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What is Community Engagement (CE)?
Community Engagement provides an awesome opportunity for students to widen their horizons, learn new skills and make a difference in the wider community.
Community engagement... it's what we do at ACU!
Community engagement is part of a student's education at Australian Catholic University. In all faculties and courses at ACU, students and staff are engaging with their communities.
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Student Examples
See what students and graduates are doing:
Meghan, Strathfield Campus
"I know the difference I made to people during my placement and I know that I am a different person – a better person." Read more >>
Kelly, Ballarat Campus
"I am making a life-long difference to the literacy and numeracy skills for students in the programs" said Kelly "That is a great thing to be able to say." Read more >>
Daniel, Strathfield Campus
Connectivity – Community engagement really connects you to the university – to students, lecturers and the community we work with. It helps your uni work and you become more confident! Read more >>
Sarah, nursing student, Fitzroy campus
Sarah Rose, nursing student on Fitzroy campus and Sarah is also the Student Member of Senate and Chair of the ACU National Student Association (2008). "Social Justice to me isn't about saving the world – it's about treating all people with dignity and respect and treating people the way you yourselves wish to be treated." ACU graduate Sarah Rose. "The University's commitment to community engagement is very rare and sets it apart from other universities, and it is not just through money or token, one-off volunteering. The University is presently helping people in many communities for the long term and, in turn, developing students who are committed to engaging with the people around them." Read more >>
Gemma, teaching and arts student, Strathfield campus
"I really wanted to go to a university where part of their mission is to care about their students and the wider community, and to offer support to their students in any way possible", Gemma said. Read more >>
Christian Colangelo, arts and nursing student, Fitzroy campus
As a member of Australian Catholic University Students For Awareness (ACUSA), Christian, helped introduce fair trade coffee to the campus cafe. He has also become involved in another initiative, Conversation Corner, which links international students with local students to make new friends and share ideas and resources. Read more >>
Check out these awesome programs...
See what you can do:
Learning Together Literacy program – Cairns
Homework Clubs
Medieval Fayre
ACUmates
Young Muslims Leadership programs
Nursing and Community Engagement
Holiday Clubs
Environment
Making a stand on Climate change
Drama
Canberra Students in the communty
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Contact us
The Institute for Advancing Community Engagement (IACE) offers opportunities for all staff and students to join community engagement programs. In addition, it provides academic courses in engagement.
For more information please contact:
Name: Daniel Nelson
Phone: (02) 9701 4432
Email: daniel.nelson@acu.edu.au or iace@acu.edu.au
Name: Yavia Hossain
Phone: (02) 9739 2160
Email: iace@acu.edu.au
Name: Mary Campbell
Title: Relations Coordinator
Organisation: IACE, Australian Catholic University
Location: Level 3 Room 108A
Phone: (03) 9953 3381
Email:
mary.campbell@acu.edu.au
Get Involved:
- 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)
Contact:
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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