Congratulations to organisers and participants involved in the recent Pink Ribbon Breakfast held at CQUniversity Rockhampton's Capricornia College.

A special thanks to Michael Ness and the staff at the College kitchen for supporting this campaign each year.

CQUniversity has partnered with Rockhampton Regional Development to help local suppliers win future work in the region on some of Central Queensland's major projects..

The world's leading technical professional association to advance excellence in innovation, technology and allied sciences for the benefit of humanity - IEEE (Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers) - recently conducted a successful student branch networking event at CQUniversity Rockhampton.

The event was held to foster benefits and opportunities for members and to advance respective professions.

Performing Arts graduate Jessica Havens has written and directed an original show for students of the Bel Canto Singing and Music Academy, based in the Rockhampton district.

The Bedbugs production at Bel Canto Studio showcased the talents of Bel Canto's drama students aged between 5 and 9 years.

CQUniversity researchers have helped garner more than $1.3 million in funding through this year's Australian Research Council's (ARC) grants.

Mine sites are inherently dangerous by virtue of the sheer size of the machinery and structures necessary to drill, dig and mine for coal, especially in the Bowen Basin..

A group of 17 teen students from Thailand rounded off their 3-week visit to Central Queensland with fun and games in the classroom. They entertained 2 youngsters, grandchildren of a staff member, with a Thai version of 'Drop the Hankie', the Thai name for which escaped your reporter.

CQUniversity's Rockhampton Campus Language Centre held one of the more colourful gatherings to celebrate the Melbourne Cup this week.

Staff and students of the Centre enjoyed a luncheon and dressed up for the occasion.

CQUniversity's Dr Arun Patil, who is with the Mackay campus, has recently published a Springer book, Engineering Education Quality Assurance: A Global Perspective and has recently been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Quality Assurance in Engineering and Technology Education.

Dr Patil, originally from India, came to Australia on a UNESCO scholarship to pursue higher studies in engineering education with Monash University.

More than 100 representatives from education, industry and the community gathered for the inaugural CQUniversity and Rockhampton Regional Development Social Inclusion Symposium recently..