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Microscope to benefit pharmaceutical research
15 May 2012
Pharmaceutical research at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga is set to benefit from a state-of-the-art microscope system to be unveiled on Tuesday 22 May. Purchase of the microscope has been made possible by a $25 000 gift to CSU’s School of Biomedical Sciences by retired pharmacist Mr Robert Lazzarini and his wife, Diane, from Wagga Wagga. Professor of Rural Pharmacy, Patrick Ball, said it has a fully integrated digital imaging system and replaces a vintage 1962 monocular microscope. “We anticipate this will support a range of research activities within the School for at least another 10 to 15 years,” he said. “This will make existing projects much easier and quicker compared to the previous system, and will provide support for a range of possible projects in the School that the previous system could not.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The microscope will be unveiled at 12 noon on Tuesday 22 May in the instrument room 232, on the upper level of building 16, near Johnson Place, CSU in Wagga Wagga.
The Bachelor of Pharmacy is a four-year program offered through the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Orange and Wagga Wagga. Read more here.
Print this story Bioblitz focuses on the rare
15 May 2012
Are you passionate about our local native animals and wonder how scientists research and monitor our wildlife? Border residents can take part in monitoring our local endangered animals in the upcoming Thurgoona Bioblitz 2012, a community wildlife event to be held on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 May in and around Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga. These free events will involve wildlife surveys to be conducted around Thurgoona, including spotlighting nest boxes for Squirrel Gliders, trapping bats and small animals, bird watching, identifying frog calls, and searching for lizards. The surveys will be led by expert ecologists from CSU and other organisations, and the collected data will be added to the Atlas of Living Australia, an online national database of Australia’s flora and fauna. Organised by the Slopes2Summit partnership, which includes CSU, and the Woolshed Thurgoona Landcare Group, the Friday event will be for school students, while events scheduled for Friday evening and Saturday will involve the wider community. Slopes2Summit facilitator Mr Sam Niedra said the Bioblitz allows schools and the general community to experience and learn about Thurgoona’s rich diversity of animal species, while collecting records “to improve our knowledge of what’s happening in the Thurgoona landscape, and be better informed about how these animals can be conserved into the future”.
Media Note: For more information and to register for Thurgoona Bioblitz 2012, contact Slopes2Summit facilitator Mr Sam Niedra on (02) 6051 9924, mobile 0448 806 256, or send an email. sam@nct.org.au
A marquee will be on the CSU campus at Thurgoona over the two-day event. Buses will help transport groups to and from survey sites. People wanting to find out more and register to help with the surveys should first visit the marquee. Note the school event is full and will include students from Tabletop, Thurgoona and Burrumbuttock Public Schools, Trinity Anglican College, NSW TAFE’s National Environment Centre, and CSU.
The event is funded through the federal government’s Caring For Our Country program, and supported by the NSW Environmental Trust, Albury Conservation Company, Atlas of Living Australia, Nature Conservation Trust, CSU, Australian National University, Murray Catchment Management Authority, TAFE NSW’s National Environment Centre, Albury City Council, NSW Department of Primary Industries, and NSW Livestock Health and Pest Authority.
Print this story Paranormal belief examined
15 May 2012
.jpg) Some of the cognitive, cultural and biological reasons for belief in extraordinary phenomena will be examined at a seminar for staff and students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Wednesday 16 May. Dr Krissy Wilson, a lecturer at the CSU School of Psychology who established a new research unit called the Science of Anomalistic Phenomena (SOAP) at CSU in March this year, will present the seminar. “Consistent and wide-spread belief in the paranormal is a striking facet of the human condition, and belief in phenomena that contradict known scientific laws and principles is a common feature of all western societies,” Dr Wilson said. “There is little evidence to suggest that widespread paranormal beliefs are on the wane, and recent polls tend to suggest that such commonly held beliefs are on the increase. Whatever the truth might be, and whatever reasons people might have about why they believe, there can be little doubt that believers are not basing their beliefs upon scientific evidence. Indeed, most of the evidence put forward to support paranormal claims is anecdotal and open to alternative explanations.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Dr Krissy Wilson. The seminar, titled The Science of Anomalistic Phenomena, runs from 4pm-5pm Wednesday 16 May 2012 at the large group room in building C7 at CSU in Bathurst.
Print this story Scholarship ceremony at CSU
15 May 2012
Students from the ACT, NSW and Victoria will be recognised during the annual scholarship ceremony at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 16 May. Eighty scholarships, valued at almost $220 000 dollars and donated by a variety of individuals and organisations, will be presented to students during a ceremony from 4pm to approximately 5.15pm in Joyes Hall, Pine Gully Road, CSU in Wagga Wagga. The University’s Deputy Chancellor, Ms Kathryn Pitkin, will attend the annual event along with the mayors of Junee, Temora and Tumut local councils as well as Wagga Wagga’s deputy mayor. The scholarships are distributed through the Charles Sturt University Foundation Trust. Read more about CSU scholarships here.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Print this story Kids benefit from collaboration
15 May 2012
Murray Children’s Centre shares the new purpose-built early childhood building at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga with Aspire Support Services, formerly Woodstock Early Intervention. Dr Sydnye Allen, Murray Children’s Centre director, and Ms Rachael Webb, early intervention manager at Aspire, work collaboratively to provide professional and practical support to CSU and Aspire. “Families of young children benefit from having convenient access to high-quality early childhood education and early intervention specialists located in one building,” Dr Allen said. CSU early childhood education students participate in placements with Murray Children’s Centre and Aspire, with three education students currently working in the infant and toddler classrooms. “For many Charles Sturt University students, this may be their first opportunity to work with children with learning difficulties,” Ms Webb said. Dr Allen and Ms Webb are also engaged in a research project on transitions in early childhood environments, with Dr Laura Piazza from CSU’s School of Education and pre-school teacher and Murray Children’s Centre assistant director, Ms Michelle Smith.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Dr Sydnye Allen and Ms Rachel Webb at 10.30am on Thursday 17 May in the Murray Children’s Centre, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. Print this story Scholarships presentation at CSU
15 May 2012
A total of 16 scholarships will be presented at the annual scholarship ceremony at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange on Friday 18 May. Valued at over $67 000, the scholarships are being awarded in disciplines ranging from agricultural business management, dentistry, pharmacy to physiotherapy. Among the awards is the Kurrajong Waratah Allied Health Scholarship which will be awarded to Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) student Ms Jessica Dodd. Ms Dodd will receive $20 000 over two years. “The scholarships give students the chance to further achieve their goals,” said Dr Heather Robinson, head of campus at CSU in Orange. “Charles Sturt University is especially grateful to the donors of the many scholarships because without them, many students would not be able to attend the University.”
Media Note: The annual scholarship ceremony will be held at 3pm Friday 18 May in the Templer’s Mill Function Centre at CSU in Orange. Print this story Students get IT at MyDay
15 May 2012
High school students will experience the world of computing and information technology at university when Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst holds a special MyDay event on Thursday 17 May. MyDay offers high school students the unique opportunity to experience a day in the life of a university student. Students who have expressed a particular interest in studying computer science will learn more about courses in games technology, information technology, and business computing studies. CSU’s School of Computing and Mathematics focuses on practical applications of information and communication technology, and mathematics and statistics, to problems in industry, the environment and business.
Media Note: MyDay will run from 10am to 2pm on Thursday 17 May at CSU in Bathurst. For more information contact CSU Media. Print this story Addressing the accounting shortage
08 May 2012
Addressing the on-going shortage of professional accountants in regional Australia is the goal of a collaborative project based on the Border involving Charles Sturt University (CSU), Albury Wodonga Careers Advisors Association, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA), the Murray Industry and Community Education Employment Partnership and the North East Local Learning and Employment Network. Dean of CSU’s Faculty of Business, Professor Lesley White will officially launch a structured high school work experience program for budding accounting students titled Reaping what we sow. The project was developed as part of ICAA-funded research by CSU academics Mr Daniel Murphy and Dr Dianne McGrath, based on the Albury-Wodonga Campus. “The project allows local Year 10 and 11 students to get work experience at accounting firms to understand what the job really involves, and the range and diversity of careers open to accounting graduates,” Mr Murphy said. Supply Finance Manager, Australia New Zealand with Mars Petcare, Mr Nathan Quinlivan, a CSU accounting graduate, will be guest speaker at the event on behalf of ICAA. The launch will start at 12.30pm on Thursday 10 May at La Maison Café, Wodonga.
Media Note: For interviews on the Reaping what we sow project with program coordinator Mr Danny Murphy, contact CSU Media. Professor Lesley White will also be available for interviews from 12.45pm on Thursday 10 May at La Maison Café, Lincoln Causeway, Wodonga. Print this story A walk to inspire
08 May 2012
Charles Sturt University’s new Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Vann, will officially open an interpretive walk around Australia’s first environmentally friendly university campus this week in Albury. “The Albury-Wodonga Campus is a developing, dynamic model of how communities can address environmental concerns and create sustainable environments,” Professor Vann said. Among the features of the campus are rammed earth buildings, ‘natural’ air conditioning, composting toilets, and an award winning, six green star energy rated building. “Hundreds of people visit the campus each year to learn about these features and we have responded by putting up signs that help explain these sustainable design principles,” he said. The opening and initial walk will commence at 2.45pm on Wednesday 9 May in the Gums Café, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
Media Note: Interviews and pictures with Professor Andrew Vann will be available through th CSU Media. This is Professor Vann’s first official visit to CSU in Albury-Wodonga since he commenced as Vice-Chancellor early in 2012. Associate Head of CSU’s School of Environmental Sciences, Dr Jonathon Howard, will be available at 12noon for earlier interviews regarding the interpretive walk. Print this story Writer-in-residence in Wagga direct from China
08 May 2012
 Australian scholar, poet, translator and artist Dr Christopher (Kit) Kelen is the second writer-in-residence at the Booranga Writers’ Centre at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga. Apart from poetry, Dr Kelen publishes in a range of theoretical areas including writing pedagogy, ethics, rhetoric, cultural and literary studies. For the last 11 years, he has taught Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Macau in southern China. Dr Kelen will give a poetry reading, writers’ workshop and talk about his exhibition of paintings, as to the ladders of whichway - first rungs, which is on display at the H R Gallop Gallery at CSU in Wagga Wagga.
Media Note: For interviews or more information, contact Booranga Director Dr Derek Motion on 0449854901.
On Wednesday 9 May from 3.10pm, Dr Kelen will talk about his exhibition as to the ladders of whichway - first rungs and the intersection of visual art and poetry at the theatrette, (building 21) in the School of Communications and Creative Industries, near car park 2, off Darnell Smith Drive, CSU in Wagga Wagga.
A writers’ workshop will be held at at the Booranga Writers’ Centre at CSU in Wagga Wagga 2pm on Thursday 10 May and a poetry reading will be held at the Riverina Regional Library, Civic Centre, Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga on Thursday 10 May at 5pm.
Print this story Canadian students visit Bathurst
08 May 2012
Two students from Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) in Ontario, Canada have arrived in Bathurst to work at Bathurst West Primary School as part of their studies. Ms Amanda Waugh and Mr Marcus Johnson will work at the school as part of their Bachelor of Primary Education Studies. Ms Waugh says she is enjoying her stay. “We are all loving it here and just had our first day yesterday at the school,” she said. “It was great to meet everyone. We have found so many similarities but also so many cool differences.” The students will be in Australia until Friday 25 May.
Media Note: For more information contact CSU Media Print this story Dubbo welcomes Ontario students
08 May 2012
Four students from Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Ontario in Canada have arrived in Dubbo to work at Dubbo South and Buninyong Primary schools as part of their studies. Ms Jaclyn Craig, Ms Bobbi-Sue Airdrie, Mr Andrew Petruccelli, and Ms Natalia Yarmak will work at the school as part of their Bachelor of Primary Education Studies. Two more students, Ms Amanda Waugh and Mr Marcus Johnson, have been placed at schools in Bathurst. Ms Waugh says she is enjoying her stay. “We are all loving it here and just had our first day yesterday at the schools,” she said. “It was great to meet everyone. We have found so many similarities but also so many cool differences.” The students will be in Australia until Friday 25 May.
Media Note: For more information contact CSU Media. Print this story Changing nature in new exhibition
08 May 2012
 A 2 000 kilometre journey around the southern tip of New Zealand, at a time when the region was being rocked by earthquake aftershocks, has inspired Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer and photographic artist Mr Christopher Orchard. His new exhibition 15 Days is on display at the Links Gallery at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and will be launched on Saturday 12 May. An associate lecturer with the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU in Wagga Wagga , Mr Orchard said using digital technologies restricted to darkroom techniques, the images in the exhibition reference the traditions of landscape photography. “The clashing of continental plates, shifting ocean currents, cold polar winds, volcanic eruptions and innumerable other physical forces reshape the soul of the land with each passing second,” he said. “The ultimate accolade for the fine-art photographer is to be able to see work displayed for public viewing, and for the general public to be able to engage with the creative process.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. 15 Days is on display at the Links Gallery at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Civic Centre, Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga until Sunday 24 June. The exhibition will be launched by CSU photography lecturer Mr Jamie Holcombe from 2pm to 4pm on Saturday 12 May.
Print this story CSU celebrates grape harvest
08 May 2012
 A celebration of the 2012 grape harvest will be held at the CSU Winery in Wagga Wagga over a Mediterranean-inspired barbecue from 6.30pm on Saturday 12 May. Hosted by CSU Winemaker Mr Andrew Drumm, guests will be introduced to a range of the University’s wines including Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, sparkling and Merlot. The wines will be matched to Mediterranean food prepared by Mr Toby Perry and his team from CSU’s Food and Beverage Services. Mr Drumm said, “The 2012 harvest was one of the more unusual. Picking began at the end of February and finished just before Anzac Day. The cool growing season in spring and summer developed good flavours on vineyards at Orange and Wagga Wagga. The rain in early March punctuated the season but a long warm autumn has finished things off quite well”. The Harvest Celebration marks the end of the seasonal cycle and the hard work and late nights.
Media Note: The Harvest Celebration will be held from 6.30pm on Saturday 12 May at the CSU Winery, McKeown Drive at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Tickets are $55 each and include the barbecue, wine, music and return bus trip from Wagga Wagga. The bus departs the Riverina Playhouse in Cross Street, Wagga Wagga at 6pm and will return at approximately 10.30pm. Tickets are available from the CSU Cellar Door on 02 6933 2435. Print this story Cocktail celebrations for CSU alumni
08 May 2012
A free cocktail party will be the backdrop for a gathering of recent and not-so-recent graduates and staff of Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Wednesday 23 May. Hosted by CSU Alumni, the evening will feature CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann, who joined the University at the start of this year. A second guest speaker will be Dr Krissy Wilson, a lecturer and researcher from the School of Psychology at CSU. A renowned sceptic, former actress and airline cabin crew member, Dr Wilson researches why people believe in extraordinary phenomena, or Anomalistic Psychology. Read more on CSU News about Dr Wilson's new research group here. All CSU alumni are invited to attend the cocktail evening from 6pm to 8pm, Wednesday 23 May at the Country Comfort Motel on the corner of Tarcutta and Morgan Streets, Wagga Wagga.
Media Note: Interested parties can register for the CSU Alumni Cocktail Party here. Read more about CSU Alumni here. CSU alumni are graduates, current and former staff as well as former students, who may not have graduated. This includes those from CSU as well as its predecessor institutions. Print this story Students get ready for MyDay
08 May 2012
High school students will get to experience the world of Nursing and Paramedics at university when Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst holds a special MyDay event on Tuesday 15 May. MyDay offers high school students the unique opportunity to experience a day in the life of a university student. More than 60 students who have expressed a particular interest in studying Nursing and Paramedics will experience a session in the Simulation Clinics and other activities as well as a campus tour and key information on support available to make their goals achievable. CSU has submitted an application to the Regional Priorities Round of the Education Investment Fund (EIF) for $63.6 million to expand health programs including Nursing and Paramedics.
Media Note: MyDay will run from 10am to 2pm at CSU in Bathurst. For more information contact CSU Media. Print this story CSU in Wangaratta
03 May 2012
Charles Sturt University (CSU) is continuing to make tertiary education more available in regional Australia when it opens its latest Regional University Centre in collaboration with Goulburn Ovens TAFE (GOTAFE) in 2013. Head of CSU in Albury-Wodonga, Ms Sue Moloney, will formally announce the expansion today, Thursday 3 May, during the release of the Rural City of Wangaratta's South Wangaratta Urban Renewal Strategy at 10am during a Special Council meeting at the Council Chamber, Wangaratta Government Centre. “This initiative recognises the complementary and combined strengths of Charles Sturt University and GOTAFE, particularly in agriculture. Initially, students undertaking a GOTAFE diploma in dairy management can continue their studies with credits from their GOTAFE course to gain a CSU degree in agricultural business management. We are also looking to offer further opportunities for CSU courses through the Wangaratta centre, including postgraduate agriculture studies as well as nursing,” Ms Moloney said. The CSU Regional University Centre at Wangaratta will be established by CSU in collaboration with GOTAFE with the support of a Commonwealth Structural Adjustment Fund grant of over $7m.
Media Note: Contact Head of CSU in Albury-Wodonga, Ms Sue Moloney, on mobile 0400 304 433. . Background notes on CSU in Wangaratta are available here.
Print this story Do unions have a future in Australia?
01 May 2012
The future of the trade union movement in Australia is the topic of a public lecture to be presented in Bathurst on Wednesday 2 May. Ms Cassandra Coleman, a union delegate with the Public Service Association, will highlight parallels between the failed and unpopular ‘Work Choices’ legislation enacted by the federal Howard Coalition government and similar legislation of the current O’Farrell government in NSW. “We were justified in opposing ‘Work Choices’ through our ‘Rights at Work’ campaign, and we are just as right in opposing the so-called O’Farrell reforms,” Ms Coleman said. The speaker will also address the problems caused by increasing casualisation in the workplace, and how unions can engage with their members, non-members in industries, and the wider community. “I will also discuss the future of the union movement in the current and recent political environments found in Australia,” she said. The lecture will be held between 1pm and 2.30pm in Room 324 of building C3 on CSU in Bathurst.
Media Note: For interviews with Ms Cassandra Coleman, contact CSU Media. Print this story Parasitic plants boost biodiversity
01 May 2012
 At first glance mistletoe might seem to be a destructive weed but Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologist Associate Professor David Watson will explore the role the parasitic plant plays in promoting biodiversity at a seminar in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 2 May. The National Wine and Grape Industry Centre at CSU in Wagga Wagga will host the seminar titled, Parasitic plants as drivers of ecological communities: patterns, predictions, processes. In his presentation, Professor Watson will pull together a decade of research on mistletoe ecology in southern Australia. “The word parasite has nasty connotations to it but rather than being negative or even neutral, in natural systems parasitic plants may be disproportionately important to biodiversity,” he said. “This may provide land managers with a new tool to boost the value of remnant habitats for wildlife and maximise ecosystem functionality in modified landscapes.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media for interviews or to attend the seminar between 2pm to 3pm on Wednesday 2 May 2012 in the Ron Potter Centre seminar room, building 412 off McKeown Drive at CSU in Wagga Wagga.
The National Wine and Grape Industry Centre is an alliance between CSU, the NSW Department of Primary Industries and the NSW Wine Industry Association.
Print this story CSU staff nominated for Crow Award
01 May 2012
 Grounds staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) eagerly await the new-look business awards in Wagga Wagga later this month. CSU has been named as one of the finalists in the 2012 Crow Awards, hosted by the Wagga Business Chamber, on Friday 18 May. The staff have been nominated for a new category of Disability Employer of the Year. In the University’s Division of Facilities Management, the grounds and janitor staff, are responsible for the upkeep of approximately 200 buildings as well as facilities, such as sports ovals, gardens and lawns at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Campus Services Manager at CSU in Wagga Wagga Mr Terry O’Meara said, “We have actively sought out staff with disabilities for employment within our group. Morale and work performance appears to be higher as the group has genuinely put time into training the new staff and ensuring we have a cohesive team.”
Media Note: The 2012 Crow Awards will be announced at a dinner at the city’s RSL Club in Dobbs Street Wagga Wagga from 7pm on Friday 18 May. Print this story
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