2011 Guidance Officer and Career Advisers’ Information Seminar

2011 Guidance Officer and Career Advisers’ Information Seminar Tuesday May 3, 2011 Nathan Campus- Multi Faith Centre Griffith University Student Recruitment Team Student Recruitment

Welcome Thank you for joining us for the 2011 Guidance Officer and Career Advisers’ Information Seminar • Housekeeping • Introductions • Delegate packs • Seat Raffle and Business Card Raffle Student Recruitment

Agenda • Student Recruitment – The Big Picture • Research at Griffith • School and Campus Visit ONLINE Booking System • Changes, Updates and New Griffith Programs • LUNCH /BREAK **dietary requirements • Website Changes / Access • School visit presentation Overview • Admissions QTAC and UAC changes • Equity Updates and Changes • Scholarships and Honours College Student Recruitment

Student Recruitment- The Big Picture HIGHLIGHT REEL • Celebrating our 40th Anniversary this year. Established in 1971 and officially opened in 1975. • We are home to more than 43,000 students from over 131 countries • Griffith offers more than 300 degrees including undergraduate degrees, postgraduate and research degrees • ERA’s highest possible rating of ‘5’, reserved for outstanding research, has been awarded to physical sciences, specifically quantum physics, and dentistry at Griffith. Places us a top ten research university in Australia. • More than 110,000 graduates from over 156 countries have passed through our doors • The prestigious QS World University Rankings places Griffith in the top 300 universities in the world, which means we are in the top 5% of universities in the world Student Recruitment

Student Recruitment- The Big Picture Recruitment Engagement Metrics • This year we anticipate that our team will see over 39 000 of your students with a target of 250 visits • Additionally, if we included all the regional career makets,TSXPO, Options Events and Open Day , the SR team will engage with an additional 53, 410 prospective students and influencer groups. Transition Year 12 Presentations – New for 2012 • The Student Recruitment team will be actively promoting and delivering a Change of Preference /Transition to Uni In-School Presentation for your year 12 cohorts. The presentation will overview important key dates, preferencing models, and cover key transitioning issues for your year 12s. Student Recruitment

Student Recruitment- The Big Picture 2011 Semester 1 Admission Round • Overall marginal increase in demand for CSP in QLD for 2011 increasing from 57,451 in 2010 to 57,563 in 2011. • This is the highest number of applicants for the last decade and improves on the significant upswing in 2010. • Griffith also had higher cutoffs in majority of program areas( FOEs) eg. Bachelor of Biomedical Science increasing to OP7 from an OP10. • Griffith university first preferences also increased • Detailed and comprehensive information will be delivered during the Admissions Presentation. Student Recruitment

Events and Communications Update Experience Day Program • Allows students to sample our courses and be a university student for a day • A range of programs are held at various campuses over a period of a week • Open to senior students, in years 10, 11 and 12 Student Recruitment

Events and Communications Update Experience Day Program; Semester 1, 2011 • 17-21 May 2010 • Full list of programs can be viewed online at www.griffith.edu.au/experiencedays • Registrations are now Closed 30 April • Still have places available in some limited programs. Please see Tennille Student Recruitment

Events and Communications Update Griffith Guidance and ConnectEd Newsletter • Sent every month to all Schools • Contains valuable information on upcoming events, programs and key dates • Cut and paste into your own school newsletter • Key links and condensed sections- new for 2011 • Revised sections- UPCOMING EVENTS, PROGRAM NEWS, HIGHLIGHT OF THE MONTH Student Recruitment

Events and Communications Update Griffith Newsletter • Redesigned for 2011 • Shorter, concise, easy link Student Recruitment

Events and Communications Update Griffith Guidance and ConnectEd Newsletter To register your details to receive the newsletter, please email promotions@griffith.edu.au For any change to your details, please also email promotions@griffith.edu.au • Feedback on how to improve the newsletters and include content relevant to schools is always welcome Student Recruitment

Student Recruitment- The Big Picture Key Events • Logan Campus- Careers and Information Day 10 June • TSXPO- 16 and 17July - RNA Showgrounds • Open Day – GC –SB and Nathan– Sunday 14 August • Options Information Event – Tuesday 20 December Student Recruitment

Preparing to Succeed@uni • The Preparing to Succeed@Uni website provides future students with access to online courses to help students prepare for university study, including tutorials in academic writing, library research and referencing. • Research has shown that the earlier a student can be engaged in preparing for University life, the better the chance of success for that student. • We hope your students find preparing for succcess@uni a valuable resource. • www.griffith.edu.au/preparing-for-university \ Griffith University Admissions

Preparing to Succeed@uni Griffith University Admissions

Extension Programs- Website Griffith University Admissions

Updates for 2011 MAJOR CAMPUS REFURBISHMENTS • Largest capital program in history to provide new facilities and reinvigorate existing infrastructure • Investments on all campuses • New community centre building –Nathan Campus • Construction of a new $32m innovative 6 Green Star rated teaching and research building to be named The Sir Samuel Griffith Centre - at the Nathan campus • New $136m Griffith Health Centre at the Gold Coast campus - the largest development in our 40-year history Griffith University Admissions

Nathan Campus • Campus Heart • Sir Samuel Griffith Centre • Johnson Path Upgrade Pedestrian Tunnel Griffith University Admissions

Mt Gravatt Campus • Library refurbishment • Criminology Research Precinct opening • Technology Building Upgrade Griffith University Admissions

Gold Coast Campus • < Griffith Health Centre > • < SEA building • (Science Engineering Architecture) Griffith University Admissions

Research at Griffith Tony Shiel Deputy Director- Office of Research Student Recruitment

Visit Online Booking System Mary Clarke Student Recruitment Officer Student Recruitment

Griffith Guidance and Career Advisers Seminar Changes Updates and New Griffith Programs Student Recruitment

Lunch Lunch is now served Guests who registered with special dietary requirements, please see Mary or the Catering Function Centre Staff On site bookings are now being taken for School and Campus Visits, please see the Student Recruitment Staff for more details Student Recruitment

Griffith Website Update Improvements to Griffith corporate website • Offers an improved user experience and a refreshed look and feel, plus extra content. • New features include: • - A new drop-down menu which allows you to view more of the homepage without scrolling • - A new interactive 5-campus website to explore • - A link to the new Future Students site • - Griffith's most popular links • - Easy access to Griffith's social and rich media sites • - A new search bar which allows users to search the website, the degree finder and • frequently-asked questions • - An impressive footer of links • - Rotating promotions on the homepage. Student Recruitment

Guidance Officer Website Update Student Recruitment

School Visit Presentation Overview Jessica Boulter- Student Recruitment Officer Student Recruitment

Close Thank you for attending the 2011 Guidance Officer and Career Advisors’ Information Seminar – please have a safe trip home Any attendees who caught the Gold Coast campus shuttle car, please be advised your driver Lucas is waiting at ring road, just above the Multi-Faith Centre. Student Recruitment

2011 Guidance Officer and Career Advisers’ Information Seminar