Archive
CSU Theology graduate takes distance education to the extreme
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Practising Greek verb endings by torchlight in a tent in Western Australia's Kimberley region might not be on the usual list of study tips, but that didn't stop zoologist Dr Jackie Courtenay earning her Bachelor of Theology with CSU.
World-first CSU course tackles money laundering and terrorist financing
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Money laundering by organised crime is increasing worldwide, and from 2013 a new articulated course pathway offered by CSU, in partnership with an international US organisation, will provide specialist training to the banking industry, law enforcement, and financial regulators to fight this trend.
Claims of dental oversupply dangerous and misleading
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A proposal by the Australian Dental Association (ADA) to restrict the number of Australian students enrolling in dental programs would hurt rural communities says Charles Sturt University (CSU) Vice Chancellor, Professor Andrew Vann.
CSU business doctoral thesis 'sensational'
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A recent CSU business graduate's doctoral thesis has been praised by one of his supervisors as 'sensational'.
Rethinking the Rethink Sugary Drink campaign
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU doctoral student Mr Darren Powell believes the Rethink Sugary Drink campaign launched recently across Australia may actually be playing into the hands of the beverage industry.
Lance Armstrong, Oprah and implications for sport
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A CSU academic says the televised interview confession by controversial cycling champion and self-confessed drugs cheat, Lance Armstrong, with US television personality Oprah Winfrey on Friday 18 January, was in the form of a TV secular 'confessional' which has been indulged in before by public 'sinners' in our time.
Shaping the future of clinical exercise physiology
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A new postgraduate program at CSU has recently been accredited by the national body and is redefining clinical exercise physiology higher education in Australia.
CSU leader appointed to ARC Advisory Council
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003CSU's Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) Professor Sue Thomas has been named as a new member of the Australian Research Council's (ARC) Advisory Council.
Changing old attitudes in policing
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The raw experience of life as a vulnerable member of the community has challenged some of the prejudices held by future police officers.
Match-fixing, gambling and sport
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The news of a major match fixing scandal breaking in European soccer is indicative of a moral and legal crisis in international sports industries worldwide, according to a CSU academic.