UCOL - Latest News [Page 32]
UCOL software claims innovation award
Friday, 10 September 2010, 2:06 pm | UCOL
UCOL’s Credit Achievement Management System (CAMS) has been recognised as the most innovative software development in the tertiary sector for 2010. More >>
UCOL Committed to Improving Ratings
Wednesday, 8 September 2010, 12:49 pm | UCOL
UCOL Chief Executive Paul McElroy says as a regional polytechnic, UCOL is committed to making improvements that will improve its educational performance levels in ratings released by the Tertiary Education Commission. The ratings are based on four main ... More >>
Marty Vreede exhibition opens in Wellington
Thursday, 2 September 2010, 11:43 am | UCOL
New work by senior Fine Arts lecturer Marty Vreede will be on show at the Solander Gallery in Wellington from next Wednesday. Marty is exhibiting with Wellington based multi-media visual artist Sheyne Tuffery. More >>
Whanganui UCOL Open Day
Friday, 27 August 2010, 3:11 pm | UCOL
Whanganui UCOL will once again throw open its doors for its annual Open Day on Wednesday 8 September. More >>
Chilli and Chocolate sausage a winner
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 12:08 pm | UCOL
An intriguing dish of Beef Chilli and Chocolate Sausage scored the UCOL cookery team an innovation award at the Nestlé Toque d’Or competition at the National Culinary Fare in Auckland yesterday. More >>
UCOL Fine Arts lecturers in Wallace finals
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 12:06 pm | UCOL
UCOL Fine Arts lecturer Andrea du Chatenier and former lecturer and graduate Matt Couper have reached the finals of New Zealand’s top art awards, for the second year in a row. More >>
Lone Tree is masterful
Tuesday, 24 August 2010, 12:04 pm | UCOL
UCOL Senior Lecturer in photography Kaye Davis describes her recent win in the internationally acclaimed Photography Masters Cup competition as “surreal”. More >>
QEC wins Logo battle
Monday, 16 August 2010, 2:29 pm | UCOL
As the winners of UCOL’s inaugural School Logo Battle, Queen Elizabeth College will receive a cheque for $5000, at a special school assembly tomorrow at 12.30pm. More >>
UCOL Sport Scientists test training technique
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 4:07 pm | UCOL
Two UCOL Exercise and Sport Science lecturers contributed to research concluding that athletes shouldn’t be restricted to traditional interval training methods, often the body knows best. More >>
UCOL Lecturer Wins Prime Minister’s Supreme Teachi
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 12:04 pm | UCOL
Marty Vreede, the Head of Printmaking at Whanganui UCOL’s Quay School of the Arts has won the country’s highest teaching award. More >>
International Design stars return to school
Wednesday, 4 August 2010, 1:53 pm | UCOL
Three star alumni from the Whanganui UCOL School of Design will share their success stories with current students next week. More >>
Beauty and the best at Whanganui UCOL
Tuesday, 3 August 2010, 2:48 pm | UCOL
Young and older have flocked to the first polytechnic beauty services programme to be offered in Whanganui. More >>
UCOL Fashion hot off the press
Friday, 30 July 2010, 9:47 am | UCOL
UCOL Fashion and Beauty students are turning news into fashion when they create garments for the Twilight at Te Manawa event this Friday. More >>
High School Students Feature In Photography Event
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 2:53 pm | UCOL
Six Wanganui High School students are now award winning artists, after the Alternatives 2010 prize giving ceremony. The winners in the High School Division, judged by the school’s Head of Photography Rita Dibert, were announced at last week’s prize ... More >>
UCOL’s Biggest Day Of The Year
Monday, 26 July 2010, 3:45 pm | UCOL
Palmerston North UCOL will once again throw open its doors for its annual Open Day on Wednesday 4 August. More >>
UCOL artists feature in Sculpture event
Wednesday, 21 July 2010, 2:51 pm | UCOL
Three UCOL Fine Arts graduates are amongst the finalists in the inaugural Sculpture Wanganui event. More >>
UCOL hosts Top Art 2010
Tuesday, 13 July 2010, 2:17 pm | UCOL
For the first time Palmerston North UCOL will host Top Art 2010, a travelling exhibition of the cream of Secondary School students’ visual arts portfolios. Two groups of students' portfolios that achieved Excellence at NCEA level 3 in 2009 will travel ... More >>
Welcome for Chinese students
Tuesday, 29 June 2010, 2:08 pm | UCOL
Thirteen Chinese students will be given a Maori welcome to Whanganui UCOL this Thursday. More >>
UCOL food and fine art attract Chinese students
Monday, 21 June 2010, 3:58 pm | UCOL
The relationship between UCOL and China is set to strengthen over the next two months as a total of 28 Fine Arts and Culinary students arrive at the Whanganui UCOL campus. More >>
Visiting artist mentors UCOL Fine Arts students
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 10:57 am | UCOL
Far North artist Faith McManus (Ngapuhi, Ngai Takoto) will be at the Quay School of the Arts, Whanganui UCOL this week, as an invited visiting artist. More >>