While the year has certainly taken an unexpected turn, we remain focussed at Charles Sturt University on ensuring our students get the best learning support possible, while safeguarding the health of our staff and students.
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The resilience demonstrated by the staff and students at the Dubbo campus continues to fill me with pride.
During August and September, the Dubbo campus helped support the government departments involved in the response to the COVID-19 health crisis as much as possible.
The campus was able to accommodate workers from NSW Health who had been relocated to Dubbo to assist with testing and treatment of COVID-19 patients.
More than 50 residential rooms were utilised, and our Dental Clinic was also used by contact tracing staff.
Following our first Yindyamarra talk in August, 'COVID: Our Lives Matter', the second talk took place in late September, this time focussing on mental health.
The forum shared valuable mental health resources, and perspectives on how the pandemic is impacting First Nations people.
A recording of the forum is available on the Charles Sturt website, simply search Yindyamarra.
I'm pleased to share that for the sixth year in a row Charles Sturt University has been ranked first among Australian universities for full-time graduate employment.
The 2021 Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching Graduate Outcomes Survey (GOS) was completed by 127,827 Australian university graduates and focuses on their employment outcomes four months after leaving university.
The GOS results, reveal that 84.7 per cent of Charles Sturt's 2020 graduates were in full-time employment four months after graduation - the highest rate among Australian universities and substantially above the sector average of 68.9 per cent
It's another great example of how Charles Sturt connects students with the knowledge and wisdom to shape the world. One of the ways we do this is by enabling students to study co-designed subjects and gain real-life industry experience.
This allows them to put their studies into practice immediately when in the workplace. This co-designed structure is across a range of disciplines, including Dubbo-based courses: nursing, education and social work.
The Graduate Outcomes Survey results, reveal that 84.7 per cent of Charles Sturt's 2020 graduates were in full-time employment four months after graduation - the highest rate among Australian universities and substantially above the sector average of 68.9 per cent.
- James McKechnie
The impressive Charles Sturt graduate outcomes have no doubt contributed to the strong number of applications we have received from school leavers to the Charles Sturt Advantage early entry program.
In the last four months the University has fielded almost 4,500 applications for its early entry program - an increase of 73 per cent on 2020's figures.
The early entry program's emphasis on 'soft skills' - resilience, empathy, teamwork and other qualities - meant the door to university could be opened to Year 12 students who are concerned their COVID-interrupted studies would impact on their ATAR.
In applications to-date the most sought-after courses have been nursing, paramedicine, education, psychology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and law.
We are already receiving a lot of questions from students who have accepted their early entry offer or are finalising their preferences for 2022. If you have any questions you can visit: study.csu.edu.au which has a dedicated parent and school leaver page, updates on events, accommodation and scholarships.
