Springing into September

It’s Spring, and a great time to come out of hibernation, get outdoors and get your body moving. At this time of year, we usually see many Unitec teams participating in the STEPtember team walking challenge and Cerebal Palsy fundraiser, which has unfortunately been cancelled due to uncertainty around COVID-19. In place of STEPtember and… Read more »

Power BI: New student performance data and further updates

The Te Korowai Kahurangi team has uploaded some new and updated data to our Power BI dashboards, which includes the most recent Student Performance data, from the August 2020 SDR (Single Data Return – a TEC requirement), and an update of our EPIs – Educational Performance Indicators, as well as a number of other updates… Read more »

Terri-Ann Berry’s rescheduled ‘Brave the Shave’ campaign – this Thursday!

Dr Terri-Ann Berry, Associate Professor and Director of our Environmental Solutions Research Centre (ESRC), is taking part in Brave the Shave to raise money for better awareness and support for victims of malignant mesothelioma cancers, a type of respiratory cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. She will have her hair shaved by the Coast Breakfast team of Toni… Read more »

Tuesday: Livestream of Ako Tertiary Teaching Awards – celebrating Yo Heta-Lensen

Yo Heta-Lensen has won a Kaupapa Māori award in the national Ako Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards, a first for Unitec! Yo will accept her award tomorrow, at virtual ceremony. The awards ceremony will be live-streamed and staff are welcome to watch. When: Tuesday 1 September, 3.30pm The event will run for approximately 1 hour, 15… Read more »

Does someone in your whānau need help to access WINZ or Foodbank support? Our team can help

Is your household experiencing financial hardship? Has your partner or a family member lost their job because of COVID-19 and do you wish to help them navigate all the WINZ terminology and processes, or perhaps access the foodbanks in your neighbourhood? Our Wellbeing Champions have pulled together a team of staff at Unitec with prior… Read more »

DIY masks: Advice (and some laughs) from teams who’ve tried it

Mask-making a popular theme for teach catch-ups With the move towards wearing masks in public spaces, some of our teams are supporting each other to make their own masks, with mixed results! Our Human Resource (HR) and Learning & Development (L&D) teams used the opportunity to try out an instructional video, while our Marketing and… Read more »

Microsoft Teams is coming: Co-existing during the transition from Skype to Teams

  As Mary Johnston outlined in her message today, soon we’ll be introducing our new team collaboration and communication hub, Microsoft Teams, which replaces and upgrades a number of everyday resources we currently use. This new hub brings together chat, meetings, calling, collaboration and file sharing into a single interface, and even better, the new online meeting resource surpasses the capabilities of Skype… Read more »

Accessing our Wellness activities and learning from each other

At risk of using a very over-used word, our Wellbeing and Sustainability team has ‘pivoted’ in response to our latest move to remote working. Below you can see the online wellness activities and opportunities available while you work from home. Sign up for 5-week ‘Take a breather’ free course starting next Tuesday evening via zoom. Each… Read more »

Now open: RoIs for 2021 Early Career Researcher Funding

Registrations of Interest are now open for grants from the 2021 Unitec Early Career Researcher (ECR) Fund The ECR Fund provides annual, contestable funding to emerging and established early career researchers (ECRs), to support them to develop their capability, capacity and career progression as a Principal Investigator (PI) on a high quality applied research project… Read more »

Secondment opportunity – Academic Quality and Capability Partner

Our Te Korowai Kahurangi team, responsible for supporting and guiding academic quality, is looking for an Academic Quality and Capability partner to work with our Schools to champion high-quality academic outcomes. This is a full-time, fixed-term role. Full information is available on the Unitec Careers site and you can also contact Simon Tries – Manager,… Read more »