Awards Magazine 2017

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The Community Leader Awards
2015
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Leadership is
a good listener.
Leadership is
a strong voice.
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At Australian Catholic Univer-
sity, our intellectual pursuits are
inspired by a heartfelt ethical
position: we stand up for people
in need and causes that matter
on our quest for a better com-
mon future for humanity.
The role of education keeps
changing, just as society does.
The new generations face a
difficult future: they have high
expectations, but these expecta-
tions are often being confronted
by contracting opportunities.
The pressure of the job market
risks turning education into just
another commodity – transac-
tional and short-sighted.
At ACU, we take a different
position: education must have a
bigger purpose and be inspired
by a sense of justice.
We believe this is the only ed-
ucation that inspires leadership,
and represents a worthwhile in-
vestment in students’ long-term
personal and professional futures.
We pride ourselves on offering
a welcoming environment for
everyone – irrespective of their
backgrounds, beliefs or aspira-
tions. Our doors are wide open,
and everyone is welcome.
At the same time, we are com-
mitted to standing for something.
Our clarity of focus starts with
acknowledging that some people
have a natural affinity with our
ethos, and have more of a chance
to thrive in our environment.
At the heart of what our univer-
sity stands for is a mindset that
gives us a sense of shared identity
– a mindset that students, staff
and partners can embrace.
We want to be the university
for people who look beneath the
surface, and are stronger than
external expectations and super-
ficial measures of success.
For people who march to the
beat of a different drum – – it
pushes them to pursue a lifelong
journey of personal growth,
to engage with curiosity and
generosity of spirit, and ask what
makes a life worth living.
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Education with a bigger purpose
Huge potential : Nathan Lansakara.