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UCOL Wairarapa nursing student claims new horizon
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 10:54 am | UCOL
UCOL Wairarapa student Emma Warrington received the NZ Federation of Graduate Wellington Branch Second Chance Award at a ceremony in Wellington recently. More >>
UCOL student photographer is top shot
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 2:28 pm | UCOL
Third Year UCOL Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging student Amy Fowler shot her way to two titles at the annual Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards this week. More >>
Young solution for old problem
Tuesday, 5 August 2014, 10:10 am | UCOL
Left - R.A.R.E Production Director 17 year old Isaac Hudson (Otaki College); Right – R.A.R.E Communications Director 16 year old Cameron Sturley of Freyberg High School. More >>
Positive feedback on Arts Short Courses
Friday, 1 August 2014, 12:39 pm | UCOL
Positive feedback and support from the community on their interest in new arts short courses based in Whanganui has shone through in survey responses. A survey circulated in June asking for feedback about arts short courses being developed by Whanganui ... More >>
UCOL photographers eye the prize
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 1:21 pm | UCOL
UCOL’s photography aspirations will be focussed on the Epson / NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards to be announced next Monday. Thirty six Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging (BAVI) and Diploma Photographic Imaging students have submitted entries to ... More >>
UCOL Nursing students claim new horizons
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 10:27 am | UCOL
Whanganui UCOL Nursing student Deshannon Matthews credits her boys as the reason she is pursuing a career in Nursing. “They are my life, and I will do all I can to give them the life they deserve,” she says. More >>
UCOL strengthens community links
Friday, 25 July 2014, 12:26 pm | UCOL
Helen Craig has joined Whanganui UCOL as Director of Community Relations, a role established as a result of the Joint Taskforce with Wanganui District Council last year. The role is in response to community working party recommendations to strengthen ... More >>
UCOL makes a racquet with four sporting codes
Thursday, 24 July 2014, 10:55 am | UCOL
In a sporting first, UCOL has brought four codes together for intensive training under its new racquet sports conditioning programme. More >>
Hammer and gongs
Friday, 18 July 2014, 12:01 pm | UCOL
Pictured from left are Worldskills medallists Matty Hull and Andrew Condon, with UCOL Carpentry Lecturers Matt Cassells and Dave Freebairn. More >>
UCOL stylists brush up for competitions
Thursday, 17 July 2014, 4:04 pm | UCOL
Four students from the Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support) and Certificate in Hairdressing Practice are able to enter the annual Manawatu Regional Hairdressing Competitions event after UCOL renewed its membership to the local association recently. More >>
Worldwide Alternatives find focus in Whanganui
Friday, 4 July 2014, 12:23 pm | UCOL
Whanganui Quay School of the Arts’ latest photographic exhibition Alternatives, 2014 has brought together artists from all over the world. Artists from Russia, Australia, Switzerland and Belgium, as well as photographers and students from the United States ... More >>
Charity house sale to support community
Friday, 20 June 2014, 12:22 pm | UCOL
Lew Findlay of Palmerston North Street Van (Inc.) was this week presented a $15,000 cheque from UCOL’s Faculty of Trades and Technology, raised through the sale of a charity house build. More >>
And the UCOL scholarship goes to…
Friday, 20 June 2014, 10:34 am | UCOL
Third year Bachelor of Applied Science (MIT) student Anna Greville is making a habit out of winning UCOL scholarships. More >>
Whanganui UCOL scholars awarded
Friday, 30 May 2014, 4:34 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Sixteen Whanganui UCOL students representing nine different programmes received scholarships at a ceremony at the Rutland Street campus this week. More >>
UCOL Wairarapa cooks bring home silver
Wednesday, 14 May 2014, 2:34 pm | UCOL
UCOL Wairarapa Cookery students had a silver glow after the 2014 Wellington Culinary Fare competitions recently. The five students returned with three silver medals and a new appreciation of what a high level cooking competition is all about. More >>
UCOL recognises International Nurses Day
Friday, 9 May 2014, 1:09 pm | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL will recognise International Nurses Day on Monday (May 12), celebrating the vital resource that is the nursing workforce in the region, the country and all over the world. More >>
UCOL team warm up for culinary contest
Friday, 2 May 2014, 11:37 am | UCOL
UCOL will be well represented at the Wellington Culinary Fare next week with a total of eight students from the Palmerston North campus competing in the cookery and hospitality events. More >>
UCOL Wairarapa cooks face hot competition
Friday, 2 May 2014, 11:23 am | UCOL
UCOL Wairarapa Cookery students will head south to test their culinary capabilities next week at the Wellington Culinary Fare. The group of five Certificate in Professional Cookery students will represent UCOL Wairarapa in Trainee and Open classes, cooking ... More >>
Third UCOL house build project for charity
Sunday, 20 April 2014, 12:26 am | UCOL
For the third year in a row, UCOL Wairarapa Certificate in Carpentry students will construct a three bedroom house under UCOL’s custom-designed covered facility at the Masterton campus. More >>
Clear-cut win for Whanganui glass artist
Thursday, 17 April 2014, 3:15 pm | UCOL
A Whanganui Glass Lecturer has beaten out more than 40 finalists from around the world in an international juried kiln-glass exhibition, and has been named one of the best new artists in kiln-glass. More >>
