Program team update

Triennial Review

The second Ma & Morley Triennial Review took place on October 16 with alumna, Amy Tribe (M PubHealth, 2020) as Chair and panelists Prof Kent Anderson, Nathan Towney, Maggie Zhou and Ma & Morley Ambassador, Jasmin L’Green. The Triennial Review considered the last three years of the Program, and conducted interviews with the Program team, CEEHE, current Scholars and Ambassadors and a Morley family representative. Following deliberations, the Panel will outline commendations and recommendations, which will provide guidance to take the Program forward over the next three years. We are so grateful to the Scholars and Ambassadors who graciously offered their time to be interviewed. Also, a massive thank you to all those who completed the Scholar & Ambassador survey!

Scholar Charter

The Scholar Charter is now complete – you can access it here. It is available on the website, under the Scholarships section. Please familiarise yourself with this document – it will guide the implementation of the Scholarship Program from next year. We will hold an information session to talk through the Scholar Charter & answer any questions. Keep your eyes peeled on Slack 

MA & MORLEY GALA

The Ma & Morley Gala is coming up on Wednesday 29 November! This year, it will be a sit-down dinner in the Great Hall (with canapes & drinks in the courtyard beforehand). We can’t wait to celebrate the year with you all – please ensure you RSVP via the Humanitix link in your invitation ASAP (which was emailed to you). Please let Katie know if you have not received your invitation. 2023 Scholars are invited to bring along one guest.

If you are graduating in 2023, could you please let Maryanne or Katie know – Ambassadors will be presented with a certificate at the Gala & we would love to include everyone!

What’s next?

Welcome Program Facilitation

There is an opportunity for Scholars to assist facilitation of the Welcome Program for incoming 2024 Scholars. This will involve two days of training with Polykala in January & Scholars must have attended the Leadership Intensive to be eligible. This is a paid position and a huge opportunity to further develop your skills. We will be putting out an EOI on Slack later in the year, so please keep your eyes out!

Mentoring Program

In the recent Reflect & Share sessions, we gave an update on the mentoring program. All incoming 2024 Scholars will be matched with a mentor next year, so we are on the hunt for lots of mentors! If you are interested in mentoring an incoming Scholar next year, please fill in this EOI form.

It is totally up to you as a mentor how you structure this relationship – you could meet for coffee 1 or 2 times throughout the year, you could be a point of contact for any uni related questions, or you could go to the gym together.

The idea is to work within your time commitments 

We hope that having a mentor will make the transition to university a little easier for our incoming 2024 cohort.

There will also be an opportunity for all Scholars to be mentored in 2024 – we will have more information before the end of the year.