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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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Lecturer builds maths interest through CD sculpture 

Published on 23 November, 2010 

CQUniversity's Dr Noel Patson has worn his Mathematicians in Schools hat with pride this week, helping two Year 8 classes at Glenmore High to construct a Truncated Icosahedron CD Sculpture.

Using donated CDs and cable ties, the soccer ball-shaped scupture project encourages students to draw and understand the sculpture before building it.

"It was great to work with the enthusiastic students and see the final product of our efforts," Dr Patson said.

PhotoID:9456, Dr Noel Patson gets the Glenmore High class involved in his scuplture project
Dr Noel Patson gets the Glenmore High class involved in his scuplture project

There's more details on the spirit of the project at these LINKS Mathematicians in Schools or

http://www.scientistsinschools.edu.au/showcase/boggs-patson.htm .

Mathematicians in Schools is a free national program supporting long-term, professional partnerships between practising mathematicians and teachers across Australia. It's sponsored by the CSIRO.

PhotoID:9457, Dr Noel Patson engages the class with the 'soccer ball' shape
Dr Noel Patson engages the class with the 'soccer ball' shape  PhotoID:9501, The completed Truncated Icosahedron CD Sculpture.
The completed Truncated Icosahedron CD Sculpture.