CUC Mudgee Region

You’ll find us in the pavilion at the Mudgee Small Farm Field Days today and tomorrow — come and say hi!

Are you training to be a teacher? Join us for an evening with fellow Education students and primary teacher Alice Barnett on 21 July at CUC Mudgee Region. Enjoy a casual chat with others in the same field and talk teaching with an experienced educator.

Let us know if you're coming along! See you there.

We are fortunate every day in the Mudgee Region to work, study, and live on Wiradjuri Country. We marked NAIDOC Week by visiting Mudgee Public School to present a great big art project with artist Michael Bourke – celebrating Wiradjuri language and the native birds and landscape around us.

We'd like to introduce you to Jess Dryburgh, our student ambassador! A frequent friendly face at the CUC, Jess is always happy to support fellow students through the highs and lows of studying online!

💻 What made you decide to study online?
I really admired the flexibility that online study offered. Studying online means I am still able to work while studying, and I can study from anywhere. Because the course content is all available and lectures are recorded, study is self-directed so I can do uni work at times that suit me, and I can even work ahead of the suggested schedule and have a long weekend when I want!

📚 What is the difference between studying online and on campus?
I did my bachelor’s degree on campus so I can see the benefits of both. When you study on campus there is a much stricter timetable. Studying online, I don’t have to worry about being able to make it to class at a certain time or making it to campus for lectures. There are fewer social opportunities when studying online and being so far away from campus, although all students are always invited to events if ever you are in the area.

🟠 How has the CUC been useful in your studies?
Trying to get work done at home can be hard when there are so many distractions. Having a place to go and study is so important to separate home and study and really helps me get into a productive mindset. I have met so many wonderful people through the CUC, and the social events are a really nice way to meet more students studying online who understand what it is like, making online study feel less isolating.

Join us tonight for a student BBQ at CUC Mudgee Region! We're looking forward to catching up with all our students for a well-deserved break. Let us know if you're going to join us – we'll save you some sausages!

5pm—7pm, Tuesday 30 June at the Centre! We'd love to see you there!

We had a visit recently from Lou Conway, the new CEO of the Country Universities Centre network. CUC Mudgee Region is one of 28 linked study centres across Eastern Australia, all supported by Dr Conway and the CUC Central team.

Dr Conway is based in New England and understands the importance of supporting regional people to thrive individually and as a community. We look forward to working with her to keep supporting online students in the Mudgee region and across country Australia!

Going from high school to university is a big change! Local high school students visited CUC Mudgee Region last week for University 101, sharing the real experience of university life.

Nearly 30 students from Mudgee High School and Dunedoo Central School heard from Charles Sturt University representatives, current uni students, a university lecturer, and a psychologist specialising in stress.

This event was made possible through funding from the Nutrien Community Grants Program from Nutrien Ag Solutions and FRRR Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal.

Join us next Tuesday at CUC Mudgee Region for a student BBQ! As we pause between semesters, it's the perfect time to catch up with fellow students and CUC staff for a well-deserved break.

Let us know if you're coming so we can make sure we have plenty of food and we meet your dietary needs! See you then.

Have you visited I Made This! The Young Artists Exhibition? The Country Universities Centre is full of artwork right now from the region's young artists aged 2 to 17! Visit us Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4.30pm. Bring your own young artist along to see the work of the next generation!