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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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Four and twenty prizes at stake in Mackay 

Published on 29 April, 2010 

Nineteen high-achieving students have been rewarded with a total of 24 prizes and scholarships in front of about 80 guests, during a ceremony at CQUniversity Mackay's Conservatorium Theatre last Friday (April 23).

Key awards included Hail Creek Mine scholarships, each worth $4000, presented by Mine General Manager Andrew Woodley to: Brittany Power; Amanda Bovero; Markeen Valdez; Philippa Cary; Mitchell Saxby and Brady Giannangleo.

LINK HERE for Mackay Graduation photo highlights

PhotoID:8847, Hail Creek Scholarship recipients - front row - Brittany Power, Markeen Valdez, Amanda Bovero, Backrow - Andrew Woodley (Hail Creek Mine General Manager),Mitchell Saxby, Philippa Cary, Brady Giannangelo and Head of Campus Dr Pierre Viljoen
Hail Creek Scholarship recipients - front row - Brittany Power, Markeen Valdez, Amanda Bovero, Backrow - Andrew Woodley (Hail Creek Mine General Manager),Mitchell Saxby, Philippa Cary, Brady Giannangelo and Head of Campus Dr Pierre Viljoen

Zonta representative Gail Clarke was on hand to present a $1000 scholarship to Amanda Bovero.

Among the prize recipients, Business (HRM) students Robyn Leach and Dean Lynch both started at TAFE at a similar time before progressing to University. Both attended last week's graduation ceremony as well as the prize ceremony.

Robyn won the Commonwealth Bank Prize for the highest GPA in Business Finance plus the Australian Taxation Office Prize for the highest GPA in Taxation Law and Practice A and Dean won the Ergon Energy Prize for the highest GPA in Foundations of Business Computing.

CQUniversity's Donor Prize and Scholarship Coordinator Melissa Misztal said donors were starting to see the significant impact that prizes and scholarships have on students and their experience at CQUniversity.

Ms Misztal said these awards have a ‘transformative benefit', not only to students but also to the community.

"By making University more accessible and alleviating financial pressures, scholarships and prizes increase participation in higher education and therefore assist in regional development, as we are putting more skilled professionals back into our local community," Ms Misztal said.

Anyone interested in establishing a scholarship can contact Melissa Misztal on 07 4923 2786 or m.misztal@cqu.edu.au .

PhotoID:8848, Winner of the MITN award Adrian Homisan and Geoffrey Fleming
Winner of the MITN award Adrian Homisan and Geoffrey Fleming PhotoID:8849, Staff members attending included Yvonne Warburton, Dr Paul Waight and Dr Lisa Soon
Staff members attending included Yvonne Warburton, Dr Paul Waight and Dr Lisa Soon