Two of the nine available ‘Key Partner’ Keystone Scholarships have been awarded to Unitec students, announced last week by the Keystone Trust which supports students who have financial need or have been affected by adverse circumstances to take up tertiary studies in the property sector. The one-year Key Partner Scholarships are available to tertiary students,… Read more »
The finalists for the Unitec Excellence Awards – Ngā Tohu Kairangi o Wairaka 2020 have been announced! Nearly 270 nominations were submitted – that’s 100 more than 2019! Our Executive Leadership team said “Thank you to everyone who took the time to nominate a colleague or team. It’s heartening to see so many of you… Read more »
Our Facilities Management team are underway with the ordering and planting of 150 trees around our Mt Albert campus. This is a succession planting programme that focuses on larger specimen and native trees. The planting is being done to replace trees that have been removed due to disease, damage or are in unsuitable locations.… Read more »
Last week the carpentry team from our School of Trades and Services, led by Lecturer Chris Stoddard, provided this year’s graduating NZ Certificate in Construction Trades students with an opportunity to hear first-hand from five visiting Alumni. Their focus was on how to move forward to secure and enjoy success, and thrive within a carpentry… Read more »
A large group of new (or newish!) staff were welcomed to the Unitec whānau last week and given the chance to explore some of our significant social and cultural spaces. Due to COVID lockdowns and the resulting schedule changes, the usual four orientations were reduced to two this year, meaning a larger than usual group… Read more »
Unitec Excellence Awards: Thursday 3 December, 11.15am in Te Puna We’ll have many ‘stars’ on the day at the Staff Awards, our winners and all our nominees, but let’s all ‘shine’ with our theme, Stars of Unitec! We’re hoping to see glitter, twinkles and sparkles, some Hollywood or rock stars, Unitec ‘westies’, your interpretation of… Read more »
As we near the end of the year, why not treat yourself to something a bit different while you’re at work! Take some time out to try our Wellness activities; they’re designed to give you a chance to reset and look after your physical and mental health. Whether you participate alone or round up your… Read more »
With travel overseas off the table for now, we’ve rounded up some recommendations from staff across Unitec on the great New Zealand holiday spots. If you haven’t planned your Christmas break yet, or are looking for options for 2021, take a look at the below stories from four of our staff… there are recommendations for… Read more »
Last Wednesday the School of Trades and Services ran its first 2021 Carpentry Apprenticeships Employers Evening. This event was designed to provide a pathway for employers to connect with potential apprentices graduating from our Level 3 Carpentry Pre-trade (Housebuild) course. Getting these students in front of employers, is a key step in moving them from… Read more »
Our School of Environmental & Animal Sciences (EAS) recently announced that Dr Marleen Baling has been accepted as a Fellow of Linnean Society of London – one of only 15 New Zealanders to have been recognised by this prestigious Society. Marleen was nominated by EAS Associate Professors Peter de Lange, Dan Blanchon and Mark Large… Read more »
