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24.01.2022 Reflecting on National NAIDOC Week 2020, Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous Engagement, Professor Juanita Sherwood, shares her thoughts on this year’s theme Always Was, Always Will Be. First Nations Peoples, side by side with all Australians, are keen to work towards a healthy, sustainable country. To get there, we need to value difference, and respectfully engage with First Nations Peoples’ ways of being, doing and knowing. Produced with First Nations at Charles Sturt #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #FirstNations #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

24.01.2022 The 'ulti-mutt' photo of the week: Our paramedicine students in Bathurst meeting the cutest assistance dogs we've ever seen! We'd like to give a big shout to all paramedics and the Defence Community Dogs 'fur' everything you do!

23.01.2022 Photo of the week: In the midst of the native greenery that covers our campus in Wagga Wagga is now a bright blue reminder that ‘it’s OK to not be OK’. Our staff and students have painted a the blue tree to encourage discussions about mental health #CharlesSturtLife

22.01.2022 It doesn’t matter what a child’s background is: relationships and trust with their teacher are vital. Sam has worked in the remote Far West of New South Wales, the Riverina, suburban Sydney and now bustling Bangkok. Reflecting on her time in Wilcannia, she tells the story of a student who had a history of being aggressive and disengaged with school. I was determined to connect with her and earn her trust. There was one particular day she lashed out and broke equipment bef...ore storming out of the classroom. She was encouraging me to get angry and yell at her, but I continued to respond calmly. That was a real turning point in our relationship. When she returned and asked what I was doing, I replied by telling her I was setting up another keyboard so she could continue focusing on her learning. I wanted to reinforce that her learning was important to me, and I wasn’t going to give up on her. Sam said she loved her experience out west and would go back. For now though, she is in Bangkok. The opportunities and experiences that come with working in an international school setting are mind blowing. Students here do live in a completely different world to what I am used to; nannies and personal drivers are often the norm. The teaching experience is completely different, and I definitely have more opportunities to learn and refine teaching methods. Working in and experiencing such different teaching environments has given me the opportunity to meet and learn from so many amazing educators and students. I do believe that has also made me a more confident teacher. Sam added that if you’re an educator and think you may be interested in teaching overseas or in a remote setting, to take the opportunity with both hands. Sam always knew she was going to be a teacher. She loved teaching physical culture, coaching sport and working as a learn-to-swim teacher through university. After graduating with First Class Honours and a Bachelor of Education from The University of Sydney, she then completed a Master of Education specialising in educational technology with Charles Sturt University. We wish Sam all the best in her exciting teaching adventure. See more

20.01.2022 Photo(s) of the week: Watch this space! Take a sneak peek at our new medicine facilities ready for our first cohort starting at our Orange campus in 2021.

18.01.2022 My father will tell you that I was a stage manager long before I even knew what that role was. Anna Robb has always been drawn to the world of entertainment, but back when she was a little girl growing up in regional Victoria, she had no idea about the huge variety of roles available ‘backstage’ in the industry and that she would go on to work in many of them. Since graduating from Charles Sturt in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts (Design for Theatre and Television) (Hons), An...na’s career has taken her around the world and led her to work with many major event and theatrical companies, including The Sydney Opera House, Cirque du Soleil and Dragone Entertainment Group. Her biggest project to date is her work on the $250 million aquatic show, 'The House of Dancing Water' in Macau, which she helped develop from the ground up and worked on for almost nine years. I put my heart and soul into that show, and I am proud of the visual manifestation of my work on that. But I am equally proud of all the jobs I have taken on, such as doing a small theatre show in a warehouse in Western Sydney for street kids. They have all accumulated into a wonderful global exposure to different people, experiences, countries and cultures, woven into the tapestry of my career. All art matters. In between managing, producing and directing for different shows, Anna found the time to guest lecture budding creative art students and co-found TheatreArtLife, which is a platform that showcases the work of other live entertainment and theatre industry professionals. TheatreArtLife was born of a passion to elevate the stories of the people who work in the entertainment industry and not only those onstage. Now living in Hong Kong with her young family, Anna’s incredible career and dedication to the industry has seen her become a finalist in the Australia China Alumni Award. I was very excited when I found out I was a finalist, mainly because someone from ‘behind the scenes’ of entertainment could be seen and acknowledged for their contributions to the arts. If I can be seen, then so can others. I love that. We love to hear inspiring career stories like Anna’s and wish her all the best with her award nomination. See more

18.01.2022 For more than a decade, the United Nations has deployed IT specialist Andrej Verity to some of the world’s largest natural disasters. Andrej’s information management and technology skills have supported many of the UN’s disaster relief operations, including those for earthquakes in Haiti and Nepal, typhoons in the Philippines, and floods in Pakistan. These situations are very volatile; the environment is fast-changing, and resources are very scarce, so there is a high demand... for strong skills and knowledge, an ability to get things done right quickly, and overall flexibility. The IT skills and knowledge I provide help to best support the humanitarian actors working on the frontlines and thereby, those in need. If the pressures of working as a UN disaster responder weren’t great enough, Andrej managed to do this role while raising a young family and studying a Master of Information Technology with Charles Sturt. My master’s degree really helped me think more strategically about information management and information technology. It also pushed me to become even more analytical and better appreciate sourcing and citing high quality work. When Andrej isn’t working around the world, the Canadian-born IT expert can be found at his new home base in the Netherlands with his partner and two kids. There he leads a digital service team within the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs that is responsible for managing 20 humanitarian websites owned by the UN. But it isn’t just at the UN where Andrej’s been contributing towards humanitarian efforts, he is also the co-founder of an innovative online network that offers remote support to humanitarian organisations managing emergencies. Andrej’s outstanding efforts to use his skills for humanitarian work and help people across the world, in what for many is their greatest time of need, has garnered him the Charles Sturt University Alumnus of the Year Service to the Community award. Congratulations to Andrej on your award win, and we look forward to continuing to follow your incredible work at the UN. See more

18.01.2022 We've scored number two in Australia and in the top 40 universities in the world for climate action! Learn more about what climate change is and what CSU Green, our business area dedicated to advancing sustainability for all, is doing to help tackle climate change.

16.01.2022 Today is National Agriculture Day and to mark the occasion we reached out to Dr Michael Campbell from Graham Centre for Agricultural Innovation to share with us why he loves working as a livestock producer and researcher. "Agriculture is the place to be. Every person and every country in the world is involved with agriculture. "Research is dynamic, each day there are new problems that need to be solved and many are complex and quite ‘wicked’. I love working and living in ag...riculture, it has provided myself and my family with so many opportunities to travel, meet exciting people and at the end of the day, produce highly nutritious food for the human population while directly managing the environment on our farm. How good is that! If you are finishing high school and considering what you will do career wise, consider agriculture no experience necessary, just enthusiasm and you will go places. See more

13.01.2022 Can mango seeds be used to formulate skin care products? That's what four final-year pharmacy students in Orange have spent the last few months researching. Emily Guo, Lucy Hawkins, Haidy Ibrahim and Mollie Gersbach created a series of tests and formulations to determine how they could repurpose Australian mango seed waste by extracting oil from the seed and using it to formulate high-quality moisturisers. Learn more about their research project: https://bit.ly/2HlW1xv

12.01.2022 As National NAIDOC Week 2020 starts today, we respectfully acknowledge the ongoing connections to Country, cultures and languages of First Nations communities, students and staff. Thank you Aunty Rhonda for sharing an acknowledgment of Birpai Country, Port Macquarie. #NAIDOC2020 #NAIDOCWeek #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe

12.01.2022 Thank you Trish for sharing your skills, stories and wisdom to show the powerfully important craft of weaving, on your Country, Birpai Country. For First Nations Peoples, this nation’s story began at the dawn of time. National NAIDOC invites all Australians to embrace the true history of this country a history which dates back thousands of generations. It’s about seeing, hearing and learning the First Nations’ 65,000+ year history of this country - which is Australian history. Produced with First Nations at Charles Sturt

09.01.2022 Three Charles Sturt University projects have been announced as finalists in the Engagement Australia 2020 Excellence Awards. Nominated for an award is our very own Dr Faye McMillan for Excellence in Community Engagement: Closing the Gap for the Djirruwang Aboriginal Mental Health Worker Education and Training Program. Learn more about the impact of this project

06.01.2022 I started my first business when my second child was just 10 days old and from the start, I wanted create a workplace that was flexible and environmentally and socially responsible. Alison Michalk took the leap of faith to create her first business, Quiip, because she knew there was an opportunity to do things better. Today, Quiip is a global leader in online community management and moderation services, with employees in Australia, Europe and North America. It was also one... of Australia’s first 250 certified B Corporations - the highest standard in the world for social and environmental responsibility. At Quiip there’s no head office, no commute and no 9-to-5; because we operate 24/7, staff can choose their hours and blend work with life." We’re also proud to be a certified B Corp, it is something I am very involved in and is a real passion of mine. I am the Communications Chair for B Local Sydney, and currently certifying as a B Consultant to help other companies certify. I also recently launched an online community for the Australian and New Zealand B Corp movement during COVID-19, and I am sitting on a global taskforce. Alison’s passion for the environmental and social responsibility can be traced back to her days studying a Bachelor of Communications at Charles Sturt in Bathurst. As an Environment Officer on the Charles Sturt SRC, I spent a lot of time in the late 90s campaigning for the environment. In 1999 we had the largest representation of all universities at the Students & Sustainability Conference in Tasmania because we had so many passionate and active members of ‘Green Action’." Now two decades later I've been able to combine my skills as a CEO with my deeply held beliefs for the environment, as I believe companies can drive the system change we need to solve the problems the world is facing right now. In recognition of the contributions Alison’s made to advance not only her own industry, but social and environmental responsibility, she’s been shortlisted for several awards. This includes the very first Charles Sturt University Alumnus of the Year Professional Achievement award, which Alison won. Congratulations on your award win Alison, we can’t wait to see what you’ll accomplish next! See more

03.01.2022 When Mick Callan thought he had a great idea for a product to help protect Australia’s birds, he never expected he’d be commercially producing it during the country’s most catastrophic bushfire seasons. The Charles Sturt graduate has helped develop a ground-breaking solution to give our birds, possums and other tree-dwelling creatures a helping hand. Mick and Charles Sturt’s resident bird expert, Professor David Watson, have reinvented the humble wooden nest box by designing... a high-tech 3D-printed plastic nest box that mimics the conditions of natural tree hollows. I previously worked in an environmental role installing wooden nest boxes and monitoring bird populations and it became clear to me these boxes weren’t long-lasting or helping populations long-term. I knew we needed something better. Mick first had the idea for how he could improve nest boxes about three years ago and it’s what pushed him to enrol in the Bachelor of Science (Honours) so he could get the skills and knowledge to turn that idea into a reality. I wanted to make sure whatever I put out there was rigorous, robust, and backed by science and research, and I knew I needed to do a research degree to make that happen. While balancing his studies with running his own environmental consultancy company and raising a young family, Mick installed more than 30 nest box prototypes around the University’s Bathurst campus and Mount Panorama's Albens Reserve to determine the ideal design. From next year, Mick’s second company, Habitech Australia, will start to sell the nest boxes to the public. It was never my intention to go into commercial production, but this way we know the nest boxes that are being printed are UV stable, long-lasting and made from recycled materials. Ideally, I wish there wasn’t a need for these boxes. I wish there was enough natural hollows out there, but they’re in short supply and can take hundreds of years to form. I hope these new 3D nest boxes provide a home for some of the hundreds and hundreds of species that rely on natural hollows. Fantastic work, Mick - we can’t wait to see these nest boxes installed around the country! See more