Almost 500 graduates from dozens of different nations will attend 2 ceremonies for students of CQU Sydney's undergraduate and postgraduate campuses next Wednesday, December 13.

Both graduation ceremonies (11am and 3pm) will be held at the Grand Harbour Ballroom, Star City, in Pyrmont.

A leading Canadian teaching/learning specialist has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for CQU's 2007 Learning and Teaching Showcase in February.

Dr Gary Poole (pictured) is the Director of the Centre for Teaching and Academic Growth and the Institute for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver.

- Sydney graduated almost 1500 students in 4 ceremonies during 2006.

- CQU hosted the The Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management 2006 Conference in December.

CQU’s own Golden Key chapter recently celebrated 5 years of club membership to the world’s largest alumni organisation, spanning 7 countries with over 350 chapters.

The Golden Key Society awards its members over $US400,000 annually through 17 different scholarship and award programs.

CQU doctoral candidate Molly Yang gained a senior academic 'buddy' while attending a doctoral colloquium held in the lead-up to this week's Australian and New Zealand Marketing Academy Conference (ANZMAC) in Brisbane.

She was among PhD students from Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Norway, Thailand, Vietnam and Germany who had the chance to become temporary buddies of veteran marketing professionals and researchers.

CQU’s Social Work academic Dr Daniel Teghe recently played host to Victoria University’s Professor Michael Muetzelfeldt when he conducted a ‘network’ seminar in Rockhampton.

One of the topical areas which the visitor's seminar addressed was the relationship between non-government networks of service delivery and government departments.

Staff and researchers attended a function at CQU Gladstone this week for the local launch of the Library's latest resource offering, aCQUIRe.

aCQUIRe, CQU's digital repository, has been 2 years in the planning and is now available for staff and researchers to submit their publications.

CARE Australia CEO Dr Robert Glasser (pictured) is the guest speaker for next Monday's (December 11) CQU graduation ceremony in Brisbane.

Dr Glasser will address 127 students from 27 different nations, across 4 different continents.

The Evaluation Services, Analysis and Planning Unit is pleased to announce that Rick Thompson is the lucky prize winner in the CQU Australian Graduate Survey competition.

Graduates who completed their program of study in 2005 and filled in a survey were included in the draw.

CQU's Sydney Graduate Campus this week conducted group tours for all new students that have commenced in term 3, 2006.

Students met at the Client Services department and an advisor then led groups of up to 15 students on a tour to familiarise them with campus facilities and support services available at the University.