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How do we get there?
Culture and Country Give Back Grow our Own
• Educate

our staff, students, and the public on
the cultural footprint of our campuses and their
Aboriginal significance, and nurturing a sense of
awareness of the contribution that UNSW staff
and students make to that footprint. • D
 evelop a culture of civic responsibility in our
students; instil them with a service minded
ambition to ‘give back’ to their communities. • E
 ncourage our students to strive for excellence
and pursue post-graduate study.
• Make our campus welcoming physically and
culturally, so that Indigenous students and
staff are happy here, feel like they belong,
feel supported, valued and thrive.
• Increase the presence of contemporary
Aboriginal Art practice on campus. For example,
through the UNSW Art collection, public
arts programs, murals, sculptures, pop-up
performances, music, literature, book launches
and film.
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• Encourage staff and senior students (and
Alumni) to volunteer to assist with UNSW
Indigenous outreach, Pre-Programs, Enabling
Programs and other Indigenous university
programs.
• Create a pipeline to careers in academia
and research.
• Foster resilience in our Indigenous students
and develop their critical thinking skills, through
providing a campus that is alive with a content
of ideas, debate and discussion of the most
challenging issues facing Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander communities across the country.
For example, an annual PVCI Lecture and other
public events.