The STEM Professional Program at Griffith
This year the STEM Professional Program at Griffith University, which is meant to help you develop professional artefacts and plan your path as a STEM professional in Australia, unexpectedly got me rethinking how I write. The program is mostly about broader professional development, but its exercises pushed me to treat writing as a way to pin down a professional identity precisely. My sense of writing shifted through them; each round of editing sharpened both the thinking and how I present myself.
The other thing that stuck was how small, steady gains add up. The structure and resources let gradual improvements build into something coherent, which made the case for sustained effort better than any slogan about lifelong learning could.
The STEM Professional Gold Achievement 2024 was presented by Dr.Rene Hexel, Dean Learning & Teaching, Griffith Sciences, and it reflects the steady progress the program shaped. I'll carry these lessons into how I think about and present my work. Finally, my heartfelt thanks to Gayle Brent, Jacqueline Wilkinson, Carmel James, and the Student Impact Awards Team for the work they do helping students like me grow.