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Info Day Offers Future Opportunities
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 11:51 am | UCOL
Local schools and the public are invited to take a look into their futures this Wednesday at Whanganui UCOL. More >>
Innovation award for UCOL Student Resource Centre
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 11:19 am | UCOL
UCOL’s Student Resource Centre is first for innovation in annual awards by the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand. More >>
UCOL graduate wins national recognition
Thursday, 21 August 2008, 11:08 am | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL graduate Rowan Dicks is just one year into his wood manufacturing apprenticeship, and already his work has won national recognition. More >>
Exhibition displays diverse inspirations
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 4:55 pm | Universal College Of Learning
A sculpture created from toy cars and helium balloons marked with Spanish proverbs and created by a student from the Galapagos Islands is among works on show in Wanganui from this Wednesday. More >>
Lecturers show how it’s done at hairdressing award
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 9:46 am | Universal College Of Learning
Whanganui UCOL lecturers have scooped the overall prize as part of a five-award haul from the New Zealand Association of Regional Hairdressing Regional Awards. More >>
Living books speak volumes
Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 9:45 am | Universal College Of Learning
A collection of living library books will be available for loan to students and staff this Wednesday and Friday at the Whanganui UCOL library. More >>
Disability Up For Debate
Monday, 18 August 2008, 12:45 am | UCOL
One of the traditional highlights of Disability Awareness Week – UCOL’s Great Debate – will examine whether a disability week is necessary at all. More >>
UCOL training will help combat problem gambling
Friday, 15 August 2008, 12:50 am | UCOL
UCOL is offering the country’s first qualification in problem gambling awareness, in partnership with the Hospitality Standards Association. More >>
The Square’s Duck Pond Almost Drinkable
Friday, 8 August 2008, 11:13 am | UCOL
Secondary school students who tested the quality of water from locations around Palmerston North were surprised to find that The Square’s duck pond is almost clean enough to drink. More >>
Seventy Students Confess All
Monday, 4 August 2008, 12:29 am | UCOL
Visitors to UCOL’s Open Day this Wednesday 6 August will be looked after by 70 student ambassadors who will give them the inside story on studying at UCOL. More >>
New wave of Maori art on show
Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 12:44 am | UCOL
A unique exhibition by six of the new generation of Maori artists is open at Matapihi ki te Ao, the new Whanganui tertiary education campus. The exhibition - called Post - was organised by Whanganui UCOL Fine Arts lecturer Erna Stachl to coincide with ... More >>
WorldSkills Engineering hopefuls compete at UCOL
Monday, 14 July 2008, 1:54 pm | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL is hosting the Regional Engineering WorldSkills competition in Palmerston North today. More >>
Graduating in graphic design excellence
Monday, 30 June 2008, 3:25 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Thirty five talented graphic designers graduate this week from the internationally acclaimed Whanganui School of Design. More >>
Palmerston North furniture designer to show
Monday, 30 June 2008, 10:45 am | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL furniture designer Andy Halewood has been selected to take part in an elite furniture design exhibition on Waiheke Island. More >>
Sports Partnership Produces Eight National Reps
Friday, 27 June 2008, 11:24 am | UCOL
A partnership between Palmerston North’s Awatapu College and UCOL’s Bachelor of Human Performance Programme is a roaring success, resulting in eight young people competing at a national level, and one internationally, since its start last July. More >>
Perfecting the sausage roll
Wednesday, 25 June 2008, 11:15 am | UCOL
UCOL student baker Alice Bretherton has less than a week to produce two perfect sausage rolls, one peerless date and walnut loaf and four matchless white knot bread rolls. More >>
Scholarships for high performing students
Monday, 23 June 2008, 11:11 am | Universal College Of Learning
Three high flying UCOL students have received scholarships to help them complete their Bachelor of Human Performance degrees. The scholarships are awarded annually to UCOL students with strong scholastic records, by the Graduate Women Manawatu Charitable ... More >>
Performing Arts students stage Under Milkwood
Tuesday, 17 June 2008, 9:35 am | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL Performing Arts students will stage the challenging Dylan Thomas play Under Milkwood this week – giving new meaning to ‘multi-tasking’. More >>
UCOL graduate becomes prime minister
Thursday, 12 June 2008, 2:26 pm | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL graduate Tony Wyeth is too young to remember former Prime Minister Keith Holyoake but he’s using skills acquired at UCOL to play him on stage. More >>
Oringi workers check out UCOL
Wednesday, 11 June 2008, 11:14 am | UCOL
A group of former meat workers from the Oringi works in Dannevirke will visit Palmerston North this week to check out training options at UCOL. The visit by 14 former Oringi freezing workers has been organised by UCOL, working with Work and Income and the ... More >>
