student profiles
Aleksandra Illic B Laws/B Arts
Aleksandra Ilic believes that her friends would describe her as someone ‘passionate, driven and very self-motivated,’ and gives the example of another strong woman, the artist Frida Kahlo as someone who inspires her...
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Caitlin Lynch B Laws/B Arts
While at UWS, Caitlyn is studying a combined Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Arts, and she says deciding on her tertiary studies actually came out of a conversation with a friend, ‘I wasn’t sure what to pick, to be honest one of my mates said ‘you like to argue and prove a point’ and I went with that.’
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Dean Astley B Laws/B Arts
Dean Astley’s involvement in the Aspire program at the University of Western Sydney should come as no surprise. He’s clearly been a standout student and leader since high school, and looks set to continue those roles in his tertiary studies.
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James Debono B Engineering (Advanced)
James Debono says his involvement in the UWS Aspire project has been a really positive experience, with ‘heaps of leadership opportunities, and occasions to meet people that will probably be really handy to know in the future.’
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Kate Smith B Business & Commerce (Advanced Business Leadership)
Kate says her experiences in the Aspire program have been ‘fantastic, I didn’t know what to expect but we’ve been able to meet a bunch of great leaders, and work on our own leadership skills in the workshops.’
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Kristy Stanton B Business & Commerce
As this year’s recipient of the University of Western Sydney’s Indigenous Achievement scholarship, Kristy Stanton says she was shocked and honoured to be considered a leader within her local community, ‘I guess I never thought about it, but it’s nice to be able to be in a position where I can inspire others,’
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Larissa Passarello B Med/B Surgery
Having already completed studies in philosophy, English, languages and psychology, Bachelor of Medicine / Bachelor of Surgery student Larissa Passarello says the word that best describes her is “multi-faceted”.
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Laura Penfold B Business & Commerce (Advanced Business Leadership)
Laura Penfold says she hopes to combine her love of sport with her degree so that ‘in 5 years time I’m working in a job I adore.’ The way she’s going it seems very likely
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Matthew Allaway B Med/B Surgery
Matthew Allaway says that by the end of his life, he simply ‘wants to know that I have made a difference, and used my knowledge to achieve something, or changed people’s lives in some way.’
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Suveer Verma B Laws/B Economics (Banking and Finance)
Suveer is currently studying a Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Economics at UWS, and eventually wants to go to into economics. He says he believes that a law degree will underpin a career in business well.
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