June 30, 2022
The University of Southern Queensland has decided to rebrand … it has adopted a new nickname and a new logo.
The university has ditched its “USQ” nickname in favour of “UniSQ” and its new logo features a stylised bunya pine.
The bunya represents growth, strength and journeys and the uni’s connection to southern Queensland.
It also acknowledges the significance the tree holds for the thousands of generations of First Nations’ families who have called the region home.
University Vice-Chancellor Professor Geraldine Mackenzie said the time was right to continue the “confident evolvement” of the tertiary institution.
“This exciting new chapter for our university goes far beyond, and much deeper, than just a new logo,” Prof Mackenzie said.
“Innovation was very much part of our university from the early days; from pioneering distance education in 1977, to launching off-shore offerings in the 1980s and being one of the first universities to establish a dedicated office for First Nations students in 1986.”
Pro Vice-Chancellor Shawn Walker said the new brand was developed after extensive market research.
“Over the past 55 years, our educational institution has been known by different names and had four different logos, but at the core, our values have remained the same,” he said.
This is unnecessary & expensive… totally wrong.
How much “extensive market research” really went into this? The new logo looks utterly cheap, lazy and uninspired.
There was absolutely no reason to get rid of the phoenix. This new rebrand is a massive disappointment.
Bring back the Phoenix!!
What a poor design
Vanilla as. Uninspired and uninspiring, not to mention unnecessary. The latest in an increasingly long line of poor decisions.
Fear not! Phoenixs are famous for rising from the ashes!
Students redundant again in rebranding decision. An easy out to cover the real reason for change was clearly to divorce itself from the trifecta, USQ, UQ, QUT, all located within a 120km radius of South East Queensland.