There have been few times I have been as proud of the CQUniversity community as I have been
over the last two weeks, watching how we’ve responded to the devastating
earthquake in Nepal. The way our colleagues have rallied around our 700-strong
Nepalese staff and students during their time of profound grief and sadness has
been truly amazing. It surely is a mark of a great university.
I have been overwhelmed with the response I’ve received from our Nepalese staff and students to the University’s initial donation of $10,000 towards Rotary Emergency Shelter boxes, along with the support mechanisms we have put in place for those personally affected, and the spontaneous morning tea fundraisers that have sprung up around some of our campuses.
Tragically, the death toll in Nepal is still climbing - in fact, it has tripled since the University’s initial response. As the full scale of the tragedy becomes more clear, many CQUniversity staff and students have been looking for ways we can do even more for Nepal.
Dannii Battersby, a School Administrative Assistant who works at our CQIRP facility in Rockhampton, alongside many of our talented Nepalese staff, put her hand up to hold a BBQ on her campus to raise money for more Rotary Shelter boxes. One thing led to another and Dannii’s idea has now become a campus-wide simultaneous lunchtime fundraiser, with most of our campuses hosting a lunch on Thursday at 12pm – 1pm.
I urge all staff and students to take an hour out of your busy schedules and head to your closest lunch time fundraiser – there is one being held on almost each of our campuses. Bring a pocket full of gold coins (or notes!) and join with your colleagues not only to reflect on the terrible tragedy that has fallen on Nepal, but also to celebrate the wonderful contribution our Nepalese students and staff make to our great university.
I look forward to seeing plenty of photos from each campus getting together, and to sharing them with the entire university. Details of each campus fundraiser event are below:
Heartfelt thanks to all organisers, and to everyone who supports this worthy cause.
I have been overwhelmed with the response I’ve received from our Nepalese staff and students to the University’s initial donation of $10,000 towards Rotary Emergency Shelter boxes, along with the support mechanisms we have put in place for those personally affected, and the spontaneous morning tea fundraisers that have sprung up around some of our campuses.
Tragically, the death toll in Nepal is still climbing - in fact, it has tripled since the University’s initial response. As the full scale of the tragedy becomes more clear, many CQUniversity staff and students have been looking for ways we can do even more for Nepal.
Dannii Battersby, a School Administrative Assistant who works at our CQIRP facility in Rockhampton, alongside many of our talented Nepalese staff, put her hand up to hold a BBQ on her campus to raise money for more Rotary Shelter boxes. One thing led to another and Dannii’s idea has now become a campus-wide simultaneous lunchtime fundraiser, with most of our campuses hosting a lunch on Thursday at 12pm – 1pm.
I urge all staff and students to take an hour out of your busy schedules and head to your closest lunch time fundraiser – there is one being held on almost each of our campuses. Bring a pocket full of gold coins (or notes!) and join with your colleagues not only to reflect on the terrible tragedy that has fallen on Nepal, but also to celebrate the wonderful contribution our Nepalese students and staff make to our great university.
I look forward to seeing plenty of photos from each campus getting together, and to sharing them with the entire university. Details of each campus fundraiser event are below:
Campus
|
Location
|
Event
|
Cairns
Study Centre
|
Main
Foyer
|
Staff
cook-off
|
Townsville
Campus
|
Downstairs
foyer, Bulletin Building,
538 Flinders St |
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Mackay
City campus
|
Between
A & C Block
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Mackay
Ooralea campus
|
Refectory/outside
BBQ area
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Emerald
Campus
|
Atrium
Area, ground floor, A Block
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Rockhampton
North
Campus |
BBQ
area in front of library
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Gladstone
Marina Campus
|
Student
Common Room
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Gladstone
City Campus
|
Under
croft B Block
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Bundaberg
Campus
|
Between
buildings 1 & 3
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Noosa
Campus
|
Plaza
outside 24hr computer lab
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Brisbane
Campus
|
Level
7 foyer
|
Traditional
Nepalese feast + raffle
|
Sydney
Campus
|
Student
Recreation Area,
basement level |
Traditional
“Mo Mo & Chai” Nepalese lunch
|
Melbourne
Campus
|
Level
6, open area
|
Pizza
lunch
|
Adelaide
Campus
|
Campus
foyer area
|
BBQ/Sausage
sizzle
|
Heartfelt thanks to all organisers, and to everyone who supports this worthy cause.
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