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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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Danya sporting 'thesis babies' 

Published on 15 September, 2011 

While studying the community legacy from major sporting events, Danya Hodgetts has been through her own 'motherhood olympics' on her way to gaining a PhD during CQUniversity's September ceremony in Rockhampton.

Baby Layne 'helped' her through the initial stages of the doctorate, and then twin boys Jake and Jordan arrived around the time Danya's thesis was due.

PhotoID:11387, PhD graduate Danya Hodgetts with research assistant Layne and thesis babies Jake and Jordan. Photo by Chris Ison
PhD graduate Danya Hodgetts with research assistant Layne and thesis babies Jake and Jordan. Photo by Chris Ison

It helped that Danya has strong arms from years of lifesaving and she says the rigorous planning and juggling skills required with three kids under three resonates with the dedication required to complete a PhD on time.

A sense of humour is an obvious ingredient for success too. Danya has prepared a 'research assistant' outfit for her now toddler-aged daughter and special 'thesis baby' outfits for the baby twins.