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.

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.

A subject that successfully combines traditional teaching and online interactive tools to enhance student learning has earned its CSU creators an international award for innovative teaching.

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.

With schools across Australia likely to need 3 000 teacher librarians in the coming years, a CSU academic last week highlighted the growing shortfall when she addressed a Federal parliament committee in Canberra investigating the problem.

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.

While students preparing for their Higher School Certificate (HSC) may not have access to their teachers during the upcoming school holidays, they can rely on other forms of guidance online.

CSU in Ontario, Canada, is consolidating its presence as a leading higher education provider with news of the renewed consent for an existing education program and approval for a new forensic biotechnology degree.

Five academics at CSU have been announced as recipients of Australian Learning and Teaching Council citation awards for 2010.