Central Queensland University’s men’s volleyball team was alert and focused Monday, even after a late night at the spectacular opening ceremony of the 2002 Northern University at the Gold Coast.

It beat Bond University by three sets to one after losing the first set before they found some rhythm and co-ordination.

A Central Queensland University lecturer will question the future of science in Queensland at an upcoming education conference to be held in Longreach, Queensland on 23 and 24 September.

Dr Allan Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at CQU, will present the workshop “The Future of Science in the Smart State: Facing the Challenges?” at the Queensland Independent Education Union Conference.

A Central Queensland University group of budding entrepreneurs will present their money-making ideas and community work at a national competition in Sydney next week.

The newly formed CQU SIFE (Students in Free Enterprise) team will compete against 15 other universities, including last year’s winner University of Melbourne, at Australia’s biggest ever SIFE competition on 13 July.

Rockhampton's Night of the Proms has turned into a real family affair with spouses, parents, children and siblings mixing in complete harmony.

Rockhampton Concert Orchestra (RCO) representative Michelle Ilott said that, of the 100-plus singers and instrumentalists involved in the production, up to a quarter were related in some way.

Finding employment will be made easier for Central Queensland University job seekers with the launch of Career Hub on Monday 8 July.

Career Hub will enable CQU students and recent graduates to access information about positions vacant, create and distribute resumes and apply for positions online.

The Faculty of Education and Creative Arts has been in the limelight recently thanks to academic achievement and performing arts initiative.

The Faculty was proud to make a clean sweep of the Vice-Chancellor's academic staff awards for 2002.

Nomination forms for Lunchtime Sports and Yoga / Tai Chi Classes at the CQ Commuity Sports Centre in Rockhampton are available according to Scott Lovegrove, Sports, Clubs and Events Manager (CQU Student Association).

“We’re looking to develop an awesome lunchtime activity program at the Community Sports Centre for the staff and students of CQU,” says Lovegrove.

434 graduates celebrated their achievements Saturday during packed ceremonies at Central Queensland Community Sports Complex in Rockhampton.

Graduates’ Representatives, Susan White (pictured left; Bachelor of Environmental Science with Distinction) and Sandra Purnell (pictured right; Bachelor of Education (primary) with Distinction) told classmates that learning was a lifetime commitment and encouraged them to invest in their own communities.

A statewide tour of engineering communities makes stops Rockhampton, Friday 5 July, at the Campbell Street Research House, the research “home” project managed by Central Queensland University and the Queensland Department of Housing. Mrs Leeanne Bond, president of Queensland’s top engineering body, the Institution of Engineers Australia’s (IEAust) Queensland Division, believes Rockhampton has developed a reputation as a commercially successful and investment-rich city.

Central Queensland University has produced unique recordings of indigenous music for a CD released this week, which coincides with National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week 2002.

CQU’s Dr Karl Neuenfeldt, a lecturer at the university’s Bundaberg Campus, believes the new CD, Listen Up: Music of Black Australia(Skinnyfish Music, Darwin) is an important record of indigenous culture.