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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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'Breast Wishes' composer to give CQUni Mackay students some uplifting advice 

Published on 01 July, 2011 

Internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, composer, pianist and educator Bruce Brown will visit CQUniversity Mackay to give FREE workshops for music theatre students on Monday July 11 at 6.30pm in the CQCM Theatre.

Bruce will talk about his musical journey and will give advice to students about how to shape their own careers in the music, performing arts and musical theatre industry. He may even perform a couple of his songs.

PhotoID:11079, Bruce Brown will conduct workshops at CQUniversity next week.
Bruce Brown will conduct workshops at CQUniversity next week.‘Formidable piano playing, a silky smooth voice and lyrics that are witty, poignant, and above all swinging' - that's how Arthur Hamilton, writer of Cry Me A River, once described Bruce's talents.

Originally from Los Angeles and now a New Zealand resident, Bruce will be visiting at the same time his acclaimed musical Breast Wishes is touring Australia.

Breast Wishes will be performing at the Mackay Entertainment Centre on Tuesday July 12 and CQUniversity students will have the opportunity to attend the performance and meet the cast after the show.

Dean of the School of Creative and Performing Arts, Professor Matthew Marshall said this was a unique opportunity for CQUniversity students to meet and hear from a leading performing artist.