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DEVELOP YOUR LEADERSHIP
SKILLS
Melbourne’s leadership and volunteering
programs and resources give you
the chance to develop new skills and
knowledge, and form connections
with fellow students and the wider
community. Volunteering is highly
valued by employers, and is a great way
to add extra skills to your résumé.
Whether you’re a born leader or would
like to develop your leadership skills,
you’re bound to learn plenty and gain
lifelong contacts through our leadership
programs and opportunities. Just a few
examples include:
Leadership conferences
Peer mentoring
Running clubs and societies.
Have your leadership
skills recognised
There are several awards available
to recognise your service or help
you participate in leadership and
volunteering opportunities.
Leaders in Communities award
Your participation in volunteering, uni
action and skills development training,
on campus and in the wider community,
could entitle you to apply for the
Leaders in Communities award and
signifcantly enhance your employment
prospects in the process!
Successful completion of the award is
recorded on your academic transcript.
Peter McPhee Student Awards
These awards can help you participate
in leadership, community engagement
and volunteering activities.
Finding volunteer opportunities
Come along to our annual Volunteer Fair, or search for volunteering
opportunities, events and information online at:
Partner with infuential
organisations
With a Dreamlarge Student Grant you can take on a special project in
partnership with business, government, a not-for-proft organisation or a
community group.
After devising your project, you fnd an external partner and implement
the project under the guidance of a faculty mentor. You will build leadership
and professional skills, and connect your academic learning to life outside
the University.
With a $5000 Dreamlarge Student Grant, students Jessica Crofts and
Gemma Leigh-Dodds partnered with Fitzroy Legal Services to develop Off
the Record, a documentary about irrelevant criminal records discrimination.
Jessica, Gemma and their team worked in collaboration with Meghan
Fitzgerald from Fitzroy Legal Services and helped to kick off a campaign to
create awareness about the issue.
Students Jessica Crofts (left) and Gemma Leigh-Dodds (middle) worked with
Meghan Fitzgerald (right) from Fitzroy Legal Services.
A BBQ
on North
Court