Charles Sturt University#School of Visual and Performing Arts

The university was established on 1 July 1989 from the merger of several existing separately-administered Colleges of Advanced Education by the Charles Sturt University Act 1989 (Act No. 76, 1989).{{cite web |year=1989 |title=Charles Sturt University Act 1989 No. 76 |url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/csua1989n76352.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000159/http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/num_act/csua1989n76352.pdf |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=7 July 2013 |work=Government of New South Wales |publisher=Australasian Legal Information Institute}}

The constituent colleges included the Mitchell College of Advanced Education in Bathurst, the Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education in Albury-Wodonga, and in Wagga Wagga.{{cite book | author=Morris, Sherry | title= Wagga Wagga, a history| publisher=Bobby Graham Publishers, Wagga Wagga| year=1999| isbn=1-875247-12-2}}

The Riverina Murray Institute of Education operated between 1984 and 1989 in Albury-Wodonga and Wagga Wagga.{{cite web|title=State Records Archives Investigator|url=http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/Entity.aspx?Path=%5CAgency%5C1982|work=NSW State Records|publisher=Government of New South Wales|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-date=25 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625093044/http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/Entity.aspx?Path=%5CAgency%5C1982|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=State Records Archives Investigator|url=http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/Entity.aspx?Path=%5CAgency%5C1948|work=NSW State Records|publisher=Government of New South Wales|access-date=10 July 2013|archive-date=23 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623200626/http://investigator.records.nsw.gov.au/Entity.aspx?Path=%5CAgency%5C1948|url-status=live}} Its predecessor was the Riverina College of Advanced Education established in 1972 as a result of the reformation of Wagga Teachers' College and later merger with Wagga Agricultural College in 1976. Wagga Teachers' College had been established in 1947 on the site of the former WW2 R.A.A.F. Hospital in the city of Wagga Wagga.{{cite web|url=https://researchdata.edu.au/agy-1951-wagga-teachers-college/165651/| title=Wagga Teachers’ College| accessdate=14 February 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/3047134/South-Campus-Book-Final-Web.pdf/| title=South Campus a history | accessdate=14 April 2025}} In September 1949 the Wagga Agricultural College was opened on the site of the Experiment Farm{{cite web|url=https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ORGANISATIONS1001958&context=L&vid=61SRA&lang=en_US&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Wagga%20agricultural%20college&offset=0/| title=Wagga Agricultural College| accessdate=14 February 2025}} established in October 1892 by the NSW Department of Agriculture with the first students commencing their studies in 1896.{{cite web|url=https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/components/module/accordion/about-us/science-and-reseach/| title=wagga-wagga-agricultural-institute/history| accessdate=14 February 2025}}

The Bathurst Teachers' College was officially opened in November 1951 with the first students commencing in March of that year. It was established on the site of the Bathurst Experiment Farm established in 1895 with the first students commencing their studies in March 1897.{{cite web|url=https://researchdata.edu.au/agy-1976-bathurst-experiment-farm/165662/| title=Bathurst Teachers’ College| accessdate=14 April 2025}} Bathurst Teachers' College closed on 31 December 1967 and the Mitchell College of Advanced Education was established on 1 January 1970.{{cite web|url=https://search.records.nsw.gov.au/primo-explore/fulldisplay?docid=ORGANISATIONS1001977&context=L&vid=61SRA&lang=en_US&search_scope=Everything&adaptor=Local%20Search%20Engine&tab=default_tab&query=any,contains,Mitchell%20College%20of%20advanced%20education&offset=0/| title=Mitchell College of Advanced Education| accessdate=14 April 2025}}

Goulburn Teachers’ College opened on 1 July 1970 and became a CAE in 1974. It operated until 1982 when it was dissolved and became the Goulburn campus of Riverina College of Advanced Education. In December 1983 it was announced by the NSW State Government that a new Police Academy would be established on the Goulburn campus. In 1984 the Goulburn campus was vacated and the staff and students were transferred to the Albury and Wagga campuses of the Riverina College of Advanced Education together with its Commonwealth funded student places.

{{cite web|url=https://researchdata.edu.au/agy-2908-goulburn-1975-1982/166038/| title=Goulburn Teachers’ College| accessdate=14 April 2025}}

Charles Sturt established a Study Centre in Sydney{{cite web|title=Study in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand with Study Group|url=http://studygroup.edu.au/csu/sydney.aspx|website=studygroup.edu.au|access-date=4 November 2009|archive-date=22 October 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091022021540/http://www.studygroup.edu.au/csu/sydney.aspx|url-status=live}} in 1998 and in Melbourne{{cite web|title=Study in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand with Study Group|url=http://studygroup.edu.au/csu/melbourne.aspx|website=studygroup.edu.au|access-date=4 November 2009|archive-date=3 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091203093810/http://www.studygroup.edu.au/csu/melbourne.aspx|url-status=live}} in 2007. These Study Centres were operated by a private education group called Study Group Australia.{{cite web|title=Study in the UK, Europe, USA, Canada, Australia or New Zealand with Study Group|url=http://www.studygroup.edu.au/csu/index.aspx|website=www.studygroup.edu.au|access-date=22 November 2009|archive-date=28 November 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128061701/http://www.studygroup.edu.au/csu/index.aspx|url-status=live}} On 31 December 2022, Charles Sturt let its relationship with Study Group Australia expire. According to Charles Sturt's website, the Brisbane Study Centre is closed, and courses at the Sydney and Melbourne locations are in teach-out mode.{{Cite web |date= |title=Charles Sturt University Study Centres |url=https://www.csustudycentres.edu.au/ |access-date=May 5, 2023}}

In 1998, the Goulburn campus was established to deliver policing education to New South Wales Police.

In 1999, the Dubbo campus foundation stone was laid. The university also launched its China Joint Cooperation Program with four universities{{which|date=May 2024}} in China.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

On 1 January 2005, Charles Sturt assumed control of its Orange campus. The Orange Agricultural College was established in 1973 as a part of the NSW Department of Agriculture. As a consequence of the reorganisation of higher education in the late 1980s, the college was linked with the University of New England in 1990, then amalgamated with the University of Sydney on 1 January 1994. Although a part of the university, it remained the Orange Agricultural College until it was restructured as the Faculty of Rural Management in 2000. In 2005 the faculty became a part of Charles Sturt University, operating on the old college site in Orange.{{cite web|url=https://archives-search.sydney.edu.au/nodes/view/22384/| title=Orange Agricultural College | accessdate=14 February 2025}} One of the conditions when the Department of Agriculture handed over the Orange Agricultural College was that the land would be used for the purposes for which it was originally intended.{{cite web|url=https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/1999-12-03/act-1989-065/| title=Higher Education (Amalgamation) Act 1989 No 65

| accessdate=14 April 2025}}

Between 2005 and 2015, the university had expanded to include an offshore campus in Burlington, Ontario, in Canada. In July 2015, Charles Sturt ceased to operate its Ontario campus due to the legislative and regulatory environment in Ontario.{{cite web|last=Amber|first=Murray|title=History and Partners|url=http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/international/csu-in-your-country/csu-canada/history|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226061301/http://futurestudents.csu.edu.au/international/csu-in-your-country/csu-canada/history|archive-date=26 February 2017|access-date=5 July 2016|website=futurestudents.csu.edu.au}}

In 2005, Charles Sturt responded to the shortage of veterinarians in rural and regional Australia with the first veterinary science students starting their degrees at the Wagga Wagga campus.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} In 2008, the university also offered dentistry courses for the first time.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}} This led to the development of five community-based clinics across its regional campuses.

On 14 February 2011, Charles Sturt University changed its logo. The Sturt's desert pea flower (Swainsona formosa) was stylised and made prominent, with the full name of the university as part of its logo.{{cite web|date=May 2012|title=CSU's visual brand|url=http://www.csu.edu.au/special/brand/#c|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704151845/http://www.csu.edu.au/special/brand/#c|archive-date=4 July 2013|access-date=7 July 2013|publisher=Charles Sturt University}}{{cite news|last=Coughlan|first=Kate|date=14 February 2011|title=Sturt's pea flower CSU's new logo|newspaper=The Border Mail|url=http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/57196/sturts-pea-flower-csus-new-logo/|access-date=7 July 2013|archive-date=2 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224700/http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/57196/sturts-pea-flower-csus-new-logo/|url-status=live}}

On 1 May 2012, a milestone was reached as the university opened a new campus in Port Macquarie, its first coastal regional campus, making higher education accessible to the Port Macquarie-Hastings region.{{cite web|title=CSU: Port Macquarie|url=http://www.csu.edu.au/about/locations/port-macquarie|access-date=28 July 2016|website=Charles Sturt University|archive-date=1 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701223934/http://www.csu.edu.au/about/locations/port-macquarie|url-status=live}}

In 2013, the university implemented a gas engine cogeneration power plant to help minimise fuel costs and carbon emissions.[http://www.clarke-energy.com/2013/charles-sturt-university-to-be-supplied-with-cogeneration-plant/ Charles Sturt University Cogeneration Plant] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803041430/http://www.clarke-energy.com/2013/charles-sturt-university-to-be-supplied-with-cogeneration-plant/ |date=3 August 2014 }}, www.clarke-energy.com, Retrieved 16 September 2013

On 18 April 2016, staff and students at the Port Macquarie campus moved into the first stage of their purpose-built campus. The second stage was completed in 2020 and included a New South Wales emergency services training room, an innovation hub, and student support facilities. The third stage is scheduled for completion over the coming years, with an expected student intake of 5,000 by 2030.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

On 28 July 2016, Charles Sturt was declared Australia's First Official Carbon Neutral University.{{cite web|title=Australia's first and only carbon neutral university|url=http://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/business-and-commerce/australias-first-and-only-carbon-neutral-university|access-date=28 July 2016|website=Charles Sturt University|archive-date=29 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160729153514/http://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/business-and-commerce/australias-first-and-only-carbon-neutral-university|url-status=live}} The Government of Australia's Carbon Neutral Program certified the university as "carbon neutral" against the National Carbon Offset Standard.

On 9 May 2018, Charles Sturt and Western Sydney University announced a partnership with the Australian Government's network to establish the Murray-Darling Medical School, providing joint medical programs across the Murray-Darling Basin region.{{cite web|title=UNIVERSITIES WELCOME FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S RURAL HEALTH STRATEGY|url=https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/charles-sturt-university/universities-welcome-federal-governments-rural-health-strategy|access-date=6 June 2019|website=Charles Sturt University|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606034324/https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/charles-sturt-university/universities-welcome-federal-governments-rural-health-strategy|url-status=live}} Charles Sturt's teaching base was established at the university's Orange campus to extend on the existing Western Sydney University program.{{cite web|title=New medical school network for regional and rural NSW underway|url=https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/health/new-medical-school-network-for-regional-and-rural-nsw-underway|access-date=6 June 2019|website=Charles Sturt University|archive-date=6 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190606034328/https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/health/new-medical-school-network-for-regional-and-rural-nsw-underway|url-status=live}}

In May 2019, for its 30th anniversary, the university announced its new branding and visual identity. This included a new crest that drew on the original coat of arms and the logos of its predecessor institutions. The crest's ochre design includes patterns that drawing on First Nation culture and symbolism echoing the landscapes of regional New South Wales, especially the Murray river of its founding campuses.{{Cite web |title=About: Our Brand |url=https://about.csu.edu.au/brand/about |access-date=2025-06-08 |publisher=Charles Sturt University |language=en-AU}}

On 29 May 2019, Charles Sturt University announced it joined the Regional Universities Network (RUN), becoming the seventh member of the group.{{cite web|title=Charles Sturt University to Join Regional Universities Network 29 May 2019|url=https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/charles-sturt-university-to-join-regional-universities-network|access-date=29 May 2019|website=www.csu.edu.au|archive-date=29 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190529024840/https://news.csu.edu.au/latest-news/charles-sturt-university-to-join-regional-universities-network|url-status=live}}

In March 2021, Charles Sturt University's first medical students commenced study at the university's Orange campus as part of the Joint Program in Medicine with Western Sydney University. The Joint Program in Medicine is designed to train doctors in the regions to help address the shortfall in rural and regional medical professionals.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

In 2022 the 50th Anniversary of the Riverina College of Advanced Education was celebrated, commencing with a Mayoral reception in the Wagga Art Gallery attended by the former College Principal and Registrar.{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/7764654

| title=Riverina-College-of-Advanced-Education-is-remembered-50-years-on|accessdate=18 January 2025}} A preview of Neil Hall's book,Paradigm Shifts Riverina College of Advanced Education 1972–1986, was presented as part of the celebration.{{cite web|url =https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0004/4290484/RCAE-Paradigm-Shifts-ebook-FINAL.pdf| title= Paradigm Shifts Riverina College 1972-1986 |accessdate=28 January 2025}} It complements Portia Dilena's earlier account, Achieving Higher Education in Albury-Wodonga{{cite web|url=https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/4290483 | title= Dilena-Achieving-Higher-Education,-Albury-Wodonga.pdf|accessdate=18 January 2025}} and 2001 account by Blacklow, Boadle and Goldsworthy.CDB

A tribute from the Faculty of Arts

by Nancy Blacklow, Donald Boadle, Fred Goldsworthy, Charles Sturt University

114 Pages, Published 2001 by Charles Sturt University

ISBN 978-1-86467-090-5, ISBN 1-86467-090-8

Charles Sturt University has six main campuses in Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, Dubbo, Orange, Port Macquarie and Wagga Wagga.

File:Charles Sturt University Albury-Wodonga campus.jpg campus]]

The Albury-Wodonga campus is situated on the border of New South Wales and Victoria. There is a strong focus on environmental science, education, business, and allied health at this campus.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Campus features:

• Anatomy and physiology labs
• Community Engagement and Wellness Centre
• Herbarium
• Wetlands

File:Charles Sturt University Bathurst campus.jpg campus]]

The Bathurst campus is home to engineering, communication, education, laws, and a broad range of health degrees, including paramedicine and exercise science.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Campus features:

• Biochemistry, exercise science, nursing, and paramedicine labs
• Dental and oral health clinic
• Engineering lab and facilities
• Media centre and 2MCE broadcasting radio station
• Television studies and editing suites

File:Charles Sturt University Dubbo campus.jpg campus]]

The Dubbo campus offers social work, nursing, and preparation courses with a focus on delivering education to First Nations students.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Campus features:

• Nursing and clinical lab
• Dental and oral health clinic
• Interactive learning centre

File:Charles Sturt University Orange campus.jpg campus]]

The Orange campus offers courses with a strong focus on allied health, medical sciences, dentistry, medicine, and pharmacy.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Campus features:

• Medical learning facilities: anatomy teaching lab, simulation hospital wards and ultrasound room
• Chemistry, pharmacy, physiotherapy and rehabilitation science labs
• Dental and oral health clinic

File:Charles Sturt University Port Macquarie campus.jpg campus]]

The Port Macquarie campus is the university's newest and first coastal regional campus.

Campus features:

• Paramedicine simulation clinic
• Medical imaging and nursing labs
• Anatomy and physiology labs
• Practical learning rooms: occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and exercise science facilities
• Sport and Exercise Science

File:Charles Sturt University Wagga Wagga campus.jpg campus]]

Situated north of the Murrumbidgee River, the Wagga Wagga campus is the university's agricultural and sciences hub occupying 640 hectares.{{cite web|url=https://about.csu.edu.au/locations/campuses/wagga-wagga#:~:text=The%20history%20of%20the%20Wagga,Farm%20until%201%20October%201896| title= Campus history Wagga Wagga | accessdate=14 February 2025}} Students can also study a range of animal and veterinary sciences, education, business, allied health, information technology, and humanities degrees.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Campus features:

• National Life Sciences Hub
• Veterinary science clinical centre and labs
• Farm and equine centre
• Commercial winery
• Dental and oral health clinic

• A centre in Goulburn for policing students
• A Regional University Study Centre in Wangaratta for combined TAFE and university study
• Study locations in Canberra and Parramatta for theology students

Charles Sturt University is governed by a 16-member Council, whose members include the chancellor and vice-chancellor. Dr. Michele Allan, a company director, food industry, and agribusiness specialist with an academic background in biomedical science, management, and law, is the current and third chancellor of the university since 3 December 2014; and Professor Renée Leon became the fifth vice-chancellor on 1 September 2021.{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Vice-Chancellor's Profile|url=https://www.csu.edu.au/division/vcoffice/office-of-the-vice-chancellor/profile|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Charles Sturt University|language=en-AU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110314045925/http://www.csu.edu.au:80/division/vcoffice/office-of-the-vice-chancellor/profile |archive-date=14 March 2011 }}

Charles Sturt University has three main faculties, each offering a range of courses and discipline opportunities. Each faculty comprises a number of schools and centres for specific areas of study and research:{{cite web|title=Faculties and Schools|url=http://www.csu.edu.au/about/organisational-structure/faculties-and-schools|website=Charles Sturt University|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-date=5 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805040349/http://www.csu.edu.au/about/organisational-structure/faculties-and-schools|url-status=live}}

• Faculty of Arts and Education{{cite web|title=Faculty of Arts and Education|url=http://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/|website=Charles Sturt University|access-date=5 July 2016|archive-date=3 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160703162304/http://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/|url-status=live}}
• Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences{{cite web|title=Faculty of Business, Justice and Behavioural Sciences|url=http://bjbs.csu.edu.au/|website=Charles Sturt University|access-date=5 July 2016|archive-date=10 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160710161338/http://bjbs.csu.edu.au/|url-status=live}}
• Faculty of Science and Health{{cite web|title=Faculty of Science|url=http://science.csu.edu.au//|website=Charles Sturt University|access-date=28 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211010135/http://science.csu.edu.au//|archive-date=11 December 2018|url-status=dead}}

{{as of|January 2025}} schools and centres within the Faculty of Arts and Education include:{{cite web | title=Faculties and Schools | website=About | date=15 July 2024 | url=https://about.csu.edu.au/our-university/organisational-structure/faculties-and-schools | access-date=12 January 2025}}

• Centre for Islamic Studies and Civilisation
• School of Education
• School of Indigenous Australian Studies
• School of Information and Communication Studies
• School of Social Work and Arts
• School of Theology

The School of Social Work and Arts formerly offered bachelor's degrees in creative industries (with various specialisations), stage and screen, and creative arts and design, but these were being phased out from 2021.{{cite web | title=Courses | website=School of Social Work and Arts | date=12 November 2024 | url=https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/schools/social-work-arts/courses | access-date=12 January 2025| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210924091600/https://arts-ed.csu.edu.au/schools/social-work-arts/courses| archive-date=24 Sep 2021| url-status=live}}{{cite web | title=Bachelor of Creative Industries (with specialisation) Articulated Set | website= Charles Sturt University | url=https://www2.csu.edu.au/handbook/handbook20/courses/BachelorofCreativeIndustries(withspecialisation)ArticulatedSet.html | access-date=12 January 2025| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220128121655/http://www.csu.edu.au/handbook/handbook20/courses/BachelorofCreativeIndustries(withspecialisation)ArticulatedSet.html| archive-date =28 Jan 2022| url-status=live}}{{efn|In 2002, the university was offering degrees in television production.{{Cite journal | title= Adapt, innovate & collaborate |first= Alison |last=Wotherspoon| journal=RealTime | date=August–September 2002 | issn=1321-4799 | issue= 50 | location=Rushcutters Bay, N.S.W | publisher=Open City Inc | url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-766818451 | id=nla.obj-766818451 | access-date=28 December 2024 | via=Trove}}}}

This faculty brings together a range of courses in areas of business, justice, and behavioural sciences disciplines. The justice side of the faculty covers policing, security, law, customs, excise and border management. The behavioural science discipline offers psychology courses. Schools and centres include:

• Australian Graduate School of Policing and Security
• Centre for Customs and Excise Studies
• Centre for Law and Justice
• School of Business
• School of Computing, Mathematics and Engineering
• School of Policing Studies
• School of Psychology

The science faculty is one of the most broadly based scientific academic concentrations in Australasia. Schools include:

• School of Agricultural, Environmental and Veterinary Sciences
• School of Allied Health, Exercise and Sports Sciences
• School of Dentistry and Medical Sciences
• School of Nursing, Paramedicine and Healthcare Sciences
• School of Rural Medicine

{{Infobox coat of arms wide

|image = CSU crest.png

|year_adopted = Granted by the Kings of Arms, 1989.

|crest = Out of a coronet of Seven-pointed Stars Or, a demi-Lion rampant Gules, its sinister paw holding three Roses Gules and stems Vert.

|torse = A Wreath of the Colours (Or and Vert)

|helm = A closed helmet

|escutcheon =

|motto = For The Public Good

|other_elements = Mantled Vert doubled Or.

|symbolism = The mantling, wreath and motto scroll colours of green and gold, are taken from the family arms of Captain Charles Sturt, the university's namesake, as granted in 1691. The red demi-lion in the crest is also taken from the arms of Sturt, while the three roses in its paw are also from the Sturt arms and refer to the original establishment of the university in three cities: Albury-Wodonga, Bathurst, and Wagga Wagga.{{Cite book|last=Low|first=Charles|title=A Roll of Australian Arms|year=1971|publisher=Rigby Limited|location=Adelaide|page=157|isbn=0-85179-149-2|oclc=246821}} The coronet comprises gold Commonwealth Stars for Australia. The appearance of a flower of Swainsona formosa (or Sturt's Desert Pea) in the escutcheon also refers to Sturt, who noted its appearance in central Australia in 1844. The three blue wavy lines commonly refer to waterways, and allude to the position of the three original university campuses on river-based cities (Albury-Wodonga on the Murray River, Bathurst on the Macquarie River, and Wagga Wagga on the Murrumbidgee River). The open book is a reference to enlightenment and learning, and is commonly used in arms granted to educational institutions. The motto refers to the desire for exploration, discovery and learning, and is a quote from Sturt himself: "A wish to contribute to the public good led me to undertake those journeys which cost me so much ... I sought that career, not, I admit, without a feeling of ambition as should ever pervade a soldier's breast, but chiefly with an earnest desire to promote the public good, and certainly without any hope of any other reward than the credit due to the successful enterprise."{{cite web |title=Emblems and colours |url=https://about.csu.edu.au/our-university/history/emblems#:~:text=Coat%20of%20Arms&text=The%20helm%20sits%20above%20the,of%20the%20helm%20and%20arms. |publisher=Charles Sturt University |access-date=24 September 2023}}

}}

Charles Sturt University libraries operate at its main campuses. The libraries offer eBooks, eJournals, encyclopedias, multimedia resources and course readings through Primo Search. The libraries also provide online library workshops, library resource guides, and video tutorials.{{cite web |title=Charles Sturt University Library Client Survey |url=https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/3854735/2021-05-31-CSU-LCS-Key-Findings-Report-MAC-1.pdf |publisher=Charles Sturt University Library |access-date=27 July 2021 |date=May 2021 |archive-date=2 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702014714/https://cdn.csu.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/3854735/2021-05-31-CSU-LCS-Key-Findings-Report-MAC-1.pdf |url-status=live }}

{{Infobox Australian university ranking|QS_W=951–1000|USNWR_W==864|ARWU_W=901–1000|type=University|ARWU_W_year=2024|CWTS_W=1306{{efn|name=a}}|CWTS_W_year=2024|QS_W_year=2026|THE_W=801–1000|THE_W_year=2025|USNWR_W_year=25/26|ARWU_N=31|ARWU_N_year=2024|CWTS_N=35{{efn|name=a}}|CWTS_N_year=2024|ERA_N=28|ERA_N_year=2018|QS_N=34|QS_N_year=2026|THE_N=37|THE_N_year=2025|USNWR_N=32|USNWR_N_year=25/26|AFR_N=39|AFR_N_year=2024}}

; National publications

In the Australian Financial Review Best Universities Ranking 2024, the university was ranked #39 amongst Australian universities.{{Cite web |title=Best Universities Ranking |url=https://www.afr.com/lists-and-awards/best-universities-ranking |website=Australian Financial Review |publisher=Nine Entertainment |language=en-AU |publication-place=Sydney, New South Wales}}

; Global publications

In the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings (published 2025), the university attained a position of #951–1000 (34th nationally).{{cite web |title=QS World University Rankings: Top Global Universities |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/world-university-rankings |website=QS World University Rankings |publisher=Quacquarelli Symonds |language=en-GB |publication-place=London, United Kingdom}}

In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2025 (published 2024), the university attained a position of #801–1000 (37th nationally).{{cite web |title=World University Rankings |url=https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings |work=Times Higher Education |publisher=Inflexion |language=en-GB |publication-place=London, United Kingdom}}

In the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the university attained a position of #901–1000 (31st nationally).{{cite web |title=ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities |url=https://www.shanghairanking.com/rankings |website=Academic Ranking of World Universities |publisher=Shanghai Ranking Consultancy |language=en |publication-place=Shanghai, China}}

In the 2025–2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities, the university attained a position of #864 (32nd nationally).{{Cite web |title=Best Global Universities Rankings |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/rankings |website=U.S. News & World Report |language=en-US |publication-place=Washington, D.C., United States}}

In the CWTS Leiden Ranking 2024,{{efn|The CWTS Leiden Ranking is based on P (top 10%).|name=a}} the university attained a position of #1306 (35th nationally).{{Cite web |title=CWTS Leiden Ranking |url=https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2024/list |website=CWTS Leiden Ranking (Centre for Science and Technology Studies) |publisher=Leiden University |language=en |publication-place=Leiden, Netherlands}}

The Australian Government's QILT{{Efn|Abbreviation for Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching.}} conducts national surveys documenting the student life cycle from enrolment through to employment. These surveys place more emphasis on criteria such as student experience, graduate outcomes and employer satisfaction{{Cite web |title=About |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224528/https://www.qilt.edu.au/About |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=Australian Government |language=en-AU |publication-place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}} than perceived reputation, research output and citation counts.{{Cite web |last=Bridgestock |first=Laura |date=19 April 2021 |title=World University Ranking Methodologies Compared |url=https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224525/https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings-articles/world-university-rankings/world-university-ranking-methodologies-compared |archive-date=2 January 2025 |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quacquarelli Symonds |language=en-GB |publication-place=London, United Kingdom}}

In the 2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey, graduates of the university had an overall employer satisfaction rate of 85.8%.{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Employer Satisfaction Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224527/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-ess-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=Australian Government |language=en-AU |publication-place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}}

In the 2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey, graduates of the university had a full-time employment rate of 91.2% for undergraduates and 93.4% for postgraduates.{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey: National Report |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241220062418/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/2023-gos-national-report.pdf |archive-date=20 December 2024 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=Australian Government |language=en-AU |publication-place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}} The initial full-time salary was {{AUD|75700}} for undergraduates and {{AUD|106000}} for postgraduates.

In the 2023 Student Experience Survey, undergraduates at the university rated the quality of their entire educational experience at 77.1% meanwhile postgraduates rated their overall education experience at 78.6%.{{Cite web |date=May 2024 |title=2023 Student Experience Survey |url=https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250102224530/https://www.qilt.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ses-national-report.pdf |archive-date=2 January 2025 |archive-format=PDF |access-date=14 January 2025 |website=Quality Indicators for Learning and Teaching |publisher=Australian Government |language=en-AU |publication-place=Canberra, Australian Capital Territory}}

Students at Charles Sturt University are represented by Charles Sturt University Student Senate – formerly the CSU Students' Association (CSUSA). Charles Sturt's Student Senate is the overarching university student body and comprises the following affiliates:

• Orange Student Representative Committee (OSRC) – formerly Orange Students Association (OSA)
• Murray Campus Council (MCC) representing Albury Campus – formerly Murray Campus Students' Association
• Bathurst Student Representative Committee (Bathurst SRC) – formerly Mitchell Student Guild, Charles Sturt University Students' Association Bathurst (CSUSAB) and Mitchell Association of Student Councils
• Dubbo Student Representative Committee (DSRC)
• Rivcoll Student Representative Committee (Rivcoll SRC) representing Wagga Wagga campus – formerly Rivcoll Union Inc
• Port Student Representative Committee (Port SRC) representing the Port Macquarie campus
• Online Study Student Representative Committee (OS SRC) representing Charles Sturt's online students
• Canberra Student Representative Committee, known as St Mark's Canberra, was previously formed but disbanded in 2016.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

The Charles Sturt University Football Club at Bathurst was formed under the name of Bathurst Teachers College in 1963, making it one of the oldest football clubs in Bathurst. The club changed its name multiple times to match the educational institute, gaining its current name when Mitchell College was rebranded to Charles Sturt University.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Hungappa is a student newspaper published at Charles Sturt University. The magazine was established in 1989 and is managed by the Rivcoll Student Representative Committee. The name means "to spread the word" in the local Aboriginal tribe, the Wiradjuri's language.

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Members of Charles Sturt University alumni include notable TV presenters Andrew Denton, Amanda Keller, Latika Bourke and Hamish Macdonald.{{cite web |url=https://alumni.csu.edu.au/alumni-spotlight/profiles/hamish-macdonald-bachelor-of-communication-journalism-2002 |title=Hamish Macdonald – Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) – 2002 |work=Our community: Share your story |publisher=Charles Sturt University |date=2018 |access-date=14 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180414233751/https://alumni.csu.edu.au/alumni-spotlight/profiles/hamish-macdonald-bachelor-of-communication-journalism-2002 |archive-date=14 April 2018 |url-status=dead }} Leslie Weston was awarded a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Academy welcomes 20 new Fellows for their outstanding contributions to science {{!}} Australian Academy of Science |url=https://www.science.org.au/news-and-events/news-and-media-releases/academy-welcomes-20-new-fellows-for-their-outstanding-contributions-to-science |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=www.science.org.au |language=en}} Craig Steven Wright, who has falsely claimed himself to be the inventor of Bitcoin,{{Cite magazine |last=Greenberg |first=Andy |date=11 December 2015 |title=New Clues Suggest Craig Wright, Suspected Bitcoin Creator, May Be a Hoaxer |url=https://www.wired.com/2015/12/new-clues-suggest-satoshi-suspect-craig-wright-may-be-a-hoaxer/ |magazine=Wired}}{{cite magazine |last=Bustillos |first=Maria |title=The Bizarre Saga of Craig Wright, the Latest "Inventor of Bitcoin" |url=http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/bizarre-saga-craig-wright-latest-inventor-bitcoin |magazine=The New Yorker}} has several degrees from Charles Sturt University.{{cite news |title=People – Advanced Networks Research Lab |url=https://www.csu.edu.au/anrl/people |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210212848/https://www.csu.edu.au/anrl/people |archive-date=10 December 2015 |access-date=10 December 2015 |publisher=Charles Sturt University}}{{Cite thesis |last1=Wright |first1=Craig |title=The quantification of information systems risk: A look at quantitative responses to information security issues |date=2017 |type=Doctoral Thesis |url=https://researchoutput.csu.edu.au/en/publications/the-quantification-of-information-systems-risk-a-look-at-quantita-3 |website=Charles Sturt University: Research outputs}}

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