Staff

And the winner is...

Tune in on Workplace for a live virtual presentation of the 2020 Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Awards on Thursday 29 October, where the Medal for Excellence winner(s) will be announced.

On 6 October 2020, the Australian Government introduced personal income tax cuts as part of the 2020–21 Budget. These tax cuts bring forward legislated personal income tax cuts from 1 July 2022 to 1 J...

Important dates Sunday 1 November

Embracing Change

28 October National

Recognise and explore change; overcome resistance to change; take ownership of change; understand the impact of not adapting to change; demonstrate an embracing change mindset.

Professional Term 7: 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Final date to withdraw from a unit via Student Connect with a Withdrawn Fail (WN) grade recorded on the academic transcript.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

Building a sustainable future

A message from the Interim Provost, Professor Zlatko Skrbis: We will navigate the way forward responsibly together.

New protocol and updates to HR policies

View recently updated HR policies. A new Death in Service Protocol has also been developed to help staff to respond when notified of a death of an ACU employee.

Important dates Sunday 1 November

Guide to the Delegations of Authority Policy and Register

2 November National

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Final date to withdraw from a unit via Student Connect with a Withdrawn Fail (WN) grade recorded on the academic transcript.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

Webinar on marking and student feedback

Learn more about how to mark and provide feedback to students in LEO Assignment and Turnitin by attending a webinar on 28 or 29 October.

Campus closures on 23 October

ACU campuses in Melbourne and Ballarat will be closed on Friday 23 October due to the Thank You Day public holiday in Victoria.

Important dates Monday 2 November

Culture Awareness Workshop

4 November National

Help facilitate a culturally inclusive and safe space by appreciating the ways that kinship and community have significance in everyday life of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff and students...

Professional Term 8: Census date

Census Date�� Professional Term 8

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Liturgy, prayer, pastoral care and pandemics

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our experiences of liturgy and public prayer as never before. The Centre for Liturgy recently examined this current reality in a free public lecture presented live ...

Course completion information sessions for staff

Academic and professional staff who are involved in assessing the eligibility of students to course complete are invited to attend training on the course completion process.

Important dates Monday 2 November

Legendary Service

5 November National

Professional Term 8: 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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Create H5P content in LEO

Attend an upcoming 15-minute online lunchtime presentation to learn about creating engaging, interactive H5P content in your LEO unit

Enrolment and class selection improvements

A message from the Chief Operating Officer Stephen Weller: Enrolment and class selection have opened for 2021 with some significant improvements to the student experience, and our graduations have als...

Important dates Monday 2 November

Flexibility Information Session for Staff

6 November National

Professional Term 8: 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

High commendation for the Spirit of Reconciliation – Chrissy Monteleone

Chrissy Monteleone, course coordinator for the Bachelor of Education (Primary) (Away from Base), has been highly commended in the Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Awards for her work progressing the...

Grants for COVID-19 health and wellbeing solutions

ACU Collaborate Plus has recently launched the Innovation Districts COVID-19 R&D Challenges in partnership with the NSW Government, offering grants of up to $250,000 for eligible businesses.

Important dates Sunday 6 December

Mental Health Essentials

9 November National

Understand mental disorder and how it is caused; explore the 4 major types of mental illness; identify potential triggers; notice signs and symptoms; and approach a distressed person and connect them ...

Professional Term 8: 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

Open Access Week

Open Access Week will run from 19-25 October, with the theme 'Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion'. Find out what open access resources are available to you via t...

Delegations of Authority webinar

Learn more about the Delegations of Authority Policy and Register in a webinar on 2 November.

Culture Awareness Workshop

11 November National

Submit past exam papers for the repository

Send your past exam papers for inclusion in the Library's exam repository, so that ACU students may use them as study aids.

Update to Flexible Working Arrangements

Do you have a Flexible Working Arrangement but haven’t submitted a request online? Find out what you need to do before the end of November.

Flexibility Information Session for Supervisors

13 November National

Have your say in the Mission Survey

Share your thoughts on how we can best engage and support our staff in understanding and living out the ACU mission.

Sustainability recordings available

ACU’s Sustainability Week generated a number of interesting discussions on a holistic approach to sustainability and how we can contribute to a better world. Recordings of events are now available for...

Working as a High Performing Team

9 December National

Recognise stages of team development; establish reasons that limit your team from being a high performing team; and develop a strategy to progress your team through each stage.

Academic Board Digest – 16 September 2020

Read the minutes of the Academic Board Digest for the 16 September 2020 meeting.

Get involved in Sustainability Week

ACU’s first annual Sustainability Week is underway. Don’t miss the virtual discussion panel on Thursday, where guest speakers will explore ‘Four things that harm the environment according to Pope Fran...

Preparing the future...

A message from the Executive Dean (Faculty of Theology and Philosophy) Professor Dermot Nestor: Sustainability Week asks us to reflect not on why things are the way they are, but rather on how things ...

ACU and Nazareth conquer the shark tank

Unearthing the next million-dollar innovation could be the crowning achievement of an international business unit that exposes Peter Faber Business School students to intercultural learning.

Promoting the SELT survey to students

The Learning and Teaching Centre seek your support in talking with students about the importance of feedback, how it is used, and how it has helped improve the quality of units at ACU.

Get moving with ACU Sport

Bike, walk and stretch your way to a healthier October with these free ACU Sport programs available to all staff.

World Mental Health Day