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Scholarships open university to more
17 Nov 2009
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) is providing scholarships in 2010 to assist students to meet the costs of study. CSU Equity Scholarships (CSUES) worth $2 000 a year are open to undergraduate or postgraduate students from low socio-economic backgrounds. Indigenous Access Scholarships (IAS) are valued at $4 253 for Indigenous students enrolled in courses on campus or by distance education. Recipients of the IAS also automatically receive a four year Commonwealth-funded scholarship. CSU’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), Professor Ross Chambers says the scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis. “The scholarships reflect CSU’s commitment to enhance the communities of rural, regional and Indigenous Australia by making it possible for a greater number of students to participate in tertiary education,” said Professor Chambers.
Media Note: Further information and guidelines on the scholarships can be found at CSU’s Student Services Equity website here. Applications for First Session 2010 CSUES and IAS are open with the University Admissions Centre of NSW. Late applications close 30 November 2009.
Print this story Improving beef herd health
10 Nov 2009
 A new survey aimed at improving animal health and treatment of beef cattle is being conducted by Charles Sturt University (CSU), the EH Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation, and the Hume Livestock Health and Pest Authority. The survey entitled ‘Animal Health and Treatment of Beef Cattle’ was recently distributed to 1 600 farmers in the Hume region. The study aims to evaluate how beef farmers assess animal health, and what sources of information they use to select the best treatment for their cattle. This information will be used to ensure best practice in animal healthcare and treatment. As part of the study, all beef farmers are invited to the inaugural Annual EH Graham Centre Beef Field Day on Tuesday 1 December at CSU at Wagga Wagga. The program includes several short presentations on issues such as animal health, pasture growth and economics. There will be four workshops on the following topics: How do you benchmark your own farm?; Why should I bother about pestivirus in my herd?; How to plan the best worm control; and Successful reproduction management. This free event will be hosted annually.
Media Note: The full program for the Annual EH Graham Centre Beef Field Day can be found here. Registration is not required for the short presentations but registration is required for the four workshops. Please register by sending an email. Further information is available from Dr Jan Lievaart, lecturer in veterinary epidemiology at the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences ( at CSU at Wagga Wagga and Research Fellow with the EH Graham Centre on 0447 636 001 or send an email. The EH Graham Centre is a collaborative alliance between CSU and Industry & Investment NSW. Print this story Plea for action for wetlands
08 Nov 2009
 Globally, the rate of loss of freshwater wetlands exceeds that of any other ecosystem and predicted climate change will greatly exacerbate the trend in the future. According to Charles Sturt University (CSU) vertebrate ecologist Dr Iain Taylor, wetlands provide invaluable ecosystem services to humans throughout the world and are essential habitats for an amazing diversity of flora and fauna. “Many species of water birds are in serious decline and the on-going drought in southeast Australia has caused a massive and probably irreversible decline in most of the larger water birds such as egrets, ibises and spoonbills,” he said. Dr Taylor is the convener of the international conference, Wetlands and Waterbirds: Managing for Resilience in Leeton in the Riverina region of NSW from Monday 9 November. Also presenting at the conference is CSU wetland ecologist Professor Max Finlayson who said climate change will place many wetlands and species under further pressure from rising temperatures and changes to their water regimes as rainfall patterns change. “If anything we should be constructing or restoring more wetlands, not degrading those that are left. They are valuable and have been under stress for far too long,” said Professor Finlayson, Director of CSU’s Institute for Land, Water and Society.
Media Note: To arrange interviews contact CSU Media. The Wetlands and Waterbirds Conference will be held from Monday 9 to Wednesday 11 November at the Leeton Soldiers Club in Leeton. CSU academics presenting at the conference are Professor Max Finlayson, Dr Iain Taylor, Professor Mark Morrison and PhD students Maria Bellio and Anna Lukasiewicz. The conference program is available here. For media inquiries on Tuesday 10 November and Wednesday 11 November contact Ms Tracey Valensis on 0407 262 496. The Fivebough and Tuckerbil Swamps are internationally recognised wetlands under the Ramsar Convention and home to large waterbird populations, just minutes from Leeton.
Print this story Taking it off for men's health
05 Nov 2009
 Student leaders at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga will reveal more than usual when they unveil a 2010 calendar to raise money for men’s health. The male Residential Advisors or RAs will launch their nude calendar from 2.30pm on Friday 6 November. Funds raised from the sale of the $10 calendars will go to support the annual Movember campaign highlighting men’s health issues, specifically prostate cancer and depression in men. The RAs featured in the calendar will be on hand at CSU at Wagga Wagga on Friday 6 November to autograph their favourite month. During the event, students who participated in the Moctober Challenge – Grow or Design a Mo’ - from Friday 9 October to Friday 6 November will participate in a final shave-off and celebrate with a barbecue. The calendar launch and final shave-off for Moctober will be held near the student canteen, building 20, near car park 2, Darnell Smith Drive, CSU at Wagga Wagga.
Media Note: The annual fundraising appeal, Movember was held in October by CSU students at Wagga Wagga instead of November due to end of year exams. The Moctober Challenge and the RAs nude 2010 calendar are supported by the University’s Division of Student Services’ Health Promotion Service, CSU Print and 37 local business houses from the Wagga Wagga community. Further information is available from CSU Health Promotions Officer Ms Coleen Pearce on 0409 037 831 or Head Resident and pharmacy student Mr Lloyd Smith on 0411 445 366. Through its Residential Support Scheme on each campus, CSU employs senior students as RAs to provide care and welfare for student residents. Read more here.
Print this story Region served well by radiographers
03 Nov 2009
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) academics and medical imaging students will be present to discuss a career in medical imaging when Regional Imaging Riverina holds an open day in Wagga Wagga on Sunday 8 November - the day in 1895 when Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen discovered x-rays - as part of National Radiographers and Radiation Therapists Week (Monday 2 to Sunday 8 November). Radiographers are the health professionals who operate x-ray, mammogram or ultrasound diagnostic technologies. CSU medical imaging students will also mark the Week with their annual end of year dinner at 6.30pm on Wednesday 4 November at the University’s Convention Centre. “There are around 40 radiographers working in Wagga Wagga alone,” said Mrs Kelly Spuur, lecturer with the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences at CSU at Wagga Wagga. Mrs Spuur is course coordinator of the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Medical Imaging) and a former radiographer with Regional Imaging Riverina (RIR). “Given the national and international shortage of radiographers, our region is fortunate to have this many professionals working in local private practice and public hospitals.” The open day is an opportunity for the local community to tour the facility at Calvary Hospital which includes a 16 channel short bore MRI scanner, 16 slice CT and digital mammography unit. Radiographers will also be on hand to discuss their work.
Media Note: The open day will be held in Regional Imaging Riverina, Calvary Hospital, 36 Hardy Avenue, Wagga Wagga from 11am to 2pm on Sunday 8 November. A sausage sizzle will be available. Entry is by gold coin donation. All the money raised will go to The World Radiography Education Trust Fund to assist in the provision of textbooks to radiographers in developing countries. CSU lecturer Mrs Kelly Spuur is available for interview on 02 6933 2667 or send an email. CSU has offered postgraduate and undergraduate education and training for medical imaging scientists or radiographers for 31 years. Print this story Photo exhibit explores melancholic landscapes
03 Nov 2009
 Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic and artist Mr Jamie Holcombe will explore his photographic exhibition Civic Melancholy in a public seminar at CSU at Wagga Wagga from 3.10pm on Wednesday 4 November. The exhibition, which will be officially opened by CSU lecturer Mr David Gilbey at 6pm on Saturday 14 November in the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, focuses on large-scale urban landscapes in the Riverina. During the seminar, the artist will present an overview of the project’s evolution, drawing on his ongoing PhD research into the concept of the melancholy in photography, with particular reference to urban landscape in regional community environments. “This body of work is a personal response to my surroundings,” said Mr Holcombe. “After a long period of passive observation, this exhibition represents an interchange with the region that I now call home.” Mr Holcombe lectures in photography and digital imaging in the School of Visual and Performing Arts at CSU at Wagga Wagga.
Media Note: The exhibition Civic Melancholy will run in the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga from Friday 13 to Sunday 24 November. The seminar from 3.10pm Wednesday 4 November by Mr Jamie Holcombe will be held in the School of Visual and Performing Arts theatrette, building 21, near car park 2, Darnell Smith Drive, CSU, Wagga Wagga. The seminar is part of the School of Visual and Performing Arts Seminar Series. Read more here. Print this story Walk early, walk often
03 Nov 2009
 Staff and students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga are being encouraged to participate in a Walk at Work on Thursday 5 November. The University’s Occupational, Health and Safety (OH&S) Committee at Wagga Wagga has reshaped the annual national Walk to Work Day to try to get staff and students out and about for a brisk four kilometre walk before a hearty but healthy breakfast at the University. “It would be wonderful to see as many staff and students as possible take part in this exercise within their work environment and to take advantage of the walks around the local campus,” said OH&S Committee presiding officer Mrs Marion Kater.
Media Note: The Walk at Work will commence from 7.15am from the quadrangle near the Division of Student Services, building 20 near car park 2, Darnell Smith Drive, CSU, Wagga Wagga. Participants should arrive at 7am for the 7.15 am start. The walk includes Tabbita Walk, Keajura Walk, Walla Walk, Valder Way, Pine Gully Road, Pugsley Place, Nathan Cobb Drive, cross country back to the starting point. The Walk at Work event is organised by the OH&S Committee at CSU at Wagga Wagga. Print this story Scholarships for TAFE students to study at CSU
27 Oct 2009
 TAFE students who have enrolled in or recently completed Diploma and Advanced Diploma courses at TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, the Canberra Institute of Technology and TAFE Western can now win scholarships to further their education at Charles Sturt University (CSU). Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) at CSU, Professor Ross Chambers, says applications for the 12 scholarships, each worth $2 500, are available for 2010, with four scholarships available at each institution. “The CSU University Pathway Scholarship Program is part of the University’s ongoing commitment to create strong education pathways and collaboration from TAFE to University in our regional cities and regions,” says Professor Chambers. Institute Director at TAFE NSW Riverina Institute, Ms Rosemary Campbell, acknowledges that CSU and Riverina Institute have become great educational partners. “We have a rich range of integrated programs which are envied across Australia,” Ms Campbell says. Applications will close on Friday 27 November, with offers due to be made to successful TAFE students on Friday 11 December.
Media Note: For an interview with Professor Ross Chambers or Ms Rosemary Campbell, contact CSU Media. Information about the scholarship, including guidelines and the application form, can be found here.
Print this story Has it really been 50 years?
27 Oct 2009
“Lock up your daughters, the Aggies are in town”, was the rumour that spread through town in 1959 when the students of Wagga Wagga Agricultural College, a predecessor of Charles Sturt University (CSU), visited Wagga for a social occasion. These and other fond memories will be shared when the Class of 1959 gets together for their 50-year reunion at CSU at Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 28 October. Organiser Mr Ian Mashman expects 29 of the graduating 33 students will attend, bringing along years of memories, reflections and yarns on what their lives have become. “Two of our class went on to earn PhDs and we’ve managed to contribute to subsequent generations with 181 grandchildren between us,” he said. “About 13 of us became long-term farmers, and with few exceptions the balance worked in associated agricultural and viticultural industries,” said Mr Mashman. While life is vastly different for the agricultural science students of 2009, back in 1959 there were only five cars on campus. But Mr Mashman reflects, “I don’t think that much has changed, we had great fun in those days”.
Media Note: Emeritus Professor Ted Wolfe will host the Class of 1959 reunion festivities at Wagga Wagga Campus on Wednesday 28 October. The class members have contributed to a book, which collates the memories and lives of almost all of the class. Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Ian Mashman or Emeritus Professor Ted Wolfe. Print this story Taking education research to the world
27 Oct 2009
Charles Sturt University (CSU) academics have a new opportunity to bring their education research to the forefront of international efforts in Indigenous, rural and remote, and environmental education. Professor Jo-Anne Reid, Associate Dean of the CSU Faculty of Education at Bathurst, and President of the Australian Association for Research in Education, said the newly established World Education Research Association (WERA) is a worldwide network of education researchers which will bring together the very best of education research. “We live in a global world and education in Australia can only benefit from being a part of this international body,” Professor Reid said. “These collaborations extend and enrich our own knowledge across all fields of education.” One study currently underway which has the potential for global application is TERRAnova, an Australian Research Council-funded project run in collaboration with researchers from four Australian universities looking at the factors which appear to make a difference in attracting and retaining teachers in rural communities. “Our nationwide study is focusing on schools in communities that have been nominated as successful in attracting and retaining good teachers. This is truly a global issue that, through research, can impact positively on our future as a nation, as well as internationally,” she said.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Professor Jo-Anne Reid. Professor Reid is also co-editor of the Asia-Pacific Journal of Teacher Education and a member of RIPPLE, Research into Professional Practice, Learning and Education. Print this story |
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