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KEY: AA = Academic Administration, SLL = Student Life & Learning, Provider = Faculty/division/unit/constituent society offering a co-curricular activity, CCOS = Co-curricular Online Service (interface to main student database) Background UNSW Advantage was established in 2008 to assess the quality of all co-curricular, volunteering and professional development opportunities offered throughout the university, and authorise the inclusion of high quality programs on participants AHEGS. Advantage also serves to: • Increase student engagement in experiential learning and development outside the classroom • Enhance and standardise the quality of the co-curricular experience offered at UNSW • Develop highly competitive graduates who have leadership ability, professional skills and a global outlook • Provide opportunities for students to make a civic contribution and help shape the campus life of the university Currently over 350 individual activities offered by more than 60 different areas of the university are recognised. UNSW Advantage Nomination Process UNSW Advantage promotes excellence by: • Consulting with Providers to help them develop a new co-curricular program or enhance an existing one • Creating provider newsletter to profile high quality programs and share volunteer engagement tips • Organising networking events for staff to share best practice The Nomination Criteria: • Activity contributes to the university • Student develops graduate attributes • Adequate training, supervision and structure • Minimum 20 hour commitment • Staff member to endorse activity and administer records in CCOS Nomination sent to Director of SLL for approval Advice given on how to strengthen nomination Provider submits nomination to UNSW Advantage Provider contacted with decision and feedback Activity record and provider log in created in CCOS database by AA Providers upload student ID for each student who has completed activity in CCOS Activity details and provider contacts sent to AA Activity uploaded onto Advantage website and promoted through newsletters, social media etc. Provider resubmits nomination Nomination reconsidered Provider contacted with decision Providers requested to upload all student records before each graduation (AA) No Yes Yes No ? Application decision by SLL Director Nomination checked against criteria 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 4500 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 First Year Students 0 50 100 150 200 Arts Built Environment COFA Commerce Engineering Law Medicine Science First Year Students 55% 14% 11% 5% 4% 4% 3% 2% 2% Australian School of Business Arc @ UNSW UNSW Careers and Employment UNSW Sport and Recreation Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Student Development - Participation & Engagement Faculty of Engineering Student Equity and Disabilities Unit UNSW Governance 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% Make the most of time at uni Meet new people, make friends Have fun Feel part of the uni Help other students Professional skills Expand my resume AHEGS recognition New areas of interest % that rated this as 'most important factor' First year participation since Advantage was founded Motivation of surveyed first year students to take part in co-curricular activities First year student participation by their faculty of study in 2013 First Year engagement in co-curricular activities by area of the University in 2013 Which programs were popular with first years in 2013? UNSW Advantage Raising the bar: Creating a high quality co-curricular experience Volunteer Army (Arc Student Association) Short term event volunteering opportunities with wide range of community organisations. ASPIRE Ambassadors (SEADU) Volunteers help run activities with HSC students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to raise aspirations around university study. EDGE Career Mentoring (Australian School of Business) Business mentoring and practical leadership workshops tailored to undergraduate ASB students. Professional Development Program for International Students (Careers and Employment) Seminars on Australian business culture and communication followed by an internship within the university. Orientation Week (Arc Student Association) Fun entry level volunteering helping out with all aspects of Orientation Week. UNSW Leadership Program (Student Development) Very flexible program open to all students comprising interactive workshops and 20 hours of community service.
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KEY: AA = Academic Administration, SLL = Student Life & Learning, Provider = Faculty/division/unit/constituent society offering a co-curricular activity, CCOS = Co-curricular Online Service (interface to main student database)
Background
UNSW Advantage was established in 2008 to assess the quality of all co-curricular, volunteering and professional development opportunities offered throughout the university, and authorise the inclusion of high quality programs on participants AHEGS.
Advantage also serves to: • Increase student engagement in experiential learning and development outside the classroom • Enhance and standardise the quality of the co-curricular experience offered at UNSW • Develop highly competitive graduates who have leadership ability, professional skills and a global outlook • Provide opportunities for students to make a civic contribution and help shape the campus life of the university
Currently over 350 individual activities offered by more than 60 different areas of the university are recognised.
UNSW Advantage Nomination Process
UNSW Advantage promotes excellence by: • Consulting with Providers to help them develop a
new co-curricular program or enhance an existing one
• Creating provider newsletter to profile high quality programs and share volunteer engagement tips
• Organising networking events for staff to share best practice
The Nomination Criteria: • Activity contributes to the university • Student develops graduate attributes • Adequate training, supervision and structure • Minimum 20 hour commitment • Staff member to endorse activity and administer
records in CCOS Nomination sent to Director of SLL for
approval
Advice given on how to strengthen nomination
Provider submits nomination to
UNSW Advantage
Provider contacted with decision and
feedback
Activity record and provider log in
created in CCOS database by AA
Providers upload student ID for each student who has completed activity in
CCOS
Activity details and provider
contacts sent to AA
Activity uploaded onto Advantage website and
promoted through newsletters, social media etc.
Provider resubmits nomination
Nomination reconsidered
Provider contacted with
decision
Providers requested to upload all student
records before each graduation (AA)
No
Yes
Yes
No
?
Application decision by SLL
Director
Nomination checked against criteria
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
First Year Students
0 50 100 150 200
Arts
Built Environment
COFA
Commerce
Engineering
Law
Medicine
Science
First Year Students
55%
14%
11%
5%
4%
4% 3% 2% 2% Australian School of
Business Arc @ UNSW
UNSW Careers and Employment UNSW Sport and Recreation Nura Gili Indigenous Programs Student Development - Participation & Engagement Faculty of Engineering
Student Equity and Disabilities Unit UNSW Governance
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
35%
40%
Make the most of time
at uni
Meet new people, make
friends
Have fun Feel part of the uni
Help other students
Professional skills
Expand my resume
AHEGS recognition
New areas of interest
% that rated this as 'most important factor'
First year participation since Advantage was founded
Motivation of surveyed first year students to take part in co-curricular activities
First year student participation by their faculty of study in 2013
First Year engagement in co-curricular activities by area of the University in 2013
Which programs were popular with first years in 2013?
UNSW Advantage Raising the bar: Creating a high quality co-curricular experience
Volunteer Army (Arc Student Association)
Short term event volunteering opportunities with wide range of community organisations.
ASPIRE Ambassadors (SEADU)
Volunteers help run activities with HSC students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to raise aspirations around university study.
EDGE Career Mentoring (Australian School of Business)
Business mentoring and practical leadership workshops tailored to undergraduate ASB students.
Professional Development Program for International Students (Careers and Employment)
Seminars on Australian business culture and communication followed by an internship within the university.
Orientation Week (Arc Student Association)
Fun entry level volunteering helping out with all aspects of Orientation Week.
UNSW Leadership Program (Student Development) Very flexible program open to all students comprising interactive workshops and 20 hours of community service.
