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EAPP Welcome to Semester 1 2025 - Canberra

Kerry Redfern - Friday, March 7, 2025
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Welcome to the ACU Elite Athlete and Performer Program for 2025! We hope you have had a great first week of Semester 1. We have some key information for you below and If you haven't done so already please email your academic staff and introduce yourself as an EAPP student. Attach your EAPP member letter and let them know about any competitions, camps, performances etc that might impact on your attendance and/or assessment this semester. Contact information for you academic staff can be found on Canvas in the unit outline.

Important Dates Semester 1

  • HECS Census Date - 31 March 2025, this is the last date to drop a unit without financial penalties
  • Vacation Week (mid semester break), 18 - 27 April
  • Exam Block, 9 - 29 June. Central exam timetable will be released 15 April, deferred exam applications open from this time 
  • Deferred exam period 14 - 18 July 

Representative Subsidies

The Elite Athlete and Performer Program (EAPP) Representative Subsidy provides funding to help support EAPP members with out-of-pocket costs to compete and perform at eligible national and international events. This program is funded through the Students Services and Amenities Fees (SSAF) and there is a fixed budget available.

Applications are now open for 2025 EAPP Representative Subsidies. For events you have already competed in this year you will need to submit your application by the 6th of April, for all future events submit your application within 30 days of competing/performing.
 

Assignment Extensions

If you won't be able to finish your assignment by the due date, you can request a 72-hour extension. For continuing students, this process has changed in 2025, please follow the steps below to apply for an extension.

  • Go to the Assignment Extension tool in the Course Navigation menu of your Canvas unit.
  • Submit your request before the due date.
  • Your due date will update instantly in Canvas.
  • No supporting documents or approval from your Lecture-in-Charge is needed for this extension. 

72-hour extension requests are not available for a quiz, group assignment, exams or practical assessments.

If you need an extension of longer than 72 hours or for a quiz, exam or practical assessment you will need to complete an application for Special Consideration. Make sure you contact the EAPP with as much notice as possible so we can support you through the process.

EAPP Mentoring and PASS

The EAPP and ACU Transitions team are offering EAPP Mentor sessions for the first time in 2025. Sessions are lead by an experienced EAPP student and run online from weeks 2 - 6. Topics include general support for getting started at Uni and also specific examples of how to access EAPP flexibility and benefits.
Regsiter for your first session via the links below:
Tuesday March 11th 2:30-3:30pm AEDT or Thursday March 13th 2 - 3pm AEDT.

PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) are optional sessions for many first year units that we'd highly recommend attending if you can. This year there will be several online options available if you can't make it to an on campus session.

Orientation Rebel Sport Gift Vouchers Winners

It was fantastic to see almost 100 students attend our 2025 Orientation events, we hope you found these sessions beneficial and enjoyed meeting some of your fellow EAPP students. Congratulations to the following students who have won a Rebel Sport Gift Voucher,

  • Sigrid Dobson
  • Jacob Turner
  • Mari Campbell
  • Taya Konias
  • Sienna Gerstenberg
  • Sienna Cooper-Durant
  • Zoe Andersen

EAPP Staff

We're here to support you, no matter what campus you're on, we're only an email away. The best way to get in contact is by emailing elite.athleteprogram@acu.edu.au.

Clare Meulenbroek
EAPP Coordinator
Melbourne Campus
421.LG.08

Kerry Redfern
EAPP Administrative Officer
Strathfield Campus
613.G.24

Our Socials:

We would love it if you can tag us on socials with any of your sporting and performing accomplishments, #ACUEAPP, you can also follow us below.
  • ACU Sport: ACU Sport/@acusport
  • ACU: Australian Catholic University/@acuimages

We look forward to working with you this year and as always, please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can help in any way.

Kind Regards,

Clare and Kerry
Elite Athlete and Performer Program
Student Experience
Australian Catholic University

E: Elite.AthleteProgram@acu.edu.au
W: www.acu.edu.au