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Genuine Community Engagement
Engagement with the human community is not just service to the community through imparting knowledge about social issues and problems. Engagement is a reciprocal process whereby communication is backed up, if possible, by interaction in ways that can effectively alter the way the problem is perceived by oneself and others. Genuine engagement moves beyond the level of mere service and allows the opportunity for societal response to help redefine the nature of the problem itself and perhaps forge new solutions.
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- Gap Year at ACU 2012
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Latest News:
- Edmund Rice Business Ethics Breakfast with ACTU President, Ged Kearney | 27/03/12 (PDF, 2.0 MB)
- Breakfast with Mike Carlton | 15/11/11
- See Judge Act and the strong influence of YCW
- Perilous Journeys - a new missiology course for those working with asylum seekers, refugees and migrants Sem 2 2011 (PDF, 80kb)
- Catholic Schools Week (PDF, 113kb)
- Easter 2011 at ACU (PDF, 16kb)
- Richmond Estate Community Sports Day
- 2011 Community Engagement Report (PDF, 675kb)
- 'Hearts in Harmony' Community Choir and Music Program (PDF, 156kb)
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Beyond Today
IACE is leading the University's community engagement to be a source of hope through its Beyond Today agenda.
Beyond Disadvantage
Social inclusion and wellbeing by reaching out to those most in need.
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Beyond Borders
Development and capacity building beyond our national boundaries.
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Beyond Differences
Social cohesion and participation enriched by inter-faith and inter-cultural understandings.
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