A CSU PhD graduate may have some of the answers to the persistent problem of nursing workforce shortages due to challenges in retaining staff, especially in rural areas.

It's not everyday that a brother and sister graduate together, but that's a highlight of the CSU Faculty of Business graduation ceremonies on Friday 16 December in Bathurst.

Three graduation ceremonies to be staged by CSU will be held for the first time in Thurgoona from this Friday morning, 16 December.

In response to graduate feedback, CSU will stage its annual graduations in December 2011. Approximately 1 041 students will graduate at six ceremonies at CSU in Bathurst this week.

Six graduation ceremonies will be held at the CD Blake Auditorium at CSU in Bathurst on Wednesday 12, Thursday 13 and Friday 14 December.

Mr Josh Wyper had never considered a career working in rural Australia before undertaking the CSU oral health degree. Now, recently graduated from CSU gaining a Distinction grade in his final year of study, Mr Wyper has secured a position as an oral health therapist in Dubbo in central west NSW.

The Head of CSU's School of Dentistry and Health Sciences, Professor David Wilson, has welcomed comments from rural health experts endorsing the University's approach to training rural dentists.

CSU Bachelor of Pharmacy graduate, Mr Christopher Loupos, will enter the workforce this year with a prestigious internship at St George Hospital.

Practising 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.