New training facility for UCOL Wairarapa

Monday, 23 November 2009, 1:57 pm | UCOL

A modest patch of lawn at UCOL Wairarapa will soon accommodate one of the Masterton campus’s most exciting recent developments. More >>

UCOL Students Raise Funds for Samoa

Wednesday, 18 November 2009, 11:07 am | UCOL

Whanganui UCOL’s First Year Bachelor of Nursing students have once again taken up the challenge to fundraise for the victims of the Tsunami in Samoa. Following on from the successful Australian Bush Fire Appeal in February this year, the students ... More >>

UCOL Utilizes Pavement for Poetry

Thursday, 12 November 2009, 1:19 pm | UCOL

Visitors to Wanganui’s Saturday market are likely to notice something colourfully cultural underfoot. First year English students from the UCOL’s Computer Graphic Design programme will use an unusual medium to share their poetry skills with the ... More >>

UCOL recognises the high achievers

Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 1:14 pm | UCOL

Ten high achieving UCOL students will get tangible support for further study with the awarding of annual scholarships this week. More >>

Best and first for new UCOL web site

Monday, 9 November 2009, 10:45 am | UCOL

UCOL wanted only the best for its new web site – including the best young designer. More >>

UCOL fires up for fashion show

Friday, 6 November 2009, 12:09 pm | UCOL

Discarded plastic bags, men’s neckties and parking vouchers will have a new lease on life as they are paraded down the catwalk at UCOL’s Fire & Ice Fashion Show on Wednesday night. More >>

Fine furniture and images show at Te Manawa

Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 4:21 pm | Universal College Of Learning

Fine furniture and visual images by UCOL staff and students is on show now at Te Manawa. It is the first time that work produced by students and staff from these two iconic UCOL programmes has been exhibited together. The joint graduate exhibition ... More >>

Summer School of the Arts filling fast

Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 12:45 pm | UCOL

Wanganui people have the chance to learn the intricacies of decorative sugar art from one of the country’s top pastry chefs at Whanganui UCOL’s Summer School of the Arts in January. More >>

UCOL Relaunches Wairarapa's Cookery Porgramme

Monday, 2 November 2009, 1:56 pm | Universal College Of Learning

Carpentry Programme Coordinator Brett Tickner swapped his hammer for tongs at UCOL Wairarapa’s Cookery programme relaunch on Labour weekend. Brett was one of several volunteers who assisted celebrity chef Al Brown during his outdoor cooking demonstration ... More >>

Artageous fortune for Wanganui

Monday, 19 October 2009, 2:47 pm | UCOL

Whanganui UCOL art, design and fashion students get to strut their stuff in no fewer than twelve exhibitions during UCOL’s annual celebration of creativity, Artrageous. More >>

BeST Bronzes for Whanganui UCOL designers

Monday, 19 October 2009, 1:47 pm | UCOL

Two Whanganui UCOL School of Design students scored Bronze medals in the annual BeST Design Awards announced in Auckland at the weekend. More >>

Cooking up a storm at UCOL Wairarapa

Tuesday, 13 October 2009, 12:48 pm | UCOL

Celebrity chef Al Brown is returning to his hometown to host a day of cooking demonstrations at UCOL Wairarapa’s Masterton campus at Labour Weekend. More >>

UCOL Artists recognised in art review

Tuesday, 6 October 2009, 4:16 pm | UCOL

Click to enlarge Kate Walker’s Untitled entry gained her the 2009 Carey Smith & Co Ltd Student Award. More >>

Chinese UCOL students' studies delayed by coffee

Thursday, 1 October 2009, 2:44 pm | Universal College Of Learning

The 17 students will be the largest single group of international students to study at Whanganui UCOL’s School of Catering and Hospitality. They have been delayed as the Chinese Government prepares for the 2010 Asian Games, to be held in the city ... More >>

UCOL hosting national teaching conference

Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 1:39 pm | UCOL

The Universal College of Learning – UCOL – is hosting this year’s national conference on tertiary teaching and learning. More >>

Educators join forces to ensure Wanganui gets the best

Thursday, 24 September 2009, 2:17 pm | UCOL

Educators join forces to ensure Wanganui gets the best Wanganui-based tertiary education providers get together next week for a seminar aimed at and ensuring students in the region benefit from the best possible teaching.

A combined seminar and dinner, to be held next Monday, has been organised by providers involved in the award-winning Whanganui Tertiary Education Collaborative Venture which incorporates 12 Wanganui tertiary training providers. It will be held the at the Matapihi ki te Ao campus in Rutland Street. More >>

Young artists celebrate success

Thursday, 24 September 2009, 12:54 pm | UCOL

UCOL Quay School of the Arts alumnus Ben Pearce has taken first place in the inaugural National Youth Art Awards. Ben’s work Great Grandfather Clock was constructed in walnut, rata and puriri. It presents “a window into the idea about the connections ... More >>

Awards for fine furniture by UCOL students

Tuesday, 15 September 2009, 1:18 pm | UCOL

Two students from UCOL’s unique Furniture Design and Making programme have won top awards at the National Woodskills Festival held at Kawerau last weekend. More >>

Animated talent wins golds

Thursday, 10 September 2009, 3:01 pm | Universal College Of Learning

UCOL Animation Lecturer Dean Reynolds’ creative talents outclassed 600 other entries at the IPMS Model-making Nationals and Scale Expo in Wellington last weekend. Living up to his present title as Model-maker of the Year 2008, Dean won all the categories ... More >>

Whanganui UCOL opens its doors

Monday, 7 September 2009, 1:05 pm | Universal College Of Learning

Whanganui UCOL will throw open its doors to aspiring fine artists, fashionistas, hair stylists, mechanics, chefs and nurses as it holds its annual Open Day on Wednesday. UCOL’s Marketing and Events Coordinator Nicola Grant says: “The Open Day is the ... More >>