Indigenous staff at Charles Sturt University (CSU) will meet in Orange this week to engage in professional development, encourage interaction and strengthen networks at the annual Indigenous Staff Conference. Held on Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 November, the conference will be titled Nguluway, a Wiradjuri word meaning ‘meeting with each other’. “Charles Sturt University has increased its Indigenous staff numbers in recent years and we currently have 56 in total, equating to 2.7 per cent of the staff population,” CSU Indigenous Employment Coordinator, Ms Catherine Maxwell said. “We recruit Indigenous staff to cover a broader range of areas within the organisation. We now have Indigenous staff not only represented within the Centre for Indigenous Studies at Charles Sturt University in Dubbo and the Indigenous Student Services’ centres across our campuses but also within our divisions, faculties and service areas.”