More programs available by distanced education in 2007 CQU have for the first time in 2007 offered an engineering career pathway that can be studied by distance education. Students can pursue professional development opportunities without having to leave their paid employment.

Students and staff at CQU Brisbane International Campus celebrated Australia Day in a real Aussie style.

Both students and staff came dressed as traditional Aussies, wearing shorts and thongs, and enjoyed the feast of traditional ‘Aussie Tucker’: meat pies, damper, Vegemite sandwiches, lamingtons and ANZAC biscuits.

CQU’s School of Health and Human Performance and researcher Dr Cristina Caperchione have been instrumental in heading up a new student exchange agreement between Australia and Canada.

The new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement facilitates cooperation between CQU and the institution from which Dr Caperchione graduated in Canada, the University of Windsor.

Noted American authority on the contemporary family, Stephanie Coontz, provided a historical backdrop for the challenges and changes facing modern day family life at a public seminar held at CQU Gladstone over the weekend.

According to Ms Coontz, families around the world are facing similar changes although in different forms.

For CQU's 2007 Learning and Teaching Showcase the Faculty of Science, Engineering & Health will be highlighting the innovative works currently being undertaken by their teaching teams.

The Showcase focus is on continuous improvement and at this forum the Faculty wants to highlight the good works of its teaching staff in the hope that it can add the collegial atmosphere within the wider University.

A report has revealed that almost > of Central Queenslanders have hosted up to 1 million visiting friends and relatives (VFR) in the past year.

A copy of a report by CQU’s tourism lecturer Jillian Litster on VFR hosting patterns of local residents was presented last week to Dr Ricki Jeffery, Executive Director, Rockhampton Regional Development Ltd, and Grant Cassidy, Chair, Capricorn Tourism.

Noted American authority on the contemporary family, Stephanie Coontz, provided a historical backdrop for the challenges and changes facing modern day family life at a public seminar held at CQU Gladstone over the weekend.

According to Ms Coontz, families around the world are facing similar changes, although in different forms.

CQU engineering graduate and recent CQU Council Member Tim Griffin has been honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia in the General Division as part of the Australia Day 2007 awards.

Mr Griffin has been described as a “people’s person”, and he is both humbled and honoured by being recognised by his peers within the local, national and international Engineering Profession and Rockhampton community, for his contribution to both his profession and local regional community.

A small gathering assembled at Central Queensland University Melbourne International Campus last Tuesday to honour the memory and academic achievement of Ms Aanchal Sharma (deceased).

On behalf of the Chancellor, Rennie Fritschy and Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Rickard, the Campus Director, Darryl Stewart made the presentation of the award of Master of Accounting (Posthumous), together with the appropriate set of academic robes, to the Guest of Honour, Surekha Sharma, Aanchal’s mother.

CQU PhD student based in Melbourne Ali Darwish has been selected to receive the Gibran International Literary Award for 2007 for his book titled ‘Language, Translation and Identity in the Age of the Internet, Satellite Television and Directed Media’.

The Award also recognises Ali’s outstanding work in the areas of translation and linguistics.