National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Higher Education Consortium

Project Goal: Whole-of-University Approaches

Whole-of-University has been translated to mean mainstreaming, governance, student support and other definitions dependent on the institution. This project will provide a definition and principles that will provide clarity and transparency for a national approach to Whole-of University initiatives in Indigenous higher education.

There has been an increasing amount of literature related to Whole-of-University approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education investigating measurement, institutional good practice, reviews and recommendations.

This project aims to consolidate the literature on a Whole-of-University approach to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander higher education, to produce a concept of a virtual preferred university model.

Project Lead: Ms Leanne Holt, macquarie university


2016 Project schedule

  • Stakeholder engagement strategy and communications plan    [August]
  • Audit and report on environmental scan of university interventions    [September
  • Report and analysis of whole-of-university approaches & success indicators     [September]
  • 3-4 exemplars of effective whole-of-university approaches    [September]
  • Progress report on preliminary findings    [October]
  • National round table whole-of-university approaches forum conducted    [October 13-14]
  • National  validation survey    [November]
  • Final report and recommendations    [December]