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McCusker Institute Launch
When
Wed 4-Mar 1:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Facilitated By
  • Chris Browne Convenor, McCusker Institute
  • Michelle Cheah Director, McCusker Institute
  • Siobhan Hudson Staff team, McCusker Institute
Skills Developed
Critical AnalysisReflective PracticeDialogue Across Difference
ModePanel ThreadConnected Communities

Celebrate the ANU McCusker Institute - join us for the Official Launch.

The conversation we are holding is "What Are Universities For?".

Come to as many parts that you can:

  • 1:30-2:45 at John Yencken - Informal Discussion on "What Are Universities For?" with Selena Griffith, CEO of Enactus
  • 2:45-3:00 - we'll walk to the Shine Dome
  • 3:00-4:00 at Shine Dome - students are invited to have afternoon tea with Malcolm and Tonya McCusker, and other invited guests from the community sector
  • 4:00-5:00 at Shine Dame - Launch event with speaker Satara Uthayakumaran - ANU student & Australian United Nations Youth Representative 2025

See the event page for more information about the Launch. Shaping Hopeful Futures

The preparation and completion task for this activity is the "What Are Universities For?" KNoT. Please see the information there.

About this KNoT

This inquiry challenges us to consider what universities uniquely offer to the broader community: not just knowledge transfer, but the development of critical thinking, intellectual citizenship, and the capacity to engage with difficult questions that matter. It's an invitation to reflect on our own role as learners and contributors to society.

Preparation

Please take approximately 10 sections from the Boulton and Lucas' reading. Explore some of the headings you might be curious about.

What You’ll Learn

This will be an exploration of the idea of a university.

Learning Resources

How to Complete This KNoT

Consider the pre-panel activity (what did you think Universities are for?), the reading, and the panel discussion. What has shaped your view of a university? Has this view changed over time? What elements of universities do you think will persist into the future? Reflect (150-200 words) on a question that you asked, or would have asked if you had time.

Submit your Completion Task here:

Submit your completion task for this KNoT via the Qualtrics survey (ANU Login required). You have 10 calendar days after the KNoT to submit it.

Writing your reflection

Most completion tasks ask you to reflect on what you did. For example prompts, sentence starters, and what a strong reflection covers, see Guidance on Reflective Practice. Your completed tasks come together at the end of the semester in the KNoT Completion Evidence.

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