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Exhibition by leader in visual and textile arts in Australia
Wednesday, 4 Oct 2017
An
art exhibition by a former leading Charles Sturt University (CSU) academic has
opened at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery and runs until Sunday 3 December.
The new exhibition, David Green: Revisiting yesterday, arriving tomorrow, is an unprecedented survey of the works of acclaimed artist and CSU Emeritus Professor, David Green.
Professor Green was formerly Sub Dean of the CSU Faculty of Arts from 1993 to 2009, and Chair of Academic Senate at CSU. Since 1990 he was the inaugural Professor of Visual Arts at CSU, as well as Head of Campus of CSU in Wagga Wagga, and the Head of the School of Visual and Performing Arts at CSU in Wagga Wagga from 1985-92.
The exhibition is curated by Dr Neill Overton, lecturer in art history and visual culture in the CSU School of Communication and Creative Industries in Wagga Wagga, and reveals the extraordinary creative scope of Professor Green as a pivotal figure in the visual and textile arts of Australia. It showcases Professor Green's career as a designer, painter, embroiderer, drawer and illustrative artist of sleeping surrealisms.
Dr Overton said, "Throughout his extensive career David Green has held over a dozen solo exhibitions and participated in over fifty group shows nationally and around the world. His work is held in numerous public and private collections including the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (MAAS) in Sydney, the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery in Launceston, and the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery."
Describing his work, Professor Green said, "Being an artist is a bit like being a bricklayer, each experience and emotion is a new brick. Building upwards and outwards, row on row, towards a future merely glimpsed, the foundation is yesterday, the creation is today, the new reality is tomorrow."
The exhibition David Green: Revisiting yesterday, arriving tomorrow was officially opened at Wagga Wagga Art Gallery at 6pm on Friday 22 September by exhibition curator Dr Neill Overton. It is on display until Sunday 3 December 2017. For more information please contact the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery on (02) 6926 9660.
Trauma trial for paramedic students at CSU
Wednesday, 27 Sep 2017Paramedicine students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will have the opportunity to demonstrate their skills in assessing and managing trauma patients during a practical exercise involving the State Emergency Service (SES) in Bathurst on Friday 29 September.
The exercise, which runs from 11am to 1pm outside building 1455 on Ordnance Road, involves extricating several patients from a car following a simulated road traffic accident.
"This extrication exercise forms part of the simulated learning activities for first year paramedic students in fundamental subject in clinical practice," said CSU lecturer Ms Clare Sutton.
"This exercise provides an invaluable opportunity for the students to experience working alongside other emergency service operators as part of an interagency team."
During the exercise, the students have to identify potential hazards on scene before assessing each of the casualties to determine which patients are a priority and then formulate an extraction plan based on those priorities.
This information is conveyed to the SES Rescue team who will use various rescue techniques to extricate each of the patients according to individual clinical needs as identified by the student paramedics.
"The exercise will give the students the opportunity to practice their skills of assessment and management when presented with multi-trauma casualties," Ms Sutton said.
"These will be vitally important skills for the students to master in preparation for their future role as a front line paramedic given the requirement to work collaboratively with colleagues from other emergency services in order to achieve the best outcome for the patient.
"We are very fortunate, in the paramedic team to have such a close working relationship with the local SES unit as this provides many fantastic opportunities for our students to experience working as part of an interagency team in high fidelity simulations.
"It's always a very popular day with the students as they all get a chance to experience some of the challenges involved with these type of incidents from both the paramedics' and patients' perspectives."
Beef put to the taste test
Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017It's not five star dining but Charles Sturt University (CSU) scientists are calling on people to put their taste buds to work for research into beef eating quality.
Researchers from the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation are running consumer sensory analysis sessions, or taste testing, of beef products in Wagga Wagga.
CSU lecturer in farming systems, Mr Michael Campbell said, "The Graham Centre has various projects investigating how different management, feeding regimes, breed and meat storage affects the eating quality of beef. While some factors affecting eating quality can be measured in the laboratory we need consumers to be part of the next phase of our research, to taste some of these beef products."
One of the things being put to the taste test is research examining the eating quality of Holstein meat.
CSU Bachelor of Animal Science (Honours) student Ms Veronika Vicic's research will
compare the carcass performance and eating quality of meat from Holstein steers
with British breed beef steers fed a common diet.
"The Australian dairy industry slaughters more than 500 000 male calves per year, most are marketed as veal with carcasses ranging between 50 to 150 kilograms, and they are generally regarded as a low-value product," said Ms Vicic (pictured left).
"There's potential to grow these steers out to higher weights, providing an opportunity for dairy farmers to expand and integrate their enterprise into the beef market.
"Commercial feedlot data from America indicates that Holstein steers consume less feed and can exceed performance and grading of traditional beef breeds, although their dressing percentage is lower. There's also limited information about what consumers think about the meat and my research aims to provide some baseline data."
Ms Vicic's research has been approved by CSU's Human Ethics Research Committee and is supported by a Graham Centre Honours research scholarship.
One consumer sensory analysis session has already been run in September with more planned for October.
Scholarships for international students at CSU in Port Macquarie
Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017International students enrolled in courses at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Port Macquarie will be presented with scholarships on Wednesday 20 September.
CSU Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Vann, will present seven students from as far as Denmark, India, Nepal and Zimbabwe with scholarships each worth $10 000 to assist them with their tuition fees while they study at CSU in Port Macquarie.
The students are currently enrolled in masters and undergraduate courses in accounting and information technology.
"These scholarships will be awarded to students who have demonstrated experience in community involvement and a strong desire to join the exciting and supportive Port Macquarie community," said Ms Delphine Swat, Associate Director, Marketing and Student Recruitment (International and VET).
"They are also a testament of the University's commitment to growing a diverse student body on Charles Sturt University's newest campus."
The presentation will be held at 12noon on Wednesday 20 September in room 1026 at CSU, Major Innes Road, Port Macquarie.
Vintage bikes lead CSU Tweed Ride fund raiser
Tuesday, 19 Sep 2017
CSU
Green will host its second annual Tweed Ride and Fair with a vintage-packed day
planned for the library lawn at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst on
Thursday 21 September.
Sustainability officer with CSU Green Ms Alesha Elbourne said, "This year's Tweed Ride will be held as part of Bike Week, a NSW Transport initiative.
"We aim to engage Charles Sturt University staff and students in sustainability-related conversations about local cycling infrastructure for transport and recreation.
"The aim is to encourage staff and students to reduce their carbon footprint, and raise funds for tree planting."
At least 30 riders are expected to gather at 11.45am in their finest tweeds and climb on their squeaky vintage cycles for a leisurely jaunt around campus starting at 12pm.
The dress code is simple; anything that harks back a time before lycra.
Find out more about the University's support for bike transport here.
To contribute to the CSU Tweed Ride tree count, donate to our partners at BeardsOn here.
The 2017 CSU Tweed Ride starts at 12pm on Thursday 21 September at the library lawn, CSU in Bathurst.
Advice for parents on university options
Monday, 18 Sep 2017Parents of Year 11 and 12 students looking for guidance on the next steps for their children on their path to a university education can meet with representatives from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga on Thursday 21 September.
"We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to attend university if they want to," said the coordinator of the CSU Parent Information evenings, Ms Katy Fardell.
"A degree can open up a world of possibility for a person's future career, community, and personal development.
"Parents play an important role in helping their child make that choice by providing advice, guidance and support as they consider their options as they approach the end of their schooling.
"That's why Charles Sturt University is giving parents the opportunity to get first-hand information about studying at the University," Ms Fardell said.
"From applying, pathways and costs, to scholarships, accommodation and support, these events help parents help their child prepare for university."
In addition, the NSW University Admission Centre will also attend the Albury event to explain the ATAR score that their child receives after the Higher School Certificate exams, how it is calculated, and the university preference system.
The free CSU Parents Information Evening will run from 5.30pm to 7.30pm in the Stanley A Room in the Commercial Club Albury, Dean Street, Albury. Please register to attend here.CSU game show celebrates first-in-family degree students
Monday, 18 Sep 2017
A
game show devised to celebrate students who are the first in their families to
attend university will be staged at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Bathurst
on Tuesday evening 19 September.
Ms Kara King, FirstDegree Program Lead in the CSU Office for Students, said, "The Game Show Extravaganza will celebrate an inclusive Charles Sturt University community, promote a sense of belonging, and increase awareness of the first-in-family experience.
"This interactive show will see 10 teams of Charles Sturt University staff and students pitted against each other in rounds of trivia, physical tasks, and fast-paced questions.
"The format of the show will visit elements of TV game show favourites such as Wheel of Fortune and Family Feud."
The game show has been devised by the CSU FirstDegree Program and students enrolled in the Communications Event Management subject. It will be hosted by CSU theatre/media lecturer Mr Dan Aubin, special guest, CSU alumna and Australian comedian Ms Penny Greenhalgh, and current CSU student Mr Nick Everard.
The Game Show Extravaganza will be held in the Rafters Bar (in building 1413) on Bathurst campus from 6pm to 8.30pm on Tuesday 19 September. The venue will accommodate up to 200 audience members, and in addition event live-streaming will allow online and remote students to interact with participants by commenting and contributing during the event. Live streaming and interacting are via the FirstDegree Facebook page.
Tickets are $5 with all money going to CSU Give for future scholarships. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased online and on campus. Pre-event ticket buyers will go into the running for a major lucky door prize.
For more information and to watch the live-stream, visit the FirstDegree Facebook page - search @FirstDegreeCSU
The FirstDegree Program is part of the CSU Office for Students led by Professor Julia Coyle, and is a HEPPP funded program to support students who are the first in their family to attend university.
Students organise inaugural paramedicine research conference
Friday, 15 Sep 2017
Charles
Sturt University (CSU) paramedicine students have organised the inaugural 'Dare
to Know' student research conference in Bathurst on Saturday 16 September.
Lecturer in paramedicine in the CSU School of Biomedical Sciences in Bathurst Mr Lyle Brewster said, "This is the inaugural paramedicine research conference and it aims to promote to students early in their careers the idea of doing research.
"The students have done an amazing job organising the conference.
"They have found the speakers, organised venues on campus, arranged to pay for travel and accommodation for the guest speakers, have built and maintained the website, devised and issued advertising, liaised with University staff, and have organised the catering."
The speakers include international academics such as Professor Peter O'Meara who will speak about 'The emergence of paramedicine as a profession', and leading professional paramedics such as Mr Mark Palaitis who will speak on 'The impact of paramedic research in NSW'.
Among CSU paramedicine student speakers at the conference are third-year students Mr Jeremy Benson and Ms Milly Sonter-Kelso who will speak about 'AEDs on drones'.
The Dare to Know conference is from 9am to 5pm Saturday 16 September in the large lecture theatre, building 1292, at CSU in Bathurst.
Find out more at the conference website.
Connect via Facebook https://www.facebook.com/DareToKnow2017/?ref=br_rs and Twitter https://twitter.com/D2K2017
For more information contact organiser Ms Lana Plews on 0455 500 548, or email Dare2knowbx@gmail.com
Online survey for sheep producers
Thursday, 14 Sep 2017
There's a call for sheep producers to take part in a survey as part of
research to better understand and improve animal health and biosecurity
practices.
The research through the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation is led by Charles Sturt University (CSU) senior lecturer, Dr Marta Hernandez-Jover (left).
"This short online survey aims to build our knowledge about Australian sheep producers, their aninmal health management, and attitudes towards surveillance for emergency animal diseases," Dr Hernandez-Jover said.
"We also want to investigate how sheep producers can be better supported to improve on-farm profitability and animal health management, through innovative communication and extension approaches.
The confidential survey is available online here and will take producers about half an hour to complete. Those taking part will go into a draw to win one of 20 $50 retail gift vouchers.
Postdoctoral researcher Dr Jennifer Manyweathers said, "Information from this study will contribute to current research on biosecurity and disease surveillance.
"Our aim is to build producer-led and partnership based animal monitoring systems so that Australian livestock industries are more reliant and prepared for an outbreak of emergency animal disease."
This research is part of a wider Rural Research and Development for Profit integrated project to improve surveillance, preparedness and return to trade from emergency animal disease incursions using foot and mouth disease (FMD) as a model. Read more here.
Producers can take part in the survey here.
Mentoring program to foster young scientists
Monday, 11 Sep 2017
Charles Sturt University (CSU) PhD students have taken a
break from their own research to mentor primary school students from Wagga
Wagga in a science education program.
The students from the ARC Industrial Transformation Training Centre for Functional Grains (FGC) are working with Year 5 students from Mater Dei Primary School as part of the MyScience program.
Over the past three weeks the FGC students have been working with groups of primary school children to design and carry out an experiment related to energy.
PhD student Mr Stephen Cork said, "The MyScience program does a great job at hands on teaching core scientific principles of seeing a problem, defining a hypothesis, testing the hypothesis by changing one variable and controlling other variables, then measuring and reporting the findings. It is also a privilege to be able to give students real life exposure to people who have chosen science as a career."
The program will culminate in an expo at the School on Tuesday 12 September where the students will showcase their experimental results.
Mater Dei Year 5 classroom teacher Mr David Enever said, "Most students have loved taking charge of their own investigations, under the watchful eyes of their Functional Grains Centre mentors. Some have come up with some really creative investigation ideas linked to improving the production of renewable energy."
PhD student Ms Michelle Toutounji has enjoyed her role as mentor and is looking forward to the expo.
"I hope that I have planted seeds of imagination and enthusiasm for scientific investigation. The future of the next generation of scientists looks bright," Ms Toutounji said.
Funded by the Australian Research Council, the FGC is an initative of the Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation.