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Academic excellence honoured at CSU
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Recipients of Charles Sturt Foundation scholarships for 2008 will be recognised during a presentation ceremony at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Albury-Wodonga Campus on Wednesday 23 April. Fourteen scholarships for new and continuing students at CSU are awarded on the basis of academic merit, leadership and contribution to the community. The Presentation Ceremony, lead by CSU Deputy Chancellor Kathryn Pitkin, also provides an opportunity for the students to meet their scholarship donors, which include local business and community organisations. The ceremony will be held at the Nowik Auditorium, CSU Albury City site, Guinea St, Albury, starting at 6.30pm.
Mighty rugby reunion at CSU
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University (CSU) will host a rugby union reunion this Friday 2 to Sunday 4 May to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the victory for the Mitchell 1st XV in the 1978 NSW Central West Rugby Competition. In 1979 the reserve team won the Central West competition - the next time CSU won the competition was in 2006. All players, coaches and managers associated with the Mitchell Rugby teams of 1978 and 1979 have been invited. Sixty will attend the Reunion Dinner, including the Vice-Chancellor and President of CSU, Professor Ian Goulter, and CSU Rugby Club representatives and the winners of the 2007 and 2008 Bathurst Rugby Alumni Scholarships and 2008 Encouragement Award. Many players in the 1978 and 1979 teams also played for NSW and for carious Sydney clubs, including Ross Reynolds who went on to play for Australia in seven tests. Since July 2006, the Rugby alumni have contributed an annual scholarship worth $2 500 each year for three years for a worthy CSU student.
Faculty of Education awards at CSU Dubbo Campus
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Dean’s Merit Awards ceremony of the Faculty of Education will be held at Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Dubbo Campus on Monday 12 May. The Dean of the Faculty of Education, Professor Toni Downes, will present awards to about a dozen teacher education students who performed at a high academic level during the period of their studies at CSU. The awards acknowledge outstanding academic performance by undergraduate students who have achieved a Distinction or High Distinction grade in four subjects undertaken during one semester for full-time students, and in four subjects undertaken over two consecutive semesters for part-time students.
Australia beefs up Indonesian collaboration
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
Australia’s beef and live export industry will have a greater understanding of Indonesia’s beef market with the launch of a two and a half year project by the Asian Agribusiness Research Centre (AARC) at Charles Sturt University’s Orange Campus. Funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research, the project ‘Benchmarking the Beef Supply Chain in Eastern Indonesia’ is a collaboration with four Indonesian institutes and the world-wide network agri benchmark. Project leader Dr Claus Deblitz says, “The Indonesian beef supply chain has been identified as a crucial area in Eastern Indonesian agriculture and is one of the most complex”. Drawing a comprehensive picture of the stakeholders, product, finance and information flow, proposals will be developed investigating how the Indonesian supply chain can be more effective and competitive, and provide farmers with higher incomes.
Creating a suicide-safer community
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Suicides and attempts at suicide are a serious community health problem. In 2007, the Division of Student Services at Charles Sturt University (CSU) began a program to create a ‘suicide-safer community’ among its students and staff. “Deaths and injuries due to suicide can be reduced and a community-centred approach is considered an effective strategy,” said Mr Peter Bell, CSU residential operations manager for Albury-Wodonga and Wagga Wagga campuses. “We aim to equip members of the University community with the skills to help students and fellow staff members when they may be struggling emotionally.” The University delivers suicide awareness seminars to its staff to create direct, open and honest talk about suicide. Mr Bell will discuss suicide and ways in which the community can help prevent it in a public lecture starting at 6pm on Wednesday 21 May in the Nowik Theatre, CSU Albury City site, Guinea St, Albury. CSU wines and cheeses will be served after the lecture.
Researcher recognised for excellence
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
There was loud applause for awarding-winning Charles Sturt University (CSU) researcher Associate Professor Gavin Ash as he received public recognition for his work in the fields of agricultural and veterinary sciences and environmental sciences. Professor Ash was named earlier this year the recipient of the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Research Excellence 2007. The CSU academic received his award from the Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Goulter during the graduation ceremonies on the Wagga Wagga Campus in April. Professor Ash, from the CSU School of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences, was honoured for his outstanding contribution to innovative research in plant pathology, identifying and determining the risk posed by diseases in crops and exploring innovative approaches to the management of diseases and weeds. Since joining CSU at Wagga Wagga in 1990, Professor Ash has attracted more than $4.2 million in research funds, written for over 150 publications and supervised 38 postgraduate students. In the last five years Professor Ash has authored 27 refereed publications and gained 27 research grants.
Journalists from newest nation visit CSU
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
Two journalists from the small European state of Montenegro, the world’s newest nation, have visited Charles Sturt University (CSU) Bathurst Campus to learn about how the media works in Australia and how the university promotes itself through the media. Dr Hazbo Skoko, a lecturer at the CSU School of Marketing and Management, hosted the visit and acted as interpreter for Mr Vukoman Batko Kljajevic, a radio and TV journalist for Crna Gora, the Montenegro Government Broadcast Company, and Mr Murat Corovic, chief editor of the MOZAIK magazine for culture, education and tradition. Dr Skoko said the visiting journalists were impressed with CSU students’ lifestyles and facilities. “They also were very impressed with the Australian educational system and the transparency, friendliness and easy going approach of the work of lecturers and students.” Seeking volunteers for health research
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A Charles Sturt University (CSU) research student is seeking volunteers from the Bathurst area to become involved in a physical health and wellbeing study. Mr Cheyne Donges, who is with the School of Human Movement Studies, said that while a number of women have registered for the research, he needs more Bathurst men to participate. “I need non-smoking men aged between 30 to 60 years,” Mr Donges said. “Furthermore, I am looking for people who are not currently or haven’t been exercising more than once per week in the last few months, and they should not be taking any hormone replacement therapy, blood pressure or cholesterol medication. Study participants will receive is a free comprehensive blood test with an explanation of their results, plus an image scan to analyse muscle, bone, fat and other tissues their body. We will also provide an analysis of muscle, strength and cardiorespiratory fitness.” Anyone interested to participate in the research can contact Mr Donges on 6338 4048, or send an email.
Worm stamps on snail pests
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
A Charles Sturt University (CSU) team lead by award-winning researcher Associate Professor Gavin Ash has developed a novel approach to attacking exotic snails that devastate crop and pasture production across southern Australia. Professor Ash and his team have found a local nematode that injects itself into the snails and delivers a deadly bacterium that kills the snail and allows the nematode to feed on the decaying body. The round worm, from the Rhabditids group, was collected from soil near Wagga Wagga, NSW, and is endemic to Australia. They kill the common white snail, white Italian snail, conical snail and small conical snail within four to eight days of being introduced. “These pests are a significant threat to Australian grain exports. They feed on emerging crops, clog up farm machinery and contaminate harvested grain which puts our exports at risk due to quarantine problems,” Professor Ash said. Based on CSU’s Wagga Wagga Campus, the research is funded by the Grains Research and Development Corporation.Pakistan dairy industry in focus
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Links will be strengthened between Charles Sturt University (CSU) and leading Pakistani agricultural researchers during a visit to the Wagga Wagga Campus tonight, 16 June, 2008, aimed at improving the nation’s dairy industry. Also in attendance at the visit will be the Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner. "Pakistan is the fourth largest dairy producer in the world, yet manufactures very little of its raw product, with most milk consumed within 12 hours due to the lack of refrigeration and the need for constant supply," said Peter Wynn, Professor of Animal Production in the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences. A CSU research team, working collaboratively in Pakistan for six months, has increased productivity by working with farmers and agricultural agencies to implement changes in the industry.