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Local meat industry support for CSU students
15 Jul 2008
 Cargill Beef Australia has been praised for its support of the Charles Sturt University (CSU) student team which competed in the 2008 Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Competition (IMJC) in Armidale in July. The company provided sponsorship for the team and allowed the CSU students access to its facilities and staff at its abattoir in Wagga Wagga for training. The training in June also included a group of Japanese university students who visited CSU prior to the competition in Armidale. “This IMJC is unique in that it is the only forum in Australia where students from any educational institute have the opportunity to learn the finer points of carcass evaluation from Australia’s experts,” said CSU Professor of Animal Production Peter Wynn. “None of this would have been possible without the sponsorship and unstinting support from Cargill. Junee Abattoir also gave generously of its staff time and facilities for training with lamb carcasses. The support of local companies to enhance the practical skills of CSU students across the spectrum is invaluable,” said Professor Wynn.
Media Note: Read here how CSU students went in the 2008 Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Competition. Print this story Twenty years worth celebrating
02 Jul 2008
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will next year celebrate 20 years of strategic higher education and applied research that is making a difference nationally and internationally. Celebrations involving students, staff, academics, graduates and the University’s research partners and institutions will be held at all campuses. CSU is extending a warm invitation to all communities in its footprint to become involved in the celebrations that will highlight its rapid growth and achievements during the past two decades. The first meeting of the 20th Anniversary Committee, chaired by CSU Vice-Chancellor and President, Professor Ian Goulter, was held on Wednesday 25 June, to commence planning for what is a significant year in the history of the University of inland Australia. Proclaimed in July 1989, CSU has evolved as one of Australia's largest universities, operating across inland New South Wales and delivering education and degree qualifications in many countries around the world.
Print this story Midwives where they are needed most
01 Jul 2008
 Registered nurses are training to become registered midwives in their local communities and hospitals through a Charles Sturt University (CSU) distance education course which aims to keep midwives in inland Australia. The students will gather at CSU’s Wagga Wagga Campus this week for their bi-annual residential school, where they supplement distance education with face-to-face teaching. Lecturer in nursing and midwifery, Ms Pam Shackleton, says the student midwives remain a valuable asset for the community by working at their local hospitals across Australia while completing the year-long course. “The sixty five nurses who will finish their midwifery training at the end of this year will be warmly welcomed and will go a long way to addressing the Australia-wide shortage of more than 600 midwives,” she said.
Media Note: For media interviews with lecturer Ms Pam Shackleton and to arrange photographs, contact CSU Media. Print this story Buck up for safety
24 Jun 2008
 Students enrolled in Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) equine science degree have received a Wagga Mutual Credit Union Safety Awareness Award for improving safety for students engaged in the high risk activity of ‘breaking in’ young horses at the University’s Equine Centre on the Wagga Wagga Campus. Injuries to ‘horse breakers’, which include the students, can be significantly reduced by having a mature and steady horse - a ‘lead pony’ - to accompany and settle the younger horses. The Centre had a suitable horse on loan, but could not afford the $4 000 needed to purchase the pony, named Buck. Undaunted, 50 students worked together to raise the funds by producing a promotional CD about Buck and the ‘breakers’, obtaining donations, running a chocolate drive and hosting a trivia night. The students raised over half of Buck’s purchase price in short time, while the University provided the balance. Equine Centre manager Mr John Smart said the University’s safety culture was enhanced by the student team as they resolved what could have been a long-term safety issue. Buck now lives at the Centre. A second safety award was presented to a team of Educational Designers from the University’s Centre for Education, Learning and Teaching.
Media Note: Contact CSU Media for interviews. Print this story How good is your steak?
24 Jun 2008
 Five visiting Japanese students will join 15 Charles Sturt University (CSU) animal science and production students in a training day at local abattoirs to hone their meat judging skills, ahead of their participation in the 2008 Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Competition. The students will train in local facilities including Cargill Beef and Knights Meats in Wagga and Junee Abattoir. “The competition and the training beforehand is a unique opportunity to develop a career in the meat industry while mixing with industry representatives and other students,” said lecturer in Animal Production, Dr Bindi King. “This year the team will be coached by Mr Richard Sanders, a fourth year veterinary science student and previous national team member who has considerable experience in carcase judging.” The Japanese and Australian students will compete in the meat carcase and cut grading competition being held in Armidale, NSW, at the beginning of July. Winners of the Australian competition will head to the United States later in the year to compete for international honours.
Media Note: Beef carcase training will be held at 8am on Monday 30 June at Cargill Beef. Training will take place in the meat chiller with photo opportunities of beef carcase assessment by staff and students. Training in lamb carcase assessment will run from 10.30am at Junee Abattoir. To arrange interviews or a visit to the abattoirs, contact Dr Bindi King on 02 6933 2427 or 0429 331210 or Mr Richard Sanders on 0413 510 436. Print this story Youngest ever CSU student to receive award
24 Jun 2008
 The youngest student to ever study at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will receive a special award to mark her participation in the first year university level Information Technology (IT) subject in Wagga Wagga this week. Fourteen year old Ms Kaitlin Salzke, from Wagga Wagga High School, is on the verge of completing the subject. She studied through the Gifted and Talented program run by CSU’s Faculty of Business. “This program targets talented high school students and gives them an opportunity to study a university subject,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Business, Professor John Hicks. Also from Wagga Wagga High School, Year 12 student Ms Isabelle Walsh, is due to complete a first year mathematics subject through the same program. Professor Hicks, along with Associate Professor Irfan Altas, the Head of the CSU School of Computing and Mathematics in Wagga Wagga and Ms Lorran Hall, the Manager of the Division of Student Administration, will visit Wagga Wagga High School on Wednesday 25 June for a special presentation to the two teenagers. The Department of Education and Training’s Regional Director, Mr Colin Parker will also attend.
Media Note: The presentation ceremony will be held on Wednesday 25 June in Currie Hall, Wagga Wagga High School, Macleay St, Wagga Wagga from 10.30am. Ms Salzke’s lecturer Mr Anthony Chan is available for interview. Contact CSU Media. Photos of Ms Salzke or Ms Walsh are available from CSU Media. Further details on the awards here.
Print this story Grains body welcomes academic
17 Jun 2008
 The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) has enlisted the talents of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Dr Chris Blanchard by appointing the academic to its Southern Panel for three years. It is the first time Dr Blanchard has sat on the GRDC Southern Panel which is chaired by South Australian (SA) grower Mr David Shannon. In welcoming Dr Blanchard to the body, Mr Shannon said the academic brought considerable research credentials to the Panel. Dr Blanchard is one of only two NSW representatives on the Panel which plays a key role in determining the Corporation’s research priorities for southern Australia. Dr Blanchard is a senior lecturer with the University’s School of Biomedical Sciences, based in Wagga Wagga. He is a graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program and has worked on projects in areas such as genetic engineering for virus resistance, food science, phylogenetic analysis and human genetic disease.
Media Note: Dr Chris Blanchard is available for interview on 02 6933 2364. Print this story Acclaimed animation specialist to share secrets
17 Jun 2008
Oscar-winning animation producer, Ms Marcy Page will visit Charles Sturt University (CSU) next week to share the secrets of her success with visual effects and animation students and lecturers in the University’s School of Visual & Performing Arts. Ms Page works for the National Film Board of Canada and has been responsible for bringing a range of animated films to the big screen. The acclaimed producer will show a collection of her finest films including Oscar winners ‘The Danish Poet’ and ‘Ryan’ and this year’s Oscar nominee ‘Madam Tutli-Putli’, and will share the secrets of how to make award-winning films and what makes them so good.
Media Note: To arrange interviews with Ms Page, contact Mr Andrew Hagan on (02) 6933 2589. Ms Marcy Page will speak on Tuesday 24 June at 10am at the School of Visual & Performing Arts Theatrette, Building 21, CSU Wagga Wagga Campus. Print this story Raising awareness of youth suicide
17 Jun 2008
.jpg) A presentation made to a Canberra conference recently about youth suicide awareness training has resulted in professional accolades for Mr Peter Bell, Manager of Residential Operations at Charles Sturt University (CSU). He was recognised for presenting the best member paper at the national conference of the Australasian Association of College and University Housing Officers, the national body for tertiary education student accommodation. Mr Bell will receive a contribution towards the cost of attending the Association’s international conference in the USA in 2009. He will present and lead discussion on suicide awareness in university and colleges at the international event. “Peter Bell is recognised as a national leader in suicide training and the provision of youth residential community support,” said Mr Andrew Callander, Executive Director of the CSU Division of Student Services. “The current large scale development of additional student accommodation across CSU is underpinned by a highly professional supportive care program.”
Media Note: Contact CSU Media to arrange interviews with Mr Peter Bell. Print this story Pakistan dairy industry in focus
16 Jun 2008
Links will be strengthened between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and leading Pakistani agricultural researchers during a visit to the Wagga Wagga Campus tonight, 16 June, 2008, aimed at improving the nation’s dairy industry. Also in attendance at the visit will be the Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner. "Pakistan is the fourth largest dairy producer in the world, yet manufactures very little of its raw product, with most milk consumed within 12 hours due to the lack of refrigeration and the need for constant supply," said Peter Wynn, Professor of Animal Production in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. A CSU research team, working collaboratively in Pakistan for six months, has increased productivity by working with farmers and agricultural agencies to implement changes in the industry.
Media Note: Contact Professor Peter Wynn on 0428 679 954 to arrange interviews from 4.30pm, 16 June 2008. The Deputy High Commissioner for Pakistan, HE Mr Tanveer Khaskheli, will be available for interview prior to the dinner which commences at 7pm at the Convention Centre, CSU Wagga Wagga Campus. Print this story |
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