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Media & Communications
Throughout the year the Media Team assists in a range of projects, events and initiatives and provides support to FUSA staff, Student Council, Empire Times editors, student clubs and more. This support ranges from the provision of graphic design solutions, communication and marketing strategies, and promotional goods and web development. In 2021, the Media Team helped facilitate a variety of Student Council initiatives including
Carparking Petition, Good Vibes Experiment, Arts workshops, International Day of World's Indigenous Peoples. World Tour through Cooking Competition, Keep Australia Beautiful Week, FUSA AGM, Wear it Purple Day, Student Poverty Crisis, Period Product Dispensers and International Day of People with Disabilities.
In addition to Student Council initiatives the Media Team also assisted with departmental projects - Development Grants, National Student Saftey Survey,
Student Saftey and Respect at Flinders Survey, Exam Support Campaign, Financial and Academic Assistance during lockdown, Uni Ball, Tax Help, and Financial workshops.
Be a Better Human
In 2021, the award-winning Be A Better Human campaign – an initiative created in response to the Change the Course Report – continued rollout across campuses. The campaign has begun redevelopment, redesign and updates to better reflect students. The incoming National Student Saftey Survey will be released in 2022 which will inform direction in the future.
Social Media
2021 saw FUSA concentrate considerable efforts on growing its
social media profile and developing its delivery of content and services through social media platforms. A focus on highquality creative content and
providing a consistent, student-focused voice has resulted in significant growth in engagement, as we fold in evergreen content with promotion of events and FUSA-led initiatives on and off-campus.
Social media has become a primary forms of communicating to students while we redevelop the student
Instagram Stats
+ 708 followers 480 posts 386 stories 1,119 messages 463,294 impressions 8,046 engagements
website. Important information about FUSA’s services, initiatives, events and opportunities were platformed through Instagram and Facebook.
A social media working group was formed to help platform student voice and ensure the timely communication of news and information relevant to student interest. These fortnightly meetings enabled regular communication-drops and check-ins allowing the channel to quickly pivot or platform issues where necessary.
