{"id":460,"date":"2018-09-29T07:40:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T21:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/?post_type=article&#038;p=460"},"modified":"2018-09-29T07:40:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T21:40:36","slug":"queensland-regional-pd-news","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/article\/queensland-regional-pd-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Queensland Regional PD News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong> Successful Connections made with Regional Colleagues in Toowoomba and Rockhampton<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-attendees-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-attendees-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-attendees-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-attendees-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>The Qld Chapter recently hosted two Professional Development days for regional advancement colleagues with close to 40 attendees across 16 schools and universities.<\/p>\n<p>Warmly hosted by St Ursula\u2019s College, Toowoomba and the Rockhampton Grammar School, attendees enjoyed a full day of learning and networking in their hometowns and enjoyed presentations by industry experts.<\/p>\n<p>Educate Plus Fellow, Author and Senior Askright Consultant Jeff Buchanan shared his knowledge on fundraising in schools. 2018 Trevor Wigney Award winner and Education Consultant John Collins spoke about exceeding expectations during the admissions process. Special Interest Group discussions were also held in marketing, fundraising, alumni and in advancement as a career.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-467 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Grammar-School-John-Collins-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Grammar-School-John-Collins-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Grammar-School-John-Collins-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Grammar-School-John-Collins-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-468 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Jeff-Buchanan-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Jeff-Buchanan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Jeff-Buchanan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Jeff-Buchanan-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-469 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-John-Collins-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-John-Collins-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-John-Collins-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-John-Collins-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-470 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Print-Promotion-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Print-Promotion-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Print-Promotion-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Rockhampton-Print-Promotion-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An attendee from a Charters Towers college made the long journey to Rockhampton for the event and said she learned a great deal and was pleased she\u2019d made time in her schedule to be there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-471 size-thumbnail alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Toowoomba-Alumni-SIG-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Toowoomba-Alumni-SIG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Toowoomba-Alumni-SIG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Toowoomba-Alumni-SIG-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Feedback from the day was overwhelmingly positive with many asking for more sessions in 2019 and a number of new members joining the chapter.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-473 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Toowoomba-Warm-Hospitality-from-St-Ursula_s-College-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Toowoomba-Warm-Hospitality-from-St-Ursula_s-College-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Toowoomba-Warm-Hospitality-from-St-Ursula_s-College-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2018\/09\/Toowoomba-Warm-Hospitality-from-St-Ursula_s-College-1024x1024.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Plans are currently underway to ensure the attendance of regional colleagues at the 2019 Chapter Conference through the Regional Scholarship Program. Likewise, research is also being undertaken about how to connect regional members to Brisbane Professional Development events through live streaming and webinar technology.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Successful Connections made with Regional Colleagues in Toowoomba and Rockhampton The Qld Chapter recently hosted two Professional Development days for regional advancement colleagues with close to 40 attendees across 16 schools and universities. Warmly hosted by St Ursula\u2019s College, Toowoomba and the Rockhampton Grammar School, attendees enjoyed a full day of learning and networking in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":472,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","class_list":["post-460","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=460"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/educateplus-qld\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}