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Roadshow for prospective tertiary students
23 Jun 2009
Three expos are being held in north east Victoria this week to showcase Australian tertiary institutions and courses on offer in 2010. Over 40 institutions including Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be represented at the information days being held in Wangaratta today, Tuesday 23 June and in Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 24 June. An earlier event was held in Shepparton on 22 June. Representatives from local and interstate universities, institutes of NSW TAFE and private providers are available to discuss career options with Years 11 and 12 students from Victoria and NSW. “The days present a great opportunity to find out about the courses of interest in one place at one time,” said CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Rebecca Gale Collins.
Media Note: For interviews at the tertiary studies advisory events, contact CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Rebecca Gale Collins on mobile 0409 975 085. The events will be held at:
Print this story Nursing careers night at CSU Dubbo
19 Jun 2009
.jpg) Anyone living in the Dubbo area who is interested in a career in nursing is invited to an information evening at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Dubbo on Wednesday 24 June. Ms Cathy Maginnis, Academic Adviser at Dubbo for the Bachelor of Nursing degree at the CSU School of Nursing and Midwifery, said “The evening is for Years 9-12 students, parents, teachers, mature-aged students, and anyone who already has some qualifications in nursing. It is open to those interested in becoming a registered nurse, and will explain what we have to offer them at the CSU Dubbo campus. There will be speakers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery, as well as the Director of Nursing at Dubbo Base Hospital, the Manager of Primary and Community Health Services, and current CSU nursing students and graduates,” Ms Maginnis said. The evening will conclude with a light supper.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews Ms Cathy Maginnis. The nursing information presentation will be in room 442 at Charles Sturt University at Dubbo from 5.30pm to 7.30pm on Wednesday 24 June, and is separate to the MyDay at CSU Dubbo that day. Staff and signs will direct attendees to the presentation. Print this story MyDay at CSU Dubbo for regional schools
18 Jun 2009
High school students from Dubbo and surrounding towns will experience university life when they attend the two-day MyDay event at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Dubbo on 23 and 24 June. CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Katy O’Brien, said, “MyDay is designed to give students a taste of university life so they know they can gain first-rate qualifications and start a career without having to leave the region. This is an important consideration in the present economic climate. MyDay will involve approximately 81 Years 10, 11 and 12 students over the two days, with students from outlying schools attending on Tuesday 23 June, and Dubbo students attending on Wednesday 24 June.” The participating schools include Dubbo Christian School, Dubbo College Senior Campus, Wellington High School, Gulgong High School, Molong Central School, Coolah Central School, Trundle Central School, Forbes High School, Mudgee High School, Coonamble High School, and Parkes High School.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Katy O’Brien. The funding for MyDay Dubbo came from the CSU Outreach from University to Rural High Schools (OURSchools) equity program to allow students to travel from outlying areas. OURSchools aims to increase the access into higher education of students from disadvantaged rural areas by improving their access to resources from CSU that will enhance the curriculum in rural high schools, promote a partnership between rural schools and CSU, and/or promote university study as a viable option for rural high school students. Print this story Land and water researchers consider Murray Darling Basin
16 Jun 2009
 Researchers from Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Institute of Land, Water and Society (ILWS) will meet at Wagga Wagga for two days this week to focus on setting a research agenda to tackle the big issues facing the Murray Darling Basin. Institute Director Professor Max Finlayson said, “the inaugural forum is aimed at addressing the issues which are really challenging Australians in this region, such as learning to live with climate change and ensuring we maintain healthy people, communities and landscapes.” Around 70 CSU researchers based across the University will attend the forum and talk about environmental issues including restoring and sustaining our wetlands and valuing ecosystem services. Social researchers will focus on areas such as the future for regional natural resource management, human wellbeing and healthy communities, and developing regional business enterprise. “It is important to get our researchers into one room to sit together and focus on the big issues at hand. We are all doing individual research projects but the old adage that ‘the whole is greater than the sum of the parts’ rings true,” Professor Finlayson said.
Media Note: The ILWS Research Forum will be held on Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 June at the Wine and Food Industry Training Centre, building 412 near car park 11, McKeown Drive at CSU at Wagga Wagga. Professor Max Finlayson is available for interview on Wednesday 17 June from 10.40am. Contact CSU Media.
Print this story A taste for IT jobs
16 Jun 2009
An innovative Charles Sturt University (CSU) program is giving students from 10 Riverina high schools the chance to sample work in the information technology (IT) industry. The School of Computing and Mathematics at CSU at Wagga Wagga and the Division of Information Technology will host IT Work Experience for about 80 students throughout the year. The high school students will assist in a range of tasks including networking a small office, taking and attending to technical support calls as well as gaining an appreciation for the host of IT-related jobs and tasks at CSU. The Head of the School of Computing and Mathematics, Associate Professor Irfan Altas said, “being a regional city, there’s not many opportunities for school students who are interested in IT to get exposure to the industry, so we came up with the idea to offer them real life, hands-on experience.” One of the features of the work experience is a ‘spend a minute with an IT professional session’, where the students meet one of CSU’s IT managers to discuss their work and role. The students will also participate in mock job interviews.
Media Note: The School of Computing and Mathematics at CSU at Wagga Wagga and Division of Information Technology are hosting work experience placements for Years 10, 11 and 12 students in Wagga Wagga from Tuesday 16 to Thursday 18 June. Work placements will also be held from Tuesday 11 to Thursday 13 August and Tuesday 24 to Thursday 26 November. Contact CSU Media to arrange an interview with IT Work Experience coordinator and lecturer in Information Systems, Mr Anthony Chan.
Print this story Australian agriculture for primary school students
16 Jun 2009
 The Head of the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences at Charles Sturt University (CSU) Associate Professor John Kent has been named as one of the founding board members of the Primary Industries Education Foundation. The focus of the new Foundation will be on school children and encouraging them to learn more about primary industries. It will deliver educational services to schools such as a web portal of educational resources on primary industries, advice on professional development for teachers and information on career paths in primary industries. The principal of NSW Department of Primary Industries’ (DPI) Tocal College, Mr Cameron Archer is the inaugural chairman. Associate Professor Kent is a member of the interim board as a representative of the Australian Council of Deans of Agriculture. He has over 30 years experience in agricultural education both in Australia and overseas and is a member of the E H Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, a collaborative alliance between CSU and DPI.
Print this story Semester break spent in UK
16 Jun 2009
 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) primary teacher student is looking forward to the end of semester break in July for more than one reason. Ms Emma Wagner is one of 19 students from across Australia and New Zealand selected for a fortnight long trip to the United Kingdom (UK). The company, My Overseas Experience or myOE has awarded a scholarship to the CSU student after she expressed her desire for international experience in her winning video. The inaugural myOE university tour will take in locations including London, Brighton, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Bath and Stonehenge. Ms Wagner, from Sydney, hopes to complete her Bachelor of Education (Primary) degree in 2009 through the School of Teacher Education at CSU at Bathurst. “I am looking forward to the trip and the chance it will give me to get a taste of life overseas as I would like to eventually teach in the UK,” said Ms Wagner.
Media Note: MyOE is a company which offers services to travelling professionals. CSU student Ms Emma Wagner’s awarding winning video can be found here. She will leave Sydney on the myOE university tour on Saturday 4 July and return to CSU at the start of the new semester Monday 27 July. In 2009, CSU launched CSU Global to support its students obtain international experience during their university study. Print this story Hell, horror and hope in the Congo
16 Jun 2009
 A confronting portrayal of daily life for women and girls in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be brought home during a public lecture in Albury on Wednesday 17 June by Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Dr Elaine Dietsch. For the past five years, Dr Dietsch, a senior lecturer in CSU’s School of Nursing and Midwifery, has worked with traditional midwives and women in the DRC. Her public lecture, Hell, Horror and Hope in the Democratic Republic of Congo, relates to her last visit to the country in May and June 2008. Despite the official end of civil war in the equatorial African country, women and girls in the country's south-east continue to experience sexual assault and torture. The address, part of the CSU 2009 Public Lecture series, will be held in Nowik Auditorium, CSU Albury City site, Guinea St, Albury.
Media Note: Dr Elaine Dietsch is a senior lecturer with the School of Nursing and Midwifery at CSU at Wagga Wagga. Read more about Dr Dietsch’s work in the DRC here. Photos of Dr Dietsch are available from CSU Media.
Print this story For the love of English
16 Jun 2009
 A comparison of Mary Shelley’s horror novel Frankenstein with the futuristic film Bladerunner and finding connections and contrasts between female writers Jane Austen and Fay Weldon are all on the agenda at Charles Sturt University (CSU) this week. The annual HSC English Study Day will be held at CSU at Wagga Wagga on Friday 19 June. Staff from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences have joined forces with the Wagga Wagga branch of the English Teachers Association to organise lectures and workshops for up to 1 000 students from regional high schools as well as TAFE NSW Riverina Institute. The wide range of HSC English texts, including novels, plays and poetry, will be analysed and debated throughout the day. “We are looking forward to robust and insightful discussions about the many texts available in the HSC English syllabus in 2009,” said Mr David Gilbey, Senior Lecturer in English at the School of Humanities at Social Sciences at CSU at Wagga Wagga. Presentations will be given by CSU academics, high school teachers as well as CSU students training to be English teachers. “The rich mix of English texts up for consideration will hopefully benefit and delight HSC students as well as their teachers and CSU students about to embark on their careers as teachers.”
Media Note: The HSC English Study Day will be held from 9.30am to 3pm Friday 19 June in the Swan Theatre (building 12), as well as the Wal Fife lecture block (building 14) and lecture rooms in building 11, near car park 4, Tooma Way, CSU, Wagga Wagga. HSC students studying Standard English will break for lunch from 11.30am to12.30pm and Advanced English students will have lunch from 12.30pm until 1pm. CSU lecturer Mr David Gilbey is available for interview. A program is also available. Contact CSU Media.
Print this story Taking the joy of science to the bush
16 Jun 2009
Igniting an interest in all areas of science is the goal behind expos being hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Albury-Wodonga and Wagga Wagga in June. Local high and primary school students will attend the Science in the Bush Expos at Wagga Wagga on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 June and in Albury on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June. The days will include exhibitions, interactive talks, shows and workshops about all things science. Topics to be presented by a range of science organisations including CSU, The University of Sydney, the Powerhouse Museum and Australian Museum include Fibre Optics; Hot Rocks; Electric Soils; Forensics; and A Look Inside the Cranium. Science in the Bush is hosted by CSU as a part of the Science in the City project run by the Australian Museum and Executive Partner the University of Sydney. A comprehensive program of activities can be found here.
Media Note: Science in the Bush is supported by the Australian Government through the Science Connections Programme of the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research. The activities start at 10am at various sites at CSU at Wagga Wagga from 10am on Monday 22 and Tuesday 23 June and from 9.30am at the University’s Thurgoona site on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June. Read more here.
Print this story Roadshow for prospective tertiary students
16 Jun 2009
Three expos to be held in northeast Victoria next week over three days will showcase Australian tertiary institutions and courses on offer in 2010. Over 40 institutions including Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be represented at the information days to be held in Shepparton on Monday 22 June, Wangaratta on Tuesday 23 June and Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 24 June. Representatives from local and interstate universities, institutes of NSW TAFE and private providers will be available to discuss career options with Years 11 and 12 students from Victoria and NSW over the three days. “The days present a great opportunity to find out about the courses students are interested in one place at one time,” said CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Rebecca Gale Collins.
Media Note: For interviews at the tertiary studies advisory events, contact CSU Prospective Student Adviser, Ms Rebecca Gale Collins on mobile 0409 975 085. The events will be held at:
Print this story Mensheds Australia conference at CSU
16 Jun 2009
Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst will host the first national Mensheds Australia conference on 16, 17 and 18 June. CSU is the major sponsor of the conference which has the theme ‘Sustaining your Menshed’. Dr Pat Bradbery, Director of the Professional Development Unit in the CSU Faculty of Business, said this is the first-ever national conference for Mensheds Australia participants, with about 70 indigenous and non-indigenous men attending from all over Australia. “The Mensheds movement is relatively new, has grown rapidly to about 300 individual Menshed groups/locations, and has a strong focus on educational development. The conference will include a half-day workshop to consider the CSU-TAFE education initiative developed for Mensheds, and CSU looks forward to building a relationship with Mensheds Australia into the future,” Dr Bradbery said. Conference participants will be welcomed to Bathurst by Mr Greg Westman, a Bathurst Regional Councillor, and to CSU by the Head of Campus, Mr Col Sharp.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The first day of the conference (Tuesday 16 June) will be held in the Mansfield Building (C2), and the next two days (Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 June) will be at the Centre for Professional Development (S17). Print this story Wodonga through young eyes
15 Jun 2009
Children and young people of Wodonga will discuss their views about making Wodonga a child-friendly city at a forum on Wednesday 17 June. Children and young people (aged 4 to 17 years) from a range of preschools and schools will meet at the Children’s and Young People’s Summit to share their research and ideas. The summit, to be hosted by Wodonga City mayor, Cr Mark Byatt, includes opportunities for local decision makers to hear the views of children and young people. There will also be interactive sessions to inform the young participants about key local and global issues. Sessions will be led by local experts, including Wodonga City’s Cr Lisa Mahood. The Summit is the culmination of a collaborative project between Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Murray School of Education, Wodonga City Council and Wodonga early childhood services, primary and high schools. The project has focused on increasing children and young people’s awareness of their community and their role within it.
Media Note: For pictures and interviews during the forum, contact CSU’s Ms Emma Kearney 0402 737 031, or marketing and communications adviser with Wodonga City, Ms Sue Beattie, on 0417 533 962. For interviews on the project, contact CSU project coordinator, Professor Sue Dockett, on 02 6051 9403 or 0422 577 533, or Ms Debra Mudra from Wodonga City Council on 02 6022 9272 or 0419 521 511. Print this story Walk in our shoes
09 Jun 2009
People with communication problems resulting from neurological impairment who have been employed to tutor small groups of speech pathology students will be thanked at a ceremony at Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Wednesday 10 June. Employed by the University’s speech pathology program to tutor the third year students for 18 hours over six weeks, the client-tutor program helps the students catch a glimpse of their clients’ worlds. The tutors teach the CSU students about what it is like to live each day with communication problems resulting from such conditions as stroke or traumatic brain injury. The tutors also discussed the experiences of their family members; their experiences of therapy and of the health service in general; and their experiences of community attitudes towards their disability. The ceremony will include short presentations by the five student groups about their experiences with their tutors. This event will be held at 3pm on 10 June, in the Sloshed Cod, CSU Albury City site, off Olive St, Albury.
Media Note: For interviews with client-tutors and students in the speech pathology program, contact CSU Media. The students are studying a Bachelor of Health Science (Speech Pathology) through the School of Community Health at CSU at Albury-Wodonga.
Print this story Six stars celebrated
09 Jun 2009
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) will celebrate the award of six green stars and ‘world leader’ status for environmentally sustainable features to a new building on its Thurgoona site. The Academic Accommodation Stage 3 (AA3) office building has received “a six star Green Star ‘World Leader’ certified rating under Office Design v2” from the national Green Building Council of Australia. Staff from the AA3 building, which is home to the academic staff and students of CSU’s School of Business and Information Technology, will be on hand celebrate the award at a morning tea at 10am on Monday 15 June. “The principles used in buildings at Thurgoona demonstrate a comprehensive, environmentally sensitive process that spans from site planning to selection of materials,” said Executive Director of the University’s Division of Facilities Management, Mr Stephen Butt. Innovative aspects of the building that receive special mention include reduced carbon dioxide production and energy consumption by 65 per cent, and the world’s first use of phase-changing materials in the concrete floor to reduce heating and cooling used in the building.
Media Note: Interviews and photo opportunities at the celebration will be available from 10am on Monday 15 June at the AA3 building, CSU Thurgoona site, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. More information on the building is available here. Print this story Local companies help develop meat science skills
09 Jun 2009
 Before sunrise, a dedicated group of Charles Sturt University (CSU) students are focussed on evaluating the quality of meat carcasses. The students enrolled in animal, equine, agricultural and veterinary sciences arrive at companies like Cargill Beef Australia and Knights Meats in Wagga Wagga and the Junee Abattoir as early as six o’clock in the morning to learn about carcass evaluation and meat quality. The student group is led by CSU’s carcass evaluation expert and fifth year Veterinary Science student Mr Richard Sanders. “The importance of maintaining the flow of trained young experts in the speciality field of Meat Science to service the needs of the beef, sheep and pork industries is not lost on these companies,” said CSU Professor of Animal Production Peter Wynn. “The companies willingly make their facilities available each year for the education of our students.” The students will attend a carcass evaluation workshop sponsored by Meat and Livestock Australia in Armidale in early July. They will then have a chance to participate in an elite national training workshop and selection in an Australian team to compete in international carcass evaluation competitions. “None of these opportunities would be possible without the support of the management of these companies,” said Professor Wynn.
Media Note: Professor Peter Wynn is based in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences at CSU at Wagga Wagga. The students leave CSU at Wagga Wagga on Tuesday 30 June to attend the carcass evaluation workshop in Armidale sponsored by Meat and Livestock Australia. Print this story Overseas career beckons top student
09 Jun 2009
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) student who has also studied with the TAFE NSW Riverina Institute has been recognised for his achievements at the WorldSkills National Competition held recently in Sydney. Mr Aaron Talbot, who studied jointly with CSU and TAFE NSW Riverina Institute in Albury, was part of the highly successful Riverina/Murray team that competed against the most highly skilled young people in Australia. Mr Talbot, who worked for WHK in Albury, received the Gold Medal in Information Technology (IT) PC Networking Support at the competition. He has received one of only 17 nationally competitive BBM Limited Scholarships for young people in any trade who are highly skilled and show leadership qualities. The scholarship includes study in the United Kingdom (UK) to take part in a leadership program as well as overseas work placements.
Media Note: For interviews with CSU student Mr Aaron Talbot, contact Ms Setchen Brimson from TAFE NSW Riverina Institute on 02 6938 1223 or send an email, or contact CSU Media. Mr Talbot leaves for the UK on Friday 12 June. CSU and TAFE NSW work closely to ensure all students have the opportunity for further study. Read more here.
Print this story International industry links for TV production students
09 Jun 2009
 Television production students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga have broken new ground in their on-going development of links with industry. The Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers (SMPTE) has agreed to the establishment of a CSU student chapter of the Society. The Society's Board of Governors approved the move during a meeting in Atlanta in the United States on Thursday 4 June. The move is the inaugural student chapter in Australia. Formed in 1916, the SMPTE is regarded as the leading technical society for the motion imaging industry. "This new relationship will give CSU students access to conferences, papers, scholarships, guest lectures and of course international industry contacts," said television production course co-ordinator Mr Patrick Sproule. "I believe the approval to form the CSU student chapter shows an enormous respect for the course at Charles Sturt University as well as the Society's recognition of the importance of investment in education in the TV and film industries. A special thanks to past chairman of SMPTE Australian Section, Mr John Maizels, for recommending the formation of the student chapter and shepherding us through due process." Meanwhile, the SMPTE Australian Section has donated $6 000 so 85 Bachelor of Arts (Television Production) students at CSU at Wagga Wagga can attend the SMPTE09 conference in Sydney in July.
Media Note: The SMPTE provides its members in the motion imaging field with the latest technology information and education on a rapidly changing industry. The biennial SMPTE09 conference and exhibition will be held at Darling Harbour, Sydney from Tuesday 21 July to Saturday 25 July. CSU lecturer Mr Patrick Sproule from the School of Visual and Performing Arts at CSU at Wagga Wagga is available for interview from Wednesday 10 June.
Print this story Excellence awards for Wagga Wagga students
09 Jun 2009
 Two Charles Sturt University (CSU) students from Wagga Wagga have been recently honoured with excellence awards from TAFE NSW Riverina Institute. Mr Haydon Churchill received a Riverina Institute Faculty Award for Excellence in IT on Friday 22 May after he completed his Diploma of Information Technology (Networking) in 2008. He is now completing a Bachelor of Information Technology at CSU as well as working in the University’s Division of Information Technology. “I am hoping my load is a little lighter this year and I can now concentrate just on my university studies,” said Mr Churchill. Meanwhile, Ms Judy Allen has received a TAFE NSW Riverina Institute Faculty Award for Excellence in General Education after she excelled in her Certificate IV in Tertiary Preparation in 2008. During her studies at TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Ms Allen achieved a tertiary entrance score of 283 out of 300. The mother of five was the highest ranked student in her course at the Riverina Institute and the 29th highest in NSW. Now enrolled in her first year of a Bachelor of Arts at CSU, Ms Allen’s education path began 10 years ago when she enrolled at the Riverina Institute in an entry level course for women. She went on to complete a number of courses at the Riverina Institute. CSU and TAFE NSW work closely to ensure all students have the opportunity for further study. Read more here.
Print this story Equine Centre assists injured rider
09 Jun 2009
The Charles Sturt University Equine Centre is pitching in to help the fundraising efforts on Saturday 13 June for injured horse rider Ms Annie Woodhouse. Ms Woodhouse, from Numerella near Cooma, is recovering from a road accident in March. Ms Woodhouse is the joint secretary and treasurer of the Capital Area Reining Horse Association (CARHA) which has regular competition days in Canberra and Wagga Wagga. The Association is organising the charity day at the CSU Equine Centre at Wagga Wagga to raise money for Ms Woodhouse’s living and rehabilitation expenses. CSU has waived the regular hire fees for its Equine Centre. Horse reining professionals Mr Warwick Schiller and Mrs Robyn Schiller will run a morning training clinic which will be followed by a barbecue lunch. In the afternoon, reining patterns will be run with commentary from clinicians and judges.
Media Note: The charity day at the CSU Equine Centre, Agriculture Avenue, CSU, Wagga Wagga starts at 9am, Saturday 13 June. It is open to all riders. For further information about the charity day, contact Mrs Robyn Schiller on 0408 258 788 or send an email. Costs for the day are $100 for horse and rider and $35 for fence-sitters. Reiners and non-reiners are welcome to attend the event. Print this story
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