Central Queensland University will host the third ANZAM Operations Management Symposium at the Rydges Capricorn Resort in Yeppoon, near Rockhampton, from June 13 to 14.

ANZAM (Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management) is the peak professional body for management educators, researchers and practitioners, with about 300 individual members and 50 institutional members (representing most Australian and New Zealand universities) as well as members from other countries.

Central Queensland University's James Goldston Faculty of Engineering & Physical Systems will host this year's Graduating Engineers Conference, GECon 2005, on Friday June 24 in Rockhampton.

Industry and community members are invited to attend the conference which will showcase this year's graduating class projects through oral presentations and a collection of papers.

Central Queensland University’s Division of University Relations has just released the 2006 undergraduate prospectus.

The prospectus is one of the University’s major student recruitment tools and is distributed to schools and used at careers markets across the state.

Students from Emerald High, Blackwater High and Marist College have spent one afternoon a week for five weeks undertaking a Uni-link program at CQU Emerald.

Uni-link gives students a general introduction to university life, including library tips, research guidance, essay writing and enrolment processes.

Carol Andreassen can’t wait to find out if she has been accepted into Central Queensland University’s STEPS program.

“I’m taking a step to change my life and I’m very, very keen to start,” said Carol.

The annual Rockhampton Careers Expo will be held on Tuesday, June 7, at the YWCA in Robinson Street, North Rockhampton, from 3pm until 7pm.

All Queensland universities are expected to be there along with TAFE displays, apprenticeship information, private providers and the defence forces.

Several family groupings will be among the 151 graduates expected for the CQU Bundaberg graduation ceremony this weekend (Saturday, 10.30am).

With male suicide rates in rural areas seven times higher than in metropolitan areas, a researcher is exploring the issue of compromised mental health associated with bullying.

Doctoral candidate Brian Sengstock (pictured), from Central Queensland University, is examining issues associated with sex-based harassment of adolescent males.

Over 200 primary school students from Koumala to Bowen, years 5 to 7, attended the McDonald’s Mathematics Competition held at North Mackay High School recently.

The event was organised due to remarkable efforts and contribution by Lyndley Kynaston (Coordinator, Learning Development Centre, Gifted and Talented Students) and Paul Waters (Maths Head of Department, Mackay North State High School).

CQU graduate and ABC broadcaster Phil Smith reports on his experiences in Banda Aceh in the wake of the devasting Boxing Day tsunami..