An animal science student from CSU has returned from South Africa with her passion for wildlife conservation firmly intact.

In a 'David versus Goliath' battle, CSU veterinary science student Cassandra MacDonald has taken on one of Australia's supermarket giants over the impact of cheap milk and its effect on farmers.

Staff at the CSU Veterinary Clinical Centre in Wagga Wagga have had a mixed outcome for two horses burnt in the January fires that devastated large parts of NSW.

The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO, literally went underground to explore the agricultural research being undertaken at CSU in Wagga Wagga.

CSU wants its students to take on the world according to newly-appointed CSU Global manager, Dr Shevahn Telfser.

It may seem a long way from the 26 atolls in the Indian Ocean but two new CSU students from the Maldives are exactly where they want to be.

Almost 500 graduands and guests will gather to celebrate the graduation of 114 students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange on Tuesday 11 December.

More than 370 graduands and guests will gather to celebrate the graduation of 94 students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo on Tuesday 11 December.

Having landed herself a plum role as a graduate agronomist with the agribusiness Landmark in Queensland, Ms Candice Robinson is looking forward to coming home and savouring every moment of her graduation from CSU in Wagga Wagga.