Programs
There are programs for students, prospective students and for general citizens. You don't have to be a university student to get involved. It happens that 90% of our participants are university students.
For those that are university students you will have the opportunity for acknowledgement and university transcript recognition.
There are many programs that are tailor made for university students only. Nevertheless, there are many programs that include the wider community. One community member who is not a student, Anthony Redolfi, works with our computer recycling program, 8Ball, refurbishing computers for students and citizens in need.
For Murdoch students there are many on campus programs you can become involved in. For instance the computer recycling and repair, computer literacy, website development and training, tutoring English as a language, tutoring other languages, for instance Farsi, Arabic, Greek, Russian, Polish, French, Cantonese, Mandarin, etc and ensuring inter and intra cultural awareness, tutoring the Nyungar language, additional and support learning, for instance tutoring programs in units of university study, in streams of study, in literacy, numeracy, mathematics, core subjects, etc... There are also on campus programs in sustainability, recycling, environment, conservation, organic produce, mentoring, social, cultural and sport programs.
In terms of community programs, we have an increasing number of program partners and we are also working from our initiatives to address community needs. Many of our programs have community reach and global social reach.
We are working with program partners to ensure students have every opportunity to be aware of their vital programs. Some of these program partners are tailor making programs for Murdoch University students, for students, and for the community through Students Without Borders. OXFAM and Students Without Borders will soon open the Social Justice Centre at Murdoch campus where students can drop in and choose from any number of environmental, cultural, social and green oriented activist groups they can become involved in. SWB is also working with UNICEF in providing UNICEF Liaison Officers from within the student community.
Students Without Borders also co-ordinates many workshops throughout the year in literacy, numeracy, education, social and political and cultural issues, activism, advocacy. One forum led by students Peta Miller and Rebekah Ozanne, and the former Murdoch Guild's Women's Officer, Clare Middlemas, led to federal legislature being amended and to an incredible campaign still in progress arguing for even greater outcomes.
Students Without Borders coordinates thereabouts 150 programs and at this point in time some 100 campaigns. Tap into the appropriate links and contact the appropriate persons or the SWB co-ordinator on (08) 9360 6288 or studentswithoutborders@rocketmail.com