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.
14 July 2021
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Message from Provost Professor Belinda Tynan:
Well, here we are again. Just as my Victorian colleagues and I are finally back on campus, staff in Greater Sydney are experiencing an extended lockdown in their homes and, Brisbane staff, you’ve had a stint within your four walls too.
It’s a seesawing, uncertain time for all of us and lockdowns would appear to be part of our future – at least until vaccination rates rise. But we’ve got this. Each of us has stayed home before in the interest of public health. We know how a lockdown is done. And we know how stressful stay-at-home orders must be for those of you who care for others, for those of you who live alone and must suddenly work alone too, and for those of you who are essential staff and continue to travel to campus every day.
I’d like to encourage you in this moment to stop, take a breath, and take care of yourself. While I may not face the same restrictions as you do right now, I have been in the same boat as you. We all have. We are all living through this prolonged period of uncertainty that is contributing to a rise in mental health concerns. Yes, it is tough, but it won’t be forever. Yes, the world is going to be unpredictable for some time, but you continue to demonstrate your resilience, and together we’ll get through this.
In times of challenge, the more we can do to support ourselves and each other, the better we will do individually and collectively. Some small steps you can take are to:
If you would like professional support, make sure you take advantage of ACU’s staff support services including our Employee Assistance Program and Campus Ministry.
Please join me for a virtual Q&A panel today at 12noon.
I will share a message of support and, together with our panelists, discuss the impacts of COVID-19 more broadly on the higher education sector.
You don’t need to register to join this session – simply join the MS Teams Live session at noon today.
If you are unable to attend, you will be able to access a recording via the link above.
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