Community Engagement Reference Group

The Community Engagement Reference Group (CERG) is formally constituted to advise the Vice President, Indigenous Strategy and Engagement on cultural matters at the University of Wollongong (UOW). The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members will support the cultural resurgence across our University footprint and provide a cultural reference point for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs at UOW. The reference group members are valued and respected members of the Community whose role is to show leadership and make decisions which will inspire, empower and support future generations of educated, gifted and culturally grounded leaders.

The role of the UOW Community Engagement Reference Group

• Provide advice on the development and implementation of Aboriginal Affairs, Community Engagement, and culturally grounded initiatives at UOW.
• Provide culturally informed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community perspectives.
• Provide guidance on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, philosophies and cultures.
• Provide cultural guidance and support to students and to other relevant non-Indigenous staff involved with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education.

Contact: Leann Hartley
Position: Administration Officer to the Vice President, Indigenous Strategy and Engagement 
Email: leann@uow.edu.au
Phone: 4221 3942