DUSA’s U Belong Week is about celebrating the amazing, inclusive community we have at Deakin! Over the past week, we’ve held on-campus and online events highlighting the diversity of our students and celebrating the welcoming space we aim to foster at Deakin.

Our always popular Beats & Eats were held across all campuses. Students were treated to free food including CHEER cheese toasties, Continental pasta cups, Daniel’s Donuts and Red Bull drinks. The LEGO and DUSA Sport activations were a great chance to have some fun and connect, while our postcard activation allowed students to share their thoughts and messages about what matters most to them.

Beats & Eats was also a great opportunity to showcase the amazing talents of our student performers and the many, diverse clubs we have on offer at DUSA. Also at Burwood, we were able to set aside a space for people to join the festivities in a calmer and quieter environment. A huge thanks to DDNA and Deakin PRIDE for making this possible.

Also on-campus, our Student Advocacy & Support Service (SASS) team held a Wellbeing Mingle at Burwood. It was a great chance to showcase the support services we have on offer to students including DeakinTALENT, Deakin Medical, Deakin Student Legal Service, Financial Wellbeing, Deakin Safer Community, Deakin Community Garden, the International Support Team and Multifaith Chaplains. For a more chilled vibe, our Hot Sip Social at Burwood offered hot drinks, biscuits, activities and the chance to get to know other students.

For our online students, there were plenty of opportunities during U Belong Week. Whether it was an Unfiltered Chat, Cultural Trivia, or Mature Age Mix & Mingle – students could make connections and have fun from any location. We also had the pleasure of a panel discussion in-person (Burwood & Geelong) and online about the significance of Indigenous Knowledge and how we can make our learning spaces more inclusive, respectful, and connected to Country.

U Belong Week is about embracing diversity, inclusion, and the unique qualities that make us stronger together. A huge thanks to our amazing DUSA Crew, DUSA Clubs, partners, speakers and everyone who helped make T2 U Belong Week a big success.

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