2017 Presentations

Below are the abstracts and presentations which were presented at the 2017 Professional Staff Conference at Rosehill Gardens.

Key Speakers

Presenter/sAbstractPresentation Slides
Mr Martin Stewart-Weeks
Organisational Consultant, facilitator and writer
Keynote Address: Innovation in Professional Services Delivery Presentation (PDF, 1065.36 KB) (opens in a new window)

Peter Tow, Director, Project Management Office

Chris Youness, Associate Director, HR Partnerships

Kay Hempsall, Associate Director, Talent & Leadership Development

Keynote Address:  Securing Success together with Shared Services Presentation () PDF, 536.48 KB (opens in a new window)

Professor Denise Kirkpatrick, Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (Academic)

An update from the Senior Executive GroupPresentation (PDF, 248.41 KB) (opens in a new window)
Peter Pickering, Vice-President (Finance & Resources)An update from the Senior Executive GroupPresentation (PDF, 340.57 KB) (opens in a new window)

Concurrent Session 1

Presenter/sAbstractPresentation Slides
Oliver Zvinaiye Maboreke

Western Sydney University Refugee, New and Emerging Community Students Experience (PDF, 21.48 KB) (opens in a new window)

Presentation (PDF, 866.95 KB) (opens in a new window)
Alison Dayes & Merilee Kessler

The Magic Button (PDF, 21.98 KB) (opens in a new window)

Presentation (PDF, 1091.8 KB) (opens in a new window)

Kay Hempsall

Work and Career Planning: maximise your potential (PDF, 21.62 KB) (opens in a new window)

Presentation (PDF, 442.71 KB) (opens in a new window)
Glenn Martin

The Innovation-competence Loop: Lessons from Website Design (PDF, 20.36 KB) (opens in a new window)

Presentation (PDF, 6574.86 KB) (opens in a new window)

Concurrent Session 2

Presenter/sAbstractPresentation Slides
Jo Deeker & Dion Strasiotto IDEER in the Headlights (PDF, 16.56 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 519.88 KB) (opens in a new window)
Shantala Mohan Pilot Assessment of Research Impact: Case Study exemplars (PDF, 22.83 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation ( PDF, 601.78 KB) (opens in a new window) 
Tae McKnight & Linda Thornely Destination Innovation: Library Data and Student Support (PDF, 24.26 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 749.57 KB) (opens in a new window)         
Jennifer Kensey & Eve Langham Empowering Students Through Innovation (PDF, 18.05 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 1818.34 KB) (opens in a new window)         

Concurrent Session 3

Presenter/sAbstractPresentation Slides
Jamaylah Bama & Patty Hodgson A Call for Action to Innovate (PDF, 25.09 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation
Dr Graeme Salter Creating Engaging and Effective Presentations (PDF, 16.08 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 4785.85 KB) (opens in a new window)
Sarah Chaloner Lightsabers and Lightbulbs (PDF, 20.44 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 1752.31 KB) (opens in a new window)
Deborah Carr, Emma Breidahl, Chris Levins, Ray Vallarica & Victoria Coyne Everyone smiles when they give; a new era of philanthropy (PDF, 26.09 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 696.38 KB) (opens in a new window)

Concurrent Session 4

Presenter/sAbstractPresentation Slides
Natalie Bradbury Brickbats & Bouquets - Using Insights to drive Innovation (PDF, 22.29 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 6174.52 KB) (opens in a new window)

Andrew Wagstaffe & Johnny Yacolca

Tools for "flipping" to digital - the 1PSQ Transition (PDF, 24.21 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 2357.01 KB) (opens in a new window)
Judy Holman, Kate Refalo and Anthony Laria Innovation, Connection and Acceleration: Careers in GWS (PDF, 21.38 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation ( PDF, 476.05 KB) (opens in a new window)         
Roy D'Cunha & Allison Strickland Introspective Innovative Culture: Be Aware, Share and Care (PDF, 21.75 KB) (opens in a new window) Presentation (PDF, 765.12 KB)(opens in a new window)

Poster Presentations

Note: all Posters will be located on Level 1 of the Pavilion.

Marian Martin & Paul Glew The Drop-In Support Centre: Academic Support and More! (PDF, 18.77 KB) (opens in a new window)
Janet Starr & Heidi Creed Vibrant, Innovative Embedded Academic Literacy Support for Nurses ( PDF, 21.32 KB) (opens in a new window)
Jim Wu & Teresa Cheong Student's Innovation - Opportunities Unlimited (PDF, 21.19 KB) (opens in a new window)