SAcommunity Volunteers & Interns

National Volunteer Week 19-25 May 2025

Submitted by sacommunity on Sun, 05/25/2025 - 12:48

Image: Intern Mahir Islam, Volunteers Yong Kheng Beh and Joe Xuanqiao Zhang, Intern Charmi Divecha, Meixuan Liao, Shrushti Ladage, Deekshitha Podeti with Staff Member Julia Koh (former intern and volunteer)

National Volunteer Week in Australia was held from 19-25 May 2025. This year's theme is "Connecting Communities," and the week celebrates and recognizes the contributions of volunteers across the nation.

Image: Volunteers Rex Porter, David Webb, Alexander Bull, Chris Baldwin and Anubhav Dattagupta

Reexploring SAcommunity Chatbot for Integration into Website Redevelopment Project

Submitted by Former Voluntee... on Tue, 02/04/2025 - 13:36

With AI technology moving so quickly, and Yong Kheng's team being fairly new to software development during their master’s project, there’s a lot of room to revisit and improve parts of the chatbot.

Volunteer Yong Kheng Beh, who originally built the chatbot’s backend, returned to Connecting Up on January 14, 2025, to work on refining and improving it. She’s bringing fresh insights from her internship at YourAnswer Pty Ltd (July to October 2024), along with a strong passion for learning and growth.

This blog post also doubles as a guide to how the code works and how to run it, making things easier for anyone who might pick it up in the future.

My Volunteer Experience - Estefania Perez Carvajal

Submitted by Past Volunteer ... on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 10:27

Welcome Teffi!
Estefania Perez Carvajal joined our SAcommunity Team as a volunteer, beginning with the team this year on the 14 August 2024.

She attends for 4 hours a week onsite at the Connecting Up office, Infoxchange around her classes and part-time work.

My Volunteer Experience - Nghia Nguyen

Submitted by Volunteer Nghia... on Wed, 09/18/2024 - 09:25

Welcome Nghia!

Nghia Nguyen joined our SAcommunity Team as a volunteer onsite with SAcommunity at the Connecting Up Office, Infoxchange.

My Volunteer Experience - Jacinta Jiawei Qi

Submitted by Former Voluntee... on Tue, 09/17/2024 - 19:58

Welcome Jacinta!

Jacinta Jiawei Qi joined our SAcommunity Team as a volunteer, beginning with the team this year on the 23 August 2024. She attends for ~4 hours a week onsite at the Connecting Up office, Infoxchange around her university studies and other commitments.

We are happy to announce that Jiawei has gained employment as an Assistant Accountant working in the Data Analysis area. Congratulations Jacinta!

My Volunteer Experience - Dylan Reed

Submitted by Volunteer Dylan Reed on Tue, 09/17/2024 - 18:07

Welcome Dylan!

My Volunteer Experience - Ho Khanh Vy Vo (Vy)

Submitted by Volunteer Vy Ho... on Tue, 09/17/2024 - 17:07

Welcome Vy!
Ho Khanh Vy Vo joined our SAcommunity Data Analytics Team as a volunteer while she completed her Master of Business Information Systems at Torrens University, beginning with the team on the 14 August 2024.

She attends for 4 hours a week onsite at the Connecting Up office, Infoxchange around her classes and part-time work. We are pleased to hear that Vy has graduated and from 23 August 2025 is in a full-time position within a specialty retail company. Congratulations Vy!

My Volunteer Experience - Robert Quoc Huy Tran

Submitted by Volunteer Rober... on Sun, 09/15/2024 - 17:36

Welcome Robert!

Robert Quoc Huy Tran joined the SAcommunity Website Rebuild Team on 13 August 2024

Total Hours 191 This Year 4 Joined 13 August 2024 Last Check-in 24 February 2026

Adelaide University Internship Experience - Eily Lee Selvam

Submitted by Past Volunteer ... on Thu, 09/12/2024 - 19:35

Welcome Eily!

Adelaide University Internship Experience - Mihir Desai

Submitted by Past Volunteer ... on Thu, 09/12/2024 - 18:06

Welcome Mihir!
Mihir Desai joined our SAcommunity Data Analytics Team for his University of Adelaide SET (Sciences, Engineering and Technology) Internship for his Bachelor of Mathematical and Computer Science Semester 2, 2024: 13 August 2024 - 8 November 2024.

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