Martin Bean - staff update February 2018

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Hello everyone,

I love this time of year at RMIT.

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The buzz of students as they fill our campuses

and explore new spaces and experiences.

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You can feel the energy a new year brings

as you roam through the welcome events across

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the University.

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It's also a time when we get to plan for the

year ahead - set our goals and be clear about

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how we'll achieve them.

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Last week we had our first Executive Leadership

Forum of the year.

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We were joined by the Chancellor and members

of Council who talked about our score card

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for 2017.

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They set out clear expectations, more importantly though, acknowledged

the strong progress we've made.

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They have absolute confidence in our ability

to achieve our 2020 ambitions

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and I share that confidence.

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We should be proud.

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We're getting the mix right - driving progress

in our critical teaching and learning agenda,

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as well as celebrating the real world impact

we're having with our research.

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This unique combination is one that not many

Universities achieve and I believe we're making

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great progress.

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We're starting to turn rhetoric into action.

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And we need to, as we enter the half way point

of our Strategic Plan.

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Let's keep building on the improvements we've

seen in our student satisfaction scores, staff

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engagement, and research.

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Let's keep pushing to simplify our systems

and processes, making RMIT an easier place

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to work and study.

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History tells us that when we channel our

collective energy in one direction, we succeed.

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Our five Focus Areas are where we

need to channel our energy this year.

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I know we can do it.

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I constantly remind myself how lucky I am

to wake up every day and realise that I work

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for an organisation that is making a real

difference in the world.

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We create life changing outcomes for our students,

the community and industry and we should be

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proud of our work and our University.

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It's that passion and purpose that readies

me for a breakthrough year.

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I hope you share that with me and with every one of your colleagues across the university.

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See you soon.