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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!

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Seven tips for a winning scholarship application

Every year CSU receives more than 8,000 scholarship applications. That’s a lot, right? So within that enormous pile of scholarship applications, how do you make yours stand out from the crowd and get you those well-needed dollars? Well, you don’t...

Going Green

by Jenna Verhoeven When I was growing up, ‘going green’ meant that you sorted your trash and took your recycling to the depot yourself. After that, “going green” meant switching to unleaded petrol, then no longer using CFCs. This then led to buying...

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Find your learning path with Lynda.com

Boosting your skills doesn’t have to come with a hefty price tag or an overwhelming time commitment. Thanks to Lynda.com, you can get quick, easy-to-understand training in areas that will help you work towards your dream job or get your side-hustle...

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CSU Institutional support for Marriage Equality

Statement from the Vice-Chancellor: As is plain from the debate in the media, the issue of Marriage Equality has been a difficult one for us as a nation. Clearly there are many people in favour of Marriage Equality. I recognise that there are also...

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Graduation and survival

by Emily Minter I recently attended the CSU graduations in Sydney. My big brother looked so grown-up in his gown. I’m so proud of him. He’s smart too – graduated from the Bachelor of Medical Science, majored in Biotechnology with Distinction. He’ll...

Why study a creative degree? – Tobias Krebs

Why study a creative degree? – Tobias Krebs

by Amy Carlon A creative degree can be your ticket to a thriving community and open doors to a wealth of opportunities in a range of industries. I caught up with Tobias Krebs to find out more about where he hopes his degree will take him. What...

What your coffee says about you

by Jenna Verhoeven Session 2 is well and truly upon us. For many of us, campus and the surrounding town feels as familiar as our left thumbs; we know where to go for last-minute study snacks and daily supplies of coffee. For some of us, we are fresh...

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Three great reasons you should be using Lynda.com

Want to get some new skills in an area not covered in your degree? Not sure your budget or schedule will stretch to enrolling in an extra qualification? We have the solution! CSU has thousands of student licences to Lynda.com, an online learning...

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