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GRADUATE/ALUMNI BENEFITS CQUniversity AUSTRALIA CRICOS Provider Codes: QLD 00219C, NSW 01315F, VIC 01624D CO12863 In support of our graduates’ careers, we are delighted to provide a range of benefits and initiatives: • Library Access (electronic databases and catalogues) • Career Development Service • Graduate/Alumni Discount Study Program • Be Magazine • Bi-monthly E-newsletter • Social Networking (Facebook and Twitter) • Networking Opportunities • Assistance with keeping in touch with friends/ classmates Over time, new benefits will be created, so it is important to ‘be connected’ and to keep your details up-to-date to receive information about the new benefits, which have been especially created for our graduates. Contact details can be updated online. For further information, visit the official graduate/alumni website: www.graduates.cqu.edu.au. BE CONNECTED. BE INVOLVED. FOR LIFE. BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE 13CQUni 13 27 86 www.cquni.edu.au
Be: Contents 3 26 With the trademark fishnet stockings and tongue-in-cheek stage names like “Cybil Disobedience”, “Hanna Belle Lector” and “Elleanor Bruisevelt”, it’s easy to see why the sport of roller derby is snowballing in popularity. « In-Depth 10 | Sleepless Nation When Aussies go to bed, they’re not necessarily going to sleep 15 | Helping Hands Nursing students learn more than they bargained for in Nepal 20 | Clicks vs Bricks The success of online shopping is making traditional stores rethink their business 24 | Looking back at 1992 This year holds numerous memories for CQUniversity and Australia 26 | New world of sports People 13 | Complacency – not an option – Andrew Ogilvie talks about the issues that affect Australia’s live export trade 14 | Learning ‘write’ from wrong – Brett Comerford has overcome huge hurdles and now he’s helping others do the same 22 | Good Will Reading A Q&A with actor, author, CQUniversity alumnus and patron of the National Year of Reading – William McInnes 29 | Read, write and tweet Researchers Dr Michael Cowling and Jeremy Novak reveal how Twitter can be used in the classroom EXPERIENCE NEPAL – GETTING A TASTE FOR HUMANITARIAN ADVENTURES 15 Living 5 | Calendar Things to do and to add to your diary 6 | Upfront CQUniversity news, advancements and discoveries 30 | Parenting Professional tips for coping with the stress of homework 31 | Finance Tax time is looming – get the best advice 32 | Around Central Queensland The growing city of Gladstone is a real contrast of industry and nature 34 | Closing the gap BMA and CQUni are creating a brighter future for Indigenous communities A look at the weird and wacky sports that are taking the world by storm Follow us! COVER PHOTO: HATCHETTE AUSTRALIA COVER ART: LYN ELLERTON • be.cqu.edu.au • email: be@cqu.edu.au • twitter.com/bemagatcquni • youtube.com/cquninews • facebook.com & go to friends of be magazine in groups • uninews.cqu.edu.au
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GRADUATE/ALUMNI BENEFITS<br />
CQ<strong>University</strong> AUSTRALIA<br />
CRICOS Provider Codes: QLD 00219C, NSW 01315F, VIC 01624D<br />
CO12863<br />
In support of our graduates’ careers, we are delighted to<br />
provide a range of benefits and initiatives:<br />
• Library Access (electronic databases and catalogues)<br />
• Career Development Service<br />
• Graduate/Alumni Discount Study Program<br />
• Be Magazine<br />
• Bi-monthly E-newsletter<br />
• Social Networking (Facebook and Twitter)<br />
• Networking Opportunities<br />
• Assistance with keeping in touch with friends/<br />
classmates<br />
Over time, new benefits will be created, so it is important<br />
to ‘be connected’ and to keep your details up-to-date to<br />
receive information about the new benefits, which have<br />
been especially created for our graduates.<br />
Contact details can be updated online.<br />
For further information, visit the official graduate/alumni website:<br />
www.graduates.cqu.edu.au.<br />
BE CONNECTED. BE INVOLVED. FOR LIFE.<br />
BE WHAT YOU WANT TO BE<br />
13CQUni 13 27 86<br />
www.cquni.edu.au
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