Senior staff gather to review and plan for the year ahead
Artificial intelligence (AI) and academic integrity were a high priority at Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) 2022 leadership conference at the Katherine Rural Campus.
The three-day Conference, originally scheduled to be held in October 2022 but was rescheduled to early February 2023, addressed the priorities of the University, with aims to define the initiatives that will help CDU achieve its goal of becoming Australia’s most connected university.
This involves CDU developing connections with First Nations peoples, industry bodies, research organisations, businesses, communities, government, other education institutions, training providers, philanthropists, and alumni to make a difference in the Northern Territory, Australia and beyond.
Leaders also participated in various team building exercises, and a session with the First Nations Leadership team around Connecting with Culture. There were sessions on addressing some of the main issues facing the university, such as academic integrity with the widespread introduction of Artificial Intelligence systems and what could be done to prepare for the revolution in education.
The Conference, which was opened by the Honorable Selena Uibo, Member for Arnhem, and Ms Elisabeth Clark, the Mayor of Katherine, aimed to bring together CDU’s senior leadership group to review the past year, plan for the coming year, and address some of the big issues facing the University.
CDU Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman said the Conference provided a chance to discuss priorities for the University.
“It was a fantastic opportunity to get the leadership team together and highlight what we are doing well as a University and what we could improve on. It is important to get this feedback,” Professor Bowman said.
“Our leadership team were able to spend time together, to get to know each other better and identify areas they can collaborate on going forward.”
“It also provided an opportunity to hear the positive stories from our different campuses, particularly our regional and remote campuses, and the challenges they experience,” he said.
The Conference saw staff take part in a variety of activities including a Campus tour and panel sessions with staff, students, and industry members from the Katherine region.
The sessions highlighted the good work CDU has been doing recently to better engage with the regions but also identified and provided valuable feedback on areas for improvement.
The conference concluded with a thought-provoking speech from Thomas Mayo, a Kaurareg Aboriginal, and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man, and advocate for a Voice to Parliament.