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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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Father and daughter share graduation moment 

Published on 03 October, 2005 

It is often said fathers and their daughters have a special bond. This was certainly the case for one local father who graduated from Central Queensland University alongside his daughter last Saturday.

PhotoID:2175 Dave Oliver received the PhD award for his research into Enterprise Resource Planning systems together with his eldest daughter Lorna graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Engineering Technology and an Advanced Certificate in Information Technology.

Dr Oliver is a senior lecturer in CQU’s Faculty of Informatics and Communication, while Lorna has been recruited by Woollahra Municipal Council in Sydney as a Traffic and Transport Planner.

Dr Oliver said this double graduation was a unique occasion for his family, celebrating the culmination of years of study for the pair.

PhotoID:2176 Dr Oliver also graduated alongside 12 other PhD recipients at this weekend’s ceremonies.

Caption: Father and daughter, Dave and Lorna Oliver celebrate their graduations together.