ECU News and Features
An ECU midwife lends a hand in West Timor, WAAPA Grads get jazzy with folk music, we contemplate the future of virtual education and WAAPA’s warming up for its open day and its next round of extension courses.
The birth of a child should be a joyous event. In West Timor, however, maternal, neonatal and infant death rates are extremely high. Edith Cowan University (ECU) Associate Professor of Midwifery Maureen ‘Mo’ Harris recently volunteered to lend her years of experiences to a West Timor community in need. read article »
It is hard to imagine two types of music more different than traditional folk and contemporary jazz. Yet composers Alice Humphries and Daniel Thorne have found a commonality in their enthusiasm for these genres and have recently worked together to combine the two for the upcoming concert The Pen is Mightier than the Sword. read article »
As reality evolves into a world of cyberspace, it seems only fitting that the skills we need to enter this world can also be found online. As Australian tertiary institutions and international virtual educators such as the Virtual Global University are going cyber, Sarah Huxley investigates. read article »
The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) is once again running its Explore Extension Courses. Scheduled to run from May until October, the courses include Acting, Arts Management, Dance, Music and Music Theatre. read article »
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