| Welcome from the VC |
 Welcome to our March issue of Discover. There is plenty of good news to share this month, including the announcement of our plans for a new campus to be built on the NSW- Queensland border.
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| What's New at SCU |
 Early childhood course at Coffs Harbour campus
A new degree in early childhood education will be offered at Southern Cross University’s Coffs Harbour campus from 2008.
The Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood) is designed to prepare teachers for working with children from birth to eight years and... [more] |
Agreement paves way for increased study options
A new landmark agreement between Southern Cross University and the Gold Coast Institute of TAFE will provide increased study options for domestic and international students.
A Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations, which collectively have more than 30,000 students, will... [more] |
 University receives $3m for sport centres
Southern Cross University has received $3 million for sport and leisure centres at the Lismore and Coffs Harbour campuses.
The funding, part of the Federal Government’s Voluntary Student Unionism Transition Fund, includes $2m for a Leisure Centre at the Lismore... [more] |
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| New campus planned for 2009 |
Southern Cross University has announced plans to build a new $20 million campus on a site adjacent to the Gold Coast Airport and to transform its existing Tweed Heads campus into a Graduate College of Management.  Read the full article about the new campus
University on track in $100m Rail CRC |  | Professor Neal Ryan believes in the importance of rail in Australia. Southern Cross University’s new Executive Dean of the Faculty of Business hopes the University’s recent inclusion as one of the partners in the $100 million Rail Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) will help demonstrate the many benefits rail brings to communities and to the Australian economy. Top Read the full article about the Rail CRC |
Scholarships the key to success |  | Teaching Indigenous children out west is a goal that former meat worker and new Southern Cross University student Mal Kenny has set for himself. Top Read the full article about Mal Kenny |
Research highlights impact of climate on biodiversity |  | New research by the Grain Foods Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) showing a direct link between climate and genetic diversity in wild barley provides new evidence of the risks associated with climate change and water availability. Top Read the full article about the impact of cliimate on biodiversity |
Online tool calculates carbon credits |  | As carbon trading becomes an increasing important tool in the fight against global warming, a new online carbon credit calculator has been developed to help landholders and farmers quickly and easily determine the value of timber plantations. Top Read the full article about the carbon calculator |
Students promote Earth Hour |  | Students at Southern Cross University’s partner institution The Hotel School will be playing a major role in the promotion of Earth Hour, an event designed to highlight the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Top Read the full article about Earth Hour |
Postcard to home |  | Martin Marschall, from Kyogle, who has just completed his Bachelor of Business degree, is celebrating a job offer from the Fukui University of Technology in Japan. He will begin his new appointment as an English lecturer next month. Martin is the ninth Southern Cross University student to become an English lecturer at the seaside university, north of Kyoto. Top Read the full article about Martin Marschall |
Focus on: David Hicks | | By Dr Rosemary Webb, Lecturer in the School of Arts and Social Sciences The following comments build on a paper presented last year to the September 11 Civil Liberties Seminar convened jointly by the Bellingen Institute and the Centre for Peace and Social Justice at Southern Cross University. It is intended as a resource on the arguments over David's imprisonment, referring both to its history and some leading legal views in Australia. The full paper is now available at www.bellingeninstitute.com.au. Top Read the full article about David Hicks |
Updated: 07 March 2007 |
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