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Ceremony caps off year of study
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 3:58 pm | UCOL
UCOL caps were presented to celebrate the success of the Youth Guarantee Scheme students at a ceremony at the Palmerston North campus last week. More >>
UCOL video student to live the dream
Tuesday, 4 December 2012, 12:00 pm | UCOL
UCOL video student to live the dream UCOL Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging student Michael Watson is about to live a filmmaker’s dream through a video production internship in San Francisco. More >>
Going, going, sold
Friday, 30 November 2012, 5:31 pm | UCOL
The successful bid of $127,500 allows UCOL to cover the material costs and present its chosen community charity, the Middle Districts Lions Club , with a handsome return from the sale. More >>
UCOL celebrates Youth Guarantee student success
Monday, 26 November 2012, 2:22 pm | UCOL
More than forty young students will celebrate the completion of their year’s study under the Youth Guarantee Scheme at UCOL’s Palmerston North campus on Thursday. Each student that has successfully completed their programme will receive a cap to ... More >>
UCOL confirms programmes
Friday, 23 November 2012, 3:33 pm | UCOL
There is some good news for UCOL staff and future students as four popular programmes will now be offered next year after they were proposed for closure in order to meet reduced funding levels. The programmes are the Certificate in Fashion and Beauty ... More >>
UCOL confirms 2013
Friday, 23 November 2012, 3:32 pm | UCOL
The vast majority of programmes will be offered at Whanganui UCOL next year, including the Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support). UCOL Chief Executive Paul McElroy confirmed the normal range of programmes will be offered in 2013, with the exception ... More >>
UCOL confirms 2013
Friday, 23 November 2012, 3:32 pm | UCOL
The vast majority of programmes will be offered at Whanganui UCOL next year, including the Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support) . More >>
U-Skills students’ success tops 83 percent
Friday, 23 November 2012, 2:33 pm | UCOL
Proud friends and families, school teachers and UCOL staff gathered at UCOL yesterday to celebrate the graduation of 67 students from throughout the region. The secondary school age students were the first graduates of one of the Government’s new trade’s ... More >>
Robyn is a cut above
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 1:24 pm | UCOL
Robyn is a cut above It’s official – Whanganui UCOL Hairdressing Lecturer Robyn Collins is the best. More >>
Scholarships reward commitment to family and career
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 3:48 pm | UCOL
Dedicated third year Nursing student, mother and caregiver Sherly Maukau has won two UCOL scholarships. At a ceremony today (Tuesday) she was awarded the UCOL Scholarship for Effort and Achievement. The assessors said she had shown “true commitment to ... More >>
IT Hero Returns To School
Tuesday, 20 November 2012, 3:10 pm | UCOL
Tuesday 20 November 2012 IT Hero Returns To School Twenty one year old UCOL student Liam Mitchell has become a tech savvy hero for his old Feilding primary school this year. More >>
UCOL acting students move up to new roles
Tuesday, 13 November 2012, 2:41 pm | UCOL
Six students from UCOL’s Performing Arts programme have recently set the scene to further their acting ambitions. Three current Diploma in Performing Arts students Kate Gudsell, Rhian Firmin and Hannah Rohe have been accepted into the UNITEC Bachelor ... More >>
UCOL musicians to rock the Regent
Monday, 12 November 2012, 2:37 pm | UCOL
A tin of baked beans is a small price to pay to see the musical stars of tomorrow at the Rhythm and Turbines concert on Saturday 17 November. UCOL’s Certificate in Contemporary Music Performance students will be unleashed on the Regent on Broadway ... More >>
UCOL student wins 2012 Canon EYEcon competition
Monday, 12 November 2012, 1:27 pm | UCOL
UCOL Photography student Grant Matthew is the winner of the 2012 Canon EYEcon photographic competition with a portfolio judges said could stand up in the raw journalistic world of true story telling. More >>
Catwalk Beckons For Bright Young Things
Thursday, 8 November 2012, 12:31 pm | UCOL
Pumpkins, gladiators and landscapes are among the inspirations for this year’s Whanganui UCOL’s School of Fashion Parade and Show next week. More >>
Joint Taskforce - Cuts to Glass Design and Fine Arts
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 5:16 pm | UCOL
UCOL has committed to working with the District Council on approaches and models that look at how to provide sustainable tertiary education in Whanganui. A Taskforce will be urgently assembled between the two organisations to specifically progress ... More >>
U-Skills graduation ceremony at UCOL
Wednesday, 7 November 2012, 4:05 pm | UCOL
UCOL will celebrate the graduation of 67 U-Skills students with a ceremony on Thursday 22 November. The secondary school age students are the first graduates of one of the Government’s new trade’s academies, called U-Skills Central School Academy, ... More >>
UCOL Fashion and Beauty
Monday, 5 November 2012, 12:25 pm | UCOL
UCOL Fashion and Beauty students will have their time in the spotlight on Wednesday night. More >>
Taumarunui Maori train with UCOL for Christchurch rebuild
Friday, 2 November 2012, 9:36 am | UCOL
North Island polytechnic UCOL is partnering with iwi to equip young Taumarunui Maori with the skills to help in the Christchurch rebuild. More >>
Artrageous lights up Whanganui
Wednesday, 31 October 2012, 11:35 am | UCOL
The annual arts festival showcasing the creativity of Whanganui UCOL’s art, design and fashion students will be held in several venues across UCOL’s two inner-city campuses. More >>
