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Charlie – Your Student Voice

Hi! Welcome to Charlie – Your Student Voice. Here you will find meaningful stories, common ground and an array of guidance or advice to support you at uni. Charlie is a space for students, by students which you're able to share simply by reading along or joining our community of student contributors. The Charlie Team are just a click away if you ever wish to reach out. Happy reading!

Daniel Steinbeck as part of Student Heart Project

A lot of heart to give

As co-creator of a student-led team called the Student Heart Project, Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) student Daniel Steinbeck is saving lives. The Student Heart Project involves students and staff from CSU’s Port Macquarie Campus...

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Be part of the first OS SRC

If you want the chance to be on the first Online Study Student Representative Committee (OS SRC), now is the time to nominate yourself! The OS SRC could be the next great step in your university career. It will give you the opportunity to make...

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What you need to know about Learning Analytics

From Session 2, CSU is introducing a Learning Analytics Code of Practice. The Code covers the types of information CSU might collect about you through online learning environments, and how your details are kept private and secure. We caught up with...

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Supporting colleagues through the worst of times

What do you do when a friend and colleague is experiencing the worst of times? CSU staff member Kelly Bull is leading a fundraising campaign for her colleague, Shane Sutherland, and her family. In 2014, Shane’s 24-year-old son Pierce was...

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Online student joins Uni Games fun

By Emily Mulquiney Emily McKenny is paving the way for online students who are keen to get involved in university life. Emily currently lives in Denmark, a small town in Western Australia, and has travelled more than 10,000km to compete in her...

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Boys bowl into Uni Games

By Emily Mulquiney Lawn bowls enthusiasts Michael Maxwell and Alex Turner are the only two Port Macquarie Campus students representing CSU at the 2016 Eastern University Games. This week in Wollongong, they are both competing as members of the lawn...

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Get ready for the OS SRC!

The inaugural Online Study Student Representative Committee (OS SRC) is coming! Soon, online students will have a committee that represents their issues and interests, liaises with the University and staff, and supports online students and their...

Muhammad Maarj

Making a difference to children living in poverty

Muhammad Maarj is a former asylum seeker helping to change the lives of disadvantaged and orphaned children living in poverty. He’s also a CSU Student Ambassador studying a Bachelor of Podiatric Medicine in Albury-Wodonga. When he was five...

Could you save on your HECS?

Could you save on your HECS?

Studying maths, science, teaching, nursing, midwifery or early childhood? You need to know about the HECS-HELP Benefit! This is a special shout-out to all maths, science, nursing, midwifery and early childhood students, particularly those who might...

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Physio student shares tips for study and sport

Juggling study commitments can be challenging at the best of times but imagine doing it while representing your country as an elite athlete. Bachelor of Physiotherapy student Alicia Quirk is part of the Australian women’s rugby sevens team, which...

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