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Students champion Herefords
Wednesday, 8 Oct 2014
Agricultural
science student Ms Helen De Costa is ending her first year at Charles Sturt
University (CSU) doing what she loves – promoting Hereford cattle. She
is one of two CSU students named as finalists in the 2014-2015 Herefords
Australia Youth Ambassador program. The Bachelor of
Agricultural Science
student from the NSW Southern Highlands is secretary of the reformed Southern
Hereford Youth Group. Ms
De Costa said, "As a Youth Ambassador with Herefords Australia I will be
involved in promoting the breed by participating in sales, youth events, shows
and also providing and education event for the youth of the breed to take part
in. The
Hereford breed is one that I think will go a long way in the future. One
of the main reasons that I like the breed is because of its quiet temperament,
that suitability to most markets, along with the longevity, structural and
carcase traits and the mothering ability and calving ease that the breed has to
offer." Ms De Costa was also a joint recipient of the CM Hocking Memorial
Scholarship through Herefords Australia in 2014. Bachelor of Animal
Science
student Ms Emilie Lyons is the second CSU student to participate in the
national program. A
total of four finalists will compete for the title of Ambassador of the Year at
the Herefords Australia Youth National Heifer Show in Bathurst in July 2015.
Hats on for mental health
Wednesday, 8 Oct 2014
Charles Sturt University
(CSU) staff and students in Wagga Wagga will don hats to raise awareness and
break down the stigma associated with mental illness on Friday 10 October. The
Mad Hatters Tea Party is an initiative of the Office for Students at catering at
CSU.
Health Promotion Officer Ms Coleen Pearce said "This event is all about shining
a light on mental health, encouraging people to be aware of the issues and to
look out for the well-being of their colleagues and friends," she said. Money raised from the sale of cupcakes will be donated to
the Australian Rotary Health Hat Day appeal which raises money
to help people affected by depression, anxiety, schizophrenia and many other
illnesses. The Mad Hatters Tea Party is the
culmination of a month-long mental health awareness campaign, which has
included a Sock it to
Suicide
line.
CSU’s 25 years celebrated in Dubbo
Tuesday, 7 Oct 2014
Staff and students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Dubbo will mark the 25th anniversary of the University with a celebratory birthday cake on Thursday 9 October. Head of Campus at CSU in Dubbo, Professor Jeannie Herbert, said, "Over the past 25 years Charles Sturt University has expanded from a three-campus regional institution to a national and international university with campuses and study locations in NSW, the ACT, and northern Victoria. It delivers quality education to more than 38 000 students from across Australia and around the world either on-campus or by distance education. Charles Sturt University is unique because it shares with its communities, common goals and aspirations for the future, and the past 25 years has shown that the University is committed to growing our communities through education and research well into the future. The University has always retained a strong commitment to meeting the needs and aspirations of our rural and regional communities, and we seek to provide improved educational outcomes and lives for Indigenous, regional, rural and remote Australians. We strive to be a University whose courses, graduates and research help our regional communities to thrive and prosper economically, socially and environmentally." The celebratory ceremony will be at 12.30pm Thursday 9 October at Explorer's at CSU in Dubbo.
Holbrook fair highlights greater future
Tuesday, 7 Oct 2014An animatronic baby dinosaur, exploding balloons and the natural treasures of Woomargama National Park will be on show for the Simply Greater Future Fair and Markets to be hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) from 9.30am Sunday 12 October at the Ten Mile Creek Gardens and Shire Hall. Winnie, the life-like animatronic 2.25 metre-tall baby dinosaur from the Australian Museum, will join the exploding hydrogen balloons of Questacon's comical Spectacular Science and a free guided bus tour of nearby Woomargama National Park, as well as 30 stalls displaying and selling regional produce, crafts and organic food. Kids can enjoy face-painting and yummy cakes from Woomargama Pre-school, grab a Fire and Rescue NSW show bag, or explore CSU's science and sustainability exhibition, and chat about university studies with CSU staff. The fair is part of the 'Our Place' project commenced by Holbrook residents in 2013 to address local issues around living sustainably and protecting the natural environment.
Sailing first for CSU
Tuesday, 23 Sep 2014Students from Bathurst and Wagga Wagga will represent Charles Sturt University (CSU) at the Australian University Games for the first time in the sport of sailing. Second year paramedic student Ms Kaela Sparre, originally from Sydney, is leading a team of six women in competition over three days starting Tuesday 30 September at the Georges River Sailing Club in Sydney. "I have sailed all my life and I wanted to go to the Uni Games and other university competitions and get my friends and other Charles Sturt University students involved in the sport," Ms Sparre said. "We are really not sure what to expect because half of our team, the skippers, are experienced while the other half, the crews, are beginners. Personally, I just want to beat my sister's team from the University of Technology, Sydney." The competition will see students sail in small dinghies from the Pacer class provided by the Georges River Sailing Club.
Socks to raise suicide awareness
Tuesday, 23 Sep 2014Students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga are being urged to make use of their odd socks for a good cause. Organised by Health Promotion Service in the Office for Students, the Sock It To Suicide campaign aims to raise awareness of suicide. As part of the campaign, odd socks will be hung on a line near the Gums Cafe from Wednesday 24 September. Health Promotion Officer Ms Coleen Pearce said suicide is the leading cause of deaths amongst 15 to 24 year olds. "It's frightening to think that suicide accounts for one in four deaths among young people," she said." The idea of the 'Sock it to Suicide' line is to raise awareness of these high statistics, increase discussion on this topic and possibly help combat this high suicide rate."
Students promote valuable role of pharmacists
Tuesday, 23 Sep 2014
Pharmacy students at
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will go out into the local community on Thursday
25 September to promote their future profession. The students from the School of Biomedical Sciences at CSU in
Wagga Wagga will be at the Summit Discount Pharmacy in Wagga Wagga for World Pharmacists Day 2014. The theme for
this year's event is 'access to pharmacists is access to health'. World Pharmacists Day is an initiative of the
International Pharmaceutical Federation. "We appreciate the support for our
enthusiastic students," said Pharmacist-in-charge at Summit Discount Pharmacy ,
Ms Pamela Cochrane, who is also a CSU pharmacy graduate. "The pharmacy students
and staff will talk to members of the public about the value of pharmacists in
the community," Program Leader of Pharmacy
at CSU, Mr George John said. "Supervised by a qualified pharmacist, the
students will provide Pharmaceutical Society of Australia's Self Care Facts Cards
to members of the public." The students will be at Summit Discount Pharmacy at
46 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga.
Socks to raise suicide awareness
Tuesday, 23 Sep 2014
Students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga are being urged to make use of their odd socks for a good cause. Organised by Health Promotion Officer in the Office for Students, the Sock It To Suicide campaign aims to raise awareness of suicide. As part of the campaign, odd socks will be hung on lines erected at two locations at CSU in Wagga Wagga from Friday 19 September to Friday 17 October. Health Promotion Officer Ms Coleen Pearce said suicide is the leading cause of death amongst 15 to 24 year olds. "It's frightening to think that suicide accounts for one in four deaths among young people. The idea of the 'Sock it to Suicide' line is to raise awareness of these high statistics, increase discussion on this topic and possibly help combat this high suicide rate," she said. The lines have been placed on Darnell Smith Drive between car park 1 and car park 2, and on the corner of Valder Way and Pine Gully Road at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Read more about Health Promotion at CSU in CSU News here.
We’ve mapped the genome, what’s next?
Tuesday, 23 Sep 2014
New research into understanding how human DNA works will be explored when award winning mathematical scientist, Professor Terry Speed, presents a public lecture at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga on Thursday 25 September. A principal research scientist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
of Medical Research, Professor Speed has more than 40 years of experience in statistics, specialising in the design and analysis of studies in genetics and genomics. "Scientists have now mapped the human genome. The next frontier is to understand human epigenomes; the instructions which tell the DNA
whether to make skin cells or blood cells or other body parts," he said. Professor Speed has recently been awarded the 2014
CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science and in 2013 he won the Prime Minister's Prize for Science. The free public lecture is part of CSU's Exploration Seriesand is being held in conjunction with the Australian
Mathematical Sciences Institute. It will be held from 6 pm at the Wal Fife Lecture Theatre, building 14, near car park 4, off Tooma Way at CSU in Wagga Wagga.
Student meat judges in Australian team
Friday, 19 Sep 2014
Charles Sturt University (CSU) students Mr Timothy Morley-Sattler and Miss Meg Parsons will represent Australia in meat judging competitions in the United States in January. The students, from CSU's School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences in Wagga Wagga, were named in the five-member national Intercollegiate Meat Judging (ICMJ) team after an industry training workshop in Brisbane earlier this month. Mr Morely-Sattler is studying a Bachelor of Animal Science and is looking forward to learning more about the American meat industry. "Taking part in the ICMJ program enables me to gain a better understanding of the practical side of what I am learning in my university studies and greatly improves my knowledge of the industry," he said. The Australian meat judging team will depart in early January for a four-week industry tour of the US where they will compete in three competitions. The annual competition is organised by the ICMJ Association to highlight careers in the meat industry and provide hands on training in carcass evaluation and meat science. Read more about the annual competition held at CSU in July here.