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Amy awarded for outstanding efforts supporting employment diversity in public sector workforce

Amy interned with the Public Sector Commission during the final semester of her Commerce degree and was recently named as a recipient of the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s Outstanding Intern Award.

18 November, 2024

Inez supports Alzheimer’s research through internship in her final semester

Inez is a Bachelor of Psychology student who undertook a rewarding internship with Alzheimer’s Research Australia, helping the organisation collect valuable data to support their work.

6 November, 2024

Kunal contributes marketing expertise to community legal centre, helping connect with clients

Kunal took on a McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship during his Master of Business Analytics degree, bringing his past work experience as well as his newly gained skills to the table to support Gosnells Community Legal Centre.

28 October, 2024

Yanchen’s data visualisation work on domestic violence earns Outstanding Intern Award

Yanchen, a UWA Master of Information Technology student, has been named as a recipient of the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s Outstanding Intern Award for his contribution to the Path of Hope Foundation’s Hope Report.

18 October, 2024

Paige awarded for contribution to The Kids Research Institute project

Paige Brandwood, who is set to graduate from UWA with a Master of Public Policy degree this year, has been named as one of the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s Outstanding Intern Award recipients for her contribution to The Kids Research Institute Australia.

17 October, 2024

Department of Communities recognised for outstanding contribution to award-winning student internship program

The Department of Communities has been recognised for making a significant contribution to the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s unique internship program for UWA students.

16 October, 2024

Interns and partner organisations celebrated at McCusker Centre’s 2024 event

More than 140 people attended the McCusker Centre for Citizenship’s 2024 event yesterday at the University of Western Australia, where the Centre’s Outstanding Intern Awards were presented, internship supervisors and host organisations were recognised for their contributions, and students were presented with certificates of completion of the Minor in Active Citizenship. 

11 October, 2024

Consumer Credit Legal Service recognised for outstanding contribution to internship program

Consumer Credit Legal Service has been recognised for making a significant contribution to the McCusker Centre for Citizenship internship program.

10 October, 2024

Wen Dis recognised for outstanding internship contribution to COTA WA

Wen Dis is in the final semester of her Master of Marketing degree and has been recognised for her significant contribution to the work of Council on the Ageing WA with an Outstanding Intern Award.

10 October, 2024

Crystal’s contribution with Anglicare WA recognised with Outstanding Intern Award

Crystal is in the final year of her Bachelor Biomedical Science degree at UWA and has been named as a recipient of the Outstanding Intern Award for her contributions to disability support with Anglicare WA.

10 October, 2024