Student Health and Welfare Conference

The 2nd Annual
Student Health and Welfare Conference
29 & 30 July | Sydney Harbour Marriott

The pressures of modern learning and the diversity of student bodies have put student health and wellbeing at the core of university mission and strategy.

Now in its second successful year, this conference will bring together campus leaders for student services delivery to consider the particular challenges for the physical and mental well being of the modern student and share perspectives on conditions for learning and growth.

Key presentations from:

• Darren Peters, Director Campus Wellbeing, Macquarie University
• Shahid Majeed, Director, Business Leadership Program, Head, Graduate Student Development Office, Australian School of Business, University of New South Wales
• Professor Karen Nelson, Director, Student Success and Retention, QUT
• Mari Barry - Manager of Student Development and Counselling, Swinburne University
• Dr Jane Skalicky, Head, Student Learning & Academic Development, Student Centre, University of Tasmania
• Dr. Bill Kefalas, Director - Health Services, University of New South Wales
• Luce Buitleir Andrews, Director - Residential and Campus Communities, Australian National University
• Professor Anita Stuhmcke, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
• Dr Jonathan Munro, Senior Manager Student Health Services / Head Counsellor / Adjunct Professional Fellow, Student Services, Southern Cross University
• Shazhi Yaghi, Acting Campus Services Manager & EEO Contact Officer - Sydney Campus, CQUniversity
• George Hatzimanolis, Manager Youth and Family Services, Odyssey House Victoria
• Kylie Ligertwood, Student Advocate, La Trobe University
• David Joyce, President, Deakin University Students Association

Key themes include:

• What constitutes student services in a modern campus?
• Creating healthy campuses for student health and well being - perspectives on physical, sexual and mental health
• Access and availability to mental health support services
• Looking beyond traditional approaches and interventions with new ways to deliver evidence based, accessible and broad reaching support
• At-risk populations
• Understanding and responding to patterns of unhealthy or oppressive behaviour
• Student Representation on school and university committees - integrating the student view within student health and welfare strategies
• Role of a skilled and diverse multidisciplinary staff team in supporting equity and diversity
• Campus life and engagement
• Financial Welfare
• Campus security - developing a campus culture that enables safety; key risks and risk management
• Enhancing the Student Experience - International Students, Postgraduate Students, the first year student experience
• Improving the indigenous student experience
• Academic support - Opportunities for guidance from teaching staff
• Study skills programs - codes of practice and guidelines for learning, research, examinations and project work