Annual Appeals
- Make a Difference in Your Community Appeal
- Gavin Wanganeen Appeal 2009
- Library Appeal 2009
- Make a gift
- Past appeals
Make a Difference in Your Community Appeal
Can you help us address two key national priority areas of community need? The first is the shortage of
midwives in our hospitals and the second is the lack of suitably qualified teachers in country schools.
These shortages are so serious that in 2005 the Australian Government classified the Nursing and Education
fields of study as National Priorities and this classification remains in place.
The shortage of midwives affects us all, as midwives are essential for the safe delivery of prenatal, birth and postnatal care across all public and private hospitals; and for the provision of vital advice and ongoing healthcare to families.
The shortage of teachers is particularly acute in rural schools and results in poorer educational outcomes for country students. The problem is especially critical in middle and secondary schools where teachers in specialist areas such as maths and science are needed but often not available. We need more graduating teachers to work in rural schools and to adopt regional communities as their own in order to reduce this problem.
Education and midwifery programs share a common characteristic – they both have a high component of practice-based learning compared with other fields of study. For example, midwives must complete a minimum of 28 weeks of clinical placements during their three-year degree, while fourth year Education students must complete a final pre-service placement of six weeks. However this active experiential learning, while necessary for gaining professional skills, comes at a real cost to students. The high workloads and many weeks spent on practicum's means it is hard to sustain part-time work to help essential university study and living costs. Download the appeal brochure (PDF 239kb - download Adobe Acrobat) for more details.
Your donation to UniSA will help ensure our hospitals have enough midwives to deliver the next generation of Australians and that our rural and remote schools have enough teachers to keep students inspired and towns thriving. Please donate now, every dollar counts and every gift is highly valued.
Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship Appeal 2009
Do you wish there was something you could do to improve the lives of Indigenous Australians, to help support positive Indigenous role models and leaders for the community? Well.....there is.. More
The Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship was created to support
financially or educationally disadvantaged Indigenous Australians enrolled
in a UniSA degree who have a strong will to succeed and are active in their
community. In fact, it is specifically designed to support and encourage
students who are already on the path to becoming role models or leaders in
the community. To date we have raised over $155,000 through the generosity
of our donors and it is our ambition to raise a lot more so we can keep the
scholarship running indefinitely.
Help us to do so by making a donation to the
Gavin Wanganeen
Indigenous Scholarship Appeal 2009 today!
Read about our Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous scholars. Five years on and five recipients later, we are increasingly delighted, as we get to know them well, that the Scholarship is, indeed, having a very positive impact on their lives and the lives of those around them.
Download the 2009 Appeal brochure. (PDF 23kb - download Adobe Acrobat)
For more information about the Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship Appeal 2009 click here or contact Helen Black, Development Coordinator (Fundraising) on 08 8302 0974 or email helen.black@unisa.edu.au
Library Appeal 2009
Calling all 1994 graduates
In 1994 UniSA was three years old and our first graduates to undertake their
entire program at the University walked across the stage. It’s been 15 years
since then and so much has changed.
Student life was certainly challenging in 1994 but we think it is even more
difficult now because of the current financial environment. This year we are
asking all our 1994 graduates to support our current students by donating to
the 2009 Library Appeal. The average cost of a textbook has almost doubled
in 15 years (to $110) and our students are relying on the Library more than
ever.
Each year, our plan is to contact graduates who are celebrating 15 years
since graduation and ask them for their help with the campaign. 1994
graduates are first on the list and we are sure the Class of 94 will set a
high benchmark. Make a donation to the
Library Appeal 2009 now!
Meanwhile come with us on a trip down memory lane....
Can you believe it’s been fifteen years since....
‘You’re terrible, Muriel’ and ‘Life is like a box of chocolate’ became
infamous catch-phrases... ‘Friend’ was seen for the first time on telly and
Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving danced across the desert in platforms. Nelson
Mandela became President of South Africa, marking the end of apartheid and
closer to home Australia buckled under crippling drought...and NSW MP, John
Newman, was shot in Australia's first political assassination since 1977. In
South Australia, Sunday trading got the go ahead at last...and Port Power
was selected to be SA’s second AFL team.
In 1994, UniSA had 22,000 students, 1,000 international students and revenue
of $200M, with $9M in research revenue. In that year, we also established
our first two Research Institutes. The Library had ten databases on CD-ROM,
620,000 books and 7,600 journals. There were no online resources and
students could only access the materials during opening hours.
Just look at us now
We’ve sure come a long way in 15 years! UniSA now has 35,000 students,
12,000 international students, revenue of $400M, with $45M in research
revenue and 8 Research Institutes. Our Library has grown too. It now has
over 400 online databases and the number of journals has also increased
dramatically to over 72,000. Books are now available in electronic format
and each year the Library loans nearly 700,000 items (this figure does not
reflect the large amount of resources accessed electronically). Best of all,
the Library can be visited 24/7 - online. Our students and alumni can access
the Library resources any time, any place, anywhere.
For more information please download the Library Appeal 2009 brochure. (PDF 23kb - download Adobe Acrobat)
Make a gift
You can make a difference by giving a tax-deductible donation to the
- Make a Difference in Your Community Appeal
- Gavin Wanganeen Indigenous Scholarship Appeal 2009
- Library Appeal 2009
(PDF 23kb - download Adobe Acrobat)
For further details please contact:
Helen Black
Development Coordinator (Fundraising)
University
of South Australia
Tel. : +61 8 8302 0974
Email : helen.black@unisa.edu.au