Brennan Program Summer Circle

Summer is a great time to catch up on your Brennan progress outside of your busy study schedule. It's also a great way to finish the program before you graduate and build your Reflections on Justice (ROJ) points and Leadership through Service (LTS) hours. Keep reading to learn about UTS exclusive gift this year.

This year's Summer Circle will run from Monday 2 December 2024 - Sunday 16 February 2025. During this time students who accumulate:

• Between 20 and 40 ROJ points during Summer Circle, are eligible for 5 additional ROJ.
• 45 ROJ points or more, will receive an additional 10 ROJ points.

Students can also claim bonus points for LTS hours they've completed during the Summer Circle period. For every set of 20 LTS hours, students can claim a bonus 5 ROJ points.

NOTE: Total bonus ROJ points are capped at 20 bonus points per Summer Circle period.

During this time you can use any of the content suggested in the Brennan Summer Circle FAQ Guide or keep an eye out on the Brennan Collective Facebook Group and on the Canvas Brennan noticeboard where opportunities are regularly posted.

Simply upload your Brennan claims to CareerHub during this period to be eligible for bonus ROJ points! First year students commencing over Summer are best to connect via the Brennan Collective to seek ROJ and LTS opportunities faster and should email the team with their ROJ and LTS documents for retrospective approval.BrennanProgram@uts.edu.au

What social justice content can I engage in? 

• Opportunities already posted in the Brennan Collective from 2024 (you can search via the ROJ and LTS tags on the right!).
• The 2025 Book Program, launched early over Summer Circle.
• Suggestions in the 2024 Summer Circle FAQ (PDF 10, 514KB) which includes social justice reads, shows, films and podcasts. 
• Justice Talks webpage populated with all previous recorded Justice Talks for students to catch up.

Don't forget the Brennan Handbook outlines what is eligible for ROJ and LTS, so you could also claim for other things that have a justice or volunteering connection. 

In order to be eligible for bonus ROJ points, students must claim through CareerHub between the above Summer session dates. Volunteer work must also be undertaken within this period to be eligible for bonus points. Back claiming ROJ and LTS is highly encouraged to get closer to the Award; however, won't be eligible for Summer Circle 2024 bonus points. 

Students completing their degree in Spring Session 2024 must upload all ROJ and LTS claims to CareerHub by Monday, 27 January 2025. 

Have questions? Email us at brennanprogram@uts.edu.au