The annual conference for Indigenous staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) starts today in Bathurst.Held annually, the two-day 2015 Nguluway conference brings together Indigenous staff for professional development, to meet other staff for the first time, to form professional networks, and to become familiar with a different CSU campus.The Indigenous employment coordinator in the CSU Division of Human Resources Ms Catherine Maxwell said that CSU was a national leader in university Indigenous employment."The 2015 Nguluway conference is particularly significant as it celebrates 10 years since the first Indigenous Australian Employment Strategy was implemented at the University in 2005. Since then the number of Indigenous staff at Charles Sturt University has increased from 0.9 per cent to 2.64 per cent. This is well above the national average of 1.1 per cent."There are the equivalent of 54 Indigenous staff across the University in roles in administration, library services, human resources, technical (computing and labs), student liaison, and marketing, as well as academic and research roles in all Faculties.CSU also has 898 active Indigenous Australian students which is 2.8 per cent of enrolled students and is one of the highest proportions of Indigenous students at any Australian university.