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Paramedic research workshop
06 Oct 2009
 Paramedics from around NSW and interested academics will attend a workshop at Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Wednesday 7 October to foster research in the management and operation of ambulance services. Associate Professor Peter O’Meara, the Associate Head of the CSU School of Biomedical Sciences at Bathurst, said, “CSU is hosting the Pre-hospital Research Workshop with the aim to enhance research opportunities that might lead to improved service delivery and outcomes. This is an expanding field with much potential for practical action research”. Workshop participants will explore the formulation of research questions and hear research presentations about qualitative and quantitative research from Professor O’Meara and from two prominent visiting academics; Professor Malcolm Woollard, the Visiting Professor of Pre-hospital from Coventry University in the United Kingdom, and Mr Lawrence Brown, from the United States, a Research Fellow at James Cook University in Queensland.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor Peter O’Meara. The Pre-hospital Research Workshop will be held at the Centre for Professional Development at CSU at Bathurst from 12.30pm Wednesday 7 October. Print this story CSU Koori Admissions Program
06 Oct 2009
.jpg) Aboriginal students considering a tertiary degree are encouraged to apply for Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Koori Admissions Program (KAP) within the next week to ensure they are considered for study in 2010. The annual KAP is an alternative entry program designed specifically for Indigenous students. The KAP provides potential students with a supportive and caring environment to assess whether or not they are likely to be suited to university life. It is free of charge to eligible participants, with travel, meal and accommodation costs funded by the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training. Students who successfully complete the KAP will be offered a place in their chosen course at any CSU campus or via distance education. Koori students interested in being part of the program should register their interest with the University’s Indigenous Student Services (ph 6338 4236) in the coming weeks or visit here.
Media Note: For interviews or more information please contact CSU Media. Print this story New rain water tank boosts CSU sustainability
06 Oct 2009
.JPG) As part of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) commitment to enhancing and ensuring its future environmental sustainability, a new 22 700 litre tank has been installed at the Transport Office at the Bathurst Campus to harvest rainwater to clean the University’s fleet of vehicles. The tank and related equipment were purchased with a $5 000 grant funded under the CSU Sustainability Grants program. The manager of CSU Green, Mr William Adlong, said, “The Bathurst Campus rainwater tank is the first project to be completed under CSU’s new Sustainability Grants, which are available for different projects across CSU’s campuses. The water tank will enable the University to keep vehicles presentable even if local water restrictions are imposed. Also, we hope that the tank will be a visual reminder to staff and students of the range of actions they might consider to help us conserve water and energy and reduce our ecological footprint”.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr William Adlong. Print this story CSU team at 2009 Uni Games on Gold Coast
29 Sep 2009
 When the Australian University Games began on the Gold Coast on Monday 28 September, Mr Charles Croucher, a Charles Sturt University (CSU) journalism student at the School of Communication at Bathurst, had the important role of Master of Ceremonies at the opening ceremony held at Sea World. CSU is represented by a team of 140 students from its campuses at Albury-Wodonga, Wagga Wagga, Bathurst and Orange. They are competing in athletics, basketball, beach volleyball, fencing, handball, hockey, lawn bowls, rugby union 7s, netball, touch football, ultimate frisbee, volleyball and water polo. Manager of the CSU team and student support officer at CSU at Orange, Mr Nik Granger, said, “We anticipate strong performances from the women’s basketball, women’s hockey, rugby union 7s and men’s water polo. Two of our recently enrolled international students will be competing in handball and water polo.” Go, CSU, go!
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The Australian University Games run from Monday 28 September to Saturday 3 October 2009. Print this story A return to Bathurst for Circus Oz co-director
24 Sep 2009
 When Australia’s famous Circus Oz performs in Bathurst on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 September as the resident professional company for the 2009 Catapult Festival, its co-director Mr Mike Finch returns with it to where his career began. As a graduate of the Charles Sturt University (CSU) theatre/media course at the School of Communication at Bathurst, Mr Finch says, “My current job as Artistic Director and co-Chief Executive Officer of Circus Oz was a direct result of the CSU theatre/media course. It simply gave me permission to turn those things I enjoyed doing into a career. The drive and commitment of the staff of the theatre/media course, and the various communications disciplines around it, and our access to the theatre/media resources directly led to the creation of Circus Monoxide as an entirely CSU theatre/media graduate project that went on to become a significant contemporary Australian circus. If it wasn’t for that group of people and those resources - the workshops, students and staff - Circus Monoxide would never have come to life, and I definitely wouldn’t be doing what I do now. The thing I love about Circus Oz is that there’s something for everyone and from so many angles - it never gets boring.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Circus Oz co-director and CSU graduate Mr Mike Finch. Print this story Catapult Festival returns to Bathurst
22 Sep 2009
Students from the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Communication will fill several roles in the biennial Catapult Festival for young performers which will launch in Bathurst on Wednesday 23 September. To fulfil requirements for their major work research projects, which are marked by an external examiner for the subject ‘theatre/media workshop’, third-year students in the theatre/media course, Ms Georgia Prince, Ms Stephanie McLelland, and Ms Alice James, are working directly with Ms Kylie Shead, the festival coordinator and creative producer of the Local Stages program at the Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre. “The Catapult Festival is a truly national festival now, with performing groups travelling from most Australian states and territories to participate,” Ms Shead said. “The contribution of CSU theatre/media students is invaluable. In addition to the third-year students, all second-year students in the subject ‘devised theatre’ contribute in a variety of production roles that form the basis of an assessment for them in that subject.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews. The Catapult Festival is co-hosted by the School of Communication theatre/media course. Circus Oz is the resident professional company for 2009, and Board members of the Australian Circus and Physical Theatre Association (ACAPTA) will attend. The first Catapult Festival in 2005 received vital financial support from the then CSU Mitchell Foundation Trust, and has subsequently received numerous grants from national and state arts funding bodies. Print this story Redkite scholarship for CSU journalism graduate
22 Sep 2009
A former Charles Sturt University (CSU) journalism student has been awarded a $500 scholarship by leading childhood cancer support charity Redkite to assist her to advance her career. Ms Angela Lavoipierre, who studied journalism at the CSU School of Communication at Bathurst, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia just before she began her Higher School Certificate. Despite receiving chemotherapy and treatment throughout school and university, Ms Lavoipierre has worked hard and excelled at her studies. “I’m surprised and delighted to receive this scholarship and intend to use it to undertake freelance work,” Ms Lavoipierre said. “I plan to focus my stories on social justice issues in remote parts of New South Wales as they are often missed because they are too far out of the way for media attention.” Ms Lavoipierre is currently working as a journalist at ABC Radio News in Sydney.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Angela Lavoipierre. Redkite is one of Australia’s leading childhood cancer support charities and has been providing professional care for over 25 years to children, young people and their families by providing essential support services which are responsive to families’ needs. Redkite receives no government funding and relies entirely on the generosity of the community to provide these services. The 2009 Redkite Scholarship Program is made possible through the support of Merrill Lynch, and 29 scholarships were awarded nationally. For more information on Redkite and the Dare to Dream Scholarship Program, click here. Print this story CSU leads at Tour de Timor
08 Sep 2009
 Staff and students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) successfully flew the flag at the inaugural cycling race Tour de Timor held recently in Timor Leste (East Timor). CSU student Mr Neil Van der Pleog from Mount Beauty in Victoria won the 450-kilometre race around the country. CSU students and staff also provided extensive physiotherapy services for competitors throughout the tough event. Started by President Dr Jose Ramos-Horta in the capital Dili, the five day event took cyclists through the nine regions of Timor before returning to Dili. At the hilliest stage of the race, riders climbed to 1 850 metres. Two third year Bachelor of Physiotherapy students Mr Tom Bidstrup and Ms Rachael McLeod and physiotherapy lecturer Mr Tim Retchford from the School of Community Health at CSU at Albury-Wodonga provided physiotherapy services for the 350 competitors. Many of the riders were international participants who were attracted to Timor Leste for the gruelling US$75 000 event. “The Tour de Timor coincided with the celebration of the 10 years since East Timor's independence vote,” said Mr Retchford. “Locals lined Dili’s streets up to 10 deep to cheer the riders as they crossed the finish line.”
Media Note: CSU physiotherapy lecturer Mr Tim Retchford and the physiotherapy students are available for interview tomorrow, Wednesday 9 September, before they go on clinical placement outside the Albury-Wodonga region. Contact CSU Media. The physiotherapy program runs through the School of Community Health at CSU at Albury-Wodonga.
Print this story Gifted designer honoured
08 Sep 2009
 An artist and Charles Sturt University (CSU) student has been named as a finalist in Australia’s richest design prize. PhD student Mr Rohan Nicol from Wagga Wagga is one of 10 finalists in the prestigious Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award. With his entry, Peppered Sunlight Mr Nicol will compete for the first prize of a $30 000 grant and a trip to Milan to attend the Salone del Mobile furniture fair in April 2010. The prize is dedicated to recognising and rewarding excellence in design, improving and promoting awareness of design and improving the commercial success of talented Australians. Peppered Sunlight is a large pendant light inspired by ‘dappled light that filters through trees’. Through the School of Visual and Performing Arts at CSU at Wagga Wagga, Mr Nichol is researching a financially sustainable model of studio-based craft and design practice by engaging with the Australian manufacturing industry in regional Australia. Read more here.
Media Note: In 2009, Ph student Rohan Nichol was awarded funding from the Australia Council. Read more here.
He is available for interview on 0416 362 133. Finalists in the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award will present their entries to a panel of judges in October. The overall winner will be announced on Wednesday 18 November. The works will then be included in the Design Discovery Award Exhibition at the Establishment Hotel in Bridge Lane, Sydney from Monday 9 until Monday 30 November and in Melbourne and Brisbane in early 2010. Read more about the Bombay Sapphire Design Discovery Award here.
Print this story Making sense of learning in the early years
08 Sep 2009
 A consortium led by Charles Sturt University (CSU) based in Australia, has developed the nation's first framework for early child education and care services for the Australian federal government. Sub Dean of CSU’s Faculty of Education, Professor Jennifer Sumsion will discuss Belonging, Being and Becoming - Early Years Learning Framework at a public lecture to be presented at 4.30pm on Wednesday 9 September at CSU’s Burlington site. “Since late 2008 and for over six months we consulted with teachers, parents and various private and government agencies on how the framework could best support the learning of young pre-school children and enhance the professional practice and status or early childhood educators,” Professor Sumsion said. Read more about the Early Years Learning Framework here.
Media Note: The public presentation will be held from 4.30 to 6.30pm on Wednesday 9 September at CSU in Ontario, 860 Harrington Court, Burlington, Ontario. Call 905 333 4955 or send an email for directions and further information. Read more about the CSU Ontario School of Education here. Print this story |
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