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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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STEPS students attend orientation days 

A total of 35 STEPS students attended orientation days at CQU Rockhampton on June 29 and 30.

They will commence STEPS on July 10, alongside 38 continuing STEPS students.

STEPS coordinator Julie Willans said all of the current Rockhampton cohort hope to graduate on November 3 \"at the very special STEPS 20 years graduation and ceremony\".

PhotoID:3165 Celebrations to mark the 20th anniversary of Central Queensland University’s STEPS program have been scheduled.

Skills for Tertiary Education Preparatory Studies (STEPS) is a pre-university preparatory program that can help prepare potential applicants for tertiary study.

The Rockhampton celebration will be held from 5.30pm on November 3, in a marquee in front of the CQU Library.

The Gladstone celebration will be held from 7pm on October 6, 2006, in a marquee in the Grand Court, Leo Zussino Building, CQU Gladstone Marina Campus.

The Bundaberg celebration will be held from 7.30pm on October 7, 2006, in the Student Refectory, CQU Bundaberg Campus.

PhotoID:3166 The Mackay celebration will be held from 6pm on October 14, 2006, at the Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music on CQU Mackay Campus.

The Emerald celebrations will be held from 6.30pm on October 13 at the grounds of the CQU Emerald Campus and from 11am on October 14 at the CQU Marquee at the Emerald 100, the Emerald Race Club, Race Course Road.

All STEPS graduates are being encouraged to attend to mark the milestone. Details are at: http://steps.cqu.edu.au/celebration/ .