A summary of the UniSA Leadership Program in 2015 including the graduates of the ASPIRE, UNITE & LEAD Programs.

2. Preparing tomorrow’s leaders today
Today’s uni students will be the business, political and community
leaders of tomorrow. That’s why we view our students as future
change-makers and want to offer them every chance we can to
develop their leadership qualities. It’s also why we’ve put together
our Leadership Program, which offers some of the most exciting
leadership development opportunities of any Australian university.

3. ASPIRE Program
The ASPIRE Program welcomed new students into UniSA by
engaging them in in development workshops and volunteer
work within the community.

4. ASPIRE Program
Students in the ASPIRE Program
participated in a Leaders Activity Day at
Belair National Park, Problem Solving &
Creativity and Foundations of Leadership
workshops, a range of self-selected
Perfect Pitch workshops and 50 hours of
volunteering.

5. ASPIRE Program Graduates 2015
• Caitlyn Burgess
• Jordan Cluse
• Zahra Darwishi
• Rushley Ebero
• Simone Garrard
• Shern (Nic) Kai Chia
• Yalda Zhelwaty
• Juanita Macleod
• Sophie Majeric
• Joshua Schneider
• Santhni Subramanam
• Nghi Thuc Nquyen Chau
• Ilhan Warsame
• Lai Wei

6. UNITE Program
Aimed at developing leadership in undergraduate students, but open to all UniSA students. The 2015 Program
was the first year UniSA partnered with TEDx to create TEDxAdelaide. UNITE students participated in 6 Action
Learning Projects that contributed to the event.

7. UNITE Program
Topics covered in the 2015 UNITE program included a DISC Personality Profile, Teamwork and Communication
(including Belbin Team Roles), Leadership Journeys, Goal setting and Values identification, Project Management,
Reaching Consensus, Presentation Skills, Leadership Reflection and Conscious Leadership. The Live-in Camp was held
during April at Nunyara Conference Centre in Belair.

8. LEAD Program
Open to students that have previously completed the UNITE or
another approved leadership development program. LEAD
students then took on roles as mentors for the UNITE Project
Groups.

9. LEAD Program
Students in the LEAD Program completed a Hogan Profile, workshops on conflict resolution, difficult
conversations, work readiness and mentor training.

10. TEDxAdelaide Project Groups
(UNITE & LEAD Graduates 2015)

11. MARKETING TEAM
UNITE: Emily Haigh, Krisu Patel, Thi Minh Phong
Nguyen, Rifqi Adhyasa
LEAD: Robert Slape and Lisa Ranson
This team engaged students through social media
platforms during all events. The students gained
access to the UniSA Twitter account and trended the
UniSA TEDxAdelaide hashtag to number two in
Australia during the event.

12. EVENT MANAGEMENT TEAM
UNITE: Alysha Wreford, Ka Hei (Andy) Chiu, Beth Shimmin, Carly
Morenos, Christopher Ghan, Joshua Pong
LEAD: Evana Platis and Scott Macintyre
The Event Management team oversaw the production of streaming the
TEDx event, guest registration and catering. This team’s primary focus
was ensuring smooth operations during the event and accessibility.

13. LEGACY TEAM
UNITE: Hsin-Tzu (Harper) Tseng, Oriane Lefort, Penny Kidsley
LEAD: Elise Hutley
The Legacy team investigated how to create a lasting impression on the guests at the TEDx
Adelaide event. Research was compiled based on previous TEDx events and students
recommended activities that engage guests after the event had finished.

14. EXPERIENTIAL ACTIVITIES TEAM
UNITE: Dylan Oats, Jacinta Clark, Xueying (Miranda) Li, Olivia Ting
LEAD: Renee Sporne and Thomas Robinson
The objective of this project was to entertain guests during the
breaks. The Experiential Activities Team developed ideas for engaging
and interactive networking games to spread ideas and generate
conversation.

15. SALON TEAM
UNITE: Amanda Hockey, Chen (Jerry) Lin, Madeline Cooke, Maria
Zafar
LEAD: Ali Zafar
This team was tasked with assisting in the development every facet
of TEDxSalon Event with staff at the South Australian Museum.
Other teams were given the opportunity to treat this event as a
‘practice run’ to test their ideas before the main event.