Rural and isolated students from the Central Highlands were given some insight into tertiary study last week (June 2 and 3) when a Central Queensland University contingent delivered information sessions at high schools.

Central Queensland University’s Biology lecturer Sheila Jeffery said the information sessions aimed at providing generic information about tertiary study, with particular emphasis on science and technology careers and courses.

A lot of effort compressed into just a few weeks by CQU lecturer Angela Dobele and CQU marketing students, provided a successful exhibition of some works by digital artist Paul Bell.

Putting theory into practice, the marketing students staged an exhibition at CQU Rockhampton that has seen six of the nine pictures sold with more sales expected.

The 2003 International Asia-Pacific Information, Communication & Technology Awards (APICTA) and Trade Investment & Partnering (TIP) Congress to be held in September at the Cairns International Convention Centre will be the foremost international event on the 2003 Australian ICT calendar.

Central Queensland University plans to be a major player by sponsoring the domestic E-learning category and the international Communications Applications category, and strongly encourages the participation of local business, teachers and students to participate in the awards by competing in the various categories.

In a bid to prevent child abuse related deaths, a leading domestic violence prevention researcher urged Government agencies to offer more consideration for the type of child abuse when prioritising cases.

Speaking at a Queensland Centre for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence forum this week, University of Sydney researcher Jude Irwin said a high percentage of child abuse cases that resulted in children being killed, related directly to domestic violence.

By Christine Carline, Manager, Retention and Student Client Services.

At each graduation ceremony held at a Central Queensland University Australian International Campus, Campus Director’s Leadership Awards are presented to students who have demonstrated a combination of outstanding qualities.

In a scintillating display of champagne rugby, our CQU Fiji International Campus (FIC) boys displayed Waisale-Serevi-moves which left the USP Rugby Team backpedaling for most of the game last month.

The FIC ruggers won the match 9-3 at the FIC oval on May 30.

Asset Technologies Pacific was commissioned by CQU's Division of Facilities Management to prepare a 10-year Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP) incorporating separate Capital Investment & Life Cycle Costings, Asset Maintenance and Operational Integration Plans for each of its campuses located at Rockhampton, Mackay, Gladstone and Bundaberg.

The project involved 250 buildings across all campuses and included laboratories, administration offices, theatres, education, research and sporting facilities.

Central Queensland University’s top students were recognised at a Golden Key International Honour Society ceremony held at the Gladstone campus this week.

Golden Key is a not-for-profit academic honours organisation which recognises and encourages academic excellence.

Central Queensland University’s Faculty of Education & Creative Arts launched a new book this week titled Burnt: An Australian Anti-bullying Play with Research and Teachers.

The play has been authored by drama lecturer Howard Cassidy, education lecturer Vivienne Watts and theatre in education writer Stephen Davis, and published by Hawker Brownlow.

Beanies have become the new fashion accessory for Central Queensland University’s Sue Thorne who’s feeling a little chillier after she shaved her hair for cancer research last night.

Sue, an administration officer at CQU Gladstone said she was still getting use to her new “hairstyle”.