is essential to move beyond compliance-focused approaches to actively promote a positive reporti...