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News 3 AugustA message from the Executive Dean of Theology and Philosophy, Professor Dermot Nestor: Difference and distance are the elixirs of creativity.
A range of learning opportunities are offered to maximise your development with a focus on building capability and providing career development opportunities.
Discover the opportunities that are available on your campus and online in August.
Register via the links below or visit the Learning Calendar to explore other learning opportunities.
Communication. Connect Through Conversation
Monday 22 August, 9am–1pm
Audience: Supervisors
Learn flexible communication skills that will help you balance heart and head in all types of conversations, whether communicating face to face, by phone, or remotely.
The Art of Behavioural Interviewing
Tuesday 23 August, 9am–1pm
Audience: All staff
This workshop explores how to conduct interviews that are objective, fair, and provide the candidate the opportunity to shine. You’ll learn how to build rapport, manage an interview, and ask pertinent questions to gather data that are predictive of future on-the-job success.
High Impact Feedback and Listening
Wednesday 31 August, 9.30am–1.30pm
Audience: All staff
Become more confident in giving and receiving positive and developmental feedback, and enhance your listening skills to accurately understand messages as they are intended by the speaker.
Mental Health First Aid
Wednesday 31 August and Wednesday 7 September, 9am–5pm
Audience: All staff
This program is designed for staff wanting to gain the skills and confidence to recognise and provide initial level assistance to others experiencing a mental health issue or crisis until the appropriate professional help is received or crisis resolves. Please note this workshop is completed over two days.
Communication: Connect Through Conversation
Thursday 4 August, 9.30am–1.30pm
Audience: Supervisors
Learn flexible communication skills that will help you balance heart and head in all types of conversations, whether communicating face to face, by phone, or remotely.
Developing Yourself and Others
Wednesday 24 August, 9.30am–1.30pm
Audience: Supervisors
This program is designed to introduce supervisors to a practical process to guide their own and their team members’ development planning.
Mental Health First Aid Refresher for Staff
Wednesday 3 August, 9.30am–3.30pm
Audience: All staff who have previously completed a Mental Health First Aid Course
If you are an accredited Mental Health First Aider, completing this refresher training and the accompanying quiz will extend your accreditation for a further three years.
The Role of Chair
Wednesday 3 August, 10am–11.30am
Audience: Hiring managers
Gain a greater understanding of the end-to-end recruitment process and the role and responsibilities as the Selection Committee Chair, ensuring the process is equitable, transparent, timely and candidates have a positive experience.
Delegate: Engage and Empower People
Tuesday 16 August, 9.30am–1.30pm
Audience: Supervisors
This course sets out to help leaders shift their mindset about what they can delegate and feel more comfortable and confident doing so. Learners dig into their workload to identify tasks they’d never consider delegating, using methods for matching people to tasks they’re both motivated and capable of doing.
A message from the Executive Dean of Theology and Philosophy, Professor Dermot Nestor: Difference and distance are the elixirs of creativity.
Vice-Chancellor Professor Zlatko Skrbis has been elected President of the Strategic Alliance of Catholic Research Universities (SACRU) at the SACRU Governing Board meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
Join the Enrolments and Student Records team as they host information sessions for academic and professional staff which will explain and answer questions about key student enrolment processes.
Discover the learning and career development opportunities that are available on your campus and online next month including Networking for Enhanced Collaboration, Embracing Change and Coaching Essent...
St Mary of the Cross MacKillop is not only Australia’s first saint but is also patron of ACU. Join us next week to celebrate her life and legacy with liturgical and on-campus activities.
An opportunity to conduct research on a historical collection of children’s books is available at the St Patrick’s Campus in Melbourne.
ACU is thrilled to offer students a unique learning experience to study the Italian language at our Rome Campus in January 2023 as part of the Summer Teaching Period.
Nominations for the Vice-Chancellor’s Staff Excellence Awards close next Friday 12 August. Have you submitted your nomination yet?
From Monday 8 August, Service Central phone support will be available between 8am and 5.30pm. Live chat remains available between 9am and 5pm.
Attend a webinar to learn more about populating your list, practices to optimise student engagement and a chance to ask other questions.
Following evaluation and voting by a panel of expert judges, ACU Co-Lab is delighted to announce that the $1000 prize for best ACU student entry into the Social Enterprise Award has been awarded to Th...
Applications are now open for four new internal grant schemes, which were recently listed in the Research and Enterprise Plan 2022-2023.
A reminder that ACU strongly encourages full vaccination against COVID-19, including a booster dose. Continuing and fixed-term ACU staff can obtain a COVID-19 booster on work time.
ACU will host NAIDOC events on our campuses next week 9-13 August. Join us to celebrate the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
A new Safety Support Network has been formed to support students who have experienced or witnessed sexual misconduct or domestic and family violence. Find out how you can contact a member of the Safet...
Staff who interact directly with international students must be aware of ACU’s responsibilities under the Educational Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000 and the accompanying National Code.
There is an opportunity to include an additional item/question in the Student Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (SELT) survey for units that are offered in Professional Term 5 (202255).
Nursing, midwifery, paramedicine and education students recently participated in our first ever Global Leader Experience in partnership with Common Purpose.
ACU’s new virtual reality transition program, Gateway to ACU, gives international students a realistic, immersive taste of life in Australia before they arrive in the country.,
The Student Transition and Retention Team will lead the planning and delivery of all future ACU orientation programs.
Visit Service Central to access Corporate Services.