Beyond the classroom: Student voice and skill-building in co-curricular activities

Melbourne Plus Community of Practice

Session 1: Student Voice x Community Engagement

Getting involved in co-curricular activities can build important skills and enrich the student experience – but can we do more to embed student voice in the activities on offer?

Join us for an engaging and interactive session that highlights a variety of student roles in the community and looks closely at how to create meaningful opportunities through co-curricular activities.

As our first Melbourne Plus Community of Practice for 2024 the session will feature a showcase of Community Engagement activities, followed by an interactive workshop on embedding student voice.

In the showcase, students and staff will share a series of quick insights into their experience of 4 different co-curricular activities that build skills in Community Engagement.

In the workshop, we will discuss strategies that both staff and students can use to ensure meaningful and authentic student participation in co-curricular activities.

Workshop facilitator:

Joli Price: As Programs Manager (Students and Education), Office of the Provost, Joli's work focuses primarily on student voice initiatives that aim to place students at the heart of university strategy and decision-making.

Program

Time	Session	Speakers and Activities
12:30-1:00	Showcase of Community Engagement activities from students and staff	Gurshan Singh Nanda (Bachelor of Science) Volunteer Mentor with Superhack
		Arshnoor Kaur (Bachelor of Biomedicine) Volunteer Mentor with Refugee Migrant Children Centre
		Uliana Buldakova (Student Experience Officer, Faculty of Business and Economics) FBE Student Ambassador Program
		Catherine Harris (Senior Design Lead, Operational Performance Group) Student Services Transformation Project
1:00-1:30	Workshop and facilitated discussion: How to embed student voice in co-curricular activities	Joli Price (Program Manager, Students and Education, Office of the Provost) Workshop and discussion

If you are on the Parkville campus, please join in person to get the most out of the workshop! You are welcome to also join via this Zoom link:

Click here to join the meeting

Zoom meeting ID: 810 0699 9236

Password: 727439