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Our Time conference to finish their time
23 Oct 2012
Diverse topics such as work-life balance for farmers and how ‘active ageing’ can improve the health and vitality of older people will be addressed this week by occupational therapy (OT) students completing their degrees at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga. The annual two-day conference, titled OT: Our Time, will explore health issues relevant to occupational therapists as they enter their profession. Conference spokesperson, Ms Emma Ward said, “This event is a great opportunity for the students to challenge themselves by assessing their understanding of many aspects of health”. Opening the conference will be Dr Judy Ranka, a leading OT academic from Sydney. The OT: Our Time conference starts at 9am on Thursday 25 October in Room 101, building 667, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Bromfield Court, Thurgoona.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews during morning tea at 10am on Thursday 25 October or 10.40am on Friday 26 October, near the Student Pavillion (672), CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Bromfield Court, Thurgoona.
The 39 conference papers include:
Print this story Year 6 students check out CSU
23 Oct 2012
Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange will host a special graduation on Tuesday 30 October, when about 70 primary school students don the mortar boards as part of Check It Out Day. Year 6 pupils, from Parkes Public and Parkes East Public schools, will spend the day at CSU and will take a selection of specially prepared classes to give them a first-hand experience of university life. A graduation ceremony will be held where students will dress in mortar boards and gowns and receive a certificate. The Check It Out Day is part of the University’s Future Moves program, designed to build aspirations for tertiary study among students in rural and remote NSW and Victoria. Read more here. The program is aimed at students who have the potential to succeed in tertiary education and who come from families with little or no experience of higher education.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange photo opportunities of students participating in experiments, classes and the graduation ceremony, or to interview Future Moves coordinator Ms Tonya Graham.
Check It Out Day classes run from approximately 10am to 11.30am, and the graduation ceremony begins at 1.30pm on Tuesday 30 October at CSU in Orange.
Print this story Loving science
23 Oct 2012
Local primary and high school students will have an insight into science and the career opportunities it offers during the Australian Museum Science Festival – Science Unleashed on Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 October. Australian Museum Program Manager, Ms Catherine Beehag, said “The Festival is a unique opportunity for school students to engage with scientific ideas that capture their imagination. Whether it’s the Powerhouse Museum’s Sustainable Solutions workshop or Charles Sturt University’s Crime Scene forensic biotechnology workshop, there is something to inspire students of all ages. We recognise that in Australia we must do more to interest kids so they can feel the excitement of science and discovery.” Primary school students will visit the Science Unleashed Expo in the Convention Centre, CSU in Wagga Wagga, for hands-on activities and to meet local scientists from 9.40am to 2.20pm on Tuesday 30 October. Read the full program here. High school students will visit CSU on Wednesday 31 October. Read the full program here. The program is a partnership between the Australian Museum, 3M Australia, ANSTO and Charles Sturt University.
Media Note: For interviews and photos contact Australian Museum Science Communication Manager Ms Catherine Beehag on mobile 0407 062 779.
Print this story CSU helps identify regional opportunities
23 Oct 2012
Experts from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Port Macquarie will join government, industry and community leaders from across Australia for Regional Development Australia’s (RDA) Strategic Regional Leadership Conference on Friday 26 October. The conference will examine the importance of regional education provision in light of the communication revolution, which has allowed the development of a mobile and skilled workforce around the country. As a conference sponsor, CSU has made 25 tickets available for young people within the Port Macquarie region to attend. Head of CSU in Port Macquarie, Professor Ross Chambers, will chair a panel discussion on the effects of the digital revolution. The discussion will include Fairfax Media CEO Greg Hywood and AFL Commissioner Sam Mostyn. CSU in Port Macquarie Campus Director, Dr Muyesser Durur, will chair a panel discussion with regional youth and future leaders. The event is designed to inspire government, industry and community leaders to embrace change, learn from experts and create strategies to identify gaps in regional services and make the most of opportunities.
Media Note: The Strategic Regional Leadership Conference will be held Friday 26 October at The Glasshouse, Port Macquarie. Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with CSU’s Professor Ross Chambers or Dr Muyesser Durur.
Print this story Music Under the Leaves
23 Oct 2012
There’s nothing quite like a musical recital at sunset to appreciate the finer things in life. On Friday 2 November, Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Wagga Wagga City Council will co-host Music Under The Leaves in the city’s Botanic Gardens. The recital by members of the Riverina Conservatorium of Music is a widely anticipated annual event, and this year it features classical guitar, the RCM Staff Jazz Ensemble, Meredith and The Conmen, and Clarinessence. Well known performers, Jeff Donovan, Tamaris Pfeiffer, Lauren Davis, Brett Thompson and Meredith Adams are part of the impressive line-up. The event will start at 6pm in the Botanic Gardens, Macleay Street. CSU wine will be served after the performance.
Media Note: Music Under The Leaves will be held in the Bamboo Gardens at the Botanic Gardens, Macleay Street, Wagga Wagga from 6pm. It is presented by CSU and Wagga Wagga City Council. To attend contact CSU’s Ms Karen Jamieson (02) 6933 2221 or email. Print this story The best of CSU’s animation and visual effects
18 Oct 2012
They are less than two months from their graduation from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga, and the final-year animation and visual effects students will put their art on display during a free screening of students’ recently completed films in Wagga Wagga on Sunday 21 October. Lecturer Mr Andrew Hagan from the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU in Wagga Wagga said, “Over their three-year degree, the students have gone from drawing basic concept sketches through to creating sophisticated internationally-competitive animations. Embracing the rich history of traditional animation with the latest advances in industry-leading software, the students have painstakingly created hundreds of thousands of frames. I encourage the local community to come along and celebrate these meticulously crafted artworks in high-definition projection and cinema-quality sound.” The Bachelor of Arts (Animation and Visual Effects) students are due to graduate from CSU in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday 11 December. The Animation And Visual Effects Graduate Screening 2012 will begin with refreshments from 6pm at the Forum 6 Cinemas in Trail Street, Wagga Wagga and then the screening starts at 7pm. The event is free and open to the public. You can view a trailer for the Animation And Visual Effects Graduate Screening 2012 here. Meanwhile, an exhibition of the art of final-year photography students from CSU in Wagga Wagga opens on Saturday 20 October. Read more on CSU News here.
Media Note: The films are exempt from classification [E]. The films have not been rated by the Australian Classification Board but our self-assessment would be Parental Guidance Recommended [PG]. A small selection of the films contains mature concepts and mild violence.
CSU lecturer Mr Andrew Hagan is available for interview. Contact CSU Media.
Print this story CSU students' campaign to promote road safety
16 Oct 2012
.jpg) A regional youth road safety campaign, to be implemented in the NSW central west in 2013, will use the creative ideas of one of four teams from the Kajulu Communications student advertising agency at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst. Ms Anne Llewellynn, advertising lecturer in the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU in Bathurst, said, “I am delighted that our students have developed such an attitude-changing campaign about road safety aimed at their peers in the region. Our agency gives students the opportunity to work on real client briefs such as this, so they are ready to hit the ground running when they graduate at the end of the year. The great outcome from this client brief is that the campaign will hopefully change the attitudes of young drivers and reduce the road toll in the region.” Four final-year Kajulu advertising teams were briefed by Ms Iris Dorsett, Tablelands Area Road Safety Officer, to competitively prepare integrated marketing communication recommendations for a regional road safety campaign funded by Bathurst and Blayney Regional Councils. “What a success,” Ms Dorsett said. “The students accepted and embraced this challenge and produced professional and exciting campaigns. Plans are already underway to apply their creative ideas for road safety education in the Tablelands Area, and the winning team's work will be launched in February 2013.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
The winning student team, Kajulu Rouge, includes five final-year advertising students - Ms Rebecca Drummond (team leader), Ms Olivia King, Mr James Lloyd, Mr Lawrence Pretty, and Ms Karina Smith. It also involved Ms Kate Colling, a final-year graphic design student from CSU in Wagga Wagga.
The primary target of the road safety campaign is young drivers aged 25 and under, and the communications objectives for the campaign are to engage road users to accept responsibility for their own driving and modify negative driving or other impacting behaviours, such as mobile phone use. The student teams completed comprehensive research, strategy development, and detailed campaign recommendations which they presented to the panel representing central west road transport stakeholders on Tuesday 25 September at Bathurst Council Chambers. The key consumer insight developed from research – ‘peers have huge potential to influence young drivers’ behaviours, however rarely voice opinions or concerns’ - introduced new thinking to road safety campaigns. This reflected the target’s inherent need for acceptance from their peers and how it can be shaped to influence safer driving. The campaign encourages peers to influence young people’s driving habits by highlighting the immaturity of dangerous driving.
Print this story What happens to an ageing brain?
16 Oct 2012
 Almost 280 000 Australians suffer from dementia and Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher Dr Adam Hamlin will discuss what happens to the brain as we age at a free public lecture in West Wyalong on Thursday 25 October. Dr Hamlin, from CSU’s School of Biomedical Sciences, will outline current breakthroughs in our understanding of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s, and what scientists are doing to find potential treatments for these conditions. “One of the greatest challenges of modern neuroscience is to understand what happens to the brain as we age and why it becomes vulnerable to diseases such as Alzheimer’s,” he said. “At the moment there’s no cure and no drugs that slow the progression of the disease. If we are going to find a cure or a treatment we must be able to detect it early.” A National Health and Medical Research Council Fellow, Dr Hamlin is carrying out research to discover more about brain cell death in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Read more on CSU News here.
Media Note: Hosted by Charles Sturt University and the Bland Shire Council, the free public lecture The Amazing Brain: Use it or lose it will be held in the Bland Shire Council Chambers, Shire Street in West Wyalong on Thursday 25 October from 6pm. Read more on CSU News here. Print this story New foot device under microscope
16 Oct 2012
Residents of the Albury-Wodonga region are being asked to give feedback on a new device used to assess feet for developing orthotics for inside shoes. Final year podiatry Honours student with Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Community Health, Ms Romany Vonarx, is assessing the accuracy of the device, developed in Melbourne. “The device aims to make orthotic prescription more consistent and save patients money. We want to see if it actually does what it says,” said Ms Vonarx, who is looking for 60 people aged 18 or older from the Border region to take part in her study. The investigation, which runs from Monday 29 October for three months, will be carried out at the University’s Allied Health Clinic, corner Olive and Guinea Streets, Albury. To take part in the project, contact Ms Vonarx via email or telephone the CSU clinic on (02) 6051 9299.
Media Note: CSU student Ms Romany Vonarx is available for interviews and pictures with the device at 10.30am on Friday 26 October, at the CSU Allied Health Clinic, corner Olive and Guinea Streets, Albury. Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
Print this story Wodonga college wins Border Game On
16 Oct 2012
Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Faculty of Business will present a $1 000 prize to Wodonga Senior College on Monday 22 October, as the regional winner of the Game On business studies simulation competition for senior students. Dr Abbey Dwivedi from CSU’s School of Management and Marketing will present the cheque at a school assembly at 10.50am to the winning team, JMB Motors, which consisted of three Year 11 students – Mr Jake Morris, Mr Mitch Anderson and Ms Brianna Bice. “The CSU business simulation is designed to assist HSC students undertake their business-related studies by providing a competitive and real-life scenario that reflects what many of today's businesses encounter,” Dr Dwivedi said. “During the simulation, students had to make decisions that impacted their business performance. The activities were designed to be ‘real-life’ as much as possible, as this enhances the student learning experience, which is a key part of the University’s business teaching strategy.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with CSU lecturer Dr Abbey Dwivedi. The contact at Wodonga Senior Secondary College is Mr Jim Moylan.
The Game On simulation ran for five months from May to September 2012 and involved 192 teams from schools in 29 regions across NSW and Victoria. All the student teams ran a ‘virtual business’ based on the automobile industry and made decisions about human resources, marketing, operations, and finance. The overall winner, determined by profitability, was a team from Port Macquarie High School on the NSW Mid-North Coast.
Print this story New centre manager for Wangaratta
16 Oct 2012
 An experienced education manager has been appointed the inaugural manager of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Wangaratta Study Centre. Ms Robyn Farley, who has lived on a small mixed farm near Chesney Vale since 2001, has previously worked for the University of Wollongong and Goulburn Ovens TAFE (GOTAFE) and has postgraduate qualifications in applied science and in education. "I believe it is vital that we enhance opportunities for regional students to undertake quality tertiary education studies locally, and that this can be done through educational partnerships such as the one recently formed between Charles Sturt University and GOTAFE in Wangaratta,” Ms Farley said. The Wangaratta Study Centre will offer CSU degrees in agriculture and agricultural business management from 2013 to vocational education and training diploma holders who have completed appropriate courses. “We are looking to offer other higher education programs at Wangaratta in coming years, including nursing from 2014,” Ms Farley said.
Media Note: For interviews with the new CSU Wangaratta Study Centre manager, Ms Robyn Farley, contact CSU Media.
Print this story On your bikes to uni
16 Oct 2012
 The Ride2Uni Day on Wednesday 17 October will see staff and students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) showing the Albury-Wodonga community the health and economic benefits of commuting to work via bicycle. Nearly 30 riders took part in an earlier bike event in September, so organisers are expecting greater numbers as the warmer weather encourages more riders to hit the road. Organiser for the event at CSU in Albury-Wodonga, Mr Wes Ward, said he started riding 10 years ago when he was told he would have to have his knees replaced within five years after many years of road running. “Thirteen years later, cycling to work up to four days a week from central Albury to the University’s Thurgoona site continues to keep me fit, calms my mind before work, saves me money on fuel, and I still have my original knees,” Mr Ward said. The Ride2Uni event in Albury-Wodonga is part of the national Ride2Work Day being held in workplaces across Australia on Wednesday 17 October.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews and pictures during the leisurely Ride2Uni morning ride from Albury to CSU’s Thurgoona site.
Riders taking part in the Ride2Uni event will leave from the old CSU Library car park on Guinea Street in central Albury at 7.45am on Wednesday 17 October, cross the Borella Road overpass and pick up riders along the freeway bike track at North and Fallon Streets as well as Union Road and Thurgoona Drive before reaching the campus via the Elizabeth Mitchell Drive entrance, Thurgoona, around 8.30am. All riders will then be treated to a breakfast hosted by CSU Green in the Gums Café until around 9am.
Print this story CSU expands its Field Days site
16 Oct 2012
Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange will have a bigger-than-usual footprint at the Australian National Field Days when it unveils its new, larger, outdoor site today. The University has traditionally been represented with a stand in the education pavilion at the annual event, but School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences academic Ms Shevahn Telfser said this year’s larger stand would provide space for interactive demonstrations. “The stand will feature a horse skeleton which visitors can help assemble as they learn the names of each part, and a display of common and not-so-common fruits and vegetables which visitors can examine and name,” Ms Telfser said. “The idea is to engage visitors with some fun, educational activities they will be required to complete in order to earn a visitor’s bag. The Field Days is a great opportunity to not only show school-aged visitors what Charles Sturt University can offer them, but to also demonstrate our continuing commitment to agricultural science and business degrees in Orange.” The Australian National Field Days will run from today Tuesday 16 October to Thursday 18 October at Borenore near Orange.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with CSU academic Ms Shevahn Telfser. The Australian National Field Days were first held in 1952 and its Australia’s oldest annual agricultural exhibition. Each year, more than 600 exhibitors from Australia and overseas display their products and services at the event.
Print this story CSU Blues Ball sports awards
16 Oct 2012
.jpg) Former Olympic swimming champion Mr Michael Klim was the guest of honour and presented awards to student sports and social groups at the annual Blues Ball at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst recently. CSU student support officer Ms Jean Ryan said, “The Blues Ball awards give us the opportunity to recognise the considerable talent of the University’s students, and a great night was had by all. It was particularly pleasing to have the Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Andrew Vann, attend, and to welcome Mr Michael Klim and recently returned London Olympics competitor Ms Jo Brigden-Jones (K4 kayaking) who received the Distance Education Sportsperson of the Year Award.” The Head of Campus at CSU in Bathurst, Mr Col Sharp, also attended the Blues Ball to celebrate the students’ achievements. Mr Lachlan Martens and Mr James Dunston, members of the CSU Sports Council, shared the master of ceremonies role.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
The CSU Blues Ball was held at the University’s Rafters Bar on Tuesday 2 October. The Blues awards were presented to: Mr Sam Ryan (Rugby Union), Ms Ame Barnbrook (SCUD18 Sailing), and Ms Elissa Blowes (Volleyball)
Team of the Year - A Grade Netball
Representative Team of the Year - CSU Lawn Bowls
Club of the Year (Sporting) - CSU Mungoes (Rugby League)
Club of the Year (Social) - DK Pool
Club of the Year (Cultural) - Bathurst Association of Theatre Students
Club of the Year (Faculty-based) - Charles Sturt University Student Paramedics Australasia
Coach of the Year – Ms Sophie Godleman (Gymnastics)
Atalanta Award (greatest contribution to CSU female sport) – Ms Michelle Somers
Bedwell Prize (greatest contribution to sport overall at CSU) – Ms Michelle Somers
Rookie of the Year – Ms Jessica Sewastenko (Karate)
Distance Education Sportsperson of the Year – Ms Jo Brigden-Jones (Kayak)
Sportswoman of the Year – Ms Elissa Blowes (Volleyball)
Sportsman of the Year – Mr Adam Safaric (Athletics Distance Running)
Print this story Business simulation competition regional winners
15 Oct 2012
The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Faculty of Business will present a $1 000 prize to All Saints College, Bathurst, on Tuesday 16 October, as the central west region winners of the Game On business studies simulation competition for senior students. Associate Professor Mark Frost, Head of the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Management and Marketing will present the cheque to the school’s winning team, ‘BeeJay Elite Motors’, which consisted of three Year 11 students - Doug Morgan Thomas, Brad Brown, and Jack Ison. “The CSU business simulation is designed to assist HSC students undertake their business-related studies by providing a competitive and real life scenario that reflects what many of today's businesses encounter,” Professor Frost said. “Students had to make decisions on the range of issues that impacted their business performance and against other businesses in the simulation. The activities were designed to be ‘real life’ as much as possible as this enhances the student learning experience, which is a key part of the CSU business teaching strategy.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor Mark Frost. The All Saints College contact is Mr Wayne Feebrey.
Print this story There’s a bear in there
11 Oct 2012
The television studio at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga will have a younger audience than usual when CSU students recreate the popular ABC Television program, Play School on Friday 12 October. Under the supervision of television production lecturer Mr Patrick Sproule, the Bachelor of Arts (Television Production) students will record an episode of Play School before a live audience of children from the nearby CSU Children’s Centre and Goodstart Early Learning Ashmont. Bachelor of Arts (Design for Theatre and Television) students have re-created the Play School set for the children. Acting students will play the role of Play School presenters. “Having a live audience adds a further element of reality and feedback to our students' learning experience with the children usually being quite forthcoming with comments on what they like most in the production. With a colourful and detailed set and great performances from our acting students, it also provides a fantastic opportunity for the children to see how one of their favourite television shows is made in the studio environment,” said Mr Sproule. The children will also be given a tour of the Play School set in the television studios. The television studio is one of the facilities available to students in the University’s School of Communication and Creative Industries. Read more about the Bachelor of Arts (Television Production), (Acting for Stage and Screen) and (Design for Theatre & Television) degrees here.
Media Note: The recording of Play School will take place from 10.30am to 11am when the children have an opportunity to tour the set in the television studios, building 70, Kywong Place near car park 20, CSU in Wagga Wagga. CSU lecturer Mr Patrick Sproule and Director of CSU Children’s Centre Ms Megan Isaac are available for interview. Contact CSU Media.
Print this story Nursing graduates to boost regional health workforce
10 Oct 2012
 The cohort of nursing graduates from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo will be farewelled with a luncheon by staff and fellow students from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health on Thursday 11 October. Lecturer in nursing, Ms Cathy Maginnis, said the 17 students graduating from CSU in Dubbo are among 163 students across the University’s five campuses who are graduating from the Bachelor of Nursing in December. “This is the 11th year of internal nursing graduates from Charles Sturt University in Dubbo,” Ms Maginnis said. “The students are primarily mature-age women who have juggled family, employment and study. We also have two males in the group, and students who have travelled each week to attend classes from regional towns such as Coonabarabran, Tooraweenah, and Gilgandra. All have offers of new graduate nursing positions to commence in 2013, so this will be a great boost to our regional registered nurse workforce. They aim to work in a variety of discipline specialisations including medical, surgical, emergency, intensive care, and paediatrics. The majority will take up roles in Dubbo and the surrounding areas of Coonabarabran, Gilgandra and Wellington, and one student will practice in Orange.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Cathy Maginnis. The luncheon is at CSU in Dubbo at 1pm Thursday 11 October. Print this story US Consul General views environmental future
09 Oct 2012
 United States Consul General Mr Niels Marquardt will be immersed in environmental sustainability when he visits the award winning campus of Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 10 October. Hosted by the University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Vann, and Head of Albury-Wodonga Campus, Professor Julia Coyle, Mr Marquardt will view the environmentally friendy features of the Thurgoona site, from the energy-saving buildings to extensive water-saving management facilties and dry composting toilets. “We are proud of Charles Sturt University’s environmentally sensitive campus in Albury-Wodonga and we want to show what can be done with ingenuity and thoughtful investment over a number of years,” Professor Vann said. During his visit, Mr Marquardt will also meet with CSU staff and students, some of whom recently completed overseas clinical work in Vietnam and Bangladesh.
Media Note: US Consul General Mr Niels Marquardt and CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann will be available for interviews at 10.15am on Wednesday 10 October at CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. Contact CSU Media to confirm interview times and location on mobile 0417 125 795. Print this story Screening the Freedom Ride 2011 documentary
09 Oct 2012
Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo will host a screening of the Freedom Ride 2011 documentary as part of a meeting of the Wiradjuri Elders Group and visitors from Orange this week. The documentary tells the story of last year’s Freedom Ride re-enactment which visited the University’s Dubbo Campus and Orange on the way from Sydney to Moree. The re-enactment traced the path of Charlie Perkins’ famous Freedom Ride bus trip in 1965, which helped break down segregation laws in Australia. Participants camped at the Dubbo Campus on their 2 300km, two-week trek through 21 regional communities. Community relations officer for CSU’s Centre for Indigenous Studies, Mr John Nolan, said Youth Connections staff from the NSW Central Coast, who organised the re-enactment, would address the meeting and distribute copies of the documentary. “The re-enactment participants met local elders and community members on their way through Dubbo last year and were given a warm welcome by the University, and the event organisers can now tell the local elders and community about their achievements,” Mr Nolan said. “Charles Sturt University’s regular Wiradjuri Elders Group meetings have helped forge a great connection between the University and the local community.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr John Nolan and with re-enactment organisers or participants Print this story Port Macquarie team wins Game On
09 Oct 2012
A team of Port Macquarie High School Year 11 business students has won a competition from 192 similar teams in 29 regional schools across NSW and Victoria. The ‘Jokers’ team, consisting of Mitchell Davis and Mark Han, was the overall winner in the year-long Game On competition run by Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Faculty of Business. Senior business teacher and competition coordinator in the local school, Ms Dianne Davison, said the students benefited from participating in the competition as it required them to analyse situations, study information and make complex and difficult decisions. “I am sure they have increased their interests in a business career as they experienced the thrill and challenge of making high level business decisions and saw the relevance of what they learned in their school courses,” Ms Davison said. The ‘virtual business’ the students ran in the simulation game was based on the automobile industry, where they needed to make decisions on human resources, marketing, operations and finance during the competition. The Dean of CSU’s Faculty of Business, Professor Lesley White, will present a prize of $2 500 to the winning school and team at 9am at Port Macquarie High School on Wednesday 10 October. Charles Sturt University will offer its Bachelor of Business Studies on its Port Macquarie Campus in 2013.
Media Note: Port Macquarie media can attend the presentation at Port Macquarie High School, Owen Street, Port Macquarie, at 9am on Wednesday 10 October and interview CSU Business Dean, Professor Lesley White, and business teacher Ms Dianne Davison as well as members of the winning team. Print this story
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