Foundation Day: the making of Charles Sturt University

Foundation Day at CSU celebrates the day in 1989 two NSW educational institutions came together to become Charles Sturt University. It was on 19 July 1989 that the Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education (based in Albury and Wagga Wagga) amalgamated with the Mitchell College of Advanced Education (based in Bathurst). Charles Sturt University, with campuses and...

CSU Foundation Day

Charles Sturt University is celebrating its Foundation Day tomorrow. Now, the actual anniversary day was on Sunday (19 July) but it was decided we should do our celebrating on the Wednesday following. So what exactly happened on 19 July 1989? "... the strengths of their communities combined can create a university much more powerful in knowledge...