CSU is part of the Orange community

1 JANUARY 2003

Charles Sturt University’s academic excellence and work within the Orange community will be celebrated and highlighted this week with a series of events culminating at a special Community Day to be held at the University’s new Orange Campus on Saturday 9 September.

Charles Sturt University (CSU)’s academic excellence and work within the Orange community will be celebrated and highlighted this week with a series of events culminating at a special Community Day to be held at the University’s new Orange Campus on Saturday 9 September.

The Orange institution has been part of the City of Orange since 1973 but has only recently been added to the CSU family.

CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter says CSU has embraced the Orange Campus and will keep it growing. “Building on its tradition of excellence in agricultural research and education, the Orange Campus of CSU is now an integral part of a broad spectrum, research-focused University.”

10.00am Thursday 7 September: CSU launches new campus gateway. In preparation for the formal launch of the Orange Campus on Friday 8 September, Charles Sturt University will unveil the new gateway to the Orange Campus.

Joining CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter for the opening of the gates will be CSU Chancellor Lawrie Willett AO, Orange Head of Campus Professor Kevin Parton, CSU University Secretary Mark Burdack, Orange Mayor John Davis and Orange City Council’s General Manager, Garry Styles.

Location: CSU entrance, Leeds Parade, Orange

2.30pm Friday 8 September: Afternoon Tea with Staff and students at Orange Campus. An afternoon tea for all Orange Campus staff and students and CSU Council members, hosted by the Head of Orange Campus Professor Kevin Parton, will precede the official launch.

Location: Templars Mill Bar on the Orange Campus

5.00pm Friday 8 September: Civic Reception to officially launch the Orange Campus of Charles Sturt University in the City of Orange. To be attended by the Mayor of Orange Councillor John Davis, the Councillors of Orange City Council, CSU Chancellor Lawrie Willett AO, CSU Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter, NSW Minister for Primary Industries Hon Ian Macdonald, Executive Director CSU Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture Reverend Professor James Haire, Pro Chancellor University of Sydney Professor John McCarthy QC, Members of CSU Council, and Head of Orange Campus Professor Kevin Parton.

Location: Orange Regional Gallery, Civic Square, Byng Street, Orange.

10.00am Saturday 9 September: Community Day to be held at the University’s new Orange Campus. The Community Day commences with the Equine Competition and concludes at 4.00pm with a Wine appreciation forum.

The Orange Campus of CSU is located at Leeds Parade, Orange.

Local citizens are invited to visit the campus and see how the University and its staff have incorporated their work into Orange and beyond. Highlights include a pet parade and vet checks, wine appreciation sessions, public lectures and music. Head of the Orange Campus Professor Kevin Parton says “we are always open to the public but the Community Day gives everyone a reason to visit.”

With some outstanding modern laboratory and teaching facilities, CSU now offers a range of programs in pharmacy, nursing, business, agriculture and ecology from its Orange Campus.

In August, CSU launched the new Bachelor of Clinical Science, a pre-medicine and pre-dentistry degree which will stream young people from rural Australia into guaranteed places at Sydney University.

Media notes:

Professor Ross Chambers, Acting Vice-Chancellor of CSU and Professor Kevin Parton, Head of the Orange Campus, are available for interview. Contact CSU Media.

History of the Orange Campus

1973: Orange Agricultural College established to offer courses related principally to the management of agricultural businesses.
1990: Orange Agricultural College joins the University of New England.
1994: Orange Agricultural College linked with the University of Sydney.
2000: Orange Agricultural College formally dissolved.
2006: Orange Campus formally transferred to Charles Sturt University.

Key Staff

Professor Kevin Parton: Head of the Orange Campus and Head of School of Rural Management. Kevin describes himself as “an economist interested in evaluating the environmental consequences", his range of research interests include risk management, decision analysis, research management, economic evaluation, climate and the economic value of forecasting, and the effect of climate change on health - more specifically, the relationships between climate, weather and disease. His research has revealed that weather affects the incidence of various insect-borne diseases such as Ross River Virus. Read more on Professor Parton's research.
Professor Mark Burton: Dean of the Faculty of Health Studies. Mark Burton was born in Orange. He commenced full time medical research in 1983, examining new treatments for liver cancer. In 1985 he was appointed Raine Research Fellow with the University of Western Australia at Royal Perth Hospital. In 1988, as a Senior Scientific Officer for the University Department of Surgery he assisted with the introduction of the first treatment of liver cancer using Selective Internal Radiation Therapy. Some years later he was instrumental in the formation of the Lions Cancer Institute which he served as the Scientific Director until 1993 when he accepted an academic position with Charles Sturt University.