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Moving new books from CSU
28 Oct 2008
 Three new books from human movement studies lecturers at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will be launched at the Bathurst Campus on Wednesday 29 October. The books provide insights into the way the human body deals with its heating during exercise and exertion; the personal and cultural meanings of participating in competitive sports in later life; and the way young women view and respond to their bodies, health and physical activity. Head of the School of Human Movement Studies, Associate Professor Frank Marino, said “The significance of these books is that the School of Human Movement Studies believes in being a player in creating knowledge rather than a passive user. It shows to our students that we in the School are at the forefront of research and scholarship, so they should have every confidence that the curriculum they are a part of is cutting edge.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with any of the authors. The book launch is at 12.30pm on Wednesday 29 October in the foyer of the School of Human Movement Studies (N1 – Allen House) at Charles Sturt University at Bathurst. RSVP to Mrs Dale Smith on (02) 6338 4048, dsmith@csu.edu.au by close of business on Tuesday 27 October. The books being launched are:
Thermoregulation and Human Performance: Physiological and Biological Aspects Edited by Associate Professor Frank Marino. This publication provides different interpretations of recent research for a better understanding of the limitations of thermoregulation.
Competing for Life: Older People, Sport and Ageing, by Dr Rylee Dionigi
This book explores the motives, actions and experiences of 138 older Australian Masters Games competitors to expose alternative ways of thinking about sport and ageing, and reflect a society that values competitiveness, youthfulness and physical activity.
Print this story CSU staff and students support Reclaim the Night
28 Oct 2008
The ‘Reclaim the Night’ march in Bathurst on Thursday 30 October will affirm the right for women everywhere to live in freedom from discrimination and fear of violence. One of the march organisers, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Associate Dean of the Faculty of Education at Bathurst, Associate Professor Jo-Anne Reid, said she expected strong support for the march by women students and staff members from the University. “We have had outstanding support by staff and students from CSU faculties, divisions and services for sponsorship and action, and we look forward to an impressive turn-out on the night. The aim of this year's march is to mark the thirtieth anniversary of Reclaim the Night, and for women, men and children of the Bathurst community to come together to peacefully protest against sexual violence towards women and children, and to promote women’s strength and survival.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor Jo-Anne Reid. All community members are welcome to attend to support the ‘Reclaim the Night’ march, which will commence at 6.30pm on Thursday 30 October in Machattie Park with speeches, singing and performances. Refreshments will also be available before the march sets off along George, Russell, William, Bentinck and Howick Streets, returning to Machattie Park by 8.30pm for more singing by candlelight. The event is expected to conclude by 9pm. All donations will go to the Central West Women’s Health Centre Emergency Fund to support Bathurst women and children in crisis. Print this story New Professor of Dentistry brings international experience
21 Oct 2008
Media Note: Contact CSU Media for interviews with Professor David Wilson. Print this story Industry prize for CSU journalism student
21 Oct 2008
.jpg) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) journalism student has won an award from the Australian Press Council (APC) for ‘outstanding achievement in a subject related to the objects of the Council’. Lecturer in journalism at the CSU School of Communication, Mr Chris McGillion, said that what makes Ms Stephanie Boulet’s APC Prize unusual is that she is a third-year broadcast student, not a print student. “Stephanie was nominated by journalism staff at the School of Communication on the basis of her outstanding academic transcripts and an essay she wrote concerning the ethics of covering Aboriginal issues,” Mr McGillion said. “The Press Council accepted my recommendation even though she is a broadcast major because of the importance of ethics and journalism. This award to a broadcast student demonstrates, in a sense, the APC's appreciation of the continuing merging of traditional print and broadcast media, and how ethical journalism underpins both." Ms Boulet, who is from Castle Hill in Sydney, will be presented with a certificate and a cheque for $300 from the APC by Head of the School of Communication, Mr Rod McCulloch, on Tuesday 21 October.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Print this story Work Safe Awareness at CSU Bathurst Campus
21 Oct 2008
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will stage a range of activities sponsored by its Bathurst Campus Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S) Committee to mark Safe Work Australia Week (19-25 October). CSU OH&S Committee spokesperson, Ms Carissa Michel, said that work-related injury, illness and death can be prevented through the adoption of safer work practices. “Safety is everybody’s business, and as part of the national workplace safety awareness week we encourage all Charles Sturt University staff and students to concentrate on safety to reduce workplace death, injury and disease. The focus of activities on the Bathurst Campus will be a free sausage sizzle on the library lawn from 12 noon until 2pm on Wednesday 22 October, with various safety activities, giveaways and work safety information available. We also urge all staff to complete their OH&S Workplace Inspection or Safety Management Plan, to meet with their Campus OH&S Committee members, and for all staff and students to report any hazards they identify,” Ms Michel said.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. This Safe Work Australia Week event is supported by the University’s Chemical Safety Committee and the Radiation Safety Committee. Over 140 000 Australians are seriously injured at work every year and more than 250 die as a result of work-related injuries. Many more die as a result of work-related disease such as mesothelioma. Seventeen in every 1000 employees will be off work for at least a week due to work-related injury and disease, with two of these needing over six months off work to recover from their injuries or illness. More information can be found here.
Print this story 'Asparagus' premieres in Bathurst
21 Oct 2008
 A new play that examines the impact of war, politics, economic growth and the vision of three significant Australian writers on three generations of a Bathurst family will premiere in Bathurst on Thursday 23 October. ‘Asparagus’ is written by Mr Ray Harding, a theatre/media lecturer at the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Communication, with assistance from another CSU lecturer, historian Dr Robin McLachlan, from the School of Social Sciences and Liberal Studies. The play’s author said, “Coming to Bathurst has been an object lesson for me in what the play’s director, Bill Blaikie, a former CSU theatre/media lecturer, calls 'looking for the poetry beneath our own feet'. There is a wealth of fascinating stories laden with dramatic possibilities here which we have only just begun to mine." The Bathurst Theatre Company production of ‘Asparagus’ will be performed at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre from Thursday 23 to Saturday 25 October, starting at 8pm.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Tickets can be purchased at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, William St, Bathurst, or booked by phoning (02) 6333 6161. Print this story Education for Sustainability conference at CSU
21 Oct 2008
.jpg) The Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Teacher Education will stage a conference about environmental sustainability at the Bathurst Campus on Friday 24 October. Ms Jan Page, lecturer at the School of Teacher Education, said the conference, Education for Sustainability: Connecting Classrooms and Communities, will provide practical ideas for teachers and community members to adapt and adopt. “The focus is on ways that education for environmental sustainability can be used as an integrating tool for both the school curriculum and for connecting classrooms and communities. The conference is particularly timely given the attention that environmental issues are receiving, and aims to raise the importance of environmental education in schools,” Ms Page said. The conference will include a panel discussion with teachers who have experience of implementing environmental initiatives in schools.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Jan Page. The conference, Education for Sustainability: Connecting Classrooms and Communities, is from 9am to 3.30pm on Friday 24 October at the James Hardie Room at the CSU Centre for Professional Development (building S17). Conference guest speakers include Ms Lis Bastion (Creating a vision for a post peak world), Dr Anne Kerle (Habitat Watch: community involvement in caring for terrestrial biodiversity), Ms Meg Leathart, from Warrumbungles Environmental Education Centre (Too much too soon vs the right stuff at the right time: stages in ecological literacy), and Ms Sue Clarke, from Netwaste (What a lot of rubbish! Teaching waste management). Print this story Administrator visits from CSU in Ontario
21 Oct 2008
 An administrator from Charles Sturt University in Ontario, Canada, is visiting Australia to meet staff at the University to gain a better understanding of its systems, procedures and operational requirements. Mrs Jan Cahusac, an administrative officer who supports staff and the Head of School at the CSU Ontario School of Education, is spending 16 days in Australia and will divide her time between CSU at Bathurst and at Wagga Wagga. “This is my first visit to Australia and it’s fabulous,” Mrs Cahusac said. “I started at Charles Sturt University in Ontario when it began and it is wonderful to at last meet face-to-face with Faculty of Education colleagues here with whom I’ve been communicating by email for the last three years. I’m gaining many insights into how the University operates and how I can better integrate our work.” In 2008, there are 203 students studying the Bachelor of Primary Education Studies at the CSU Ontario School of Education at Burlington, Ontario.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Print this story HSC students search online for answers
20 Oct 2008
.jpg) For NSW senior high school students, the Higher School Certificate is the ultimate challenge and when competing against thousands of other students for limited university places, the more resources they can access the better. In the past, the Internet has not been seen as a consistently credible source of information for materials, but now teachers are encouraging students to get extra help online. In 2007, the Charles Sturt University (CSU) hosted website NSW HSC Online delivered 13 million pages to users, offering information to students, teachers and parents, with 2008 figures indicating even higher access, despite slightly fewer HSC enrolments. CSU lecturer and NSW HSC Online project coordinator Mr Bob Dengate believes that students and teachers benefit greatly from the site. "With material for 48 HSC subjects, supplemented by advice on study strategies and the availability of past examination papers and markers' comments, figures for this month are expected to approach two million pages."
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Drug and alcohol awareness at CSU Bathurst Campus
15 Oct 2008
The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Bathurst Campus Health Promotion Service is holding a free ‘Chill Out’ barbeque on the library lawn at 11.30am on Thursday 16 October to promote awareness of mental health, sexual health, and alcohol and other drug issues. CSU spokesperson and University nurse, Ms Kathryn Foster, said October is Mental Health Month at CSU and this promotion has been designed to bring in relevant organisations to encourage a closer link between the University and the wider community. “Often, mental health issues can influence students’ intake of alcohol and drugs, leading to poor sleep, course failure, violence and unsafe sex,” she said. “So it is important for everyone to be aware of the services available in our community to help when stress, anxiety or depression are affecting our daily lives.” A range of services and personnel will be present to advise students and guide activities.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. Ms Foster will be present to speak to students and staff about women’s health and sexual health services available, and to distribute showbags and other resources. Police officers from the Chifley Area Command in Bathurst will be cooking the barbeque, while alcohol and other drug (A&OD) workers from the Greater Western Area Health Service will serve ‘mocktails’. Ms Michelle Warn will represent the Magistrates Early Referral Into Treatment (MERIT) and the Rural Alcohol Diversion (RAD) programs. headspace will promote mental health services for young people, and the Road Safety Officer from Bathurst Regional Council, Ms Iris Dorsett, will promote awareness of the dangers of alcohol and drug use particularly when driving. Print this story |
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As the start of the Charles Sturt University (CSU) dental and oral health courses approach in February 2009, the University has added the international experience of Professor David Wilson to its teaching staff. Professor Wilson is a professor in dentistry and health science (oral and maxillofacial pathology). He has joined CSU at Orange from the International Medical University in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Professor Wilson has also worked in Australia, Canada, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and has about 30 years undergraduate and postgraduate teaching experience in oral pathology. He maintains ongoing clinical practice and research into specialist diagnostic oral histopathology. His research interests include oral cancer, oral diseases and forensic odontology. The new courses offered through the CSU 