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03 Nov 2009

• Chief Orthotist for Medical Accessories of Australia, Mr Andrew Torney, will speak on the latest bracing systems for lower limbs. Mr Torney has special interests in managing orthotics with children, sports injuries and lower limb orthotics. He provides orthotic care for major sporting teams such as the Australian Cricket Team, the AFL Brisbane Lions and the NRL Brisbane Broncos. His workshop will commence at 7pm on Wednesday 4 November in the Nowik Lecture Theatre, Guinea Street, Albury.
• Specialist sports physiotherapist and Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists, Mr Matthew Stewart, will speak on and demonstrate the diagnosis and rehabilitation of ankle injuries. Mr Stewart is in private practice, has extensive experience in sports and orthopaedic rehabilitation, and is a clinical educator and lecturer with the University of Sydney and Sports Physiotherapy Australia. His workshop will commence at 7pm on Thursday 5 November in the Nowik Lecture Theatre, Guinea Street, Albury.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For further information on these visiting experts, contact CSU Media.
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02 Nov 2009
A representative from the accounting profession will address Charles Sturt University (CSU) accountancy students tomorrow, Tuesday 3 November, on the outstanding job opportunities in the profession to be found locally and internationally for new graduates. Business Development Executive from NSW division of CPA Australia, Mr Josh Price, will address students on CSU’s Albury-Wodonga Campus on the strong local opportunities for employment plus the importance of international recognition for their accounting qualifications in gaining employment overseas. The presentation, starting at 9am on the University’s Thurgoona site, is hosted by the University’s Faculty of Business.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For interview with CPA Australia representative Mr Josh Price or CSU accounting lecturer Ms Diann McGrath, contact CSU Media. The presentation will be held in Room 111, CD Blake Lecture Theatre, CSU, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
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02 Nov 2009
The new Clinical Director of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Allied Health Clinic has landed in Albury-Wodonga with a wealth of professional and academic experience from Canada. Prior to taking up this position with CSU School of Community Health, podiatrist Mr Steven Cassel taught for 10 years in the podiatry program at the Michener Institute in Toronto, Canada, where he developed and managed the on-campus student clinic, which is similar to the CSU clinic in Albury. Mr Cassel said the Michener clinic had chiropractic and naturopathic medicine working together in it, which made students more open to and inclusive of how other allied health professions worked. “I am excited to be working in a similar environment, working with physiotherapists and occupational therapists in the CSU clinic.” Mr Cassel specialises in biomechanics and is looking forward to passing on his expertise to students in treating sports injuries and musculoskeletal problems as well as in wound care and care of the high risk foot, particularly with complications due to diabetes and ulcers. Mr Cassel is also completing a Masters degree through CSU.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For interviews with new Clinical Director of the CSU Allied Health Clinic, Mr Steven Cassel, contact CSU Media. The Allied Health Clinic, which will remain on the corner of Olive and Guinea Sts for at least the next five years, is currently looking for more clients to attend the clinic.
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27 Oct 2009
TAFE students who have enrolled in or recently completed Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses at TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, the Canberra Institute of Technology and TAFE Western can now win scholarships to further their education at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at CSU, Professor Ross Chambers, says applications for the 12 scholarships, each worth $2 500, are available for 2010, with four scholarships available at each institution. “The CSU University Pathway Scholarship Program is part of the University’s ongoing commitment to create strong education pathways and collaboration from TAFE to University in our regional cities and regions,” says Professor Chambers. Institute Director at TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Ms Rosemary Campbell, acknowledges that CSU and Riverina Institute have become great educational partners. “We have a rich range of integrated programs which are envied across Australia,” Ms Campbell says. Applications will close on Friday 27 November, with offers due to be made to successful TAFE students on Friday 11 December.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

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27 Oct 2009
International professional experience is invaluable for developing job-ready allied health professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists, says Dr Michael Curtin from Charles Sturt University (CSU). On Wednesday 28 October, Dr Curtin, the coordinator of the CSU occupational therapy degree offered through the School of Community Health will discuss the benefits and challenges of undertaking overseas clinical placements to third-year students as part of the final year in their degrees in 2010. He will be joined by current final-year students who this year completed five to six week placements in Trung Tâm Bảo Trợ Trẻ Tàn Tật Mồ Côi Thị Nghè (Thị Nghè Orphanage) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. “There is no doubt that working at the orphanage challenges the students, and the skills they learn are useful in their professional and personal lives,” said Dr Curtin.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For interviews with Dr Michael Curtin and fourth-year Community Health students on their Vietnam experiences, contact Dr Curtin on (02) 6051 6758.
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27 Oct 2009
What do young school children, computers and the environment have in common? This Thursday 29 October, over 80 kindergarten and Year 2 pupils from Thurgoona Public School (TPS) will team up with education students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) at the wetlands on the University’s environmentally sensitive Thurgoona location to take photos of their adventures in the wetlands and write a digital story together. The students are taking part in an educational experience developed by CSU early childhood lecturer Dr Noella Mackenzie from the CSU Murray School of Education in collaboration with TPS teacher Ms Alison Maguire. Dr Mackenzie said the exercise aimed to combine reading and writing with the environment and using computers in a fun atmosphere. “For some CSU students this is also their first teaching experience, so it will be a very important experience for them, too,” Dr Mackenzie said.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For interviews and pictures with Dr Noella Mackenzie and the CSU and TPS students, contact CSU Media. The TPS pupils will arrive on the CSU Thurgoona site on Thursday 29 October at 10am and work with the CSU students in pairs until 2pm. For interviews with TPS, contact the principal, Ms Anne Nolan.
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27 Oct 2009

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For interviews and pictures with Dr John Rafferty and the ‘Permablitz’ team on Friday 30 October, contact CSU Media. The Inland Learning Experience (ILE) centre is on the CSU Thurgoona site off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
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27 Oct 2009
Charles Sturt University (CSU) staff and students will be out to show school students from Wodonga Middle Years School that anyone from anywhere can aspire to go to the University. The Year 9 students who are from various cultural and lower socio-economic backgrounds will attend a mock lecture, tour facilities on the Albury-Wodonga Campus at Thurgoona and take part in a Permablitz that will be running on site during their visit on Friday 30 October. The students are taking part in the American-based program, Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), which is supported by CSU. “AVID helps students to understand their options and encourages them to continue their education to Year 12 and beyond. It is a ‘can do’ project that works closely with students to raise their self-esteem and create a positive attitude,” said Ms Sandra Boyd, event coordinator and CSU Equity Officer.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For interviews and pictures with Ms Sandra Boyd, contact CSU Media.
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27 Oct 2009
Do you stutter or know someone who does? Charles Sturt University (CSU) staff and students are running intensive stutter treatment sessions for adults in Albury-Wodonga and surrounding areas between Monday 16 November and Friday 20 November. Final-year CSU speech pathology students will be supervised by Albury speech pathologist Ms Lisa Brown, who has conducted similar intensive stutter treatments over recent years and is completing her PhD research on stuttering with CSU’s School of Community Health. “Around one per cent of all Australian adults stutter and it can make communication quite difficult. We will provide strategies and techniques to reduce the impact of stuttering, as well as provide invaluable training for the students,” Ms Brown said. The program starts with an assessment then intensive treatment for the remainder of the week. The program is also open to adults who have been in previous treatment and want to ‘brush up’ on their skills to deal with their stuttering. To take part in the treatment sessions, contact Speech Pathology Clinical Coordinator Ms Marion Vile on (02) 6051 6735 or send an email by Monday 2 November.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

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20 Oct 2009
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic has received a top honour for his services as a leading advocate for heritage and community history in regional NSW. Associate Professor Bruce Pennay, an adjunct academic with the University’s Institute for Land, Water and Society [link] based at Thurgoona, has been awarded the Annual History Citation by the History Council of NSW, the peak body for historians in the State. The citation particularly applauded Professor Pennay’s “research, explanation and promotion of the migrant experience in the post-war years”, especially at the Bonegilla Reception and Training Centre near Albury-Wodonga. This year, Professor Pennay also received a Medal of the Order of Australia in recognition of his service to the Albury-Wodonga community.

Media Officer	: Wes Ward
Telephone	: 02 6051 9906

Media Note: For interviews with Associate Professor Bruce Pennay, contact CSU Media.
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