Golden Key Swinburne

A warm welcome to my fellow Golden Key members, I am honoured to have been afforded the privilege of serving as the President of Golden Key International Honour Society Swinburne Chapter. As an organisation, Golden Key recognises and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence among college and university students from all academic disciplines. I will continue to uphold the values of academics, leadership and service, being the three core pillars of our Golden Key International Honour Society. I join a team of enthusiastic and capable individuals with a diverse skillset on the executive committee and we are all eager to serve our roles to the best of our ability. Collectively, we must find more ways to meet the needs of exemplary, deserving members. Throughout the year, we will need your support — support that will continue to organise events that galvanise students’ lives and guide their future. Besides the events previewed in our plan, we are also open to all suggestions, ...

Vikhyat Dhingra | President Hi, my name is Vikhyat Dhingra, but most of my colleagues and friends know me simply as Vik. It gives me immense pleasure to carry out my first act as President by formally introducing myself and offering to each of you my warmest greetings. For starters, I have been affiliated with Swinburne University for 6 years now, having graduated with a Bachelor’s in IT in 2016, which I’ve since put to good use in my day job as a System Administrator. As a lover of lifelong learning, I’ve also committed myself to further study, having recently enrolled in a Master’s degree of Network Systems specialising in cybersecurity, which I hope to complete by the end of 2020. I have been a member of the Golden Key Society since 2015. While IT has been the subject of my academic life, I have many hobbies and interests that exist outside the realm of academia and computer technologies, the first of which is my passion as a writer. I favour the forms of poetry...

Dear My Fellow Golden Key Associates/Members, With winter, not far off, I will be signing off with this message for the final time. What an exceptional 12 months this has been, with the accolades and achievements bestowed onto our Golden Key Chapter. Each committee member has contributed to ensure each chapter standard has been fulfilled and my congratulations to those who have unlocked their potential through the three pillars of academics, leadership and service. Since being inducted, I have had the opportunity to attend two Asia-Pacific summits and organised numerous Swinburne Golden Key events. The latest Intellectual Engagement Event was one of the many key highlights, as the concept of Social Investment/Philanthropy continues to gain traction within Australia and abroad. The Swinburne Golden Key Chapter has given me the opportunity to develop my leadership skills, and as the outgoing Chapter President it has been an honour to lead and coordinate the best chapte...

Written by Kevin Tuyau (Co-Vice President of Golden Key Swinburne) Chapter President Phillip Nguyen, former chapter President Justine Hall and myself (chapter Co-Vice President Kevin Tuyau) represented the Golden Key Swinburne chapter at this year’s Asia-Pacific Leadership Summit in Adelaide. At the conference we were excited to receive four awards between us for the great work our chapter had done over 2018. Being a member of Golden Key meant that I was eligible to apply for a travel grant to attend the conference, and I was lucky enough to receive one. It helped with paying for my airfare and conference registration. Being on the committee also meant that I was able to receive chapter funding, which covered my accommodation during the conference. This is an opportunity open to all Golden Key members and I highly encourage you to take advantage. This year the conference theme was “Challenge Your Thinking”, and there were many workshops and motivational speakers to help...

Written by Bernard Song - Social Officer, Swinburne Chapter On the 21st of March, Golden Key Swinburne Chapter hosted the monthly Hot Chocolate Networking Event. The event was a success with Golden Key members from RMIT University joining the event and catching up with the members of Swinburne University. The event went well that evening at the rooftop terrace of El Churro Café in Hawthorn. As the entire rooftop terrace was booked for the event, everyone had a great time networking and chatting with one another without any interruptions from other customers in the café. Among those attendees were Golden Key members from RMIT University and Swinburne University, as well as a few alumni members who have already graduated, but wanted to network with new members and catch up with what’s been happening at both Golden Key chapters in Swinburne as well as RMIT. As the event came to an end, interesting topics and conversations were shared around the table. Everyone had a great time ...

Written by Phillip Nguyen - President, Swinburne Chapter Dear My Fellow Golden Key Members, I wish that everyone has had a great Easter before highlighting our chapter’s achievements to date. As autumn swings in, the key highlight from the beginning of the year was the 2019 APAC Leadership Summit held at the University of Adelaide. Our chapter received a plethora of awards that includes Key Chapter Award, Gold Standing Chapter Certificate, Best Ongoing Community Service Initiative and our previous president – Justine Hall received the 2018 Student Leader of the Year. This is testament to the Swinburne Golden Key (GK) chapter that has worked on maintaining the three pillars and going beyond the expectations of the chapter standards that have been placed. The welcome week GK stall displayed during O-week, provided an opportunity for newly invited members to ask our committee any questions they may have, and to also participate in spin the wheel game once more, this was a ...