Spring 2024
Country Universities Centre Maranoa Newsletter
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Centre Manager's Message
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By Jess Wild, Centre Manager
Welcome to Spring!
We kick off September by celebrating the power of lifelong learning, with Adult Learners Week in full swing around the nation. whether you’re focused on professional development, improving your job prospects, aiming for a promotion, or simply exploring a new area of personal interest. No matter your reason for learning, CUC Maranoa is here to support you every step of the way.
Adult Learners Week aims to celebrate adult learning and increase awareness of the multitude of learning opportunities available. We encourage all our current and future learners to make the most of the resources available at CUC Maranoa. Our Learning Skills Advisor (LSA) services offer personalized, face-to-face assistance with academic advice, enrolment guidance, study planning, digital navigation, and assessment preparation. We also provide a first-class learning environment with high-speed internet and computer workstations, available from 5am to midnight, 7 days a week—all free of charge. So make the most of it!
As we celebrate Adult Learners Week, we also recognize the importance of instilling a love for lifelong learning from an early age. That’s why we’re so proud of our recently completed community children’s book project, "I Dream of Being..." This project showcases the dreams and creativity of our local students, reminding us all that the journey of learning begins young and continues throughout life. We’re excited to share that we’ll be hosting a community book launch in partnership with the Maranoa Regional Library Services in the coming weeks—stay tuned for more details!
Let’s make this Adult Learners Week a time to embrace the diverse ways we can learn and grow. Whether you’re taking the first step or continuing your educational journey, CUC Maranoa is here to help you achieve your goals.
Aspire to Health
We were lucky enough to host the Aspire to health day provided by Rural Medical Education and SQRH for student from St john's and Roma State College who were interested in pursuing a career in health.
The students were able to participate in numerous hands-on activities related to various health industries. This allowed them to experience first hand the skills involved in future possible professions that they may be interested in.
Level Up Your Future!
High School Career Discovery
RSC and St Johns took a glimpse into the future last month with our amazing VR headsets! Students got to dive into a variety of careers, from performing open-heart surgery and flying planes to cooking, hairdressing, and even swimming with sharks! This initiative, using our cutting-edge VR goggles, aims to give students hands-on experiences in different careers and broaden their horizons. And it wasn’t just the students—teachers couldn’t resist sneaking in and enjoying the adventure too!
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I Dream of Being...
Children's Book Illustration Competition
We are so excited to now have the finished books containing the aspirations of our local kids. The books have been given to the local schools and to every participant in the competition.
A big thanks to Maranoa Regional Council for helping by sponsoring the project and to all our local schools and libraries for helping to promote it. Also a huge congratulations to all entries in the competition. All the artwork was fantastic and the variety of jobs that were presented was astounding. Great work everyone!
If anyone is interested in a copy of the book please contact us at degrees@cucmaranoa.edu.au and we will try to send out a copy, numbers permitting.
LSA Support
As always our Learning Skills Advisors are here to help students with their studies. If you need help with referencing, assessment writing, or even just want someone to proof read your work, our LSAs are here to help. They are also here if you just want a chat about your studies or life in general.
With the year starting to wind down, we hope your studies are going well for you.
As you gear up for exams and end of semester assignments, keep in mind that the LSA team is here to support you in every step of your academic endeavors. Whether you need assistance or guidance, don't hesitate to reach out.
Feel free to schedule a convenient time to see us using this link! Book with LSA
- Kat & Glenys 😊
Student Feedback -
"The questions asked were a lot more reflective than I expected, so having the [LSA] session the day before and speaking with someone who hadn’t been following our project (living, breathing, eating it, haha!) made me feel a lot more confident about explaining what I had achieved for this project."
Celebration of Graduation 2024
We will be holding this year's Celebration of Graduation in November. It is a chance for our local community to celebrate those who have completed their studies while remaining in the maranoa. It is also a way to acknowledge those friends and family members who supported them throughout their journey.
Once we have dates and venue locked in we will be letting people know and sending out invites. If you are are graduating this year please make sure you let us know so we can acknowledge your achievement and make sure you are invited to this event. Contact us at degrees@cucmaranoa.edu.au or call/text 0407 033 289.
Student Snaps!
Chelsea - Bachelor of Education (Secondary), Central Queensland University.
Chelsea making the most of our LSA, Kat.
Courtney - Bachelor of Dietetic, University of the Sunshine Coast.
While here on placement, Courtney utilized the centre for her assessments.
Paige - Bachelor of Nutrition & Dietetics, Queensland University of Technology.
Ben - Bachelor of Marine Science, Griffith University.
Ben and Paige found the bean bags!
