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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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Emerald seeks student mentors 

Published on 23 September, 2010 

CQUniversity's First-Year Experience Coordinator, Dr Gemma Mann recently visited the Emerald Campus to meet the prospective student mentors for 2011.

The day involved a meet and greet session accompanied by an afternoon tea shared by the staff at CQUniversity Emerald, Gemma and the candidates for the student mentor positions for 2011.

Student mentors are extremely valuable in assisting new students and providing them with support on their learning journey.

CQUniversity Emerald Campus Operations and Projects Manager, Gai Sypher said, "Starting university can be tough and our mentors always do a wonderful job of looking after our new students".

The successful applicants can look forward to training early next year, involving various workshops, debriefing on orientation processes and the benefit of sessions with previous mentors and their past experiences.