A best paper award for a project on 'Measuring Community Wellbeing: A Central Queensland Case Study' was based on a project partnership between CQU and a State Government department.

The paper won the Best Conference Paper Award at the Australia and New Zealand Regional Science Association International (ANZRSAI) Inc conference held in New Zealand during September.

School of Business & Informatics law lecturer Eric Holm presented a paper at the Emerge 2007 Conference in Brisbane on behalf of Central Queensland University.

Mr Holm addressed leading academics, industry leaders and practitioners on issues regarding cyber crime and its impact upon human capital.

This week, 22 high school students from the Mackay region are taking part in Jammin' a program at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (CQCM) that gives school kids a chance to observe and participate in a range of classes as though they were professional music students at CQCM.

Running through until Friday, the students will have a chance to participate in workshops, academic lectures and rehearsals -  much of what a regular CQCM student can expect in studying any of the 3 music courses available at the Conservatorium.

Special awards and research degrees were a feature of CQU's Rockhampton Graduation Ceremony, held on Monday evening, September 24, at the Baptist Tabernacle in Norman Road.

A record 18 research students graduated from Masters and doctoral degrees, 3 honorary degrees were conferred and an Emeritus Professor was appointed.

Students completing their course on e-Learning Futures have been presented with awards in conjunction with a residential school at CQU Rockhampton.

e-Learning Futures is a core course within the Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching (GDLT) that focuses on futures, problem solving and the use of e-learning technologies, both to provide student learning opportunities and to integrate the technology into the student outputs.

Jim 'Jimbo' Picton started down the road to becoming a teacher twice earlier in his career, only to change his mind and join the Airforce and then the Army.

More recently, however, he has found the inner resolve to achieve his goal and attributes his success to the format of CQU's Graduate Diploma in Learning and Teaching.

CQU's Gold Coast and Brisbane international campuses recently hosted the Acting High Commissioner of India to Australia, Mr Vinod Kumar, along with the Hon. Consul of India to the state of Queensland, Professor Sarva-Daman Singh.