Month: September 2012

Exposed to universe through business school

Griffith Business School
Published AuthorStephen O'Grady
The little girl in the snow jacket still peppers the memory of Griffith business student Samantha Milton. One of four students representing Griffith University at this year’s Golden Key International Honour Society conference in the United States, Samantha found herself serving one of Atlanta’s poorer districts as part of the week-long itinerary. “We were helping […]

A hard road to walking the beat

School of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Published AuthorNicole Butler
Current criminology student and Police Liaison Officer Simon Ayiik shared his experiences as a refugee with Brisbane Times. Simon was forced to flee Sudan when he was nine years old when government troops were systematically attacking villages. One of South Sudan’s 25,000 lost boys, he trekked thousands of kilometres by foot – starving and stumbling […]

Broadening the international base of workplace research

Centre for Work Organisation and Wellbeing
Published AuthorCentre Manager
TheCentre for Work, Organisation and Wellbeing (WOW) has finalised an agreement with the University of Sheffield as both seek to advance research in the fields of employment relations and organisational behaviour. Facilitated by WOW Director, Professor Adrian Wilkinson, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will afford both institutions the opportunity to exchange students, academic members of […]