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CSU Vice-Chancellor's Regional Leaders Luncheon
Friday, 23 Aug 2013Charles Sturt University (CSU) Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Andrew Vann will meet with community leaders from the Dubbo region to discuss how CSU can deliver more benefits for the town and community. Professor Vann will host the Vice-Chancellor’s Regional Leaders Luncheon at CSU in Dubbo on August 26 for community leaders and partners, with a view to strengthening partnerships in the region. Professor Vann said the luncheon was an opportunity to discuss how the University could work more closely with community and business groups. “The luncheon will bring together community leaders and partners to discuss the contribution of Charles Sturt University,” he said. “More importantly, it will provide an opportunity for the community to tell us about the opportunities they see for the University to contribute and identify the challenges we can work together to overcome.” Guests will be invited to contribute thoughts and suggestions during the luncheon, which will be held in the Explorers Café at CSU in Dubbo, from noon-2pm.
Is a 'green' roof good for you?
Friday, 2 Aug 2013How proximity to a 'green' roof or wall affects city residents is the subject of a research project being carried out in Sydney by Charles Sturt University (CSU) student, Ms Karina Maloney. The Honours student in the School of Environmental Sciences at CSU in Albury-Wodonga is investigating residents living in or near a building that has plants growing on roofs or outside walls, and the impact it has on residents’ perceptions of the local landscape and their health. "As more Australians move to the city, the role of nature in the urban environment has become increasingly important," Ms Maloney said. "To learn more about the role of nature in urban areas, we are conducting a survey of residents in one of the three groups: those that reside in a building with a ‘green’ roof or wall; those that can see the vegetation of a nearby green roof or wall; and those that live in a nearby building and cannot see green roof or wall vegetation. We are looking for relationships between the three groups of residents in their satisfaction in the surrounding landscape, their connection to nature and their physical health.”
Top research for top school students
Monday, 29 Jul 2013An opportunity to see real research ‘live’ will be given to high achieving students in Year 9 and 10 students at Kooringal High School this week at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga. The 19 students will begin to develop their own research skills guided by CSU researchers when they take part in research activities in agricultural and computer sciences on Tuesday 30 July. Dr Bec Doyle from the School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences will have students working in the paddock, Matt Olsen from the School of Creative Arts will have them in theatres working cameras, while PhD student Mr Saman Shafigh, from the School of Computing and Mathematics, will work with them on wireless body sensing activities. Follow the day-long excursion, CSU academics will then mentor the students on how to be successful researchers while they undertake a major project in their area of interest. The day runs from 9.30am to 2.45pm at CSU in Wagga Wagga. The program is run by COMPACT, a not-for-profit organisation that aims to create partnerships between schools, businesses, and industry, community groups and parents, families and care givers to help young people to achieve their potential.
Sharing stationery with CSU students
Tuesday, 23 Jul 2013
Staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga are being urged to share their stationery with students in an initiative aimed at helping both the students and the environment. Driven by the student club, EcoActive, the call has gone out for staff to share unused stationery such as pens, books, folders, notepads, pencils or rulers. EcoActive Club’s Ms Gemma Hawkins – a Bachelor of Applied Science (Adventure EcoTourism) - said, “The second half of the academic year is underway so it is an ideal time for staff to do a spring clean and for students to make sure they have enough stationery items. The sharing of these resources will also help the University in its ongoing efforts to reduce waste.” Stationery can be collected by members of the EcoActive Club or donated directly to a Swap Stall to be held from 10am to 2pm at eat@20, building 20, CSU in Wagga Wagga on Wednesday 24 July. The idea of a Swap Stall came from Adelaide University’s ReUSEathon event held in April. The EcoActive Student Club has the support of CSU Green – the coordinator of CSU’s sustainability initiatives. Read more about CSU Green on CSU News here. To donate any items contact the EcoActive Club by email. CSU coordinates Albury tertiary event
Monday, 17 Jun 2013Charles Sturt University (CSU) will help Year 12 students across southern NSW and north East Victoria connect with tertiary education providers from the ACT, NSW, Queensland and Victoria at an information day in Albury Wodonga. CSU will coordinate around 39 tertiary providers at the Albury-Wodonga Tertiary Information Day, with sponsorship from Albury City Council, at the Albury Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 19 June. Hosted by the Albury-Wodonga Career’s Advisers Association, more than 1 200 students from local high schools and colleges are due to attend the event. CSU will also take part in associated tertiary education events run by the Victorian Tertiary Information Service in Shepparton, Benalla and Wangaratta on Monday 17 and Tuesday 18 June. Local students will meet Victorian tertiary providers, including universities, TAFE colleges and private colleges, at Notre Dame College in Shepparton and at Benalla P-12 College and Wangaratta High School to provide more than 1 000 regional students with information on future study and career opportunities.
Juggling work and study pays off
Tuesday, 11 Jun 2013
When Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Ontario graduand Ms Andrea Topic is presented with her Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies (BECS) it will conclude four years of juggling motherhood, work and study. Ms Topic is one of more than 230 CSU students who will graduate in a ceremony at the Burlington Convention Centre on Friday 14 June and her inspiration for returning to study, her daughter Lauren, will be in the crowd. “It has been difficult working full time and studying but I feel that I actually got more out of the program by being able to practice and reflect on my work each day,” said Ms Topic. “I was also able to use my own kindergarten classroom in much of my research, which made the research experiences more authentic for me. I believe strongly in my role as an advocate for social justice for children and my education from Charles Sturt University has provided me with academic arguments to support the passion.” The graduation ceremony will see 10 Bachelor of Early Childhood Studies (BECS) and 160 Bachelor of Primary Education Studies (BEPS) graduands receive their awards, along with distance education students.Teaching in China inspires further education
Monday, 10 Jun 2013
Working as a teacher and administrator for 17 years in China inspired Mr Andrew Watts to further his knowledge through study at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Ontario. Mr Watts is one of 160 students who will be awarded a Bachelor of Primary Education Studies (BPES) in a ceremony on Friday 14 June. In China, Mr Watts was involved with accrediting international schools but didn’t have a formal teaching qualification himself. When he moved to Canada he decided to pursue his passion for education and study at CSU. “The Bachelor of Primary Education Studies allows students to learn and hear about how to do something for two to three days and in the same week practice those ideas and theories in their ongoing practicum. It was the most stimulating and reinforcing way of learning something new,” said Mr Watts. “My experience in China taught me to relish current research and to base my future steps as an educator on it. My study at Charles Sturt University has encouraged me to question styles and methods of teaching and to strive towards achieving an inclusive learning community”. Police Leaders Graduate
Friday, 7 Jun 2013
A police officer determined to improve the lives of vulnerable women and children in her own community and in war-torn countries will graduate from Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Ontario Canada on Friday 14 June. Staff Sergeant Isobel Granger from the Ottawa Police Service will be awarded a Master of Leadership and Management (Policing) in the graduation ceremony at the Burlington Convention Centre. Staff Sergeant Granger’s area of expertise is in dealing with sexual and gender-based violence and, along with training United Nations personnel, she is part of an international team qualified to investigate war crimes. Read more here. Also graduating will be 12 members of the Ottawa Police Service and the Durham Regional Police Service who will be awarded a Bachelor of Policing. Course Coordinator Mr Brian Daly from CSU’s School of Policing Studies said “The Bachelor of Policing is a very practically based policing program, where current police officers are able to apply their learning directly to their work, and apply their work to their learning”.Graduation at CSU in Ontario
Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013
The achievements of more than 230 Charles Sturt University (CSU) students will be recognised in a formal Graduation Ceremony in Ontario, Canada on Friday 14 June. Distance education students will join nearly 200 Bachelor of Primary Education Studies (BPES) and Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (BCES) graduands from CSU in Ontario to receive their awards in the ceremony at the Burlington Convention Centre from 12:30pm. CSU President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Andrew Vann, Associate Dean International Education and Partnerships Professor Pamela Gibbons, Executive Dean of Education Professor Toni Downes and Associate Dean of Policing and International Associate Professor Tracey Green will travel from Australia for the event and the occasional address will be delivered by Australian Consul-General and Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, Ms Portia Maier.Stop selling off national parks: CSU expert
Thursday, 30 May 2013
Leading Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologist Associate Professor David Watson is part of a vocal group of Australian researchers who fear our parks will become playgrounds for the rich rather than reserves for Australia’s endangered plants and animals. Professor Watson believes the central issue is the “current gross mismanagement of our national parks by States and Territories that runs completely counter to the entire rational of national parks. They are set to be used for drought relief fodder, mining, recreational shooting and increased recreational development in three states. This spells very bad news for ecological systems that are already teetering on the edge,” he said. His comments follow a joint letter by the group on The Conversation website, and support for their concerns by the federal Minister for the Environment, The Hon Tony Burke reported on Thursday 30 May.