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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 CSU wine for Jimmy Watson trophy
04 Nov 2008
 The Charles Sturt University (CSU) 2007 Shiraz has been nominated for the prestigious Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy at the 2008 Royal Melbourne Wine Show, Australia largest wine show. Fifteen wines were selected in October by a panel of international and national judges. The award for the best red wine of the 2007 vintage is one of the most sought after trophies of the 21 awards available at the show. The CSU 2007 Shiraz is produced with grapes from the University’s vineyard in Orange and is the only NSW wine to be nominated for this year’s Trophy. The wine has already been awarded bronze medals at the Orange Wine Show in October and the Riverina Wine Show in September. CSU Shiraz 2007 will be released at the University’s Cellar Door at Wagga Wagga in mid-November. The winner of the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy will be announced at the Royal Melbourne Wine Show presentation dinner on Thursday 13 November at the Hilton on the Park in Melbourne.
Media Note: For further information, contact CSU Winemaker in Wagga Wagga, Mr Andrew Drumm, on (02) 6933 2241 or CSU Viticulturalist in Orange, Mr Geoffrey Cook, on 0419 407 021. 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 New Professor of Dentistry brings international experience
21 Oct 2008
Media Note: Contact CSU Media for interviews with Professor David Wilson. Print this story Pharmacy prescribes sport for the perfect weekend
21 Oct 2008
Education lectures form a small part of a full program of events for supporters of rural and metropolitan pharmacy on the weekend of Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 October in Orange NSW. The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Pharmacy Foundation has organised a packed itinerary for its 70 guests to Orange, with attendees coming from Sydney and regional NSW. The weekend program includes golf, cricket and the annual CSU Pharmacy Foundation Dinner. Lecture topics focus on health and sport, including podiatry, ergogenic aids in sport, medicines in sport, and the penalties of over indulgence. To continue the theme, former Wallaby rugby union player and celebrated Bathurst physiotherapist Mr Marty Roebuck will speak at the Pharmacy Dinner on Saturday night. “We encourage anyone interested in regional pharmacy to join us,” said CSU Pharmacy Foundation chairman Mr Dick Marris. For more information contact Ms Belinda Boshier on 6338 4680.
Media Note: For interviews contact CSU Media. 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 Clearing up questions on financial meltdown
17 Oct 2008
.jpg) The current financial climate is a popular conversation topic on the streets of Orange, but does anyone really understand what's going on? Charles Sturt University (CSU) finance course coordinator at the School of Marketing and Management, Mr Mark Frost, will give a public lecture next week to help the Orange community understand the financial issues facing Australia and the world. “The lecture is in response to the lack of easy to understand information available to the local community and offers the chance to ask questions on the dire financial situation that faces the global economy,” Mr Frost said. “I will present a public seminar on recent events in the financial markets, discussing what happened and why, and hopefully provide an insight into where to from here.” Mr Frost will draw on 16 years experience in banking where he worked with most of the products linked with financial markets, as well as his recent teaching and research in this area.
Media Note: The public are welcome to attend the lecture which will take place from 12 noon to 1pm on Tuesday 21 October, Lecture Room 1, on the CSU Orange Campus. For interviews contact CSU Media. 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 