You will
likely recall in the past few months, that I have spoken about what makes a
great university, and more specifically what will make CQUniversity one of
Australia’s great universities. Many
of the responses had similar themes running through them – a belief that a
great university is defined by its involvement in the community, its
philanthropic activities, the study programs it delivers, interaction with
students and research outputs.
I completely
agree with all of the above and I am constantly thinking about our ‘from strong to great’ vision. Most
recently in fact, I was thinking of all the things that already make us great,
and the most obvious thing to me was our people. CQUniversity is very lucky to
have a number of very dedicated academic and professional staff. Staff who are
leaders in their field, staff who innovate, and staff who I constantly see
going that extra mile to deliver a first class service to our students and
engage with our community.
Last week we
held our annual staff awards ceremony, which is one of the highlights of the
University calendar. This year was a real standout though, as some of the
people we recognised have delivered completely remarkable contributions to
CQUniversity and their local community.
In particular
I would like to make mention of Kathy Ramm and Ron Wallis – who were recognised
for 35 years of service to the university. I find it truly amazing that Kathy
and Ron have built their careers around our university – even more amazing is
that I was just a kid when they first started!
I’d like to
personally thank all our award recipients, as well as all CQUni employees for making
this university what it is. With your continued dedication we will be able to
make CQUniversity a great university.
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