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Dear ExampleContactFirstName
Welcome to the October edition of your alumni newsletter, featuring news and stories about your fellow alumni, as well as the regular program of events, activities and resources available to our global community.
A key highlight this month is the announcement of the Overall Griffith University Outstanding Alumni Award winners, who have been recognised for their diverse achievements across their fields of endeavour and in their communities. As you peruse their inspiring stories below, we invite you to consider fellow alumni to nominate in next year’s Awards.
Moreover, we would like to thank our generous alumni donors for supporting the 2021 Annual Appeal and student scholarships. Your contributions to help ‘lift up’ disadvantaged students experiencing personal or financial hardships will continue to make a powerful difference to their lives.
Happy reading!
Griffith University Alumni Relations Team
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The 2021 Griffith University Outstanding Alumni Award Winners
On Wednesday 6 October, the 2021 Griffith University Outstanding Alumni awards ceremony (take #2!) was held at The Calile Hotel in Brisbane, Australia. We are extremely proud of all 16 academic group winners and were thrilled to announce the overall winners.
Outstanding Alumnus - Joe Brumm
Outstanding International Alumnus - Ahmed Athif
Outstanding First Peoples Alumnus - Haylene Grogan
Outstanding Young Alumnus - Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM
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Outstanding Alumnus
Joe's hit ABC TV show, Bluey, has become a global phenomenon, winning awards including a Logie, an AACTA and even an International Emmy Award.
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Outstanding International Alumnus
Determined that no child should be left behind in the Maldvies education system, Athif has made a sustained contribution to inclusive and special education support.
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Outstanding First Peoples Alumnus
To remind herself what she's fighting for, Haylene carries around her families exemption certificates, that forbade them from moving around because they were First Peoples.
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Outstanding Young Alumnus
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM is an emergency doctor living with quadriplegia and is a passionate disability advocate dedicating his life to working, teaching and researching health.
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Exhibition celebrates the early days of Griffith University
A new digital exhibition explores the creation of Griffith University in the lead up to official celebrations for the University’s first 50 years of teaching.
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Thank you for lifting up students in need
There's good reason why the students above are jumping for joy - through your support of the 2021 Annual Appeal, you have helped lift them up in so many ways.
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HDR Alumni Online Workshop, Regenerating our work-life landscape after burnout
Wednesday 3 November | 6 - 7.30 pm AEST | Online
Dr Faith Valencia-Forrester will share her insights on how to regenerate our work-life landscape after COVID-19 burnout. During this interactive online session, she will focus on how to listen to ourselves, identify our own landscapes for regeneration and will provide tools for biodynamic leadership.
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Grease at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre
10 - 13 November | Matinee and evening performances | QPAC South Bank, Brisbane
Take a trip down memory lane with Rydell High’s class of ’59 for this special performance of the iconic musical Grease, performed by the amazing students of Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University. Set to one of the most enduring, electrifying soundtracks in theatre history, these shows promise to be a rock ‘n’ rollicking good time for musical fans of all flavours.
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Griffith survey: Work life transitions and learning
Are you a working Australian? We want to hear from you. This survey explores how you have learned and negotiated the transitions across your working life. This is part of an Australian Research Council funded project that aims to generate evidence-based policies and informed practices supporting work-life learning arrangements to promote Australian workers’ employability. Take part for your chance to win a $50 or $100 gift card.
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Volunteer for Griffith research projects
Griffith is one of Australia's leading research universities. Volunteers are continuously being sought to participate in a range of studies. Alumni are invited to browse the various research projects under the 'Student' and 'Staff' categories, then reach out to the individual research leads.
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CareerHub job listings
Griffith can help businesses of all sizes find highly skilled students and graduates keen to start their career. Drawing from our exclusive pool of talented students and graduates, our premium recruitment service, Student Employment, can help you tailor staffing solutions to fill part-time, casual or full-time roles.
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