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First QUT GK Meeting for 2012 - Posted 24/01/12

Hope everyone has had a good holiday because the first QUT GK meeting for the year will be held at QUT's Gardens Point Campus on February the 21st 2012, at 6:00pm. The location is still TBA.

QUT GK Meeting - 29/11/11

The next QUT GK meeting will be held at QUT's Gardens Point Campus on November the 29th 2011, at 5:30pm in S304.

QUT GK Annual General Meeting - 12/10/11

We will be holding our annual general meeting at QUT's Gardens Point campus in B507. It will begin at about 5:00pm and end about 7:00pm.

New exec for 2012 will be elected at this meeting so make sure you've got your nominations in. If you'd like to know more about the roles available, have a look at the exec roles page.

Corporate Networking Event - 06/10/11

Our highly anticipated corporate networking event will be held at QUT's Kelvin Grove campus in the seminar room of the IHBI Building (Q Block, Level 4, Room 430). Maps are available on QUT's website .

The event will begin at 6:30pm with a presentation, followed by a panel featuring representatives from across the industry who will answer questions from guests. Questions can be emailed in advanced to Louise McDonald at corporate- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

Afterwards the event will move into the adjoining atrium (Q433) where refreshments will be served and all representatives will be available for guests to network with, until about 8:00pm. Some of the attending companies include KPMG, Queensland Health & Xstrata.

New Member Reception - 27/09/11

The new member reception will be held tonight at QUT's Kelvin Grove campus in the F Block Auditorium (F509). Maps are available on QUT's website .

Registration begins at 5:00pm. The ceremony will begin at 6:00pm, ending at about 8:00pm with refreshments available afterwards. In the interest of time, certificates will not be presented individually but photographers will be available after the ceremony.

Congratulations to all those who have joined, your achievements and hard work are commendable. We hope you take full advantage of your Golden Key membership and to see you at our upcoming events.

International Student Mentoring - 26/08/11

We'll be running another 2 hour mentoring session on the 24th of September. These sessions are designed to help international students via one-on-one study assistance. The last session was a great success and everybody enjoyed the experience (especially the free pizza!). If you're interested in volunteering to mentor some international students, have a look at the community events page for more information. Remember to email Lauren and Laura at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by the 16/09/11. Also, include the degree that you're studying and whether or not you were a mentor at our last session since you may need to attend a training session.

GK Information Session & Academic Information Session - 23/08/11

Come along to the Golden Key Information Session and, for prospective members, find out more about what Golden Key is all about, benefits of joining and to ask any questions you might have. It will be held tonight (23/08/11) at 5.30pm in the OJW room (S-block, level 12).

If you're an academic, come along to our Academic Information Session which will be held on the 16/09/11.

Clothes Drive: Donate clothes to the Brisbane Youth Service - 23/07/11

"Step up. Stand out. Make a difference. Make the world a better place". In keeping with Golden Key's aim to serve the community, QUT Golden Key will be coordinating a food and clothes drive for the Brisbane Youth Service.From weeks 3 - 6 this semester anyone can bring old or unused good quality clothes to the Golden Key office at Gardens point.

Office Location: Z-block level 7 room 747. Map here.

Date/Time: Monday to Friday from 3-4pm, weeks 3 - 6.

A Golden Key member will be at each day to collect your donations. If no one is there, there will be a box outside the office where you can place clothing items. You may also donate tins of food such as spaghetti and baked beans etc. All clothes and food will be donated to the Brisbane youth service, which operates from fortitude valley and helps out homeless women and men from 16-26 years of age.

Golden Key Asia Pacific Photo Competition - 23/07/11

The Golden Key Asia Pacific Head Quarters is running a photo competition and to date there have not been many entries. So get creative and you could be in with a chance to win.

Upload a creative photo with the theme “Golden Key” onto the Asia Pacific Facebook wall before July 31st for your chance to win “Archaeology from above” valued at $99.00 from The Co-op Bookshop. The photo with the most “Likes” by July 31st will be the Winner. Entries are open to Asia-Pacific Members ONLY 1 Photo per day, per Asia-Pacific member.

QUT Golden Key will feature up to 10 of the best entries from QUT students in the next newsletter so make sure that you mention that you are from QUT in your facebook post.

QUT Student Conference - 02/07/11

The 2011 QUT Student Conference: Inspiration/Motivation//Aspiration/// presents an opportunity for students to discuss what it means to be political in today's new media landscape and how young people are impacting change.

The inaugral student conference offers a space to share experiences, explore ideas and create networks with current and future leaders. Although aimed at university students, the conference offers a wealth of knowledge and experience for anyone interested in change making.

Delegates will be exposed to range of inspiring keynote speakers, thought provoking discussions and critical skill building workshops that foster and heighten a sense of capability and provide the catalyst for action. The conference takes place at Gardens Point Campus from 11 – 13 July.

Winter Wonderland, End of Semester Party - 15/06/11

Celebrate the end of Semester One with us! We've partnered with The Met to bring you one hell of an End of Semester Party, which will be held on the 02/07/11.

While everyone else waits outside in the line, get VIP entry to The Met and come and join students from across Brisbane to kick off your mid year holidays in style. Think it's cold outside? Wait till you join us in our exclusive Winter Wonderland inside Brisbane's premier party destination.

Wondering how we'll keep you warm? We've got some free drinks and food for starters before really kicking it off as the dance floor gets pumping.

Keen? Then check out our social events page for more information and grab your tickets before they run out!

Additional information about Sunday's email - 24/05/11

Some issues have arisen that were not addressed in the recent clarification email. These issues primarily relate to the authenticity of Sunday's 'unsubscribe email' and any security risks for those who clicked on links or submitted information to the linked pages.

The Sunday 'unsubscribe notification' email was sent by out by QUT GK, unintentionally, to our members mailing list due to a problem with the unsubscribe link at the very bottom of the QUT GK Issue 2 newsletter. We have taken steps to prevent this from happening again.

The links inside the email and the pages to which they linked to, were safe to click on and navigate to since they are part of the management system. For those who attempted to re-subscribe, by following the links in Sunday's email, any information you entered was stored by QUT GK's newsletter mailing system and you would have received a re-subscription confirmation message. However this has no affect on your subscription status whatsoever. Since this information doesn't serve any useful purpose, it will most likely be deleted.

If you want to unsubscribe from our mailing list, just send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and you will be automatically removed after confirmation. This information is also present in the QUT GK newsletter and is located in the large grey box near the bottom of the newsletter.

Have you been unsubscribed? - 22/05/11

Earlier today the 2nd issue of the QUT GK newsletter was sent out. Unfortunately the unsubscribe link at the very bottom of the newsletter does not function properly and will not unsubscribe you. Another problem also caused any unsubscribe attempts to send a notification to all members. We have taken steps to ensure that this doesn't happen again.

If you wish to unsubscribe from the mailing list, follow the instructions in the large grey box near the bottom of the newsletter, i.e. email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to be automatically unsubscribed. If you are experiencing difficulty, please email our web engineers at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

QUT GK Website Version 2.0 - 18/05/2011

Here it is, yet another iteration of the QUT GK website! While it looks very much like our previous version, hopefully this new version will be more easier to use and to find content. If you have any feedback, suggestions or comments, let our web engineers know by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.