A Whitsunday resident and CQUniversity distance education student, Lachlan Mee will spend 15 days in China after his successful nomination to attend the International Scholar Laureate Program..

As CQUniversity's Capricornia College turns the big 40, long time college employee and current manager of the residential college Robyn James shares with UniNews her college experience..

Newly-enrolled property student Kurt Mulcahy could be forgiven for overlooking his textbooks after the excitment of beating former 100m world record-holder Asafa Powell over 400m at the weekend.

Kurt has been tipped as a rising talent after claiming third spot in a quality field at the Sydney Classic athletics meet.

Rockhampton Campus lecturer Qing Huang's short film entitled The Way is among a handful featured in a Short Films Showcase at Rockhampton Art Gallery, on the riverbank in Victoria Parade.

Entry is free and the 30-minute continuously-screened showcase is on offer until March 29.

The annual general meeting of the CQUniversity Mackay Library Society and its adjunct group Film and Arts Mackay will be held from 7.30pm on Tuesday, March 17, at the campus library.

CQUniversity finished 2008 with a surplus of $6.506 million (compared to a deficit of $5.

CQUniversity has reported a 3% increase in overall offers for Term 1 2009 among new Domestic Undergraduate and Postgraduate students, compared to the same period last year.

There has also been an overwhelming demand for CQUniversity Access Programs (STEPS, WIST, LIFT and TEP).

Despite the rain, more than 40 people attended Orientation Day at CQUniversity Emerald last Wednesday (Feb 25).

The students of 2009 studying courses in Business, STEPS and Education have since started classes.