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Griffith Honours College

2012 Annual Report


2012 Annual Report

Contents

1 What is the Griffith Honours College? 1

1.1 Griffith Honours College Policy 1

2 Who were the Virtual Faculty Members? 2

3 Why did Griffith University introduce the Griffith Honours College? 3

4 Who were the targeted students? 3

4.1 2012 Brochure and Application Form 3

5 What were the selection criteria? 4

6 Who was accepted into the 2012 Cohort? 4

6.1 2012 Griffith Honours College Commencing Student Cohort 5

6.2 2012 Griffith Honours College Continuing Student Cohort 7

7 2012 Griffith Honours College Graduates 10

7.1 Graduates in Semester 1 2012 11

7.2 Graduates in Semester 2 2012 11

8 Griffith Honours College Summer Research Bursary 12

8.1 Selection Criteria 12

8.2 Application and Final Outcomes Report forms 12

8.3 Griffith Honours College Summer Research Participants 12

9 Griffith Honours College Alumni 13

10 Public Relations and Marketing Activities 14

11 2012 Prizes and Awards 17

11.1 Griffith University Medals 17

11.2 Griffith University Prizes and Awards 18

11.3 External Prestigious Awards 18

12 How did Griffith University Connect school applications compare to Non-connect

applications? 19

13 What was the diversity spread of Griffith Honours College commencing student

cohort? 20

14 What were the Griffith Honours College commencing students’ perceptions about

university and the Griffith Honours College? 22

15 How has the 2012 Griffith Honours College cohort performed academically? 26

16 What activities were facilitated for GHC students? 27

16.1 Orientation 27

16.2 Leadership Development Series 28

16.3 Symposium 28

16.4 Optional Activities 29

17 Volunteering projects 30

17.1 Student Feedback on Volunteering Projects 30

18 International Experiences 31

18.1 Short Term International Experiences 31

18.2 Study Abroad and Exchange 33

19 University and Community Engagement 34

19.1 SIFE – Volunteering@Griffith 35

19.2 Griffith SIFE 2012 Delegation 35

19.3 SIFE Activities 35

20 Student Advisory Group (SAG) 35

20.1 SAG Activities 36

21 Mentoring 37

22 Media and Press Releases 39

23 Conclusion 40

24 References 40

25 Appendices 40

25.1 Appendix 1 41

25.2 Appendix 2 44

25.3 Appendix 3 48

25.4 Appendix 4 51

25.5 Appendix 5 54

25.6 Appendix 6 55

25.7 Appendix 7 57

25.8 Appendix 8 59

25.9 Appendix 9 60

25.10 Appendix 10 61

25.11 Appendix 11 62

1 Griffith Honours College | 2012 Annual Report

1 What is the Griffith Honours College? In 2007 Griffith University established the Griffith Honours College (GHC) to:-

attract high achieving students to study at Griffith University;

assist the success of high achieving students through the provision of support and additional benefits; and

promote the University to the public, secondary schools and potential students as an institution that is committed to academic excellence.

Students are invited to participate in enriching experiences

in conjunction with their undergraduate studies. GHC is

designed to provide talented students with skills and

qualities in high demand by employers – leadership,

teamwork, a global perspective, communication, and

research skills. There are no membership fees for students

and the majority of activities are sponsored.

The Griffith Honours College experience has been created

to allow students to reach their full potential and to

differentiate them from their peers upon graduation. The

aim of GHC is to offer activities that not only quickly and

continuously engage members in their undergraduate

studies but also develop and maintain their sense of

belonging to the University community. In 2008, the GHC

opened its doors to 132 direct entry students. By 2012, the

number of GHC members has risen to almost 600. As well

as achieving high OP Scores and Grade Point Averages, the

students must demonstrate leadership and civic roles in

their school, university or communities. Whilst it is

anticipated that many GHC students will continue onto

postgraduate or research higher degree studies, the GHC is

not directly associated with the University’s undergraduate

honours degree programs. GHC encourages students to

engage in lifelong learning. At Orientation 76% of students

indicated that they intend to enrol in Honours and

Postgraduate programs after completion of their

undergraduate degree studies. 2012 was Griffith’s premier

year in regards to success with prestigious internships and

scholarships. In line with the University’s focus on Asia,

Griffith students were awarded five Prime Minister Asia

Pacific Awards from five nominations.

The GHC has four staff and forms part of the Pro Vice Chancellor (Administration) portfolio.

Dr Jeanne McConachie

Manager

Ms Kim Holmes

Program Coordinator

Mrs Aileen Hines

Administration Officer Mrs Fabiana Cavalcanti Administration Officer

*On parental leave from 14th September 2012 to 14th September 2013

*On contract from 1st October 2012 to 1st October 2013

Ms Nadia Toffetti

Administration Assistant

1.1 Griffith Honours College Policy

The Griffith Honours College Policy 2012 was recommended by the Virtual Faculty and approved by the

Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic).

Refer to Appendix 1


2 Who were the Virtual Faculty Members?

The Griffith Honours College is guided by senior academics from across the University. The 2012 members of the Virtual Faculty

were:-

Professor Susan Spence Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor Ned Pankhurst Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) and Provost Gold Coast Ms Michelle Wear Director Student Success Ms Cathy McGrath Director Student Administration Professor Andrew O'Neil Director Griffith Asia Institute Professor Glenn Finger Dean (Learning & Teaching) Arts, Education and Law Associate Professor Scott Harrison Deputy Director (Research) Queensland Conservatorium Associate Professor Trish FitzSimons Griffith Film School Professor Mary Keyes Griffith Law School

Professor Stephen Stockwell School of Humanities Professor Debra Grace Department of Marketing Professor Haig Patapan School of Government and International Relations Professor Lewis Adams School of Rehabilitation Sciences Professor Lyn Griffiths Director Genomics Research Centre Director Griffith Health Institute Professor Denis Crane School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences Professor Sherif Mohamed Head, Civil Engineering Griffith School of Engineering Professor Murray Dyck Director Post Graduate Coursework School of Applied Psychology

In 2012, the GHC Virtual Faculty was chaired by Professor Susan Spence. Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor Susan

Spence through her role as Sponsor continues to enable the College to achieve its goals through her strong support.

In 2012 the management of the Griffith Honours College was transferred into the newly formed Student Success Unit. Both the

staff and students of the College express their gratitude for the strong leadership that Cathy McGrath showed during the time that

the College was placed within Student Administration.

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3 Why did Griffith University introduce the Griffith Honours College? ‘An increasingly competitive higher education environment has made it necessary for Griffith University to find ways to more effectively use limited resources to maximise outcomes for both individual students and the institution as a whole’ (Student Retention Project, 2003, p.5). GHC is part of a three tiered approach to attract and retain high achieving students through an enriched university experience:-

1. Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarships 2. Connect Partner Schools Program 3. Griffith Honours College

Throughout its years of operation, data on students’ perceptions about university study and the influence that their involvement with GHC has had on their sense of belonging to the University community has been sourced. Analysis of the data is undertaken to identify what this cohort of high achieving students are seeking from their university study and what influences them to voluntarily take on an additional workload for no credit point towards an undergraduate program. Students reported that they appreciate the opportunity to increase their employability through mentoring by an academic in their discipline, gaining a global perspective and increasing their skills through community engagement. Early experiences with tertiary education are pivotal in establishing values, attitudes, and approaches to learning that will last throughout students’ tertiary experiences, and beyond (McInnis & James, 1995). The processes by which students come to identify with and become members of a study community have been likened to the processes by which individuals ascend from youth to adult status in

traditional societies, or by which migrant peoples are accepted into a new community. It is early in their experience at university that students are at greatest risk of withdrawing from tertiary study. GHC students attend a specially designed Orientation as their first social involvement with the Griffith University community. College members are encouraged to participate in networking events, particularly at the beginning of the year, because these positive experiences may minimise the risk of attrition. Not surprisingly, pastoral care and socialising with like-minded students continue to be identified as high priorities for students. Participation in events such as the Annual Symposium, Volunteering Abroad, Critical Thinking Based on Popular Culture and Model United Nations Forums increases the students' sense of belonging to the University community as well as presenting opportunities to acquire the skills, confidence and attributes to become tomorrow’s leaders. The ongoing challenge for GHC staff and the Virtual Faculty is not only to identify what will encourage students to feel a sense of belonging but also to deliver these activities within the allocated budget. With the change in Government policy having the possibility to impact on Griffith’s quantity and quality of student cohort, a review of data was undertaken. Enrolment figures show that many high achieving students in the catchment area did not place Griffith as the first choice University. In 2002, the University established the Student Retention Project which recommended that efforts to improve retention and increase high achieving entry students be ‘frontloaded’ to the first year. The Project also stressed the importance of a ‘whole of University approach’. These were the drivers to establish GHC in 2008 and these issues remained relevant in 2012.

4 Who were the targeted students? Entry to GHC is through a combined Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship / Honours College application form. A total of 185 places were available to the following categories of applicants:-

High achieving commencing students, including school

leavers, non-school leavers and International students

Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship recipients

High achieving domestic and international continuing

students, with a cumulative GPA of 6.5 or above

George Alexander Foundation Scholarship recipients

who meet the criteria.

In 2012 admission to the GHC was made available to students enrolled in their first undergraduate degree of three years or more in duration. Membership is not available to students enrolled in a postgraduate degree, research higher degree or a bachelor degree of less than three years in duration. An exception has been made for students undertaking the Griffith two year Bachelor of Medical Science Program in preparation for possible entry into Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery.

4.1 2012 Brochure and Application Form The application form for commencing students went online for the first time in the 2012 application round. For continuing students the application form remained a downloadable paper form. Refer to Appendix 3 & 4


5 What were the selection criteria? In 2012, entry to the GHC was available to school leavers and non-school leavers who had not previously completed a Bachelor degree. To be eligible for selection, an applicant must be:- 1. commencing an undergraduate degree as a domestic or

international student and not previously completed the requirements of a course of study regarded as equivalent to or higher than a bachelor award and has a score of OP1-3* (including International Baccalaureate (IB) and interstate equivalent Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)); or

2. continuing an undergraduate degree as a domestic or

international student having achieved a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 6.5 out of 7 or equivalent, completed a minimum of 40 credit points and demonstrated leadership and community involvement, where the student has not previously completed the requirements of a course of study regarded as equivalent to or higher than a bachelor award; or

3. a Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship recipient

4. a George Alexander Foundation Scholarship recipient who meets criteria 1.

Both commencing and continuing students must be able to demonstrate exceptional personal achievements.

* Applicants expecting an OP4-6 (including IB and interstate equivalent ATAR) with exceptional personal achievements may be considered. Selection is based on:- Applications for the GHC are assessed against the eligibility and selection criteria and an order of merit list is prepared by the GHC and forwarded to the Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) for approval. Applications must be made on the designated application form and must provide relevant documentation to facilitate an assessment of eligibility and merit. As there will be more applicants than places available, not all applicants meeting the eligibility criteria will be offered entry to the Griffith Honours College. Selection will be based on:

academic merit;

written statements;

personal qualities (motivation towards University study,

career aspirations, likelihood of success in university

study) and personal achievements.

6 Who was accepted into the 2012 Cohort?

588 students were part of the College in 2012. Which

include Commencing, new Continuing students and current active members.

Because of the high quality of continuing students’ applications, Professor Susan Spence approved an additional quota of 35 students in this cohort.


6.1 2012 Griffith Honours College Commencing Student Cohort

Cassie Albury

Jordan Anderson

Georgina Baker

Rebecca Bertram

Matthew Bitzios

Paul Black

Brandon Blair

Chantelle Borchardt

Inez Botta-Stanwell

Monique Bowers

Alexandra Brelis

Kelsey Britton

Alicia Burton

Owen Burton

Andrea Carsley

Rhianna Challes

Christopher Chung

Philip Chung

Joshua Clark

Emile Conradie

Melanie Cusso

Kiarah Cuthbert

Sarah Czuchwicki

Caleb De Leon

Adam Delosa

Kimberly Denman

Jason Devsam

Isabella Di Moia

Anh Doan

Joshua Dowdle

Catriona Drummond

Jessica Dutton

Matthew Fairnington

Monique Filet

Natalie Finlay

Lachlan Fraser

Benjamin Fullarton

Jonathon Glindemann

Marieanne Golubinsky

Ryan Greaves

Madelyn Green

James Gunning

Georgia Hahn

Samuel Hanafy

Gihan Hapuarachchi

Jordan Hart

Amelia Hasson

Klaudia Hautsalo

Lachlan Hawkins

Joel Heaton

Rachael Heritage

James Hilan

Miranda Hine

Annika Hinrichs

Grace Hortle

Renee Hunt

Sam Hunt

Hamish Inch

Lewis Ireland

Alli Jan

Lucy Johnstone

Elliot Jones

James Katrakazos

Ashlee Kehoe-Sporton

Sheema Keshavarz-Rahbar

Sarah Kiely

Angus Kirby

Luke Krause

Drew Lehmann

Karlie Lenz

Praveen Liyanawadu

Lauren Looke

Erin Maclean

Christopher Manby

Phoebe Martin

Lachlan Matthews

Dylan McCane

Samuel McClary

Hayley McFarlane

Jackson McGovern

Michelle McKenzie

Tessa McKinnon

Andrew McMahon

Alex Miller

Sam Mischewski

Maddison Molcanovs

Neil Moore

Stephanie Moran

Natalie Morotti

Phoebe Morris

Cameron Munro

Yasmin Murry

Alexandra Newbury

Dakoda North

James Packer

David Parsonson

Claire Patchett

Mahasha Perera

Clare Rayner

Siobhan Reynolds

Tayla Robinson

Jacinta Roche

Brian Rose

Jessica Rossouw

Juliette Rountree

Jasmine Russ

Lauren Ryan

Katie Saal

Shelly Samios

Conor Scanlan

Megan Scougall

Clayton Semenzin

Neralie Shuker

Gabriella Singh

Priya Sinh

Nicole Skalski

Danielle Smyth

Emily Squirrell

Melanie Stevenson

Sonya Sutherland

Suzy Syme

Tahnie Takefala

Shaun Tan

Jacob Thorne

Nicole Tregoning

Caitlin Usher

Kiet Vo

Samuel Wallace

Samuel Warner

Taylor West-Taylor

Latonya Wigginton

Kylie Willersdorf

Brittney Williams

Cameron Wills

Amber Withers

Aiden Wood

Jason Wood

Isobelle Woodruff

James Wotherspoon

Avi Yadav

Claire Yap

Jasmin Young



6.2 2012 Griffith Honours College Continuing Student Cohort Beck Able

Angus Aire

Rana Aldas

Emily Alexander

Marielle Allan

Isabella Ambrose

Petros Armenis

Maja Arsic

Giverny Atkins

Alison Atkinson

Emma Austin

Louis Baigent

Kate Baldry

Andrew Ball

James Ball

Paris Ball

Nici Banwell

Lucy Barker

Matthew Barker

Will Barker

Lachlan Barlow

Sarah Barlow

Jenna Barnard

Sally Barrett

Chantelle Barsby

Emilie Barton

James Barton

Robert Bartus

Emily Bateman

Kirstie Bell

Kathryn Bennett

Libby Best

Mike Bidwell

Mitch Bishop

Adam Black

David Black

Jarrad Blackburn

Sarah Blakey

Keely Blest

Georgia Bottomley

Charlotte Bourne

Ethan Bowering

Dale Bowie

Tyler Bowshire

Rebecca Boyle

Lisa Bradford

Sarah Bray

Emily Brewer

Christopher Brislin

April Broadbent

Laura Brown

Pat Brown

Lisa Bryan-Brown

Elle Bryce

Brigid Buckley

Joel Burgess

Camilla Burnett

Hannah Bushell

Mia Butler

Declan Byrne

Jarrod Cabalzar

Rebecca Calder

Jack Callum

Nick Campbell

Zel Cantillon

Luke Carbon

Kate Carlish

Ava Carter

Carmel Ceh

Charles Chambers

Brodie Chan

Doug Chapman

Eddy Chen

Jordan Chick

Niki Chipo Mbanje

Michael Cho

Janice Choi

Alexander Choy

Emi Christensen

Kaela Clifford

Tom Cogan

Sam Colbran

Robert Coleman

Sara Coleman

Jacinta Colley

Kristy Collins

Brittany Colville

Gavin Coote

Andrew Couzens

Lewis Craig

Kate Crouch

Euan Cumming

Brooke Curry

David Cussons

Cody Dance-Wilson

Searle Daniel

Danielle Davis

Jessie Day

Jacob Deem

Lina Deriche

El Diedrich

Steph Dixon

Rachel Don

Sara Doole

Lachlan Dorse

Ashley Doyle

Francesca Dudas

Rebecca Dunlop

Erin Dunne

Caitlin Duryea

Mitchell Duryea

Nicole Dwyer

Katelyn Dyason

Alyse Edwards

Britt Egan

Abbey Eglington

Chris Eigeland

Jacob Elms

Jacky Fa

Brendan Fahey

Mike Fairlie

Julian Fang

Edward Faulkner

Bronte Feint

Reuben Fenemore

Stephanie Ferguson

Lachlan Fitzpatrick

Krystal Flynn

Lily Fogg

Vanessa Fowler

Jack Fox

Georgia Freshwater

Kelly Frost

Ivan Gagarinov

Marta Garcia De

Blakeley

Kristi Gardner

Jack Garland

Rob Gavranich

Matt Gee

Aidan George

Elise Giles

Maddie Gillard

De Gillett

Eugene Gilmore

Jared Glasby

Fiona Glenister

Lewis Glover

Brendan Goodwin

Kate Gorman

Anna Goto

Lucy Gracen

Ellyza Gray

Marlee Green

Elly Greene

Michael Gregg

Lauren Griffin

Ana Grujicic

Ana Grulovic

Martika Gustavson


Robert Ha

Rhiannon Habermann

Adam Haig

Beth Hamilton

Yasuchiyo Hamilton

Jonny Hanley

Jessica Hardgrave

Stacie Hargrave

Rebecca Harvey

Chris Haycroft

Amy Hayes

Kody Hayes

Phoebe Hayes

Ben Haylock

Jesre Hazelman-Stenson

Krysta Head

Lauren Head

Daniel Hirsch

Cherry Ho

Xavier Ho

Sarah Hobbs

Nathan Hobley

John Hodder

Olivia Hodkinson

Melissa Hogg

Taylor Holliday

Maddy Hooper

Jo Horsfall

Ella Horton

Shae Hourigan

Sandy James

Sophie James

Kathryn Johnson

Taylor Joyce

Matthew Kachel

Raviteja Kannekanti

Luara Karlson-Carp

Adrienne Kenafake

Kandice Keogh

Arun Ketsirat

Jess Kinder

Michael Kirby

Tayla Knight

Sue Koenig

Roy Kolberg

Tyson Kolkka

Jason Kong

Jess Korte

Praneel Kumar

Joshua Lai

Brittany Laidlaw

Dan Lake

Cayley Lancaster

Andrew Last

Rebecca Lau

Stephanie Law

Jess Lee

John Lee

Kaleisha Lee

Ming Lee

Rossie Lee

Ruby Lee

Lai Man (Lillian) Lei

Kelli Lemass

Stacey Ler

Emma Leslie

Andrew L'Estrelle

Sherman Leung

Tam Le-Vo

Loretta Lewington

Dana Lim

Kahil Lloyd

Jade Loadsman

Chris Longhurst

Dylan Lu

Carl Lusty

Jamie Mackenzie

Emily Madden

Jess Maher

Alex Mainey

Nimanthi

Malawaraarachchi

Brody Mallard

Janna Mallon

Jenny Mann

Lindsey Marks

Kerrie-Anne Maroney

Katia Martin

Toni Mason

Stephanie Masters

Simone Maurer

Juanita Mayenco

Liam McBirnie

Ella McCarter

Georgia McDonald

Olivia McDonald

Tabatha McFadyen

Felicity McIvor

Daniel McKay

Alyce McKenzie

Jenny McLean

Adam McMillan

Sarah McNamee

Will McSweeney

Ben Messenger

Cameron Millar

Courtney Miller

Steph Miller

Alexander Milliken

Gemma Milne-

Soberanas

Samantha Milton

Mala Mistry

Vishnu Mistry

Alex Mizarollis

Nick Moir

Max Moody

Emma Moore

Josie Moore

Nik Moores

Lochlan Morrissey

Sophie Mortimer-Hopes

Elizabeth Moss

Grace Mullins

Mitchell Mulvey

Ryan Murdoch

Brad Murray

Ben Napier

Sam Nean

Jacqui Nesbitt

Blake Neumann

Ann-Marie Nguyen

Daniel Nicholson

Alice Nicol

David Nicolaou

Lucy Nitschinsk

Carolyn Nixon

Lisa Norris

Melanie Olsen

Lee-Sarose Orevich

Ebony Ormston

Alysha Oze

Jamie Palmer

Kate Palmer

Keren Papier

Giverny Parker

Rebecca Parry

Stephanie Parsons

Courtney Patching

Mitch Pattugalan

Aaron Payne

Charlotte Pearce

Ashley Pearson

Joel Pearson

Anna Peniston-Bird

Sandy Penman

Kirsten Penney

Priscilla Peszko

Sarah Petrasiunas

Dana Phang

Gemma Phillips

Daniel Popple

Nathan Porter

Flic Poulsen

Braden Prestidge

Jennifer Robinson

Steve Robinson

Julien Rosendahl



Debbie Rudd

Kris Salaveria

Luke Salmon

Amelia Samuels

Georgia Sands

Brad Saunders

Fioretti Sazali

Michael Schachtel

Christyn Schneider

Amelia Scott

Camilla Scott

Matt Scott

Lisa Sealey

Allanah Secis

Sam Sedghi Sendani

Joanna Sen

Aya Shimizu

Jess Sim

Jack Sinclair

Josh Slade

Ruth Smit

Sarika Smit

Aaron Smith

Gabby Smith

Hannah Smith

Tom Smith

Monica Soares

Chris Specht

Kylie Starkey-Brown

Lauren Steer

Elise Stephenson

Lisa Stevens

Kate Stevenson

Matt Stockwell

Eleanor Stokes

Mel Stothart

Dominique Stower

Rich Stracey

Kathryn Stumpf

Chiara Sullivan

Chengji Sun

Ditte Svendsen

Stefan Tanjung

Erin Tanner

Bianca Taylor-Andrews

Marcus Teston

Ravi Thandi

Emilia Thompson

Hayley Thompson

Sandra Thompson

Steve Thornely

Stephanie Tomoana

Liam Travers

Mel Tronoff

Chris Turner

Kirsti Van Der Zeil

Martain Vanderburg

Nikki Vardanega

Courtney Vella

Jessica Verdier

Sneha Vidyasagar

Emma Wagstaff

Sarah Wait

Natasha Walker

Sandie Wands

Hans Wannop

Mikaela Ward

Tim Ward

Michelle Watts

Meaghan Webster

Madhara Weerasinghe

Jeremy Wen

Morgan Weston

Sam Wheeler

Tammy Whittley

Hayley Wilcox

Emily Wilkins

Rachel Wilkinson

Isabella Williams

Matt Williams

Daniel Wilson

Elana Wilson

Locky Wilson

Meredith Wilson

Peta Wilton

Jamin Wood

Julia Wood

Rach Wright

Nick Yabsley

Grace Yeung

Rochelle Yong Gee

Deanna Yourell

Nurgul Zhanbyrbayeva

Mengying Zhang

Jordan Prestidge

Jeremy Preston

Raquel Prineas

Nicky Pringle

Lachlan Prizeman

Rebecca Pryce

Lauren Quelhurst

Alexander Raineri

Genae Rance

Kirsten Randall

Ben Rankin

Marcus Raty

Emma Raunik

Elly Raymond

Kiah Reading

Christine Reid

Ali Rengers

Sam Richards

Robert Richardson

Mark Riley

Lana Ristic

Maddison Roberts

Breanna Robertson

Daniel Robertson

7 2012 Griffith Honours College Graduates In 2012, 157 students graduated as Griffith Honours College scholars. These graduates were the recipients of the following awards:-

University Medals

Medals for Achievement in

Bachelor’s degree

Godfrey Rivers Medal,

Queensland College of Art

One of the aims of the College is to encourage students to continue their studies. Since the first Griffith Honours College scholars graduated in 2009, these graduates continued onto further study:-

64 students have been accepted into Graduate Entry Medicine programs

43 students have continued onto Undergraduate Honours Programs

63 students have continued onto Postgraduate studies

12 students have continued onto Research Higher Degree studies – PhD

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7.1 Graduates in Semester 1 2012 Brigid Buckley

Erin Dunne

Alyse Edwards

Xavier Ho

Sandy James

Jessica Korte

Carl Lusty

Stephanie Masters

Juanita Mayenco

Mitchell Pattugalan

Anabelle Spinoulas

Kate Stevenson

7.2 Graduates in Semester 2 2012 Emma Austin

Kate Baldry

Andrew Ball

William Barker

Matthew Barker

Sarah Barlow

Jenna Barnard

Sally Barrett

Chantelle Barsby

James Barton

Kirstie Bell

Elizabeth Best

Adam Black

Jarrad Blackburn

Lisa Bradford

Lisa Bryan-Brown

Hannah Bushell

Declan Byrne

Rebecca Calder

Zelmarie Cantillon

Luke Carbon

Ava Carter

Carmel Ceh

Douglas Chapman

Sinikiwe Chipo Mbanje

Janice Choi

Kaela Clifford

Jacinta Colley

Andrew Couzens

Lewis Craig

Kate Crouch

Lina Deriche

Sara Doole

Rebecca Dunlop

Britt Egan

Lily Fogg

Kelly Frost

Marta Garcia De Blakeley

Debra Gillett

Kate Gorman

Lucy Gracen

Elly Greene

Lauren Griffin

Elizabeth Hamilton

Yasuchiyo Hamilton

Jonathan Hanley

Stacie Hargrave

Jesre Hazelman-Stenson

Krysta Head

Sarah Hobbs

Nathan Hobley

John Hodder

Melissa Hogg

Ella Horton

Arun Ketsirat

Jessica Kinder

Praneel Kumar

Joshua Lai

Daniel Lake

Rebecca Lau

Yan Yu Stephanie Law

Lok Ming Lee

Rossie Lee

Ruby Lee

Stacey Ler

Emma Leslie

Tam Le-Vo

Loretta Lewington

Dana Lim

Kahil Lloyd

Dylan Lu

Nimanthi Malawaraarachchi

Jennifer Mann

Lindsey Marks

Kerrie-Anne Maroney

Liam McBirnie

Ella McCarter

Georgia McDonald

Jenny McLean

William McSweeney

Benjamin Messenger

Cameron Millar

Courtney Miller

Alexander Milliken

Samantha Milton

Vishnu Mistry

Lochlan Morrissey

Mitchell Mulvey

Blake Neumann

Ann-Marie Nguyen

Alice Nicol

Alysha Oze

Kate Palmer

Jamie Palmer

Keren Papier

Rebecca Parry

Stephanie Parsons

Courtney Patching

Sandra Penman

Sarah Petrasiunas

Tze Phang

Braden Prestidge

Lachlan Prizeman

Aja Pymble-Ward

Genae Rance

Kirsten Randall

Marcus Raty

Christine Reid

Robert Richardson

Stephen Robinson

Jennifer Robinson

Debbie Rudd

Amelia Samuels

Michael Schachtel

Christyn Schneider

Lisa Sealey

Joanna Sen

Susara Smit

Matthew Stockwell

Eleanor Stokes

Melinda Stothart

Dominique Stower

Stefan Tanjung

Emilia Thompson

Hayley Thompson

Steven Thornely

Stephanie Tomoana

Christopher Turner

Courtney Vella

Sneha Vidyasagar

Emma Wagstaff

Sandie Wands

Hans Wannop

Meaghan Webster

Madhara Weerasinghe

Morgan Weston

Meredith Wilson

Elana Wilson

Julia Wood

Rachael Wright

Grace Yeung

Rochelle Yong Gee

Deanna Yourell

Nurgul Zhanbyrbayeva

Mengying Zhang


8 Griffith Honours College Summer Research Bursary Summer Research Bursaries sponsored by the Office of Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research) were offered to active Griffith Honours College members to undertake a supervised

research project within their chosen discipline during the 2012/2013 Summer vacation period for 2 to 4 weeks duration.

8.1 Selection Criteria This bursary scheme was open to active Griffith Honours College members who were enrolled in the second year or above of their undergraduate program at Griffith University.

8.2 Application and Final Outcomes

Report forms

Refer to Appendix 4

Bursaries were awarded on the basis of:-

1 Academic results

2 Demonstrated ability to achieve the

outcomes identified in the project

plan

3 Reasons for applying and wanting to

undertake a research project

4 Demonstrated support from an

Academic Supervisor

8.3 Griffith Honours College Summer Research Participants

School Student Current Program Academic Supervisor

Department of International Business and Asian Studies

Elise Stephenson Bachelor of Asian and International Studies/Bachelor of Communication

Dr Elizabeth Van Acker

Griffith Business School

Loretta Lewington Bachelor of Business (Hotel, Tourism, Event, Real Estate and Property, and

Sport) Dr Lisa Beesley

Bradley Murray Bachelor of Commerce Dr Nicholas Rohde

Griffith Law School Giverny Atkins Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of

Psychological Science Dr Ron Levy

Griffith School of Engineering Eugene Gilmore Bachelor of Engineering with Advanced

Studies Dr Rene Hexel

Griffith School of Environment

Abbey Eglington Bachelor of Environmental Design Assoc Prof Andrew

Leach

Emma Raunik Bachelor of Environmental Design Assoc Prof Andrew

Leach

Camilla Scott Bachelor of Environmental

Management Dr Jo-Anne Ferreira

Ethan Bowering Bachelor of Urban and Environmental

Planning/Bachelor of Science (Environment)

Adjunct Professor J Robert Gibson

Queensland College of Art

Laura Brown Bachelor of Fine Art Mr Simon Wright

Kiah Reading Bachelor of Fine Art Mr Sebastian Di

Mauro

Queensland Conservatorium Simone Maurer Bachelor of Music Professor Peter

Roennfeldt

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School Student Current Program Academic Supervisor

School of Applied Psychology

Ravi Thandi Bachelor of Business (Human Resource

Management)/Bachelor of Psychological Science

Assoc Prof Graham Bradley

Giverny Atkins Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of

Psychological Science Dr Stefano Occhipinti

Giverny Parker Bachelor of Psychology Dr Trevor Hine

School of Biomolecular and Physical Sciences

Stephanie Law Bachelor of Medical Science Dr Michael Weible

Madhara Weerasinghe

Bachelor of Medical Science Dr Michael Weible

Mengying Zhang Bachelor of Medical Science Dr Michael Weible

Sam Sedghi Sendani Bachelor of Science Professor David

Kielpinski

School of Humanities Jessica Maher Bachelor of Journalism Dr Daniel Ringuet

School of Information and Communication Technology

Robert Coleman Bachelor of Information

Technology/Bachelor of Multimedia Dr Rene Hexel

School of Medical Science

Ella Horton Bachelor of Biomedical Science Assoc Prof Glen C

Ulett

Francesca Dudas Bachelor of Health Science Dr Joanne Lewohl

Beth Hamilton Bachelor of Medical Science Dr Andrew Bulmer

Michael Schachtel Bachelor of Medical Science Dr Andrew Bulmer

School of Public Health Keren Papier Bachelor of Public Health Assoc Prof Faruk

Ahmed

9 Griffith Honours College Alumni Griffith Honours College students demonstrate a high level of loyalty not only to the College but also to the broader University. To capture this support GHC implemented the Griffith Honours College Alumni. In 2012 the second annual Alumni Dinner was held at the Hilton Hotel Brisbane. 143 Alumni students and students who anticipated they would graduate at the December ceremonies attended. Professor

Susan Spence, Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic) was the keynote speaker for the evening. Alumni students were also invited to attend the Critical Thinking Workshop, the Mental Health First Aid for Youth Certificate Course and the Graduate Cocktail Receptions.

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10 Public Relations and Marketing Activities

KPI

Attract sufficient quality applicants with OP3 and above students to fill membership quota (Students in identified priority programs may be selected outside OP1-3).

Application Rounds With the approval of the DVC(A) the application round for 2012 commencing students opened 14 August 2011 and closed 18 November 2011. A total of 543 applications were received for 140 places offered to commencing students in 2008. A total of 735 applications were received for 140 places offered to commencing students in 2009. A total of 548 applications were received for 140 places offered to commencing students in 2010. A total of 858* applications were received for 140 places offered to commencing students in 2011. A total of 606 applications were received for 140 places offered to commencing students in 2012.

* Includes Connect Bursary applications At the direction of the Virtual Faculty all GPA eligible continuing students received a written invitation to apply for membership of the Griffith Honours College. In 2011, a total of 373 invitations were sent to students inviting them to consider applying for membership in 2012. The application round for 2012 continuing students opened 1 September 2011 and closed 2 December 2011. A total of 118 applications were received for 75 places offered to continuing students in 2012.

General Activities In August 2011 the combined Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship / Griffith Honours College application form was released on the main Griffith University website. To enhance visibility GHC worked with External Relations to ensure appropriate links and placements.

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Specific Marketing Activities by Month

February

Event GUESTS Semester 1 Orientation Nathan

Action GHC senior student presented*

Event GUESTS Semester 1 Orientation Gold Coast

Action GHC senior student presented*

Event International Fun Day Nathan

Action GHC student ambassadors represented

Event International i-Connect Social Event Gold Coast


Event QCA Orientation South Bank


April

Event Pathways to Medicine Information Evening – Brisbane Grammar School

Action GHC students presented

May

Event Guidance Officers & Careers Advisors Seminars Gold Coast

Action GHC students represented

Event Open Day Roadshow South Bank

Action Ms Kim Holmes represented GHC

Event Open Day Roadshow Nathan


Event Open Day Roadshow Gold Coast


Event Pathways to Medicine Information Evening South Bank


Event School of Engineering Information Evening Nathan

Action Dr Jeanne McConachie and one GHC student presented

Event Pathways to Medicine Information Evening Gold Coast


June

Event Architecture Information Evening Gold Coast

Action Dr Jeanne McConachie and three GHC students presented

Event Engineering Information Evening Gold Coast


Event Campus Heart Opening Nathan

Action GHC student ambassadors

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July

Event GUESTS Information Evening Gold Coast

Action GHC senior student presented

Event GUESTS Information Evening Nathan

Action GHC senior student presented

Event i-Connect International Orientation Day Gold Coast


Event International Fun Day


Event GriffBUS Year 12 Workshop Gold Coast

Action Ms Kim Holmes and one GHC senior student presented

Event GriffBUS Year 12 Workshop Logan


Event GriffBUS Year 12 Workshop Nathan


Event TSXPO

Action Ms Kim Holmes represented GHC*

August

Event Open Day South Bank, Nathan & Gold Coast

Action Dr Jeanne McConachie, Ms Kim Holmes and GHC students represented*

Event Brisbane Bayside College campus Visit Nathan

Action GHC student presentation

Event Chancellor’s Networking Function and Ballet QPAC

Action GHC students attended

September

Event Annual Chancellor’s Dinner Gold Coast


Event Griffith Connect Program Gold Coast


Event Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University (QCGU) Auditions


October

Event Glycomics Institute Gala Dinner


*Collateral Provided

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11 2012 Prizes and Awards In 2012 GHC students were awarded the following Prizes and Awards.

11.1 Griffith University Medals Andrew Ball University Medal William Barker University Medal Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Law Medal) Elizabeth Best Godfrey Rivers Medal, Queensland College of Art Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Photography Medal) Adam Black University Medal Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Law Medal) Lisa Bryan-Brown University Medal Zelmarie Cantillon University Medal Carmel Ceh University Medal Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Psychology Medal) Jacinta Colley University Medal Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Psychology Medal) Kate Crouch Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Criminology and Criminal

Justice Medal) Leesa Habener University Medal Jesre Hazelman-Stenson University Medal Ching Yun Ho University Medal Jessica Korte University Medal Praneel Kumar Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Medical Science Medal) Kahil Lloyd Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Arts Medal) Lindsey Marks Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Biomedical Science

Medal) Kerrie-Anne Maroney University Medal Liam McBirnie University Medal Meascha McCarthy Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Health Science Medal) Vishnu Mistry University Medal Mitchell Mulvey University Medal Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Engineering Medal) Michael Parker University Medal Stephanie Parsons Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Commerce Medal)

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Christine Reid Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Education Medal) Amelia Samuels Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Physiotherapy Medal) Michael Schachtel Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Medical Science Medal) Lisa Sealey Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Business and Hotel,

Tourism, Event, Real Estate and Sport Medal) Kate Stevenson Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Politics, Asian Studies

and International Relations Medal) Michael Swinton University Medal Hayley Thompson University Medal Steven Thornely Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Music Technology Medal) Ella Thurston University Medal Meaghan Webster University Medal Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Environmental Studies

Medal) Madhara Weerasinghe Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Medical Science Medal) Morgan Weston University Medal Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Phototonics and

Nanoscience Medal) Meredith Wilson Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Pharmaceutical Science

Medal) Julia Wood Medal for Achievement in the Bachelor's Degree (Forensic Science Medal)

11.2 Griffith University Prizes and Awards It is expected that many students will receive Prizes and Awards at the Griffith University Academic Awards Presentation Ceremony on Tuesday 23 April and Wednesday 8 May 2013. The recipient list will not be available until after the publication of this Annual Report.

11.3 External Prestigious Awards Griffith Honours College staff assisted many students across the University to apply for external scholarships. In 2012 the following Griffith University students were awarded prestigious external scholarships:- 1. Ellen Armstrong Erasmus Mundus EU Scholarship 2. Alexander Choy Prime Minister's Asia Pacific Award

for Undergraduate 3. Rebecca Curran Prime Minister's Asia Pacific Award

for Undergraduate 4. Chris Eigeland Redland City Young Citizen of the Year

Australia Leadership Award 5. Elise Giles Prime Minister's Asia Pacific Award

for Undergraduate 6. Brittany Laidlaw Prime Minister's Asia Pacific Award

for Undergraduate 7. Sarah McNamee John Flynn Scholarship 8. Georgia Sands Prime Minister's Asia Pacific Award

for Undergraduate

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12 How did Griffith University Connect school applications compare to Non-connect applications?

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Note: In this graph there are students with OPs outside the selection criteria. As Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship recipients these students were granted automatic entry to the Griffith Honours College.

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16 What activities were facilitated for GHC students?

KPI: Facilitate professional development and networking events.

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optional activities.

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Orientation

Leadership Development Series

Symposium

Mentoring (compulsory only for students in the first year of their undergraduate studies)

16.1 Orientation The Annual Orientation for commencing students was held on the Gold Coast campus on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 February 2012. The focus of this event was to assist students with their transition into tertiary study. Refer to appendix 6

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16.2 Leadership Development Series The 2012 Leadership Development Series theme was Leadership and Risk Taking. The series was facilitated by Mr Michael Jeh.

16.3 Symposium The Annual Symposium was held on Monday 24 September 2012 on the Nathan campus. The event focused on community engagement and social responsibility. Students also participated in an optional Environmental Project at the conclusion of the event. The Keynote Speaker for 2012 was Mr Michael Hornby, Executive Manager - RSPCA Queensland (Creating a more humane society - animal rights.). In addition we also had six concurrent workshops as listed below:

Presenter Details Workshop Title

Ms Tal Fitzpatrick - Leadership Coordinator, Education & Policy

Department of Volunteering Queensland.

Creating an Impact: Community initiatives and social

change.

Mr Paul Montgomery - Co-Director, Unique outcomes Coping with trauma through storytelling.

Mr Zac Hurren - Griffith University Retaining your artistic integrity in the creative arts.

Dr Jessica Vanderlelie - Griffith University Finding your passion in medicine.

Mr Richard Triggs - Managing Partner, Arete Executive How to land your dream job.

Ms Lisa Beesley - Griffith University How to survive an Honours year.

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16.4 Optional Activities Optional professional development and networking events were advertised on a competitive basis on the GHC Learning@Griffith site:-

18th Asia-Pacific Model United Nations Conference

Critical Thinking Workshop - Mary Poppins

Critical Thinking Workshop - Romeo & Juliet

Easter Debating Championships

GK Asia Pacific Conference

GLP Summer Program, Prague Czech Republic

ILYC Prague 2012

Mental Health First Aid for Youth Workshop

Queensland Servant Leadership Forum

Rotary Youth Leadership Awards

SIFE Volunteer Abroad Project - Cambodia

SIFE Volunteer Abroad Project – Timor Leste

SIFE Volunteer National Project - Moreton Bay

All active members of the GHC cohort were invited to attend the following optional professional development and networking events:-

1K Challenge

Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise

Breakfast Briefing: Australia's Carbon Price

BrizMUN

Building Effective Relationships Workshop

Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra

Eleanor Heartney Keynote Address

Fulbright Information Session

GAMSAT Information Session

GHC Alumni hosted Medical Information & Interview

Practice Session

GHC Jazz Night

Graduate QIMR Student Information Session

International Experiences Information Evening

Life A.D (After Degree) - Lessons Learned About Public

Speaking

Millennium Development Goals workshop

One Just World: Tackling Global Poverty with the

Olympic Spirit

PD Event: How to land your dream job.

Perspectives: Asia Seminar: Qld and China in the 40th

Anniversary Year of the Australia-China Relationship

Potential Plus Coaching Program Sessions

Prestigious External Scholarships Evening

QR National Luncheon

QUT Student Leadership Conference 2012: Leading

Change Conference

Rhodes Information Session

Rotaract Professional Development Day

UNSA MiniMUN

Additional sponsorship was offered in 2012 for GHC students attending prestigious events including:-

6th World Congress - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

ANZFSS Conference - Hobart

Global Health Conference Workshop delegation – Cairns

Global Voices G20 Youth Summit

Global Voices UNFCCC delegation - Qatar

Global Voices WTO Youth Delegation - Switzerland

Golden Key International Summit - USA

INU Student Seminar on Global Citizenship and Peace -

Japan

National University Rural Health Conference in Creswick

- VIC

NTU Summer Program - Singapore

Project Distribution Team - 'The Schoolbag"

Uni Capitol Internship Programme – USA

United Nations Rio+20 Summit - Brazil

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17 Volunteering projects Because of the positive outcomes achieved through experiential learning, Griffith Honours College continues to expand its involvement in community engagement. For the fourth year, GHC supported its project in Siem Riep (Cambodia) in the hope that their efforts will contribute to Cambodian children having improved employment opportunities in the local tourism industry. In response to feedback from students, an additional national activity was introduced to increase students’ level

of awareness of environment issues and Aboriginal culture. Students participated in a WildMob event at Moreton Island. GHC students worked as Ambassadors for The SchoolBag project. After raising funds to provide school supplies and sporting equipment to primary schools in Timor Leste, ten Griffith Honours College students joined The Schoolbag Executive and travelled to Timor Leste to deliver the donations to schools in four districts.

17.1 Student Feedback on Volunteering Projects The following extracts have been taken from student feedback and reports:

“Cambodia. Wow. It is hard to sum up a trip that has been such an amazing experience. Words to describe the past few weeks include – awesome, fun, rewarding, challenging, stretching, engaging, growing, educational, team building, energizing, encouraging, eye opening and of course hot! This little journey through a beautiful country with such welcoming people was the best introduction into an Asian culture that I could have hoped for as a first-time traveller to this continent.” Volunteering in Cambodia

“I believe Jeanne said it best that there is no way to prepare yourself for a trip like this to a third world country if you have never experienced anything similar before. I am so glad I read up on some of the tragic history of Timor Leste before travelling there because I feel it at least formed a little connection to the people. I will never forget the first school we visited where all the kids surrounded the car and just stared at us. I have never felt like an outsider before and it was very uncomfortable because suddenly we became the minority. The communication with the kids began with a simple smile and wave but it was absolutely incredible to see how sports connect people from all over the world no matter what language they speak. These children grew up with absolutely nothing and they were so excited to see a soccer ball whereas we complain about not having the latest iPhone.” Volunteering in Timor Leste

“Alongside the conservation work was time for us to talk about issues affecting marine ecosystems on a local, national and global level. Watching the documentaries about plastics in the ocean, and discussing ways we can reduce our impact, was incredibly eye opening and valuable for me. I still feel shocked about what I was taught, and have made changes to my behaviour so that my personal impact is reduced. “ Volunteering in Moreton Bay

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18 International Experiences

KPI: Provide support for students who indicate a desire to have an international experience.

18.1 Short Term International Experiences In 2012 activities were offered to students to explicitly encourage them to strengthen their Griffith graduate attributes. In particular, a number of professional development and leadership events were offered which focused on the students’ competence in culturally diverse and international environments. The competitive

Global Voices Youth delegations continue to be a highlight. Students noted in their reflective journals that they believe that the improvement in their communication and team building skills will make them more competitive when applying for internships within international companies.

Students Event Location Month

2 Cultural Explorations Program – Pukyong

National University South Korea January, 2012

1 International Relations & Politics in the EU Netherlands January, 2012

2 Positive Psychology Netherlands January, 2012

1 QCA – Southbank Photojournalism trip Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam January, 2012

4 International Youth Leadership Conference Czech Republic January, 2012

3 Academic Internship Council – New York

Internship Program United States of America January, 2012

1 International Environmental Law Netherlands January, 2012

1 Cannes Film Festival - Cannes Court Metrage France May, 2012

1 IAP Ensight at Palabora Mining Company Ltd

(Rio Tinto) South Africa June, 2012

1 G8 & G20 Global Voices - Australian Youth

Delegation United States of America June, 2012

1 6th World Youth Congress Brazil June, 2012

1 Global Voices - Australian Youth Delegation -

Rio+20 Earth Summit Brazil June, 2012

2 RoboCup 2012 Mexico June, 2012

2 Queensland Youth Orchestra International

Tour Singapore, Malaysia &

Germany June, 2012

10 Sun Yat-sen University Summer School

Program China June, 2012

1 GLP – Rome Crossroads of Culture & Religion Italy June, 2012

1 Special Topic Field Course – The Natural

History and Ecology of an Asian Rainforest Borneo July, 2012

1 Global Leadership Summer School Czech Republic July, 2012

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Students Event Location Month

2 Cultural Explorations Program - Pukyong

National University South Korea July, 2012

1 Australia City College TESOL China

experience China July, 2012

4 QCGU Saxophone Orchestra International

Tour United Kingdom & Greece July, 2012

1 Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium United States of America July, 2012

2 NTU Summer Program – Sustainability &

Innovation Singapore July, 2012

1 Jazz Combo Workshop – University of North

Texas United States of America July, 2012

2 Asia Pacific Leaders Education Program South Korea July, 2012

1 NY University School for Improvisational

Music Summer Intensive United States of America July, 2012

1 The Schoolbag Pilot Distribution Project Timor Leste July, 2012

1 2012 Golden Key International Summit United States of America July, 2012

1 7th INU Student Seminar on Global

Citizenship & Peace 2012 Japan August, 2012

1 Teach and Learn in Korea (TaLK) South Korea August, 2012

1 Global Voices Youth Delegation to World

Trade Organisation’s Public Forum Switzerland August, 2012

16 SIFE Volunteer Abroad Project Cambodia November, 2012

10 SIFE Volunteer Abroad Project Timor Leste November, 2012

1 Global Voices Youth Delegation to United

Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Qatar November, 2012

3 Special Topic Field Course -Conservation in

Practice Nepal November, 2012

2 Overseas Industrial Experience School of

Engineering Japan & China November, 2012

1 Ruhr Valley Internship Program Germany November, 2012

1 Uni-Capitol Washington Internship Program United States of America December, 2012

1 International Winter University Germany December, 2012

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18.2 Study Abroad and Exchange GHC members are encouraged to expand their horizons through Study Abroad and Exchange. The following students are grateful for the sponsorship they received from Griffith University’s International Office.

Name Surname University Location Term

Petros Armenis Purdue University United States of

America 1, 2012

Julian Fang University of Leeds United Kingdom 1, 2012

Jack Fox Hong Kong Polytechnic University China 1, 2012

Elly Greene IAP with Private Corporation “Viston” Germany 1, 2012

Michael Kirby Humboldt University Germany 1, 2012

Stacey Ler University of Waterloo Canada 1, 2012 Jessica Maher Korea University Korea 1, 2012

Olivia McDonald University of Natural Resources & Applied Life

Science (BOKU) Austria 1, 2012

Nicholas Moir University of Hong Kong China 1, 2012

Samantha Nean Charles University of Prague Czech Republic 1, 2012

David Nicolaou SKEMA Business School France 1, 2012

Jeremy Preston California State University, Fullerton United States of

America 1, 2012

Emilia Ribeiro Thompson

University of Copenhagen Denmark 1, 2012

Hannah Smith USAC - London Metropolitan University United Kingdom 1, 2012 Kate Stevenson Nanzan University Japan 1, 2012

Emily Wilkins University of Leeds United Kingdom 1, 2012

Jamin Wood Purdue University United States of

America 1, 2012

Alison Atkinson University of Hong Kong China 2, 2012 Nicola Banwell Peking University China 2, 2012

Ethan Bowering University of Hong Kong China 2, 2012

Gavin Coote Leeds Metropolitan University United Kingdom 2, 2012

Danielle Davis University of Manitoba Canada 2, 2012 Bronte Feint University of East Anglia United Kingdom 2, 2012

Lewis Glover Florida State University United States of

America 2, 2012

Ana Grujicic Sciences Po France 2, 2012

Jo Horsfall University of Leeds United Kingdom 2, 2012

Olivia McDonald University of Natural Resources & Applied Life

Science (BOKU) Austria 2, 2012

Gemma Milne-Soberanas

University of Utah United States of

America 2, 2012

Melanie Olsen University of Guelph Canada 2, 2012

Daniel Robertson Brock University Canada 2, 2012

Matt Scott Florida State University United States of

America 2, 2012

Hannah Smith USAC - London Metropolitan University United Kingdom 2, 2012

Ditte Svendsen California State Universities, San Francisco State

University United States of

America 2, 2012

Marcus Teston University of Sheffield United Kingdom 2, 2012

Emily Wilkins University of Leeds United Kingdom 2, 2012

Lachlan Wilson University of Waterloo Canada 2, 2012

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19 University and Community Engagement

KPI: Increase student involvement in external and University communities. In 2012, members of the GHC cohort actively contributed to the university and wider communities by participation in:-

Annual Chancellor's Dinner

Chancellor's Ballet networking event

Community Internship - Service Learning Elective

Editor for SPECTRUM Magazine

Executive positions and membership of Griffith

University Students in Free Enterprise Club

Executive positions and membership of the Golden Key

International Honour Society - Griffith University Chapter

Global Leaders Convention – World Vision

Griffith Business School Student Leaders

Griffith Connect Ambassador - School of Humanities

Griffith Honours College Alumni Dinner

Griffith Honours College Orientation Senior Student

Leaders

Griffith Honours College Student Advisory Group

Griffith University Uni Skills Student Leaders

Guest presenters GHC Virtual Faculty Meetings

Guest presenters GUESTS orientation

Guidance Officer & Career Advisers' Seminar

International Experiences Information Evening

International Orientation Ambassadors

Spark Engineering Camp Mentors

Student Ambassador for "Fun, Friends and Connections -

International Orientation”

Student Ambassador for ‘The Schoolbag’

Student Ambassador for Brisbane Bayside College School

Students Visit

Student Ambassador for Campus Heart Launch Event

Student Ambassador for External Relations now called

Future Students

Student Ambassador for Griffith University Open Day

Student Ambassador for International iConnect function

Student Ambassador for QCA Orientation Day

Student Ambassador for St Thomas More High School

Presentation

Student Ambassador for the Griffith University School of

Humanities

Student Linx Amazing Race

Student Linx Beach Care

Student Linx Chinese Language Meet & Greet

Student Linx Community Engagement

Student Linx Games Afternoon

Student Linx GI Mates

Student Linx Global Networking BBQ

Student Linx International Trivia Event

Student Linx Language Leaders

Student Linx Launch Party

Student Linx Peer Mentors

Student Linx Self Defence Workshop

Student Linx Social Sports

Student Linx Wild Mob Event

Student presenter for Celebrating Teaching Gala Evening

Student presenter for Engineering Information Evening

Student presenter for Prestigious External Scholarships

Evening

Student presenters for Architecture Information Evening

Student presenters for GriffBUS Information Sessions

Student presenters for Pathways to Medicine

Information Evening

Student representative for Griffith Business School on

the Academic Committee

Student representative for Hope4Health Project

Student representative for SEET on the Academic

Committee

Student representative on the Academic Committee

Student representative on the Advisory Council, Gold

Coast

Student Services Leadership Program participants

Student Services Partners

Uni Club Hope4Health Project

Vice Chancellor's panel discussion participants

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19.1 SIFE – Volunteering@Griffith In its fourth year of operation the GHC Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) - Volunteering@Griffith Club competed in the National championship and placed in the top eight. Student surveys showed that students are very involved in community engagement at school but when they enrol at university even though their interest is still high they do not know how to be engaged. SIFE set up a database of students willing to volunteer and also acts as a first point of contact for local and national volunteer agencies. Board members are appointed in March each year for a twelve month period. This year the students were involved in Helping Hands, Innovate Media, Mental Health First Aid for Youth and International Projects. Late in the year the International Board advised that there would be a name change to En-Act-Us commencing in 2013. The 2012 SIFE Board consisted of:- Industry Mr Tim Soutar - HSBC Ms Peta Tilse - Trust Advice Mr David Morgan - RBSSC Academic Professor Alf Lizzio - Director of Griffith Institute of Higher Education (GIHE) Professor Marie Wilson - Dean, Griffith Business School

Administration Dr Jeanne McConachie - Faculty Advisor Ms Kim Holmes - Faculty Advisor Alumni Mr Byron Rollinson - KPMG Ms Alice Berents - Mitchelton Special School

19.2 Griffith SIFE 2012 Executive President: Rebecca Curran President-elect: Lauren Griffin Chief Administrative Officer: Ethan Bowering Chief Operations Officer Brisbane: Robert Richardson Chief Operations Officer Gold Coast: Lauren Head

VP Public Relations: Brigid Buckley Policy Manager: Sam Richards Finance Manager: Samantha Nean Branding Manager: Kirsten Randall

19.3 SIFE Activities

40 Hour Famine - World Vision

Environmental Reconstruction "Kindilan" Mt Cotton Project - Conservation Volunteers

Global Leaders Convention - World Vision

Helping Hands - PCYC Positive Learning Centre Sports Day

Helping Hands - RSPCA Santa Paws

Helping Hands Project: Clean Up Australia Day

Helping Hands Project: Pullenvale Conservation Volunteers Reconstruction

Helping Hands: Kyabara Homelessness Project

Helping Hands: Texas Art Project

MHFA Workshop for NFP Salvation Army & Permaculture

SIFE National Championships Melbourne

The Schoolbag - Chalk Pavement Art Event

Volunteer Abroad Project - Timor Leste and Cambodia

Volunteer National Project - Moreton Bay

20 Student Advisory Group (SAG) To enhance the student experience, every year in March, the GHC Student Advisory Group is elected by the entire cohort. Students are appointed for a term of 12 months. The Advisory Group performs three important roles:-

Providing advice to GHC management

Coordinating some social activities

Coordinating some community engagement and civic activities In 2012 the Student Advisory Group members were:- Chair: Elise Giles

Deputy Chair: Doug Chapman

Secretary: Camilla Scott

Gold Coast Region Representatives: Caitlin Usher, Daniel Wilson, Melissa Hogg and Jessica Kinder

Brisbane Region Representatives: Karlie Lenz, Camilla Burnett, Emi Christensen and Kerrie-Anne Maroney

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In 2011 the GHC Student Advisory Group raised funds for The Smith Family. A cheque was presented by Ms

Simone Maurer, 2011 Student Advisory Secretary, to Mr Timothy McInerny at the 2012 Griffith Honours

College Leadership Development Series. The 2012 GHC Student Advisory Group voted The Schoolbag as

their nominated charity and raised a total of $ 2,700 which was donated before the SIFE volunteering

abroad to Timor Leste.

Insert Photo 10

20.1 SAG Activities

Cultural Night

First Years Breakfast event

GHC Chill ‘n’ Chat Series

GHC Sport - Teams

Intellectual Engagement Evening

Nightclub Fundraising Event - Forever Young: Childhood Dreams

Nightclub Fundraising Event - Mathletes Vs Athletes

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21 Mentoring

KPI: Match students with mentors (academic, industry or research) In 2012 the following mentors voluntarily offered their time and expertise to assist GHC students to identify and achieve their goals:- Professor Lewis Adams

Mr Greg Aitken

Dr Afshin Akhtarkhavari

Dr Alexandr Akimov

Mr Michael Arthur

Ms Lauren Ball

Dr Nick Barter

Ms Irene Bartlett

Associate Professor Paul Bates

Dr Andrew Battle

Dr Lisa Beesley

Associate Professor Peter Bernus

Mr Richard Blundell

Dr Mark Boschen

Dr Caryl Bosman

Dr Annita Boyd

Associate Professor Graham Bradley

Professor Mostyn Bramley-Moore

Mr Earle Bridger

Associate Professor Chris Brown

Dr Claire Brown

Professor A.J. Brown

Dr Jeremy Brownlie

Dr Andrew Bulmer

Dr Cathy Burns

Ms Kylie Burns

Professor Bruce Burton

Dr Andrew Busch

Dr Jason Byrne

Mr Craig Cameron

Dr Jennifer Cartmel

Dr Nick Cartwright

Ms Marilyn Casley

Dr Susanna Chamberlain

Mr Dean Chircop

Associate Professor Richard Chung

Dr Ian Cock

Dr Natalie Colson

Dr Liz Conlon

Ms Elisabeth Coyne

Professor Denis Crane

Ms Karen Crawley

Dr Sarah Cresswell

Professor Andrew Davey

Dr Roshan De Silva

Ms Louise Denson

Dr Giovanna (Jenny) Di Trapani

Dr Jeung-Hwan Doh

Dr Scott Downman

Dr Joss du Toit

Dr Amanda Duffy

Professor Elaine Duffy

Dr Shailendra Dukie

Dr Stephen Emmerson

Ms Dianne English

Dr Kerrie Evans

Mr John Eyley

Professor Glenn Finger

Associate Professor Trish FitzSimons

Ms Jenni Fleming

Dr Ruth Ford

Associate Professor Susan Forde

Professor Mark Forwood

Dr Robert Foster

Dr Jane Fowler

Mrs Nikki Fozzard

Dr Jill Freiberg

Dr James Furse

Dr Roy George

Professor Jeff Giddings

Ms Julia Gilbert

Professor Cliff Goddard

Dr Jane Grayson

Associate Professor Margaret

Greenway

Ms Sarah-Jane Gregory

Dr Darren Grice

Dr Deb Griffin

Dr Dennis Grube

Dr Diana Guillemin

Dr Wayne Hall

Dr Kyra Hamilton

Dr Neil Harris

Dr Brooke Harris-Reeves

Dr Louise Harvey

Dr Larisa Haupt

Dr Rosemary Hawker

Dr Hennessy Hayes

Professor John Headrick

Associate Professor Michael Heazle

Dr Ray Hibbins

Associate Professor Helen Higgs

Dr Brad Hill

Dr Trevor Hine

Mr Matthew Hitchcock

Professor Gordon Holden

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Mr Sean Horan

Ms Linda Humphreys

Professor Saso Ivanovski

Ms Carol Jeffrey

Dr Owen Jepps

Dr Amy Johnston

Associate Professor Peter Johnston

Associate Professor Liz Jones

Dr Marta Kawka

Dr Judith Kearney

Dr Derek Kennedy

Dr Jayne Keogh

Professor Mary Keyes

Professor David Kielpinski

Dr Michelle King

Professor Roger Kitching

Dr Christopher Klopper

Dr Myesa Knox-Mahoney

Professor Victoria Korolik

Dr Suzanne Kuys

Associate Professor Liisa Laakso

Mr Wayne Lang

Ms Catherine Large

Associate Professor Pat Laughren

Ms Merran Lawler

Associate Professor Charles Lawson

Associate Professor Laura Lawton

Associate Professor Andrew Leach

Mr Paul Lee

Dr Ron Levy

Dr Joanne Lewohl

Dr Kathy Lloyd

Associate Professor Alejandro Lopez

Dr Christopher Love

Mr Peter Luff

Dr Kirsten MacDonald

Dr Kym MacFarlane

Professor Florian Mack

Professor William MacNeil

Mr Satish Maganlal

Dr Katherine Main

Dr Mirela Malin

Mr Gerhard Mallon

Dr Donna Marcus

Dr Tim Mavin

Dr Peter McAllister

Professor Hamish McCallum

Dr Ann McDonnell

Dr Hamish McLean

Ms Sara McMillan

Professor Anne McMurray

Dr Ruth McPhail

Dr Mohammed Meer

Associate Professor George Mellick

Associate Professor Howard

Middleton

Professor Peter Milburn

Dr Clare Minahan

Ms Creina Mitchell

Professor Norm Morris

Associate Professor Heidi

Muenchberger

Dr Juanita Muller

Dr Alan Munn

Dr Karen Murphy

Associate Professor Patrick Murray

Dr Jim Ness

Dr Jiri Neuzil

Dr Richard Newsham-West

Dr Niru Nirthanan

Ms Eva Nislev

Dr Stefano Occhipinti

Associate Professor Analise

O'Donovan

Mr Nick Oughton

Ms Lisa Palethorpe

Dr Andrew Pearson

Dr Jason Peart

Professor Tony Perkins

Ms Petra Perolini

Mr Tim Peters

Dr Dean Pountney

Professor Tim Prenzler

Dr Sarah Prestridge

Professor Geoff Pryde

Dr Wayne Pullan

Dr Kirsten Rae

Associate Professor Steve Ralph

Dr Vanessa Reher

Professor Maura Reilly

Dr Paul Reitano

Dr Andrew Rock

Dr Nick Rohde

Dr Roselyn Rose'Meyer

Dr Deborah Rossow

Dr Sally Russell

Dr Jay Sanderson

Dr Andrea Schalley

Ms Margaret Schindler

Dr Bernadette Sebar

Dr Arthur Shacklock

Dr Kate Shacklock

Ms Elizabeth Shaw

Professor Brad Sherman

Dr Mary Sidebotham

Dr Olivera Simic

Dr Marta Sinclair

Associate Professor Neil Sipe

Mr Martin Smith

Dr Stephen So

Associate Professor Winsome St

John

Dr Bela Stantic

Ms Bronwyn Statham

Dr Madonna Stinson

Professor Stephen Stockwell

Professor Nigel Stork

Dr Mark Storrs

Associate Professor John Thornton

Dr Evelin Tiralonga

Dr John Touchie

Mr James Townshend

Dr Kieran Tranter

Associate Professor Joan Vaccaro

Dr Jessica Vanderlelie

Dr Nerina Vecchio

Professor Ljubo Vlacic

Dr Oliver Vodeb

Ms Michele Walsh

Dr Louise Ward

Associate Professor Dianne Watters

Associate Professor Scott Weaven

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Dr Ben Weeks

Professor Ming Wei

Dr Michael Weible

Mr Donald Welch

Professor Patrick Weller

Dr Donna Weston

Dr Sue Whatman

Professor Jon Whitehead

Mr Brett Wildermoth

Dr Jennifer Wilson

Dr Therese Wilson

Associate Professor Patricia Wise

Associate Professor Leanne

Wiseman

Dr Stephen Wood

Ms Kirsty Wright

Mr Simon Wright

Ms Cath Young

Associate Professor Jay Younger

Associate Professor Hong Zhang

22 Media and Press Releases Because of its contribution to the community, the Honours College continues to achieve a high level of media coverage with a 48% increase in the number of articles in 2012 compared to 2011. A summary of published articles is included below.

Publication Number of Articles

ABC 612 radio interview 3

ABC 666 Canberra radio interview 1

ABC Queensland radio interview 3

Albert & Logan News 1

Australia of the Year Awards 2012 Brochure

1

Australian, National 1

Bayside Bulletin, Brisbane QLD 3

Beaudesert Times 1

Bellingen Courier Sun, Bellingen NSW

1

Border Watch, Mt Gambier SA 1

Brisbane Legal, Brisbane QLD 1

Bundaberg Guardian, Bundaberg QLD

1

City News, Brisbane QLD 1

City North News, Brisbane QLD 2

City South News, Brisbane QLD 1

Courier Mail, Brisbane QLD 9

Daily Mercury, Mackay QLD 2

Economist The 1

EngineersMedia.com.au 1

Fassifern Guardian 1

Glasshouse Country News, Beerwash QLD

1

Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD 5

Gold Coast Sun - Central, Gold Coast QLD

5

Griffith News 2

Griffith University Alumni and Community Magazine

2

Griffith University Alumni e-News 3

Griffith University Global Citizen magazine

3

Griffith University Vice-Chancellor's 2020 Strategic Plan Document

1

Publication Number of Articles

Griffith University Vice-Chancellor's message

5

Griffith University Vice-Chancellor's Report to Council

5

Griffith.edu.au 19

Gympie Times, Gympie QLD 1

LawyersWeekly.com.au 1

Maroochy Weekly, Maroochydore QLD

1

MX Brisbane, Brisbane QLD 2

National Indigenous Times, Mulua Bay NSW

1

News Mail, Bundaberg QLD 1

North West News, Brisbane QLD 1

Northside Chronicle, Brisbane QLD 1

Perspective UN Youth Australia Journal

1

Queensland Country Life, Brisbane QLD

1

Redland Times, Brisbane QLD 2

Redland Times, D'Fine Magazine 1

Reporter, Brisbane QLD 1

South East Advertiser, Brisbane QLD 1

Southern Star - Springwood, Brisbane QLD

4

Sunday Mail, Brisbane QLD 2

SurviveLaw.com 1

TheArgus.net.au 1

Time Off, National 1

Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin, Gold Coast QLD

2

Westerner The, Samford QLD 1

Westside News - Paddington, Brisbane QLD

1

Wynnum Herald, Brisbane QLD 1

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23 Conclusion

In 2008, Griffith University had great foresight to design and

implement the first Honours College in an Australian

University. High achieving students continue to express their

appreciation for the recognition and rewards that they

receive through their membership of the College. At the end

of the fifth year of its operation the College has many

highlights including the excellent academic results achieved

by the majority of its student members. Many of our

students have received accolades both nationally and

internationally however it is worthy of mention that in the

2012 round all five nominated GHC students received the

prestigious Prime Minister’s Asia Pacific Award. 2012 was

the first year for the pilot program offering the students the

opportunity to undertake a summer research program.

Students had to find an academic researcher who was willing

to supervise their project over the summer break. The

Honours College is not directly aligned to further studies,

however, students are encouraged to look at the benefits of

postgraduate and research higher degrees studies as an

alternative to direct entry into the workforce. This year saw

the largest cohort of GHC graduates. Each student received

gift in recognition of their contribution and an invitation to

the annual Alumni dinner. Arguably the College’s proudest

achievement is the continued outcomes achieved from the

students’ voluntary contributions to the University, local and

international communities.

24 References James, R. (2001). Students’ changing expectations of Higher Education and the consequences of mismatches with reality, Paper for OECD-IMHE conference, Management responses to Changing Student Expectations, QUT Brisbane. 24th September. McInnis, C., & James, R. (1995). First year on campus:diversity in the initial experiences of Australian undergraduates. Canberra:Australian Government Publishing Service. Student Retention Project, (2003). Unpublished report. Griffith University. P.5.

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