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FACTS Tertiary Information Day 2007
22 May 2007
 Over 1 000 school students from across the Central West of New South Wales will descend on the Bathurst Campus of Charles Sturt University (CSU) later this month for FACTS Tertiary Information Day 2007. Organiser Denis Behan said the Day is designed “specifically for Year 12 students. They come from Lithgow, Molong, Blayney and Orange as well as Bathurst, from government and non-government schools. We have 60 different exhibitors including all NSW and ACT universities as well as private providers, TAFE and other agencies who help students.” Nicholas Williams was Captain of Kelso High last year and attended the 2006 FACTS Day. He is now studying the CSU double degree in psychology and secondary teaching. “There were a huge number of stands and a lot of information. I found it very helpful. You go away with something to think about.”
Media Note: FACTS Tertiary Information Day 2007 will be held on the Bathurst Campus of Charles Sturt University on Thursday 31 May. For more information, contact CSU Media. Print this story Working on safety at CSU
22 May 2007
.small.jpg) Two Charles Sturt University (CSU) teams have been recognised for innovative workplace safety initiatives. The Wagga Mutual Credit Union Safety Awareness Award programme supports safety conscious community members to promote safety awareness. The CSU School of Biomedical Sciences team worked with the Division of Facilities Management to investigate and minimise exposure to airborne microbes causing mould in the building. CSU Facilities Management installed timers and ceiling vents to prevent moist air stagnating and causing respiratory problems. The CSU Division of Facilities Management team sought approval for a replacement truck which incorporated a hydraulic lifting platform. The number of daily manual handling lifting operations were dramatically reduced and this will also reduce the incidence of manual handling injuries and enable safer movement of materials around the Wagga Wagga Campus. Both teams won cash prizes of $150.
Media Note: For more information contact CSU Media. Print this story CSU dedicates nursing building
22 May 2007
A ceremony at Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Friday 25 May will honour Mrs Sheila Swain, AM, by naming the School of Nursing and Midwifery complex on the Bathurst Campus The Sheila Swain Building. Among her many distinctions, Mrs Swain was appointed to the Council of Mitchell College of Advanced Education (MCAE), which became part of CSU, in 1980 and was elected Chairman in 1984. Head of the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Professor Elaine Duffy, said the University continues to be enriched by Mrs Swain’s contribution. “As well as her service to what was then Mitchell College, Mrs Swain has maintained her links with CSU and has generously funded five scholarships to assist female nursing students experiencing financial hardship while completing their studies. Mrs Swain is an inspiration and an outstanding role model for all women, and especially for female nursing students, and that is why we chose to honour her in this way,” Professor Duffy said.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mrs Swain. The dedication ceremony is at 10.30am Friday 25 May. Mrs Swain served on Hunters Hill Municipal Council in NSW from 1971 to 1991 and served two terms as mayor (1980-82, and 1987-89); she was the first woman to do so. Throughout her local government career Mrs Swain was involved in the Australian Local Government Women’s Association and served terms as Treasurer, Secretary, President and National President of the organisation. In 1986 the Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women recognised her contribution by naming her ‘Outstanding Woman of the Year’. In 1987 Mrs Swain was made a Member of the Order of Australia. Print this story CSU graduates top cops - graduation ceremonies in Goulburn
16 May 2007
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will celebrate the reward for years of hard work embodied in degrees, diplomas and certificates to be awarded to 721 graduands at the CSU Goulburn Campus on Friday 18 May. The NSW inland city will be swept up in celebration as families and friends gather to acknowledge the achievements of some 165 graduands who are due to attend the ceremony from the Faculty of Arts and the Australian Graduate School of Policing. NSW Police Commisioner Ken Moroney will present new police recruits with their testamurs. The occasional address will be delivered by Dr Leigh Gassner, Assistant Commissioner with the Victoria Police Academy and a musical interlude will be performed by the NSW Police Band. Prize winners at the ceremony will include Ms Melanie Roseman, who will receive the Constable Education Program Medallion for her top academic performance in the Associate Degree in Policing Practice; Ms Rashelle Conroy, the Police Associate of NSW Award in the Bachelor of Policing; and Ms Debra Dawes, the Police Department Employees Credit Union Award in the Bachelor of Policing (Investigations).
Media Note: CSU Goulburn Graduations will be held at Trinity Catholic College, Junior Campus, Clinton St, Goulburn commencing at 10.30am on Friday 18 May 2007. Contact CSU Media for details. Print this story Rainfall, pastures and parasites ? a greater risk
15 May 2007
 While grain growers rejoice, a Charles Sturt University (CSU) livestock expert is warning recent widespread rainfall across New South Wales and Victoria brings risks as well as great benefits for pastoralists. Professor Kym Abbott from the CSU School of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences Wagga Wagga Campus says sheep flocks and cattle herds face the increased threat of parasitic infestation over the next four to six weeks as parasite larvae, that had lain dormant in the soil, move onto pastures. He is urging sheep and cattle producers to closely monitor parasite egg counts over the next few months to treat sheep if necessary but avoid the excessive use of drenches. Professor Abbott says sheep and calves in particular risk weight loss and scour from parasites such as Brown Stomach worm, Black Scour worm and Nematodirus which thrive after prolonged periods of drought.
Media Note: CSU Professor Kym Abbott is available for interviews. For more information contact CSU Media. Print this story CSU teacher education students head to South Korea
15 May 2007
 Seven Charles Sturt University (CSU) primary education students will participate in a three week program at Hannam University, South Korea in June and July. The students will study Korean language and culture before spending a week in a Korean primary school assisting in teaching English. Alex Elibank-Murray, professional experience liaison officer within the CSU School of Teacher Education (SOTE) said, “We hope their experience will be positive so we can continue to offer this to other CSU students.” Peter Bryson, a fourth year primary student, is looking forward to travelling to Asia for the first time. “I’ve been to North and Central America, but I wanted to put myself in a position where I didn’t speak the local language, so I can experience what it’s like for someone to come into my classroom who doesn’t speak English. It will be challenging and exciting.” Nikita Mulder (second year primary) said, “I’ve never been overseas. When I saw this it seemed like a really good opportunity. I’m really looking forward to it.”
Media Note: The CSU group leaves for South Korea on Saturday 16 June. Alex Elibank-Murray, Peter Bryson and Nikita Mulder are available for interviews, contact CSU Media. Print this story Health scholarship encourages a country practice
15 May 2007
A $10 000 scholarship to encourage the next generation of rural allied health professionals has gone to a Charles Sturt University (CSU) podiatry student. Gemma Hammond from Culcairn has won the award which will help her complete her four year degree course, which includes clinical experience and assistance from her mentor, physiotherapist Corinne O'Connor also from Culcairn. The scholarship is offered annually through the National Rural Health Network and aims to encourage allied health students to work in rural areas after they graduate. “As a mature aged student the scholarship will be a great help financially and allow me to focus on the studies and expose me to a wider range of experiences on placement while studying,” Ms Hammond said. She is also looking forward to learning about the rewards and problems of working in rural areas with her mentor Corinne.
Media Note: Gemma Hammond will be available for interviews and pictures in Albury at 10am, Tuesday 22 May in the Albury Allied Health Clinic, CSU Albury City site, Olive St, Albury. Print this story Seminar examines progress in resource management
15 May 2007
Professor Allan Curtis, Professor of Integrated Environmental Management at Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Director of the Institute for Land, Water and Society, will present a seminar that examines the uptake of natural resource management in Australia on Wednesday 16 May on CSU Bathurst Campus. In the seminar titled Progress with regional NRM: a social researcher’s perspective, Professor Curtis will draw on his research and experience with catchment management in regional Australia. His research examines the social dimensions of catchment management, including how landholders adopted conservation practices, the social and institutional arrangements for catchment management and the evaluation of natural resource management programs. Professor Curtis is currently involved in research examining aspects of governance for regional firms; projects providing social data to underpin catchment management; and the assessment of constraints on the uptake of automated irrigation technology.
Media Note: The Faculty of Business is hosting the seminar on Wednesday 16 May from 12.30-2pm in Syndicate Room 2 at the Centre for Professional Development (CPD), CSU Bathurst Campus. Direct inquiries to seminar co-convenors Dr P K Basu, telephone (02) 6338 4577 or email pbasu@csu.edu.au, or Associate Professor Mark Morrison, (02) 6338 4253 or email mmorrison@csu.edu.au. Print this story Australian inland dentists given good reason to smile
15 May 2007
 Dental practitioners across regional Australia have welcomed Commonwealth Government funding of $65.1 million for the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Dentistry and Oral Health announced in last week’s Federal Budget. A dentist practising in the NSW inland city of Wagga Wagga, Dr Kathleen Matthews has congratulated the University for “deservedly winning the funding for the CSU dental school. As a local practitioner I am personally excited at the prospect … and see this as a unique opportunity for a regionally based ‘community of practice’ to be formed, not only for the benefit of local and visiting health professionals and educators, but for the oral and systemic health of our population”. CSU Vice Chancellor Ian Goulter says, “Our plan for dental education in inland NSW will rely heavily on the participation of existing dental practitioners in our regional communities in the clinical education program”.
Media Note: The CSU School of Dentistry and Oral Health will be based in Orange and Wagga Wagga. Three stand-alone dental education clinics are planned for Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst and Dubbo. For more information contact CSU Media or see here. Print this story Collaborative endeavours on juvenile justice
15 May 2007
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) is playing a key role in an international comparative study of the juvenile justice systems in NSW and India. Ms Asha Mukundan, an academic from the Centre for Criminology and Justice, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, is a visiting fellow at CSU through the Federal Government’s prestigious 2007 Endeavour Research Fellowship program. The research is aimed at understanding the function of various agencies under NSW Juvenile Justice focusing on the roles, activities and procedures of delivery systems; institutional and non institutional rehabilitation options and the potential application of best practices in India. The research is supervised by CSU Associate Professor Manohar Pawar, who says it is a great opportunity for CSU and the Tata Institute to work together and explore further collaborative activities.
Media Note: For more information contact CSU Media Print this story Taking the cosmos to the world
15 May 2007
 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) project, engaging thousands of school students in the study of astronomy, was recently showcased around the globe at the 7th annual Megaconference. Megaconference brings together speakers from all over the world and aims to push the boundaries of video conferencing technology. Professor David McKinnon explains that his presentation, the first session of the conference, was accessed by 23 000 sites using 450 ”Multipoint Control Units”, of which Australia’s Academic and Research Network (AARNet) was one. For their efforts, AARNet and CSU were nominated for a 2007 Advanced Technology Summit Award, which recognises the use of ”exciting new technologies”. Professor McKinnon said the Award nomination was, “Gratifying and immensely satisfying to be one of the two or three international nominations for this award amongst so many Americans”.
Media Note: The 2007 Advanced Technology Summit: Applied Cyberinfrastructure for Innovation was held in Columbus, Ohio, USA on Tuesday 1 May. For interviews with Professor McKinnon, contact CSU Media. For more on his astronomy project, click here. Print this story Cutting edge CSU veterinary centre
15 May 2007
 Major developments at Charles Sturt University (CSU) continue as work begins on an expanded School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences. A $8 million Clinical Training Centre to be built on CSU’s Wagga Wagga Campus will be used to train undergraduate students in clinical veterinary medicine, surgery, diagnostic imaging and reproduction. The facility will include a large animal surgery and hospital, small animal teaching surgery, diagnostic imaging for both small and large animals, a reproduction laboratory and barn, as well as offices and tutorial spaces. The cutting edge imaging facilities will include scintigraphy, computerised tomography, ultrasonography and digital radiography. Director of Veterinary Science, Professor Kym Abbott said, “In addition to providing the facility for the veterinary science program, the Clinical Training Centre will build and extend pre-existing expertise at CSU in equine science and medical imaging.”
Media Note: The first sod of the Clinical Training Centre for the veterinary program will be turned on Wednesday 23 May at 9am on the Wagga Wagga Campus. The ceremony will be held next to the Equine Centre, Agriculture Avenue, CSU Wagga Wagga Campus. For more information contact CSU Media. Print this story Students rewarded for academic efforts
15 May 2007
Mr Doug Stewart of the Bush Children’s Education Foundation of NSW will be attend his first Charles Sturt University (CSU) scholarship ceremony in Orange this Friday 18 May. He will pay special attention to the recipient of the inaugural scholarship, Emily Clapham, a Bachelor of Clinical Science student from Ilford, NSW, whose award recognises her top academic performances in the past year. Students from CSU’s School of Clinical Sciences will also be acknowledged at the ceremony with four scholarships awarded by GPlogic, an organisation supporting doctors in rural and regional areas. The 2007 ceremony will be one of the largest Orange has seen, with over 70 scholarships and awards being handed out on the day to students studying biomedical sciences, business and rural management.
Media Note: 2007 Scholarships and Awards Ceremony will take place at 3pm on Friday 18 May in the Templer’s Mill Function Centre, CSU Orange Campus. For interviews, contact CSU Media. Print this story Greening up Orange
15 May 2007
 Orange is getting greener with a grant worth $11 000 for tree replanting on the Charles Sturt University (CSU) Orange Campus and two neighbouring properties. Lecturer in Environmental Management and conservationist Cilla Kinross explained she was excited to receive the donation to fence the creek banks and plant native vegetation in the Summer Hill Creek catchment. “The funding is part of the Central West Catchment Management Authority’s Vegetation Incentive Program and the money is going to be channelled through the Summer Hill Creekcare. This is a local Landcare/Rivercare community group, of which CSU is a corporate member. I’d love to see more local people join the Rivercare group – it’s fun and a learning experience at the same time. Activities include learning about the flora, fauna and history of the creek, as well as hands-on working bees to help improve the habitat of the creek. We are also growing native trees, shrubs and grasses from locally collected seed, which is immensely rewarding.”
Media Note: To enquire about Summer Hill Creekcare or volunteering contact Cilla Kinross on (02) 6365 7651. Contact CSU Media for interviews with Ms Kinross. Print this story Wagga?s animation anticipation
15 May 2007
It is a case of ”first Wagga Wagga, then the world” as the fourth annual Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF) comes to inland Australia. This year’s three-day festival, starting on Friday 18 May, has gathered the largest and most impressive collection of animated films to be seen in Australia. AIAF’s Malcolm Turner says, “It is the first time that the festival will open in Wagga Wagga.” He adds, “The NSW inland city is now placed firmly on the world map”. Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer Andrew Hagan said the festival, to be held at the Forum 6 Cinema, “Will be jam-packed with 100 spectacular animated films from 30 countries, intertwined with informative workshops, plus a few surprise screenings”. One of this year’s highlights will be CSU’s Damian Candusso discussing his role in the Oscar Award-winning film Happy Feet. The catalogue of animated films will then screen at festivals around the world including Hungary and embark on an extensive tour of regional towns across Australia.
Media Note: For more information contact CSU Media. CSU Lecturer Andrew Hagan is available for interview. Tickets to Australian International Animation Festival, Friday 18, Saturday 19, and Sunday 20 May, are now on sale at Forum 6 Cinema, 77 Trail Street, Wagga Wagga.
Print this story Orpheus Descending on the Riverina
15 May 2007
A taste of Tennessee comes to inland Australia through the Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) newest theatre production. More widely recognised for his success with The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams’s lesser known work Orpheus Descending is one of his most lyrical and beautiful plays. Williams gives a new version of the myth of Orpheus through the musician Val and his encounters with conservative sceptics who dominate a small town in America’s Deep South. Orpheus Descending is directed by CSU’s new lecturer in acting, Ashley Wain, and is performed by CSU third year acting students. The set is designed by visiting Egyptian PhD student Dahlia Farah, with other design roles and stage management being undertaken by CSU third year students of the CSU degree in theatre design.
Media Note: Orpheus Descending plays at the Riverina Playhouse from 8 to 23 June, Thursdays to Saturdays at 8pm, with a 2pm performance on Sunday 17 June. Tickets can be booked at the Civic Theatre Booking Office, Wagga Wagga, telephone (02) 6926 9688, or are available at the door. For interviews or further information, call CSU Media. Print this story CSU Distance Education psychology student tops University honours
08 May 2007
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) Distance Education psychology student will be awarded four separate University prizes as well as the University Medal when he graduates with first class honours at the CSU Bathurst Campus graduation ceremony on Friday 11 May. Mr Justin Harrison will receive his Bachelor of Psychology (Honours, Class 1) together with the Australian Psychological Society Prize, the Coleman's Prize in Psychology, the Social Sciences and Liberal Studies School Prize, and the W J Coote Showcase Jewellers Prize. “I did my first three years undergraduate as a distance education student in Alice Springs and completed my thesis part-time in Wagga Wagga,” Justin explained. “It is great to reap the rewards of hard work, but at the end of the day you are as good as your training, and my training has been excellent. I am now honoured to be counted as a new colleague among the CSU teaching team I hold in such high regard,” Justin said.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Justin Harrison. Justin is the only CSU graduand to receive five prizes at any of CSU’s graduation ceremonies at different campuses, and he is now an Associate Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at CSU’s Wagga Wagga Campus. Print this story CSU honours St George Bank CEO Gail Kelly
08 May 2007
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will honour the achievements of Mrs Gail Kelly, the managing director and chief executive office (CEO) of the St George Bank at the University’s Bathurst Campus graduation ceremony at 10.30am on Friday 11 May. Mrs Kelly will receive an honorary Doctor of Business for her contribution to the financial services and banking industries, and to the promotion of women in leadership. Mrs Kelly, who will also deliver the occasional address at the graduation ceremony, migrated from South Africa to Australia with her husband and four children in 1997. She was head of the Customer Service Division of the Commonwealth Bank prior to joining the St George Bank in January 2002, and was the first woman to become CEO of a major Australian bank and one of the top 15 public companies in Australia. The Australian Women’s Weekly magazine recently nominated Mrs Kelly as one of the ten most powerful women in Australia.
Print this story CSU?s new senior administrator
08 May 2007
 Professor Lyn Gorman has been appointed the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) at Charles Sturt University (CSU). In making the announcement on Thursday 3 May, CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter congratulated Professor Gorman and said, “I look forward to working with Professor Gorman in achieving the University Strategy 2007-2011 over the coming years”. Professor Gorman, who was previously the Dean of the Faculty of Arts and acting DV-C since June 2006, began her career at CSU in 1991. “I love what I am doing. I enjoy the opportunity for engagement with the Divisions, but I also remain involved with the Graduate Certificate in University Leadership and Management, which I sponsored when I was Dean of the Faculty, and also in developing online resources through my work as the presiding officer of the NSW HSC Online project’s Board of Management.”
Media Note: For more about Professor Lyn Gorman, including her research interests, click here Print this story A robust approach to frailty
08 May 2007
 A series of workshops on an “acutely important subject” – frailty – will be held around New South Wales and South Australia regional locations between May and October. The first workshop will be held in Wagga Wagga on Sunday 20 May. According to Professor Patrick Ball, from Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Biomedical Sciences, who leads the multidisciplinary team developing the program, the aim is to optimise the care of frail elderly people in rural and remote communities. “A frail elderly person who falls ill can suddenly go from living independently to being in institutional care. But if you intervene appropriately and vigorously in the early stages, you can keep them at home for years longer. This is especially important in rural and remote areas so you don’t disrupt their life. Their social circle isn’t ruined and we do not finish up picking up the bill as a society.”
Media Note: Frailty: a robust approach to the management of frailty workshops will be held in Wagga Wagga on 20 May, Lismore 24 June, Mount Gambier 19 August, Queanbeyan 2 September, Port Augusta 16 September and Berri 28 October. The workshops are aimed at health professionals working in regional and remote communities. Contact Annette Lamont alamont@csu.edu.au or ph 02 6933 4189. For interviews with Professor Patrick Ball, contact CSU Media. Print this story
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