A summary of the 2014 Leadership Program at the University of South Australia.

2. Preparing tomorrow’s
leaders today
The UniSA Leadership Program offers students the
opportunity to participate in a selection of programs
aimed at developing leadership capabilities and
enhancing employability.

3. UNITE Program
Aimed at undergraduate students, but open to all UniSA students

4. LEAD Program
Open to students that have previously completed UNITE or another approved
leadership development program.

5. National Training Excellence Awards
UniSA's Leadership Program that was recognised in Sydney at the
2014 Australian Institute of Training and Development's National
Training Excellence Awards.
The National Training Excellence Awards recognise outstanding
excellence in learning and development and in organisational
development.

6. Leadership Program 2014
The 2014 Leadership Program saw the largest intake so far with 27 students participating in 6 Action
Learning Project. Fulcrum People were again contracted as leadership consultants with a very
successful Live-in Leadership Camp taking place in April at Woodhouse in the Adelaide Hills.

7. Leadership Program 2014
The 2014 intake of the program was the largest yet with . Five groups were formed for the Action The
2014 Leadership Program saw the largest intake so far with 27 students participating in 6 Action
Learning Project. Fulcrum People were again contracted as leadership consultants with a very
successful Live-in Leadership Camp taking place in April at Woodhouse in the Adelaide Hills.
Topics covered for the 2014 program included a DISC Personality Profile, Teamwork and
Communication (including Belbin Team Roles), Leadership Journeys, Project Management,
Reaching Consensus, Presentation skills and Conscious Leadership. The Live-In Camp was
held during April at Woodhouse in the Adelaide Hills.

8. UniSA Games
Nellie Blitz, Emma Thomson, Sally Wallz, Douglas Howard, Yinyue Qui
Developed a detailed proposal for sport and physical activities competitions and
opportunities for students to participate in on Campus. Suggested a split in focus between
social and competitive formats and different approaches across the separate campuses.
Many of the recommendations were implemented through the UniSA Sport Sports Fix and
Fitness Fix programs.

9. U-Buddies in Smart Building
Scott MacIntyre, Simone Purdie, Victoria Roland, Ben Trewren
Tasked to evaluate the effectiveness of the U-Buddy service in the JS Building. Found that the
U-Buddy service was seen as very useful by students and recommended the continuation of
the program, particularly in peak times. Provided extensive evidence that was submitted to
the building management for ongoing review of the level of service provision in the building.

10. Rural Student Engagement
Robert Slape, Fiona Morrison, Pierre Nkuriye, Amy Tilbrook, Elise Hutley
Investigated the needs of relocating students in an effort to make the University of South Australia
the University of choice for rural and non-local students. Research was compiled from Unijam
data, direct interviews and High school student concerns. Recommendations were passed on to
USASA with a goal of creating a student club to share knowledge and form strong social and peer
support networks.

11. George Street Activation
Eleanor James, Rhody Gleeson, Luke Wade, Bastian Stoehr
The objective of this project was to transform George street at the City West campus into a
warm and student friendly space. Leadership students created an extensive proposal of
recommendations for development based on the interests, needs and existing investments of
stakeholders and the community.

12. O-Week Smart Phone App
Tim Buttery, Jiehan Ong, Xueqian Zhang, Alvin Tan
This team evaluated the UniSA O-Week app and recommended improvements based on
research and observations. The O-Week app was initially developed as part of UniSA's
Crossing the Horizon strategic action plan.

13. Reconciliation in O-Week
Ali Zafar, Evana Platis, Samantha Damiani, Robert Brooke, Viera Stanekova
Developed a proposal to showcase Indigenous and Torrens Strait Islander culture during O week and Open day at UniSA. This project
surveyed students to study attitudes and recommendations to appropriately display Aboriginal culture within the university and promoted an
Indigenous Student Representative to connect cultural subjects with all students during this time.

14. WANT TO KNOW MORE?
www.unisa.edu.au/leadership