We can draw on our diverse backgrounds to help us engage with
the diversity of the wider community long after we’ve graduated.
Queensland’s La Bohème as a member of the
Toowoomba Chorus and is playing ‘Herr Zeller’ in
the Toowoomba Choral Society’s production of The
Sound of Music at the end of August.
Justin’s top study tips:
Justin says that one of the things he loves about being
a USQ student is that he belongs to part of a diverse
community. He says that his peers are from ‘all walks
of life, often holding down part-time or full-time
jobs while pursuing their education. They are actors,
managers, mums, dads, refugees, lawyers and many,
many more’. Justin believes that interacting with ‘this
patchwork of people’ as USQ students, ‘we can draw
on our diverse backgrounds to help us engage with
the diversity of the wider community long after we’ve
graduated’.
• Working towards fulfilling a plan
(perhaps a set date that you want to
graduate by?)
His definition of success is being able to use his
degree ‘as a springboard to being able to make a
difference in the world, to help people, and to leave a
positive legacy’.
• Plan ahead: I set out a plan for the
week ahead every Sunday evening
• Use each of your subjects as an
opportunity to learn something new
and develop new skills
• Embrace the challenges along the way
as opportunities to improve and grow