Univative Illawarra

2007 UI Summer was held 2-23 February. In total 40 students participated and this included students from Sydney Business School. Three local organisations, Pillar Administration-Global Coffee Solutions Pty Ltd – Junior Chamber International Illawarra provided a range of projects covering logistics, communications and marketing.

Careers Service Manager, Mr Martin Smith, said that student focus groups conducted at the end of 2006 indicated strong student interest in workplace learning activities – and opportunities to apply their disciplines to the world of work.

“The UniVative Illawarra" program caters for these interests and has harnessed the enthusiasm of students from a wide variety of disciplines from domestic and international students,” Mr Smith said.

Judges (including Mr Smith) were drawn from the University’s Community Engagement Committee and consisted of David Fuller (Director of the Innovation Campus), Monique Harper-Richardson (Manager of Community and Partnerships); and Fran Walder (Senior Manager, Strategy, with the Academic Registrar’s Department).

At the Presentation & Awards Ceremony, awards were presented to

• Best Presentation: “Frontier Consulting” team representing JCII
• Best Report: “Logic Sticks” team representing Global Coffee Solutions Pty Ltd
• Encouragement Award: “Pillar” Team representing Pillar Administration

The Best Presentation prize was awarded to the 'Execuitve Frontier' team who won for the Junior Chamber International Illawarra branch

The 'Pillar' team won the Encouragement Award for Pillar Administration

The 'Logic Sticks' team won Best Report for Global Coffee