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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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25 May 2010
The new Dental and Oral Health Clinic at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga is fulfilling its mission to address the rural dental shortage. Following the Clinic’s official opening at the end of 2009, the first intake of oral health students are treating patients under the tutoring of Clinic Director, Ms Helen Tane, lecturer Ms Simone Alexander, with supervision by Dr Kathleen Matthews. “The students in the Bachelor of Oral Health (Therapy/Hygiene) are currently treating teenagers from local high schools and will soon move on to treat primary school-aged children,” Ms Tane said. “The free consultations for the paediatric patients include a routine check-up, X-rays, and the implementation of an oral health plan if necessary. There are appointments available and Charles Sturt University would welcome any younger patients.” The Clinic is also accepting adult patients, who are required to see the qualified CSU Dentist Dr Kathleen Matthews before they’re referred to an oral health student under supervision. Clinic appointments can be made by telephoning 1300 278 642.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The paperless and digital Dental and Oral Health Clinic at CSU in Wagga Wagga is part of a modern two-storey teaching and research facility. The Bachelor of Dental Science students are based at CSU in Orange. At this stage they undertake their placements at the Dental and Oral Health Clinic at the University in Orange. Read more here. Clinics are also under construction for Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst and Dubbo with construction due to be completed in July 2010.
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25 May 2010

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The Edversations Professional Forum entitled, The National Curriculum – will it make a difference? will be held from 6pm to 8pm on Tuesday 25 May in the Council Meeting Room, Civic Centre, Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga. The forum panel will lead a discussion on the merits of a National Curriculum as well as take comments and questions from the audience. The four member panel includes representatives from CSU, the NSW Department of Education and Training and a teacher specialising in English for speakers of other languages (ESOL). CSU wine and cheese will be served at the forum. Head of the School of Education Associate Professor Roslin Brennan Kemmis is available for interview. She is a member of the Edversations panel.
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18 May 2010
The Curate at Saint John’s Canberra will be honoured for outstanding academic achievements at Charles Sturt University (CSU) when she is awarded the CSU Medal at her graduation on Thursday 20 May. Ordained as an Anglican Deacon in November 2009, The Rev. Susan Bridge will be awarded a Bachelor of Theology with Distinction during the CSU graduation ceremony from 5pm in the Parramatta Town Hall in Sydney. The graduate is a lawyer and worked in senior management positions before leaving her former career to study at CSU through the St Mark's National Theological Centre by distance education. The Rev. Bridge moved from Sydney to Canberra in the final year of her degree in 2009 to continue her studies on campus and to be ordained in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn. "I loved studying at St Mark's and now I am delighted to be involved in the life of a vibrant Anglican parish based in the Canberra suburb of Reid," she said.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The graduation will take place from 5pm on Thursday 20 May in the Parramatta Town Hall, 182 Church Street Mall in Parramatta. For interviews with The Rev. Susan Bridge, contact CSU Media.
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18 May 2010
Members of the public, health professionals, academics and students are invited to a free public lecture by Dr Brian Maguire, a visiting US Fulbright scholar at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst, on Wednesday 19 May. Professor Peter O’Meara, Professor in Paramedic Practice and Leadership at the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Bathurst said it was a wonderful opportunity for anyone interested in the future of paramedic and ambulance services to hear and meet Dr Maguire, a researcher who is contributing to the shaping of paramedic practice and services around the world. “Dr Maguire's groundbreaking research in the United States was the first to show that ambulance personnel in that country have an occupational fatality rate and a non-fatal injury rate that is far above the national average and comparable to the rates for police and fire-fighters,” Professor O’Meara said.

Media Officer	: Bruce Andrews
Telephone	: 02 63386084

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Dr Maguire, a Senior Fulbright Scholar and an Associate Professor at the University of Maryland in Baltimore County, USA, will speak about his current research project, Occupational risks among ambulance personnel in Australia, which is sponsored by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission.. He will deliver the free public lecture at CSU in Bathurst at 3pm Wednesday 19 May at building S15 (Room 2.05).
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18 May 2010
The potential health risk of rural drinking water was the topic of a talk Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher Dr Andrea Crampton gave to Rotarians in Wagga Wagga last month. Dr Crampton, who is a member of CSU’s Institute for Land, Water and Society (ILWS)  found that more than 50 per cent of rural tank water drinkers were drinking water that exceeded the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. In one instance the level of E.coli was 230 times the acceptable limit. Interviews with participants in the study identified a need for more information on potential risks and how to reduce those risks, steps already known but not communicated effectively to the rural community. “Not surprisingly most were more than happy for the government to stay away from their water supplies, preferring to manage their own systems but in a more informed manner,” Dr Crampton said.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Dr Andrea Crampton is from the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in Wagga Wagga. She is also a member of the ILWS. Dr Crampton addressed the Wagga Rotary Club on Thursday 8 April. For interviews with Dr Crampton, contact CSU Media.
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18 May 2010
The Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Policing Studies in Goulburn received a NSW Premier’s Public Sector Awards 2009 Commendation on Friday 7 May for its Indigenous Police Recruitment Out West Delivery (IPROWD) project. The award was in the category of Engaging with the Community, and included CSU’s program delivery partners the Department of Police and Emergency Services, NSW Police Force, the Department of Education and Training, and TAFE Western Institute. The Head of the School of Policing Studies, Associate Professor Rosemary Woolston, said, “The School of Policing Studies has been actively involved in this program since its inception and has worked closely with TAFE Dubbo to ensure the curriculum suitably prepares the Indigenous students for study in the Associate Degree in Policing Practice, the entry course for the NSW Police Force. In particular, Mr Paul Comino, a lecturer in the School, has been a key player in this project.”

Media Officer	: Bruce Andrews
Telephone	: 02 63386084

Media Note: The May 2010 intake of the Associate Degree in Policing Practice saw the highest number (25) of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander policing students commence the program, largely as a result of the IPROWD project. There are another 27 Indigenous students studying at various stages of the program. Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor Rosemary Woolston.
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18 May 2010
It will be smiles all round when the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Dentistry foundation students celebrate their professional induction at the inaugural White Coat Ceremony on Friday 21 May. Representatives from the Australian Dental Association (NSW Branch), local practitioners and staff will join the second year students as they are presented with a white lab coat featuring the CSU Arms. The white coats will be presented to the 2009 foundation students by Head of the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Professor David Wilson. “The coat is a memento signifying the students’ commitment to the course and the dental profession,” he said. With the establishment of dentistry clinics at Albury, Bathurst, Orange, Dubbo and Wagga Wagga, the second year students are looking forward to beginning their practical work.

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

Media Note: The Dentistry white coat ceremony will take place at 1pm on Friday 21 May at the Templer’s Mill Function Room, CSU in Orange, Leeds Parade.
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18 May 2010
A graduate of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) primary school teaching program at Ontario has taken out the ‘New teacher of the Year’ award in the 2010 Premier’s Award for Teaching Excellence. Ms Michelle Jerzyk teaches Grade 4/5 at Sam Sherratt Public School in Milton and graduated in 2007 from the Bachelor of Primary Education Studies (BPES). “Teaching is an extremely rewarding vocation. Each day, the kids in my class inspire me. It is truly amazing to see them want to come to class every day to learn, and to grow together,” Ms Jerzyk said. The Head of the Ontario School of Education, Dr Will Letts said, “The staff and alumni at Charles Sturt University are tremendously proud of Michelle’s achievement. As they say in Australia ‘good on her’! Michelle’s passion to meet the needs of each and every student, and her commitment to continuous learning and innovation in education, is a wonderful reflection of the values and objectives of our BPES program.” Ms Jerzyk said her training at CSU helped her become a better teacher. “Charles Sturt University’s approach is different than other universities. First, they want to meet you and actually interview you and, throughout the program, they place a lot of emphasis on practicum in the classroom and learning best practices and the latest education research. I think that helped to prepare me for the very demanding job of teaching and set me up for success,” she said.

Media Officer	: Kate Roberts
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Media Note: For more information contact CSU News
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18 May 2010

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The Slopes to Summit Farm and Environmental Open Day will be held on Sunday 23 May from 10am to 3pm at ‘Annandayle South’, Annandale Road off the Hume Highway at Woomargama between Albury and Holbrook. A full program and a map can be found here.
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18 May 2010
Eighteen high-achieving students will receive scholarships at a presentation ceremony at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange on Friday 21 May. The Head of Campus at CSU in Orange, Professor Kevin Parton, will welcome the students and their guests to the campus, and the scholarships will be presented.  The University’s Deputy Chancellor, Ms Kathryn Pitkin will also extend a welcome to guests to the University on behalf of the University Council. Bachelor of Clinical Science student and Beyond Medical Education scholar, Ms Cassane Eccleston, will give the Vote of Thanks on behalf of the students.

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

Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The ceremony will be held at 3pm Friday 21 May in the CSU Templer’s Mill function room commencing with afternoon tea where donors will be introduced to their scholarship recipients, followed by the presentation of scholarships.
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11 May 2010
Interest in the 7^th annual Australian International Animation Festival has reached unprecedented levels with more than 2 200 submissions received from 40 countries for the event in regional NSW. Hosted by the Animation and Visual Effects program at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, the Festival will be held from Friday 14 May to Sunday 16 May at the Forum 6 Cinema in Wagga Wagga. The program includes international films, digital animation, stop motion and Australian made films. Young children are catered for in the Festival line-up as well as a ‘Late Night Bizarre’ show. There will also be free talks and workshops from local and international filmmakers. The full program can be found here.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The Australian International Animation Festival will be officially opened at 6pm Friday 14 May at Forum 6 Cinema in Trail Street, Wagga Wagga. The Festival runs until Sunday 16 May. The Bachelor of Arts (Animations and Visual Effects) is Australia's only Bachelor degree dedicated to this art. The program is offered through the School of Communication and Creative Industries http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/arts/communication-creative-industries/  at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Animation and Visual Effects course coordinator Mr Andrew Hagan is available for interview.
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11 May 2010
Preparing students for life in the workplace, with suitable knowledge and skills, work readiness and understanding of occupational culture, has long been recognised as vital by higher education providers. A Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic has raised the issue of what knowledge and skills university educators need to take workplace education forward in the current global era. Professor Joy Higgs AM has received one of nine Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) Teaching Fellowships to examine what makes good workplace education and to encourage the widespread use of good practice in universities nationally. “The aim is to better prepare students for the complex workplaces of today,” said Professor Higgs, Director of CSU’s Education for Practice Institute. “Known as practice-based education, it’s a vital part of the education of university students, but there is much of this teaching and learning that is invisible, such as how teachers make decisions about teaching in classrooms. A key goal of this fellowship is to identify and disseminate good practices.”

Media Officer	: Kate Roberts
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Professor Joy Higgs is the Director of Charles Sturt University’s Education for Practice Institute and a Strategic Professor at the Research Institute for Professional Practice, Learning and Education (RIPPLE). Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
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11 May 2010
There will be a special graduation ceremony for one Charles Sturt University (CSU) graduate due to his inability to attend the ceremonies in Wagga Wagga last month. Mr Simon Stanbouli is an inmate at the Wellington Correctional Centre in central west NSW. While in custody he completed a Bachelor of Business (Business Management) with Distinction. “A number of obstacles faced this student during his distance education studies including no access to the internet, the need to submit handwritten assignments and his inability to speak directly with his lecturer,” said Dr Padma Nathan from the School of Business at CSU in Wagga Wagga. “It is no mean task to score a High Distinction or a Distinction in any subject, and yet Simon managed these grades in virtually every subject at Charles Sturt University. Credit is also due to all the academic and administrative staff who have acknowledged the difficulties Simon faced and endeavoured to go out of their way to help him.”

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: Dr Padma Nathan, Mr Dennis Chaplin from the Division of Student Administration from Wagga Wagga and lecturer Mr Frank Kelly from Albury-Wodonga will travel to the Wellington Correctional Centre on Friday 14 May to present the graduate with his degree. More than 2 000 graduates were eligible to receive their awards during six ceremonies at CSU in Wagga Wagga in April. Read more about graduation at CSU in Wagga Wagga here. For interviews with Dr Padma Nathan from the School of Business at CSU in Wagga Wagga, contact CSU Media. For media queries regarding the CSU graduate Mr Simon Stanbouli in the Wellington Correctional Centre, please contact the NSW Corrective Services Media Unit on 02 8346 1333.
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11 May 2010
International graffiti artist Moose will leave a lasting legacy in Wagga Wagga after a visit to the city hosted by the School of Communication and Creative Industries at Charles Sturt University (CSU) this week. The artist, also known as Paul Curtis, makes his ‘legal graffiti’ by wiping away dirt and pollution from public spaces to form large type and shapes. With the approval of Wagga Wagga City Council, and the support of local businesses Advision and Knights Meats, Moose will create what is known as ‘reverse graffiti’ on a wall in Fitzmaurice Street in Wagga Wagga on Friday 14 May. Earlier, the artist will share his experiences and ideas at a public lecture at CSU in Wagga Wagga from 1pm on Thursday 13 May. He will then meet with CSU’s final year Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design) students to workshop ideas for the ‘reverse graffiti’ piece near Knights Meats on Friday 14 May. “This is a rare opportunity to see and hear the work of Moose whose ‘reverse graffiti’ is internationally acclaimed,” said Graphic Design course coordinator at CSU in Wagga Wagga, Mr Michael Agzarian.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: The public lecture by Moose will be held from 1pm to 2pm Thursday 13 May in the Wal Fife Theatre, building 14, near car park 4, Tooma Way, CSU in Wagga Wagga. The artist will then conduct a workshop with Bachelor of Arts (Graphic Design) students from 2.30pm in the woodwork room in building 21 near car park 2, Darnell Smith Drive, CSU in Wagga Wagga. Moose and the students are scheduled to meet outside Knights Meats, Fitzmaurice Street, Wagga Wagga from 7.30am Friday 14 May to create the new graffiti artwork. For media interviews with Moose, contact Graphic Design course coordinator Mr Michael Agzarian on 02 6933 4035 or mobile 0418 692121. Moose is due to depart Wagga Wagga at 11am on Friday 14 May.
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11 May 2010
The challenge in managing an organisation’s development alongside its environmental footprint is demonstrated in Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) 2009 Environmental Scorecard. The document is prepared by CSU Green to critically assess the University’s progress in meeting its sustainability targets for 2011 and 2015. “There was a large amount of development and construction at Charles Sturt University, with a 16 per cent increase in gross floor space since 2006, the baseline year,” said CSU Green Manager Mr William Adlong. “Despite this construction, greenhouse gas emissions from energy use increased by only 1.3 per cent between 2006 and 2009. This reflects the greater energy efficiency of new buildings, improvements in the plant and equipment in existing buildings and staff efforts to reduce energy use in their work areas,” Mr Adlong said. The 2009 Environmental Scorecard also shows mains water consumption across the University fell by more than 32 per cent since 2006, electricity consumption rose by 5.2 per cent from 2006, and emissions from travel increased 4.5 per cent from 2008. Read the full 2009 Environmental Scorecard here.

Media Officer	: Fiona Halloran
Telephone	: 02 6933 2207

Media Note: CSU Green was established in 2006 to oversee the University’s environmental initiatives. CSU’s sustainability targets are outlined in the Institutional Development Plan here: Green initiatives across the University in the areas of biodiversity, transport, water energy and waste can be found here. CSU Green Manager Mr William Adlong is available for interview.
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