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International experience for local students
06 Jul 2010
Increasing international experience and reinvigorating teaching and research has seen three new staff join the Faculty of Business at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga in recent weeks. Drs Catherine Prentice, Calvin Wang and Sajjad Khan have taken up their teaching appointments. Dr Prentice, who recently completed her doctorate in Melbourne and also has qualifications from China and the United Kingdom, said she was looking forward to offering more personal contact with students than what she was used to in the city. “After spending most of my professional life in cities, Albury offers a beautiful setting to continue my teaching and research. I heard good things about Charles Sturt University, the Faculty is very professional and welcoming, and there is ambitious and charismatic leadership,” Dr Prentice said. Dr Wang has studied regional businesses in Western Australia. “I am interested in how entrepreneurship and small business ownership contribute to economic well-being and sustainability in regional areas. At Charles Sturt University, I teach the next generation of regional entrepreneurs and hope to study dynamic entrepreneurs running their own successful regional businesses.” Classes for CSU’s second session start on Monday 12 July.
Media Note: CSU lecturers Dr Catherine Prentice and Dr Calvin Wang will be available for interviews and pictures at 10.30am on Friday 9 July at the Faculty of Business building, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, CSU at Thurgoona. Contact CSU Media for interviews.
Print this story Striving for healthy, active communities
06 Jul 2010
 In line with a vision for Healthy Inland Communities, the Centre for Inland Health (CIH) at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will work with Narrandera Shire Council in the Riverina to combat overweight and obesity in the local community. Narrandera is one 12 local government areas in Australia to pilot the delivery of the Healthy Communities Initiative which aims to reduce the prevalence of overweight and obese Australians. It is part of the four-year Council of Australian Governments (COAG) National Partnership Agreement on Preventive Health. “Through the Healthy Communities Initiative, the Centre for Inland Health will evaluate the number of people who engage in accredited physical activity and dietary education programs offered by Narrandera Shire Council,” Associate Professor Ann Bonner from CIH said. “The initiative will be rolled out and assessed over the next 15 months with particular attend paid to local residents not in the paid workforce or at a high risk of developing chronic disease such as heart disease and diabetes.”
Media Note: Associate Professor Ann Bonner from CSU’s Centre for Inland Health is available for interview. She is based in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The Centre for Inland Health is a research centre of CSU with a focus on the health of inland communities. Read more about the Federal Government’s Healthy Communities Initiative here.
Print this story Rebuilding the regions in Dubbo
06 Jul 2010
The NSW Farmers’ Association will discuss regional issues at a conference at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo on Friday 16 July. More than 60 people are likely to attend the conference titled Rebuilding the Regions. In the lead up to the NSW election next year, the forum will address issues important to regional NSW including the economy, social policy, transport and infrastructure, environment, water and planning. Association President Mr Charles Armstrong, NSW Opposition Leader Mr Barry O’Farrell and NSW National Party Leader Mr Andrew Stoner will be among the speakers at the meeting. For more information on the event, contact NSW Farmers’ Ms Alicia Harrison on mobile 0427 437 103.
Print this story Much loved academic retires
06 Jul 2010
After 29 years as an academic, administrator and acting dean and campus director, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) current Head of School of Accounting, Associate Professor Ross Wilson, will enjoy his last day at CSU in Orange on Friday 6 August. “Ross has contributed so much, not only to Charles Sturt University in Orange but to the entire organisation,” said Associate Professor Grant O’Neill, Head of the School of Business at CSU. “In so many roles over a distinguished career, Ross has shown enormous commitment and care for students, staff and the community. He has contributed so much and he will be greatly missed by all at Charles Sturt University.” Mrs Zelma Bone, lecturer in the School of Business said, “Ross will always be remembered for his integrity and compassion. In Orange, we owe him a debt of gratitude for the work he did to build this campus into what it is today.” Professor Wilson will be farewelled by colleagues at a dinner on Friday 16 July.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. The retiring Professor Ross Wilsons’ farewell dinner will take place from 7pm on Friday 16 July at the Templer’s Mill Bar at CSU in Orange.
Print this story Partnership to assist less able in Albury community
05 Jul 2010
 A community partnership that marries social services and the environment will come to fruition next Wednesday 7 July between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and the Albury-based Kalparrin community organisation that provides post school programs and respite services to people with a disability. The agreement to be signed on Wednesday will see Kalparrin move to the University’s Thurgoona site to build a sustainable ‘farm park’ to include a hydrotherapy pool, interactive bird aviary and amphitheatre, which will also be available to the wider community. Head of CSU in Albury-Wodonga Professor Allan Curtis said CSU students, particularly those studying occupational therapy and physiotherapy, will work with and gain valuable insight into the needs and lives of individuals living with a disability. “Kalparrin was attracted to the sustainability focus of Charles Sturt University’s Thurgoona site, and we are keen to encourage involvement by community groups on the campus,” Professor Curtis said. Kalparrin provides opportunities for people with a disability to participate in recreation, leisure, skill development and respite activities.
Media Note: Representatives of CSU and Kalparrin will be available for interviews and pictures at 10am on Wednesday 7 July near the proposed site for the 'farm park' on the CSU site at Thurgoona, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. They will then sign a Memorandum of Understanding at 10.30am in the Gordon Beavan Building, also on the Thurgoona site. Kalparrin is a non-profit community organisation established in 1989 to provide support and services for adults living with disability in and around Albury, and provides the only respite services for families and carers of adult people with disabilities in the area. Print this story Equipping young people for life
29 Jun 2010
A unique educational program for young people will be revealed during a public lecture hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 8 July. The ‘Putting Youth in the Picture’ (PYP) program was created by Queensland lawyer, Mr Adair Donaldson, to help local communities deal with issues confronting youth. “Our program uses a series of authentic but confronting movie scenarios to show how young people can become involved in life altering incidents as a result of poor decision making,” said Mr Donaldson. “The issues presented and discussed include sexual assault, a bar-room fight, illegal recreational drugs, binge and underage drinking.” Mr Peter Bell, Manager, Residential Operations with the Division of Student Services at CSU in Wagga Wagga said, “Charles Sturt University is extremely fortunate to be one of only two universities outside Queensland to deliver this impressive program.”
Media Note: Mr Donaldson will deliver the public lecture from 7pm on Thursday 8 July in the Convention Centre at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Read more about PYP program here.
On Friday 9 July, ‘Putting Youth in the Picture’ program creator and Queensland lawyer Mr Adair Donaldson will conduct a ‘Train the Trainer’ session for CSU staff. It will be held in the Convention Centre building 230, CSU in Wagga Wagga between 9am and 1pm. Mr Donaldson is available for interview on 0427 625 977. Mr Bell from the Division of Student Services at CSU in Wagga Wagga is also available for interview. Contact CSU Media.
Print this story Bio-pesticides for the Australian grain industry
29 Jun 2010
The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has invested over $1 million in the research and development of commercial bio-pesticides at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga. Heading the research team is Associate Professor Gavin Ash from the School of Agriculture and Wine Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga and acting Director of the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation – an alliance between CSU and Industry & Investment NSW. “Integrated pest management programs that reduce the reliance on chemical pesticides are likely to provide better management strategies to ensure a sustainable future for the Australian grain industry,” said Professor Ash. The current project, which focuses on the management of aphids, has been funded for three years until middle 2013.
Media Note: Associate Professor Gavin Ash from the School of Agriculture and Wine Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga is available for interview. His team includes research scientists Ms Bree Wilson, Dr Ben Stodart, Dr Caroline Hauxwell and PhD student Mrs Jennifer Spinner. Sucking insects like aphids can cause significant yield losses in agriculture due to the direct effects of feeding and the indirect effects associated with the spread of viruses. The current control of sucking insects relies on the use of chemical insecticides but these encourage the development of chemical resistance and suppress natural predator populations. Print this story Learning from international law enforcers
29 Jun 2010
It has been a busy few months for Ms Amanda Davies, a lecturer with the School of Policing Studies at CSU in Goulburn. The award-winning lecturer recently published a book and conducted research in the United Kingdom (UK) and Canada. The CSU academic visited the UK to research the use of simulation in policing training. “I am interviewing police in the field who have undertaken training through simulation and reflecting on how this has impacted on their professional practice. The research seeks to inform the design, implementation and educational benefits of using simulation in the future training of police.”
Ms Davies then moved onto Canada for the implementation of Problem Based Learning in policing. “In Canada, I travelled between the Durham Regional Police Service and Sudbury Regional Police, meeting training officers, field offices and recruits to understand how they have implemented the Problem Based Learning concepts into their recruit training.” Ms Davies’ new book evaluates the impact of delivering fire investigation studies using a CD-ROM with virtual fire scene scenarios.
Media Note: The book by CSU policing lecturer, Ms Amanda Davies, The impact of re-useable learning objects in education: Using virtual environments for teaching fire investigation cause and origin determination was published in March 2010 by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. Late in 2009, Ms Davies was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council citation for her contribution to student learning. Read more here. In addition to her lecturing in the area of police and citizen communication, Ms Davies is a PhD student with the School of Education at CSU in Wagga. She is researching the use of simulation in police training. Read more about the School of Policing Studies’ relationship with international law enforcement agencies here. Print this story Generous scholarships awarded
29 Jun 2010
The generosity of an Australian non-profit organisation has guaranteed four Charles Sturt University (CSU) Dentistry students receive more than $50,000 each towards their studies. At a recent scholarship and award function at CSU in Orange, the Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation (VFFF) awarded four first-year students annual scholarships of $10,000 during their five years of study. Since 1962 the VFFF has distributed in excess of $70 million to non-profit organisations in Australia. The future of young people is of particular interest to the VFFF, as are the special needs of Australians living beyond the major metropolitan centres, particularly in rural and outback Australia. “With graduates from the School Dentistry and Health Sciences encouraged to practice in regional Australia, these scholarships are not only helping four students each year, they stand to benefit regional Australia as a whole,” said Head of School, Professor David Wilson.
Media Note: The students who received the 2010 inaugural Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation scholarships are Marina Basta of Orange, Kate Lowe of Wellington, Blue Mountains resident Hannah Grant–Nilon, and Queenslander Amanda McCosker. For interviews with the students, and Professor David Wilson, contact CSU Media. Print this story A MaD rush before competition close
29 Jun 2010
With entries closing this Friday 2 July, young people around NSW and the ACT are finding their creative streak as final entries to the 2010 Making a Difference (MaD) competition flow in to MaD headquarters at Charles Sturt University (CSU). This CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences Social Justice Innovation Award offers senior high school and TAFE students the platform to write about Making a Difference and it seems there are plenty of topics to choose from. “The task is to write an engaging story/poem/script that is creative and addresses an issue of Social Justice. It could be fictional or non-fiction. The four major winners each receive a $250 cash prize. In addition, Charles Sturt University also makes a donation of $250 to the charity of choice of the winners,” explains Dr Bill Anscombe. For more information, and to see the winners from 2009, visit www.csu.edu.au/student/mad/ .
Media Note: Dr Bill Anscombe is a senior lecturer in the School of Humanities and Social
Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. More information, including a full list of competition conditions,
is available at www.csu.edu.au/student/mad. For interviews contact CSU Media. Entrants need to be in Years 10, 11 or 12 at high school or aged 16-21 at TAFE. Entries close midnight Friday 2 July and winners will be announced on Monday 16 August.
Print this story New program furthers careers
29 Jun 2010
For those with an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background who are interested in attending university, Charles Sturt University (CSU) has launched a new program which will make the university experience more attainable. CSU’s Indigenous Student Services has introduced a new skills assessment program called Darrambal. “Darrambal means ’footmarks’ or ’roadway’ and is used here to represent the lifelong journey of learning we all travel,” explains CSU’s Indigenous Student Services manager, Mr Ray Eldridge. “The program assesses each person’s skills, abilities and potential to succeed in their preferred course of study. Students who successfully the complete Darrambal program may be offered a place at Charles Sturt University to study their chosen course.” Any person who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander may attend. “This is the perfect program for anyone who would like to study at university but are not sure if they satisfy the usual entry requirements.”
Media Note: During the three-day program, participants will discover skills and attributes they already possess that can be used to further their career. Any person who identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander may attend. Darrambal is funded by the Federal Government and is free of charge to all eligible participants. If participants have to travel to attend the course, they may also be eligible for assistance with the cost of travel, meals, and accommodation. For more information call CSU on 1800 611 248 or email iss@csu.edu.au
Print this story Regional robotics championship results
29 Jun 2010
Teams from seven schools in the region gained places at the 2010 Central West RoboCup Junior Challenge robotics competition staged at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Friday 25 June. The coordinator of the event Mr Allen Benter, a PhD student and researcher at the CSU Centre for Research in Complex Systems (CRiCS) in Bathurst, said, “The event was an overwhelming success. The organisers and judges were delighted by the level of enthusiasm of students and their teachers, and with the high standard of entries. This is a growing event that will help motivate future computer scientists and robotics engineers, and we thank all the students and teachers who put in so much effort.” Overall, Dubbo Christian School was most successful, with three of its teams taking the top three places in the Senior Dance category. All schools that won a category will have the opportunity to represent the region at the NSW titles to be held in Sydney on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 August.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Allen Benter. About 160 students competed from 11 schools from Bathurst, Orange, Borenore, Oberon, Hampton, O’Connell, Rockley and Dubbo. RoboCup Junior is aimed at primary to secondary school students and focuses not only on engineering and computing skills, but also emphasises sportsmanship, teamwork, cooperation and organisational skills. CSU will stage the Central West RoboCup Junior Challenge in Orange in 2011 and Dubbo in 2012.
Junior Dance:
1st - CPS Robo Pros from Canobolas Public School
2nd - Midnight Dreams from Orange Christian School
3rd - The Robo Freaks from Canobolas Public School
Junior Dance Theatre:
1st - Moon Landing from Rockley Public school
2nd - Chinese Dragon from Rockley Public school
3rd - Scorpion from Hampton Public School
Senior Dance:
1st - The Chocolate Coated Carrots from Dubbo Christian School
2nd - Alternate Assassins from Dubbo Christian School
3rd - Squidward from Dubbo Christian School
Rescue: 1st - St Stanislaus College, 2nd - Bathurst Christian School
Soccer: 1st - St Stanislaus College
Print this story More awards for new dentistry building
22 Jun 2010
 One of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) newest buildings is up for a national architecture award after it was recognised at the state level last week. The School of Dentistry and Health Sciences building at CSU in Wagga Wagga was named a winner at the Australian Institute of Architects' 2010 NSW Architecture Awards in Sydney on Friday 18 June. The two-storey structure by Brewster Hjorth Architects won the Colorbond Award for Steel Architecture. The building, which is home to the new Dental and Oral Health Clinic, will now go into the Institute’s national awards in October 2010. This is not the first award for the CSU building. In November 2009, builders Joss Construction were named a winner at the Master Builders Association Excellence in Construction Awards. The building, comprising of teaching, research and academic facilities including the clinic and a 20-place simulation laboratory, was officially opened in December 2009. Read more about the award-winning building at CSU in Wagga Wagga here.
Media Note: The award-winning School of Dentistry and Oral Health building is in Nathan Cobb Drive, near car park 7 at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Photos of the building are available from CSU Media. Print this story Botany educator wins international recognition
22 Jun 2010
 An award-winning website that helps learners recognise the finer points of living plants has helped win international recognition for a Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer in botany. Dr Geoff Burrows has been awarded the 2010 CE Bessey Award from the Botanical Society of America for his contributions to teaching botany to undergraduate university students, many of whom complete his subjects by distance education. Dr Burrows, who is also a researcher with the University’s Institute for Land, Water and Society, said it was gratifying to receive this recognition from an international society of botanists. “It shows that Charles Sturt University students are receiving a world-class introduction to their education in plant science,” Dr Burrows said. Read more about the website, Supermarket Botany here.
Media Note: For interviews with Dr Geoff Burrows from the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga, contact CSU Media. Dr Charles Edwin Bessey is remembered as one of the great developers of botanical education in the United States of America in the 19th century. The Botanical Society of America was established in 1893, and has over 3 000 members from more than 80 countries. Print this story Physiotherapy building on the rise
22 Jun 2010
A $7.7 million dollar development at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange will see the campus with restructured roads and a brand new Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science teaching facility constructed for the School of Community Health. With the Bachelor of Physiotherapy course established at the Orange Campus this year, CSU will continue its development of the campus with a new purpose-built facility including academic offices, and simulated health spaces such as a rehabilitation gym and practice clinic. Head of the School of Community Health, Associate Professor Julia Coyle says, “Both the students and academics are very excited about the construction beginning in September, and the introduction of the Bachelor of Health and Rehabilitation Science degree which starts in Orange in March 2011. The new Health Rehabilitation students will learn in the new facility alongside the Physiotherapy students.”
Media Note: The Orange City Council is currently reviewing the plans for development approval and the building is set to be completed by mid-2011. The architect of the Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science teaching facility is Brewster Hjorth Architects. For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Funds to improve energy efficiency of local employers
22 Jun 2010
Charles Sturt University (CSU) has joined Greater Southern Area Health Service (GSAHS) TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and Wagga Wagga City Council to cut costs through the efficient use of energy in their buildings. CSU is overseeing the training, which is being delivered by the Australian Institute of Air-conditioning, Refrigeration and Heating (AIRAH) after securing a competitive State Government grant of $27 970 to conduct energy efficiency training of its operations and building maintenance staff. “Charles Sturt University hopes the skilling of about 25 staff from the three organisations in energy efficiencies will provide them with greater confidence to make decisions that will ultimately lead to cost savings for their employers,” CSU Energy Manager Mr Edward Maher said. “It is conservatively estimated that energy efficiency improvements of three per cent can be achieved in building services in the organisations within two years of the completion of the training. This represents total carbon savings of 2 000 tonnes a year.” The funding from the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water is part of the government’s $20 million Energy Efficiency Training Program, established in 2009 to ensure NSW has a well-trained workforce to meet the demands of a green economy. Further information on the Energy Efficiency Training Program is available here.
Media Note: The Energy Efficiency Training Program is helping to meet NSW Government State Plan targets to save 4,000 GWh of annual electricity savings by 2014. CSU Energy Manager Mr Edward Maher from the Division of Facilities Management at CSU in Wagga Wagga is available for interview. The training will be conducted at CSU in Wagga Wagga over two sessions from Tuesday 6 July to Wednesday 7 July and Tuesday 17 August. In 2008, the University established CSU Green to coordinate and monitor the organisation’s sustainability efforts. Read more here.
Print this story Regional robotics championship at CSU
22 Jun 2010
 The 2010 Central West RoboCup Junior Challenge robotics competition will see 153 students from 11 schools across the region build and operate mini robots at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on Friday 25 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 is now the official sponsor of the RoboCup Junior Challenge in the NSW central west following its strong support for the event in recent years. Staff at the University have provided technical advice to students and their teachers, have been judges at previous RoboCup events, and in February this year we held a training workshop on campus in Bathurst 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.
The championship will be held in the auditorium of the student union (building C4) at Bathurst Campus from 9am until 3pm on Friday 25 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 and 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.
Print this story Largest graduation ever for CSU Ontario
17 Jun 2010
 A former trained fire-fighter, paramedic, rock climbing expert and personal trainer will join a former professional singer and over 260 fellow graduates in the largest graduation ceremony ever held for Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Ontario. Dr Paula du Hamel Yellow Horn, a member of Canada’s First Nations, will receive her Doctorate in Education from the Faculty of Education in front of a large audience of CSU staff, family and friends including the University’s Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Ian Goulter, who has travelled from Australia for the event. Graduates from CSU’s Faculties of Arts, Business, Education and Science will receive awards on Friday 18 June in Burlington, Ontario. Other graduates include 12 members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police who have completed CSU’s Bachelor of Policing degree.
Media Note: The CSU Graduation Ceremony will start at 11:30 a.m. on Friday 18 June on centre stage of the main ballroom, Burlington Convention Centre, 1120 Burloak Drive, Burlington, Ontario. CSU Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Ian Goulter, will be available for interviews at 3.30pm on Thursday 17 June. More information on CSU in Ontario here. Print this story Pilot project launched
17 Jun 2010
A joint project between Charles Sturt University (CSU), TAFE NSW - Western Institute, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, and the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education is set to make training easier for future early childhood educators who live in regional Australia. The Early Childhood Education Workforce Capacity Project (ECEWC) aims to build workforce capacity in early childhood education throughout inland and Indigenous areas in NSW and the Northern Territory. “The aim is to assist the aspirations and needs of regional communities, and individual practitioners in the Early Childhood Education field,” said project manager and CSU lecturer in the School of Teacher Education, Ms Alison Lord. “We can do this by providing an opportunity for students, both recent school leavers and mature age, a means to study at home supported by the provision of Mentors and Community Facilitators, without the need to relocate to another town or city, or leave employment in order to undertake university study,” Community Orientation Professional Development Days will be held over the next two weekends in Griffiths and Parkes giving the 42 students enrolled in the project the support they need to continue their studies.
Media Note: As part of the ECEWC project, the TAFE NSW -Western Institute, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and CSU will facilitate the Community Orientation Professional Development Days involving current Diploma of Children’s Services students and recently graduated Diploma students from both Institutes. The first of these programs will be held on Friday 18 June and Saturday 19 June at TAFE NSW - Riverina Institute, Griffith Campus, Neville Place. The second will be held on Friday 25 June and Saturday 26 June at TAFE NSW - Western Institute, Parkes Campus, 25 Bushman Street. The ECEWC project is funded by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. Print this story For the love of English
17 Jun 2010
 Hundreds of Higher School Certificate (HSC) students will gather at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga this Friday 18 June to share their thoughts and take on board new ideas about English literature. Organised by the local branch of the English Teachers’ Association and staff in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga, the HSC English Study Day will be held from 9.30am until 2.30pm. “Catering to the needs of both Standard and Advanced English students, we hope about 800 students from as far away as Batlow, Cootamundra, Culcairn, Temora, Junee, Tumut and Young will attend,” Mr David Gilbey, Senior Lecturer with the School of Humanities and Social Sciences said. More than 200 students are due to attend a lecture by Mount Austin High School’s Ms Lydia Davic on Educating Rita while Mr Gilbey will give a lecturer on the poetry of Peter Skrzynecki. CSU graduate and Kooringal High School teacher Ms Shelley Little will present sessions on Banjo Paterson, Rainbow’s End, and The Castle. The annual HSC English Study Day will be held in the Wal Fife, Lecture Unit 1 and Swan theatres (buildings 14, 11 and 12) near car park 3, Keajura Walk, CSU in Wagga Wagga.
Media Note: After 35 years with CSU, Senior Lecturer Mr David Gilbey will leave the University in July. Mr Gilbey plans to maintain a relationship with the University by supervising PhDs and continuing his involvement with Booranga Writers’ Centre at CSU in Wagga Wagga. “I hope to have more time for my own writing,” Mr Gilbey said. “I’m excited about whatever adventures next show up, but I also have some residual anxiety about missing the daily class interaction and conversations with colleagues. The University has been a big part of my life and I know a lot of my ‘self’ is invested in my work, which has always been a creative, socially and intellectually stimulating environment.” Mr Gilbey is available for interview on 0409 894 973.
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