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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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CQU Mackay launches Accounting Mentor Program 

Published on 26 July, 2005 

Central Queensland University Mackay has launched a mentor program for students studying Accountancy.

The Accounting Mentor Program is a first for CQU, and was recently launched by the Program Coordinator and Sub Dean of Business and Law, Ms Jo Luck.

Ms Luck said 17 students currently studying the Accounting Degree and the Accounting/Information Systems Degree at the Mackay campus have been accepted into the program which will normally run for the full academic year. This inaugural program, however, will run until December 2005.

PhotoID:2291 "The Accounting Mentor Program is designed primarily for students in the second year of their three-year full-time degree. These students have been matched with mentors in the local accounting profession. The aim of the program is to enhance students’ preparation for the realities of working in the accounting and information systems fields. The program is also responding to a desire by the local profession to have more input into preparing graduates from CQU to be ‘ready for work’ in the industry.".

Ms Luck said the Faculty of Business & Law at CQU Mackay has been fortunate to have such wonderful support from members of the accounting profession and of the local business community.

Students will interact with their mentors in a variety of ways with a view to expanding the students' overall awareness of the accounting profession, and to help them explore possible career pathways.

"Students and accounting professionals are to be commended for signing up to the program. It’s a big commitment. Students and their mentors will arrange to be in contact once a month and the type of interactions may include attendance at industry functions, industry training sessions, visits to the mentor’s firm, or one-on-one meetings with the mentor.".

PhotoID:2292 “I see benefits for all as a result of this program – for the students, for the profession and for the University.".

Photo caption (left): Ms Jo Luck (Program coordinator - right) discusses the Accounting Mentor Program with Laurence Manning of Taits Accounting (Mentor) and Meagan Sullivan (Accounting Degree student).

Photo caption (above): Kerry Neyland of Vision Accounting is happy to Mentor accounting students like Julie Thomsett (left) and Donna Zillman.