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Casella art competition
07 Apr 2009
 Melbourne artist Mr Warren Lane has been named the winner of the 2009 Casella Art Prize at the Griffith Regional Art Gallery. Judge and Head of the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Visual and Performing Arts, Associate Professor Margaret Woodward, selected Lane’s work, The Accidental Activist to win the $2 500 Casella Art Prize for Excellence in Painting. "The exhibition's theme of urban and built environment has an important role to play in how we understand and reflect the places we inhabit, visit and construct,” said Professor Woodward. “Skilfully executed and very firmly set in an urban environment, Lane's painting invites us to consider the tension between the natural and built environment and to be mindful of the natural world in contemporary urban life.” Now in its fourth year, the Casella Art Prize aims to support new, emerging and established artists within Australia. The exhibition will run at the Griffith Regional Art Gallery until Sunday 26 April.
Media Note: For interviews, contact CSU Media. Print this story Vale Sheila Swain, AM
31 Mar 2009
The Charles Sturt University (CSU) community was saddened to hear of the recent death of Mrs Sheila Swain, AM. Mrs Swain was first appointed to the Council of Mitchell College of Advanced Education, a predecessor institution of CSU, in 1981. She became Deputy Chair in 1984 and was Chair from 1986 to 1988. The building housing the School of Nursing and Midwifery on the University’s Bathurst Campus was named after Mrs Swain in 2000. Mrs Swain was a councillor on Hunters Hill Municipal Council in Sydney from 1971 to 1991, becoming the first woman elected mayor of the suburb in 1980-82 and was re-elected in 1987-89. She was also active in the Australian Local Government Women's Association - as treasurer, secretary, president of the NSW branch and later national president. In 1986 Mrs Swain was named Outstanding Woman of the Year by the Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women, and in 1987 was appointed a member of the Order of Australia. In 1989 she established and funded four scholarships for female students at CSU suffering financial hardship.
Media Note: More information of Mrs Swain’s life is found here. Print this story Highest CSU honour for two graduates
31 Mar 2009
 Two graduates due to attend this week’s ceremonies at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga will receive the University’s highest academic honour, the Charles Sturt University Medal, for their outstanding achievements. Mr Aidan Luke, who works for Defence Materiel in Canberra, will receive the medal when he graduates with a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with Honours Class 1 from 10.30am on Thursday 2 April. Mr Benjamin Lloyd from Wagga Wagga will be joined by his parents when he receives the medal for his Bachelor of Information Technology with distinction. He will also graduate from 10.30am on 2 April. Mr Lloyd is continuing his studies at CSU in 2009 by completing an Honours year. Almost 2 000 graduates are eligible to receive their awards from the CSU Faculties of Arts, Business, Education and Science during six ceremonies, on Wednesday 1, Thursday 2 and Friday 3 April at Wagga Wagga. Read more here.
Media Note: The six graduation ceremonies from Wednesday 1 until Friday 3 April will be held at Joyes Hall, Pine Gully Road, CSU at Wagga Wagga. Print this story Acting now for a sustainable future
31 Mar 2009
 The potential of ‘biochar’ for storing carbon in the soil and improving soil health is being investigated by Charles Sturt University (CSU) and a Wagga Wagga community group as part of the University’s commitment to sustainability. Established last December, the CSU Green Office is facilitating community initiatives in a campus-wide drive to reduce energy consumption and water usage. “An initial meeting held in February attracted 18 people including local businessman, farmers, Wagga Wagga City Councillors and representatives from TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and the NSW Department of Primary Industries and included discussions of biochar,” said Mr William Adlong, Manager of CSU Green. According to the CSIRO, biochar is charcoal created from the heating of organic materials such as crop waste or animal manure in a low oxygen environment.“The group is interested in the potential of biochar to store carbon from the atmosphere for long periods and mitigate climate change, as well as improve soil nutrient and moisture retention and generate electricity from the heat created while producing biochar,” Mr Adlong said.
Media Note: Any community member interested in the biochar network should contact CSU Green Manager, Mr William Adlong on (02) 6933 4200. For interviews with Mr Adlong, contact CSU Media. Print this story Graduation honours for social justice work
31 Mar 2009
 A Charles Sturt University (CSU) student who has made a ‘tangible difference’ to the delivery of community and health services in rural and remote communities has received the Lila Kirilik Social Action Prize. Ms Lee-Anne Drewery will be presented with the annual social justice award when she receives her Bachelor of Social Work from CSU in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 2 April. Now employed as the Community Projects Officer for the Central Darling Shire Council in Wilcannia, Ms Drewery was selected by staff from the CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences for her work while on placement at the council in 2008. “Lee-Anne completed a service mapping project of the towns of Wilcannia, Menindee and Ivanhoe with the hope of improving service delivery to this very disadvantaged region,” said CSU lecturer Dr Juliane Allan. The Lila Kirilik Social Action Prize was established in 2004 in honour of the late Ms Lila Kirilik, senior lecturer in Social Welfare at CSU.
Media Note: Ms Lee-Anne Drewery will graduate with a Bachelor of Social Work and receive the Lila Kirilik Social Action Prize from 10.30am on Thursday 2 April, at Joyes Hall, Pine Gully Road, CSU, Wagga Wagga. Further details about six graduation ceremonies at CSU at Wagga Wagga from Wednesday 1 April until Friday 3 April can be found here. Print this story Procession celebrates tertiary education
31 Mar 2009
 Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) graduation season in Wagga Wagga will kick off with the annual Town and Gown Academic Procession along the city’s main street on Tuesday 31 March. In a spectacle of colour and movement featuring academic regalia, the parade involves CSU graduating students, academic and general staff of CSU, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute and the University of NSW Rural Clinical School, and Wagga Wagga City Councillors. Wiradjuri Elder Mrs Isobel Reid will lead the procession. Mrs Reid will be accompanied by her 11 year old grand-daughter Madison Fisher, who will carry the CSU Message Stick for her grandmother. They will be followed by the Esquire Bedell, Dr Henry Gardiner, carrying the University Mace, the CSU Chancellor Mr Lawrie Willett, AO, and Wagga Wagga Mayor Councillor Kerry Pascoe. The Riverina Concert Band will escort the procession which commences at 4pm at the corner of Morgan and Baylis Streets and ends outside the Civic Theatre. The CSU Chancellor and the Mayor will host a reception from 4.30pm. Over 2 000 students will graduate from CSU during six ceremonies in Wagga Wagga from Wednesday 1 April to Friday 3 April.
Media Note: Further information about the CSU graduations ceremonies from Wednesday 1 April to Friday 3 April can be found here. Details of CSU academic gowns can be found here. Images of CSU academic gowns can be found here.
Print this story Leading Australian joins CSU Council
24 Mar 2009
 Director of the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney and the former Director of the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, Dr Dawn Casey, PSM, FAHA has been appointed to the Charles Sturt University (CSU) Council. Dr Casey is the newest member of the University’s governing body following her appointment by the NSW Minister for Education and Training, the Hon. Verity Firth, MP, on recommendation from the CSU Council. Dr Casey, who is nationally and internationally recognised for her leadership of the Powerhouse Museum, the National Museum and the Western Australian Museum, has been appointed until June 2011. Dr Casey has made a major contribution to Indigenous policies and programs in Australia as well as to Australia’s cultural heritage, including. the establishment of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation. She also initiated the joint Commonwealth-State response to the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody as a senior executive in the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet. Dr Casey’s appointment comes as the University celebrates the 20th anniversary of its establishment through the Charles Sturt University Act 1989. Read more here.
Media Note: Further information about the CSU Council including membership is available here. Print this story Securing the future of agricultural education
24 Mar 2009
 Ensuring a bright future for Australia’s agricultural industry through improved education of its future leaders will bring academics and industry representatives together at Charles Sturt University (CSU) at Wagga Wagga on Thursday 26 March. Hosted by the CSU School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, the industry advisory day will focus on the improvements made of the Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree, including the introduction of work placement in the course’s final year. “Various agricultural industry organisations will attend to help forge new relationships between the employers and educators of agriculturalists and to work on plans for the future to improve agricultural education in Australia,” said CSU lecturer Dr Alison Southwell. “By working together to produce the next generation of agriculturalists, we can make our graduates more ‘work ready’ and more capable of handling the challenges that agriculture faces in the future.”
Media Note: CSU lecturer in the School of Agricultural and Wine Sciences, Dr Alison Southwell is available for interview on (02) 6933 2632. The industry advisory day will run from 8.30am until 4pm on Thursday 26 March at the Convention Centre, CSU at Wagga Wagga. A short morning tea break will be held from 10am and lunch will be held from 12.30pm until 1.30pm, when a tour of CSU at Wagga Wagga will be conducted for industry representatives. Print this story Photography students on national exhibition
24 Mar 2009
Media Note: The portraits entered into the National Photographic Portrait Prize by students Ms Kate Lewis and Mr Matt Regan are also exhibited in the H R Gallop Gallery, building 21 near car park 2, Darnell Smith Drive, CSU, Wagga Wagga. Ms Lewis also has a new solo exhibition, Thirteen: Faces of Edel Quinn at the Museum of the Riverina in Wagga Wagga. Photos available from CSU Media. Print this story MONO uno
24 Mar 2009
 As part of the Charles Sturt University (CSU) 20th anniversary celebrations in 2009, a new art exhibition will be opened this week to highlight more than a century of Australian monotypes. The exhibition, MONO uno: Australian Monotypes in the Charles Sturt University Art Collection, will be opened at 6pm, Friday 27 March by Mr Damian Kelly, General Manager of the Print Council of Australia. “The CSU Art Collection holds more than 80 monotypes. Some of these are historically important, such as the work by A H Fullwood, ‘Valley View’, or R C W Bunny, ‘Reclining Nude’; the latter will tour in November through the Art Gallery of NSW to three capital cities,” said curator Mr Thomas Middlemost. The exhibition is one of many events to mark 20 years of CSU during 2009. See more 20th anniversary events here.
Media Note: The exhibition MONO uno: Australian Monotypes in the Charles Sturt University Art Collection runs until Sunday 3 May in the Margaret Carnegie Gallery, Wagga Wagga Art Gallery, Civic Centre, Baylis St, Wagga Wagga. CSU Art Curator Mr Thomas Middlemost is available for interview on (02) 6925 3666. Mr Middlemost will lead a tour of the exhibition from 11am Saturday 28 March, followed by a morning tea hosted by the Print Council of Australia at 11.45am. Print this story |
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Two Bachelor of Arts (Photography) students had works selected in 2008 to hang in the National Photographic Portrait Prize exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. The students, Ms Kate Lewis, who is now studying a Masters of Arts Practice at CSU, and Mr Matt Regan joined staff from the CSU 