THE class of 1969 from Bathurst Teachers College, a precursor institution of Charles Sturt University, marked 50 years since they were awarded their teaching diplomas during a reunion event on the weekend.
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More than 50 graduates got together for a weekend that included a campus tour to see how the university had changed since their campus heyday and a walking tour of Bathurst's CBD.
The group were the last cohort to graduate from Bathurst Teachers College before it became Mitchell College of Advanced Education and, later, Charles Sturt.
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Many of the former students went on to be teachers and education executives.
Some stayed close and forged long-standing teaching careers in Bathurst, and others from the group left the teaching profession for careers in government and business.
Mary Smith, a retired teacher from Bathurst and member of the reunion's organising committee, said it was a joy to read the memories her classmates submitted to the organising committee.
"Some of the highlights include hulking footballers dressing up in tutus, singing the song Three Little Fishes at a college revue, having a curfew in the dormitories, and the initiation pranks for first-year students - how easy it was to play little tricks on these innocents," she said.
"Many also recalled the deputations to the head of school for women to be able to wear slacks to lectures, a protest that seems so unfamiliar for today's times.
"One of my fondest memories was playing for the college hockey team. I remember running down to Morse Park for training, and then running all the way back to college in time for dinner.
"But along the way we would call in to The Acropole restaurant for a snack of lemon meringue pie and ice-cream with nuts on top just to keep us going.
"We did it week after week and I'm absolutely amazed looking back."
The reunion was organised with help from the Charles Sturt Advancement Office which undertakes many initiatives to better connect, engage, celebrate and congratulate the university's alumni.
Forum to examine another side to social media impact
CHARLES Sturt Bathurst will host a free public forum exploring ways authorities can improve their decision-making and public policy by closely analysing social media.
The one-day Analysing social media for better public policy symposium will be held on November 14.
Symposium organiser, Associate Professor Peter Simmons in the Charles Sturt School of Communication and Creative Industries, said the event will address some often-overlooked aspects of social media's influence, including helping policymakers listen to communities.
The symposium will bring together pioneering researchers from five universities, as well as people working in public policy, strategy and communication.
The free event is open to the public. Public policy and decision-making researchers; policy, strategy and communication advisers and analysts; and students especially are encouraged to attend.
The symposium will be held from 9.30am to 4.30pm on Thursday, November 14 at the Honeycomb of Learning, School of Engineering, building 1305, Village Drive at Charles Sturt in Bathurst.
Registrations are available at the Eventbrite website.
