He is a CSU academic, author and activist but now Mr Mehmet Ozalp can add role model to the list following recognition at the 2012 Australian Muslim Achievement Awards of his work within the community.

Almost 500 graduands and guests will gather to celebrate the graduation of 114 students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Orange on Tuesday 11 December.

More than 370 graduands and guests will gather to celebrate the graduation of 94 students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo on Tuesday 11 December.

CSU researcher, Dr Ruth Sheridan, has won the prestigious 2013 Manfred Lautenshlaeger Award for Theological Promise, making her only the second Australian to do so.

The fear of Friday 13 has been a superstition for centuries, says CSU psychology academic Dr Krissy Wilson who is a superstition expert.

A CSU academic says the release of web-based videos of child models for a brand of clothing targeting 'tweens' (aged between child and teenager) has surprised child protection and child health advocates with what they consider to be 'a new low in the history of advertising in Australia'.

A leading Australian theologian and CSU academic has returned from Indonesia where he was recently honoured for his long and distinguished service to inter-faith harmony and understanding.

A final report led by a CSU academic on the management of 'whistleblowers' in the public sector highlights the need to better support and protect people who come forward with reports of wrongdoing in their workplace, and suggests how to overcome the problems.

The CSU Medal will be presented to theology graduate Mr Tobias Tan at a ceremony in Canberra on Friday 27 May.