A simple random act of kindness can go a long way in turning someone’s day around, especially during times like this. Wellness by Pulse’s Random Act Of Kindness initiative has been running for the last two years on campus but with students at home at the moment, we still wanted to spread some kindness and brighten up the day of students. The team designed a Random Act Of Kindness initiative so friends could nominate one...
Bonjour! Hola! Konnichiwa! This week we have celebrated International Week online, embracing the diversity, culture and joy that it brings us all. From food to dancing, art and trivia, competitions and dreaming of our next overseas adventure when we can, students were able to immerse themselves in a range of online activities to escape and learn new things. Although we couldn’t be on campus to celebrate this year we still wanted to give back to...
Research shows that early learning is the foundation for children's lifelong success. In the first five years, children's brains are wired to learn quickly. The foundations for learning, health and behaviour throughout life are laid down in the early years. Each educator at Kids’ Uni works hard to prepare intentional play-based experiences and social interactions within our service to help children develop the learning dispositions and cognitive, social and emotional skills necessary for success...
National Student Volunteer Week runs from 9 – 15 August, acknowledging and celebrates student volunteers, and promotes volunteering to students and young people across Australia. This year, UOW Pulse will be celebrating the amazing work of our Pulse Volunteers online. 330 Pulse Volunteers have contributed 2,179 hours across 2021 so far, through the challenges of online learning they have continued to contribute to the program and the wider community. Our volunteers have been so important...
Lockdown hasn’t stopped Pulse showcasing all the amazing clubs and societies at UOW, kicking off Clubs Week Online to ensure students can still connect and take part in this great community. During Clubs Week, a range of clubs will be talking about what they do and how to can get involved. Join the Facebook group now to find out more- https://bit.ly/2UJPXFX Being part of a club at UOW is like being part of a family. Catch...
Students are at the heart of everything we do at Pulse and we know that some of our students are doing it tough during this challenging lockdown period! To help students out who may have lost work, are feeling isolated or maybe just needing a hearty meal, on Wednesday our Chefs prepared fresh ready-to-eat meals for UOW students to enjoy! With a kitchen full of fresh produce and the Pulse Pantry still operating to support...
In honour of NAIDOC week 2021, we spoke with 20-year-old indigenous artist Jordan Taunton, from the South Coast of Nowra. Early last month, Jordan was one of 6 feature artists to attended Live Art Week where she painted and brought the campus to life with her amazing traditional piece of aboriginal art, which now sits proudly at her place. Jordan's story is unique, to say the least, and she has overcome a lot of adversity to...
The annual Tertiary Access Group CampusLink Awards were celebrated last week to acknowledge the best in student services. Awarding leadership, engagement, outstanding initiatives, marketing, student services and programs, staff development and more - the awards highlight all aspects of excellence and success in the Australian and New Zealand tertiary student services sector. Pulse is proud to have won five awards and received two highly commended awards, recognising our incredible clubs, volunteer, training program and innovations. Our Winners National...
Last week the Pulse team held a picnic on campus to celebrate the Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea, with students and staff enjoying live music, raffles and of course tea, coffee and sweet treats. It was a great morning and so nice to see so many people supporting such a great cause. Our Pulse volunteers were also out and about on campus collecting donations to help towards our goal of $250. Thank you to everyone who donated,...
Food Allergy Awareness Week kicks today and Kids' Uni children’s services centres are leading the way in allergy awareness and are offering the life-saving program Food Allergy SMART to their children this week. The program talks about the importance of not sharing food with their friends, washing hands before and after mealtimes, and how important it is to tell a teacher or adult when a friend is having an allergic reaction and being aware...