Charles Sturt University (CSU) will help Year 12 students across southern NSW and North-East Victoria connect with tertiary education providers at an information day in Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 18 June. CSU will coordinate around 45 tertiary providers from the ACT, NSW, and Victoria at the Albury-Wodonga Information Day, sponsored by Albury City Council. The event is hosted by the Albury-Wodonga Careers Advisers' Association, with around 1 000 students from local high schools and colleges expected to attend the event. The Information Day will be held from 9am to 12noon on Wednesday 18 June at the Albury Entertainment Centre, Swift Street, Albury. CSU also took part in associated tertiary education events run by the Victorian Tertiary Information Service in Shepparton, Benalla and Wangaratta on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 June.

The people of Warren and Nyngan can help develop a better way of accounting for the social impacts of new projects or natural disasters through research being undertaken at Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Institute for Land, Water and Society.  PhD candidate Ms Jenni Greig is seeking participants to complete a survey that aims to gather simple information to assess whether we can anticipate how major changes affect a community. "I hope this study can help develop future government policies, particularly those that affect rural and regional Australians," Ms Greig said. "We can anticipate how major changes will affect the local environment or local economy, but decisions are often made with little information on what is really important to people, and how their lives might be affected. Not everyone will be affected in the same way by a major change, so it is important to get a whole picture of various opinions in a community." Ms Grieg and two CSU researchers will be in Warren and Nyngan from Tuesday 1 July until Monday 7 July, going door-to-door to distribute the survey to residents. "Through this survey, you can make a difference to the way changes in regional communities around Australia are viewed by decision makers," Ms Grieg said.

Two one-day events to encourage aspirations for higher education among students in rural and remote NSW and Victoria will be hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 25 June and Thursday 26 June. About 60 Year 8 and 9 students from Finley High School, Billabong High School and James Fallon High School in NSW, and Wodonga Middle Years College in Victoria will participate in workshops that will give them first-hand experience of university life. The two 'Future Directions' days are part of CSU's Future Moves program. "We want to encourage young people to become more engaged in school by introducing them to the world of university and making them more confident to consider tertiary study as a realistic option", said Future Moves Program Coordinator, Ms Ilena Young. The students will receive guided campus tours by CSU students and participate in fun activities with CSU staff from community health, environmental sciences, education and library services. The events will commence each day at 9.30 am and run to 2.30pm.

New residences for postgraduate students with families and for short-term visitors were recently completed at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga. Residence Life Coordinator, Mr Kurt Neville, said the rooms were primarily built to accommodate postgraduate students, students from other campuses undertaking work placement in Albury, CSU students completing residential schools, travelling CSU staff members and visiting academics. "The collaborative effort between Health Workforce Australia and Residence Life has meant that Charles Sturt University can meet the growing need for short-term accommodation on our campus in Albury-Wodonga," Mr Neville said. The new buildings will be open for CSU staff and students to inspect on Thursday 19 June between noon to 2pm, next to the Learning Commons on CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.

A Charles Sturt University (CSU) student will represent young Australians at the United Nations (UN) Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya, from Friday 20 to Monday 30 June, as part of the national Global Voices project. Mr Matthew Lincoln, 26, who is studying for an environmental science degree at CSU in Albury-Wodonga, is particularly interested in the protection of native forests to conserve biodiversity and help mitigate climate change. While in Kenya, he will visit several UN institutions where he will attend the inaugural UN Environment Assembly, which will be addressed by UN Secretary-General Mr Ban Ki-Moon. Key issues for the assembly include the formulation of sustainable development goals, the illegal trade in wildlife, financing a 'green economy', and the importance of the rule of environmental rule. Mr Lincoln will also attend a civil society forum, with a range of global stakeholders, and visit non-government organisations. During the trip, he aims to learn more about global environmental and sustainability issues and how international policy is conducted on the world stage. Mr Lincoln's trip is supported by CSU Global.

Representatives of the NSW Department of Education and Communities will meet with Charles Sturt University (CSU) students on Wednesday 18 June at CSU in Albury-Wodonga. The students, in their final year of early childhood, primary and secondary education degrees, will be presented opportunities for employment in NSW government schools, as well as scholarships for further study. CSU professional experience coordinator, Mr Chris Woods, said the visit offered an important opportunity for prospective teachers in secondary and primary schools to gain first-hand employment information. The visit is from 1pm to 2pm in the CD Blake Auditorium (building 751), CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.

Senior high school students from across southern NSW will present their Higher School Certificate (HSC) work aloud at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 18 June. Year 12 students enrolled in the English Extension 2 course give a six minute selection from their Major Work being composed for the NSW HSC, allowing them some valuable practice before their final presentation. Event coordinator and lecturer at CSU's School of Education, Mr Paul Grover, said that teachers and parents will join judges in presenting written reports on the presentations so students can get valuable feedback on their work. "This is a wonderful opportunity for these talented English students to showcase their Major Work in the final writing and revision stage before their work is sent to the NSW Board of Studies for examination and assessment," Mr Grover said. The event runs from 5.30pm to 7.30pm Wednesday 18 June in the CD Blake Lecture Theatre (Building 751), CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.

Charles Sturt University (CSU) will showcase its teaching and education courses in Albury-Wodonga during the MyDay event on Friday 13 June. The program aims to give small groups of Year 11 and Year 12 students from schools around Albury-Wodonga detailed and personalised information about the University's Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood and Primary) and Bachelor of Education (K-12) and options in teaching and other careers. "By attending the day, we hope prospective students will be able to better choose courses that will suit their needs and career aspirations," said CSU prospective student adviser, Mr Ben O'Brien. The MyDay Teaching and Education event runs from 10am to 2pm on Friday 13 June at CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.

Two experts will consider the current state of Aboriginal Australia from different perspectives as part of National Reconciliation Week at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury Wodonga on Tuesday evening, 3 June. CSU education academic Ms Leonie McIntosh with the School of Education will consider what reconciliation means through the eyes of a Wiradjuri person, while Mr Ian Anderson from the University of Melbourne will speak on 'Indigenous Health In a Global Context: Contemporary Challenges' at the free public event. Head of the CSU Albury-Wodonga Campus, Professor Julia Coyle, said the event brings together a very personal story with stark clinical facts about Aboriginal people in modern Australia. The lectures run from 7 to 9 pm in the CD Blake Lecture Theatre, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.