Annual Report 2008 - Central Queensland University

This is Adam,
he’s taken a
sharp turn.
Former Wheels editor Adam Porter says CQUniversity helped him shift gears and
achieve his dream. After 13 years at Australia’s best selling motoring magazine, Adam decided he
wanted to be a teacher. Although he could write an 800-word article on 4-wheel-drives, Adam –
who left school when he was 16 – had no tertiary education. So he enrolled at CQUniversity Mackay
in STEPS, one of our free access programs that help people prepare for university. Today, Adam is a
qualified primary school teacher in Canberra with a class of 22 students. CQUniversity gave Adam
the confidence to go to uni and succeed; a push Adam says he needed.
“My job is to give
[children an]
education and I
have CQUniversity
to thank for
getting me here.”
Adam Porter,
CQUniversity
STEPS graduate
and Teacher
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