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Science demonstrations for small schools
06 Oct 2009
The collaboration between Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Orange and local small schools has produced a successful series of science demonstrations over the past year. The latest school to benefit from the academic knowledge at CSU was Cumnock Public School, with 18 students in Years 4, 5 and 6 visiting the Orange Campus last week for a three-hour demonstration titled ‘Introduction to Micro-organisms’. “The Charles Sturt University academics offer a great hands-on and expert component that isn't always easy to achieve in schools,” said Cumnock Public School teacher Alison Croker.“It was a great experience and one we're very keen to do again.” CSU School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences academics Mr Peter Mills, Dr Yann Guisard, Dr Scott Andrew and Mr Peter Anderson gave the students an understanding of fungi, viruses and bacteria with practical experiments.
Media Note: For interviews please contact CSU Media. Print this story CSU Orange grabs the reins
29 Sep 2009
 Horse lovers are champing at the bit to attend the next school holiday Equine School at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Orange after positive feedback about the previous event. The organiser of the Equine School, Ms Cheryl Gander, from the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences says, “The School caters for all age groups and experience levels. Admissions are open until Wednesday 7 October for the Spring Equine School, which will be held from Tuesday 13 to Friday 16 October.” Participant Ms Rebecca Cady said, “Not only did I receive expert riding instruction which highlighted some riding problems I needed to correct to get my horse working better, I also learnt a lot about my horse's health and nutrition. The School included riding tuition of up to four hours per day in two sessions as well as classroom lessons and practical ground lessons like float loading, working with a young horse, and lunging. Everyone at the camp was so helpful and I made many new friends in those four days.”
Media Note: The four-day school is run by highly regarded and qualified instructors. The Equine Centre at CSU at Orange even has a selection of quiet horses that are available for hire during the School. For enquiries please phone Ms Cheryl Gander on 02 63657 850 or mobile 0417 665 324. Print this story CSU on the ball for grand final
22 Sep 2009
 The football (soccer) coach at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Orange believes the change in demographics at the campus has contributed to the team playing in the Orange District A Grade Competition grand final this Saturday 26 September. Dr Scott Andrew, lecturer at the School of Biomedical Sciences said, "There are definitely more students to select from this year and it has improved our source of players." This is the third year that CSU at Orange has fielded a side in the men’s A Grade competition and the second year for the women's team. Another factor that has helped develop the team has been the new multi-purpose field at CSU’s Orange Campus. “Full flood lighting will be erected around the field next year so we can play night games,” Dr Andrew said. The CSU Orange team is made up of students and two University academics, and is sponsored by Hotel Orange and Hogan’s Pharmacy.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. Print this story Falcon eggs arrive early at CSU
22 Sep 2009
 As the new School of Dentistry and Health Sciences building nears completion below, the peregrine falcons at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Orange have been busily working on their own creations, with three eggs hatched in the campus’s landmark water tower. “We have been working very hard on the completion of a new nesting box, designed and built to ensure more room for the birds to roost, and better access for our cameras,” said Ms Cilla Kinross, a lecturer at the CSU School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences at Orange. “Unfortunately the female falcon has laid her eggs two months earlier than last year, so we weren’t able to install the new roost in time. At least she seems happy with the old roost, otherwise she would not have re-nested in the same box.” If all goes well, the eggs are due to hatch in early October. The sole survivor of two eggs hatched last year was named Migii, the Aboriginal name for ‘lightning’ due to the water tower being struck by lightning a few days prior to it hatching.
Media Note: For interviews or more information contact CSU Media. 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 Recognising years of service
08 Sep 2009
 One of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) most senior academics is among those honoured for his years of service to CSU and its predecessor institutions. The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Ross Chambers is one of 13 staff eligible to receive 20 and 30 year service medals during a ceremony on Friday 11 September in the Convention Centre at CSU at Wagga Wagga from 12.30pm. Professor Chambers joined the Riverina College of Advanced Education (RCAE) in 1979 as an Associate Lecturer in history and politics after studies at the University of Sydney and the School of Slavonic and East European Studies at the University of London. He was appointed a Principal Lecturer at RCAE in 1987. Following the creation of CSU in 1989, Professor Chambers was appointed Head of the School of Humanities and Social Science and in 1992 the Dean of the Faculty of Arts. In 2002 he was appointed to his current position as Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic). “It has been a great privilege to be part of the development of Charles Sturt University and to work with the community of staff and students at the University,” said Professor Chambers. “I have especially appreciated being part of an organisation with a strong commitment to the values of equity in access and participation and of service to its communities.”
Media Note: The service medals are presented to long-serving staff as CSU continues to celebrate its 20th year in 2009. Read more about the 20th anniversary celebrations here. The 20 and 30 year service medals will be presented to staff on Friday 11 September from 12.30pm to 3pm in the Chancellor’s Room, Convention Centre, building 230, near Jingellic Place, CSU, Wagga Wagga. Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Professor Ross Chambers will be overseas during the ceremony and will receive his medal at a later date. Photos of Professor Chambers are available from CSU Media. A second group of staff will also be awarded long service medals from 12.30pm to 3pm at the same venue on Tuesday 22 September.
Print this story Social welfare training more accessible under new University-TAFE deal
01 Sep 2009
Studying for a career in social work in the Riverina is a lot easier thanks to a new agreement that comes into force from Tuesday 1 September. A state-wide agreement between TAFE NSW and Charles Sturt University (CSU) will enable local people interested in a career in social welfare to more easily articulate from TAFE to university studies. The agreement provides Riverina students with a seamless progression between a range of Diploma of Community Services courses at TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and the Bachelor of Social Science (Social Welfare) at CSU. Charles Sturt University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Goulter said, “I welcome this example of Charles Sturt University working more closely with the TAFE sector as an important step in helping increase opportunities for higher education, particularly for people who live in rural and regional Australia. Riverina Institute’s relieving Director Ms Joy Stocker says the agreement is a very positive step toward addressing shortages of qualified community services staff in rural NSW.
Media Note: This agreement was signed by Charles Sturt University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Ian Goulter, and The Hon. Verity Firth, MP, Minister for Education and Training and Minister for Women on Thursday 23 July. There are seven diploma level qualifications available through TAFE NSW Riverina Institute which articulate directly into the social welfare program at CSU. These include Diplomas of Disability, Alcohol and Other Drugs, Community Services, Community Development and Case Management. New diplomas available in 2010, including Mental Health, Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health will also articulate with the CSU degree. In the Riverina, students will be able to complete their two-year TAFE NSW Diploma course and then articulate into the third and final year of the Bachelor qualification at CSU. People wishing to study Diploma of Community Services in 2010 have a matter of weeks to take advantage of this new arrangement. Some new courses require applications, so prospective students are urged to enquire about the course of their choice now. For more information, visit here or call 1300 138 318.
For more information about CSU’s involvement contact Ms Margaret Paton, Senior Communications Officer in the Office of the Vice Chancellor, on 02 6338 4839 or 0437 309 703 or send an email. For further information about the involvement of TAFE NSW Riverina Institute contact Ms Karly Pieper on 0438 287 632 or 02 6938 1223.
Print this story Working against weeds
01 Sep 2009
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic is taking her wide knowledge of the management of invasive weeds to an audience of government and business representatives, academics and volunteers. Professor Leslie Weston is the keynote speaker at the NSW Weeds Conference 2009 on Tuesday 15 September in Narrabri, NSW. Professor Weston will earlier outline her research into the management of invasive weeds and development of natural plant products as pesticides, fungicides, herbicides or insecticides at a seminar at the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 3 September. The EH Graham Centre is a collaborative alliance between CSU and the NSW Department of Industry and Investment. ‘Factors involved in the establishment of invasive weed species - is allelopathy involved?’ is the topic of her seminar at the EH Graham Centre. Professor Weston joined CSU in 2008 as the Strategic Research Professor of Plant Biology. She is based at the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences at CSU at Wagga Wagga.
Media Note: Read more about Professor Leslie Weston here. The seminar at the EH Graham Centre will be held from 3pm on Thursday 3 September in the conference room at the Wagga Wagga Agricultural Institute, Pugsley Place, Wagga Wagga. Professor Weston’s keynote address at the NSW Weeds Conference 2009 will be held from 9am on Tuesday 15 September in The Crossing Theatre, Narrabri. Professor Weston is available for interview on 02 6933 2429.
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