A passionate advocate for agricultural education, CSU Emeritus Professor Jim Pratley has been recognised for 40 years of service to the University.

A CSU social work graduate from Wagga Wagga will receive the inaugural Western District Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) Social Work Prize from the NSW Department of Family and Community Services.

Cultural understanding and respect were key to providing better mental health support to Aboriginal people and communities, and the employment of highly trained Aboriginal mental health workers should be central to the state's response, said the NSW Mental Health Commissioner, Mr John Feneley, on Friday 5 December.

Two new internships have been announced for CSU students who live and work in western NSW.

A CSU student has shared the stage with Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Hon. Julie Bishop MP during a ceremony in Canberra to receive a prestigious scholarship to study overseas next year.

The sorrow felt around Australia and the world at the death of Phillip Hughes last week has prompted a CSU academic to pen a poem in tribute to the young Australian cricketer.

CSU will introduce a new postgraduate degree in the development of mobile applications from 2015, in response to industry demand.

CSU will present its former Vice-Chancellor, Emeritus Professor Ian Goulter, AM, with an honorary award on Wednesday 3 December.

A new book by a CSU academic examines the role of the professions in society, and the role of ethics in professions, particularly in the field of public relations.