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Australian University Quality Agency (AUQA) - Audit 2008
Stacey Riddiford assisting Nikki Pham at the homework club
Clemente Australia Newcastle team and students
Augustino Dut, Vanessa Forcella, Dr Andy Marks, Daniel Nelson, Youssef Taouk, Santino Bol Wek and Melissa Cameron with copies of the Social Justice Sunday Statement.
ACU was the first university in Australia to submit community engagement as an audit theme to AUQA. The audit was highly successful.
AUQA in its "Report of an Audit of Australian Catholic University – November 2008" said:
" A striking aspect of the conceptualisation of community engagement at ACU has been its focus on social justice. Rooted in Catholic social teaching, community engagement is a distinguishing feature of ACU as a Catholic university... A large proportion of the University's activities undertaken by staff and students are in partnership, and support those who are socially disadvantaged, excluded or poor. Staff and students are actively encouraged to be involved in initiatives which have a social justice dimension."
The audit recognised that ACU "aspires to explicitly engage with 'the social, ethical and religious dimensions of the questions it faces in teaching and research, and service.' It focuses on 'placing values at the heart of its academic pursuits.'
- For more information:
Vice Chancellor: AUQA Audit finds ACU inclusive and pursuing excellence - AUQA Good practices Database – Community Engagement
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