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New scheme falls into student laps
11 Nov 2008
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Health workers visit Vanuatu
11 Nov 2008
Known as the happiest country in the world, Vanuatu residents have a few less teeth to smile with after visiting medical staff extracted over 400 teeth on Tongoa Island in the western Pacific. Charles Sturt University (CSU) final year nursing student Ms Tabitha Pandey recently travelled with 11 other Australian and New Zealand health care workers to take part in a medical camp on the island. “We were amused when we went to look at the centre to find a chicken laying an egg on a bed in the labour ward,” Tabitha reports. “There was no running water or electricity and very little equipment. Despite all this, the camp was a huge success as the locals and travelling medical team pulled together and improvised with what we had.” More than 700 locals were treated by doctors, dentists, eye specialists and counsellors. “Some patients travelled several hours by boat to attend the clinic from a nearby island, which goes to show what little health care is available.”
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Time to correct mistakes of ABC
07 Nov 2008
 The appointment of receivers to manage the private childcare operator ABC Learning Centres represents a prime opportunity for the Rudd government to make right the mistakes of the past, according to a Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic. The childcare operator yesterday went into voluntary administration with the receivers assuring parents that the centres will remain open. “Many early childhood experts had expressed concern about the growing monopoly of ABC, particularly in regional areas,” said Senior Lecturer with the CSU School of Teacher Education Ms Fran Press. “The Commonwealth should show leadership by brokering a deal between the three levels of government and the community sector to ensure the survival of childcare places. Not only would this ensure the retention of much needed childcare places, it would put them in a good position to work toward the fulfilment of election promises concerning the provision of early childhood education.” The fact ABC currently has about 30 per cent of long day care places in Australia is unusual. “No other country entrusts so much childcare to just one provider,” said Ms Press.
Media Note: CSU lecturer Ms Fran Press is available for interview. She is based at CSU in Bathurst. Contact CSU Media on 0439 475 315
Print this story Minister to launch new IT degree
04 Nov 2008
A new information technology (IT) course to be offered by Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst will be launched on Friday 7 November by the Hon. Phillip Costa, MP, NSW Minister for Water, Rural Affairs and Regional Development. The Bachelor of Information Technology (Business Services) degree has been developed by CSU and international computer firm IBM to keep pace with rapidly evolving industry needs and will provide skilled IT professionals for a range of industries. Head of the CSU School of Accounting and Computer Science, Associate Professor Ross Wilson, said, “The degree, which offers a mix of technical and business aspects that reflects what industry is looking for, will be offered from the start of 2009 and will incorporate flexible delivery to facilitate concurrent work experience. All 22 students accepted into the new course will be fully supported by scholarships funded by industry partners IBM, Country Energy and the NSW Department of Lands.”
Media Note: The official launch of the Bachelor of IT (Business Services) degree by the NSW Minister for Water, Rural Affairs and Regional Development, the Hon. Phillip Costa, MP, will take place at 11.30am on Friday 7 November at the James Hardie Room , Centre for Professional Development on the CSU Bathurst Campus. Print this story Marketing Mint money
04 Nov 2008
 cropped & resized.jpg) Five groups of final year marketing students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will deliver marketing plans to representatives of the Royal Australian Mint at a presentation at the Bathurst Campus on Thursday 6 November. Lecturer in marketing at the School of Marketing and Management, Mr Andrew Mashman, explained that following an invitation from Dr Felicity Mullens, Marketing Manager of the Royal Australian Mint, his class of strategic marketing management students travelled to Canberra to inspect the Mint and be briefed about Australia’s diminishing use of coin-based currency, the Mint’s core business. After returning, the students worked in groups for eight weeks to explore marketing strategies and research opportunities the Mint could consider. “Each group will deliver a 20-minute presentation to communicate how they would ensure the longevity of Australia’s premium minting facility,” Mr Mashman said. “The students feel the pressure to perform because of the client’s involvement, and as graduating students they know this will be an important step in their transition into the workforce in 2009.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Andrew Mashman and Dr Felicity Mullens. The presentations by CSU marketing students to representatives of the Royal Australian Mint will be between 12.30pm to 2.30pm at The Grange, CSU Bathurst Campus, on Thursday 6 November. Print this story Regional students get online advice
04 Nov 2008
Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer in management communication Mrs Zelma Bone joined representatives from online career advisory website Career Central Australia on a tour of the NSW Central West last week. “We did a three-day road trip with Career Central visiting schools in Condobolin, Parkes, Forbes, Red Bend, Dubbo, Molong, Canowindra, Cowra and Blayney,” Mrs Bone said. CSU became a sponsor of Career Central Australia last year enabling 2 500 students at thirteen schools in western and central western NSW to become members for a greatly subsidised fee. “By visiting these schools and others, we can promote the benefits of the website which gives young regional people a greater scope of information about possible careers.” See the Careeer Central website here.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Award for promoting affinity in Australian society
28 Oct 2008
 A national award promoting religious harmony and acceptance within Australian society has been bestowed on Charles Sturt University (CSU) lecturer in theology, Associate Professor Clive Pearson. The principal of the United Theological College (UTC) in Sydney, within the CSU School of Theology, received an Australian Affinity Award in September. The award recognised Professor Pearson’s significant contributions in the study of religion, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, and the ‘facilitating' by CSU in this dialogue. Associate Professor Pearson was particularly recognised for his work on the public theology of issues of diversity in Sydney, including analysis of the riots in the Sydney suburb of Cronulla in December 2005. “The United Theological College has been working with Affinity and Sydney’s Islamic community firstly out of concern for the neighbour, for the stranger in our midst and a concern for social cohesion,” said Associate Professor Pearson. “We have attended and presented at each other's conferences because we believe that it is important for a Christian theology to be done these days in the presence of the religious other as well as the secular.”
Media Note: Associate Professor Clive Pearson is on study leave at Princeton University, New Jersey, USA until 31 December. He is one of 12 international scholars selected to be a member of the prestigious Center of Theological Inquiry. He is completing a book on what is a public theology, with reference to Australia. Associate Professor Pearson and fellow UTC lecturer, the Reverend Dr William Emilsen, recently presented papers to the Forum on Public Policy at Oxford University, UK. Associate Professor Pearson’s paper focused on a Christian theological response to the Cronulla riots in dialogue with a range of other sociological, media and criminology analyses. Dr Emilsen's address focussed on religion and teenage suicide bombers. Print this story BBQ to farewell CSU Dubbo nurses
28 Oct 2008
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) will host a barbeque at the Dubbo Campus on Monday 3 November to farewell 18 nursing students who have completed a three-year nursing degree with the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The nursing students have just returned after four weeks focussing on their transitions to becoming registered nurses as they are now eligible to register with the NSW Nurses and Midwives Board. Subject coordinator at the School of Nursing and Midwifery at the Dubbo campus, Ms Lyn Croxon, said “The nursing students received great support from the staff in the hospitals in which they undertook the clinical placement. The University thanks these health settings for the support of our programs as the clinical element is an integral component of the course.” The students originate from Dubbo and the surrounding region, and the majority have accepted positions at Dubbo Base Hospital, Lourdes Hospital, Dubbo Mental Health Unit, and regional hospitals such as Narromine, Gilgandra, Nyngan, Wellington, Warren, and Bathurst. Several students will practice in Newcastle and Tamworth.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Lyn Croxon. Print this story CSU celebrates Dubbo children
24 Oct 2008
Teacher education students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo have spent Children’s Week interacting with school children this week as part of their after-school fieldwork program, which allows undergraduates to gain hands-on experience relevant to their future careers. CSU education lecturer Maria Bennet says the courses prepare students for the modern classroom. “Students are working with the Smith Family, Apollo House and engaging with on-campus playgroup sessions to develop an understanding of children and their needs,” she says. “The program allows our students to network and develop relationships with, and an understanding of, children and their community. These attributes help make a positive difference to children and families.” Children’s Week is a national annual event celebrating the right of children to enjoy childhood.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story New Professor of Dentistry brings international experience
21 Oct 2008
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The tapping sound of typing is replacing the rustle of paper and scratching of pens across lecture theatres in regional Australia as students purchase laptop computers though Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) rebate scheme. CSU is offering a $300 rebate to on campus undergraduate students who purchase a laptop for their studies. Lecturers welcome the rebate scheme. Head of CSU at Dubbo, Mr Gary Shipp, said “The scheme is designed to encourage and assist students make the most of accessing university online systems when visiting and studying on campus. Distance students can take advantage of the scheme when required to attend compulsory residential schools on campus. I hope it will make note taking and assessment writing easier for our students."
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 