More than 170 people arrived at CQU Mackay last Wednesday night to view the fascinating presentation by digital media artists from the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) and Weta Digital.

The special presentation at Central Queensland University Mackay was also transmitted live to a further 200 people via video screens located at CQU’s Rockhampton, Gladstone and Bundaberg campuses.

Emerald residents are welcome at a free ‘Preferred Futures Expo’ to be presented from 10am-Noon on Monday, September 13, at the Emerald Market Plaza.

The expo will be presented by CQU Emerald Bachelor of Learning Management students.

The Rockhampton International 'Nite' featuring performances by students from a range of cultures has been rescheduled to Saturday, September 18.

International Student Association president Rakiza Hussein encouraged participation in the event, due to be held from 6.

Adult learners, high school students and parents are invited to attend the Careers Evening being held at Central Queensland University Mackay, Boundary Road, Planlands on Wednesday September 15, from 5.30pm to 7pm.

The increasingly popular Bachelor of Learning Management (BLM) degree at Central Queensland University Mackay is able to offer up to 20 more places for secondary teaching in the 2005 intake.

Sub-Dean of Education and Creative Arts Ms Cecily Knight is thrilled to announce the additional places for 2005, which will be the first year that BLM students can complete secondary teaching degrees at CQU Mackay.

Central Queensland University has received good news during the QTAC enrolment period – a national survey has confirmed the University’s graduates get jobs at a rate above the national average. The national Graduate Careers Council of Australia (GCCA) figures confirmed this month (Sept) show CQU’s rate of graduate job success is 82.

Rockhampton people with poorly controlled type II diabetes and limited mobility are encouraged to take part in a pilot exercise-based research project starting soon.

The project recognises that these people may have had difficulty taking part in aerobic or gym-based exercise programs.

A CQU distance education student has sent a LOL (laugh out loud) Email to her class message board after missing a lecture despite a 1250km drive to get there.

The design perspectives student from the Gulf of Carpentaria travelled with husband and three kids to Mackay via Townsville to attend a 'digital magic' lecture by Lord of the Rings FX guru Eric Saindon (from Weta Digital in New Zealand).

The Council for Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences (CHASS) is undertaking a study into commercial activity in the humanities, arts and social sciences.

The study will gather evidence through focus groups to be held across Australia.

There is something special about these four teachers at Tewantin State School as they prepare novelties for stalls at the school’s up-coming Spring Fair (Sept 15).

All have graduated with the new Bachelor of Learning Management degree through Central Queensland University Noosa Hub.