The
Magill Campus will be open to the public this Friday, 18 October 2002,
between 11:30 - 3:00pm for the University’s Indigenous Open day.This annual event is run by the University’s Aboriginal and
Islander Support Unit (AISU) on behalf of the three hundred Indigenous
students currently enrolled, as an invitation to Indigenous people to
follow their lead and take up tertiary study.
The
Aboriginal and Islander Support Unit is an integral part of the
University’s new College of Indigenous Education and Research and has
been providing a range of pastoral, academic and social support services
to the two thousand Indigenous students who have passed through the doors
of the University since 1973.
Visual
arts student, Eliza
Marie Wilson, will be presented with this year’s Tappa Tangka Manninendi
medal acknowledging the Indigenous student at UniSA with the highest grade
point average.
Most
Indigenous Year 11 and 12 students in South Australia are enrolled in
metropolitan schools, so this event provides a major opportunity for
schools in the metropolitan area to satisfy the curiosity of their
Indigenous students about their future careers.Visitors will be able to listen and participate in a discussion
about the value of tertiary education for Indigenous people and
communities, and will also be treated to displays of jewellery making,
face painting and live music.
Representatives
from various Indigenous organisations will also run displays and
information booths and entertainment will also be provided throughout the
Day.
Since
1973, the University’s Indigenous Support Services has graduated more
than eight hundred Indigenous students (out of the sixteen thousand across
the country), across all Divisions and most programs, and this has
underpinned UniSA’s commitment to Indigenous education right through to
the new century.
What:Indigenous Open Day, Aboriginal and Islander Student Support UnitCollege of Indigenous Education and Research, Division of Education, Arts and Social Sciences,University of South Australia
