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Nominations are now open for the Student Experience Committee (SEC)

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The SEC is a management committee established by the Vice-Chancellor to encourage and enable students and staff to consult and advise on student experience matters.

The purpose of the Committee is to consult and provide advice on student experience matters and to support a shared understanding between staff and students of the impact of various activities on the student experience.

Nominations are being accepted for the following positions:

  • One HDR student representative, nominated by the Student Senate in liaison with the Dean of Graduate Studies
  • One postgraduate coursework student representative, nominated by the Student Senate
  • One on-campus undergraduate SRC representative, nominated by the Student Senate
  • One online SRC representative, nominated by the Student Senate

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Post Graduate representative positions on University Boards and Committees

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We have a number of Postgraduate student representative positions vacant on many of the University Boards and Committees.

This information and application form is available on this webpage – https://www.csu.edu.au/current-students/uni-life/leadership/representation/university-committees-and-boards

What Academic Student Representatives do

  • contribute to the student learning experience by suggesting ideas, solutions and improvements
  • represent student needs and raise issues of concern
  • gather opinions and views of students and provide student focused feedback
  • attend meetings of the committee or board they are a member of. This involves being prepared for these meetings by reading agendas, submitting agenda items and contributing in the meeting discussions
  • participate in professional development and training

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‘Stories behind the Research’ podcast – Michael Elwan

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In the latest ‘Stories Behind the Research’ podcast, Michael Elwan shares how personal tragedy shaped his journey into mental health advocacy.

With a profound sense of responsibility and a passion for change, PhD candidate Michael has turned his experiences into a commitment to advancing mental health awareness through both academic and professional work.

In this engaging episode, Michael shares his personal insights and introduces his impactful research on ‘Lived Experience Leadership in Mental Health’.

“If we are in the business of serving people with mental illnesses, then we should not only listen to what they want, but we should actually have them in leadership roles, to direct the organisation, to direct the government, to direct commissioning bodies…”

Listen to Michael now

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Have you completed the GRES?

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Our annual Graduate Researcher Experience Survey (GRES) is still open until Friday 6th December. 

We rely on the feedback from our students in the GRES to inform the development and improvement of our services, support and resources for HDR. Your opinion matters to us as it helps us to understand what we are doing well and where we can do better.

Results from previous GRES have led to improved access to training, communication practices and administration processes and increased financial support. It has also informed many of our student outreach activities and training for students, staff and supervisors.

So far, our response rate for this year’s survey is at just over 10%, which means there are many diverse voices and experiences that have not been heard.

We know it is a busy time of year but if you have yet to do so, please take a few minutes to complete the survey.

We look forward to having your voice included!

GO TO THE SURVEY

 

Listening to your voice

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2024 Helping you to get great outcomes from your Higher Degree by Research and to have a rewarding and enriching experience at Charles Sturt is central to the work of the Graduate Research team.

Hearing feedback from you, our students, about that experience is important to us. We love to hear when we get things right for you but equally important to us is hearing how we can do things better.

One of the ways we do this is with our annual Graduate Research Experience Survey (GRES). The GRES is offered to all enrolled HDR candidates in late October each year and asks for your feedback about a range of key areas related to your HDR program. GO TO THE SURVEY

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