News

Autumn graduations kick off today

Watch a livestream of ACU’s Autumn graduation ceremonies in Ballarat and Canberra, and participate in upcoming ceremonies in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney.

Innovating the Student Experience seminars

Find out which topics we’ll be exploring this month and catch up on presentations you may have missed by joining the Innovation@ACU group in Workplace.

Teaching Development Grant guidelines available

The Teaching Development Grants (TDG) Scheme is designed to support innovation in learning and teaching through program and curriculum initiatives, and scholarship of learning and teaching, to enhance...

Active April is here

There are plenty of ways you can get active this Active April. ACU Sport is encouraging all staff and students to do 30 minutes of physical activity every day.

2021 ACU Prize for Poetry

Entries are now open for one of Australia’s richest poetry prizes, the 2021 ACU Prize for Poetry, with poets from all over the country competing for the coveted $10,000 first prize.

Enterprise bargaining has commenced

Our current agreement, the Australian Catholic University Staff Enterprise Agreement 2017-2021, nominally expires on 30 June 2021. However, it continues in force until there is agreement to a new ente...

March editions of Student News and Student Events

View the March editions of ACU’s two key student newsletters. This month, these email updates include a welcome message from the Chief Operating Officer, as well as news about the ACU Ally Network, Co...

Celebrating Holy Week

A message from Vice President Father Anthony Casamento csma: As we head into a second Easter affected by the global pandemic, it is important that we stop to remember what it is we are celebrating.

Student Advocacy Service resources

The Student Advocacy Service has created a digital library of resources that can assist students with understanding ACU’s policies. Lecturers and course coordinators will likely benefit from referring...

Public holiday closures over Easter

Staff are advised that ACU campuses in VIC, ACT, SA, NSW and QLD will be closed between Friday 2 April-Monday 5 April inclusive, for the Good Friday and Easter Monday public holidays.

Sustainability and education

Watch today: Associate Professor Michael Baker interviews Professor Claire Wyatt-Smith on how ACU’s research in the field of education is supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goal 4.

Update on campus phone call management

The trial of a new call management arrangement for concierge calls from students, staff and the public has been extended to late June 2021.

Groundbreaking autism inclusion program

In celebration of World Autism Awareness Day this Friday, ACU is delighted to announce the launch of its autism inclusion program.

Updates to the Travel Policy

Further updates have been made to ACU’s Travel Policy. Staff and students travelling domestically now require approval from the Senior Executive or delegated Executive member of the portfolio.

Teacher Validation Database for SELT surveys 2021

From Monday 5 April, 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 2021 Semester 1, Term 1 (Foundatio...

Learn about ACU’s data improvements

Attend a workshop in April to learn more about ACU’s Data and Information Governance Policy and accompanying procedure and classification framework, or to learn how to use DataHub.