CQU graduate and former campus employee Deanna Christoff is the newly appointed manager of the simulator program at the Mining Industry Skills Centre Inc.

Originally from Moura, Ms Christoff completed the Bachelor of Business program in 2002 in Rockhampton and worked in the academic support area of CQU’s Student Association before moving on to work at TAFE Queensland in Brisbane.

For CQU student, Lydia Che, volunteering at the Radisson Hotel in Sydney provided her with the opportunity of a lifetime, gaining a foot in the door of a well known international company.

In April last year Lydia began an Industry Exchange Program through TECC (CQU's Training, Employment & Career Coaching program) as a volunteer in the Accounts Department of the Radisson Hotel, whilst at the same time completing a Masters in Accounting degree at CQU, Sydney International Graduate Campus.

The Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) is seeking nominations from Central Queensland University for the 2007 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science, Australia’s most prestigious science awards.

The Prime Minister’s Prize for Science, Science Minister’s Prize for Life Scientist of the Year and the Malcolm McIntosh Prize for Physical Scientist of the Year are awarded to those who have made outstanding contributions to science and who are currently active in research.

It'll be labcoats and powerpoints at 10 paces when rival teams face off for a Great Debate on whether 'Good teaching is art: good research is science'.

CQU professors Alex Radloff (below) and Jennelle Kyd (right) are leading the oppposing teams, both which include students, in an exercise designed to spark insights into the relationships between teaching and research.

Twenty undergraduate and postgraduate staff attended an on-campus cross-cultural training day recently.

Angela Heist, a specialist in cultural awareness training, conducted the workshop.

Students and staff of CQU Gold Coast International Campus enjoyed a barbecue lunch and cricket on the lawns to celebrate Australia Day recently.

Pictured with barbecue tools are (from left) Emma Hatton, Cynthia Houtzager and Rowan Hinton.

Karthick Shiva Krishna Lakshmanaswamy started a full-time position as a systems analyst with Data Audit Systems in Brisbane in October 2006, after completing a Masters of Information Technology at CQU Gold Coast.

Karthick is originally from India and had completed a Bachelor in Applied Science at B.

CQU's Student Services Manager Mary McKavanagh will chair the panel as 5 students, representative of the CQU student community, come together to talk about their experiences of learning and teaching at CQU.

The student panel is a feature of the 2007 Learning and Teaching Showcase, which is being held next Thursday and Friday, February 22-23.

A selection of VIP visitors will be in Rockhampton next week (next Thursday and Friday, February 22-23) to help CQU academics freshen up for the new term.

Leading the pack is visiting Canadian Gary Poole, co-author of 'Effective Teaching with Technology in Higher Education'.

Staff members from CQU Sydney and Rockhampton campuses met up at the recent ISANA National Conference held at UNSW, Sydney.

ISANA is the representative body for international education professionals who work in student services, advocacy, teaching, and policy development.