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Engaging Indigenous people within Higher Ed

CQUniversity's Office of Indigenous Engagement recently hosted a visit from the Oodgeroo Unit of Queensland University of Technology (QUT), at Rockhampton Campus.

Professor Anita Lee Hong, Director of the Oodgeroo Unit, and Lone Pearce, Project Officer, met with Office of Indigenous Engagement staff to discuss employment issues and best practice models for engaging Indigenous people within the higher education sector, including governance matters.

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PhotoID:15001, Forum participants L-R Professor Barry Golding, Jan Crowley, Assoc Prof Bobby Harreveld, Shelley Truscott and Sally Thompson

Adult learning peak body visits, calls for 'reassessment'

The president of Australia's peak adult learning body, Professor Barry Golding has visited Rockhampton for a forum calling for a reassessment of adult education in Australia.

CQUniversity hosted the forum at its Ron Smyth Building in Quay Street.

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    Published on 06 September, 2012

    Aishling McLeod arrived on campus too late to take part in her Orientation Week activities but otherwise her first-year experience has been a positive one.

    The Electrical Engineering student has praised the use of team projects as a boon for networking with peers, while small classes have meant lecturers have been approachable.

  • Home of Hinkler now a hub for commercial pilot training
    Published on 06 September, 2012

    Bundaberg will become a hub for commercial pilot flight training with a pioneering intake of students expected in February 2013.

    CQUniversity Australia has teamed with the Australian Flight Academy (AFA) to announce the start of commercial pilot training as an integral part of its established aviation undergraduate programs based at Bundaberg Campus.

  • Trans-Tasman talks get to heart of health issues
    Published on 06 September, 2012

    CQUniversity's Professor Bronwyn Fredericks was among a multinational group of researchers who met recently to focus on heart failure amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Pacific Islanders and Maori..

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    Published on 06 September, 2012

    An animal-assisted therapy approach to working with children and adolescents who are victims of family, domestic or sexual violence is showing positive results, according to CQUniversity researcher Dr Tania Signal..

  • Alumnus Jason 'sweet talks' his way into diabetes award finals
    Published on 06 September, 2012

    Congratulations to OHS graduate Jason Paull who has been selected as a finalist for the 'adult achiever' category of the Sweet Talk Awards*.

    These awards raise awareness while acknowledging and celebrating the achievements of everyday Australians affected by diabetes.

  • Scholarships on offer for nurses keen to get back into the workforce
    Published on 06 September, 2012

    Nurses who may have left the workforce but are keen to return are encouraged to apply for the next intake of a Registered Nurse Re-Entry Course offered by distance education, with online study.

    Approved by the Australian Health Practitioners Registration Agency (AHPRA), this CQUniversity course can arrange clinical placements in the applicant's home region.

  • Reuben turned down medicine, now powering through Engineering
    Published on 06 September, 2012

    Earlier this year, Reuben Smith had one of those sliding door moments when he had to make a key decision in his life.

    Originally enrolled in a medical degree, the Gladstone student chose Electrial Engineering instead.

  • Paramedic students give VC the 'once over'
    Published on 05 September, 2012

    It's a rare chance for university students to get a free ‘poke and prod' at their Vice-Chancellor but they assured him it was all in the name of good health.

    Seven CQUniversity Paramedic Science students demonstrated their new skills with state-of-the-art Paramedic equipment when they carried out a full check-up on Professor Scott Bowman recently.