The Faculty of Education and Creative Arts has obtained its ISO 9001:2000 Quality System Certification. Professor Jim Mienczakowski,Foundation Dean, Faculty of Education & Creative Arts announced the department had been issued with Certificate of Registration Number 904.

The baby wombat, Kooloola (or Lulu), is the latest addition to the Central Queensland Wombat Research Centre which has been designed to help save the northern hairy-nosed wombat. The northern species is one of the world's most endangered mammals with only 110 surviving on one small national park in Central Queensland.

Sitting on the white Gold Coast sand, the gentle sea breeze wafting through his hair as he watched the yachts and motor launches cruising the Broad Water, his mind and heart were drawn back to Brazil.

As a young man, he earned the title of Sailing Champion in the “OPTIMIST” Class of yachting for two years running, in the tranquil waters off his hometown of Sao Paulo.

After much time and effort by all involved in the process, the CRICOS Code Re-endorsement application, for a suite of 34 programs offered at the CQU Melbourne International Campus, was finally lodged at the Victorian Office of Training & Tertiary Education last week.

Manager Academic Programs and and Coordinator Academic Programs Christina Lynch were both very happy to see the weighty document off the Melbourne Campus premises and safely to its destination at Treasury Place.

Central Queensland University will once again host a three-day Siemens Science Experience program for students entering year 10 in 2003.

The CQU Siemens Science Experience will be held from 21 to 23 January at the Rockhampton campus.

Central Queensland University’s corporate identity guidelines are currently being revised to present CQU to our target markets more clearly and consistently.

Some of the ‘basics’ such as what our logo represents, accepted versions of the logo and preferred placement have already been published on the Community Relations website.

We know that business students need to have as much information as possible before deciding on a career path. Twenty year-old CQU Rockhampton student, Bobby Lee Kennedy, is now well on her way to making the right career moves after flying to Brisbane recently to attend the State's premier career and networking event, the World of Opportunity 2002.

Lovers of music theatre are in for a treat in October with the production of Just Musical! at Rockhampton's Pilbeam Theatre.

The major production of the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Rockhampton Campus) second-year Bachelor of Performing Arts students and CQU Capricornia Players features high energy, spectacular dance and wonderful songs.

Rockhampton people are invited to support an original drama production staged by first year students from the Bachelor of Performing Arts program at Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music (Rockhampton Campus).

The production called 'Empty Chairs' includes drama, song and dance to tell the story of ordinary people experiencing extraordinary events.

Postgraduate and undergraduate students are urged to apply for a slice of the $38 000 on offer for studies commencing 2003 through Central Queensland University Faculty of Informatics and Communication.

After an absence of a number of years, the scheme has been relaunched with each scholarship valued at $2000.