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Students in the news
May
Anthony Wright
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
The first graduates of the University of the Sunshine Coast’s Civil Engineering degree are using their new knowledge and skills to work on buildings and infrastructure locally and across Queensland. Read more.
Ally Guirado
Bachelor of Commerce
A decision to quit travelling around Australia in early 2011 to study Commerce at the University of the Sunshine Coast is paying off for Ally Guirado of the United Kingdom.
Ally, who is now in the second year of a Commerce degree at USC, was recently accepted into the 2013 summer vacation work placement program at the Sydney office of one of the world’s largest professional services companies, Deloitte. Read more.
Liberty Moore
Bachelor of Communication
A young University of the Sunshine Coast graduate has received a management award nomination for her international charity work helping disadvantaged people in the Philippines.
Liberty Moore, 22, of Buderim is vying for a management excellence award from the Australian Institute of Management (AIM) for her role as project leader of the Kuya Collaborative – a joint initiative of USC’s Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) team and the Kuya Centre for Street Children. Read more
Vaughan Nicholson
PhD (Science)
A group of seniors are alpine skiing and tightrope walking in the comfort of their own homes as part of a research project on balance being undertaken by the University of the Sunshine Coast. Read more.
Larissa Jenkins
Bachelor of Nursing Science
Bachelor of Nursing Science student Larissa Jenkins has won first and third prizes in a “Transformers Photography Competition” held at the University of the Sunshine Coast today to mark International Nurses Day. Read more.
Jayden Walker and Beau Norman
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
A 35cm bridge made only of pasta and superglue, but strong enough to support an adult’s body weight, has won the University of the Sunshine Coast’s 2012 spaghetti bridge competition. Read more.
April
Linda Hackett
Master of Advanced Nursing Practice
Linda Hackett, 54, of Bundaberg has graduated from the University of the Sunshine Coast with a Master of Advanced Nursing Practice.
Mrs Hackett is the Nurse–in–Charge of Bundaberg Base Hospital’s Special Care Nursery, which helps save the lives of premature and sick babies. Read more.
Samantha Owen
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
University of the Sunshine Coast graduate Samantha Owen of Hervey Bay can recall the exact moment that she decided to become an occupational therapist.
“I chose to study occupational therapy when I was 18 after experiencing a third degree burn to my hand, which required a pressure garment fitted by an occupational therapist,” she said. Read more.
Jassmyn Evans
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Having a strong stomach is paying off for University of the Sunshine Coast graduate Jassmyn Evans who recently started work at an independent pathology laboratory in Buderim.
The 20–year–old from Bribie Island said she was testing more than 100 patient samples a week as a laboratory assistant for Coastal Pathology. Read more.
Tony Ravell
Bachelor of Civil Engineering
University of the Sunshine Coast graduate Tony Ravell is putting his engineering knowledge to work after landing a job in the fast-growing port city of Gladstone.
Tony Ravell, 37, secured a graduate civil engineering position with GHD last year while in his final year of a Bachelor of Civil Engineering degree at USC. Read more.
Hope Crowe
Bachelor of Business
Hope Crowe of Redcliffe is putting her University of the Sunshine Coast degree and people skills into practice after landing a job with an international health insurance company.
Hope, 21, completed a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Human Resource Management, at USC in late 2011. Read more.
Rebecca Rinehart
Bachelof of Arts/Bachelor of Business
University of the Sunshine Coast graduate Rebecca Rinehart of Gympie has launched her career in human resource management with a major engineering consultancy firm in Brisbane. Read more.
Natalia Jones
Bachelor of Paramedic Science
University of the Sunshine Coast paramedic science graduate Natalia Jones has gone full circle in securing a job in her home city of Toowoomba.
The 21–year old, who is a former Christian Outreach College student, returned to the garden city recently after spending the past three years studying at the USC campus near Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast. Read more.
Zachary Goodchild
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
Tewantin Noosa Cricket Club’s opening batsman Zachary Goodchild already has the runs on the board for a career in sport research after graduating from the University of the Sunshine Coast this month. Read more.
Patrick Colagrossi
Bachelor of Business
A University of the Sunshine Coast graduate who is a self–confessed sports fanatic has kicked off his marketing career at a Brisbane–based fitness club.
Patrick Colagrossi, 22, of Bray Park, graduated from USC this month with a Bachelor of Business (Applied Marketing) and recently accepted a sales and marketing position with Genesis Fitness Club at Windsor. Read more.
Megan McEwan
Bachelor of Journalism
Megan McEwan of Bundaberg has attributed the great start to her journalism career in central Queensland to her Bachelor of Journalism studies at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
The 20–year–old began working as a journalist at the Gladstone Observer newspaper in October last year during her final year of study at USC. Read more.
Jessica Grant
Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning
For as long as University of the Sunshine Coast graduate Jessica Grant can remember, she has been fascinated by buildings and cities.
So it’s no surprise that the 24–year–old jumped at the chance of working as a Planning Officer for Western Downs Regional Council after completing her Bachelor of Regional and Urban Planning at USC. Read more.
Jodie Bryant
Bachelor of Business
The 2007 school captain of Morayfield State High School, Jodie Bryant, has graduated from the University of the Sunshine Coast and kick-started her career in the community she was raised. Read more.
Samantha Beasley
Bachelor of Arts
A generous scholarship supported by the Australian Decorative and Fine Arts Society (ADFAS) Sunshine Coast has been awarded to Bachelor of Arts student Samantha Beasley. Read more.
Janet O'Hara
Bachelor of Property Economics and Development
A University of the Sunshine Coast student’s analysis of global debt and future lending trends has made headlines in a leading national property magazine. Read more.
Megan Ailey
Bachelor of Nursing Science
The University of the Sunshine Coast will mark an important milestone at its Graduation ceremony on Wednesday 4 April when it awards a degree to its 10,000th graduate. Read more.
Christine Murphy
Bachelor of Nursing Science
A busy mother of two teenagers has completed her Bachelor of Nursing Science at the University of the Sunshine Coast with a perfect grade point average of 7.
Christine Pointon, 42, recently began work at Nambour General Hospital as a Graduate Registered Nurse after receiving nothing short of high distinctions during her three–year degree at USC. Read more.
March
Robert White
PhD (Education)
University of the Sunshine Coast PhD student Robert White from Toowoomba has kept sight of his academic goals despite a haemorrhage robbing him of vision in one eye seven years ago. Read more.
Ali Day
Bachelor of Sport and Exercise Science
How did Queensland’s newest Ironman Champion Ali Day recover after beating some of the biggest names in surf lifesaving in rough surf conditions on the Gold Coast on Sunday?
He was up before dawn on Monday for swimming training and a gym session, then settled into a workout for his mind by hitting the textbooks. Read more.
Halley Ginns
Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
The captain of the winning fundraising team at last year’s University of the Sunshine Coast Relay for Life will be coaching her team from afar ahead of this year’s event.
Halley Ginns, 24, who completed USC’s Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics last year, recently moved to Chinchilla to work as a Project Officer for primary health care organisation RHealth. Read more.
Sarah Owen
Graduate Certificate in Communication
A University of the Sunshine Coast graduate is being paid to literally have her “head in the books” after completing USC’s Postgraduate Certificate in Communication last year.
Sarah Owen, of Buderim, has been employed to proofread manuscripts for dynamic, Brisbane-based publishing house University of Queensland Press (UQP). Read more.
February
Pamela Marsden
Bachelor of Health Promotion
An assignment by a University of the Sunshine Coast student is being used by one of Australia’s leading dance companies to help reduce the risk of injury for its dancers.
Queensland Ballet’s Development Team is using the work of USC Bachelor of Health Promotion student Pamela Marsden to apply for grants for its Dancer Wellness Program.
Read more.
Lucy Petrou
Bachelor of Communication
Communication will be the key to a brilliant career for high–achieving student Lucy Petrou, 17, of Mooloolah. Lucy, who completed Year 12 at Caloundra State High School last year and achieved an Overall Position (OP) of 2, has enrolled in a Bachelor of Communication at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Read more.
Emily Ditchburn and Waldemar Schneider
Bachelor of Journalism and Master of International Business
The inventor of an environmentally–friendly fish hook, which prevents the killing of seabirds and turtles in long–line tuna fishing operations, has enlisted two University of the Sunshine Coast students to help cast his product world-wide. Read more.
Vanessa and Delia Evans
Nambour sisters Vanessa and Delia Evans will each receive prestigious academic scholarships from the University of the Sunshine Coast tomorrow (Monday 13 February). Read more.
Kerry–Anne Turner
Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Life as a University of the Sunshine Coast student is off to a great start for North Bundaberg State High School graduate Kerry–Anne Turner.
The OP2 student received a $12,000 USC scholarship last Monday and will begin her Bachelor of Occupational Therapy degree today – which just happens to be her birthday. Read more.
Karina Hamilton
Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Research into the medicinal properties of a sticky substance made by native Australian stingless bees is being undertaken by a University of the Sunshine Coast PhD student. Read more.
January
Andrew Vann
Graduate Certificate in Business Administration
University of the Sunshine Coast graduate Andrew Vann has become the Vice–Chancellor of Charles Sturt University in Bathurst, New South Wales. Read more.
Paula Lambert
Bachelor of Nursing Science
University of the Sunshine Coast student Paula Lambert’s ambitions to join the front line of hospital health care received a shot in the arm recently in the form of a $10,000–a–year scholarship from the Australian Government. Read more.