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The DCC Team

 

The 2009 Distance Campus Committee (DCC) are a team of off-campus representatives that meet on a monthly basis (via phone) to discuss issues, campaigns and projects that relate to distance students.

We understand that off-campus students come from many walks of life and are balancing an amazing list of other tasks at the same time as studying off-campus. Our aim is to support our vibrant and connected off-campus community through forums, social networking and active email participation.

We currently have eight student representatives with several vacancies still available:

Kim Ogden (Distance Campus Director)

Kim is studying a Bachelor of Law as a part-time, off-campus student. She is married with 3 children and lives in Wynyard, in North-West Tasmania. As a mature-aged student, Kim understands completely the commitment and dedication required to study off-campus, whilst juggling work and family responsibilities. Kim joined DUSA at the beginning of 2008 as a general rep and is now the Distance Campus Director for 2009. She currently co-ordinates the Staying Connected and Law Revision Weekend Campaigns. She is also the distance representative on the Campaigns Committee.

Jennifer Gibson

Jennifer is studying a commerce degree part-time via distance.  She lives in South Yarra, Victoria with her husband and is a mother to two young boys, aged 3 and a 1.  She has also completed an Arts Degree from Deakin University, majoring in History and Politics as both an on-campus and off-campus student.  Jennifer understands the isolation that off-campus students feel from the university compared to on-campus and is committed to helping off-campus students reduce the isolation that comes with distance education.  She has been a DUSA rep since 2007 and is currently organising the DCC’s first ever Distance event in 2009.

Belinda Michael

Belinda began her studies with Deakin as a full time, off-campus student in 2008, but soon realised that the combined demands of motherhood, work and study were more than she bargained for! Since then, Belinda has reduced her load to part time and in August 2009 she joined the DUSA team. belinda has had first hand experience of the struggles that off-campus students encounter and hopes that her contribution to DUSA will enable her to connect with other students who may befacing the same challenges.

Jason Kennedy

Jason is enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies program. No stranger to distance studying, this will be his third degree studied off-campus, with a Bachelor of Mass Communication and Graduate Diploma of Editing & Publishing obtained through the University of Southern Queensland. He lived in Brisbane most of his life, but moved to Sydney with his partner in 2008. He currently works full-time as an editor with News Magazines, but in 2009 began his next career journey - studying towards full psychology qualifications.

Melody Francis

Melody is in her second year of a Bachelor of Arts (Internationsl Studies) degree while also playing squash on the world tour. Havinf been on- and off-campus has highlighted the isolation associated with distance education. Melody joined the DCC to try and help other students out. She understands the vaired demands that make off-capus study so unique from juggling a sporting career with study, work and travel. Melody joined the DCC in August 2009 and is also a member of the DUSA Distance Crew.

Ainslee Hooper

Ainslee is studying a Bachelor of arts as a part-time, mature-aged, off-campus student. She works 4 days a week in Geelong, Victoria. As a mature-aged student, Ainslee understands the commitment and dedication required to study off-campus, whilst juggling work and other commitments. Ainslee also understands how isolating it can be as an off campus students, missing out on that interaction that on campus students have with each other and lecturers. Ainslee  has been a member of DUSA since commencing university in 2005. She has just commenced in 2009 as a student representative and is excited about the challenges ahead in this role, making your life at university more enjoyable and rewarding.

Amanda Mentiplay

Amanda began studying part time in 2007 for her Bachelor of Criminology. She juggles being a full time mum, junior soccer coach and part time student.  Amanda has come across particular difficulties that apply to off campus students and distance students, which is why she decided to become a student representative, to help other students in similar situations to thise that she has experienced.  So far, Amanda has also enjoyed the friendship that she's made and the new opportunities that being a student representative has opened up for her.

Angela Spicer

Angela is from the Yarra Valley in Melbourne's outer east and is in her 3rd year of an Arts/International Studies degree.  Angela joined the distance committee in July 2009 because she is passionate about finding ways to bring students studying off campus together on a more regular basis.  In addition to her studies Angela works as a teacher with disengaged youth and tutors adult learners in financial services at Swinburne Tafe.