Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights
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Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights Office of Industry & Community Engagement Charles Sturt University Contents Message from the Director ............................................................................................................................. 5 What Our Communities say about us ............................................................................................................ 6 Arts & Archives ................................................................................................................................................ 7 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification ....................................................................................... 9 External Engagement Highlights ................................................................................................................. 10 Exploration Series ......................................................................................................................................... 12 Innovation Hubs ............................................................................................................................................. 13 Albury-Wodonga & Wagga Wagga Campus Highlights ............................................................................ 15 Bathurst & Orange Campus Highlights ....................................................................................................... 16 Dubbo Campus Highlights ........................................................................................................................... 17 Port Macquarie Campus ............................................................................................................................... 18 Community-University Partnership Grants ................................................................................................ 19 2019 CUP Grant Recipients .......................................................................................................................... 20 Regional Consultative Committees ............................................................................................................. 27 Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights Page 2 of 33 Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights Page 3 of 33 Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights Page 4 of 33 Message from the Director The Office of Industry and Community Engagement is responsible for developing and leading Charles Sturt’s engagement and collaboration with industry and the community across the University’s footprint. Formed in 2019, the portfolio combines existing areas of external engagement such as the Regional Archives, the University Art Collection, the incubator network, and the new external engagement roles. The University has a critical role in building strong, vibrant regional communities with intellectual capital, social capital and infrastructure. Community Engagement is one of three pillars of the University Strategy, which aims to reinforce Charles Sturt as an anchor institution in its communities and be an agent of change through impactful, solution driven research. Charles Sturt is a community minded organisation with strong links to industry, government and other educational organisations. Our work is guided by the Carnegie Foundation definition of community engagement as the collaboration between institutions of higher education and their larger communities for the mutually beneficial creation and exchange of knowledge and resources in a context of partnership and reciprocity. To this effect, the new Directors of External Engagement are responsible for building, maintaining and growing strong relationships between the University and its various community sectors. Support from our communities has been fantastic, as evidenced in the 2019 ‘Community Sentiment’ and ‘Your Voice’ surveys. The biggest improvement (by 16%) from the 2017 Your Voice survey in all categories was that community engagement is supported at Charles Sturt and community engagement by colleagues is high quality. Looking forward to working with such a dedicated team and to a very busy 2020. Associate Professor Laura Dan Director | Industry & Community Engagement Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights Page 5 of 33 What Our Communities say about us “I congratulate the University for its renewed commitment to community engagement. Bathurst Regional Council has noted a real and positive increase in communication and collaboration with the University this year” David Sherley | General Manager, Bathurst Regional Council “The Community-University Partnership The Archives - program has provided country high school An invaluable students with valuable skills that enabled them repository for to compete in State debating competitions at a Riverina history level that rivalled their Sydney counterparts” Marcia Anne Wagga Wagga High School “The Director of External Engagement is having a significant and positive impact on developing Charles Sturt’s reputation as a leading institution within the local Port Macquarie-Hasting economy. The role has brought unrivalled proximity to the regional business community, allowing business and industry the opportunity to connect, learn and grow from the university presence” David Archer | Senior Economic Development Officer, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council “The incubator made me think critically about the product as a powerful platform for changing mindsets within larger organisations. It also connected me to invaluable networks I could draw on to take the product from idea to market and grow my reach…” Jo Palmer | Founder - Pointer Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights Page 6 of 33 Arts & Archives The Regional Archives and University Art Collection (Arts and Archives) is a combined-function repository located off-campus in the city of Wagga Wagga. Collecting archival material from the Riverina and Murray regions since 1973, the Archive Collection now extends to over 5,000 linear metres. The Art Collection has been professionally curated since 1996, bringing together a quality collection of twentieth century Australian artworks from the University's many precursor institutions. Much of the Art Collection is currently on display throughout the University's campuses. 2019 Update 2019 has been an important year of growth and consolidation for both the Regional Archives & the University Art Collection. A large amount of planning and preparatory work was focussed on updating and implementing the collection management software platforms utilised by the Archives & Art Collection. Staff successfully completed very laborious projects associated with repository management and consolidation including the wrapping and storage of a large amount of artwork, and moving in excess of 10,000 archives boxes to maximise shelf space. These major undertakings were accomplished whilst continuing to deliver presentations and seminars to internal and external stakeholders, undertaking research enquiries and providing assistance to users interested in accessing both collections. The groundwork laid by these initiatives will places the Regional Archives & Art Collection in an excellent position moving forward, enabling both units to continue enhancing the services we offer, whilst engaging with the University, our staff and students, and our regional communities into the future. Mr Wayne Doubleday Manager, Arts & Archives Image: Walk & Talk Tour of Artwork on the Wagga Wagga Campus Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights Page 7 of 33 Regional Archives Highlights More than 4,300 visitors in 2019 Albury-Wodonga Campus History Project completed in October 2019. Archival material pertinent to the campus was collected and transferred to the Regional Archives, and an illustrated history of Tertiary Education in Albury-Wodonga was prepared. The School of Information Studies and the Regional Archives jointly funded a research scholarship ($4,000) for a student enrolled in that School, to undertake practical archival experience in the Regional Archives. The Regional Archives, in partnership with the Museum of the Riverina and the Wagga Wagga & District Historical Society, successfully applied for a grant from the Royal Australian Historical Society (RAHS) to the value of $4,000, to assist printing and publication of a book about an iconic local Wagga businesses. Staff undertook 14 presentations during the January to October period, both internally within the University and externally to community groups. Arts Collection Highlights The exhibition entitled FACE UP, curated by Dr Tom Middlemost, was displayed on Dubbo Campus from August to October 2019 to showcase the University Art Collection. Arts & Archives collaborated with the Wagga Campus Environment Committee to present a ‘Walk & Talk’ tour of Wagga Campus artwork in February 2019. The Art Collection was gifted two works by artist Judy Cassab in July 2019 through the Cultural Gifts Program. Image: Art Exhibition ‘Face Up’ on Charles Sturt University Dubbo Campus (photograph by Amy McIntyre, Daily Liberal) Industry & Community Engagement 2019 Highlights Page 8 of 33 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification Charles Sturt is co-leading (with University of Technology Sydney) an Australian Pilot of the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification (Carnegie). Carnegie is the US gold standard for University- Community Engagement and forms a key element of Charles Sturt’s ‘Our Communities’ University Strategy component.