Surging forward
SEMESTER 2 has now well underway and the SRC welcomes back all current and new students. We trust you had an enjoyable break and are feeling refreshed and ready to surge forward with your studies. In this issue we look at the DARE retreat that happened recently at USQ Toowomba and also at what workshops are available to help with your studies. We also have a story from a former student who hopes to inspire your journey. Don’t forget to check out the upcoming events and peruse events held last semester. If you have any ideas for The Ashes, the SRC would love to hear from you. Happy studying. - Colin Matthias, Editor.
NEW COUNTRY, NEW CAREER By Rachael Brain, 2014 Nursing Graduate. EMIGRATING from England to Australia knowing no one and being a mum of one, commencing university was a frightening challenge. As soon as I enquired about my learning journey I felt more at ease. As I sat in the auditorium for orientation I was lucky enough to sit next to someone who has become
an amazing friend and this itself opened up avenues. My first session the next week everyone was so friendly and interested in my story and why I had moved here. The parties and social events were numerous and within weeks I really felt at home. I spent my first semester adjusting, juggling childcare and Continued Page 4.
Tanishia Timmins adds her handprint to the Aboriginal totem poles being painted during Orientation. More photos, Page 2.
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Coming Events National Student Volunteer Week
Wednesday, August 4-10, (look out for posters)
NATIONAL Student Volunteers Week is the perfect opportunity for you to discover local volunteering opportunities and find out about careers and employment services available through Phoenix Central. There are community organisations attending, a free lunch and a giveaway, not to mention a great chance to have some fun and meet your fellow students.
Dreamworld Trip August 30, all day.
REGISTER your interest with USQ Fraser Coast Phoenix Central to meet up with students from the Toowoomba and Springfield campuses at Dreamworld! Tickets will be $35 and include a seat on the bus and your ticket into the park. Details for payment will be emailed closer to the date.
Enjoying lunch during the USQ Fraser Coast 2014 Semester 2 Orientation are Briana Hack (left), Shana Cooper and Ruggara Leary.
Library birthday
Librarians Brenda Strachan (left), Kim Shelton, Marianne Grimshaw and Jane Mackin celebrate the library’s first birthday.
ALMOST 63,000 visits have been made at USQ Fraser Coast’s stateof-the-art library in its first year of business. The impressive statistic was revealed at the library’s first birthday celebration on July 16. Campus Executive Manager Brett Langabeer said the library door had opened 62,802 times since the facility first opened for business a year ago.
Head Start students Miranda Pedersen (left), Tia Upton and Chelsea Klein join the Semester 2 Orientation activities before starting their studies at USQ’s new educational hub in Maryborough.
Ashleigh Clarke (left) and Samala Cronin catch up between sessions on the first day of the USQ Fraser Coast Semester 2 Orientation. As Ashleigh begins her nursing degree, Samala is doing the Tertiary Preparation Program (TPP).
O what a week!
USQ Fraser Coast kicked off its second semester by welcoming new students for Orientation on July 14. New students had the opportunity to take part in a range of activities from a free lunch to campus tours while familiarising themselves with USQ and the ins and outs of university life.
Lyn Smythe of Maryborough gets into tertiary study at USQ Fraser Coast. She is doing the Tertiary Preparation Program (TPP) in Maryborough.
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SPOTLIGHT ON STAFF
Ming Yen Barthelot
Position: ICT Support Officer Tell us about your position: As part of the team, I look after the information and communication devices of the campus, for staff and students, mainly on the hardware, and connection site. How long have you worked for USQ Fraser Coast? Since 2009 Hervey Bay’s Bayside Church providies a barbecue at UFest, the health promotions event that also included activities such as live music, a rock climbing wall and free health smoothies as well as heaps of information and craft activities.
Hobbies: Books, music, maybe computer. What would your superpower be? Make things work straight away? Or be able to recover lost data with a snap of my finger? How you can contact me: I am supposed to be a clone – so anyone who answers the Service Desk number 1900 will be just like me ….. I can be found at the ICT Service Desk counter in A134.
Nursing student Chole Gonzalez (left) and SRC nursing representative Aaron Smith are pictured during the week before exams. The SRC in conjunction with On the Bay, Bella’s Café provided free breakfasts for students. One hundred and forty seven students received free bacon and egg muffins and juice over the four days.
SRC vice-president Deb Murray (left), secretary Peta Greenfield, president Joseph Donaldon and counselling and psychology representative Sally Cripps tuck into the free pizzas offered at the SRC30 lunch held for students in May. The monthly lunches provide students with opportunities to give feedback to the SRC.
LEFT: Education students enjoy the SRC Interfaculty Bowling Challenge at the Hervey Bay Tenpin and Zone 3 on June 6. More than 50 students attended with the nursing team taking out first place, followed by the business team in second place.
Tell us a joke. Service Desk staff: How may I help you? User: There is no picture on the screen. Service Desk staff: Is it on? User: Yes, of course it is. Service Desk staff: The power source is turned on, right? User: Yes, yes, I am not that…… oh, hang on, what is this button on the box do? …… …. …, I think it is working now. Thank you.
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DARE mentors (back l-r) Aileen McKay, Deb Murray, Geoff Murray, Ashleigh Clarke, Dimity Shillingsworth and (front) Aunty Joyce and Elle Green.
Mentors travel south By G.S. Murray USQ FRASER Coast students travelled to the Toowoomba campus on June 13 to attend a DARE (Dream, Aspire, Reach, Experience) mentoring workshop and retreat. The DARE mentoring program was established to provide assistance for
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in southeast Queensland. The program is being run at Hervey Bay State High School, Maryborough State High School and Aldridge High School (Maryborough). The mentors give encouragement to the students to continue their
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networking. All of this was made easier through USQ seeing me as a student and a person, not just a number. The support from the lecturers as I progressed through my studies was infallible. When I had my second daughter the flexibility and assistance from everyone was commendable. I think everyone was surprised to see me at my group presentation for nur1120 two days after she was born. The baby slept in the corner while we did our show! The personal approach from everyone at USQ as a whole has
enticed me to continue my studies after my post grad year. My learning journey opened more than my future career door as I welcomed the opportunity to become a Meet-up leader. This opportunity took me to places I never imagined - Sydney for the national PASS Forum and Toowoomba campus to present my learning journey. My advice to fellow students is take every opportunity there is on offer as you never know where it will take you! I truly feel my USQ experience has developed my professional confidence as I enter the next phase of my journey.
studies and develop leadership skills while learning about their cultural identity. Mentoring is conducted over a 16week period and includes an awards night and a three-day leadership camp. A special thanks goes to the Toowoomba team for providing accommodation and valuable lessons in Indigenous history and culture. The experience was both uplifting and rewarding.
On the Bay, Bella’s Cafe SPEND $10 or more at On the Bay, Bella’s Café and go into the draw to win $200 worth of prizes, a $50 café voucher or a $20 café voucher. Bella’s Café now has an ATM - withdraw cash in denominations of $20.
Contact The Ashes For enquiries and newsletter contributions, email to FraserCoast.SRC@usq.edu.au
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