RMIT wins again at the 2023 UniSport Awards

The RMIT Sports Media Program has taken out the Most Outstanding University Sport Project/Program award at this years' UniSport Awards.

RMIT has once again won the Most Outstanding University Sports Program at the 2023 UniSport Australia Annual Awards held in Canberra.

The award recognises a successful university sport program, project or campaign relating to university sport strategies, events or on campus sport activities.

RMIT's Sports Media Program took out the prize, tying with Monash University, in recognition of its contribution to the UniSport landscape.

This is the second consecutive year that an RMIT program has received the accolade, with the RMIT Sports Academy winning last years' award.

The Sports Media Program serves as a hub where annually over 30 students gain experience in journalism, broadcasting, commentary, photography, videography, and social media marketing.

The program participants follow the journeys of the sports academy, national rep teams, elite athletes and recreational sports clubs to showcase the spectacular sporting moments and authentic stories from the Redback community.

RMIT's Digital Engagement Officer, Michael Serpell, who led the media team at the 2023 UniSport Nationals, said the program was key for amplifying student voice.

"One of the key achievements of the Sports Media Program is how it successfully amplifies student athlete voices during UniSport Nationals," he said.

"The program has ensured Redbacks athletes have a platform to express themselves whilst gaining one-on-one media training to tell their most authentic stories."

Michael Serpell accepts the award at this weeks UniSport Australia Awards ceremony.

Content Creation Intern Kurt Tchia captures and creates content for the RMIT Sport social media pages, primarily for the UBL and BigV teams.

Kurt said his internship within the Sports Media Program has already taught him a lot in a short period of time.

I have learned so much from just the first couple months of my internship.

"From an academic perspective it has helped me gain an edge on a few assignments, learning a more professional way of doing certain tasks."

"As a professional, working amongst the sports media program has taught me so much about the working environment of a creative. I've learned a lot of skills that I didn't think were necessary in this field!"

Kurt's comments were echoed by Oliver Walker-Peel, who works as a UBL commentator as part of the program.

"The program has helped refine my skills across a number of aspects in sports media, and has given me the chance to network and make connections," he said.

"In an academic sense, I have been able to use skills attained from the program across journalism assignments, in radio and television."

Photographer taking a photo of a woman in a basketball uniform

The RMIT Sports Media Program serves as a hub for students, interns and community volunteers from RMITV Community Television and SYN Media.

Find out more about the RMIT Sports Media Program

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RMIT wins again at the 2023 UniSport Awards