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Media expert joins communication school
10 Feb 2009
.jpg) Jane Mills, a media practitioner with extensive industry experience, has joined the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Communication as Associate Professor in Communications, Research and Teaching. The Head of School, Associate Professor Rod McCulloch, welcomed the appointment of Professor Mills, saying it is a major step in the development of the School’s higher degree programs and adds considerable depth to the professional and practical experience the School brings to its research and teaching. “Jane’s teaching experience includes film, television, digital media, documentary, radio and journalism, an interdisciplinary approach that will be fundamental to her teaching role within the School,” said Professor McCulloch. Dr Mills’ career roles include Head of Screen Studies at the Australian Film Television and Radio School, arts program presenter for Granada Television in the United Kingdom, and a producer for BBC and Channel 4. She has also been a freelance journalist for The Guardian, The Daily Mirror and The Sunday Times.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Dr Jane Mills. Dr Mills has a production background in documentary film and has written on cinema, censorship, feminism, sex education, sociolinguistics and human rights. Print this story Natural disasters postpone Timor-Leste President's CSU visit
09 Feb 2009
The planned State visit to Australia and to Charles Sturt University (CSU) on Saturday 14 February by His Excellency the President of Timor-Leste, Dr José Ramos-Horta, has been postponed due to the ongoing natural disasters in Australia, including the devastating bushfires in Victoria. The Acting Vice-Chancellor of CSU, Professor Lyn Gorman, said that the University has been advised by representatives of the President that, after consultation with the Office of the Governor-General of Australia, the visit will be postponed to a mutually convenient time later this year. Professor Gorman said, “We fully understand the position of the President and thank him for his wishes for the victims of the Victorian bushfires. We thank the President for his commitment to reschedule his visit later in the year and look forward to welcoming him at that time. Given that this visit was to be the inaugural event of CSU’s 20th anniversary year, the celebrations will now begin with the Official Opening Ceremony at CSU at Wagga Wagga on Thursday 12 March.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Professor Lyn Gorman. CSU will host a range of celebratory events throughout 2009 at its campuses, including the Official 20th Anniversary Opening Ceremony at CSU at Wagga Wagga on Thursday 12 March; the 20th Anniversary Commemoration Dinner at CSU at Bathurst on Tuesday 2 June; the opening of new facilities; a book launch; and other commemorative presentations. Print this story Timor-Leste Consul General visits CSU Bathurst
04 Feb 2009
, Thurs 22.1.09 (re-sized).jpg) The Consul General of Timor-Leste in Australia, Mr Abel Guterres, visited Charles Sturt University at Bathurst recently to discuss plans for the coming visit to the University by His Excellency the President of Timor-Leste, Dr José Ramos-Horta. Head of Campus at CSU Bathurst, Mr Col Sharp, said that Mr Guterres met CSU officials to consider details for Dr Ramos-Horta’s delivery of the 2009 Charles Sturt Oration on Saturday 14 February as the inaugural event of the 20th anniversary year of celebrations at CSU. “We are very excited to have such a distinguished guest as Dr Ramos-Horta visit the University,” Mr Sharp said. “Discussions with Mr Guterres also extended to whether and how the University might be able to assist the development of Timor-Leste by providing courses, training, scholarships and the exchange of academics.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Col Sharp. Print this story Dental facilities take shape
03 Feb 2009
 New buildings at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Orange and Wagga Wagga are rapidly taking shape as the University prepares to welcome the inaugural students in its new dental and oral health therapy courses in 2009. After receiving hundreds of applications from across Australia and overseas, CSU is preparing to fill 40 places in the Bachelor of Dental Science program starting at Orange and 20 places in the Bachelor of Oral Health (Therapy/Hygiene) program starting at Wagga Wagga. “We are thrilled with the calibre of applicants,” said Associate Professor in Oral Health Barbara Taylor. “The student selection process has been very competitive, particularly for dentistry as it included an online questionnaire and interview.” “We had a diverse and skilled applicant pool and are confident this will result in a committed student group,” added the Head of the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Professor Ward Massey. Work on the dentistry buildings in Orange and oral health therapy facilities at Wagga continued over Christmas, as well as progress in the purchase of state-of-the-art equipment such as dental chairs and clinical software.
Media Note: Head of the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Professor Ward Massey is based at CSU in Orange. Associate Professor Barbara Taylor is from the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences in Wagga Wagga. Orientation Week at CSU starts on Monday 16 February. More information is available about the dental and oral health therapy courses here, including staff and facilities. Details of new scholarships for dental students are available here.
Print this story Mining job losses to impact regions
03 Feb 2009
 Communities and regions where mining occurs will be severely affected by the downturn in the Australian mining sector due to the global financial crisis. Mr Tom Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of the Western Research Institute (WRI) at Charles Sturt University at Bathurst, says that with the current contraction of the Chinese economy, the largest customer for Australia’s mineral resources, Australia will face increasing and probably prolonged reduction of revenue from mining. “Our studies indicate that mining jobs create economic multipliers of four to six in surrounding community economies, or more in some instances,” he said. “That means for each mining job lost you can have four to six other jobs lost in a community. This is because mine wages and local spending are so high. Other industries typically have multipliers of around two to three or even less, so mine jobs are very hard to replace.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Tom Murphy. Print this story More student accommodation in Orange
03 Feb 2009
Charles Sturt University (CSU) continues to expand with the construction of new student residences set to commence on the Orange Campus. Joss Construction began works associated with the new residences on 30 January so all major earthmoving will be finished before Orientation week. “Student numbers are constantly increasing at CSU,” said Head of Campus Professor Kevin Parton. “With the introduction of the dentistry degree this year, and more courses planned, the new accommodation will be a pleasing addition to the campus.” The new accommodation will house 40 students and will include study bedrooms, kitchens, common rooms and male and female bathrooms. “Our aim is to enhance the university experience for each student by offering all first year students on campus accommodation,” Professor Parton said. The new accommodation is designed to allow the easy addition of up to 60 more study bedrooms as student demand increases.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story New HSC nursing program launched
03 Feb 2009
A recently launched NSW Higher School Certificate (HSC) Nursing program will see high school students from Orange, Bathurst and Oberon step on Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Orange as enrolled university students this week. The HSC Board Endorsed Nursing Course, in collaboration with the Health e2 Schools, CSU and TAFE, is a link for HSC students interested in pursuing a career in nursing at CSU. “The HSC Nursing program allows Year 12 students to complete two subjects in CSU’s Bachelor of Nursing,” says Susan Bragg from the University’s School of Nursing and Midwifery. “Upon successful completion, students will gain entry to the Bachelor of Nursing and be given credit for the two subjects.”
Media Note: Nine students from Canobolas Rural Technology High School, Orange High, Molong High, Blayney High, Oberon High and Bathurst High will attend on-campus classes at CSU at Orange from February to September, as well as a two week clinical placement, totaling 60 hours, in a health care facility. E2 is a collaboration of five secondary schools in Orange. E2skill is the vocational education arm of e2 and aims to provide curriculum options, which articulate to Certificate III and IV TAFE courses, address local and national skill shortages, encourage school-based apprenticeships and traineeships and capitalise on local industry partnerships. For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Dengue fever not a plague marching south
28 Jan 2009
 Recent media reports of a dengue fever ‘plague’ in northern Queensland are an overstatement of what periodically occurs in that State, according to a senior Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic and member of the Institute for Land, Water and Society. “I don’t see dengue fever marching south from tropical Australia as a great plague, but rather gradually moving with the fluctuations and movements of climate change over many years,” says Professor Kevin Parton. “My work on Ross River fever, a similarly mosquito-borne disease endemic to parts of southern Australia, shows that the virus is present in humans across NSW – which would surprise many people. It becomes more common in certain weather conditions, hence the appearance of an ‘outbreak’. Sure, take public health precautions such as use insect repellent, fix fly screens and tip out standing water around your house, but some current reports are a little sensationalist.”
Media Note: For interview with Professor Kevin Parton, contact CSU Media. See details here on Professor Parton’s work on Ross River fever. Print this story CSU telescope showcases the southern sky in 2009
20 Jan 2009
 The Remote Telescope at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Bathurst has a full calendar of observation events plotted for the UNESCO 2009 International Year of Astronomy, which celebrates 400 years since Galileo first turned a telescope to view the night sky. The initiator and administrator of the CSU telescope, Associate Professor David McKinnon at the CSU School of Teacher Education says that images of the southern night sky through the telescope can be seen via the Internet, weather permitting, around themes that depend on which celestial objects are visible at that time. “The observation calendar centres on special events such as the particular phases of the Moon and planets, as well as requests that are lodged via the Remote Telescope website,” Professor McKinnon said. “This year is a wonderful opportunity for school students and anyone interested in astronomy to access the telescope and website to see planets and other objects as they may never have seen them before.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Associate Professor David McKinnon. The next scheduled observations are on the first clear night between Tuesday 3 and Thursday 5 February when the CSU Remote Telescope will observe the Moon, ‘deep sky objects’ (such as nebulae, star clusters and galaxies), and the planet Saturn with its rings. The first session was broadcast on the night of 3 January, with participants from Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the Netherlands. The CSU Remote Telescope has featured in national and international scientific education awards. Print this story Advertising executive joins communication school
20 Jan 2009
.JPG) An executive with over 25 years experience in the Australian advertising industry says she understands why Charles Sturt University (CSU) advertising and advertising/marketing graduates are so highly sought by the industry. Ms Anne Llewellynn has joined the CSU School of Communication at Bathurst as lecturer in advertising after a career as a senior account director for major agencies including McCann-Erickson, MDO (Mojo) and DDB, where her expertise contributed to the success of a range of national and international products and services in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, consumer goods, banking and finance sectors. “Last year I worked with final year students in the School’s advertising agency Kajulu Communications to prepare complete communications recommendations for real clients,” Ms Llewellynn said. “The presentations and the calibre of the work produced by some of these students were industry standard. The students graduating from this School enter the industry with the highest academic qualifications and hands-on industry experience.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Ms Anne Llewellynn. Print this story |
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