Work Integrated Learning Award Winners 2012
Students shared in more than $8,000 of prize money by gaining invaluable practical experience as part of their studies and applying for the University of Newcastle WIL Student Awards and the WIL Student Video Competition.
Each year the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Student Awards are given to winning students from each of the University’s five faculties. The winning students were not only acknowledged for achieving excellence and increasing their career-readiness, by particiapting in WIL-based studies as part of their degree program; they won $1,000. The list of winners are at the bottom of the page.
Seven student awards were given this year:
- Faculty of Business and Law: Winner, Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) international student Charmaine Lam. Highly commended, Bachelor of Business student Keira Bourke.
- Faculty of Education and Arts: Winner, Bachelor of Fine Arts student Kylie Harris. Highly commended, Emily Rose Braithwaite.
- Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment: Winner, Bachelor of Construction Management student Luke Carrol. Highly commended, Bachelor of Construction Management student, Anthony Samuels.
- Faculty of Health: Winner, Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences students Brianna Bassett and Evan Williams and Bachelor of Medicine student Matthew Rowlandson. Highly commended, Bachelor of Occupational Therapy student Alexandra Dickson.
- Faculty of Science and Information Technology: Winner, Bachelor Science/Bachelor of Mathematics student Sean Jamieson. Highly commended, Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Honours) student Brooke Hall and Bachelor of Communication student Emma Fischer.
Master of Business student Ruth Hartman, was the winner of the inaugural WIL Postgraduate Student of the Year Award. The working mother was awarded for her placement with electricity generator Macquarie Generation.
The highly commended WIL Postgraduate Students of the Year were: Master of Pharmacy students Kate Blanch, Lisa Fluetcher, Janis Safar, Emily Vincent and John Jones.
For the first time this year the WIL Student Video Competition was held, with winning students sharing in $3,000 in prize money.
The winning students had three minutes to shoot a video that captured their WIL experiences and highlighted how their learning has benefited from taking part in practical learning.
Bachelor of Communications student and aspiring director, Chris Butler was the inaugural winner of the competition and won $2,000 for his efforts. Yak! student magazine Feature’s Editor and Bachelor of Communications student, Clarie Young was the runner-up winner of the competition and won $1,000 at the awards held at the University Gallery on October 23, 2012.
Chris’s video Working Knowledge: A Day in the Life of an Engaged Learner showcased his placement when he took on various roles in the production of the play Act of War. This was the first acting experience for Chris, who also took on the role of assistant director and created video used in the performance.
Find out more about WIL programs and how your career-readiness can be enhanced through practical learning.
