2010 - 2016 Presentations

A complete listing of all presentations held at each Professional Staff Conference are listed below. If you wish to obtain a copy of a presentation, please contact Human Resources.

2010 - Building the UWS of tomorrow through innovation and collaboration

  • Jenny Baines - Mental Health Initiatives at UWS
  • Kelly Whitney & Saskia Kremer - Practise What you Preach: The Benefits of Integrating Student Work Experience into your Business Area
  • Tanya Hobson - Embracing the Wiki/Blog Communication Tools: A Plan to Champion the Use of Confluence at UWS
  • Darren Wilkins - Asset Management Across a Dispersed Environment
  • Michael Macken & Amy Scott - Live Web Streaming
  • Phil Ross & Lorraine Starr - The Role of School Administration in Supporting Sessional Staff in their Teaching and Learning Activities
  • Trevor Allan & Amanda Johnson - Blind Bus Drivers - School of Nursing & Midwifery/Disability Services/Student Equity Inherent Requirements Joint Project
  • Linda Williams - Child Care at UWS - How a Distant Relative has Become an Immediate Family Member - A Story of Reflection, Change, Collaboration and Commitment
  • Roger Attwater - Platforms for Environmental Sustainability
  • Monica Lantay - Empower Staff to Connect, Communicate and Collaborate Online
  • Amanda Ellison - Access all Areas - Unveiling the Secrets of Admissions 
  • Jane Hobson & Mary Krone - The Path to Research Excellence is Paved with Good Data: A Good News Story
  • Frank Hill, Lourdes Katague and Denise Shanahan - Collaboratively Building Harmony Amongst Chaos: A Supportive Work Place Innovation 
  • Phil Costley & Sarah Chaloner - IT Services - Engaging with the University
  • Helen Fleming - The Thrills and Challenges of Being a University Lawyer
  • Leslie Cowles - Frontline Leadership and Making Sense of Mission Statements
  • Susan Henley - From and Acorn to a Tree - Growing the Position of PA to Head of School 
  • Janelle Davis - The Long and Winding Road - Stories of a Relationship Manager
  • Peter Blunden & Luke Donlevy - How Capital Works & Facilities Use a Geographic Information
  • Kerry Hudson - Beam me up Scottie! 

2011 - Connections and Quality - Our People Making the Difference

  • Darren Greentree & Jerry Koleth - Understanding cost structures to support fact based decision making
  • Philip Costley & Vickie Robinson - Why on Earth? Getting the most from your office IT 
  • Neil Durrant & Kerrin Paterson - The right information to the right people at the right time
  • Deborah Moldrich - The Contact Service Centre: Supporting outsourced customer service at UWS
  • Leonid Grebennikov & Kim Jarvis - UWS online system for tracking and improving community engagement (TICE)
  • Dr Sev Ozdowski - Working with Equity and Diversity for respect and inclusion at UWS
  • Tosin Famakinwa - Internal client feedback on laboratory technical support at School of Engineering
  • Darren Greentree - Financial Engagement through Technology Support
  • Sue Bell & Elizabeth Dlugon - What is Orientation and transition? Ask us.
  • Bob Burnell, Phillip Marler & Bev McSpadyen - Compass - Where are we now?
  • Jennie Nelson - Professional development opportunities for professional staff: Thinking beyond UWS and beyond Australia
  • Dr Shane Griffin - Challenges of surviving a laboratory renovation
  • John Clifford - Organisational strength program
  • Laura Haseldine - "Put me through to the human" - finding a balance between computerised and human interaction
  • Rose Howson & Christine Booth - AHEGS: Building the puzzle - enhancing document quality
  • Fiona Cameron - What's innovative at UWS? Lots!
  • Kris Ambrose & Davorka Bilic - Managing UWS hazardous chemicals through Chemwatch
  • Phil Clark - The next step on the procurement journey
  • Andrew Lewandowski - Why can't I book that room?
  • Mark Kearns & Catherine Fitzgerald - Joining the dots - connections to quality
  • Dr Kerry Hudson - UWSCollege - opportunity and success for residents of UWS
  • Dr Mithra Fernando - Technical service request (TSR) process
  • David Sault - Financial engagement through financial sustainability
  • Cheryl Murray - The benefits of a virtual newsletter
  • Jen Dollin - SURFS up at UWS

2012 - Shaping the Future - from Vision to Action

  • Kellie McNamara - Half a cup of coffee and dressing in the dark... Tales of a secondment
  • Kerry Holling - Future directions in Information Technology
  • Dawn Douglas - The importance of community engagement to advance student learning and other initiatives while contributing back to the community
  • Leslie Cowles - What? When? Where? Nine Schools to rule them all
  • Helen Angelakis - UWS Hawkesbury Riverfarm initiative
  • Leone Cripps - Take Action! Shape your career... Engage in peer mentoring
  • Shane Wharton & Gary Morgan - Next Practice: Ubiquitous Access Pilot
  • Judy Holman - Living the Australian dream: the skillmax plus program
  • Terri Bryson - Do our courses have professional accreditation?
  • Paul Falzon - What is the University doing about transport and parking
  • Jeffrey Har - The time is right: leadership and UWS Library
  • Kathie Goldsworthy, Gina Saliba and Kate Alley - Have we got some vUWS for you?
  • Jenny Baines - Creating a caring and inclusive UWS Community, how do we make this happen?
  • Dr Ann Cheryl Armstrong - BTW WDYT abt chngng HE Timetables? RUUP4IT?
  • Susan Channells - The first year experience: A UWSCollege perspective
  • Lyndal McCulloch & Lauren Marsh - Managing Up: "With great power comes great responsibility" (Spiderman)
  • Fiona Cameron - What's innovative at UWS? Lots!
  • Steve Marsh - Innovation v Bureaucracy. Time to changes/Centuries the same
  • Darren Greentree, John Clifford & Phil Clark - Finance and Procurement projects for 2012
  • Richard Martino - Towards a new model for student representation

2013 - Connect, Collaborate, Celebrate

  • Kerry Holling - The Benefits from the UWS IT Reform Agenda
  • Judy Reading - Support for struggling students: Library Outreach Program
  • Lyndal McCulloch - When information from the coalface falls on deaf ears
  • Kathleen MacDonald & Jenny-Lee Heylen - How many research staff does it take to change a light bulb?
  • Peter Eeles - UWS Campuses: Connecting with our region through development
  • Susan Henley - Creating an Accreditation External Advisory Committee - Rome wasn't built in a day
  • Emma Taylor & Dawn Wade - Recognising and understanding cultural diversity of UWS
  • Tatiana Lozano - Preventing and responding to workplace bullying at UWS
  • Michael Smith & Cathie Lester - Out Heritage - Now at your fingertips!
  • Fiona Pacey - A shared endeavour - UWS School of Medicine Rural Clinical Schools
  • Sarah Chaloner & Yuen Yuen Yip - Blended Learning - Space Matters
  • Tracey Hanson & Sharon Short - First Year Student Contact officer (FYSCO) - from Acronym to action
  • Glenn Martin - Ethics at work: We do that, don't we?
  • Joann Flack & Larry Walls - Student Services and Amenities Fees
  • Elissa Gale & Stephanie Moran - The fundraising Toolkit
  • Jenelle Wilson & Angela MacDonald - The creation of a smooth running exam period
  • Paul Jewell, Zoe Morley & Katherine Raper - Library Links: Twitter, Learning Objects, Reading Lists and Study Halls
  • Susan Hudson - Applying for Scholarships and Awards - it's not that hard!
  • Ann Cheryl Armstrong & Neville Ellis - Connect, Collaborate and Celebrate: Implementing an Extended Academic Year at UWS
  • Glenn Ferguson and Eva Ing - Achieving the Impossible, Creating 8 Teaching spaces in 4 days.

2014 - Progress: From Opportunity to Achievement

  • Kerrin Paterson - Improving communication in the workplace through the implementation of a UWS business glossary
  • Stacey Fishwick - Estate Development: Achieving from Opportunity
  • Sabrina Menendez & Sophie Buck - Silence is golden: implementing a new Tutorial System
  • Jennifer Greer & Stephanie Moran - Take your research to the next level: Developing a marketing strategy for research
  • Nicole Ison & Bernard Sobiesiak - Facilitating opportunity and achievement for staff and students with disability: Building our disability confidence
  • Myra Vandine & Wendy Allan - Changing the conversation
  • Ann Cheryl Armstrong, Vien Nguyen & Katrina White - From Opportunity to Achievement: a review of UWS Summer 2013/2014
  • Joe Collins & Deborah Carr - the Who, What, Why and How of a $30M Scholarship Campaign
  • Geza Karacsony - Barriers and bridges - networking, negotiating and nagging
  • Kelly Lanfranca, Aggie Lim & Abigail Srinivasan - Actions speak louder than words: the MyVoice Journey and Achievements
  • Jennifer Kensey - Supporting students in an ever changing world... how do we do it at UWS?
  • Jim Micsko & Bronwyn Williams - Forward Thinking - From Primary School to University 
  • Edith Taylor & Kerry Cameron-Pratt - Complaints are an opportunity - resolving them is an achievement!
  • Janelle Davis & Rose Cutts - What's the Plan? Make the difference with 'Making the Difference'
  • Paul Macmullen & Xinni Du - Brewing a special blend
  • Leanne Yard & Susan Channells - The UWSCollege Model: A Holistic Approach, it takes a community to raise a University student!

2015 - Building Collaborative Cultures

  • Danielle Roddick - Moving towards user-centric, collaborative websites at UWS
  • Hannah McLean - Dealing with Difficult Students: the Final Frontier
  • Linda Nixon & Emma Boddington - The New Penrith Library - a Journey of Discovery
  • Steve Roberts & Kylie Stewart - Who you gunna Call!
  • Nicole Swanson & Linda Watson - Would you show Nan? A collaborative project
  • Lisa Hanlon, Alphia Possamai-Inesedy, Melissa Maucort & Dominique Spice - Master of Research: an example of successful collaboration
  • Marlies Shaw - Skinned knees and group hugs. What we learned about culture
  • Rochelle Finlay - Get REDI to Collaborate!
  • Carolyn Massingham, Nicole Swanson & Melissa O'Leary - Connect, collaborate, innovate: the benefits of Yammer at UWS
  • Kerri Heavens & Cossette Casorz - Working together to Get the Job done
  • Paul Hardaker & Sarah Chaloner - Walking in Each Other's Shoes
  • Kristy Davidson & Vanessa Crosby - Collaborate to Compete: Supporting ARC Funding Rounds 
  • Neil Peckham, Michelle Lee & Bill Parasiris - Planning for an integrated business park at Werrington
  • Patricia Parish - A splash of colour: counselling, careers and art therapy
  • Charles Noonan & Kellie McNamara - $2 a week! - What the? You can't buy anything of value for $2
  • Susan Mowbray - Applying for an award: What do I need to do?

2016 - Service Unlimited. It starts with us.

  • Fiona Thurn, George Karliychuk, Peter Steele & Rob Leggo - Lecture Pods Unlimited.
  • Wendy Bortolazzo - DIY Mentoring and Paying it Forward: WiSE Program example
  • Nicolle Fowler - STEaMing ahead with Engagement:  A service-driven approach
  • Caroline Reid - Going Global:  The Opportunities are Unlimited
  • Darren Greentree - TEMS - We are Listening!
  • Paul Hardaker - ACE:  The Face of IT 12 months on
  • Chris Youness - Service Unlimited = Possibilities Unlimited
  • Hannah Bowyer - One-Stop-Shop: Orgsync at Western Sydney U
  • Elisa Gale & Ramya Acharya - Alumni UNLIMITED - Reaching for the Stars
  • Janice Besch & Stephen Hannan - What's Different About Research Management in 2016?
  • Linda Wilkes - Student centred retention - an institutional approach
  • Chris Mylecharane & Kevin Cahill - Lurking in the Shadows - Exploring the Job Shadowing Program
  • Rosali Harland, Karen Lewis & Amanda McNamara - iPod to iPlan:  Intuitive Course Planners for Students
  • Kerry Cameron-Pratt and Edith Taylor - Complaints Unlimited