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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!

Cultivating Creativity

by Mary Appleby Creativity is not something that usually comes to mind when you think of study or university. However, it can be the key to maintaining motivation and being successful in your studies. We all begin each session the same; setting...

A spotlight on leadership

by Clayton Mueller Leadership is a really valuable thing to have, especially when we can learn and develop it at university before heading off into the into the big world with our dream careers. Charles Sturt University provided me with the...

Get to know your new Student Portal!

Get to know your new Student Portal!

Our Student Portal has had a makeover and it’s ready to make your studies easier. We know sometimes change, while exciting can take a while to get used to – so we’re going to walk you through what to expect. New public and private...

Screenshot of new Student Portal dashboard showing menu to the left and personalised content on the right including enrolment details, course progress, financial balances and links to services.

The Student Portal is getting a makeover!

We know, sometimes finding something in the Student Portal feels a lot harder than it should. We’ve listened to your frustrations so we’re giving it an upgrade on Monday 9 December 2019. We sat down with the user experience team for the...

Firefighters and students on campus at Port Macquarie

Port Macquarie Campus closed on Tuesday 12 November

Our Port Macquarie Campus will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday 12 November. This closure is to ensure the safety of all our staff and students during the ongoing bushfire emergency, with extreme conditions predicted. Students who are still living on...

How to set up your workspace for maximum productivity

How to set up your workspace for maximum productivity

Setting up your workspace properly can have a huge impact on your productivity. Luckily, there has been lots of research into how we can make the most of our workspace and set ourselves up for study-success! Banish clutter! As the clutter queen...

Have ideas? SSAF submissions closing soon

The countdown is on to bring to life your ideas to improve the student experience to life. Share your ideas for how to spend the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) funds. With less than two weeks until submissions close on the SSAF...

Bathurst campus is improving its solar power!

Good news: Bathurst campus is adding more solar power to its campus, with work starting on Saturday 12 October 2019. The project will increase the Bathurst campus’ solar power capacity by over one megawatt-hour, or enough to power 242 homes...

How I became more mindful

by Sam Robinson, Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Academic Success participant During the four weeks I have been part of Charles Sturt’s Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Academics Success course I’ve gained new skills and tools to get me through this...

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