CQUniversity Annual Report - Central Queensland University

CQUniversity ANNUAL REPORT 2012ENGAGED ENTERPRISEOUR AIM: CQUniversity will have a positive culture which supports people and capability, manages performance, and values the University’s sstaff, students, communities and industry partners. We are committed to high standards of governance and a continuing quest for quality. Ourfinancial, physical, management and information technology systems and infrastructure supports the University’s core business.STUDENT OUTCOMESACCESS AND INCLUSIONCOUNSELLING AND DISABILITY SERVICEIn 2012, the Disability Service received 192 registrations fromstudents who accessed the service 544 times for consultation.Assistive services were provided to 128 students in examinationconditions and a further 18 students required participation assistance.The Counselling Service provided support and assistance to885 students. In addition to one-on-one support to students, theCounselling team also provided a number of psycho-educationalprograms to a total of 1011 students and 57 CQUniversity staffmembers in 2012.FINANCIAL ASSISTANCEThere were 61 student loans provided in 2012 totalling$36 399.35REVIEW OF OUR ACTIVITIESTABLE 6: SCHOLARSHIPS, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND GRANTSScholarships, Awardsand GrantsEquity Technology Award (ETA)LaptopsBrief DescriptionNumber awardedin 2012Expenditure$1250 per unit 50 $50 000Equity Merit Scholarship (EMS) $2000 max per calendar year 362 $724 000Indigenous Commonwealth Scholarship payments from $2377 (ICECS) and $2754 (ICAS) 49 $106 965ScholarshipIndigenous Access Scholarship $4485 one-off payments 20 $89 700(IAS)Commonwealth Scholarships for Scholarship payments from $2377 (CECS) and $2754 (CAS) 226 $218 684Continuing RecipientsEquity Compulsory Placement $100–$1500 170 $67 666InitiativeCQUniversity AccommodationScholarshipApprox $9700 full board at CQUniversity student residences 32 new19 continuing$417 969CQUni Cares Grants $500 towards compulsory residential school costs 9 $4430CQUni Connect $250 CQUniversity bookshop vouchers 142 $35 500START UNI NOW (SUN) PROGRAMIn 2012, 36 schools participated in the SUN program with 94 studentenrolments for the year. There are currently 120 SUN coursesavailable to students, including those from new programs added thisyear: Law, Allied Health, Paramedic Science, Chiropractic Science andTourism.WIDENING PARTICIPATION – PARTNERSHIPSIn 2012, Higher Education Participation and Partnerships Program(HEPPP) funding enabled the widening participation initiative toincrease from eight programs in 2011 to 10 programs in 2012. Amajority of the programs were delivered through 54 sessions locatedat school sites and across CQUniversity campuses.The introduction of the Mobile Education Trailer in 2012 sawthe program reach 112 primary schools as far west as Birdsville,Queensland. Overall, 6260 school students with low socio-economicstatus across Central Queensland participated in wideningparticipation programs in 2012, compared to 1206 students in 2011.MONITORING ACADEMIC PROGRESS (MAP)In 2012, 709 MAP 1 interviews were conducted with students whowere making unsatisfactory academic progress and 166 action plansand learning agreements were put in place.