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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!

What Foundation Day means to me

by Jenna Verhoeven This year I will be celebrating my second CSU Foundation day! In my first year, I was too focused on starting Uni that I missed Foundation Day. But I didn’t make that mistake the following year, and I’m really glad for...

CSU Green Going Red for Foundation Day

By Sophie Kingston, Sustainability Advisor Wagga Wagga Foundation Day is on its way for 2018! Since 1989, Foundation Day has been a time to thank and honour the people who have contributed to improving our university’s lifestyle. The CSU Green team...

New? Here’s how to ace this uni thing from day 1!

New? Here’s how to ace this uni thing from day 1!

by Amy Carlon University is something we all want to excel at, it is shaping our future careers after all. So you may be wondering what you can do to ace your uni journey?  Whether you are a brand new student, have changed degrees or are only one...

How you can improve your leadership skills

By Christopher Morris, STRIVE participant. STRIVE is a CSU leadership program that helps student leaders develop their leadership skills. Read on for my experience of the course: What led you to STRIVE? When I first heard of STRIVE, I thought it...

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Be inspired for World Environment Day

By Annabelle Chisholm, Sustainability Advisor for Port Macquarie. It’s World Environment Day! Do you need some inspiration to get you started on your journey to saving the environment? Read on to find out about Ryan Hickman. In 2012, a three...

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Memorising techniques that actually work

Memorising is a skill that relies on active learning. Simply reading the same notes over and over again doesn’t work very well. Instead, try some of these tried and tested techniques from the ALLaN team: Write the notes out, using different colours...

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Don’t be lazy, just save energy!

By Sophie Kingston, Sustainability Advisor Wagga Wagga. Saving the planet and inter-campus rivalry are coming together for the 2018 Energy Challenge at CSU! The Energy Challenge will be running for a second time on all campuses this year. From...

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What’s your exam strategy?

Heading into your exam with a plan of attack can help you settle your nerves, boost your confidence and make sure you complete the exam on time. The team at ALLaNs have a three-step strategy for you: 1. Utilise reading time Use your reading time...

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10 things to do before exams

Exam… it’s a word that sends shivers down students’ spines all over the world. For most students exams are inevitable so it’s important to know what to do to prepare to pass with flying colours and prepare for exam conditions...

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Five ways to keep calm during the end of session

So, you’re at the pointy end of the session, final assignments are fast approaching and you’re trying to prepare for exams. How do you keep calm when the pressure is on? Here are five tips to help: Structure and organise your time Create a study...

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