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My Volunteer Experience Camille Sze Pui Ko

Submitted by Past Volunteer ... on Tue, 03/21/2023 - 14:43

Welcome Camille!

Camille Sze Pui Ko joined our Data Analytics Team as a volunteer, whilst she studies her Masters at University beginning with the team this year on the 21 March 2023.

She attends for ~4 hours a week onsite at the Connecting Up Office around her classes, completing 26 hours by National Volunteer Week on the 18 May 2023.

Adelaide University Internships - Putri Kamaluddin

Submitted by sacommunity on Tue, 02/14/2023 - 15:54

Welcome Putri!
Putri Kamaluddin has joined our Data Analytics Team for her Adelaide University SET (Sciences, Engineering and Technology) Internship for Data Science for trimester 2, 2023 14 February 2023 - 28 April 2023.

Adelaide University Internships - Taylor Alland

Submitted by Past Volunteer ... on Mon, 07/25/2022 - 14:56

Welcome Taylor!

Taylor Alland joined our Media and Communications Team for his Adelaide University Arts, Business, Law, and Economics Internship for Media on the 25 July for Semester 2, 2022 - 6 September 2022.

Total Hours 100 Joined 25 July 2022 Last Check-in 6 September 2022 (Completed)

Adelaide University Internships - Julia Koh

Submitted by Past Volunteer ... on Mon, 07/25/2022 - 14:01

Welcome Julia!
Julia Koh joined the SAcommunity Data Analytics Team at Connecting Up for her Adelaide University ECMS (Engineering Computer Sciences, Mathematics and Sciences) Internship for Mathematical Sciences on the 25 July for Semester 2, 2022 - 28 September 2022.

Julia completed a 150 hour internship onsite in SAcommunity at the Connecting Up Office, a part of Infoxchange for 15 hours a week for 10 weeks over 3 days around her university classes: (4 hours, 7.5 hrs 2.5 hrs onsite and 1 hour remotely each week).

My Internship and Volunteer Experience - Renu Bala

Submitted by sacommunity on Tue, 05/10/2022 - 12:16

Renu Bala, former volunteer, now employed at our Infoxchange head office in Melbourne

Connecting Up is pleased to announce that our former volunteer Renu Bala has now started her full-time career with our parent body Infoxchange as a Junior Implementation Consultant on the 23 March 2022. Knowing her journey as a graduate to intern to volunteer to employment was one likely traversed by many other students she wanted to share her experiences with our other volunteers.

My Volunteer Experience - Brooke Lloyd

Submitted by sacommunity on Thu, 02/17/2022 - 02:29

Brooke began volunteering with Connecting Up on 11 September 2019 after finishing a double degree in Media and Arts at the University of Adelaide. Like many students and new graduates, she aimed to use her time wisely by practicing the skills she developed while studying amid job hunting. However she found she also gained administrative experience, learnt about the not-for-profit sector, created new connections and networks and became a valuable member of the team.

Hang Zhang's Vocational Placement Experience

Submitted by sacommunity on Fri, 01/14/2022 - 10:59

Photos: Hang Zhang at Connecting Up with Stathis Avramis, SAcommunity Data Analysis Team; Hang at the Connecting Up Teams Staff Meeting, Hang with Rob Kalka, Business Development Manager, Hang working on Power BI & Microsoft Excel Dashboard.

Professional Year Vocational Placement Experience with Connecting Up, a service of Infoxchange
From 7 October 2021 - 31 December 2021, Hang Zhang undertook an ICT Business Analysts vocational placement with Connecting Up for 3 days a week as part of his Professional Year Program Internship Placement providing opportunities and experience.

My Volunteer Experience - Blake Kennison

Submitted by sacommunity on Wed, 12/15/2021 - 12:59

Image: Blake Kennison in the SAcommunity Team, Connecting Up Office

Thank you Blake!

Blake Kennison has a certificate III in Information Technology (Network Administration) in 2011, and a Diploma of Information Technology Networking from TAFE SA completed 2021. He started volunteering with the SAcommunity Team on 7 May 2018 whilst he studied, continuing to volunteer in-between his various subjects. He retired in 2022 to pursue casual employment alongside further academic studies in IT at TAFE and UniSA.

Total Hours 155* Joined 7 May 2018 Last Check-in 2 November 2022 (retired)

My Volunteer Experience - Hang Zhang

Submitted by Past Volunteer ... on Sat, 05/22/2021 - 12:24

Photo: Volunteer Hang Zhang

This National Volunteer Week 17 - 23 May 2021, Connecting Up would like to thank our wonderful volunteers working across a number of roles, keeping the SAcommunity database updated, performing data analysis for coucils and highlight community organisations by writing articles for SAcommunity eNews.

My Volunteer Experience - Aaron Monaghan

Submitted by sacommunity on Fri, 05/21/2021 - 23:21

Photo: Volunteer Aaron Monaghan

It's National Volunteer Week 17 - 23 May 2021 and we're featuring our volunteers

Aaron Monaghan
Connecting Up would like to congratulate and farewell Aaron, who joined us on 17 February 2021 and has recently left us in 3 July 2021 after gaining full-time employment. He came to Connecting up this year with a background in retail, video production, online marketing, and clothing production, and worked to develop a template for producing video content during his time here. Aaron has written about his experience with Connecting up, which can be found below. We wish him all the best in his future ventures.

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