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Empowering Communities in Dubbo
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
The importance of education to individuals and communities in regional Australia is the focus of a public lecture by a leading Indigenous academic at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo on Wednesday 24 October. Professor Jeannie Herbert, AM, the Foundation Chair of Indigenous Studies at the Centre for Indigenous Studies, at CSU will reflect on her own research when she delivers her lecture titled Empowering Communities. Professor Herbert has 25 years experience as a teacher in schools and 17 years in tertiary education. Before joining CSU in November 2009, she served in a range of roles at the Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Education in the Northern Territory, Queensland’s James Cook University and the University of New England in northern NSW. The public lecture is at 6pm on Wednesday 24 October in lecture theatre/room 422 at Charles Sturt University, 8 Tony McGrane Place, Dubbo. Please RSVP to Ms Christine Stewart on (02) 6885 7370 or send an email.
Screening the Freedom Ride 2011 documentary
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo will host a screening of the Freedom Ride 2011 documentary as part of a meeting of the Wiradjuri Elders Group and visitors from Orange this week. The documentary tells the story of last year’s Freedom Ride re-enactment which visited the University’s Dubbo Campus and Orange on the way from Sydney to Moree. The re-enactment traced the path of Charlie Perkins’ famous Freedom Ride bus trip in 1965, which helped break down segregation laws in Australia. Participants camped at the Dubbo Campus on their 2 300km, two-week trek through 21 regional communities. Community relations officer for CSU’s Centre for Indigenous Studies, Mr John Nolan, said Youth Connections staff from the NSW Central Coast, who organised the re-enactment, would address the meeting and distribute copies of the documentary. “The re-enactment participants met local elders and community members on their way through Dubbo last year and were given a warm welcome by the University, and the event organisers can now tell the local elders and community about their achievements,” Mr Nolan said. “Charles Sturt University’s regular Wiradjuri Elders Group meetings have helped forge a great connection between the University and the local community.”
A lucid view of photography
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
The annual exhibition by graduating photography students from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga is predicted to be the largest show in its five year history. Twenty Bachelor of Arts (Photography) students from the School of Communication and Creative Industries at CSU will exhibit up to 60 photographs, ranging in size from one to two metres wide at the Wagga Wagga Art Gallery from Friday 19 October to Sunday 9 December. Photography and digital imaging lecturer Mr James Holcombe said, “The exhibition has become a much-anticipated event on the local Art Gallery calendar. Opening nights last year and in 2010 attracted crowds of more than 300 people.” Lucid: CSU Photography Graduation Exhibition will be officially opened by CSU Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Andrew Vann at 6pm on Saturday 20 October. The photography students are due to graduate from CSU in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday 11 December. One exhibitor, Mr Jacob Raupach said, “This exhibition will be an excellent opportunity to see out the course with a big community event. I am extremely proud to be exhibiting my work alongside some really talented photographers."
Nursing graduates to boost regional health workforce
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
The cohort of nursing graduates from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo will be farewelled with a luncheon by staff and fellow students from the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health on Thursday 11 October. Lecturer in nursing, Ms Cathy Maginnis, said the 17 students graduating from CSU in Dubbo are among 163 students across the University’s five campuses who are graduating from the Bachelor of Nursing in December. “This is the 11th year of internal nursing graduates from Charles Sturt University in Dubbo,” Ms Maginnis said. “The students are primarily mature-age women who have juggled family, employment and study. We also have two males in the group, and students who have travelled each week to attend classes from regional towns such as Coonabarabran, Tooraweenah, and Gilgandra. All have offers of new graduate nursing positions to commence in 2013, so this will be a great boost to our regional registered nurse workforce. They aim to work in a variety of discipline specialisations including medical, surgical, emergency, intensive care, and paediatrics. The majority will take up roles in Dubbo and the surrounding areas of Coonabarabran, Gilgandra and Wellington, and one student will practice in Orange.”
US Consul General views environmental future
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
United States Consul General Mr Niels Marquardt will be immersed in environmental sustainability when he visits the award winning campus of Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga on Wednesday 10 October. Hosted by the University Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Vann, and Head of Albury-Wodonga Campus, Professor Julia Coyle, Mr Marquardt will view the environmentally friendy features of the Thurgoona site, from the energy-saving buildings to extensive water-saving management facilties and dry composting toilets. “We are proud of Charles Sturt University’s environmentally sensitive campus in Albury-Wodonga and we want to show what can be done with ingenuity and thoughtful investment over a number of years,” Professor Vann said. During his visit, Mr Marquardt will also meet with CSU staff and students, some of whom recently completed overseas clinical work in Vietnam and Bangladesh.
New centre manager for Wangaratta
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
An experienced education manager has been appointed the inaugural manager of Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Wangaratta Study Centre. Ms Robyn Farley, who has lived on a small mixed farm near Chesney Vale since 2001, has previously worked for the University of Wollongong and Goulburn Ovens TAFE (GOTAFE) and has postgraduate qualifications in applied science and in education. "I believe it is vital that we enhance opportunities for regional students to undertake quality tertiary education studies locally, and that this can be done through educational partnerships such as the one recently formed between Charles Sturt University and GOTAFE in Wangaratta,” Ms Farley said. The Wangaratta Study Centre will offer CSU degrees in agriculture and agricultural business management from 2013 to vocational education and training diploma holders who have completed appropriate courses. “We are looking to offer other higher education programs at Wangaratta in coming years, including nursing from 2014,” Ms Farley said.Business simulation competition regional winners
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003The Charles Sturt University (CSU) Faculty of Business will present a $1 000 prize to All Saints College, Bathurst, on Tuesday 16 October, as the central west region winners of the Game On business studies simulation competition for senior students. Associate Professor Mark Frost, Head of the Charles Sturt University (CSU) School of Management and Marketing will present the cheque to the school’s winning team, ‘BeeJay Elite Motors’, which consisted of three Year 11 students - Doug Morgan Thomas, Brad Brown, and Jack Ison. “The CSU business simulation is designed to assist HSC students undertake their business-related studies by providing a competitive and real life scenario that reflects what many of today's businesses encounter,” Professor Frost said. “Students had to make decisions on the range of issues that impacted their business performance and against other businesses in the simulation. The activities were designed to be ‘real life’ as much as possible as this enhances the student learning experience, which is a key part of the CSU business teaching strategy.”
Only scary thing about Halloween is sugar: CSU expert
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
An expert in the study of paranormal events from Charles Sturt University (CSU) believes the only scary thing about Halloween is the risk of tooth decay from all the sweets that children have an excuse to guzzle on the day. Dr Krissy Wilson, Head of CSU’s Science of Anomalistic Phenomena research unit, said the celebration of Halloween most likely started as a pagan tradition that coincided with the new harvest. “It later became a Christian celebration of All Hallows or All Saints Day. Modern times have seen it evolve into ‘Halloween’ – which came literally from ‘hallowed’ or ‘holy’ – that typically involves trick or treating, dressing up in silly outfits and watching horror movies!”
CSU commended for community focus
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) decision to establish a campus in Port Macquarie has been welcomed by the Birpai Local Area Land Council, which praised the University’s commitment to the local Aboriginal community. Campus Director of CSU in Port Macquarie, Dr Muyesser Durur, said evidence suggests that Aboriginal people are more likely to attend a university if they can do so within country rather than having to move away from their home and family. “The University is committed to creating an environment that will create opportunities for all sectors of the community. One of our core gaols for the region is to build students’ capacity to contribute to their community and society,” she said. Uncle Bill O’Brien, Chairperson of the Birpai Land Council, has been heartened by how CSU has embraced the local Aboriginal community from the start. “Charles Sturt University has consulted with and listened to the local Aboriginal community on every step of its journey to establish a permanent tertiary education presence in Port Macquarie. I am excited that Charles Sturt University is also developing and constructing an Aboriginal study centre on the new campus, which will enhance the prospect of success of Aboriginal students,” he said.
Girls growing up too quickly: public lecture
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
The risks of the sexualisation of girls, and tips on how to help girls grow up with healthy attitudes towards body image and sexuality, will be discussed at a public lecture in Tumut on Wednesday 21 November. Lecturer in philosophy and ethics at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Dr Emma Rush, will give an overview of what researchers and experts have to say about the risks associated with the sexualisation of girls and explain the government’s response. “A generation ago we didn’t see fashion and gossip magazines, padded bras and cosmetics, pitched specifically at the primary school market,” she said. “While sex appeal has been used to sell products for a long time, in the last decade or so imagery directly inspired by pornography has also become much more prevalent in fashion and advertising. The increasing pressure on girls to meet very narrow appearance ‘ideals’ at younger and younger ages is of significant concern to experts in child health and welfare.” The free lecture, Getting Real: Challenging the Sexualisation of Girls, will also identify resources for parents and professionals who work with girls.