A parade down the main street is a highlight of the CQU Gladstone graduation, scheduled for 6.30pm on Thursday, May 24, at the Gladstone Entertainment Centre.

Pioneering research by the CQU-based International Program of Psycho-Social Health Research (IPP-SHR) has documented fathers' perspectives on the multiple challenges associated with having a child undergo cancer treatment.

The research has found that many fathers play a significant role in their child's treatment experience, directly providing care to the child-patient and supporting well siblings and the mothers.

Professor Paul Hyland has been recognised in the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence for his paper, ‘Statistical techniques to facilitate the launch price of fresh fruit: Bringing science to the art of pricing'.

Emerald, an international publishing house celebrating its 40^th anniversary in 2007, awards an ‘Outstanding Paper' and up to 3 ‘Highly Commended' awards from the journals it publishes each year (some 180 currently).

Thousands of walkers raised hopes and cash to fight cancer when they converged on CQU Rockhampton's sports oval for Relay for Life over the weekend (May 19-20).

Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Angela Delves launched the massive event, which this year featured many youth teams, adding to the positive atmosphere.

CQU Journalism lecturer Bruce Honeywill will join a singer-songwriter, a naturalist and a poet to venture into the heart of the Simpson Desert in June this year, to produce a TV documentary.

Mr Honeywill is an accomplished writer/producer with 14 documentaries completed and distributed worldwide, including The road to freedom goes through hell, which tells of the story of Easter Timor during 1999/2000.

Faculty-based Business Services Manager Jo Rees is a featured speaker for the Higher Education Marketing 2007 conference, to be held in Sydney from August 28-30.

Ms Rees, from the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health, will speak about 'Basing Your Marketing Plan on Your Student Demography', on day one of the event (August 28).

CQU has conferred the Honorary Award of Companion of the University on Nita Cunningham, in recognition of her outstanding support for the University and the wider Bundaberg community.

The award was conferred during last Thursday's CQU Bundaberg graduation ceremony.

CQU Rockhampton Library is among the stop-overs for a special bus tour around the city's archival hot spots, to mark Heritage Festival Week (May 13-20).

The University contribution is a Capricornia Central Queensland Collection display about natural and man-made disasters from the past.