The new student Orientation program was held last week at the CQU Sydney International Campus for undergraduate students.

A full day's program was held, commencing with talks from staff and guests.

A total of 301 graduates have registered to attend CQU's first evening graduation ceremony in Rockhampton, from 6.30pm on Monday, March 12 at the Baptist Tabernacle in Norman Road.

Restoration of the stonework facade of Rockhampton's Heritage Post Office, now owned by CQU, is expected to start by July this year.

In November 2006, expert stonemasons, working with Rockhampton's Bauhinia Architects and Andrew Ladley Heritage Architect, undertook a full clean of the former Rockhampton Post Office's sandstone façade.

CQU Faculty of Business and Informatics students who attended O Week activities had the opportunity to bid for some great prizes at last week's Funny Money Auction.

Student Services put on some very important information sessions during O Week, and to encourage students to attend as many as possible, FBI students received novelty cash (funny money) for each session they attended.

CQU Mackay held a forum to celebrate International Women's Day on Thursday morning and the event was enjoyed by approximately 30 staff members.

'Women at Work: Know your rights' was this year's theme and 3 guest speakers from the Mackay community gave their own personal accounts of women in both work and family roles.

Hospital bed races, an industry seminar, a media breakfast and a charity dinner are on the agenda for celebrations designed to champion regional nursing in Queensland.

The week of initiatives are timed around International Nurses Day (May 12) and coordinated by Regional Nursing Solutions, with CQU as a founding sponsor.

CQU Bachelor of Environmental Science students recently heard presentations by representatives of the Capricorn Conservation Council (CCC), at Rockhampton Campus with video links to other campuses.

The team from CCC spoke about how students can contribute to making a difference while they are still studying, by doing volunteer work and becoming members of conservation groups.

Bob Boyd OAM is President of the National Wellness Institute of Australia, and one of the foremost authorities on fitness, health and wellness - and he's now working in the CQ region.

Mr Boyd has arrived to establish a network of employers who can benefit by arranging relevant Work Integrated Learning for Human Movement Science students.

Alumni from around Sydney came together for Central Queensland University's inaugural Alumni event recently.

The evening got underway with Vice-Chancellor Professor John Rickard welcoming all guests including alumni and new graduates to the CQU alumni network.

Central Queensland University's first-year Emerald students attended Orientation on Wednesday, February 28, to get to know the campus and its staff before classes started on the March 5.

Students studying the STEPS program, and those starting a Bachelor of Business/Accounting and a Bachelor of Learning Management attended the orientation day.