Charles Sturt University student Ms Megan Coleman has been announced as the Alphapharm 2012 NSW Pharmacy Student of the Year at a recent function in Sydney.

Siblings Kate and Ben Xouris are encountering anything but rivalry as they live and study together with the intention of continuing the family profession as dentists when they graduate from CSU.

A CSU teacher education student is the 2012 recipient of a prestigious internship from a leading professional organisation.

The high level of skills and speed seen at the recent Newton's Nation event in Bathurst weren't limited to the competitors, with students from Charles Sturt University's Bachelor of Arts (Television Production) also scoring top marks.

Four CSU television production graduates are living the dream, having successfully secured a highly sought after year-long internship with the Nine Network in Sydney.

The new campus of CSU in Port Macquarie will be officially opened by Senator the Hon. Chris Evans, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research on Tuesday 1 May. Member for Lyne, Mr Rob Oakeshott, MP, will also attend the formal ceremony, which will begin with an academic procession at 10.30am, followed by a 'Welcome to Country' by Aboriginal Elder Mr William O'Brien ('Uncle Bill').

The proposed expansion of the paramedic program at CSU will lead to a better trained workforce to meet the complex needs of modern emergency care and will save lives. The proposal is as part of CSU's $63.6 million bid to the Education Investment Fund to expand health disciplines taught at CSU in Orange and Bathurst.

Distance education students with CSU can take part in orientation sessions, group workshops, and individual meetings when a CSU support team embarks on its next round of visits to towns across NSW.

For 18-year-old Stuart Dundas, of Faulconbridge, NSW, starting university this month will be particularly exciting.