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Hendra virus prompts warning to be vigilant
05 Jul 2011
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) veterinarian said the Hendra virus is very unlikely to pose an immediate risk for horse owners in southern NSW. However, senior lecturer in Equine Medicine with the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences Dr Kris Hughes, said a confirmed case of the Hendra virus at Wollongbar on the north coast does serve as a warning for all horse owners, veterinarians and other individuals dealing with horses in the region to be vigilant. “The risk is very low given our geographical location, but people should be aware of any changes in their horses’ behaviour, neurological signs and respiratory signs,” he said. The Hendra virus is transmitted to horses by flying foxes and is known to emerge only in autumn and winter in Queensland and northern NSW. In rare cases it can be transmitted from horses to humans and four of the seven people ever diagnosed with the virus have died. Dr Hughes hopes a vaccine being developed by the Australian Animal Health Laboratory will be available and widely distributed next year.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
Senior lecturer Dr Kris Hughes is based in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga.
Print this story New CSU Head of Campus in Orange
05 Jul 2011
Dr Heather Robinson has been welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University (CSU) in her new appointment as Head of the Orange Campus. CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter said, “I have much pleasure in announcing that Dr Heather Robinson has been appointed Head of the Orange Campus of Charles Sturt University. Heather will hold this appointment concurrently with the position of Associate Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences. I congratulate Heather on her appointment and look forward to working with her in this role.” Dr Robinson, who has worked at CSU in Orange for the past six years, is keen to build on the relationship between the University and the community. “I believe it’s important to retain the history of the campus, but it’s also exciting to see health courses strengthening. The potential of a medical school is a natural progression for the Orange Campus and would further increase Charles Sturt University’s contribution to the community and regional Australia as a whole.”
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story TV production students work on industry links
05 Jul 2011
Students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will put their best foot forward during the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Conference and Exhibition at Darling Harbour in Sydney from Tuesday 19 July. The biennial event is hailed as a significant one for the film and television industries across the South East Asian region. “Staff and students from the Bachelor of Arts (Television Production) program have become increasingly involved in this event over the years,” said Mr Patrick Sproule from the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU in Wagga Wagga. “Over 80 television production students from Charles Sturt University will attend and work at the event this year. Our Outside Broadcast (OB) vehicle will be parked in the Sydney Exhibition Hall and set up as a working exhibit. Students will use the van to cover the event, feeding into local venue audio visual services as well as generating internet content for promotion. Furthermore, students will be assisting with the overall operation of the conference and exhibition. Our involvement is significant in a very professional and public arena. One of the first things that attendees will see is video screens with content produced by our crew.”
Media Note: The SMPTE Conference and Exhibition will be held at Darling Harbour in Sydney from Tuesday 19 July to Friday 22 July. Lecturer Mr Patrick Sproule from the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU in Wagga Wagga is available for interview. The OB vehicle will depart CSU in Wagga Wagga on Saturday 16 July. Read more about the OB vehicle on CSU News here. Print this story Research into calf scours
05 Jul 2011
Charles Sturt University (CSU) researchers are asking beef producers to help them find out more information about a condition affecting up to 10 percent of calves. Researchers from the Fred Morley Unit are undertaking one of the first studies of the impact of scours (diarrhoea) in calves in Australian beef herds. It is the most common symptom of illness in young calves reducing growth rates and causing death in a small number of cases. Senior lecturer with the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Dr Jan Lievaart said, “Most of the research into calf scours in beef cattle has been done in Northern America and this project aims to get hard data for the Australian situation to see if there are any differences”. Surveys have been sent to 1 000 beef producers in the Hume Livestock Health and Pest Authority area and researchers hope to follow up by collecting samples from affected animals to identify the types of pathogens causing the infection. Producers who return their surveys will receive free entry to the EH Graham Centre Beef Field Day on Thursday 4 August.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
Read more about the Graham Centre Beef Field Day here.
Print this story Animal and veterinary sciences focus of MyDay
05 Jul 2011
Almost 90 high schools from across NSW and Victoria will be represented at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 July as their students consider studying animal, equine or veterinary sciences. The Years 11 and 12 students will visit CSU for two days as part of the University’s MyDay, an initiative where high school students are offered the opportunity to experience a day in the life of a university student. Focusing on animal and veterinary sciences, this is the largest MayDay event to be held at CSU in Wagga Wagga in 2011. The high school students will participate in hands-on workshops in the Veterinary Pre Clinical Centre, the Equine Centre and the sheep yards on the CSU Farm within the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The University will also host general information sessions on accommodation and financial support. Undergraduate courses under the spotlight during the two day MyDay event include the Bachelor of Animal Science, the Bachelor of Equine Science, and the Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/ Bachelor of Veterinary Science. Read more here.
Media Note: A total of 127 students from 88 NSW and Victorian high schools and 118 parents will attend the MyDay Animal and Veterinary Science Program at CSU in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 July.
Four anatomy workshops will be held at the Veterinary Pre Clinical Centre, building 290, near car park 24, Nathan Cobb Drive, CSU in Wagga Wagga from 2pm to 4.30pm on Thursday 7 July and 9am to 11.30am on Friday 8 July. Concurrent workshops will also be held at the Equine Centre and the nearby sheep yards on Agricultural Avenue off Pine Gully Rd, CSU in Wagga Wagga. For a full MyDay program, contact CSU Media.
Read more about MyDay here.
Print this story Taking water message to the streets
05 Jul 2011
University students committed to the environment will put their ideas on show in the main street of Albury this week as part of the Students on Sustainability (SoS) conference being staged at Charles Sturt University (CSU) until Sunday 10 July. A stall will be set up in Dean Street in central Albury to allow the residents of Albury-Wodonga to be photographed in front of artwork highlighting the importance of healthy water futures, allowing them to add messages of support, starting Wednesday 6 July. These photos will then be displayed to the public on Friday 8 July from 6.30pm to 7.30pm at the University. Event co-organiser and CSU environment student, Ms Meryn Shaw, said the students wanted to involve the community in the activities, with around 400 students expected to gather for the five day event. The local Wiradjuri community and CSU Dean of the Faculty of Science, Professor Nick Klomp, will welcome participants to the SoS conference from 9am to 10.30 am on Wednesday 6 July.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Media are invited to speak with student organisers and CSU staff, tour the site and see workshop activities, starting at 10.15am on Thursday 7 July, at CD Blake Lecture Theatre, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. Print this story New CSU Vice-Chancellor to be introduced
28 Jun 2011
The Chancellor of Charles Sturt University (CSU), Mr Lawrie Willett, AO, and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Goulter, will introduce and welcome Professor Andrew Vann as the recently-announced new Vice-Chancellor of the University at a media conference at CSU in Bathurst at 10.30am Thursday 30 June. Professor Goulter announced late last year that he would leave CSU at the end of 2011. Professor Vann, who is presently Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor of James Cook University in north Queensland, was chosen as his successor following an international recruitment search. He will take up his appointment in January 2012. Staff of CSU, representatives of media organisations, local government councillors, and members of parliament are invited to attend. Light refreshments will be served.
Media Note: The media conference will be in the Council Room at The Grange at CSU in Bathurst starting at 10.30am Thursday 30 June. Print this story CSU Head of Campus in Orange steps down
28 Jun 2011
After 10 years in the role, Professor Kevin Parton will step down as Head of Campus at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange at the end of the month, and staff will acknowledge his contribution to the campus at a lunch on Wednesday 29 June. Professor Parton will return to his substantive role as University Professor within the School of Business and his research work with the Institute of Land, Water and Society. “I have enjoyed assisting in the development of individual staff members of the campus in Orange, of the University generally, and people beyond the University,” Professor Parton said. This last 10 years has seen massive change at the Orange Campus in both courses of offer and in infrastructure developments. New courses include pharmacy, dental science, physiotherapy and clinical science, together with a reorganisation in area of agricultural business. The infrastructure changes include new student accommodation, extensions to the learning commons, a new lecture theatre, a cycleway from the city, significant improvements to the sporting facilities, many new teaching classrooms, together with new laboratories, the dentistry complex and physiotherapy building. “Before I left Canada to come to Orange, I was attracted to the role as a leader of change. University planners 10 years ago had foreseen some of the changes that are going on today. Likewise, some of the changes will take another 10 years to unfold and are now on the drawing board,” Professor Parton said.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Professor Parton will now focus on his research for a book on technology in a carbon-neutral world while continuing to teach in risk management. The lunch to mark the end of Professor Parton’s role as Head of Campus will take place on Wednesday 29 June from 12.30pm at the Templer’s Mill Function Room. Expressions of interest in the role as new Head of Campus closed on Monday 27 June. Print this story CSU health students to visit USA
28 Jun 2011
The main medical research agency in the United States, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be a highlight of a two week trip to the USA by 15 health students from Charles Sturt University (CSU). As part of CSU’s international study experience program, the group will visit New York City and Washington DC from Sunday 3 July. The students will also visit the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, the AIDS Vaccine Design and Development Laboratory, Columbia University, the Shock and Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Museums complex. “This trip will expose the students to a variety of universities and research facilities to see how they go about their business,” said Dr Chris Blanchard from the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. “We encourage our students to have an international perspective during their studies and in their future careers.” The internal and distance education students from Australia and New Zealand are enrolled in a variety of allied health courses including medical science, pharmacy, forensic biotechnology, complementary medicine, and nutrition and dietetics. The students are supported by CSU Global through $500 Vice-Chancellor Travel Grants.
Media Note: Accompanied by senior lecturer Dr Chris Blanchard from the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga, the CSU students will depart Sydney on Sunday 3 July and return to Australia on Sunday 17 July. Contact CSU Media to arrange an interview with Dr Blanchard or one of the students. Print this story Students of Sustainability conference comes to the Border
28 Jun 2011
University students from around Australia will gather for five days at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga next month to discuss the future of food, water and climate for a sustainable world. The 2011 Students of Sustainability (SoS) conference will be held from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 July. The annual event includes forums and workshops on various sustainability topics which will demonstrate how theory and practice can be used to make positive social and environmental changes. Other topics to be covered include anti-nuclear developments, and the Australian Student Environment Network. Conference activities also include hands-on workshops, updates on current campaigns, Do-It-Yourself sustainability skill sharing, music performances, lectures and local excursions. This year is the twentieth anniversary of the SoS conference, and the first time it has been held in a regional city since 1997.
Media Note: See SoS 2011 program here, and to attend or to contact the organisers, click here. Print this story Month of celebrations for CSU graduates in China
28 Jun 2011
Approximately 430 students in China have graduated with degrees in business studies from Charles Sturt University (CSU) during June. The CSU graduation events in China began on 8 June, with graduates celebrating their academic successes at Yangzhou University west of Shanghai. This was followed by similar ceremonies on 10 June at Jilin University of Finance and Economics in Changchun in northern China, and on 15 June at Yunnan University of Finance and Economics in Kunming in the centre of the country. Head of the International School of Business and Partnerships, Associate Professor John Atkinson, said the events culminate four years of study for these students, and highlight the importance of CSU’s international partnerships through which its courses can be offered in the rapidly growing international education market in China. In March, Professor Atkinson visited China to welcome 750 new students to their studies with CSU. “Charles Sturt University is well known in China, as it has offered this course to students there for over 10 years,” Professor Atkinson said. See photos of graduations at CSU here.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor John Atkinson. Print this story Tour of equine facilities at CSU
24 Jun 2011
The Equine Centre at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga will take centre stage during a tour on Friday 24 June. At the invitation of the Head of Wagga Wagga Campus Mr Adrian Lindner, a number of Wagga Wagga City Councillors and Council staff will tour the University’s equine science facilities from 12.30pm. The tour will be led by equine lecturer with the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at CSU, Mr Hunter Doughty from 12.30pm at the 3 000 square metre indoor arena, one of the largest facility of its type in the southern hemisphere. Mr Lindner said, “We welcome the opportunity to showcase our first class equine and veterinary science facilities at Charles Sturt University to our local government representatives. It is also an opportunity to again highlight a plan for an equine precinct adjacent to those existing facilities and to foster the collaborative and economic development relationship between Charles Sturt University and Council.”
Media Note: Head of Campus at CSU in Wagga Wagga Mr Adrian Lindner will be available for comment during the tour from 12.30pm to 1.30pm on Friday 24 June. Mr Lindner will attend the Wagga Wagga City Council meeting on Monday 27 June. He will be available for comment at the conclusion of the meeting and on Tuesday 28 June. Contact CSU Media on 02 6933 2207 or 0439 475 315. Located on Agricultural Avenue at CSU in Wagga Wagga adjacent to the Veterinary Clinical Centre, the Equine Centre features an indoor arena, a cross-country eventing course, two sand arenas, six stable blocks with 84 stables, an amenities block with a classroom and kitchen, showers, toilets and dressing facilities, a 1 200 metre all weather sand track and covered yards and handling facilities for CSU students. Print this story Community adaption to changed climate
21 Jun 2011
The capacity of rural communities to cope with changed climate conditions will be discussed at a symposium at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga this week. Organised by the EH Graham Centre and NSW Department of Primary Industries, the symposium will feature presentations from a number of CSU staff and students. CSU PhD student, Ms Katrina Sinclair, will outline the experience of the Wakool Shire in southern NSW, where a project involving CSU researchers is helping the community reinvigorate itself in the face of reduced water allocations. She said the challenges of a changing climate combined with economic and social pressure means some farmers will need to prepare for fundamental change. “My research is exploring the ways government and organisations can help farmers and communities respond to a future that is desirable, viable and durable.” The symposium will be attended by more than 100 people from the NSW DPI, CSU and Bureau of Meterology.
Media Note: The Symposium organised by the EH Graham Centre and NSW DPI,will be held at the Convention Centre at CSU in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 22 June and Thurday 23 June. CSU PhD student Ms Katrina Sinclair is working as a reasearch agronomist with the NSW Department of Primary Industries at Wollongbar in northern NSW. She will address delegates from 10:35am on Thursday 23 June.
Read more about CSU’s project helping the Wakool community adapt to reduced water alloactions here
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
Print this story Solutions for a world-wide issue
21 Jun 2011
This Thursday, Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be the venue for a significant public event organised by ActionAid which will see Ugandan mother of 11, Ms Polly Apio speak about her life in Africa. According to ActionAid, one billion people will go to bed hungry tonight. Not because there’s not enough food to go around, but because the food system is broken. Ms Apio offers a solution. She grows crops on a small family plot producing enough for her family and a little extra to sell. Women like Ms Apio grow up to 90 per cent of the food in sub-Saharan Africa and, if they had access to the same support and services that their male counterparts have, could alleviate hunger among the most vulnerable people in the world. At the public discussion Ms Apio will cover food security in sub-Saharan Africa, the role of women farmers and why sustainable small scale agriculture is so important for Australia as well as Africa.
Media Note: The public discussion will take place at the CSU Administration building conference room, Leeds Parade Orange from 6pm to 7.30pm on Thursday 23 June. Print this story Higher education on show on the Border
21 Jun 2011
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will join with 42 other higher education providers to showcase its education opportunities to local high school students at the Albury-Wodonga Tertiary Day on Wednesday 22 June in Albury. CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Emily Hill, said the expo provides an important opportunity for students to compare what higher education providers around Victoria, NSW and ACT can offer. “Over 1 200 high school students are due to attend the event, which presents a great oportunity for regional students to access course information from a variety of institutions. The knowledge shared at these events will help students to make informed decisions about their options for life beyond Year 12,” Ms Hill said. The Albury event will run from 9am to 2.15pm in the Albury Entertainment Centre, Swift Street, Albury.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Hill. The event is hosted by the Albury-Wodonga Careers Advisers Association, in association with Albury City Council. Print this story Higher education on show in North East Victoria
17 Jun 2011
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will join with 20 other higher education providers to showcase its education opportunities to local high school students at the North East Victoria Tertiary Education Tour on Monday 20 June in Shepparton, and on Tuesday 21 June in Wangaratta. CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Emily Hill, said the expo provides an important opportunity for students to compare what higher education providers around Victoria and southern NSW can offer. “Nearly 1 300 high school students are due to attend the events in Shepparton and Wangarrata, which presents a great oportunity for regional students to access course information from a variety of institutions. The knowledge shared at these events will help students to make informed decisions about their options for life beyond Year 12,” Ms Hill said. The Shepparton event will run from 11am to 2.30pm in the Mercy Centennial Stadium, Notre Dame Catholic College, corner of Skene and Knight Streets, Shepparton. The Wangaratta event will run from 9.15am to 12.45pm in Performing Arts Centre, Wangaratta High School, Edward Street, Wangaratta.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Note many participating organisations including CSU will be in Albury on Wednesday 22 June at a similar event – more details to follow. Print this story English is the order of the day
16 Jun 2011
Several hundred Riverina teenagers will immerse themselves in English literature in all its forms during the Higher School Certificate (HSC) English Study Day at Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Friday 17 June. The annual event is designed to provide local high school students with information, scholarship and strategies on some of the HSC English texts and topics for this year’s HSC exam. Organised by the English Teachers’ Association and staff in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga, the program provides lectures, workshops and panel discussions on both Advanced and Standard English. Presenters include regional high school teachers, CSU staff, and students undertaking degrees towards high school teaching. Mr David Gilbey, adjunct senior lecturer in English from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, said, “It’ll be a full day, with up to 800 students due to attend the event. I am hoping the students will also enjoy their glimpse of Charles Sturt University’s facilities and our learning environment.”
Media Note: The HSC English Study Day will be held at CSU in Wagga Wagga from 9.30am to 2.20pm on Friday 17 June. There will be lunch breaks for the Standard English students from 11.30am to 12.20pm and the Advanced English students from 12.30 to 1.20pm. A full program detailing the English texts and venues is available from CSU Media. Adjunct Senior Lecturer at CSU Mr David Gilbey is available for interview on mobile 0409 894 973. He will give lectures on poet Peter Skrzynecki from 10.30am to 11.20am in room 115, Wal Fife Theatres, building 14 near car park 4, Tooma Way, CSU in Wagga Wagga, and on poet Kenneth Slessor from 11.30am to 12.20pm in room 212 in the same building.
Print this story CSU welcomes Doctors 4 the Bush initiative
14 Jun 2011
The push for a medical school in Orange continues to gather momentum with Charles Sturt University (CSU) launching the Doctors 4 the Bush website this Thursday 16 June. CSU recently submitted a detailed proposal to the Federal government to gain support for the establishment of an Integrated Health and Medical Education Precinct. This proposal aims to provide medical and health training for students and boost the number of health professionals for regional Australia to redress the shortage of doctors in the bush. The website has been established to allow supporters of this initiative to keep up-to-date with the latest information on rural doctor shortages and will feature updated information on CSU’s proposal and the opportunity to register support for ‘a fair go for the health of rural Australia’. The website will be officially launched by Medical Program Development Community Consultative Committee member Ms Audrey Hardman, OAM, at CSU in Orange on Thursday.
Media Note: A media conference will be held from 12midday to 1pm on Thursday 16 June on the ground level of the ELC Building at CSU in Orange. Ms Hardman, Chair of Regional Development Australia Central West, Mr Sandy Morrison and Charles Sturt University secretary and Director of Corporate Affairs Mr Mark Burdack will be available for comment. This will be followed by the official launch from 5.30pm – 7pm at the same location. For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Graduation at CSU in Ontario
14 Jun 2011
A motivated young man will move closer to realising his dream of becoming a teacher when he graduates from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Ontario on Friday 17 June. Mr Chad Pilon, who uses a wheelchair, will be awarded his Bachelor of Primary Education Studies from CSU. Mr Pilon said graduation is an important milestone both professionally and personally. “I truly believe that disability is a state of mind. There are challenges but I always look forward to meeting them head on,” he said. “I'd like to thank Charles Sturt University for creating an inclusive environment which has allowed me to succeed.” Mr Pilon said the CSU teaching program has prepared him for the classroom. “The program equips us with proven teaching strategies that in some cases are just now being implemented in schools. I really feel ready to face all of the challenges of the teaching profession.”
Media Note: The achievements of almost 300 CSU graduates will be recognised in two formal graduation ceremonies at the Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak Drive, Burlington, Ontario.
At 10am, more than 200 graduates will be awarded a Bachelor of Primary Education Studies, with four students to graduate with distinction. The Len Popp Memorial Prize, for the most outstanding student in social studies and science and technology courses, will be presented to Ms Franca Abate-Pozzuoli. At 3pm, 90 graduates from CSU’s Faculties of Education, Arts, Business and Science will receive their awards. Among the guests at the ceremonies will be CSU Chancellor Lawrence Willett AO, Vice Chancellor and University President Professor Ian Goulter, and Dean of the Faculty of Education Toni Downes, who have travelled from Australia for the event.
Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
The Director of Education for the York District School Board, Mr Ken Thurston will deliver the occasional address to graduates of the Bachelor of Primary Education Studies in a ceremony starting at 10am. President of the Mohawk College Foundation Mr Wayne Jourdie will deliver the occasional address at the 3pm ceremony.
Print this story Robocup challenges Central West students
14 Jun 2011
The 2011 Central West RoboCup Junior Challenge robotics competition will see students from schools across the region build and operate mini robots at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange on Tuesday 21 June. The coordinator of the competition, Mr Allen Benter, a PhD student and researcher at the CSU Centre for Research in Complex Systems (CRiCS) in Bathurst, said, “Charles Sturt University has been the official sponsor of the RoboCup Junior Challenge in the NSW Central West for the past two years with the event successfully taking place in Bathurst last year. Staff at the University have provided technical advice to students and their teachers, have been judges at previous RoboCup events, and in October last year we held a training workshop on campus in Orange for students and teachers. It’s very exciting to now see this developing field so enthusiastically embraced by schools in the region.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Allen Benter or Dr Michael Antolovich, Associate Head of the School of Computing and Mathematics.
The championship will be held in the Templers’ Mill function room at CSU in Orange from 9am until 3pm on Tuesday 21 June. Students from schools in Bathurst, Orange, Borenore, Oberon, Hampton, O’Connell, Rockley and Dubbo will construct a robot using Lego and program it to perform a routine in one category - Junior Dance, Senior Dance, Junior Theatre, Rescue, Premier Rescue or Soccer. The winner will advance to the State competition. Each participating student and teacher will receive a RoboCup bag and lunch, and each school in the competition will receive a book on advanced Lego robotics construction. RoboCup is an international competition/conference promoting artificial intelligence and robotic research. RoboCup Junior is aimed at primary to secondary school children and focuses not only on engineering and computing skills, but also emphasises sportsmanship, teamwork, cooperation and organisational skills.
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Dr Heather Robinson has been welcomed by the Vice-Chancellor of Charles Sturt University (CSU) in her new appointment as Head of the Orange Campus. CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter said, “I have much pleasure in announcing that Dr Heather Robinson has been appointed Head of the Orange Campus of Charles Sturt University. Heather will hold this appointment concurrently with the position of Associate Head of the
Students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will put their best foot forward during the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Conference and Exhibition at Darling Harbour in Sydney from Tuesday 19 July. The biennial event is hailed as a significant one for the film and television industries across the South East Asian region. “Staff and students from the
The Chancellor of Charles Sturt University (CSU), Mr Lawrie Willett, AO, and the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Goulter, will introduce and welcome Professor Andrew Vann as the
After 10 years in the role, Professor Kevin Parton will step down as Head of Campus at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange at the end of the month, and staff will acknowledge his contribution to the campus at a lunch on Wednesday 29 June. Professor Parton will return to his substantive role as University Professor within the
The main medical research agency in the United States, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will be a highlight of a two week trip to the USA by 15 health students from Charles Sturt University (CSU). As part of CSU’s international study experience program, the group will visit New York City and Washington DC from Sunday 3 July. The students will also visit the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine, the AIDS Vaccine Design and Development Laboratory, Columbia University, the Shock and Trauma Center at the University of Maryland, and the Smithsonian Museums complex. “This trip will expose the students to a variety of universities and research facilities to see how they go about their business,” said Dr Chris Blanchard from the
University students from around Australia will gather for five days at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga next month to discuss the future of food, water and climate for a sustainable world. The 2011 Students of Sustainability (SoS) conference will be held from Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 July. The annual event includes forums and workshops on various sustainability topics which will demonstrate how theory and practice can be used to make positive social and environmental changes. Other topics to be covered include anti-nuclear developments, and the Australian Student Environment Network. Conference activities also include hands-on workshops, updates on current campaigns, Do-It-Yourself sustainability skill sharing, music performances, lectures and local excursions. This year is the twentieth anniversary of the SoS conference, and the first time it has been held in a regional city since 1997.
Approximately 430 students in China have graduated with degrees in business studies from Charles Sturt University (CSU) during June. The CSU graduation events in China began on 8 June, with graduates celebrating their academic successes at Yangzhou University west of Shanghai. This was followed by similar ceremonies on 10 June at Jilin University of Finance and Economics in Changchun in northern China, and on 15 June at Yunnan University of Finance and Economics in Kunming in the centre of the country. Head of the
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The 2011 Central West RoboCup Junior Challenge robotics competition will see students from schools across the region build and operate mini robots at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange on Tuesday 21 June. The coordinator of the competition, Mr Allen Benter, a PhD student and researcher at the CSU Centre for Research in Complex Systems (CRiCS) in Bathurst, said, “Charles Sturt University has been the official sponsor of the RoboCup Junior Challenge in the NSW Central West for the past two years with the event successfully taking place in Bathurst last year. Staff at the University have provided technical advice to students and their teachers, have been judges at previous RoboCup events, and in October last year we held a training workshop on campus in Orange for students and teachers. It’s very exciting to now see this developing field so enthusiastically embraced by schools in the region.”