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Student experience andSupportAs a Monash University undergraduate student, you will be able to access a unique‘Student Experience and Support Program’ which offers students many initiativesand activities including leadership development through the Law School AmbassadorProgram, peer-to-peer mentoring, the High Academic Achievers’ Program, communityengagement and service, pastoral care, counselling and career advice.All programs aim toprosper engagement anda sense of communitywithin the Faculty andprovide students withdiverse and enhancedopportunities for core andco-curricular experiences.Leadership TrainingThe Law School Ambassador Program providescommunity-minded students with leadershipand project management training and a rangeof developmental experiences to help facilitatepersonal growth.Peer Mentor ProgramThis is a Faculty-based initiative to assist newstudents transition to Law School and intotertiary student life more broadly. First yearstudents are given personalised, coursespecificand home-postcode based peercontacts to generate localised communitysupport and optimise initial engagement postcommencement.High Academic Achievers’ProgramAcknowledging strong academic success, theHigh Academic Achievers’ Program provides thetop performing 40 members of each cohort withskills-training sessions such as voice coachingand stress management, and forums for alumninetworking and postgraduate informationexchange.‘Developing Your Employability’lecture seriesThese law-specific careers information andindustry awareness lectures are unique to theMonash Law School experience, enablingparticipants to receive current and timely careerinformation and advice and gain exposure toprospective employers at networking eventsconducted annually on campus.Lloyd EnglandStudent Experience ManagerLloyd England is the Law Faculty’sStudent Experience Manager and aTeaching Associate. Trained as a lawyerin the UK and a Monash law alumni(LLM (IP) and current PhD candidate),Lloyd has run the Law School’s StudentExperience and Student SupportProgram since 2007. Through a diverseprogram of initiatives run by the StudentExperience Office, students can access a number of co-curricularactivities which are aimed at building a sense of community in theFaculty and fostering well-being and engagement throughout thestudent journey. Lloyd’s passion is to add value to the Monash Lawstudent experience via pastoral care, careers and unit selectionadvice and a variety of other initiatives to provide a safe, supportiveand positive environment for every student. This role is unique inAustralian law schools and demonstrates the Faculty’s commitmentto optimising our students’ overall success whilst at Monash.In 2013 in recognition of the valuable role he plays in the Faculty,Lloyd was awarded a Vice-Chancellor’s Social Inclusion Award.18
The MonashLaw LibraryThe Law Library, one of the largest and best resourced in Australia, is one of MonashUniversity Library’s eight branch libraries on six campuses. It is located over four levelsin the centre of the Faculty and provides an extensive collection of high quality printand online legal resources. Online resources, including case law, legislation, legalcommentaries, ebooks, and journals subscribed to by the Library, are accessible toMonash students from our website anytime, anywhere.Within the Law Library,students can choose tostudy in a relaxed, groupstudy environment onlevel 1, at individual, quietzonedtables on levels 2to 4, or in bookable groupmeeting rooms. Computersare provided in areas ofthe Library, and tables areequipped with power forlaptop and tablet use.The Library partners with students to identify anddevelop information research and learning skillsto improve performance and progression throughtheir studies. A specialist research and learningskills point is provided in the Law Library, wherelibrarians and learning skills advisers work withstudents on: time management, effective readingand note-taking, study methods and exampreparation, how and where to start researchinga topic, finding, evaluating and using information,collaboration and team work, problem-solvingand critical thinking, essay, report and assignmentwriting, citing and referencing to avoid plagiarism,and oral communication and presentation.Extensive online materials and help are provided,and workshops and classes are run regularly.19
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