The information technology sector's continuing need for skilled employees has been given top priority by CQUniversity and the Mackay Information Technology Network (MITN).

The University and industry representative group this week (March 31) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at Mackay Campus to address skills shortages in the information technology sector.

Rockhampton engineering student John Quinn has left his mark on Switzerland in the form of original contributions to a computer simulation software package used globally by scientists and engineers testing electrical systems..

Bundaberg's Janita Chapman left an admin job at Q-Build years ago to care for her young family but now has a renewed interest in developing a fresh career in business.

She thanks support from CQUniversity, the Faculty of Arts, Business, Informatics and Education, the Tertiary Entry Program run by the University's Indigenous Centre (Nulloo Yumbah) and an Indigenous Business Australia scholarship for keeping her focused on her Accounting/Business degree.

It's been 8 years since Steven Bradbury won Olympic gold in the 1000m Short Course Speed Skating final at Salt Lake City, but he'll always be known as the guy who kept to the rear in the Olympic final - on the last corner his competitors collided and he skated through the pile-up to take out the gold.

"Have you ever heard the saying, ‘Doing a Bradbury'?  Well you can use it," Steve said.

Professor Phil Brown is passionate about research and horticulture. Luckily for Bundaberg, he has been appointed to lead a research team to support the development of tropical vegetable industries in the region.

The Inaugural Dr Martand Joshi Memorial Lecture will be held in Melbourne on the evening of Wednesday April 14 to honour a champion of cultural relations between Australia and India.

Helene Jones OAM has long been a staunch supporter of the performing arts in Rockhampton and rarely misses a performance.

She is a patron and member of a large number of community organisations and groups.

The whole community is the eventual winner, when thousands of dollars worth of prizes and scholarships support talented students through their degrees.

That's according to CQUniversity's Donor Prize and Scholarship Coordinator Melissa Misztal, who has coordinated a presentation evening at Rockhampton Campus (Wednesday March 31) to bring donors and recipients together for mutual acknowledgement.

Gladstone's Sonya Kennedy, Barcaldine's Paige Hauff and Rockhampton's Daniel Kovac started their relationship with CQUniversity while still at school and got a feel for the Rockhampton Campus through an Access and Support Program.

The recent school leavers were encouraged to apply for an Accommodation Scholarship, which enables them to stay at Capricornia College for the duration of their degree.

The 18-year-old Amornrat Sricamsuk first came to Rockhampton in 1992 with her family's concerns still ringing in her ears. They warned she might be taken away as a victim of 'woman trafficking'.