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Long-serving UCOL Dean announces retirement
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 10:57 am | UCOL
Long-serving UCOL Dean announces retirement After 33 years and several roles and advances in technology at UCOL, Executive Dean Steve Sorsby has decided to hang up his mortarboard and retire. Mr Sorsby joined UCOL as a Lecturer in March 1982 and ... More >>
Whanganui UCOL to celebrate graduation this week
Monday, 16 March 2015, 5:01 pm | UCOL
Hard work and commitment has paid off for 330 Whanganui UCOL Graduates who successfully completed their Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees in 2014. More >>
UCOL Wairarapa to celebrate graduation next week
Friday, 13 March 2015, 5:06 pm | UCOL
UCOL Wairarapa will hold its annual Graduation Ceremony on Tuesday 17 March in the Masterton Town Hall with 175 students eligible to graduate with Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates. More >>
UCOL Council honours community contribution
Friday, 13 March 2015, 9:38 am | UCOL
The UCOL Council has announced its Honours Awards to mark the start of the 2015 academic year. More >>
UCOL Council honours community contribution
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 5:19 pm | UCOL
The UCOL Council has announced its Honours Awards to mark the start of the 2015 academic year. More >>
Prize money for musical maestro
Friday, 13 February 2015, 5:30 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Whanganui UCOL Music Lecturer Lizzie de Vegt has won a UCOL staff award for noteworthy personal and professional progress in her first two years at UCOL. More >>
New scholarships for UCOL Degree students
Wednesday, 28 January 2015, 10:55 am | UCOL
Students starting out in UCOL Degree programmes this year are now able to apply for financial assistance through new scholarship opportunities. UCOL Scholarships for You 2015 are worth $5,000 each and are for students enrolled full-time in their first ... More >>
Two Heritage Buildings re-open due to Partnership
Tuesday, 27 January 2015, 4:21 pm | UCOL
Plans to re-open two heritage buildings on Taupo Quay for educational and community use are taking shape in a partnership approach between Whanganui UCOL and the Wanganui District Council. To reflect the sharing of spaces and facilities, a new arrangement ... More >>
Local building contractors win UCOL tender
Wednesday, 21 January 2015, 4:12 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Local building companies Masterbuilt Ltd and Houghton & Gemini Pepper Construction Ltd have tendered successfully for rebuilding and refurbishment work at Whanganui UCOL. More >>
New UCOL Trades Scholarship
Thursday, 8 January 2015, 10:10 am | Universal College Of Learning
A new student scholarship in recognition and acknowledgement of outgoing UCOL Chief Executive Paul McElroy’s twenty years contribution in the job has been approved by UCOL Council. More >>
Design and Arts Degree approved
Friday, 19 December 2014, 12:53 pm | UCOL
The new Bachelor of Design and Arts to be taught at Whanganui UCOL next year has been approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. Executive Dean of Humanities and Business at UCOL, Steve Sorsby, said “this is a major step forward and affirmation ... More >>
Scholarship for Whanganui UCOL Business student
Tuesday, 16 December 2014, 10:30 am | UCOL
Thirty one year old Whanganui UCOL New Zealand Diploma in Business student Sarah Reed has been awarded a scholarship for 2015 study by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. More >>
Design and Arts Degree Gets Positive Feedback
Tuesday, 9 December 2014, 1:26 pm | UCOL
An NZQA panel visit to Whanganui UCOL as part of the accreditation process for the proposed new design and arts degree was very positive. At the end of the visit, the panel gave feedback to staff about how impressed they were with the involvement of ... More >>
Amy shoots to the top again
Tuesday, 2 December 2014, 11:59 am | UCOL
Third Year UCOL Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging student Amy Fowler has topped off an amazing award-winning year by claiming first place in the Tertiary & Assistants Photography category in the annual Canon EYEcon Photography Awards. More >>
Whanganui UCOL Music students’ swansong
Friday, 14 November 2014, 10:22 am | UCOL
Whanganui UCOL Certificate in Contemporary Music Performance students will be getting live and loud at the Musicians Club on Friday 21 November at 8.00pm. They will perform a night of covers and original music, showcasing the best of the music the students ... More >>
Whanganui UCOL creatives on show
Thursday, 30 October 2014, 8:36 pm | UCOL
Whanganui UCOL’s Creative Programmes which include Fashion, Fine Arts, Glass and Graphic Design will come out to play during their end of year shows early next month. More >>
U-Skills students celebrate success
Tuesday, 28 October 2014, 3:55 pm | UCOL
Over 200 secondary school students are eligible to walk across the Regent Theatre stage as U-Skills graduates on Thursday night, in a ceremony to celebrate completing their programme. More >>
Young performer awarded UCOL acting scholarship
Friday, 17 October 2014, 11:42 am | UCOL
Feilding High School student Cohen Stephens has acted his way into the UCOL Diploma in Performing Arts programme as the recipient of a scholarship announced recently. More >>
Education agreement refreshes commitment
Tuesday, 14 October 2014, 9:30 am | UCOL
Te Puna Matauranga o Whanganui and UCOL have signed an Accord refreshing their commitment to work alongside each other to improve education outcomes for Māori within the Whanganui region. More >>
UCOL Chief Executive Appointment
Wednesday, 1 October 2014, 4:37 pm | UCOL
Leeza Boyce has been appointed as UCOL’s new Chief Executive to succeed Paul McElroy upon his retirement in December. UCOL Chair, Malcolm Inglis, said that he is delighted to make the announcement on behalf of the UCOL Council, and is thrilled with the ... More >>
