Awards Function

The UWS Careers & Cooperative Education Awards Function is held annually to recognise our many fantastic students and graduates who complete internships and our very supportive industry partners from Greater Western Sydney and beyond who provided these opportunities. Our programs enable industry partners to access talented students to gain valuable experience. This special evening brings together industry partners, students and their families and celebrates the completion of internships from a wide range of disciplines.

2013 Awards Function

The 2013 Awards Function was held on 6 June at the Parramatta Campus. Chancellor, Professor Peter Shergold, and Angelo Kourtis, Pro-Vice Chancellor (Students & International) welcomed over 260 guests, including interns, their families and industry partners.

The Loyal Industry Partner Award (Large company) was presented to Schneider Electric for 14 completed internships over the past three years.  The Loyal Industry Partner Award (SME) was presented to Wentwest for 10 internships, seven having been completed and three still underway.

Two students received Outstanding Student Awards:

Sarah Callus, nominated by Penrith City Council, led the team in the rollout of the Council’s Love Food Hate Waste workshops. Sarah also received a special Ministerial commendation for customer service from the NSW Office of State Revenue.

Ralph Pusong, was nominated by Commonwealth Bank for conducting an attrition analysis that has led to initiatives for retaining small business customers worth millions of $’s in revenue. Ralph has been retained in a permanent role as a campaign analyst.