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Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6125 4187

Address: Level 2, Di Riddell Student Centre, Kambri, Acton, ACT, 2601 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

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25.01.2022 PARSA Election Update: The Declaration of Successful Nominations by the Returning Officer will be announced by 6pm today, on PARSA's socials, through email, and on the PARSA website. The Election team advises that the delay of the declaration is due to issues relating to invalid nominations. ... The Election team appreciates everyone's patience and understanding in this matter.

25.01.2022 Have you been financially impacted by COVID-19? Financial assistance is available to postgraduate and research students. Apply for the PARSA COVID-19 Emergency Grant (CEG). Students may receive up to $2500 from PARSA and this does not need to be repaid. ... For more information and to apply, visit https://parsa.anu.edu.au/financials/covid-19emergencygrant/

24.01.2022 This Sunday (27th Sep) is our last session of the PARSA Eight-Week Yoga Program. Thank you for all of you who joined our yoga session! We hope you have enjoyed the program. We look forward to seeing you all this Sunday

24.01.2022 Culture Bridge ANU Survey for Residents at Colleges Culture Bridge is a non-profit organisation focused on finding ways to facilitate cross-cultural interaction and integration amongst domestic and international students. The survey below is an informal way to gather data about the interaction between international and domestic students who stay at residential colleges. ... The data will be used to identify key problem areas so that the team can formulate ways in which they can be resolved. These ideas will then be given to heads of residential colleges to improve the cross-cultural interaction amongst residents at colleges. Thank you for your participation!

23.01.2022 Join us for a fun virtual Trivia Night during the mid-semester break! You will meet Elena and Louisa, who are two PARSA reps with bad attitudes, a lot of questions and many prizes to give away (to the top 10 players!). When: 7-9pm Wednesday, 16 September... Register your spots now: https://www.trybooking.com/BLHIM

22.01.2022 Submission date is extended for the aMBUSH Gallery Art Prize The Heros Journey! Get your submissions in before 30 September! The Heros Journey is a time capsule exhibition and social experiment from aMBUSH Gallery, designed to document the year of 2020 in world history. aMBUSH Gallery is seeking submissions that capture the essence of 2020 in the form of a movie poster. Nothing is ever the same once you are a hero... 50 finalists will be selected and featured on the aMBUSH website and in a physical exhibition at aMBUSH Gallery, depending on the restrictions on gathering. A winner will be selected to receive an AUD$3,000 cash prize. To find out more on the submissions, please visit the website below.

20.01.2022 Halloween is a spooky night with sweets and pumpkins. It is also an opportunity to show off one’s creativity. Here are some stories and costumes that our winners of Spotlight have shared. Next up: Xiaoxiao Sun ‘Since a long time ago, Halloween has been connected with the ghosts. It seems to be a terrible holiday. However, nowadays Halloween has become a holiday for people to relax and entertain themselves. Currently, both adults and children would usually wear strange costume...s to enjoy this holiday and how to design novel dress up and makeup to become the focus of this festival. So, I would like to share some very interesting Halloween look I found this year. I hope these pictures can bring you inspiration and happiness for your "Halloween". Lovely children Cute pets: Interesting decoration of home.’ Enter PARSA Spotlight - Travel now! For this Spotlight, we are extending the submission period to a month.

19.01.2022 Join the ANU Centre for Learning and Teaching for the second edition of ANU Lunch Vox a webinar series that brings together a panel of local voices to dissect and debate the hot topics in teaching and learning. This Lunch Vox session is titled: Remote or Isolated: The Student Experience. To find out more or to register, check out the event page below.

19.01.2022 We all have a favourite quote or a person in our lives that inspires us and kept us going. Here are some inspiring quotes and persons that our winners of Spotlight have shared. Next up: Jue Wang ... My favouriate quote is from Steve Jobs, who says: "Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma which is living with the results of other people's thinking." "Stay hungry, Stay foolish." Sometimes we easily get trapped by dogma, which limits our imagination and thought. When I'm meet difficulties when doing research work in my PhD, the first quote could always gives me power and help me to come up with some innovative ideas. When I made some achievements, the second quote keep reminding me not to be conceited. Besides this quote, Steve Jobs' story also inspaire me a lot. The failure couldnt stop him. When the Apple grew up as a company, Steve Jobs hired John Sculley and at the board meeting, he was kicked out of the company. But thats not where Steve Jobs stopped. Rather it helped him more to grow. The heaviness of being successful was supplanted with the lightness of being a beginner. After being kicked out, he started two companies, NEXT and PIXAR. Not only this, he even found his spouse in this period. Apple purchased NEXT stock resulting in Steve Jobs return to Apple. The amalgam of NEXT hardware with Apple resulted in operating systems like IOS used for iPhones. Enter PARSA Spotlight - Springscapes now! For this Spotlight, we are extending the submission period to a month.

18.01.2022 Voting closes at 5pm today, don't miss your chance to have your say! To vote, login to the voting system at https://voteparsa.anu.edu.au using your ANU ID and password. We have prepared some instructions to help you navigate this process - how to vote guide: https://parsa.anu.edu.au/elections/faq/howvotingworks/... Information about the candidates for each position will be available in the voting system or view the candidates: https://parsa.anu.edu.au/elections/nominations/candidates/

17.01.2022 Although 2020 has been a challenging year for many of us at the ANU, your innovative and wonderful SEEF projects have provided a great community contribution when we needed it the most, thank you. 2021 is just around the corner and if you want to kick off the New Year by further contributing to the ANU community, now is a great time to showcase your ideas to SEEF and, together, we will make it possible! SEEF is calling for all ANU students, Undergraduate and Postgraduate, wh...o have an interesting or innovative project idea to submit for the 10th round of SEEF applications. Application for the tenth round opens until Wednesday, 25 November 2020 at 11:59pm AEDT. SEEF is here to offer support and help you organise your projects. For more information about application and eligibility, check out our latest FAQ or visit here: https://parsa.anu.edu.au/seef/applying-for-seef/. For any query, feel free to email us at [email protected].

15.01.2022 Currently ANU directly and indirectly contributes to the emission of significant quantities of greenhouse gases (GHGs), contributing to one of the greatest challenges the world has ever faced: climate change. The ANU Below Zero initiative aims to transition the University from being part of the problem to becoming part of the solution from a source of GHGs to a net absorber of GHGs. ANU is seeking ideas from all students, staff and the community to help develop the ANU Bel...ow Zero strategy, based on personal perspectives and research & professional expertise. This consultation is focussed on seven core themes: 1. Leadership and targets 2. Energy & buildings 3. Travel 4. Behaviour change 5. Removing atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions 6. Finance, investment & purchasing 7. Integrating below zero operations with research & teaching You are invited to participate in one or both of the following ways: a. Contribute your ideas, like and build on other ideas via our online idea capturing platform. This can take as little as 5 minutes. b. Join us to share and discuss your ideas at an online workshop were holding a workshop on each of the themes listed above over the next 6 weeks. Click here to engage on this important topic: https://www.anu.edu.au//how-can-we-reduce-anu-contribution

15.01.2022 Job Opportunity - Community Coordinator at Wright Hall Wright Hall is recruiting a Community Coordinator. The Community Coordinator is expected to be a presence within the Hall, offering their leadership skills and experience to enrich residential life, with the support of the pastoral team. An ideal candidate is:... a later-year undergraduate or graduate student, or postdoctoral fellow currently enrolled at ANU and not already working full time someone who can balance employment, study and personal responsibilities someone who can live on site For more information on the role and application, please visit the website below. Application closes Thursday 17 Sep 11:55 PM.

13.01.2022 The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Chief Operating Officer will be hosting the ANU Student Forum this Thursday. This will be an opportunity for students to ask questions about the ANU Recovery Plan, return to campus, teaching or other issues impacting the student community. Students can submit confidential questions in advance to [email protected].... When: Thursday, 24 September 12-1pm Where: Zoom For registration, click the link below.

12.01.2022 Declaration of Successful Nominations by the Returning Officer. To view the successful nominees, please click here: https://parsa.anu.edu.au/elections/nominations/ Candidate statements and photos will be shared on the PARSA Website by 6pm today (16/09/2020)

12.01.2022 aMBUSH Gallery Poster Prize The Heros Journey is now open for submissions. Get your submissions in before Thursday (10 Sep)! The Heros Journey is a time capsule exhibition and social experiment from aMBUSH Gallery, designed to document the year of 2020 in world history. aMBUSH Gallery is seeking submissions that capture the essence of 2020 in the form of a movie poster. Nothing is ever the same once you are a hero... 50 finalists will be selected and featured on the aMBUSH website and in a physical exhibition at aMBUSH Gallery, depending on the restrictions on gathering. A winner will be selected to receive an AUD$3,000 cash prize. To find out more on the requirements and submissions, please check out the pictures below.

12.01.2022 The rate of food insecurity experienced among students is more than 7 times higher than that among the general Australian population. Help the ANU Engagement and Success Team to understand the impacts and extent of food insecurity experienced by ANU students through completing this short online survey. You do NOT need to have experienced food insecurity to participate the team is looking for a general community sample of ANU students aged 18+.... To complete the survey and for more information please click on the link below.

11.01.2022 Check out some great opportunities available for young LGBTIQA+ Canberrans! 1. Meridian is offering 2 young people the chance to attend The Equality Project - Australia's two-day transformative leadership program BE THE CHANGE | Canberra . How to enter: ... LGBTIQ+ Canberrans between 16 - 25yrs are invited to submit a video (max 3 minutes) or 200 word summary of how you want to "BE THE CHANGE' to [email protected] before 25 September. 2. Pinnacle Foundation Scholarship Multiple scholarships available ranging from 5-7 grand to help support LGBTIQA+ young people access higher education in any professional area! These are also recurring payments to support the student over their studies Applications open until 15 September. So far no applications received from the ACT. For more information, check out the website below.

10.01.2022 Notice of polls opening in the PARSA Annual General Election 2020. Voting is open from 9am today until 5pm on 25th September. To vote, login to the voting system at https://voteparsa.anu.edu.au using your ANU ID and password. ... We have prepared some instructions to help you navigate this process - how to vote guide: https://parsa.anu.edu.au/elections/faq/howvotingworks/ Information about the candidates for each position will be available in the voting system or view the candidates: https://parsa.anu.edu.au/elections/nominations/candidates/

09.01.2022 Nominations for the PARSA Annual General Election 2020 are closing soon. If you have any questions relating to the Election, please contact the Returning Officer Adam Sheppard on [email protected]. If you're running in the 2020 Elections, please take note of the start and end times for campaigning. ... Thanks, PARSA Elections Team! #PARSA2020 #parsaelections #getinvolved #studentpolitics

07.01.2022 Update on the PARSA COVID-19 Emergency Grant (CEG) PARSA is pleased to announce that the ANU has provided additional funding of A$300 000 to PARSA for the continuation of the COVID-19 Emergency Grant (CEG) Program. The CEG provides financial assistance to currently enrolled ANU postgraduate and research students who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 restrictions and government recommendations. Financial assistance is provided to students to meet the costs... of living and current studying requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the grant in April 2020, PARSA has disbursed over $540,000 to students in need of assistance. With the new funding, there will be changes in the allocation amount. Students whose CEG applications are successful may receive up to $1500 from PARSA to assist with their financial hardship. This new allocation amount is applicable to all applicants (new and repeat applicants) and is reflective of the new funding amount. The CEG payment is not a loan and does not need to be repaid. Students can also access other PARSA Financial Grants alongside the CEG such as the Grocery Voucher Grants to bridge the time between application and outcome. To find out more information and frequently asked questions on the CEG, please visit the website below.

07.01.2022 Drumroll please. And the winners of PARSA Spotlight - Inspiration are: Sharmin Rima Cara Parsons Azizah Azizah... Wageesha Manamperi Clair Bizhao Zhang Nusrat Lipi Ila Shrivastava Jue Wang Pravin Maruda Anaseini Iotebatu Neerisha Bodapati Zarin Chaity Asara Senaratne Yajie Guan Each winner will receive a $30 grocery voucher. If your entry is named above, please contact [email protected] to organise receipt of your prize. If you're ready to hear some wholesome and warm stories about winter all over the world, head on over to the PARSA Spotlight Wattle thread: https://wattlecourses.anu.edu.au/mod/forum/view.php We'll also be sharing them on Facebook over the coming week.

06.01.2022 2020 has been an unprecedented year. Now, as we head into a new year, let’s look up and dare to IMAGINE again what the future holds. Join TEDxCanberra at the ANU Kambri Precint on 6 December, for an afternoon of inspiring talks, performances and ideas worth spreading! Use the special promo code ANU-STUDENT to get your ticket half price ($25). ... For more information on the speakers or for registration, please click the link below.