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Thanks for making students aware of the initiative Peter. The kindness cards are actually an attempt to address the feedback we received through the First Year Experinece Survey where students complained that law students aren't friendly to eachother. We can only guess at the reasons for that but we suspect it comes from the high level of competition for the best marks. We are hoping that a few more collaborative events that don't involve competition for marks will help - especially in the lead up to exams where tensions are already at a high.

I am very pleased to have come across this other feedback about how our academic staff are being perceived and how we could and should do better. I will take it all on board and keep you posted on what we intend to do about it...

— Melinda Shirley
Thanks Melinda. Have you seen the feedback that was posted to my Facebook page (where this tweet and photos were cross-posted)? If not I can forward it to you (removing the names of the students to protect the innocent).
— Peter Black

Dear Peter<o:p></o:p>

I would really appreciate you passing on all feedback you receive on this. <o:p></o:p>

Regards,<o:p></o:p>

Melinda<o:p></o:p>

Associate Professor Melinda Shirley,
Assistant Dean, Teaching and Learning
Faculty of Law
Queensland University of Technology
2 George Street
Brisbane QLD 4000

Postal Address:  GPO Box 2434, Brisbane.QLD. 4001
Telephone:         +61-7- 3138 1600
Facsimile:         +61-7- 3138 2121
Email:     m.shirley@qut.edu.au

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— Melinda Shirley