Uncle Lewis O'Brien recognised for working to share Aboriginal knowledge
Dr O’Brien, an Adjunct Research Fellow from UniSA’s School of Education, was a joint winner of the South Australian Lifelong History Achievement Award 2019. The award honours outstanding and sustained achievements in history teaching, research and scholarship as well as raising community awareness of history and heritage.
UniSA honours AFL legend, Adam Goodes
The 2014 Australian of the Year was be awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of South Australia April 24th 2019, recognising Goodes’ human rights advocacy, his ongoing fight against racism and the support he gives young Aboriginal people.
Pitjantjatjara language skills
Forty-six students completed a two-week intensive language course at UniSA’s Pitjantjatjara Summer School, tutored by six Anangu educators. Over a fortnight, six Anangu tutors work intensively with the students to familiarise them with the sounds of the language, its grammar and structure, and the cultural context of the language.
With approximately 3000 fluent speakers, Pitjantjatjara is the second most common Australian Aboriginal language (behind Djambarrpuyngu) that continues to be transmitted to children and spoken as their first language.
Refurbished Wirringka Spaces opened at City East and Magill
The updated Wirringka Student Centres provide an improved student experience for the University’s growing number of Aboriginal students, while also being more accessible and visible. The upgraded Wirringka facilities at Magill and City East opened on 30 July and feature new furniture and a fresh new design incorporating the Wirringka logo and Aboriginal artwork. The new locations are close to student amenities and are more readily identifiable and accessible to students.
