ECU Joondalup Open Day 2007
More than 4000 potential students and community members joined in the festivities at ECU Live! on Sunday 27 May.
 Despite a few grey clouds, the crowds flooded to ECU's Joondalup Campus to learn about the different courses and university entry pathways ECU has to offer.
Congratulations to year 11 student, Clint Chester (pictured right), the major prize winner of our survey competition. Just for attending and filling out our survey form, Clint won himself an Xbox 360 Gears of War pack.
If you are interested in mid-year entry, its not too late! Visit ecugreatcareers.com, call 134 328 or (61 8) 6304 0000 if calling from outside Australia, or email enquiries@ecu.edu.au
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ECU advertising students score regional victory
 The United Nations Development Program and the International Advertising Association has declared Edith Cowan University the Asia Pacific South Regional champions in the 2007 IAA Dentsu InterAd XI Global Student Advertising Competition.
The competition challenged students to produce a comprehensive marketing communications plan addressing the United Nation's Millennium Campaign.
In their campaigns, the students needed to address eight Millennium Development Goals. ECU's Boomerang campaign brought the UN focus into our own backyard, illustrating a campaign theme of "The Real Down Under?" with powerful real life images highlighting both social and environmental challenges facing Australia now and in the future.
Advertising, Public Relations and Design students Samantha Hassall, Donny McDermid, Stephen Burge, David Schultink, Anne Hallam, Holly Gibson, Annika Van Grootel, Amber Micallef, Francis Yang and Bryan Chiang (all pictured above) from ECU's School of Communications and Contemporary Arts receive InterAd Xl certificates for their regional achievement.
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ECU helping to improve teaching in Asia-Pacific
Teaching quality in the Asia-Pacific is set to receive a major boost, thanks to a new partnership between ECU and the philanthropic Sampoerna Foundation.
Sampoerna has provided seed money of $330,000 for one year to establish the Asia Pacific Centre of Excellence for Teacher Education and Innovations together with ECU's School of Education.
 ECU's Head of School of Education, Professor Greg Robson, says the centre will initially have bases in Perth and Jakarta.
The Perth base will focus on research, development and networking while Jakarta will focus on professional learning.
Professor Robson says the centre will offer master teachers and school leaders in Jakarta, Surabaya and Bali opportunities for professional learning.
At the same time, it will engage with schools in Perth to examine models of professional learning for teachers and school leaders.
"Through this partnership with ECU, we expect the teachers in Indonesia to feel more motivated to compete in the international arena," says Sampoerna Foundation Chief Operating Officer, Elan Merdy.
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Big student discounts at Web Directions South 2007
With more than 30 leading experts, including a dozen international stars of the web industry, Web Directions South, to be held in Darling Harbour Sydney on 27-28 September, will focus on the key technology and business issues of the web in 2007. This really is Australia's premier event for the web industry.
 This year for the first time, a limited number of heavily discounted full-time student tickets are available for the two day conference at just $195 (normally $795-$995).
This really is a great opportunity for aspiring designers and developers to meet their industry peers, as well as hear the very latest thinking on web design, development, management and strategy.
For further information or to book your tickets, visit www.webdirections.org
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Graduate Success - Susan Teather
Susan Teather had a desire to work with children for a very long time and thought teaching was her only option to do this. But after looking into the Bachelor of Social Science (Children and Family Studies) course at ECU, she discovered this would better suit her desire to be a child care worker or working in a family support role.
 "My journey to complete my studies was a bit longer than others as I endeavoured to balance studies, working many different jobs and raising a family. It was difficult at times to maintain this balance but the rewards far outweighed anything. I developed some great friendships whilst studying and continue those today as fellow students have in many cases become fellow professionals."
Susan also developed abilities to be analytical in her thinking through her encounters with her lecturers and tutors, essential attributes to have in all her work environments.
"My experience of being a child care worker has grounded me and provided the opportunity to develop many skills that have been transferable to other jobs. My passion for children, families and communities continues and my plans are that I will continue to work in environments that support them," she says.
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