Reporting live from USQ: Alumni fill newsrooms across Australia
USQ's Television and Radio students are being employed in television newsrooms and studios across the country. Among them is Liam Vickary who recently started work as a Channel Seven camera operator in the Press Gallery at Parliament House in Canberra. The former The...
How to know when to change a job?
The truth about how long you can realistically expect to stay in one job. According to recent research conducted by the job search website SEEK, three out of four Australians are either actively looking for work or are monitoring the job market. The changing world of...
Law alumni lead regional association
USQ law graduates Sarah-Jane MacDonald (President), Amie Mish-Wills (Secretary) and Georgia Stafford (treasurer) join local solicitor Naomi Cox (Vice-President) in the leadership group of the Downs and South Western Queensland Law Association (DSWQLA) for 2019. It is...
Major success for the business grad in Southeast Asia
Made in Malaysia: A major success for Marc Chua in Southeast Asia At just 34, Marc Chua is the CEO of a leading sportswear company in Southeast Asia. Mr Chua founded ULTRON® not long after his graduation from the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) with a Master...
Dr Chris Dowsett’s journey from USQ to Instagram
It’s Instagram official: USQ grad a “Decision Scientist” for social-networking app USQ alumnus Dr Chris Dowsett is in the heart of the fast-paced digital-media landscape, leading Marketing Analytics and Decision Science for social networking app Instagram. “My biggest...
2018: What a fabulous year!
It is USQ’s great pleasure to stay connected with our alumni. There are many opportunities to stay in touch with USQ after your graduation. Through USQ Alumni Chapters, alumni eNewsletter Phoenix Rising, to be recognised by the Alumnus of the Year Awards, and many...
Next stop is Japan for alumna Elysha Rei
Elysha Rei grew up as a child of two cultures, deeply fascinated by her mixed heritage passed down from her Japanese and Australian ancestors. The fusion of cultures and communities inspired her foray into visual arts, and has driven her artistic journey ever since....
USQ alumna is an awardee of a prestigious scholarship
Mrs Casey Millward, a University of Southern Queensland (USQ) alumna and Kalkadoon woman from Queensland, is undertaking a Master of Philosophy in Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, UK. She was awarded a Charlie Perkins Cambridge Scholarship by the Trustees...
USQ research update: November – December 2018
USQ research receives more than $1.8 million in ARC grants A fantastic result for USQ with a host of researchers receiving more than $1.8 million in the Australian Research Council (ARC) funding for 2019. Five USQ-led projects were successful, as well as three...
Fast-track your career from intrapreneurship
You may not have heard the term ‘intrapreneurship’, but in the workforce it can be a highly valuable skill that sets you apart from the crowd. To be an intrapreneur is to have an entrepreneurial mindset as an employee within an existing organisation. This means you...