CQUniversity Annual Report - Central Queensland University

CQUniversity ANNUAL REPORT 2012
ENGAGED ENTERPRISE
OUR AIM: CQUniversity will have a positive culture which supports people and capability, manages performance, and values the University’s s
staff, students, communities and industry partners. We are committed to high standards of governance and a continuing quest for quality. Our
financial, physical, management and information technology systems and infrastructure supports the University’s core business.
STUDENT OUTCOMES
ACCESS AND INCLUSION
COUNSELLING AND DISABILITY SERVICE
In 2012, the Disability Service received 192 registrations from
students who accessed the service 544 times for consultation.
Assistive services were provided to 128 students in examination
conditions and a further 18 students required participation assistance.
The Counselling Service provided support and assistance to
885 students. In addition to one-on-one support to students, the
Counselling team also provided a number of psycho-educational
programs to a total of 1011 students and 57 CQUniversity staff
members in 2012.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
There were 61 student loans provided in 2012 totalling
$36 399.
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REVIEW OF OUR ACTIVITIES
TABLE 6: SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTS
Scholarships, Awards
and Grants
Equity Technology Award (ETA)
Laptops
Brief Description
Number awarded
in 2012
Expenditure
$1250 per unit 50 $50 000
Equity Merit Scholarship (EMS) $2000 max per calendar year 362 $724 000
Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship payments from $2377 (ICECS) and $2754 (ICAS) 49 $106 965
Scholarship
Indigenous Access Scholarship $4485 one-off payments 20 $89 700
(IAS)
Commonwealth Scholarships for Scholarship payments from $2377 (CECS) and $2754 (CAS) 226 $218 684
Continuing Recipients
Equity Compulsory Placement $100–$1500 170 $67 666
Initiative
CQUniversity Accommodation
Scholarship
Approx $9700 full board at CQUniversity student residences 32 new
19 continuing
$417 969
CQUni Cares Grants $500 towards compulsory residential school costs 9 $4430
CQUni Connect $250 CQUniversity bookshop vouchers 142 $35 500
START UNI NOW (SUN) PROGRAM
In 2012, 36 schools participated in the SUN program with 94 student
enrolments for the year. There are currently 120 SUN courses
available to students, including those from new programs added this
year: Law, Allied Health, Paramedic Science, Chiropractic Science and
Tourism.
WIDENING PARTICIPATION – PARTNERSHIPS
In 2012, Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program
(HEPPP) funding enabled the widening participation initiative to
increase from eight programs in 2011 to 10 programs in 2012. A
majority of the programs were delivered through 54 sessions located
at school sites and across CQUniversity campuses.
The introduction of the Mobile Education Trailer in 2012 saw
the program reach 112 primary schools as far west as Birdsville,
Queensland. Overall, 6260 school students with low socio-economic
status across Central Queensland participated in widening
participation programs in 2012, compared to 1206 students in 2011.
MONITORING ACADEMIC PROGRESS (MAP)
In 2012, 709 MAP 1 interviews were conducted with students who
were making unsatisfactory academic progress and 166 action plans
and learning agreements were put in place.