CQUniversity is looking forward to delivering thousands more Engineering graduates to the region over the coming years, with the launch this week of the $10.7 million refurbishment to its Rockhampton campus Engineering Precinct.

As the recent restructuring of Fairfax Media and News Limited saw some of the country's best news editors walk of the job, the ripple felt throughout the Australian journalism industry has unsettled universities and their current models of journalism education.

The resignation of editors at the Sydney Morning Herald and Melbourne's The Age has been accompanied by hundreds of redundancies of experienced journalists, and top institutions such as the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) are considering a full review of their programs.

Representatives from a number of organisations, including CQUniversity gathered recently for the annual NAIDOC Corporate Breakfast.

The breakfast is a key event in NAIDOC week and brings together an eclectic mix of business people, government officers, local MPs and community icons.

Staff of CQUniversity were active participants in last week's NAIDOC Health Expo, held at Rockhampton's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Service.

CQUniversity's Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Engagement) and BMA Chair in Indigenous Engagement Professor Bronwyn Fredericks, Associate Professor Monica Moran, Allied Health Associate Professor Julie Hickin and Nulloo Yumbah's Ashley Jamieson oversaw the University's display at the expo.

A group of 18 athletes, who are relaying from Hervey Bay to Townsville, will speak to CQUniversity students and staff about making a difference to those living in extreme poverty throughout the world.

'The Run to Better Days' event is a 1200km run, in a relay format, along the Queensland coast from July 10 to 22.

What do you think Central Queensland would be like if it didn't have its own university? 

That's the question a panel of local experts tried to answer at the recent Universities Australia forum, hosted at CQUniversity Rockhampton..

Hip hop dancing, agility tests, sport psychology and rugby league clinics were just some of the activities on offer for this year's Indigenous Youth Sports Program.

Over 30 Indigenous school students from Emerald, Blackwater, Woorabinda and Gladstone visited CQUniversity Rockhampton recently as part of the program, participating in a range of sports, health, cultural and education activities.

CQUniversity's research around the Keppel Islands off the Capricorn Coast will be showcased in three mini-symposium talks at the 12^thannual International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) in Cairns this week.

The ICRS is held every four years and this year will be hosted by the ARC Centre for Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at the Cairns Convention Centre.

The Tent Embassy of 1972 represents one of the most significant movements for Indigenous land rights in Australia.

It displayed the passion and commitment of Indigenous Australians to having their traditional land recognised, and was the basis for the theme of a recent art exhibition launched during 2012 NAIDOC Week.

CQUniversity is the ‘name badge sponsor' for the 9^th annual Engagement Australia International Conference being held this week in Brisbane from July 9 to 11.

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Community & Engagement) Professor Pierre Viljoen and Deputy Chair of Engagement Australia will deliver the welcome address and a research presentation on ‘Engaging with Communities - an empowerment approach to university community engagement'.