ECU International mini guide - Edith Cowan University

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ECu was awarded a five-star rating for our teaching quality and graduate satisfaction from The Good universities Guide 2012.
eCU prOfeSSOr NAmed wA
AUSTrAliAN Of The yeAr 2012
Congratulations to Professor Donna Cross who
was named the WA Australian of the Year 2012.
Professor Cross is the Foundation Professor at ECU’s
Child Health Promotion Research Centre. The award
recognises her tireless work to improve the health of
our young people through research and community
programs to address issues including bullying, drug use,
road safety and obesity.
eCU ACAdemiCS AwArded fOr
dediCATiON TO STUdeNT leArNiNG
ECU academics Dr Joyce Hendricks, Dr Julie Ann
Pooley and Professor Mark Stoney received Australian
Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) 2011 Citations
for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning.
The academics have all been recognised for a
sustained commitment to the student experience.
preSTiGiOUS TeAChiNG fellOwShip
AwArded TO OUTSTANdiNG eCU
leCTUrer
Associate Professor Lynne Cohen was named a
2010 Teaching Fellow by the Australian Learning
and Teaching Council (ALTC), which recognises
outstanding leaders from universities across Australia
who are constantly working to improve academic
standards and the student experience.
eCU STUdeNTS ShiNe iN perTh
fAShiON feSTivAl
ECU students Cherish Armstrong and Nicole Marrington
were both winners in the Student Runway competition,
held as part of the 2011 Perth Fashion Festival.
Contemporary Fashion student Cherish won the
Contemporary Evening Wear category, while Western
Australian Academy of Performing Arts Costume Design
student Nicole won the Costume Couture category. This
is the third year that ECU students have won at a Student
Runway competition.
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iNTO The fUTUre wiTh iNfOrmATiON
TeChNOlOGy iNNOvATiON
In 2011, Professor Craig Valli, Director of secau, ECU’s
Security Research Centre, won the 2010 Achiever of
the Year Award at the Western Australian Information
Technology and Telecommunications Awards (WAITTA).
‘TeAm bOOmerANG ONe’ AwArded
firST plACe iN wOrld AdverTiSiNG
COmpeTiTiON
ECU’s ‘Team Boomerang One’ students were
named World Champions at the annual International
Advertising Association InterAd XIII global student
advertising competition. The competition gives
students the opportunity to put theory into practice by
testing their skills with a real-world client case study.
ECU’s team were recognised for their outstanding
creative approach in tackling the brief for a brand
campaign that disrupts the category and breaks
all conventions.