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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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Scott wins Engineering scholarship 

Published on 08 December, 2006 

Recently-graduated Year 12 Whitsunday Anglican School student, Scott Harrison was announced as one of the Central Queensland University (CQU) Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice (Engineering) scholarship winners.

PhotoID:3659 Twelve scholarships in total were distributed to school leavers in the Central and South-East Queensland area, each worth $1000. The awards were based on leadership skills, team work, problem solving skills and grades.

Scott was thrilled to hear the news and is looking forward to having the extra money to use towards tuition and text books.

“It’s going to be less of a burden out of mine and my parent's pocket,” said Scott.

Scott is enrolling in the same program as his older brother Todd, who is about to commence his first 6-month, paid work placement at G & S Engineering as part of the Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice.

Photo caption: Bruce Ham from the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health congratulates Scott Harrison (right) of Mackay, as 1 of 12 winners of a CQU Bachelor of Engineering (Co-op)/Diploma of Professional Practice scholarship.