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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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Olympic champion Geoff Huegill awarded honorary degree  

Australian Olympic swimmer and come-back king Geoff Huegill was awarded an honorary Master of Sports Science degree on Thursday, July 4 for his contribution to the sporting industry.

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The five times World Champion butterfly swimmer returned to his hometown of Mackay to be conferred with the award at CQUniversity's Graduation Ceremony.

PhotoID:15000, Geoff Huegill addresses the audience at the CQUniversity Mackay Graduation ceremony.
Geoff Huegill addresses the audience at the CQUniversity Mackay Graduation ceremony.
Huegill was also guest speaker for the event, addressing more than 100 graduating students, to give an insight into his inspirational climb to the top and his well-publicised challenges along the way.

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