A CSU journalism graduate has won the prestigious 2010 Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award at a ceremony hosted by the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance in Sydney on Wednesday 23 June.

The School of Human Movement Studies at CSU in Bathurst has received recognition for its Bachelor of Exercise Science degree in strength and conditioning from the peak international body, the National Strength and Conditioning Association in the United States.

The growing importance of international work experience for university graduates will be highlighted when CSU launches its new student mobility initiative, CSU Global, on Monday 23 February.

Theatre/media students from CSU will embark on a study tour and practical project at the end of June to improve maize harvests in Timor Leste, formerly East Timor.

Thousands of family members and friends of graduates are expected to throng to the city when the annual graduation ceremonies are held at CSU in Bathurst next week. Approximately 1 195 graduates will receive their academic awards from Chancellor Lawrie Willett, AO, at six graduation ceremonies on Wednesday 5, Thursday 6 and Friday 7 May with a combined guest attendance expected to be about 4 000. A further 838 students will graduate in absentia.

CSU will hold three graduation ceremonies in Albury from Thursday morning, 22 April, with 730 graduates eligible to receive their doctorates, degrees, diplomas and certificates.

Synthetic vaccine technology to combat Ross River Fever and new anti-cancer molecules are the focus of new research projects by students from CSU's clinical science program.

Four performers who trained at CSU and graduated from its Theatre/Media course have received rave reviews for their respective shows at the 2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

CSU has welcomed news of a breakthrough in the legislative impasse regarding crucial scholarships for university students, lifting a veil of uncertainty for many about financing their studies.