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Communication of the future
23 Nov 2007
 The potential of a new generation of web technologies, collectively known as Web 2.0, has attracted keen interest in a seminar being organised by Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Information Studies and the National Library of Australia (NLA) in Canberra on Tuesday 27 November. About 150 people, representing libraries, cultural institutions as well as commercial organisations, are expected at the seminar entitled, Web 2.0 and its potential for the library community. “This seminar will explore very significant issues in terms of how organisations such as libraries can make interaction online much easier and user-friendly,” said Mr Jake Wallis, a lecturer in CSU’s School of Information Studies. Due to the high level of interest in the event from across Australia, staff from the CSU School of Information Studies plan to broadcast the series of talks via the Internet. The seminar will be held in the NLA theatre in Canberra at 8.45am on Tuesday 27 November.
Media Note: Seminar organiser and CSU lecturer Mr Jake Wallis is available for interview on telephone 02 6933 4397 or mobile 0406 857 121. Staff from the School of Information Studies on CSU’s Wagga Wagga Campus conduct teaching, research and offer consultancy in library and information management, as well as the application of Web 2.0 technologies in the delivery of information services.
Print this story Education or prisons; the better investment?
20 Nov 2007
 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) education expert believes greater investment in quality early childhood education and care would reduce the need to invest in gaols. Dean of CSU’s Faculty of Education, Professor Toni Downes has welcomed both Coalition and Labor policies which she says are trying to make early childhood education and care more affordable for Australian families. Professor Downes welcomes Labor’s pledge to create an entitlement for all four year olds to have at least 15 hours of early childhood education and care. Professor Downes says “While these initiatives are wonderful, they don’t go far enough. I would argue it should be the entitlement of all three and four year olds in Australia to have at least 15 hours of quality early education. In pushing for this additional investment in early childhood education, I contend that there are significant long term economic and social returns for the country. I firmly believe the more we invest in early childhood education the less we would need to invest in prisons,” Professor Downes said.
Media Note: For interviews with Professor Toni Downes contact CSU Media
Print this story CSU honours true leader
20 Nov 2007
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will honour a woman from inland NSW whose influence is felt across Australia and North America. Dr Jill Ker Conway will be conferred with a Doctor of Arts (honoris causa) in recognition of her achievements in educational leadership in Northern America, for her contribution to Australian society and business, and as a champion of social justice and women’s rights in a ceremony to be held in Wagga Wagga this evening, Tuesday 20 November. Dr Conway has served on the boards of numerous companies, including Nike, Colgate Palmolive and Merrill Lynch, and as Chair of Lend Lease Corporation. She was born in 1934 in the small township of Hillston and spent the early part of her childhood on the family property “Coorain”, located on the far western plains of NSW. The honorary doctorate will be awarded to Dr Conway at the Convention Centre on CSU’s Wagga Wagga Campus, starting at 6.30pm.
Media Note: Jill Ker Conway’s books include The Female Experience in 18th and 19th Century America (1982), and Women Reformers and American Culture (1987). Her autobiographical works form a trilogy – The Road from Coorain (1989); True North (1994); and A Woman’s Education (2002). For interviews contact CSU Media Print this story Top pollster to address Bathurst media conference
20 Nov 2007
On the eve of the 2007 federal election well known pollster, Mr Sol Lebovic will deliver a keynote address to the Australian Media Traditions conference at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Bathurst Campus on Thursday 22 November. Mr Lebovic is the founder of Newspoll and is The Australian newspaper’s polling consultant for the 2007 federal election campaign. The conference is being hosted by CSU’s School of Communications. The School, in association with radio station 2MCE-FM, is using the latest in web streaming technology to broadcast Mr Lebovic’s address over the internet, as well as the Friday keynote address by Ms Rose Holley from the National Library of Australia (NLA). The live internet broadcasts will be transmitted via the AMT Live! on the conference website. Ms Holley is the manager of the NLA’s newspaper digitisation program, which aims to digitise all Australian newspapers, allowing Australians to share in the country’s wealth of newspaper heritage. Conference convenor Ms Margaret Van Heekeren, from the CSU School of Communications, said the use of web streaming technology “takes the conference out of the conference room and gives the broader public a chance to hear from experts”.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with CSU lecturer Ms Margaret Van Heekeren and the keynote speakers. Mr Lebovic will speak at 9.15am on Thursday 22 November and Ms Holley at 9am on Friday 23 November. The Australian Media Traditions conference is held every two years and brings together media historians from throughout Australia and New Zealand.
Major conference sponsors are CSU’s School of Communication, Bathurst Regional Council, and the National Library of Australia.
Print this story Diabetes and depression
20 Nov 2007
A study conducted by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher has revealed disturbing links between diabetes and depression. Medical science honours student, Ms Marina Jeeawody, reports that the level of depression in people with diabetes is much higher than those without diabetes. Based on the analysis of 750 participants from Albury and surrounding areas, the research showed depression is more prevalent in older women, and despite the stigma of mental illness, there is a shift towards recognition and the acceptance of depression and a willingness to discuss mood changes with health professionals. “For the people with diabetes, depression may be an additional barrier to achieving effective self-care. As a risk that can be modified, depression treatments could decrease the risk of diabetes-related complications,” said Ms Jeeawody.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media
Print this story Business-to-business relationships workshop
20 Nov 2007
Charles Sturt University (CSU) PhD student Mr David Dowell will present results from his doctoral thesis at a public workshop particularly aimed at local businesses in Bathurst on Tuesday 27 November. Mr Dowell’s research focused on the development of trust in business-to-business relationships and its effect on the performance of a business. Mr Dowell’s supervisor, Professor Mark Morrison, said “the meeting to discuss David’s research results is an excellent opportunity for local business people to learn of developments and thinking in the area of business trust. Other experts in this field - Professors Louise Young and Ian Wilkinson from Sydney and CSU’s Professor Denise Jarratt - will attend to comment on the significance of David’s work”. Professor Young will also give a presentation from her own research on ‘Two decades of trust research’. Local business people and interested public are invited to attend the workshop on 27 November from 12.30 to 2.30pm at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, William St, Bathurst.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with David Dowell or Professor Mark Morrison from CSU. For more information or to register for this workshop please contact Therese Formosa on (02) 6338 6129 or send an email. Print this story Support for eating disorder sufferers
20 Nov 2007
 A self-help recovery group for people with eating disorders will be established in Bathurst in early December under the umbrella of Sydney-based Eating Disorders Foundation Inc. (EDF). Dr Stephanie Quinton, a health psychologist at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies on its Bathurst Campus said this was the EDF’s first ‘rural’ group outside of Sydney. “This is a self-help recovery group open to local people who might be interested in participating. EDF will assess enquiries and then provide suitable people with information about the date, time and location of group meeting,” Dr Quinton said. Meetings will be held in the evening on the first Monday of each month on CSU’s Bathurst Campus.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with CSU academic Dr Stephanie Quinton. More information can be obtained from the Eating Disorders Foundation Inc., PO Box 532, Willoughby, NSW 2068, on telephone (02) 9412 4499, email or see the EDF website. Print this story Wings away flying strong
20 Nov 2007
The National Council on Intellectual Disability (NCID) has given Charles Sturt University (CSU) the ‘thumbs up’ for its management of the NCID’s Wings Away library collection on intellectual disability. This relationship is set to continue with a new agreement to be signed at the Albury-Wodonga Campus Library in Albury on Thursday 22 November at 1.30pm. The agreement covers the ongoing hosting of the NCID Wings Away collection by CSU, continued free interlibrary loans for NCID and an annual donation of $1 500 to further develop the collection. The Wings Away collection, named after the group of former Australian flight attendants who set up the collection, was transferred from NCID to CSU in mid 1997. The collection consisted of over 3 000 books and journals on intellectual disability and benefits students in CSU’s habilitation and other allied health courses. Representative from CSU, NCID and Wings Away will attend the signing ceremony.
Media Note: For interviews, contact CSU Media.
Print this story A taste of university life
20 Nov 2007
 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders will have the chance to “test drive” university life later this month when the annual Koori Admissions Program (KAP) is held at Charles Sturt University (CSU). The program will be run at the Dubbo Campus from Monday 26 until Thursday 29 November and offers potential Aboriginal students the opportunity to experience university life while being assessed on their skills. Participants can also meet with staff at the University’s Indigenous Support Units, which offer academic and personal support to Indigenous students. The Units are located at the Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Goulburn and Wagga Wagga campuses. “This program, which is an alternate entry to CSU, gives potential Aboriginal students the chance to see if university life is for them in a supportive and caring environment,” said Mr Ray Eldridge, Manager of the Indigenous Support Units at CSU. Current Indigenous students will also discuss how CSU has met their needs and aspirations with CSU’s KAP staff.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews.
Print this story Snapshots of Indigenous culture
20 Nov 2007
 Colourful elements of Indigenous Australian cultures will be presented to school students from the Border region when they visit a free education day hosted by Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) early childhood education students on Monday 26 November. The University students, directed by CSU academic and Wiradjuri elder Yalmambirra, will lead small groups that explore various aspects of Indigenous cultures including games, bush tucker, face painting, dance and storytelling, and be assessed as part of their teaching degree course. “The day long event is an important educational experience for CSU students and 500 primary school pupils that will visit during the day,” said Yalmambirra. The event will be held from 9am at the Mirrambeena community centre, Martha Mews, Lavington.
Media Note: For interviews with CSU academic Yalmambirra, contact CSU Media.
Print this story The early history of thermodynamics
16 Nov 2007
The founders of the theory of thermodynamics in the 19th century did not find it easy to make themselves heard by the scientific community of the day, and it did not help that they did not grasp fully what they had found. They revolutionized everyday life by using energy and by creating methods for the production of fuel, and they rendered traditional philosophy redundant. Charles Sturt University (CSU) is hosting a visit to the Riverina, in regional NSW, by Professor Emeritus Ingo Muller of Technical University, Berlin, who will deliver a public lecture, The terroristic nimbus of entropy and other fanciful stories from the early history of thermodynamics. The lecture will be held on Monday 19 November at 5pm in building 11 - room 208. Professor Muller is a leading expert in thermodynamics and was the recipient of the Leibniz award of the German Science Foundation in 1988 and the International Award for Theoretical Mechanics of the Academy of Sciences of Turin, Italy, in 2006.
Media Note: The lecture will be linked by video conference to Thurgoona Campus Building 751 room 202, Orange Campus Building E Video Conference Room, Bathurst Campus Building C02 room G15. The lecture will also be broadcast by video link to other campuses. The lecture will be followed by CSU wine and cheese. For interviews contact CSU Media Print this story Light me up
15 Nov 2007
 A $407 000 project to upgrade campus lighting on Charles Sturt University's (CSU)Thurgoona site was switched on this week. The new lighting, which meets Australian Standards, will provide a secure environment for staff and students on campus at night. The lighting follows the campus focus on environmental sensitivity by minimising light pollution, providing low rates of light spill into the night sky while illuminating pedestrian, car park and roads. Head of CSU's Albury-Wodonga Campus, Professor Gail Whiteford officially ‘turned on the lights on Wednesday 14 November.
Print this story Bound for inland NSW hospitals
13 Nov 2007
Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Dubbo Campus farewelled 26 graduating nurses at a barbeque on Monday 12 November following their return from a four week placement that focussed on the transition to practice as Registered Nurses. Lyn Croxon, lecturer and clinical coordinator in the School of Nursing and Midwifery, said that having completed a three year CSU nursing degree, the students can register with the NSW Nurses’ and Midwives’ Board. “CSU’s nursing students received great support from staff in the various western region hospitals in which they undertook their clinical placements,” she said. “The University thanks all the personnel in the various health settings for their support of our programs and the clinical practicum which is an integral component of the nursing course.” The graduating nurses come from Dubbo, Parkes, Peak Hill, Narromine, Warren and Gulgong. The majority have accepted positions as Registered Nurses at hospitals and health facilities across the western NSW region, while several will pursue careers in Sydney, Gosford and Canberra.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Lyn Croxon.
Print this story Paid internships for CSU?s NRN cadets
13 Nov 2007
 Cadet journalists working at National Radio News (NRN) at Charles Sturt University (CSU) have gained a number of paid internships with leading media organisations. NRN manager Mr Peter Hetherington said that the success of NRN staff in gaining outside internships and other placements is quite significant. “This is the pilot for an ongoing program, and those who show aptitude during the internship will be fast tracked into fulltime work at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC),” he said. “It demonstrates that the training our students receive in their CSU journalism course and the practical experience they gain through their NRN cadetships equips them to step straight into on-air roles with major broadcasters.” Three NRN cadets - Rebecca Bruce, Frank Ienco and Cameron Green - commenced paid internships with ABC Radio in Sydney from 5 November. Former NRN journalist Matthew Reardon has been accepted for an internship with Deutsche Vella, Germany’s major public broadcaster NRN cadet Patrick Cronan has commenced with 2TM Tamworth as on-air news journalist, while CSU graduate Rochelle Nolan has commenced as fulltime journalist with NRN.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Peter Hetherington. National Radio News, which operates from CSU’s Bathurst Campus, provides a regularly updated daily news bulletin to approximately 200 community radio stations Australia-wide. Print this story Performance excellence award to Bathurst theatre staffer
13 Nov 2007
 Mr Karl Shead, Theatre Technical Officer with Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) School of Communication, has won the individual staff member Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Performance Excellence (General Staff) for 2007. Mr Gerard Boland, a lecturer in theatre and media at CSU, nominated Mr Shead for his outstanding services. “Karl manages the teaching and theatrical spaces that over six hundred students and staff use weekly during the academic year. Theatre/Media staff could not provide the quality learning and teaching interactions for which the course is renowned without his technical knowledge and artistic design skills. Karl has contributed technical supervision to around 30 productions in the past twelve months, and has been an integral member of the executive committee of the successful Catapult Festival since its inception in 2004, helping it attain national prominence among the members of the Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association (ACAPTA) and other professional practitioners. Karl also shows his commitment to the wellbeing of others as a member of the Bathurst SES,” Mr Boland said.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange an interview with Mr Karl Shead. Print this story What makes a quality ecotourism experience?
13 Nov 2007
A new book that looks at quality assurance tools and certification programs in ecotourism will be a valuable guide for new and existing ecotourism operators world-wide. Co-edited by Dr Rosemary Black from Charles Sturt University (CSU), the book, Quality Assurance and Certification in Ecotourism, is the fifth in a series of books on ecotourism published by UK publisher CABI. Dr Black, a social scientist with CSU’s Institute for Land, Water and Society, said the book has developed from her research on certification of ‘ecotour’ guides. “The book also includes information on quality assurance and certification for different aspects of ecotourism operations like transport, tours and accommodation,” said Dr Black, who spent four years researching and writing the book. Apart from her own work, the book includes contributions from authors around the world including the UK, Australia, America, the South Pacific, South Africa and South America.
Media Note: For interviews and pictures with Dr Rosie Black, contact CSU Media. The book will be launched by Professor Gail Whiteford, Head of CSU’s Albury-Wodonga Campus, on Tuesday20 November at 12noon in the Gums Café, Off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona. After lunch, tours of the award-wining sustainable campus will be available. Print this story CSU needs volunteers for pain relief study
13 Nov 2007
Researchers at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Bathurst Campus are investigating why exercise can help relive some pain. Mr Peter Micalos, lecturer in human anatomy and physiology at the School of Human Movement Studies, is seeking people aged 20 – 60 years with chronic pain syndrome, known as fibromyalgia (FMS), as well as people in good health but with low fitness levels. They are wanted to participate in a supervised, mild aerobic-based exercise program for eight weeks starting in February 2008. Mr Micalos says “Fibromyalgia is characterised by pain in muscles, joints or bones, fatigue, and a wide range of other symptoms. It can be triggered by an acute traumatic event, or have a slow onset from no specific cause, and can be debilitating, especially during an acute flare-up. It can prevent normal activities such as driving a car, walking up stairs, grooming or dressing. There is no universally accepted diagnosis or cure for fibromyalgia, however studies have found individualised exercise programming improves fitness and sleep and reduces pain and fatigue.” The study involves clinical tests and individually supervised exercise twice a week at the CSU Bathurst Campus fitness centre.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Peter Micalos. People with fibromyalgia or healthy participants who are interested in participating in the study, can contact Mr Peter Micalos on (02) 6338 4505 or email pmicalos@csu.edu.au. Print this story Benefits from barbecues
13 Nov 2007
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) students at the Wagga Wagga Campus are contributing to the social fabric of the Riverina in regional NSW, by supporting charities that assist those in our community who are less fortunate or are struggling to make ends meet in these tough times of drought. Students in the CSU Halls of Residence pay 50 cents at each social barbecue that they attend during the year, with this money donated to charity. In 2007, students raised nearly $2 700 which will be donated to the Salvation Army - Wagga Wagga Drought Appeal and Movember. The cheques will be handed over to representatives of the charities by CSU students at the Full Board Christmas Dinner commencing at 6pm on Thursday 15 November in the student dining room.
Media Note: For interviews with CSU student representative Tara Wheelan contact CSU Media
Print this story New CSU veterinary science recruit honoured
06 Nov 2007
 A newly appointed Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer with the School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences in Wagga Wagga has received accolades from a prestigious international veterinary publication. Mr Jan Lievaart, now based at the CSU Wagga Wagga Campus, has won the annual award for the best scientific article published in the Journal of the Royal Dutch Veterinary Association, the equivalent of the Australian Veterinary Association. The paper, Transvaginal aspiration as the primary treatment of follicular cysts in dairy cattle, was published in 2006 and is a result of research collaboration between veterinarians in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University in The Netherlands. Director of Veterinary Science, Professor Kym Abbott says the award reflects the high standard of research Mr Lievaart will undertake while at CSU. Mr Lievaart is a lecturer in veterinary epidemiology and his research interests are lameness and mastitis in dairy cattle and herd health programs related to general food safety.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. The title of the paper, Transvaginal aspiration as the primary treatment of follicular cysts in dairy cattle is a translation of the original Dutch title, Transvaginale aspiratie als primaire behandeling van ovariële cysten bij melkkoeien onder praktijkomstandigheden, geschreven door J.J. Lievaart, J.M. Parlevliet, S.J. Dieleman, S. Rientjes, E. Bosman en P.L.A.M. Vos (131,2006/12: 438-442). Print this story A greater expectancy for life
06 Nov 2007
The medical fraternity of inland NSW has a rare opportunity to hear from a world leader in cardiac research when the Medical Director of the Cardiac Health Institute in Sydney, Professor Hosen Kiat visits the Riverina this week. Professor Kiat will be at the Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Wagga Wagga Campus on Friday 9 November to present a seminar to CSU staff entitled Preventing Heart Attacks without Prescription. The Professor of Cardiology will also attend a Nuclear Medicine scientific conference at the CSU Wagga Wagga Campus on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 November. Professor Kiat, who is also a specialist in nuclear medicine, has over 200 scientific publications and several books including The Eastwest Medical Makeover, which provides a blueprint for longevity and a robust life style, based on his long term passion in the eastern philosophy and his profound knowledge in western medicine. Professor Kiat believes “it’s not about life expectancy, but a greater expectancy for life”.
Media Note: The seminar will be held from 1pm, Friday 9 November in room 103, School of Biomedical Sciences, building 12 near carpark, CSU Wagga Wagga Campus. For interviews contact CSU Media.
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