Academic focus zones for 2025
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.
12 April 2018
Share
A message from Ballarat Campus Dean, Professor Bridget Aitchison:
You could be forgiven for thinking this article is about Prince Charles’ visit to the Commonwealth Games, currently happening on the Gold Coast, but it is not.
Here in Ballarat, we also had The Games and The Prince – the ACU Uni Games were hosted by the Aquinas Campus and a few days later, HRH The Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, visited Ballarat.
Campus Dean, Professor Bridget Aitchison, and Aquinas Student Association committee member Matisse McGuigan, were invited to meet the Prince at a Civic Reception hosted at Town Hall by Ballarat’s Mayor, Cr Samantha MacIntosh.
The ACU Uni Games were held last week in Ballarat and were back better than ever! With individuals from multiple campuses and six of our eight Campuses in contention it was an event not to be missed. The program included a cyber scavenger hunt, ten pin bowling, dance workshop, indoor sports (netball, beach volleyball, dodgeball), laser tag and much more.
The games provided countless opportunities to engage with students on a national and international scale whilst competing in sporting and cultural/creative events. The nightlife in Ballarat again upheld its reputation in the Games evening program and seeing the guys and gals all dressed up in their formal frocks for the black-tie dinner gave a completely alternate feel to the festivities. Guest speaker David Tubb from Orange Sky Laundry provided an inspiring speech on the importance of empathy and how we can make a difference in the world around us.
This year North Sydney managed to come away with a narrow win overall, taking away the ACU Games Championship trophy, with the home team of Ballarat sweeping up the ACUNSA Spirit of the Games Trophy.
ASA President, Aaron McGregor said: “Despite the Aquinas campus having the smallest team, they were proof that great things come in small packages - with Ballarat being the loudest, proudest and most out there team of them all - Go Oxes!”
Aquinas Student Association and Campus Dean, Professor Bridget Aitchison, with the Spirit of the Games Award won by the Ballarat Campus.
Just two days after the Uni Games wrapped up, HRH Prince Edward visited Ballarat to promote the Duke of Edinburgh Awards and to visit Ballarat’s Real Tennis Court – one of only 43 in the world.
Guests at the Town Hill Civic Reception were divided into small groups to allow the Prince to circulate. Campus Dean, Professor Bridget Aitchison, and Aquinas Student Association committee member Matisse McGuigan, a second year Bachelor of Nursing student who is currently completing her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, were presented to the Prince by Deputy Mayor, Cr Daniel Moloney, along with a group of four others including neighbouring Council representatives, and Ballarat’s Citizen of the Year.
The Prince was quite taken with Matisse’s account of her experience with the Duke of Edinburgh Scheme, and spent the majority of his limited time with the group talking with her about her studies at ACU. Matisse did us proud and represented the university and the Student Association very well. Selfies and photo requests were not allowed, but Prof Aitchison and Ms McGuigan did manage to have their photo taken with the Prince in the background.
Professor Bridget Aitchison with ACU student Matisse McGuigan at a Town Hall Civic Reception for HRH Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
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.
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...
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...
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.
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.
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.