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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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Community gathers for NAIDOC breakfast 

Published on 12 July, 2012 

Representatives from a number of organisations, including CQUniversity gathered recently for the annual NAIDOC Corporate Breakfast.

The breakfast is a key event in NAIDOC week and brings together an eclectic mix of business people, government officers, local MPs and community icons.

PhotoID:12726, (L-R) Mr Justin Loomans, Dr Pamela CroftWarcon, Professor Scott Bowman, Professor Bronwyn Fredericks and Professor Jennelle Kyd
(L-R) Mr Justin Loomans, Dr Pamela CroftWarcon, Professor Scott Bowman, Professor Bronwyn Fredericks and Professor Jennelle Kyd

Some of the early morning breakfast goers included CQUniversity Vice-Chancellor Professor Scott Bowman, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic and Research) Professor Jennelle Kyd and Pro Vice-Chancellor and BMA Chair (Indigenous Engagement) Professor Bronwyn Fredericks.

The event, organised by Central Queensland Indigenous Development (CQID), included a number of guest speakers, such as Professor Fredericks, Director of Sandhill Arts Studio and Art Space Dr Pamela CroftWarcon and Medicare Local's Jean McRuvie.

Professor Fredericks was praising of the involvement from CQUniversity.

"It was great to see university staff getting behind NAIDOC and joining in through all the different events, including the breakfast" she said.