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President’s Welcome
Marion Bayley APSAA President; CEO, Deakin Residential Services
Welcome to the September edition of Student Accommodation
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Iam thrilled to be writing this introduction knowing that we are just days away from coming together in person at our annual conference. The program is full of wonderful opportunities for personal development, member presentations and of course networking with friends and colleagues. Aside from this APSAA will be launching our 2023 – 2027 strategic plan ‘Foundations for the Future’ as well as some exciting announcements for professional development in 2023 and of course the much-anticipated excellence awards dinner!
As we hurtle toward the end of this year, many of us are busy with open days, leadership recruitment and training, applications and offers as we plan for 2023 and beyond. I personally relish the opportunity to speak with school leavers and their parents when possible. It is such a crucial time filled with excitement and enthusiasm when they talk about what they are wanting to study for their future and more often they speak of how much they want to be a part of residential communities. So many truly believe that living in student accommodation will deliver the best overall university experience and opportunity for long term success which is a credit to all the professionals in our industry that work tirelessly to create safe, inclusive and engaging communities.
Our September feature editions are fast becoming a firm favourite as they do a deep delve into topics that affect us all and that as an industry, we can learn so much from and implement actions that truly make a difference in our respective communities. I would like to congratulate the Communications and Engagement subcommittee on pulling together such a wonderful edition focussed on sustainability from across our region and beyond. I hope that you enjoy reading this edition as much as I did.
Best wishes, Marion
I personally relish the opportunity to speak with school leavers and their parents when possible. It is such a crucial time filled with excitement and enthusiasm when they talk about what they are wanting to study for their future and more often they speak of how much they want to be a part of residential communities.
