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The digital content from the Ma & Morley Immersion has offically been released. Our amazing Conor Ashleigh has once again worked his magic and delivered another stunning video of the trip. So check it out here! During the trip through Central NSW, the Scholars wrote reflections about their journey which was compiled into a webpage that you can read here.
The Ma & Morley team headed over to Wollotuka to support the current Yapug students in preparing their applications for the Program. A big shout out to 2022 Scholar Haylee Mills, who supported Maggie in the delivery of the first session. The second session is set to take place next week, so if there are any Scholars interested in supporting, please reach out! PROCESSEDPAYMENTS
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WHAT'S BEEN HAPPENING? 8 AUGUST IMMERSION WEBPAGE & RELEASEDVIDEO 2 AUGUST
Ma & Morley Scholarship Program team enagaged with the Ambassadors to start planning the next Ambassador event. The team met with Ambassadors to agree on a topic as well as the timing of the event. The event has now been postponed until Wednesday 14 September from 5:00pm till 8:00pm.
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Census date has passed, and the full degree Scholar's payments should have landed sometime last week. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your payments please reach out to us. We always endevour to get it right the first time, but there can be errors made along the way. If your payment looks incorrect, please let us know so that we can fix it for you.
Phoebe McIlwraith Proud Bundjalung and Worimi Saltwater woman, in her fifth year of law at the University of Newcastle. Phoebe has experience at the University of Newcastle Legal Centre and Legal Aid NSW in areas of environment law, refugee/asylum seeker law, polic powers, and the Stolen Generations Reparations Scheme.
Date: Thursday 1 September 2022 Time: 6:00pm for a 6:30pm start Location: The Great Northern Hotel, Newcastle Click here to RSVP!
Proud Wiradjuri woman and Senior Solicitor at Legal Aid NSW. Shantell is a passionate advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and provides assistance to vulnerable clients experiencing civil and human rights issues. Shantell is a member of the Law Society Indigenous Issues Committee, a Sessional Academic at Macquarie University and has been involved in the Uluru Statement Youth Dialogue.
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Proud Wiradjuri woman and alumna of the University of Newcastle. Kishaya is a solicitor in the Pro Bono team at Herbert Smith Freehills, and previously worked as Project Officer for the Towards Truth project, leading a team of researchers to develop a legislation and policy mapping database to support truth-telling.
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An international law and human rights academic at the University of Newcastle Law School. Amy’s areas of research include self-determination, refugee rights, climate change and human rights, Indigenous legal issues, capital punishment and the Indigenisation of curriculum. Amy has written over 70 articles for The Conversation and has over 900,000 readers on that site.
The event is free for everyone! All you have to do is register your attendance for catering purposes. Jasmin and Aleisha have locked in four amazing guest speakers including 2018 scholars Kishaya Delaney and Phoebe Mcllwraith and 2021 scholar Jack Chambers who will be providing music for the Wnight.e want to emphasize that this event is for everyone, whether you identify as Indigenous or not. It is really important that we are across what the Uluru Statement is and its importance, especially with the new Labor government promising to implement it in full. So tell your friends, family, and colleagues and join us for a night of fun, food, music, prizes and learning all about the Uluru Statement!
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Jasmin L’Green (2018 Scholar) and Aleisha Bailey (2020 Scholar) are co-hosting a Q&A event on the Uluru Statement from the Heart through their roles on the University of Newcastle Law Students Association (UNLSA). This event is also part of Jasmin’s 2022 Action Project which aims to promote Indigenous self-determination and constitutional recognition of Australia’s First People.
Dr Amy Maguire
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The Ma & Morley Scholarship Program has a whole heap of new channels of communication. To make it a little easier to understand, I have created a breakdown.
Program team also uses the below channels to communicate with you all: The General channel is for Program updates that will be communicated with all Scholars and Ambassadors regardless of Scholarship year. Please feel free to share your own events, ideas and recommendations here also!
EMAIL SLACK FORMS ChannelScholar Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scholars, Ambassadors, Central Coasters, mentors Slack is our main platform for Program communication and will remain so for the entirety of your journey as a Scholar and Ambassador. If you are wanting to communicate with the Program team (Maryanne and Maggie) about anything, whether that be absence from a Program activity, advice, questions or feedback about the Program or difficulties you are facing, then please send us a TheDM.
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Year specific channels aka. 2018 Scholars
We send out anonymous forms after each Scholarship event to help us improve Program activities for the future. But a suggestion has come through to keep an anonymous form open for any Program feedback, whether it be about an activity, or any other suggestions for the Program Youteam.can find the open form here!
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Our email address: mamorley@newcastle.edu.au is always open for feedback, suggestions or for communicating with us if you are needing advice. It is just an extra channel of communication between the Scholars and the Program on top of our Slack channels.
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The Scholar channels are for Program updates that are specific to your Scholarship year group, and are usually about upcoming Program activities. Once again, you can feel free to share your own events, ideas and recommendations with your fellow Scholars.
The other channels are for groups within the Program that are not Scholarship year specific. We have set these up for you all to communicate with likeminded Scholars, so if you do have updates, ideas or recommendations that are specific to these groups please share them!
A new Scholar-run Slack channel has been created by the Scholar Advisory Group, and includes all Scholars and Ambassadors from across the Program. The Program Team is not included in this channel, and is specifically for Scholar-to-Scholar support and communications.
The Messenger channel will continue as a social space for all Scholars and Ambassadors to catch up, check in and plan/share events with each other. Please remember to be respectful of each other in this space, but also continue to connect more with each other. If you are not part of this Messenger group and would like to be, you can reach out to another Scholar to add you or you can send a message to the advisory team on the Slack.communication-advisory-groupscholar-on We are really looking forward to seeing how the Scholar-led channel further supports you all in having voice in the Program!
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What are you currently listening to, watching, or reading? I'm currently reading 'See What You Made Me Do" by Jess Hill SCHOLARTHE
2018 Ma & Morley Scholar
Korea at the boarder between North and South Korea (known asthe 'DMZ'- demilitarized zone)
What is something about you that most people wouldn’t know? I have a twin brother What is your favourite thing to do outside of uni? camping, getting away from the screen!
“Education is the most powerful weapon which can be used to change the world" - Nelson Mandela. I actually quoted this in my Ma & Morley application in 2017.
What is your favourite quote?
Tell us a bit about yourself and your journey up until university. I am a proud Kuungkari woman from a small country town called Gloucester on Worimi Country. I moved to Newcastle in 2018 to begin my combined Bachelor of Laws and Development Studies degree. I am set to graduate in November 2022.
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WHAT IF I CAN'T MAKE A CORE PROGRAM ACTIVITY?
We are always here to support you! We have a whole lot of contacts across the University who we can point you towards if you are having any difficulties throughout the semester. Another great resource you can use are the University of Newcastle Learning Advisors or access the Academic Learning Support resources here. You are also lucky to be part of a whole group of students on the same journey as you in the Ma & Morley Scholarship Program! If you are unsure of who to contact within the Program, please reach out to the Program team and we can link you up with a fellow Scholar who might have some great tips to support you!
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WHO DO I CONTACT IF I AM STRUGGLING ACADEMICALLY?
Core activities are the main activities that your stage of the Program is required to participate in as part of your commitment to the Scholarship. The core activities are usually those that are integral to the stage of your Program, such as the Welcome Program in Stage 1 which helps build connections and the Leadership Intensive in Stage 2 for fostering leadership capabilities. Yet, we understand that there are extenuating circumstances that mean a Scholar may not be able to participate in a core Program activity. This is usually because of illness, unforeseen commitments outside of the Program, or personal/family emergencies. We ask that if you are unable to attend a core Program activity that you reach out to the team and let us know so that we can make sure that we have your explained absence on record. If you have a class or tutorial that is scheduled for the same time as a Program activity, you can reach out to the team to help make alternative arrangements to ensure your attendance, as we are happy to reach out to lecturers and tutors to support your participation in Program activities.
The panel will consist of Uncle Paul Gordon, Charlotte McCabe, Professor Tim Roberts and Caroline Pidcock. The event will take place from 6pm - 8pm at NUSpace X502. Get your tickets here!
A Zoom meeting will be taking place at 5:30pm regarding the Ling Jun category. If you were still wanting to make a written suggestion regarding the category please submit via this form by Monday 5th September.
The 2022 Scholars will meet together on campus to reflect on the year so far. The session will take place from 3pm - 5pm at the Treehouse in the Shortland Union Building. The session will give Scholars to the chance to not only reflect on the year that has been, but start to explore what the Scholarship will look like for them next year as a Stage 2 Scholar.
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The submitted suggestions will then be discussed in more detail on the Zoom call. You can find the Zoom link for the session
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The 2022 Scholars will be heading off on their 2-day Cultural Immersion. Scholars will stay overnight at Murrook Cultural Centre, and explore Worimi Country with Uncle Justin Ridgeway. On Day 2, Scholars will head out to Mount Sugarloaf to explore Country with Ngemba Elder, Uncle Paul Gordon, and Wiradjuri & Ngemba man, Dave Newham.
The Program team has collaborated with the Ambassadors to create an panel discussion event that will explore climate action, and what each of us can do in our daily lives to create a positive impact on the climate.
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