Graduation December 2020
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Graduation December 2020 Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences Yindyamarra Winhanganha “...the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in.” Welcome On behalf of the Charles Sturt University community, it is my pleasure to invite you to celebrate this momentous occasion. Graduation is an important milestone that marks the completion of your current studies and the beginning of a new chapter in your lives. Your paths may be varied as you go on to take first jobs, promotions, research, perhaps another degree... but you all share something special. You are now lifelong members of the Charles Sturt University family. As Australia’s largest regional university, we are proud of the continuing contributions our graduates make to communities and the world around them. You too are ready to make your mark on this world. I encourage you all to take forward the ethos of Charles Sturt University as you embark on your future endeavours – and apply the wisdom of respectfully knowing how to live well in a world worth living in. Dr Michele Allan Chancellor Yindyamarra Winhanganha Our ethos “...the wisdom of Yindyamarra Winhanganha. This is a Wiradjuri phrase meaning ‘the wisdom of respectfully respectfully knowing knowing how to live well in a world worth living in’. It’s at the heart of everything we stand for how to live well in a here at Charles Sturt University. world worth living in.” It’s the reason we strive to create a world worth living in. It ties us to the traditional Indigenous Australians whose land we are fortunate and proud to share, and to the diverse communities across Australia that we serve. It is also the driving force behind what we teach to, share with and learn from our students. And it embodies the mission of our university, which is to develop and spread insight and knowledge in order to create a better future – through expanding educational opportunities, delivering exemplary career-focused courses and enabling original research. Because we believe in making a difference. Charles Sturt University Graduation Program 2020 Page V Our history Our ethos, Yindyamarra Winhanganha, has been Our delivery of world-class online education is part of the Charles Sturt University narrative informed by more than 50 years of experience in from the very start. Our history dates back more distance learning. The majority of our degrees can than 125 years, to the establishment in 1895 of a now be studied online. vocational farm at Bathurst designed to give rural We have unique partnerships with a wide variety of people access to skills and education. organisations, including TAFE providers, the NSW Over subsequent decades, agricultural and Police Force, the Anglican Diocese of Canberra teaching centres were set up in Wagga Wagga and and Goulburn, the New South Wales Department of Bathurst, disseminating knowledge so individuals Primary Industries, Commercial Radio Australia, the could improve their prospects and better serve Islamic Sciences & Research Academy of Australia, their communities. and universities in China and Sri Lanka. Charles Sturt University officially became a We also have many partners around the world, university in 1989, merging the former Mitchell enabling our students to undertake international College of Advanced Education and the study experiences, further expanding their horizons. Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education, and incorporating educational facilities at Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst and Wagga Wagga. Since then we have continued to grow, and now give students from across Australia and the world access to quality university education. Today we have campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Port Macquarie and Wagga Wagga. We also have Charles Sturt University Study Centres in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney as well as study locations in Canberra, Goulburn, Manly, Parramatta and Wangaratta. The man from whom the university takes its name – Charles Napier Sturt – was a British soldier who sailed to the colony of New South Wales in 1827 to pursue his passion for exploration. Page VI 1895 Bathurst Experimental Farm 1896 Wagga Experimental Farm 1947 Wagga Wagga Teachers’ College 1949 Wagga Agricultural College 1951 Bathurst Teachers’ College Wagga Wagga Teachers’ College Australia’s largest 1972 reformed as Riverina College of Advanced Education regional university Wagga Agricultural College 1976 merged with Riverina College of Advanced Education Australia’s most Riverina-Murray Institute of experienced online 1985 Higher Education university* 1989 Incorporation of Charles Sturt University Land purchased at Thurgoona to expand 1993 Albury-Wodonga campus The first Robinson Education Centre - Broken Hill 1993 transferred to Charles Sturt University certified carbon neutral university Former Goulburn College of Advanced 1998 Education precinct campus established in Australia Australian Centre for Christianity and 1998 Culture established 1999 New campus in Dubbo Our values 2005 New campus in Ontario, Canada At Charles Sturt University, everything we do is guided 2006 New campus in Orange by four key values. New study centres in Sydney and 2006 Melbourne 2012 New campus in Port Macquarie Insightful Inclusive Impactful Inspiring Dr Michele Allan appointed as the first 2014 female Chancellor at Charles Sturt University * Department of Education, Skills and Employment, Higher Education Statistics 2015 Wangaratta Regional Study Centre 2016 New study centre in Brisbane Charles Sturt University/WSU Joint 2018 Program in Medicine announced to start in 2021 Charles Sturt University celebrates its 2019 30 year anniversary Charles Sturt University Graduation Program 2020 Page VII Your graduation We pay our respect to all The university medals First Nations elders both past Undergraduate University Medal and present from the lands Awarded to any graduand from a bachelor’s degree, in which at least 64 points of study were completed with us and where Charles Sturt University whose GPA was 6.75 or higher. students reside. In particular, Postgraduate University Medal we acknowledge the Wiradjuri, Awarded to any graduand from a coursework master’s Ngunawal, Gundungarra and Biripai course, in which at least 64 points of study were completed peoples of Australia, who are the with us and whose GPA was 6.75 or higher. traditional custodians of the land Bachelor Honours University Medal where Charles Sturt University Awarded to one Honours student per faculty, who has completed at least 64 points of study with us or with one of campuses are located. our partners, whose GPA was 6.75 or higher, and who has achieved Class 1 as an overall grade for the Honours course. At least one examiner must indicate that the student’s thesis or dissertation is at a level consistent with the award of a Take the Charles Sturt university medal. University charge Higher Degree by Research University Medal Awarded to one doctoral and one master’s by research As a graduate of Charles Sturt University, student per faculty. At least two examiners must indicate you are entrusted to: that the student’s thesis is at a level consistent with the award of a university medal. • work collaboratively with others for the benefit of your profession and the Charles Sturt Medal community Awarded to those students who have both an outstanding academic record (including a GPA of 6.75 or higher), and • use the knowledge and skills you have have demonstrated a significant contribution to the public acquired to live well and add to the good. Charles Sturt, after whom the university is named, nation’s common wealth and to the described the motivation for his exploration as both the public good desire to progress the Australian nation and to contribute to • remain connected to the university the public good. and your fellow graduates through the Charles Sturt University alumni network. Page VIII Celebrating your graduation at home and wanting to get dressed for the occasion? Here are your hood colours. Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Business, Faculty of Science Education Justice and Gold Grass green Behavioural Sciences Smalt blue (mid blue) Associate Diploma and University Certificate Associate Degree and Diploma Bachelor’s and Bachelor‘s (Honours) Graduate Diploma and Graduate Indigenous stole Certificate Red, yellow and black stripes Postgraduate Diploma and Postgraduate Certificate Master’s Torres Strait Islander stole Blue, green and white stripes Doctorate Senior Doctorate Doctor of Philosophy Charles Sturt University Graduation Program 2020 Page IX Lead for the future Congratulations to you, our graduates of 2020 You have many reasons to be proud of your accomplishments, not least persevering and finding success in the most challenging circumstances. Though your celebration isn’t traditional, it is still joyous. Never before have we had more certainty that our graduates will step into the world with the purpose, vision, abilities and energy to transform our communities for the better. The labours of your past and the accomplishments of your present will drive the possibilities of your future. What’s next? Get out there and create a world that’s worth living in. Let’s graduate together Share your at-home graduation celebrations with your family, friends and us on social media! Don’t forget to tag your pics with #CharlesSturtGrad so we can mark the occasion together. You can also connect with other graduates and watch the celebrations unfold by following our social channels. @CharlesSturtUni CharlesSturtStudents