Australian Entrepreneur of the Year Scott Farquhar will conduct a lunch-time public seminar on entrepreneurship on Wednesday January 24 at CQU Rockhampton (building 33/G.22) from noon to 1pm.

Central Queensland University invites the public to attend a research seminar by Kim Jackson on asset investment in Australia.

The seminar titled ‘Infrastructure and alternative asset investment in Australia, including a case study on the Newcastle Mater Hospital Public Private Partnership’ will be held at CQU Rockhampton (building 33 G.

CQU (including tomorrow’s 1st round offers) will have made approximately 2500 offers for term 1 2007. Applicants can log onto QTAC tomorrow to find out if they’ve been made an offer.

The Gladstone community will be treated to a unique opportunity when noted American authority on contemporary family life, Stephanie Coontz holds a seminar later this month.

The free seminar 'Coming to Terms with the Revolution in Family Life', will be Ms Coontz’s only Australian appearance.

Gladstone’s Jade Brischke was chuffed when she secured a job with Catholic Education, even before completing her teaching studies.

Ms Brischke, who will start a new career as a school teacher at ???? this year, gained her job on the strength of her initial results in the Graduate Diploma of Learning and Teaching (GDLT) at Central Queensland University.

Staff at CQU Melbourne International Campus decided that rather than conducting the usual 'Kris Kringle', they would make a donation to a charitable fund.

Donations were collected at the End of Year dinner and the generous staff donated a wonderful $725.

CQU Rockhampton staff member Val Gribble, from Human Resources, has been awarded the Member of the Order of Logohu (ML) - logohu being a Motu word for Bird of Paradise - in the PNG New Years Honours list.

The award is based on Ms Gribble's many years of voluntary work for the Anglican Church in Papua New Guinea as a member of The Girls Friendly Society (GFS) - a large worldwide church organisation which works mainly with women and children.

Alumni from Brisbane and the Gold Coast came together for Central Queensland University’s inaugural Alumni event in Brisbane at the Carlton Crest Hotel on Monday December 11.

The evening got underway with Vice-Chancellor Professor John Rickard welcoming all guests including alumni and new graduates to the CQU alumni network.

CQU Doctor of Business by Research candidate Stephen Lin has visited Vanuatu with the help and sponsorship of that country's tourism office.

Mr Lin, a Chinese media consultant and photographer, spent 12 days gathering photos to promote Vanuatu's cultural and natural tourism resources.

CQU Emerald farewelled Campus Coordinator Pat Moran at the end of December.

Ms Moran was also Head of the Arts, Health and Education Faculty in Emerald.