Student Activities
Social engagement among the postgraduate research student body is facilitated by the Postgraduate Research Student Forum, which aims to provide a rewarding and vibrant life experience for research students, and to develop a supportive and innovative culture on campus, among other things. The Forum consists of up to two elected representatives from each school, and meets monthly between March and November. |
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With the aid of the Forum, which has an online presence, the students have enjoyed such events as International Food Days, end-of-year BBQs, and many sporting competitions, such as last year’s hotly contested table tennis competition. Other social events, such as day trips, movie nights, and informal sports events, are arranged through the online forums. |
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The Forum has also been active in bringing student issues to the attention of UNSW@ADFA staff, such as medical services and housing for postgraduate students (particularly international students). Members have arranged Matlab workshops and a Special Seminar presented by Dr H David Froning, and there are ongoing projects in the form of a proposed “teaching initiative” program and a mentor scheme for new postgraduate research students. |
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Through the 2008 “Come Hell or High Water” appeal, supported by the Forum, the College collected $1595.00 for the Red Cross Victorian Bushfire Appeal and Premier’s Relief Fund for the floods. In 2007, following the initiative of two of the postgraduate research students, the College collected $1192.15 for Save the Children in order to assist those caught up in the terrible cyclone tragedy in Burma. |