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UCOL Motorsport on show at Te Papa
Friday, 14 August 2009, 10:55 am | UCOL
UCOL Motorsport students will have the chance to rub shoulders with the big boys of the motor sport industry when they participate in the Formula One Great Design Race exhibition being held at Te Papa. Organisers of the five month long exhibition ... More >>
UCOL Wairarapa gets top marks from students
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 10:35 am | UCOL
UCOL Wairarapa has scored straight A’s in most categories of the annual UCOL Student Satisfaction Survey. The results of the survey conducted in August last year were released this week. Students rated UCOL Wairarapa particularly highly for the quality ... More >>
UCOL support for students in bus accident
Monday, 3 August 2009, 12:03 pm | UCOL
UCOL is providing support for students who were involved in this morning’s bus accident at Awahuri near Palmerston North. General Manager of Corporate Services Fiona Chard says counsellors and staff at UCOL’s Student Health Centre are there ... More >>
UCOL ready to support youth training initiative
Monday, 3 August 2009, 10:30 am | UCOL
UCOL is welcoming the new Government initiative to fund training places for young people at polytechnics, as part of a $150 million plan to wipe out youth unemployment. More >>
UCOL graduate to train Stags
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 1:38 pm | UCOL
UCOL Exercise and Sport Science graduate James Amon is the new Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Central District Stags. More >>
Fun and games at UCOL Wairarapa
Tuesday, 28 July 2009, 5:13 pm | UCOL
Game show mania will be rife on UCOL Wairarapa’s campus when Re-Orientation Week kicks off on Monday. More >>
Culinary students off to Switzerland
Monday, 27 July 2009, 2:04 pm | UCOL
Whanganui UCOL chef students Ziek Hudson and Lee Cameron have a busy few weeks ahead as they fundraise and prepare for a five week long exchange to Switzerland. Ziek and Lee are also competing in the Nestlé Toque d’Or competition, New Zealand’s ... More >>
Constructive Learning through UCOL.
Thursday, 23 July 2009, 2:39 pm | UCOL
Fourteen Awatapu College students have not only built two wooden sheds under the guidance of UCOL carpentry lecturer Bruce Birrell, they have built personal pride and self esteem in the process. More >>
Brainpower and Boogie at Re-Orientation Week
Thursday, 16 July 2009, 3:07 pm | UCOL
Preparations are well underway for hilarity and high jinks at UCOL’s Re-Orientation Week from 27 – 31 July. Organised by the Association of Students at UCOL ( AS@U ) and supported by UCOL, Re-O Week welcomes new and returning students to Semester ... More >>
Cutting the ribbon at UCOL's new Learning Hub
Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 2:04 pm | UCOL
UCOL’s ‘inner street’ transformed into a living room for students will be officially opened by the Minister of Justice and Rangitikei MP Simon Power this Friday. The new Learning Hub at the Palmerston North campus has been in use since the start of ... More >>
UCOL strengthens the Taihape link
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 4:47 pm | UCOL
UCOL will make its mark with a high energy, colourful presence at a Careers Day in Taihape later this month. More >>
Cross cultural cake baking
Tuesday, 30 June 2009, 4:46 pm | UCOL
An enterprising UCOL graduate has found a recipe for success by blending her native Thai and adopted New Zealand cultures in a cake mixing bowl. More >>
Hair Raising Event
Monday, 29 June 2009, 12:41 pm | UCOL
The hair was flying at the Sydney Hair Expo earlier this month and Whanganui UCOL hairdressing lecturer Robyn Collins was in the thick of it. Robyn competed against 34 other stylists in the cutting “speed event” and described it as “fun, fast ... More >>
World coaching honours
Friday, 26 June 2009, 2:01 pm | UCOL
UCOL Exercise and Sport Science Lecturer Tim Seaholme, has been selected to coach the New Zealand under 15 girls Table Tennis team in the ITTF World Junior event in Australia later this month. More >>
Showing their true colours
Friday, 26 June 2009, 1:59 pm | UCOL
A fascination with colour has inspired a joint exhibition by Wanganui artists Lorraine Webb and David Traub entitled Chromophilia. More >>
Message in a bottle
Tuesday, 23 June 2009, 1:55 pm | UCOL
UCOL Whanganui student Amelia Hitchcock’s award winning entry in the Waiora - Arteries of Aotearoa Art Competition comes with a hard hitting message. More >>
International Flavour at Design Graduation
Friday, 12 June 2009, 10:14 am | Universal College Of Learning
Six countries will be represented at Whanganui UCOL’s Computer Graphic Design Graduation ceremony to be held at the Concert Chamber at the War Memorial Hall on Friday 3 July. A total of 23 students from Thailand, Malaysia, India, China, Indonesia and New Zealand ... More >>
Whanganui education partnership wins nationl award
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 4:49 pm | Universal College Of Learning
The Whanganui Tertiary Education Collaborative Venture – which sees Whanganui UCOL working with private education providers – has won a national award for Successful Cooperation. The venture – based at the Matapihi ki te Ao campus and known as WTECV ... More >>
Animals take over Sarjeant Gallery
Thursday, 11 June 2009, 4:21 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Some animals will be recreated more equal than others at Wanganui’s Sarjeant Gallery later this month. Animal Farm: Four Legs Good,Two Legs Bad is a group exhibition of works that feature four legged animals, including a video by Whanganui UCOL lecturer ... More >>
Students tackle Michael Joseph Savage
Tuesday, 9 June 2009, 2:27 pm | UCOL
UCOL Performing Arts students will bring Michael Joseph Savage to life (and death) in their production of Comrade Savage later this month. More >>
