Charles Sturt University will hold three ceremonies in Albury from Thursday afternoon, 23 April, as 591 graduates receive their degrees, diplomas and certificates from CSU Chancellor Lawrie Willett, AO.

National and local agribusiness representatives met recently with Charles Sturt University, Australia’s largest provider of agricultural education, to consider how to prepare graduates for work in agricultural industries in the 21st century.

Did you know a potato is classified as a stem, a cucumber is a fruit and that a strawberry is actually covered in hundreds of little fruits?These facts and many more are revealed in a new educational resource at CSU called Supermarket Botany.

A CSU lecturer who previously worked with ABC journalist Sean Dorney says his expulsion from Fiji for reporting on the collapse of democracy there is a worrying development for the troubled Pacific nation and for the region.

The leadership of Professor David Green in forging and cementing a mutually rewarding relationship between CSU and its local communities has been praised following the announcement the Head of Campus, Wagga Wagga will retire in 2009.

Former politician, actress and grazier, the Hon. Ms Elisabeth Kirkby will soon be able to add CSU graduate to her long list of achievements. She will be among almost 2 000 graduates eligible to receive their awards from the CSU at Wagga Wagga this week.

The Faculty of Education at CSU has three newly-promoted professors. Dean of the Faculty of Education, Professor Toni Downes, announced the promotions, saying they are hard-won and strengthen the University's capacity to teach and research across the disciplines of education and human movement studies.

Compulsory tutorials, late night teleconferences and a string of student accolades can all be traced to CSU academic, Dr Graeme McLean.

The vital role played by regional communities in the development of CSU has been praised as celebrations get underway for the institution’s 20th anniversary in 2009.