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Reading Buddy and Class Support Programmes - Posted 10/05/2012
Semester 1 has certainly got away from us and no doubt you’re all in a sea of various assessments. That’s why Golden Key has rescheduled the community service event to be held in weeks 1-3 of semester 2. If you are an education student (primary or secondary), then this is an excellent opportunity to not only help out some disadvantaged schools and students, but also to further your experience in the teaching environment.
There are two options available for Golden Key members to get involved with. First, there is the Reading Buddy Programme at Inala State Primary School, where each volunteer will be partnered up with 2-3 kids to assist with reading books. The second option is an in-class support programme at Yeronga State High School, where each volunteer will play an assistive role to the class teacher by providing individual help to students as their questions arise.
All the details are available on our community service events page.
The Student Services and Amenity Fee, have your say! - Posted 08/04/2012
Last year, the Federal Government amended higher education legislation to allow universities to introduce a new student fee, the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF). The fee must be spent by universities on new, non-academic student services and amenities or on improving access to existing services and amenities.
QUT will introduce the fee in the second half of 2012. It will be collected from domestic undergraduate and postgraduate coursework students. For 2012/2013, higher degree research students and corporate award and non award students will be exempt from fee payment due to administrative complexities in charging the fee. The fee will not be collected from international students as their fee already includes a component for the provision of services.
The fee for the second half of this year will be $131 for a full-time student, less for students studying on a part-time basis. Eligible students will be able to defer the payment of the fee through a HELP loan scheme similar to HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP. QUT is consulting with students, including elected Student Guild representatives, on spending priorities. Further information, including proposed spending priorities, will be available over the coming months.
Some senior executives of the University will be in attendance to hear the views of the Forum.
Further information on the fee is available on the Federal Government’s website at Student Services and Amenity Fee.
The Student Forum will be held on:
- Date: Tuesday 17 April 2012
- Time: 9.30am to 11am
- Venue: Gardens Theatre Foyer
- RSVP by: Mid-day, Friday 13th April 2012. You must advise your attendance by completing this webform.
Networking Skills Seminar - Posted 05/04/2012
It is often said that the first five minutes of a job interview are the most crucial. That's one of the reasons why it is important to learn how to make a positive, lasting first impression on the people that will ultimately decide the fate of your career. QUT Golden Key's annual Networking Skills Seminar is free for members so there is no reason why you shouldn't be writing Monday 16th April 6-7pm, OJW Room Gardens Point in your diary right now!
We are pleased to announce that Alison Thompson will be running the event again this year. Last year Alison covered topics such as branding yourself with your own 15 second commercial, entering and exiting networking situations and using social media.
Attending the Networking Skills Seminar will teach you the vital skills you need to make an impression with industry professionals at the QUT Golden Key Corporate Wine and Cheese Appreciation Night and throughout the rest of your career.
If you would like to attend the Networking Skills Seminar please notify Rosie and Luke via corporate- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by by 5pm on Thursday the 13th of April.
Corporate Wine and Cheese Appreciation Night - Posted 08/04/2012
This year we have renamed the event the QUT Golden Key Corporate Wine and Cheese Appreciation Night and have decided not to have any panel discussions or career building workshops. We want YOU to enjoy the carefully matched wine and cheese selections, be inspired by our guest speaker, founder of Eagle Boys, Tom Potter and then spend the rest of the night mingling with your industry professionals.
This informal and enjoyable evening will take place on the 23rd of April inside the IHBI Building on Musk Avenue at the Kelvin Grove campus. Registration opens at 5:30pm and the night will officially begin at 6:00pm sharp.
If you would like to attend please RSVP to Rosie and Luke via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 5pm on Friday the 20th of April.
Study Mate and Homework Club - Posted 18/03/2012
Note: The scheduled Study Mate and Homework club sessions have been postponed until second semester.
As part of Golden Key's community service work in 2012, we’ll be supporting the Yeronga State High School Tutoring and Homework Club Program. Yeronga State High School has the largest number of refugees than any other school in Queensland.
Many students are in their second phase of acquiring English language skills having received intensive support at Milpara (an English language preparation centre) on arrival. Nearly all have had disrupted or very little schooling because they come from war-torn countries and often still suffering trauma.
This is a really worthy cause to help out those in need of support who have a need, and a great opportunity to include community service and volunteering on your resume. This is a really worthy cause to help out those in need of support who have a need, and a great opportunity to include community service and volunteering on your resume.
If you're interested in helping out, see our community service page for more details.
Position Vacant: Social Director - Posted 18/03/2012
Note: This position has now been filled.
QUT Golden Key is looking for a highly motivated, socially inclined person to take on the role of our second Social Director. Applicants will preferably attend our upcoming Lawn Bowls event and next general meeting held on March 21, 2012. Please send expressions of interests to Kara Butler at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Lauren Crome at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
KPMG 2013 Graduate Program, R&D Incentives Advisor - Posted 14/03/2012
KPMG currently have an opportunity for a graduate to join their Research and Development (R&D) Incentives group, which is a national practice comprising individuals with diverse technical backgrounds, experienced in obtaining government funding to assist local, national and multinational clients with the conduct of Australia’s most innovative R&D projects.
In this role you will work primarily with the Federal Governments’ R&D Tax Incentive which is a program designed to boost competitiveness and improve productiviy across the Australian economy by encouraging and rewarding R&D activities undertaken by Australian businesses.
If you're interested, our career opportunity page has more details.
Lazy Lawn Bowls and BBQ - Posted 07/03/12
Add Sunday 18th March to your diary for Golden Key's first Social Event of the year. Enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon of barefoot bowls, good food and drinks on the Brisbane River with the 2012 Golden Key Team.
QUT Golden Key's Welcome Back Barefoot Bowls is a popular event and is a great way to network with other Golden Key members and make new friends. So bring some friends and roll the afternoon away! The event includes a gourmet BBQ, a couple of hours of lazy barefoot lawn bowls and a few drinks. Tickets are limited and are on sale now!
Interested? All the details are on the social events page!
QUT GK Meeting - Posted 07/03/12
The next QUT GK meeting will be held at QUT's Gardens Point Campus on Wednesday March 21st 2012, at 6:00pm in S408.
President's Welcome - Posted 06/03/12
Welcome to QUT Golden Key for 2012. My name is Lauren Crome and I am this year's 2012 President for the QUT Chapter of the Golden Key International Honour Society- quite a mouthful! I hope that you all had a wonderful break and are feeling rejuvenated, relaxed and ready to launch into another year of University at QUT. This year is shaping up to be an exciting one for the QUT Golden Key Chapter with many social, professional development and community service events planned to ensure you get the most out of your Golden Key membership.
The Golden Key Executive Committee would like to see a greater awareness, amongst QUT students, of Golden Key in 2012. We are committed to strengthening the Chapter's relationships with other Golden Key Chapters, and to this end, one of our goals for 2012 will be the creation of a QLD alliance for Golden Key. The purpose of the alliance is to build larger networks for all members with a future vision of holding a joint QLD New Member reception as well as combined alumni networking and end of year social events. Currently, we are working with the other Queensland Chapter’s and their presidents to achieve this goal.
For more information about our upcoming events make sure you continue to check your emails or add QUT Golden Key to your Facebook account. You can also keep up to date by following us on Twitter and at http://qutgoldenkey.org/web/.
I look forward to meeting you all at some of our events throughout the year.
Lauren Crome
President
First QUT GK Meeting for 2012 - Posted 24/01/12, Updated!
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 in Z-308.
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