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Adult learning peak body visits, calls for 'reassessment'The president of Australia's peak adult learning body, Professor Barry Golding has visited Rockhampton for a forum calling for a reassessment of adult education in Australia. CQUniversity hosted the forum at its Ron Smyth Building in Quay Street. Full Details…2013-07-08 09:52:31.0 |
- CQU helps steer UN conference
Published on 18 October, 2004
CQU is on the steering committee for the International Conference on Engaging Communities, due to be held in Brisbane from August 14-17, 2005.
The conference is an initiative of the United Nations and the Queensland Government.
- CQU co-hosts Engaged Government event
Published on 18 October, 2004
CQU Rockhampton will co-host a one-day symposium on sustainable regional development on December 2, 2004.
The symposium flows out of the Engaged Government project - a study of government-community engagement for regional outcomes.
- Graduate realises dream by returning to school
Published on 18 October, 2004
First-year teacher Julia Graham is fulfilling her dreams of teaching in her home town of Rockhampton after completing a Bachelor of Learning Management (Primary) degree at Central Queensland University.
Inspired as a young child to follow in her mother's footsteps as a teacher, Julia never at any stage contemplated a different vocation.
- Women urged to Work IT!
Published on 18 October, 2004
Minister for Women Desley Boyle hopes a Statewide seminar - including four CQU campus videoconference sites - will dispel IT's nerdy image and encourage women to enter the lucrative industry.
"Fewer than 20% of IT professionals are women - yet it is one of the highest-paying industries in Australia," Ms Boyle said.
- Gladstone community gets a taste of sociology
Published on 15 October, 2004
Participants enrolled in an introductory sociology course attended their first class this week at Central Queensland University Gladstone campus.
CQU Foundation Officer, Fay Owens said the sociology class had been developed with the aim of giving local community members an insight into sociology studies.
- Online teaching and learning journal launched
Published on 14 October, 2004
Vice-Chancellor Professor John Rickard has officially launched Studies in Learning, Evaluation, Innovation and Development - a new, electronic, scholarly journal about teaching and learning.
The journal provides a forum for high quality research into teaching and learning.
- Community urged to influence water quality plan for Burnett Basin
Published on 14 October, 2004
Burnett Basin residents are urged to attend a series of community meetings to help influence water quality plans in their district.
The meetings will be held in the Monto Shire Council function room (Monday, November 1), the Gayndah Shire Council supper room (Tuesday, November 2), the Wondai Waterwatch Office (Wednesday, November 3) and CQU Bundaberg (Thursday, November 4).
- It's a small world after all
Published on 14 October, 2004
When TimePlan Education Group, the UK’s leading educational recruitment specialist visited Central Queensland University Mackay recently, no-one suspected that Liz Underwood, Mackay Administration Officer, was about to run into childhood acquaintances she hasn’t seen for 30 years!.
But run into them she did.
- 'Celebrate' is not really the word
Published on 14 October, 2004
While some sections of the Australian community come together to ‘celebrate’ Refugee Week during October 9-16, there are many families and children whose lives are tainted by the word ‘refugeee'.
According to Dr Susan Rees, principal researcher with the Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research, based at CQU Mackay, “ Celebrate is not the best choice of word".
- The Gospel According to Matthew
Published on 13 October, 2004
Most mornings these days I am wandering on the beach by about 5.30am.