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Dear ExampleContactFirstName
Welcome to the September alumni and community newsletter. In this edition, you will find news and stories about your fellow alumni, as well as a program of events and resources available to our global community.
Story highlights this month include an alumnus driven by passion and personal experience to create a more inclusive society, and an expanding social marketing campaign that has reduced koala deaths from dog attacks in the Redland City area by 40 per cent.
We also announce the rescheduled ceremony for the Griffith University Outstanding Alumni Awards, where the overall University winners will be revealed. Please register for the livestream to join us virtually on 6 October in celebrating our outstanding alumni around the globe.
Happy reading!
Griffith University Alumni Relations Team
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Meet the alumnus contributing to disability reform in Indonesia
Dr Antoni Tsaputra exemplifies what it means to truly live a life fuelled by passion and a desire for an inclusive society. Born with a profound physical disability, Dr Tsaputra has been a wheelchair user his whole life. However, despite these limitations, his drive to receive a normal education and better himself and the world around him, has not been hindered.
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A personal reflection from alumnus Ingrid Ozols
An obsession for knowledge was never fully satiated, until the Australian Institute of Suicide Research and Prevention team— who created Griffith's Master of Suicidology program—orbited Ingrid's world. This course proved profoundly important to her life and those around her.
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Proactive paralympic alumnus takes his second shot at life
Design graduate and Tokyo 2021 Paralympian, Matt McShane, has combined his qualifications with lived experience to forge a path building custom wheelchairs and mobility products.
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Koala campaign reaches new heights in South East Qld
A successful social marketing campaign, led by Griffith University to help save koalas from preventable deaths and injuries, is set to expand. Piloted by the Redland City Council in 2017, it has reduced koala deaths from dog attacks in the area by 40 per cent.
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The MBA alumnus leading the way in aged care
As a thought leader in the aged care industry, Kerryn has used the skills she acquired during her studies for the betterment of others, rolling out initiatives that put patient care, staff wellbeing and sustainability front and centre.
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The Yunus Centre appoints two new Industry Fellows
Griffith has strengthened its ties with the social innovation sector by appointing KOTO Vietnam founder Jimmy Pham (AM) and strategist Timothy O’Brien, as Adjunct Industry Fellows to The Yunus Centre.
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Outstanding Alumni Awards livestream
Wednesday 6 October | 7 pm AEST | Online
Griffith alumni, friends and family from around the globe are invited to join us for the rescheduled ceremony, as we celebrate the 16 academic group winners and announce the overall winners for the 2021 Outstanding Alumni Awards. The ceremony will be hosted by Griffith alumnus and the voice of 'Siri', Karen Jacobsen.
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Lights, Camera, Activism: Kerry O'Brien in conversation with Rachel Griffiths AM
Tuesday 12 October | 6 - 7.15 pm AEST | Online
In the latest instalment of Griffith University’s A better future for all series, in partnership with HOTA, Home of the Arts, Kerry O’Brien talks to one of Australia’s most prolific arts professionals, Rachel Griffiths AM, about her celebrated career.
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Lunch, Learn and Laugh webinar
Thursday 14 October | 12.30 to 1.30 pm AEST | Online
Griffith alumnus, comedian and Suicidologist, Mark McConville, will combine comedy and laughter with the latest information and research in the field of mental health, to encourage you to regain control of your own happiness.
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Social Impact For Business breakfast
Thursday 28 October | 7 - 8.30 am | Garden Marquee, Victoria Park, Brisbane
While enjoying a delicious hot breakfast, hear from an accomplished panel of experts as they share their stories of creating positive impact through business. This event will broaden your understanding of social enterprise and business for good.
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Change 2021: Bridging Divides After COVID-19
Change 2021 is for those focussed on achieving measurable change that benefits our people and our planet. Join us online to become empowered and enabled to enact more behaviour change. Save the date for the November instalment, focused on bridging divides after COVID-19.
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