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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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Shadow Minister tours Rockhampton Campus 

The Federal Shadow Minister for Universities and Research, Senator Brett Mason visited CQUniversity Rockhampton this week for meetings with senior staff, chats with students and tours of key facilities.

During his visit, the Senator inspected the new Central Queensland Innovation and Research Precinct (CQIRP) and Health Clinic building.

PhotoID:14550, Deputy VC Professor Hilary Winchester (centre) welcomes Senator Brett Mason and LNP candidate for Capricornia Michelle Landry to Rockhampton Campus
Deputy VC Professor Hilary Winchester (centre) welcomes Senator Brett Mason and LNP candidate for Capricornia Michelle Landry to Rockhampton Campus

He later lunched with key education leaders from the University, schools and TAFE sectors.

Senator Mason was not on his first visit. He was on Rockhampton Campus in 2011 when the Health Clinic was under construction and expressed an interest in seeing it as an operational facility and learning about proposed future stages of development.