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News 11 DecemberThe 2025 Academic Timeline interactions and focus zones are now available to help prioritise the planning and delivery of learning and teaching. Sync the focus zones to your Outlook calendar now.
Those of us enjoying Game of Thrones this week may have found ourselves ever so slightly transfixed by the sky-blue glare of white walkers, giant bears and resurrected dragons. Sky-blue has always been my colour. Ask any strayed Brighton fan.
Those of us enjoying Game of Thrones this week may have found ourselves ever so slightly transfixed by the sky-blue glare of white walkers, giant bears and resurrected dragons. Sky-blue has always been my colour. Ask any strayed Brighton fan.
Yet even the Night King’s sorcerous sea-stained stare pales into insignificance when compared with the valyrian steely blue gaze of this year’s special guest speaker, Sister Angela Mary Doyle RSM AO, who eyeballed her audience at ACU’s Executive Leadership Retreat in Canberra, leaving them spellbound with one of the most remarkable speeches many of us have ever heard – and we have heard a lot of speeches! There wasn’t a dry eye - blue, green, brown (and in one or two cases, red) - in the house. Find out why by reading her speech.
Earlier this year ACU had conferred its highest honour, Doctor of the University, on the diminutive 92 year old at our Graduation Ceremony in Brisbane in recognition of her pioneering work establishing care for people suffering from HIV/AIDS and for her unwavering commitment, even in retirement, to the work of the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. A ‘Queensland Great’ Sister Angela received plaudits from one Australian ex-Prime Minister and two ex-Premiers at this, her third Honorary Doctoral Degree Ceremony - such is her standing in Australia. Not bad for a County Clare girl who left school at 14. And her advice to us about how we might create impact through empathy?
‘Just go for it. Decide what it is that you want to do, and just go for it!’
The Vice Chancellor’s outstanding article on the Catholic Church published in The Australian this week concluded with reference to an astute comment made by an Australian politician, ‘if [His Holiness Pope] Francis were eligible to stand for election as President of Australia, he would sweep the field.’
I am equally convinced that if Sister Angela was minded to take on the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros, and just go for it, she would ascend to the Iron Throne.
The 2025 Academic Timeline interactions and focus zones are now available to help prioritise the planning and delivery of learning and teaching. Sync the focus zones to your Outlook calendar now.
ACU will move to the new EBSCOhost user interface on 4 February 2025. Find out what you need to do to prepare.
Please note the digests from Academic Board meetings 06/2024 held on 14 November 2024 and via circular resolution from 15-19 November 2024.
The 2024 Showcase of Teaching and Learning brought staff and students together to share innovations and collaborations from across the university. An online edition will be hosted in early 2025.
It has been a big year, and we understand that the festive season can be a different experience for each of us. Access a new resource from our employee assistance program, designed to help you prepare...
ACU's Co-Lab proudly announces Kyla Tucker as the winner of the $1,000 ACU Co-Lab Business Idea Pitch Award 2024, following careful evaluation by a panel of ACU judges.
Limited services will be available via Service Central on 12 and 13 December, while the Service Central team attend a staff conference. The Service Central phone line and live chat will not be availab...
A message from Vice President Fr Anthony Casamento csma: Ok, let’s not kid ourselves. If you are like me, December can feel like chaos. Yet, amid this chaos, the Church gives us the Season of Advent -...
Associate Professor Grant Duthie from the SPRINT Research Centre and Professor Jo Ingold from the Peter Faber Business School have won a prestigious government grant that will see them work with the b...
Let’s reflect on our inclusive practices during International Day of People with Disability.
ACU’s Peter Faber Business School has earned accreditation from AACSB, the US-based organisation that accredits business schools worldwide.
A message from the Provost, Professor Julie Cogin: As we approach the end of the year it’s fitting to look back and reflect on everything we’ve achieved over the past 12 months.
Find out the end-of-year deadlines and operating hours for a range of staff and student services within Corporate Services including Service Central, People & Capability and Student Administration.
The popular medicines database MIMS Online is upgrading to a new platform and changing its name to eMIMSelite.
16 Days is a global campaign observed annually from November 25 to December 10 and serves as a critical reminder of the pervasive and often invisible violence that affects millions of people. Watch a ...
Include an additional survey item in the Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT) survey for units that are offered in ACU Online Term 4 (202476).
With the end of the year approaching, it's time to ensure a smooth closure of the university’s 2024 accounting books and financial year-end work. Check the finance end-of-year deadlines for 2024.
ACU’s Graduation and Protocol team has been recognized at the 2024 Association for Tertiary Education Management (ATEM) Awards for Excellence for their innovative Reader Module project.
A message from the Executive Dean of Health Sciences Professor Suzanne Chambers: The Faculty of Health Sciences research space has seen colleagues come together in a spirit of shared learning and conn...
Role of Chair training is now available through the ACU Staff Learning Hub.
Visit Service Central to access Corporate Services.