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How to prepare your technology to work remotely

Follow these steps to prepare your technology to work remotely.

ACU academic named inaugural Monsignor Professor Denis Edwards Visiting Scholar

Dr Emmanuel Nathan from ACU's Faculty of Theology and Philosophy has been appointed the inaugural Monsignor Professor Denis Edwards Visiting Scholar at the Laudato Si’ Research Institute, Campion Hall...

Important dates Sunday 5 April

Accidental Counsellor and Domestic Violence Awareness - Ballarat

7 April Ballarat

Recognise when someone is in crisis; and learn to respond in an appropriate manner during and after conversations about domestic family violence.

Professional Term 2: Final date

Final date to withdraw from a unit via Student Connect with a Withdrawn Fail (WN) grade recorded on the academic transcript. Financial liability remains.

Student Connect

Teacher Validation Database for SELT surveys

Teaching staff are encouraged to check the Teacher Validation Database (TVD) to view the units (if any) that have been linked to their names for Semester 1, and Professional Terms 3 and 4.

Teaching speech pathology in Vietnam

The ACU Community Engagement Time Release Policy has supported an ACU academic to provide a valued teaching contribution towards the first master’s degree majoring in speech pathology in Vietnam.

Important dates Monday 6 April

The Inclusive Manager - Virtual Workshop

21 April National

Today’s workforce is more diverse than ever! The University’s workforce includes people who have a range of differences, including, but not limited to gender, national and cultural origin and generati...

Professional Term 3: Census date

Census Date�� Professional Term 3

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Important change to EndNote X9.3.1

Endnote X9.3.1 brings with it a important change to file formats that you need to be aware of. See how to prepare your existing EndNote files before using the latest version.

Hear student research insights

Register for a presentation on 6 April to hear key research insights from the Empathy to Experience (UX) project, which seeks to understand and improve the ACU student experience.

Important dates Monday 6 April

Financial Management - Brisbane

5 May Brisbane

Understand the drivers impacting financial decision making at ACU; proactively analyse and interpret financial information to influence decisions; and formulate initiatives to improve the commercial s...

Professional Term 3: Final date

Final date to withdraw from a unit via Student Connect with no academic or financial liability. Treated as non-effective enrolment. Will not appear on academic transcript.

Student Connect

Daylight savings ends this Sunday

Staff are reminded that daylight savings time ends in Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory this Sunday, 5 April.

Self-care for staff and supervisors

We are currently living through an extremely challenging time, with anxiety and stress more present in our daily life due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read on for self-care tips for staff and supervisors...

Important dates Monday 6 April

Optimal Pressure and Performance - Virtual Workshop

5 May National

“Resilience is based on compassion for ourselves as well as compassion for others” – Sharon Salzberg This 90 minute virtual workshop will introduce you to the key components of resilience. You will l...

Professional Term 3: Final date

Final date to add a unit by submitting a Late Addition of Units (LAU) form approved by the Course Coordinator after consultation with the Lecturer-in-Charge.

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Support for online teaching

Support and resources are available for teaching staff as you adjust to online teaching. Find out about online teaching workshops available this week.

Student Events bulletin content due

Do you have an event you'd like to promote to current students? Include it in the April Student Events bulletin.

Important dates Sunday 12 April

Design and Systems Thinking - North Sydney

7 May North Sydney

Understand design thinking; provide a solution based approach to solving problems; adopt systems thinking approach when analysing and improving situations; and explore case studies of leading organisa...

Professional Term 4: Final date

Final date to add a unit via�Student Connect.

Student Connect

How do I do that in Microsoft Teams?

Find out how to perform some basic Skype for Business tasks in Microsoft Teams.

New Staff Referral Guide to Student Services released

ACU provides many services to assist our students succeed at university. Your contact with students, and often their timely referral to services, is critical to student success and retention.

Important dates Tuesday 14 April

Communicating for Leadership Success - Canberra

11 May Canberra

Explore techniques to have successful interactions with team members; and use tips on how to achieve business outcomes by building strong working relationships within ACU.

Professional Term 4: Final date

Final date for payment of Professional Term 4 fees. Failure to pay by the due date will result in a $200 late fee.

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Relaxing of TEQSA requirements relating to international students

TEQSA has acknowledged that education providers may not be able to fully comply with legislative requirements at the present time.

Update your Office 365 photo

As more of us work or study remotely, please consider uploading or updating your photo in Office 365.

Important dates Sunday 10 May

Communicating for Leadership Success - Ballarat

18 May Ballarat

Explore techniques to have successful interactions with team members; and use tips on how to achieve business outcomes by building strong working relationships within ACU.

Professional Term 3: Final date

Final date to withdraw from a unit via Student Connect with a Withdrawn Fail (WN) grade recorded on the academic transcript. Financial liability remains.

Student Connect

Avoid common cyber security threats

Stay safe from cyber viruses too - follow these guidelines to protect yourself online.

2020 Academic Promotions round

The 2020 Academic Promotions round will open on 13 May 2020.

Important dates Monday 11 May

Financial Management - North Sydney

20 May North Sydney

Professional Term 4: Census date

Census Date�� Professional Term 4

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Caring for yourself during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted our daily life in ways we have not experienced before, which can challenge our normal resilience. Read on for tips on caring for yourself and managing stress, and ho...

OneDrive - the new home for your H drive files

To help ACU staff work from 'anywhere, anytime, any device' IT will copy staff H: drive files into Microsoft OneDrive.

Important dates Monday 11 May

Leading Transition - Virtual Workshop

20 May National

This two-hour virtual workshop will provide you with strategies and tools to support your staff who are experiencing change/transition in their workplace, assist with preventing burnout and encourage...

Professional Term 4: Final date

Final date to add a unit by submitting a Late Addition of Units (LAU) form approved by the Course Coordinator after consultation with the Lecturer-in-Charge.

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Working remotely? Support is available

A range of resources are available to support staff who are working remotely in response to COVID-19.

Beware of COVID-19 phishing emails

18 March

Beware of cyber criminals taking advantage of COVID-19 fears. Cyber criminals are out and about with new schemes using information about the virus as bait.