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15 Jun 2010

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Ms Helen Moriarty is a lecturer and acting course coordinator with the Bachelor of Medical Science degree. She is available for interview. Photos of the international students at CSU are also available from CSU Media.
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15 Jun 2010
Acting Head of Charles Sturt University  (CSU) at Albury-Wodonga and Head of the Murray School of Education, Associate Professor Louise Hard, is showing the way to fellow staff and the wider Albury community by riding regularly to work at CSU’s Thurgoona site. Professor Hard, who lives in Thurgoona, decided to make a point of riding to work after trips to Europe where she noticed so many people riding everywhere. “In a world where we need to be increasingly responsible for our use of resources and find more sustainable ways to work and live, riding to work is one small contribution. Here in Albury we are very fortunate to have good access to many services, and living and working locally means I can begin to reduce my impact on our environment. I hope that this approach can be adopted by others so we can all continue to enjoy a healthy, sustainable lifestyle,” Professor Hard said.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: Associate Professor Louise Hard will be available for interviews and pictures with her bike on Thursday 17 June at 12.30pm at the Murray School of Education building at CSU, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
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15 Jun 2010

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

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15 Jun 2010

Media Officer	: Bruce Andrews
Telephone	: 02 63386084

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Kerry Browning. HSC students will attend from schools in Bathurst, Blayney, Boorowa, Cowra, Grenfell, Kandos, Lithgow, Molong, Oberon and Orange.
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08 Jun 2010
Two Charles Sturt University (CSU) Faculty of Arts graduates are finalists in the 2010 Australia China Alumni Awards. At a reception in the Australian pavilion at Shanghai Expo on Tuesday 25 May, Ms Kara Jenkinson, a disaster preparedness delegate for the Australian Red Cross, was announced as a finalist in the Australian Education International Young Australian Alumni of the Year for the second year in a row, while Ms Anthea Webb, director of the United Nations World Food Program in China, was announced asa finalist for the Women in Leadership award. Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Professor Anthony Cahalan said, “The fact we have two graduates listed as finalists in these internationally recognised awards is testament to the high quality degrees we offer at Charles Sturt University.” The winners will be announced at a gala dinner in Shanghai on Saturday 10 July.

Media Officer	: Holly-Amber Manning
Telephone	: 02 6365 7813

Media Note: Ms Anthea Webb completed her Bachelor of Arts, Communications degree at Charles Sturt University before graduating with a Master of Arts in International Relations from the Australian National University, while Ms Kara Jenkinson graduated with Distinction in 2006 with a Master of Arts (Forced Migration, Asylum and Refugees) from CSU. For interviews with Professor Cahalan contact CSU Media.
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08 Jun 2010
The efforts of Charles Sturt University (CSU) to continually improve its environmental initiatives have been recognised in state-wide awards. Under the NSW Government’s Sustainability Advantage Recognition Scheme, CSU has been awarded a Bronze Partnership for its demonstrated commitment to business sustainability. In 2008, the University established CSU Green  to coordinate and monitor the organisation’s sustainability efforts. “Sustainability is a central theme of Charles Sturt University’s strategy and one of the four key themes of our Institutional Development Plan,” said CSU Green Manager Mr William Adlong. “This award gives us an indication we are on track with our environmental initiatives in biodiversity, energy, transport, waste and water.” Ahead of World Environment Day, Mr Adlong accepted the Bronze Partnership on Friday 4 June during a ceremony in Sydney. Read more about CSU Green here.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The Sustainability Advantage Recognition Scheme is run by the NSW Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. Read more here.  Representing one of two organisations to achieve Bronze Partnership in a local Sustainability Advantage cluster, CSU Green Manager Mr William Adlong will address an event in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 24 June about the University’s environmental initiatives. Mr Adlong is available for interview on 02 6933 4200.
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08 Jun 2010
Having recently received three scholarships, final year Clinical Science student at Charles Sturt University (CSU) Ms Cassanne Eccleston will travel to Kenya today to work as a volunteer in St Joseph’s Mission Hospital in Migori. “These scholarships have allowed me to travel overseas to get some practical work in the areas of surgery I am interested in,” Cassanne said. “I’m hoping to secure one of the 10 places in Sydney University’s Medical degree offered to Charles Sturt University Clinical Science students next year.” Associate Head of the School of Biomedical Sciences, Dr Heather Robinson agrees that the scholarships and her clinical placement in Kenya will give Cassanne a huge advantage when she begins her medical degree. “It’s a great benefit to have that practical experience and the Clinical Science course has given Cassanne a depth of knowledge in medicine that most other students won’t have.”

Media Officer	: Holly-Amber Manning
Telephone	: 02 6365 7813

Media Note: Ms Cassanne Eccleston will take a collection of medical supplies that she will donate to the Hospital in Migori, Kenya. She returns to CSU on Monday 12 July. The scholarships awarded to Ms Eccleston total $8,500, which she is using to fund her trip. The scholarships include the CWA health education scholarship , the Beyond Medical Education scholarship for rural general practice and a CSU Global scholarship. For interviews contact CSU Media.
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08 Jun 2010
About 70 high schools students from the Wagga Wagga district are due to experience first hand the careers and courses open to them in agriculture and primary industries. The EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation – an alliance between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Industry & Investment NSW – is hosting the Agriculture Enrichment Day on Friday 11 June at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The students will be divided into small groups and rotated through a range of sessions covering topics such as animal anatomy, insects, weeds and soil salinity. “This is a wonderful opportunity for the high school students to get a real taste of the variety of studies and careers available through the agricultural sector,” EH Graham Centre acting director Associate Professor Gavin Ash said. “In addition to the practical sessions, the students will be able to speak with staff from Charles Sturt University and Industry & Investment NSW.” The Agriculture Enrichment Day will be held from 8.45am to 1.30pm on Friday 11 June in and around Joyes Hall, Pugsley Place off Pine Gully Road, CSU in Wagga Wagga.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Associate Professor Gavin Ash is acting director of the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation  – alliance between CSU and Industry & Investment. He is also a lecturer with the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Professor Ash is available for interview from Wednesday 9 June. Students will have a morning tea break from 11.10am to 11.40am and lunch from 1pm to 2pm on Friday 11 June. The Agriculture Enrichment Day programs can be found here.
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01 Jun 2010

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01 Jun 2010
Winning awards isn’t everything, but for one Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic it’s made all the hard work even more worthwhile. Every year the world’s leading publisher of business and management research, Emerald Group, invites their 200 journal editorial teams to nominate what they believe has been that title’s outstanding paper from the previous 12 months. CSU’s School of Accounting academic, Associate Professor Jayne Bisman’s paper Making the mainstream: An analysis of the scholarly literature on accounting in China 1999-2008 published in Asian Review of Accounting, has been chosen as an Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2010. Professor Bisman was thrilled with the acknowledgement. “Myself and co-author Weini Liao worked extremely hard on the paper and were proud of the finished product. This award is the icing on the cake.”

Media Officer	: Holly-Amber Manning
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01 Jun 2010
A passion to assess the impact of climate change on some of the world’s driest places has attracted Dr Antonio Castro from his native Spain to Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga for the past six months. A visiting research fellow with CSU’s Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS), Dr Castro is assessing the possible impacts of global climate change on Spain, especially the dry south-eastern Andalusia region. He was drawn to Australia to investigate Associate Professor Gary Luck’s major project on assessing ecosystem services, those services provided by the natural environment that enhance the man-made environment, such as carbon storage, timber production, pest control, flower pollination and biodiversity conservation. He hopes to incorporate the skills and knowledge he has developed with Professor Luck into his own research. Dr Castro said he was impressed with the Institute, having never seen ecological, social and cultural views coming together in one institution. “Albury is also a very comfortable city and Australians are very friendly,” Dr Castro said.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: Visiting Spanish researcher Dr Antonio Castro is available for interviews at 10am on Friday 4 June at the School of Environmental Sciences building, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. Contact CSU Media for details.
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01 Jun 2010
A survey about weight issues and obesity in Cootamundra by two Charles Sturt University (CSU) students has led to an initiative to encourage men to take practical steps towards a healthier diet. Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics) students Ms Alana Hosken and Ms Lara Williams surveyed Cootamundra businesses and health professionals and members of the wider community on their opinions and current knowledge of weight issues and obesity in the Cootamundra population. As a result of their findings, the Cootamundra Community Health delivered a free cooking class on Monday 24 May to encourage men to eat healthier. “In our survey Cootamundra men knew the chronic health issues associated with obesity and agreed some practical cooking skills will help address the problem,” Ms Williams said. “The cooking class was very successful, with 19 people in attendance. The men indicated they learned from the education session and cooking demonstration,” Ms Hosken said.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The students Ms Alana Hosken and Ms Lara Williams conducted the health surveys as part of their six-week workplace learning with Cootamundra Community Health from Thursday 22 April to Friday 4 June. The students are in the final year of the Bachelor of Health Science (Nutrition and Dietetics)  in the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The cooking class was supported by the Greater Southern Area Health Service through Cootamundra Community Health and dietitian Ms Melissa Mannell.
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01 Jun 2010

Media Officer	: Holly-Amber Manning
Telephone	: 02 6365 7813

Media Note: The CSU Equine breeding program in Orange continues to work hand in hand with education and research on the campus breeding Warmbloods and Warmblood Thoroughbred crosses bred for performance horses. The campus currently has a thoroughbred stallion renowned for producing quality jumping horses and ideal to cross with Warmblood mares; many of his progeny have become champions in their field, including an Olympic representative at the Beijing Olympics.
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01 Jun 2010
The fundraising efforts of Charles Sturt University (CSU) students have paid off for the NSW Volunteer Rescue Association (VRA). Each year during Orientation at CSU, the students select a charity or community organisation for which they raise money during the week’s activities. During Orientation 2010 the new students and Orientation student leaders raised a total of $4 613.50 for the VRA. “The collection of over $4 500 by the students during the busy Orientation period is a wonderful effort and demonstrates the contributions they make to their local communities,” said Mr Chris Roche, Student Support Officer in the Division of Student Services at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The top fundraisers were the students in Wagga Wagga who collected $2 169.75 for the local VRA, followed by Bathurst with $1 526.40, Albury-Wodonga with $579.05, Dubbo with $195.70 and Orange raised $142.60.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The Deputy Regional Coordinator of the Association’s Wagga Wagga Rescue Squad, Mr Ray Willett, will visit CSU in Wagga Wagga from 12.30pm on Tuesday 1 June to accept a cheque from Orientation student coordinators. The handover will be held near Division of Student Services, building 20 near car park 2, Darnell Smith Drive, CSU in Wagga Wagga.
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26 May 2010
Starting school is an important time for young children, their families and communities. Charles Sturt University (CSU) Professor of Education, Bob Perry, will present a public lecture hosted by CSU on what children think is important to them when starting school. Much material in his lecture, titled ‘So many people…’, arises from research carried out locally and around Australia by researchers in the CSU Murray School of Education in Albury-Wodonga, particularly on what children have to say about starting school. These perceptions were investigated through discussions, drawings, photo journals, student-led tours and other approaches. Professor Perry will also highlight the implications of these perceptions for adults, particularly parents and educators, and for education policy. The public lecture will start at 6pm on Wednesday 2 June in the Nowik Auditorium, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Guinea Street in Albury.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For interviews with Professor Bob Perry, contact CSU Media. See more on transition to school and Professor Perry’s work here.
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25 May 2010
A contingent of police from Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf, were the guests at a special graduation ceremony and dinner at the Australian Graduate School of Policing (AGSP) at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Manly on Wednesday 19 May. Ten officers from a group of 14 travelled to Manly especially for the ceremony to receive their Master of Arts (Criminal Intelligence) and Graduate Diplomas (Criminal Intelligence). CSU’s Mr Patrick Walsh, the course co-ordinator, said, “These officers were unable to attend the main policing graduation, but I am very pleased that the School was able to provide a special graduation dinner for them which the University’s Chancellor, Mr Lawrie Willett, AO, and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Ross Chambers, attended with Associate Professor Tracey Green, the Associate Dean of the Faculty of Arts (Policing and International). This ceremony was smaller than the usual CSU graduation, but it’s very special as the students have flown all the way from Abu Dhabi. They are accompanied by senior officers from Abu Dhabi Police, including the head of their training department. The AGSP and Abu Dhabi Police will meet before the ceremony to discuss how to expand this program.”

Media Officer	: Bruce Andrews
Telephone	: 02 63386084

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Patrick Walsh.
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25 May 2010

Media Officer	: Bruce Andrews
Telephone	: 02 63386084

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The Inaugural Max Walters Debate about Palliative Care will be held from 5pm to 9pm at the Western Plains Cultural Centre, Wingewarra Street, Dubbo. There will be an intermission for supper. Funding for this event came from the Rural Palliative Care Project of the Department of Health and Ageing. The event is jointly organised by Charles Sturt University, Dubbo Plains Division of General Practice, Dubbo College Senior Campus, Greater Western Area Health Service Palliative Care, and Lourdes Hospital Palliative Care. For more information, contact Ms Lorraine McGhee on 6884 0197, or Ms Alison Dawes on 6841 8540
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25 May 2010

Work on a pig farm in southern NSW during student placements from 2005 to 2008 encouraged a Charles Sturt University (CSU) veterinary science student’s interest in the pork industry and has led to her being awarded an all-expenses paid study trip to Canada. Fifth-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science student Ms Jill Groat has been named the winner of the Australian pork industry’s biennial Doug Ross Travel and Study Award. Supported by Australian Pork Ltd, the award honours the late veterinarian Mr Doug Ross and his work for the pig industry. Ms Groat is the first student to win the award, which she will use to attend the International Pig Veterinary Society Congress in Vancouver, Canada, from Sunday 18 to Tuesday 20 July, and to build contacts in the industry. From the small town of Rankins Springs in the Riverina, Ms Groat gained her first experience working with pigs during voluntary work experience at a piggery at Young the year before she began the veterinary science course at CSU in Wagga Wagga. “The award is very exciting and I particularly hope to bring back knowledge about the management of pigs in cold climates,” Ms Groat said.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Ms Jill Groat is completing a Bachelor of Veterinary Science through the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The first academic session at CSU ends on Friday 18 June. Ms Groat is due to leave Sydney on Friday 2 July and is scheduled to return to CSU on Monday 26 July.
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25 May 2010
Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst will be the venue for the annual FACTS Day (Facts About Careers and Tertiary Study) to be staged by the Central West Careers Advisers Association on Thursday 27 May. Approximately 1 000 Year 12 students from schools in Bathurst, Lithgow, Kandos, Oberon, Blayney, Cowra, Orange and Molong will have the opportunity to obtain information from approximately 120 representatives from more than 60 career and employer organisations, including universities, private providers, TAFE, Centrelink, police and other government agencies. Ms Fran Dwyer, a CSU Prospective Student Adviser, said, “This day offers our regional final-year high school students the opportunity to experience our University by attending the campus. It incorporates access to educational providers and a motivational speaker, and some schools will also take the opportunity while here to tour the campus.”

Media Officer	: Bruce Andrews
Telephone	: 02 63386084

Media Note: Parents are also invited to attend the annual FACTS Day from 10am to 2.30pm on Thursday 27 May at the CD Blake Auditorium at the CSU Bathurst Campus. There are two sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Students arriving for each session are split into two groups with the first going into the careers expo and the second to the motivational presentation by a keynote speaker Mr Bruce Buchanan from the Orange Business Enterprise Centre. The FACTS Day is organised by the Central West Careers Advisers Association in conjunction with the National Association of Prospective Student Association (NAPSA), a national university network responsible for arranging and coordinating careers events throughout Australia.
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25 May 2010
A play based on William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be staged by students and staff from the School of Communication and Creative Industries at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst, at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre from Thursday 27 to Saturday 29 May. The Popular Mechanicals is directed by Ms Annabel Scholes, a lecturer in theatre and event management, and is designed by Mr Karl Shead, a theatre technical officer at CSU, in association with CYCLE Productions. “The play was written by Australian playwrights Tony Taylor and Keith Robinson and was first presented in 1987 at the Belvoir Street Theatre, Sydney,” Ms Scholes said. “It is the hilarious, off-stage story of six clowns - Bottom, Quince, Flute, Starveling, Snug and Snout - as they prepare for immortal fame by performing their version of Pyramus and Thisbe at the Royal Wedding. As they rehearse they are unaware of their own limitations and foolishness, and we love them for their belief in themselves as they sing and dance their way to inevitable ruination.”

Media Officer	: Bruce Andrews
Telephone	: 02 63386084

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Tickets are available from the box office at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, 105 William Street, Bathurst, or by phoning 6333 6161. Performances start at 8pm. Ms Annabel Scholes is a graduate of Charles Sturt University and the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) who has worked with The Sydney Theatre Company, the Sydney Olympic Games Organising Committee Arts Festival, and was Australia’s Resident Director for The Lion King. Mr Karl Shead has designed for CYCLE Productions’ events and presentations for the past seven years. Five of these productions have been at BMEC for the Theatre/Media course, and he has designed other productions for the Bathurst Theatre Company.
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