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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!

CSU Elite Athlete Harriet Gillson competing in Italy.

Harriet’s Italian volleyball experience

Harriet Gilson studies a Bachelor of Clinical Practice (Paramedic) at CSU and is a member of the University’s Elite Athlete program under the Emerging Athletes category. She recently spent two weeks touring Italy with the Australian Junior Women’s...

April Phillips wins the new CSU online scholarship

Graphic design student wins new CSU scholarship

She juggles family, community, work and travel commitments while studying graphic design through CSU online. April Phillips is now also the winner of the first Online Study Representative Committee Scholarship, a body dedicated to CSU online...

Student studying for exams.

First year’s exam guide

EXAMS! Argh. Yes, they can be stressful but are an inevitable part of uni life. If it’s your first year at uni, you may not even know the rules of sitting an exam, let alone how to answer the actual questions! In case your lecturer hasn’t already re...

CSU student on a computer in the library.

ATTENTION – Virus Alert!

There’s a warning about a harmful virus currently being circulated in legitimate looking emails. You are advised NOT TO CLICK ON ANY LINKs from unknown senders and beware of all links. The CSU Division of Information Technology has the following...

Students getting active and bike riding together

Motivation tips for a healthier you

by Loren Howarth Getting into a routine isn’t easy. Especially when it involves exercise and you’ve been over-indulging over the Easter break. But making time for exercise is something we should all aim to do. You don’t have to run a marathon, just...

Australian International Animation Festival 2017.

International festival animates Wagga Wagga

The annual Australian International Animation Festival (AIAF) 2017 is on in Wagga Wagga this weekend! The festival will feature world-class animation screenings and special seminars including some of the creations of our talented CSU animation and...

Student studying in the CSU Library together. Image: OFS

Five ways to reference like a pro

Don’t get to the stage where you want to pull your hair out the next time you need to reference an assignment. If you keep track of all your sources and get into a referencing flow, the whole process can be much easier. We caught up with CSU’s...

Student studying online.

Why I decided to study mid-year

By Tess O’Brien My name is Tess and I was recently accepted into a Bachelor of Health Science (Food and Nutrition) at CSU. I haven’t actually started yet as I’m one of those students beginning mid-year. Not many people know that you can start...

Student studying the shared living area at CSU in Wagga Wagga.

Seven productivity hacks for study success in 2017

Small adjustments on how you attack your studies can make quite a difference to your grades. These productivity hacks are aimed at boosting your marks this session, with as little effort as possible. Tune into your prime time. Are you are morning...

teenagers with mum

Mothers Day gift ideas on a budget

by Loren Howarth With Mother’s Day fast approaching, it’s time to start thinking about how to spoil your Mum. Although you should be thankful for her every day of the year, Mother’s Day is a time when you should be extra sweet and show her...

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