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The importance of 'terroir'
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) National Wine and Grape Industry Centre director Professor Alain Deloire will address the concept of ‘terroir’ as part of the University’s free public lecture series at CSU in Orange on Friday 27 September. Professor Deloire, previously a team leader in viticulture at world renowned Moet and Chandon, is co-author of a book on “grapevine physiology and terroir” and more than 100 peer-reviewed and popular articles. He said terroir was a complex, but important, notion for agri-food products, but measuring its effect on wine market trends remains difficult even for the experts since it could include climate and soil, people, social organisations and agricultural practices. Despite these complexities, the idea of geographical origin was still critical for products which lay claim to a “terroir-linked typicality”, he said. Head of Campus at CSU in Orange, Professor Heather Robinson, said the Explorations Series of lectures brings speakers from a range of disciplines to share the latest ideas, thinking and opinions on contemporary social, scientific and cultural issues with the NSW Central West community.
How will you roll to Thurgoona?
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Staff and Students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga will celebrate NSW Bike Week this week with a series of activities including a ride to work and study on Wednesday 18 September. CSU bicycle riders will assemble in QEII Square in Albury for a leisurely social ride that will leave at 7.40 am and arrive at Gums Café in Thurgoona, with a free breakfast for all riders at 8.30 am. Not only will participants reduce the number of cars around the busy roads of Thurgoona, reduce their carbon footprints and improve their health and well-being, but they will also enter a draw to win a bike and helmet valued at $600. Participants will also be able to try a game of Bike Polo on Thurgoona football oval from 1 pm on Wednesday 18 September for 15 minute games played with teams of three riders. The CSU community will also be able to view a compilation of bike movies on Thursday 19 September between noon and 3 pm at the Gums Café, CSU in Albury-Wodonga, off Elizabeth Mitchell Drive, Thurgoona.
Vice-Chancellor's awards for Port Macquarie staff
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Two staff members at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Port Macquarie received awards from the University recently. The 2013 Vice-Chancellor’s Awards for Excellence, and the 2013 Faculty and Division Awards, acknowledge the commitment, dedication and ongoing excellence demonstrated by academic and general staff across CSU. Ms Nicole Mitchell, academic support coordinator at CSU in Port Macquarie, was a member of two teams that were honoured: the TAFE to CSU Interact Site Project Team received a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Innovation; and the Regional and Remote Learning Support Team received a Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Performance Excellence. Senior lecturer in paramedics, Mr Joe Acker, received an individual excellence award from the CSU Faculty of Science for his teaching of the discipline and helping to establish the course at CSU in Port Macquarie. Dr Muyesser Durur, Director of CSU in Port Macquarie, said, “I congratulate Nicole and Joe, as these awards recognise that our staff in Port Macquarie are making significant contributions to the development of the University and to our students’ career prospects. As the campus grows, we look forward to welcoming more staff contributions to the wider community.”
Pharmacy students know their business
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Two teams of Charles Sturt University (CSU) Bachelor of Pharmacy students have demonstrated their business acumen to claim a place in the quarter finals of a prestigious national competition. Ms Thanh Le and Ms Marina Mikhail along with Mr Neil D’Souza, Ms Seray Goktekin and Ms Pooja Balgi are taking part in the National Student Business Plan Competition organised by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia to promote creative entrepreneurship amongst pharmacy students. This is the first time CSU has entered a team in the competition and Senior Lecturer in Pharmacy Practice with CSU’s School of Biomedical Sciences, Mr George John, said it was an opportunity for students to practice the pharmacy management and business skills taught in the classroom. “Students had to develop a sound business plan for buying a pharmacy and the model had to be innovative while addressing community needs,” he said. “I believe the competition will give them valuable experience for starting their own pharmacy business in the future.” CSU is one of 12 teams left in the competition and the quarter final round concludes on Friday 12 July.
Paramedic lecture a sell out
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003A public lecture hosted by Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Port Macquarie and titled Advances in emergency medicine: when does time really matter? has been sold out. The lecture is the third in a series run by CSU in Port Macquarie in 2013 and Campus Director Dr Muyesser Durur said the community response had been very encouraging. “The community has really embraced this concept,” she said. “Part of Charles Sturt University’s role on the Mid North Coast is to bring the latest ideas from the Universitty’s areas of research directly to the community and this lecture series has demonstrated that’s something our community is very interested in.” The lecture, to be delivered by CSU paramedic program leader Mr Joe Acker, deals with recent significant advancements in emergency care that have affected the health and well being of patients. “In many cases, the success of these treatments begins when people call ‘000’ and the paramedics arrive,” he said. The lecture will explore these medical advances with examples from the Mid North Coast, and educate the public on how they can make a difference between life and death. Mr Acker has more than 22 years experience as a paramedic, educator, manager, and health executive in Canada prior to joining CSU in 2010. He has worked as a paramedic in urban, regional, rural, and Indigenous communities and spent 10 years as a critical care helicopter flight paramedic.
Australia's Landcare under international scrutiny
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
A Japanese university is seeking to extend the success of Australia’s Landcare movement, with its history of practical on-the-ground projects that protect the environment and maintain agricultural production. Ms Tomomi Maekawa, who is a fellow with Charles Sturt University’s Institute for Land Water and Society (ILWS) and PhD student with Tokyo Institute of Technology, will be joined by her supervisor Professor Toshio Kuwako from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Professor Michael Seigel from Nanzan University and another Japanese expert, as well as the chair of Australian Landcare International Mr Rob Youl. During their stay on the Border, the visitors will meet with local Landcare groups and ILWS research professor Allan Curtis, Australia’s leading expert on the Landcare movement. The group will visit the Institute on Monday 16 September to discuss Ms Tomomi’s study of Landcare with Professor Curtis.
CSU meat judges in Australian team
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
A passion for the meat industry and the ability to pick a high yielding, quality carcase has earned two Charles Sturt University (CSU) students a spot in the Australian national meat judging team. Ms Tamara Heir and Ms Laura Kemmis, from CSU’s School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences in Wagga Wagga, were selected in the five-member team to tour the USA early next year. The team was selected from ten finalists who attended a national industry training week in Brisbane which included visits to retailers, processors and a feedlot. It follows the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging Competition held at CSU in July. Originally from Walla Walla in southern NSW, Ms Heir is studying a Bachelor of Veterinary Biology/Bachelor of Veterinary Science while Ms Kemmis, from Queanbeyan near Canberra, is studying a Bachelor of Animal Science. “I’m passionate about building a career in the meat industry and this tour of the United States is an opportunity to develop contacts and gain a better understanding of how Australia compares in the global market,” said Ms Kemmis. As part of the four week tour of the USA meat industry, the national team will compete in three American meat judging competitions.Meat judging students fly to US
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
Three Charles Sturt University (CSU) students with the School of Animal Science and Veterinary Science are making last minute preparations as they head off to the United States for international meat judging competitions and a meat industry study tour. In 2012, Mr Isaac Allen from Forbes, Ms Vanessa Campbell from Rutherglen, who is currently living and working in Wagga Wagga, and Ms Jordon Hoban from near Macksville in Northern NSW were named in the five-member Australian team to compete in two meat judging competitions in the USA. It follows their success last July at the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging (ICMJ) and at a subsequent intensive Meat & Livestock Australia training program in Brisbane. The team is due to leave Australia for a three-week industry tour of the USA on Friday 11 January and return on Thursday 7 February. Ms Campbell said the trio is all very excited about the trip. “This is a really great opportunity because, as a fourth year vet science student, it gives me a chance to make international meat industry contacts and to see the industry differences between America and the way we do things back home,” she said.
Launch of CSU annual environmental record
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003
Charles Sturt University (CSU) will launch the latest review of its sustainability achievements this week. The University’s annual Environmental Scorecard will be launched by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Professor Ken Dillon from 10am to 11am on Thursday 26 September at CSU in Wagga Wagga. Coordinated by CSU Green, the Environmental Scorecard has been released annually since 2007. It tracks CSU’s resource use and green gas emissions in relation to its sustainability targets. The document also outlines other sustainability initiatives. Professor Dillon said, “Sustainability is a key part of the University’s Strategic Plan for 2013-2015. The 2012 Environmental Scorecard shows us how we are travelling in terms of meeting our set targets. Sustainability is everybody’s business.” CSU Green Manager Mr Edward Maher said, “Some stand-out examples of great things being implemented by our staff and students that are featured in the report include postgraduate student David Gale’s ambitions to help small farmers in Vietnam to reduce their reliance on synthetic fertilisers, and lecturer Chris Orchard’s focus on educating his graphic design students about the environmental implications of the practices and processes used in the design industry.” Read more about CSU Green on CSU News here and here. Student accommodation for CSU in Port Macquarie
Wednesday, 1 Jan 2003Charles Sturt University (CSU) has invited interested stakeholders from the Port Macquarie community to attend a Student Accommodation workshop on Wednesday 9 October. The workshop will explore options for the development of student accommodation to service the new campus being built by CSU in Port Macquarie. Construction will begin in 2014, and the new campus is expected to be ready for occupation by late 2015. Campus Director Dr Muyesser Durur said the workshop was an opportunity for CSU to ensure the development of student accommodation met the needs of the community and the University. “The community has welcomed Charles Sturt University into the area and has been very supportive throughout the planning stages for the new campus,” she said. “This workshop is continuing the discussion, and ensuring any student accommodation is developed to benefit the University and the community.”