The celebrations at CSU in 2009 marking its 20th anniversary are going global in line with the international reach of the higher education institution.

An administrator who has adapted his career to a changing tertiary education environment and a lecturer in teacher education with a passion for equity and the environment are among staff from CSU at Bathurst awarded long service medals on Thursday 12 November.

An accounting academic at CSU has been jointly awarded the 2009 prize for Innovation in Accounting History Education by the US-based Academy of Accounting Historians.

Helping war-torn countries get back on track, further professionalising teachers, demystifying how the beak and feather disease virus works and protecting pine plantations from climate change and exotic pests are four CSU administered projects to benefit from prestigious national grants.

About 120 graduates of CSU and relatives and friends will gather in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur this week-end to celebrate their academic achievements.

CSU has occupied the top spot two months running for the availability of its public web service, according to an independent study, the Australian Universities IT Performance Benchmark Report.

The literary talents of poet and CSU postgraduate student Mr Derek Motion have received national recognition by the Australia Council.

An innovative program to help students cope with the transition to University study has won a prestigious national award from the Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC).

The health issues facing rural communities in India will be experienced by more than a dozen allied health students from CSU during international clinical placements in December.