University Council – GUPSA

Update from Satine Winter

First of all, a big thank you for those who voted for me in the recent University Council election! I am absolutely thrilled to represent you again.

University Council Update

Hello! My name is Satine Winter and I am the recently elected postgraduate member on the Griffith University Council. I am currently doing my PhD on autism, policy and human rights in the School of Education and Professional Studies, AEL, at Mt Gravatt.

Life at GUPSA

We encourage and invite the Griffith community to

We encourage and invite the Griffith community to recognise and celebrate NAIDOC Week 2022.

NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year’s theme - Get up! Stand up! Show up! - encourages all of us to champion institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative change while celebrating those who have already driven and led change in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities over generations.

Griffith will be holding a series of Flag Raising events during NAIDOC Week:

📌 Logan campus
Undercroft (L03)
Thursday 7 July
1 pm–2 pm

📌 Nathan campus
Arrival Plaza (N54)
Friday 8 July
10 am–11 am

For more information and to register to attend an event, visit griffith.edu.au/naidoc-week.

You can also support and get to know your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through activities and events held across the country. To find out about other events happening in your local area, visit naidoc.org.au.

Are you finding it difficult to focus? Have you be

Are you finding it difficult to focus?
Have you been feeling overwhelmed by things?
Are you avoiding things you need to do because it seems too hard?

Griffith's Student Health, Counselling and Wellbeing are forming a small skill-based group (up to 10 students) to provide students with strategies to manage anxiety. The group will aim to create a supportive, confidential and fun environment. At the end of the group, you will be encouraged to develop your own action plan for managing anxiety.

Please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/3OceQzO or scan the QR code above. If you are unable to fill out the form, please email counsellor@griffith.edu.au.

✨ Please note: this is not a counselling or therapy group, so you will not receive individualised support or share personal difficulties. You will be able to share your experience of putting skills into practice, as will other participants in the group. You may be encouraged to seek counselling support following this group. ✨

Thursday is Writing Tips Day with your GUPSA Edito

Thursday is Writing Tips Day with your GUPSA Editors! Full stops and Latin abbreviations

This week we look at using full stops with some Latin abbreviations, for example, ‘i.e.’ and ‘et al.’.

For a handy list of these abbreviations and their meanings, you can go to the Editors’ Writing Tips page on Learning@Griffith at https://bit.ly/3DTpsyV. Please get in touch with GUPSA at gupsa@griffith.edu.au for access.

Looking to dive head first into all things postgra

Looking to dive head first into all things postgrad uni life? Attend our digital information session to learn about who GUPSA are, why you have GUPSA, plus, hear all out the fun and educational events on offer and how to make lasting uni memories.

⭐ Where: Online
⭐ When: Thursday, 14 July 22
⭐ Running time: starts at 10 am
⭐ Cost: FREE

Register your attendance via the link in our bio, or via the link here: http://gupsa.org.au/gupsa-event/orientation-session-t2-22/

Are you having difficulty feeling motivated? Have

Are you having difficulty feeling motivated? Have you stopped enjoying the things you usually find fun?

Griffith's Student Health, Counselling and Wellbeing are forming a small skill-based group (up to 10 students) to provide students with strategies to manage low moods. The group will aim to create a supportive, confidential and fun environment. At the end of the group, you will be encouraged to develop your own action plan for managing low moods.

Please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/3b302pd or scan the QR code above. If you are unable to fill out the form, please email counsellor@griffith.edu.au.

✨ Please note: this is not a counselling or therapy group, so you will not receive individualised support or share personal difficulties. You will be able to share your experience of putting skills into practice, as will other participants in the group. You may be encouraged to seek counselling support following this group. ✨

Fancy a trip to Noosa? Maybe a chilled afternoon s

Fancy a trip to Noosa? Maybe a chilled afternoon spent painting? Or, would you like a night of watching Thor: Love & Thunder for free?

This Wednesday, the 29th of June, a couple of our events will be released for sale or registration. See the link below or via the link in our bio for more details.

http://gupsa.org.au/gupsa-events/

Thursday is Writing Tips Day with your GUPSA Edito

Thursday is Writing Tips Day with your GUPSA Editors! Topic: More about full stops

Is it US Navy or U.S. Navy? PhD or Ph.D? The APA style guide shows us when to use full stops and when we don’t need to use them.

(Answers: U.S. Navy, PhD)

Drop into the Editors’ Writing Tips page on Learning@Griffith at https://bit.ly/3DTpsyV for APA’s great charts on using (and not using) the full stop. Please get in touch with GUPSA at gupsa@griffith.edu.au for access.

👀 keep a look out... (check out T2 events via t

👀 keep a look out...
(check out T2 events via the link in our bio)

Are you having difficulty feeling motivated? Have

Are you having difficulty feeling motivated? Have you stopped enjoying the things you usually find fun?

Griffith's Student Health, Counselling and Wellbeing are forming a small skill-based group (up to 10 students) to provide students with strategies to manage low moods. The group will aim to create a supportive, confidential and fun environment. At the end of the group, you will be encouraged to develop your own action plan for managing low moods.

Please fill out this form: https://bit.ly/3b302pd or scan the QR code above. If you are unable to fill out the form, please email counsellor@griffith.edu.au.

✨ Please note: this is not a counselling or therapy group, so you will not receive individualised support or share personal difficulties. You will be able to share your experience of putting skills into practice, as will other participants in the group. You may be encouraged to seek counselling support following this group. ✨

Tomorrow at 6:30am, celebrate yoga via Zoom for th

Tomorrow at 6:30am, celebrate yoga via Zoom for the International Day of Yoga!

Week 1: Yoga for self-care
Week2: Yoga builds confidence
Week 3: Yoga promotes true wellbeing
✨ 21st June: International day of yoga

Presented by heartfulness, UNAoA, and the International Yoga Teachers Association.

For more information and to get involved see the link in bio, or click here: https://bit.ly/3Mo1Mq2

We need your voice (+you could win $100)! Experien

Join some of Australia's leading female researcher

Join some of Australia's leading female researchers for their virtual book series event called "In Conversation: Writing well/Being well in academia".

This IN CONVERSATION event is designed for writers, researchers and PhD students from any discipline in higher education. As an interactive session and conversation, we will focus on the how what and why of writing well and being well.

When: 5pm-6pm on the 21/6/22 or made available for use after the event who have registered

See more information and register via the link in our bio, or here: https://bit.ly/3Q76Ulq

Follow us on instragram @GUPSA

Our Free
Services

Writing Retreats

Mind, Body, Spirit