I had the pleasure of zooming with Vivianne Phung (MDHS Diversity Inclusion Advisory Committee Student Representative | DPT Lifespan Special Interest Group Co-Chair | DPT3 Conference Committee), Viraj Patel (President of the Rotaract Club of the University of Melbourne Student Union) and Helena Peng. The aim of the meeting was to flesh out the proposal by the President of the University of Melbourne Student Union Rotaract Club with a project idea designed in collaboration with the Rotaract E-Club of Melbourne.
The event was a Careers Night for Mac Rob Interact Students to be held at the University of Melbourne, where students connect with the journey of current students attending the university in different capacities: undergraduate, honours, and beyond, as well as with a diverse set of courses.
This opportunity comes at a crucial time, as current Year 12 students are deciding on their VTAC preferences. The invitation was be extended to Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 students.
This opportunity comes at a crucial time, as current Year 12 students are deciding on their VTAC preferences. The invitation was be extended to Year 10, Year 11 and Year 12 students.
The date was Friday 20th September from 6:00pm for a 6:30 start. Students could take public transport to the venue from Mac Robertson Girls' High. The formal part of the evening will have 4 or 5 new graduates from different disciplines to talk for 5 minutes on their career journey.A networking session will follow the panel discussion and question time. We also discussed broadening the event to other interact clubs in the future.
Many thanks to Martin Rogers who attended the event on behalf of the club. We look forward to hearing about the Careers Night next club meeting.
The following is a letter from Helena Peng, Co-President of the Rotaract E-Club of Melbourne.
Hi everyone,
I just wanted to say thank you for all of your hard work in making Friday night's Careers Night a resounding success. The students asked so many wonderful and insightful questions, and we touched on topics such as the ways in which students could explore careers they were interested in, bouncing back from failure and keeping an open mind when exploring their interests. We also had many curious students come up to the panellists after the panel to talk to them and ask more questions, which was fantastic to see.
I just wanted to say thank you for all of your hard work in making Friday night's Careers Night a resounding success. The students asked so many wonderful and insightful questions, and we touched on topics such as the ways in which students could explore careers they were interested in, bouncing back from failure and keeping an open mind when exploring their interests. We also had many curious students come up to the panellists after the panel to talk to them and ask more questions, which was fantastic to see.
Wendy, thank you for kick-starting this process by being our sounding board, putting us in touch with Rehana, and for your words of wisdom throughout the planning process.
Rehana, thank you for your tireless work as we bounced emails back and forth to hammer out the details of the event. You provided vital information for us to pull this event together.
Chloe and Kai Xunn, a massive thank you for all the work that you did on the ground in promoting this event to all the students. Your hard work allowed us to have the turn out that we did! I think we bounced even more emails back and forth. Thank you for consistently passing on all of the information to students, and for sending questions and concerns through on their behalf. The students are lucky to have such wonderful and proactive people as their Interact Presidents.
Rehana, thank you for your tireless work as we bounced emails back and forth to hammer out the details of the event. You provided vital information for us to pull this event together.
Chloe and Kai Xunn, a massive thank you for all the work that you did on the ground in promoting this event to all the students. Your hard work allowed us to have the turn out that we did! I think we bounced even more emails back and forth. Thank you for consistently passing on all of the information to students, and for sending questions and concerns through on their behalf. The students are lucky to have such wonderful and proactive people as their Interact Presidents.
Casey and Áron, we would have had immense difficulty running this event without your support. Casey, I have heard so much about how you've been a champion for the University of Melbourne Rotaract Club, thank you for supporting them. They've become a powerhouse of a Rotaract club and you should be very proud. Áron, thank you for also being involved in the planning process and your suggestions to our initial proposal. You made some wonderful points that we can also integrate into our future events. Thank you for your sponsorship and mentorship.
Finally, to the wonderful team at Unimelb Rotaract - Viraj and Liz, and my co-president Vivianne, words cannot express how grateful I am to have been working with you. Thank you for the long late night calls, the location scouting, the fantastic ideas, all on top of being full time students completing placement and sitting the GAMSAT. This team put in hours of work behind the scenes, and I'm so proud of the event that we put together and I hope you all are too.
Liz and Viraj also diligently captured photos of the night, which you can find attached!
Again, thank you all for your part in bringing this event to fruition. This event would not have been possible without each person's individual input and we are immensely grateful for your support.
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Kind Regards,
Finally, to the wonderful team at Unimelb Rotaract - Viraj and Liz, and my co-president Vivianne, words cannot express how grateful I am to have been working with you. Thank you for the long late night calls, the location scouting, the fantastic ideas, all on top of being full time students completing placement and sitting the GAMSAT. This team put in hours of work behind the scenes, and I'm so proud of the event that we put together and I hope you all are too.
Liz and Viraj also diligently captured photos of the night, which you can find attached!
Again, thank you all for your part in bringing this event to fruition. This event would not have been possible without each person's individual input and we are immensely grateful for your support.
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Kind Regards,
Helena
