Editing Macquarie University (section)

==Student life==
{{See also|Macquarie University Campus Experience}}

[[File:Mgsm new.jpg|thumb|Students relaxing near Wally's Walk Park]]

Campus Life manages the university's non-academic services: food and retail, sport and recreation, student groups, child care, and entertainment.<ref>{{cite news|title=The rise and fall of Chairman Ma|url=http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=victor+AND+ma&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1year&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=200&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SMH070608251H97IR35P|newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=8 June 2007|access-date=21 March 2008|archive-date=6 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706112549/http://newsstore.smh.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=smh&kw=victor+AND+ma&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=1year&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=200&rm=200&sp=nrm&clsPage=1&docID=SMH070608251H97IR35P|url-status=live}}</ref> From late 2017 onward its Campus Hub facility has been closed for reconstruction; a [[Pop-up restaurant|'pop-up']]-style replacement, the Campus Common, has been opened for the duration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mq.edu.au/thisweek/2017/08/28/preparing-for-the-removal-of-the-campus-hub/|title=Preparing for the removal of the Campus Hub|date=28 August 2017 |publisher=Macquarie University|access-date=25 December 2017|archive-date=25 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171225091900/https://www.mq.edu.au/thisweek/2017/08/28/preparing-for-the-removal-of-the-campus-hub/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Student demographics ===

Macquarie is the fourth largest university in Sydney (38,753 students in 2013).<ref>{{cite book|last1=de Wit|first1=H.|last2=Heyl|first2=J.|last3=Deardorff|first3=D.|title=The SAGE Handbook of International Higher Education|date=2012|publisher=SAGE Publications}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mq.edu.au/newsroom/2014/07/07/macquarie-university-announces-academic-health-sciences-centre/ |title=Macquarie University announces academic health sciences centre |publisher=Macquarie University |access-date=7 July 2014 |archive-date=12 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712004914/http://mq.edu.au/newsroom/2014/07/07/macquarie-university-announces-academic-health-sciences-centre/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The university has the largest student exchange program in Australia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/postgraduate_coursework_programs/other_programs/international_study_programs/ |title=International Study Programs |publisher=Macquarie University Faculty of Business and Economics |access-date=17 October 2009 |archive-date=6 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706114846/http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/postgraduate_coursework_programs/other_programs/international_study_programs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2012, 9,802 students from Asia were enrolled at Macquarie University (Sydney campuses and offshore programs in China, Hong Kong, Korea and Singapore).<ref>{{cite web|title=2014–16 Mission-based Compact – Macquarie University|url=http://docs.education.gov.au/documents/2014-16-mission-based-compact-macquarie-university|publisher=Department of Education, Australian Government|access-date=2 April 2015|archive-date=3 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403134137/http://docs.education.gov.au/documents/2014-16-mission-based-compact-macquarie-university|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Student media and radio ===
Macquarie University has its own community radio station on campus, [[2SER|2SER FM]]. The station is jointly owned by Macquarie University and the [[University of Technology Sydney]].<ref name=2SERsite>{{cite web| author = 2 SER FM| title = The SER Story| work = 2SER FM 107.3 Official Website| publisher = 2SER FM 107.3| date = 2008| url = http://www.2ser.com/about/story| access-date = 20 February 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080209142050/http://www.2ser.com/about/story| archive-date = 9 February 2008| url-status = dead| df = dmy-all}}</ref>

=== Campus traditions ===
Macquarie University students celebrate Conception Day each year since 1969 to – according to legend – commemorate the date of conception of Lachlan Macquarie, as his birthday fell at the wrong time of year for a celebration. Conception Day is traditionally held on the last day of classes before the September mid-semester break.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Conception Day |url=http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/get_involved/conception_day/about/ |publisher=Macquarie University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327065929/https://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/get_involved/conception_day/about/ |archive-date=27 March 2015  }}</ref>

=== Sports and athletics ===
[[File:Sport and Aquatic Centre MQ.JPG|thumb|Sport and Aquatic Centre]]

On the western side of the campus is the [[Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre]]. Previously a sports hall facility, the complex was renovated and reopened in 2007 with the addition of the new gym and aquatic centre. It houses a 50-metre FINA-compliant outdoor pool and a 25-metre indoor pool. The complex also contains a gymnasium and squash, badminton, basketball, volleyball and netball courts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/sport_and_recreation/sport_and_aquatic_centre/|title=Macquarie University Sport and Aquatic Centre|access-date=20 April 2014|archive-date=16 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140416101431/http://www.mq.edu.au/on_campus/sport_and_recreation/sport_and_aquatic_centre/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macquarie also has seven hectares of high-quality playing fields for [[football]], [[cricket]] and [[tennis]]. Just north of the campus, the fields are used by the university as well as a number of elite sporting teams, such as [[Sydney FC]] and the [[Australia women's national soccer team|Matildas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mq.edu.au/about/campus-services-and-facilities/sport-and-recreation/sport-fields|title=Sport Fields|website=www.mq.edu.au|language=en|access-date=12 May 2016|archive-date=22 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160522164201/http://www.mq.edu.au/about/campus-services-and-facilities/sport-and-recreation/sport-fields|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Residential colleges ===
[[File:Marsfield student accommodation.jpg|thumb|Student Village North Ryde student accommodation]]

Macquarie University has two residential colleges on its campus, [[Dunmore Lang College]] and [[Robert Menzies College]], both founded in 1972. The colleges both offer academic support as well as a range of social and sporting activities in a communal environment.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Life at Dunmore Lang College |url=https://dunmorelangcollegesltd.aus.rit.org.uk/Pages/Category/lifeatdunmorelangcollege |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=Dunmore Lang College |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Life at RMC {{!}} Robert Menzies College {{!}} Macquarie University {{!}} On-Campus {{!}} Student {{!}} Accommodation |url=https://rmc.org.au/lifeatrmc/ |access-date=2025-02-18 |website=rmc.org.au}}</ref>

Separate to the colleges is Student Village North Ryde in [[Marsfield, New South Wales]]. The village was developed by the university in 2001 for the purpose of housing students adjacent to the university campus and also housed Olympians for the [[Sydney 2000 Olympics]]. As of 2006, the village is now operated by [[Campus Living Villages]], a company operating University Villages across Australia. It has over 900 rooms in mostly [[townhouse]]-style buildings north of the campus. The village encourages its students to interact in its communal spaces and has a number of social events throughout the year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mystudentvillage.com/au/macquarie-university-village/student-experience/|title=my student experience {{!}} My Student Village from CLV|website=My Student Village from CLV|language=en-US|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305185425/https://www.mystudentvillage.com/au/macquarie-university-village/student-experience/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Leadership and development ===
The Global Leadership Program (GLP) is a university-funded co-curricular program that is open to all students and can be undertaken alongside any degree at Macquarie University. The GLP aims to instil leadership and innovation skills, cross-cultural understanding and a sense of global citizenship in its graduates. Upon successful completion of the GLP, students receive a formal notation on their academic transcript and a certificate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.international.mq.edu.au/glp/prospective|title=Global Leadership Program – Macquarie University|access-date=17 July 2015|archive-date=12 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712235932/http://www.international.mq.edu.au/glp/prospective|url-status=live}}</ref>

Macquarie's GLP was the first of its kind when it launched in the Australian university sector in 2005 and is the country's flagship tertiary global leadership program with more than 4000 active participants in more than 200 academic disciplines. GLP is a co-curricular learning and engagement program that students design according to their own interests and complete at their own pace. Students are required to complete a workshop series, attend tailored keynote speaker and networking events and complete an experiential credit component. This ranges from short-term study abroad, volunteering (domestic and/or international), internships (domestic and/or international), learning a new language or attending internationally themed seminars and study tours.

The GLP won the Institute for International Education's 2017 Heiskell award for Innovation in International Education - Internationalising the Campus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Macquarie University Global Leadership Program 2017 Heiskell Award Winner: Internationalizing the Campus |url=https://www.iie.org/Research-and-Insights/Best-Practices-Resource/Award-Winners/Internationalizing-the-Campus/Macquarie-University-2017 |website=iie.org |access-date=8 March 2019 |archive-date=20 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920125520/https://www.iie.org/Research-and-Insights/Best-Practices-Resource/Award-Winners/Internationalizing-the-Campus/Macquarie-University-2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> Macquarie University is the first Southern Hemisphere university to receive the award in its 17-year history.
The GLP was awarded the 2018 NSW International Student Community Engagement Award (Joint Winner) in the Education Provider category.<ref>{{cite web |title=2018 NSW International Student Awards - Winners announced |url=http://www.study.sydney/news-and-stories/news/2018-NSW-International-Student-Awards-Winners-Announced?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpSbVl6RmlOR1psTmpkaSIsInQiOiJGWTlMQ2ZyREpvdkJ1Zks3YXQ3MXZYNEE5Zkl0M3NYN1o1bXRcL3d2aktUMDZcL1ozVU0rQmIzd0NNcGZaV1dGQXQwdEhvNUlOdTR0U0hcL0YwNUJ2d3VPcm1oc29iYVU5WXdITTRcL3U2OVhVSWlsVjNtMnFmTXBSMDNsak5pU1ZDWXQifQ%3D%3D |website=www.study.sydney |access-date=8 March 2019 |language=en-AU |date=26 September 2018 |archive-date=27 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191027075119/http://www.study.sydney/news-and-stories/news/2018-NSW-International-Student-Awards-Winners-Announced?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTnpSbVl6RmlOR1psTmpkaSIsInQiOiJGWTlMQ2ZyREpvdkJ1Zks3YXQ3MXZYNEE5Zkl0M3NYN1o1bXRcL3d2aktUMDZcL1ozVU0rQmIzd0NNcGZaV1dGQXQwdEhvNUlOdTR0U0hcL0YwNUJ2d3VPcm1oc29iYVU5WXdITTRcL3U2OVhVSWlsVjNtMnFmTXBSMDNsak5pU1ZDWXQifQ%3D%3D |url-status=live }}</ref> This award recognises the innovative way in which the GLP facilitates connection and engagement with community for Macquarie University International GLP Students, and also recognises the contribution that the GLP makes to the International Student experience in New South Wales. In 2019, the GLP won the Global PIEoneer Award for International Education in the category of 'Progressive Education Delivery' in Guildhall, London.<ref>{{cite web |title=2019 Global PIEoneer Award |url=https://pieoneerawards.com/thepieoneerawards2019/en/page/2019-winners |access-date=9 January 2020 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929125315/https://pieoneerawards.com/thepieoneerawards2019/en/page/2019-winners |url-status=live }}</ref> The PIEoneer Awards are the only global awards that celebrate innovation and achievement across the whole of the international education industry.

===Transportation===
[[File:Macquarie University Station Entrance12.jpg|thumb|[[Macquarie University railway station|Macquarie University station]]]]

Macquarie University is served by [[Macquarie University railway station]] on the [[Sydney Metro Northwest]]. Macquarie is Australia's only university with a railway station on campus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Macquarie at a glance: Key facts about the University |url=https://www.mq.edu.au/about/about-the-university/mq-story/at-a-glance |access-date=5 February 2024 |website=Macquarie University}}</ref>

There is also a major bus interchange on the campus that provides close to 800 bus services daily.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lib.mq.edu.au/newlibrary/07258_FINAL_Report_LR.pdf |title=Environmental Assessment Report for New Library pg15 |publisher=JBA Urban Planning Consultants |access-date=20 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090914112018/https://www.lib.mq.edu.au/newlibrary/07258_FINAL_Report_LR.pdf |archive-date=14 September 2009  }}</ref> The [[M2 Motorway (Sydney)|M2 Motorway]] runs parallel to the campus's northern boundary and is accessible to traffic from the university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Car: Travelling by car |url=https://students.mq.edu.au/uni-life/campus/locations/getting-to-macquarie/car |access-date=5 February 2024 |website=Macquarie University}}</ref>