CQU’s AUQA audit has been scheduled for October 2005 “The scope of the audit is whole of institution. As part of the University’s audit preparations, CQU will conduct a self-review to identify where CQU is performing well, where key improvements may be necessary,” explained Jo Miller, CQU’s Quality Officer.

Aurelia Ginevra – Division Manager, AIC Graduations, Melbourne International Campus – recently caught up with CQU graduates, Jorge Fernando Vasquez and Kabir Jabbal, recipients of the Campus Awards for Leadership at CQU Melbourne.

Jorge Fernando Vasquez completed a Bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering and seven years’ experience in industry in Chile prior to attending CQU Melbourne.

Contaminant-sensitive oysters are being used to monitor changes in water quality at Port Curtis near Gladstone in a collaborative project involving Coastal CRC scientists from Central Queensland University and Griffith University.

“Specially farmed oysters are being located in cages to a number of sites in the harbour,” said Don Alcock, Communication Manager, Coastal CRC.

A group of 57 Tannum Sands State High School musicians attended master classes at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music recently.

As part of an annual four-day tour, the concert band and string ensemble students were given instruction from CQCM lecturers Ian Bofinger and Derrin Kerr.

CQU's status as a provider of nursing education has been granted unconditional approval to continue to 2009, thanks to success in a Queensland Nursing Council review process.

The QNC also issued a commendation for the high standard of CQU's submission and asked to use it as an example.

Coordinators have been identified, participants are joining teams and teams are developing some very interesting names.

CQU is the biggest workplace to take up the 10 000 Steps Challenge with an estimated 1300 staff over five campuses.

CQU staff and students are welcome at the ABC Science at the Criterion Hotel event, with the subect 'Could your genes predict your future?'.

Come along and join ABC personalities and Queensland and NSW genetics experts in a lively discussion about the pros and cons of genetic technology, and how it affects our future.

Former CQU staff member Dr Ralph Catts (pictured third from left) returned to the region as a presenter for the Lifelong Learning Conference in Yeppoon this week.

Dr Catts is now a Senior Research Fellow based at Stirling University in Scotland.

QR frontline managers are now enrolling in CQU’s Bachelor of Business Administration degree, thanks to a new Leadership Development program.

To officially launch the new program, CQU and QR representatives will meet in the former Supreme Court building in Rockhampton’s historic CBD on Tuesday June 22 (from 5.

CQU Bundaberg academic Dr Karl Neuenfeldt's interest in the music of the Torres Strait has led to a credit on a new surfing movie.

Dr Neuenfeldt co-wrote a song called 'Somewhere There's An Island', which is performed by Seaman Dan on the soundtrack of Blue Horizon.