The Australian Defence Force recruits up to 800 graduates and undergraduates per year in the Navy, Army and Air Force across all disciplines and degrees.

Officers from the Australian Defence Force will be conducting an employer presentation for students interested in any graduate or undergraduate positions in Defence: Bundaberg 15th: 1 – 2pm, 1/ G.

New members of staff were recently welcomed to the Equity and Diversity Office, including Andrew Eltringham (Equity and Diversity Officer, Staff Services), Cheryl Bookallil (Equity and Diversity Officer, Student Services), Lindy Bennett (Equity and Diversity Contact Officer, Mackay) and Samantha Frost (Equity and Diversity Contact Officer, Gladstone).

The new staff members joined their colleagues for a two-day planning workshop and met a wider range of CQU staff during a finger-food function in the CQU Rockhampton courtyard area.

Rockhampton's science teachers have access to one of Australia's leading science educators, thanks to a visit by Professor David Treagust.

Professor Treagust, who will be a visiting scholar at Central Queensland University from September 11-20, is a past president of the American-based National Association for Research in Science Teaching.

Students, teachers and other community members are all welcome to attend the annual Australian Institute of Physics (Qld branch) youth lecture, from 1pm next Wednesday (Sept 17) at CQU Rockhampton (Bldg 32/1.28).

Central Queensland high school students heard how they could combine study and paid work at Central Queensland University’s Co-op Info Day last Sunday.

The event was staged at Rockhampton, Mackay, Gladstone and Bundaberg with some activities taking place via video conference.

Residents of Rockhampton and the Capricorn Coast will be approached for their perceptions about the socio-economic impact of defence force activity.

CQU's Population Research Laboratory will telephone survey a random sample of residents during the last week of September.

A new breed of teachers is being produced to handle the flexible education environment proposed to start in 2006.

From that year onwards, students aged between 15-17 will be able to gain their education in a variety of settings, including schools, TAFE colleges, universities and workplaces.

CQU Rockhampton student Kendall Lane is heading to Darwin this week for the national finals of the ‘QC Girl International Model Search’.

Kendall, a second-year Bachelor of Performing Arts student, won entry to the national finals after a nightclub competition in Rockhampton earlier this year.

Final-year teacher education student Anita Fitzgerald (pictured right) is getting her day in the sun via an internship at Sunshine Beach State School.

She is among 36 students - the first teacher education cohort from Central Queensland University\'s Noosa Hub (Pomona) - to begin their internship in schools last month (August).

CQU Master of Learning Management student Fiona Brady has embraced the information technology she has become reliant on for work and study in remote parts of Far North Queensland.

She has recently been recognised by the Women in Information Technology (WIT) organisation via a postgraduate scholarship award.