Student Stories
Bryony Parker: Taking a risk for success
Bryony Parker completed her Graduate Certificate in Social Impact at the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) WA in 2019. Bryony Parker’s determination to develop both personally and professionally led her ...
The wisdom of masala chai: Lessons from India
Ivy Nguyen (pictured above, front right) is studying a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Media with UNSW and recently completed CSI’s COMM3030 Social Entrepreneurship Practicum – India. During her time in ...
Sean Kahn: Inaugural Robin Crawford Memorial Scholarship recipient
Sean Kahn is currently studying CSI NSW’s Graduate Certificate in Social Impact and was the recipient of the inaugural Robin Crawford Memorial Scholarship in 2019. When Sean realised early on ...
Maddii Maguire: Making a local impact
Maddii Maguire completed COMM1000: Creating Social Change – From Innovation to Impact, as a general elective while completing the first year of a Bachelor of Media in Public Relations and ...
Penny Miller: Living her purpose
Penny Miller is currently studying CSI NSW’s Graduate Certificate in Social Impact and was the recipient of a $5,000 UNSW scholarship. Penny always knew she wanted to work with people ...
Peter Cooley: CSI's first Indigenous graduate of the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact
Peter Cooley, CEO of First Hand Solutions Aboriginal Corporation, was the first Indigenous graduate of the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact at UNSW. CSI caught up with Peter to find ...
Kurt McLachlan’s experience of the GCSI and MBA (Social Impact)
“I’d been working in social impact investment for 4 years before I started the Graduate Certificate of Social Impact (GCSI). I really wanted to know whether what I doing was ...
Mel Butcher's 2018 Social Impact Field Trip to India
"The India course challenged me in a good way, particularly when it came to the rapid development and testing of ideas in such a different environment. Before embarking on the ...
Toby Dawson's 2018 Social Impact Field Trip to India
“I’ve just finished a week long intensive in Bangalore in India and it’s been an absolutely fascinating experience… a great combination of theoretical and technical tools as well as practical ...
Janet Liu's Social Impact Field Trip to India
“What better way to test out the practical applicability of all the theory that you’ve learnt – and with an incredible group of change makers! This course isn’t for the ...
Febe Amelia Haryanto
Febe is studying the Master of Commerce program with dual specialisation in Global Sustainability and Social Enterprise, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. Febe was part of the team from UNSW Sydney ...
George Brown
George is currently studying the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact. George Brown is a descendant of the Walbunga people of Yuin Nation, and Latje Latje people Wiradjuri Nation. He grew ...
Kate Fazio
Kate studied the Masters in Social Impact “I found the course to be an excellent introduction to the social impact space, providing me with a deeper understanding about the different ...
Heiko Plange
Heiko studied the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact. “I was part of the first cohort of students through. It was a very special group with representatives from Government, Corporates and ...
Janet Lui
Janet studied the MBA in Social Impact When Janet was looking to study an MBA, one course and business school stood out above others. “There are several reasons I chose ...
Mark Harwood
Mark studied the Masters of Social Impact “I really enjoyed how this course complemented the work I’m doing on the ground in the Social Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (SEED) unit ...
Jane Harwood
Jane studied the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact "I started the course when I was working as Operations Manager at WANADA (Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies). ...
Suzanne Findlay
Suzanne studied the Masters of Social Impact Suzanne had already made a career for herself in the superannuation and investments industry. But volunteering at a neighbourhood house sparked a thought ...