Charles Sturt University was created in 1989.

The motto of Charles Sturt University is 'For the public good'.

Charles Sturt University Study Centres was created in 2001.

Charles Sturt was not an Australian Gallipoli leader. He was one of Australia's greatest explorers, following the course of the Murrumbidgee and Murray Rivers, and opening up the southeastern corner of the continent for settlement and river transportation.

And yes, it is after the explorer Charles Sturt that the Charles Sturt University is named.

Charles Sturt University has campuses in NSW, ACT and VIC. The campuses are predominantly located in regional centres such as Albury, Dubbo and Wagga Wagga.