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The Flinders Support Network - We are here for you The Flinders Support Network is continuing to make calls to students and providing valuable assistance in challenging times. If you would like a call from one of our friendly team, please complete this brief Flinders Support Network questionnaire (only takes a minute). Our friendly Student Experience team will be in contact within a few days. You will feel much better after speaking with our team of experienced staff. |
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Help shape the future and win Complete the ten-minute Student Evaluation of Teaching (SET) survey, and you could win one of ten $50 gift cards while helping to improve your learning experience at Flinders University. Provide valuable feedback on your topics and teachers here or click ‘Student Evaluation of Teaching’ in your FLO Topic Links. More information here. |
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Enhance your CV and help new students You will remember what it was like to be a new student starting out at university. Wouldn't it have been great to have a more experienced student to support you in those first weeks? Now is your chance to be that experienced student. O’Guides are current students who will act as a contact point for new students throughout the first few weeks of Semester 2, 2020. O’Guides are there to answer questions (or point students in the right direction) and generally help them feel to comfortable in uni life. You also get Horizon points and duck socks for your time. The total time commitment will be approximately 21 hours across Semester 2. More information or apply now |
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Nominations are now open for Education Officer on FUSA Student Council! Are you a current student who wants to represent other Flinders students? Do you feel passionately about education advocacy at Flinders University? Consider nominating for the role of Education Officer. Open to ALL enrolled Flinders students, this is an amazing professional development opportunity to grow your leadership skills and have an impact on the student experience! Go here for all the details. |
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Oasis Online Oasis Online is a sanctuary where you can engage in various offerings that are focused on your wellbeing and academic success as well as building community! The FLO topic includes:
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Non-Graded Pass Conversion for First Half 2020 As communicated in the DVC (S) COVID-19 student email update on the 7 May, if you wish to convert a passing grade for a topic in the first half of 2020 to a Non-Graded Pass once your topic results have been released you can request the conversion online. You will have two weeks to submit your request following the release of your results. To help you decide how this may impact your GPA you can use the GPA calculator. Congratulations, you've found this week's winning article - enter the competition. |
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Congratulations to our Uber Eats winners! Congratulations this week go to Paris R, Carolyn C, Kimberley I and Rose V. You have each won an Uber Eats gift card! Keep an eye on your student email this week for further details. In this competition we asked, if you were a super hero, what would your superpower be? Thanks to everyone who entered. There were some great answers! We had the classics; flying, invisibility, teleportation, mind reading, and rather worryingly - mind control. Here are some of our other favourites:
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AASW Lunchbox Series for Social Work Students The Australian Association of Social Workers (AASW) WA Branch (supported by the SA Branch) is hosting a series of webinar sessions. These are designed to help social work students gain additional knowledge to top up areas that they may feel they have missed as a result of COVID-19 restrictions to field placements. The series runs from August to October 2020. Sessions are $5 each for Student members and $15 each for non-member Students. Or they can gain discounts by purchasing all of the sessions at once. More information can be found here. |
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Nursing Careers Week - Reminder There are fantastic opportunities to connect with Careers and with Employers in the Nursing Careers Week - with daily sessions 9/6/20-12/6/20. Most sessions will be recorded. Our career workshops will provide a great opportunity to ask any questions. Check out the program and make a booking here. Our Career Resources and Links page for Nursing Careers is available here. You will also find our brand new 'Nursing Career Management Modules - Videos'. The topis cover career management skills for Nursing and includes a session on resumes. From this page you can navigate to specialised Nursing resources including for career packs with sample resumes, resume template, cover letters and interviews for your year level. Each pack also has a resume checklist to help you in developing your resume. Plus, there is also a web session tomorrow at 11am, with special guest Flinders alumna and Nurse Manager for GenWise, Renee Rowe. |
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Study Smart survey winner Congratulations Chen J! You have won a $30 gift voucher for completing the survey after watching the Study Smart video. Well done! Watch the Study Smart Video on ISS FLO to learn How to Study Online, Writing Academic Assignments and Academic Referencing. |
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Winners of Share Your Lockdown Story competition The competition ended on 25 May. The judging panel of ISS staff and FUSA student representatives selected 20 winners from the 72 entries received. Here are the 20 lucky winners: Nico Jon R., Roji B., Malaykham P., Alphonsa M., Fan Z., Hector Andres B.M.Jake T., Rubayat S., Natsumi O., Anju P., Tao L., Vrinda B.W.M. Thilini Tikiri Kumari W., Weiwei L., Pei-Tzu W., Eugene C., Sa’dan F.Suet Lan C., Taeyoung L., Nicodemus Muinde M. Read these 20 outstanding stories on ISS FLO Make Time for Fun module |
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Australian Tax Office (ATO) Webinar - Reminder You are invited to join Michael Connor from the ATO on a Webinar online session on FLO.
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Student Support If you need immediate support for food and other essentials visit the Department of Human Services website to find the closest support organisation to you. Uniting Communities services offer a range of support. Visit the Uniting Communities website for more information or call 08 8202 5846 for an appointment. |
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We want your feedback!If you have feedback about the Ping! all student newsletter, we'd love to hear it. Email your feedback through to: student.experience@flinders.edu.au
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Do you have an article for Ping? Students are invited to submit articles for Ping! if they meet the criteria outlined in the Ping! guidelines. Visit the Ping! page on the current students website to view the Ping! guidelines, FAQs and to submit an article. |
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