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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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Mackay students awarded bursaries 

Published on 10 March, 2005 

A CQU Mackay Faculty of Informatics and Communication student has been awarded a $5000 scholarship.

Peter Vella, a first-year student studying the Bachelor Information Technology degree at CQU Mackay, was awarded the Professor John D. Smith Undergraduate Memorial Bursary for his outstanding achievements in the area of computing and information technology.

PhotoID:1692 The Professor John D. Smith Scholarship was established in memory of the Foundation Professor of Computing at CQU.

“I will be using the scholarship money to assist in paying part of my degree fees up front,” Mr Vella said.

Mr Vella was congratulated by Professor Phillip Clift, Head of CQU Mackay, and Ashley Holmes, Sub-Dean, Faculty of Informatics and Communication.

John Carroll, a second-year Bachelor of Information Technology student, was also successful in securing a $2000 Continuing Scholarships bursary.

For further information, please contact Ashley Holmes on 4940 7592.

Photo: Professor Phillip Clift, Peter Vella and Ashley Holmes.