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From
the Vice-Chancellor
Welcome
to the first E-News of 2010. This issue highlights recent success
stories that underscore our excellence and impact in New Zealand and
around the world. Support from Environment Bay of Plenty will
enable us to establish a Coastal Science research capability in the Bay
of Plenty that will have international reach thanks to our Intercoast
partnership with Germany’s Bremen University. A generous gift
from Bill and Joan Flower will enable a talented doctoral student to
study the economic issues affecting the future of agriculture in the
Waikato and beyond. And a gift for scholarships from Management
School alumni Christine and Matthew Boyd will help lighten the
financial load for a bright young BMS student. As
Vice-Chancellor, I strongly believe in the importance of support from
alumni and friends. The University of Waikato has a distinctive
and vital role to play in New Zealand and a responsibility to share its
excellence with the world. Scholarships, top facilities and
knowledge creation enhance the University’s reputation and that helps
lift the value of your degree too. The levels of excellence we
can achieve with your help are 'backdated' for the benefit of all
students who have graduated in the past 40 years. A gift to
the University is an investment in your future, and it also benefits
those following in your footsteps.
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here to view full article.
EBOP to fund major
University role
Marine research in
the Bay of Plenty has been given a huge boost with
the announcement that the regional council will fund an important
University of Waikato role.
Environment Bay of Plenty has committed to fund $1.5 million
over 10 years for a University of Waikato Chair in Coastal Science.
A memorandum of agreement between the Council and the University
was signed on February 11 in Tauranga between the University's
Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford and John Cronin,
the Chairman of Environment Bay of Plenty.
Click
here to view full article.
Generous Gift
- Flower Fellowship
A man who
had little formal education himself has made a generous donation to
Waikato
University. Bill Flower, farmer and property developer has made
available
$30,000 a year for three years for a doctoral fellowship in economics.
"I had
to leave school when I was 12 because of the Depression. My parents
couldn’t
afford to send me to boarding school. My father went bankrupt during
the
Depression and I knew I didn’t want that to happen to me."
Click here to view full article.
Alumni
giving back
In January of this year Waikato Alumni Christine and
Matthew
Boyd sent in a contribution in response to the Jim Bolger Appeal. This is their story.
“We wanted a
tangible way to say
‘thank you Waikato for what you have done for us’.”
“We studied management from
1978 -1981, the
early years of the School of Management...the days of Mac Forbes and
Professor
Schmitt. As BMS graduates we were equipped for interesting
and
challenging careers in New Zealand and abroad. We were also
fortunate to
be part of the generation when bursaries and grants for tertiary
education
covered the bulk of a student’s financial needs - sure you had to work
to
supplement this financial support but nothing like the students of
today".
Click here to view full article.
Welcome
Intercoast
A major
international research project has officially started, with welcomes
for the Intercoast team at the University of Waikato in Hamilton, and
in the Bay of Plenty.
The Bremen University and Waikato University project, driven
mainly by Waikato's Professor Terry Healy and Bremen's Professor Dr
Gerold Wefer, began on February 9 with a pōwhiri at the Hamilton
campus. That was followed by a pōwhiri at Whareroa Marae in Mount
Maunganui and a function in Tauranga hosted by the German Embassy. The
Bay of Plenty region will benefit hugely from the research work that
will be done by the Intercoast project.
Click here to view full article.
Dedication for
new partnership building
A new
building used by the University of Waikato and Bay of Plenty
Polytechnic was officially opened by King Tuheitia on February
11.
The Maharaia building was named after the distinguished
educator and community leader Dr Maharaia Winiata (Ngati Ranginui, Bay
of Plenty). His work with Māori in the Waikato region saw him form
lasting bonds with the Kīngitanga movement, including joining the
council of the then Māori King Koroki. Maharaia Paki, King Tuheitia’s
brother, is a member of the University of Waikato Council.
Click here to view full article.
2010
Distinguished Alumni Awards - call for nominations
The Distinguished Alumni Awards are focused specifically on
graduates of the University of Waikato. The awards celebrate alumni who
have made outstanding contributions in their careers or communities.
Only graduates of the University holding a degree or diploma
are eligible for nomination. All nominations are confidential and use
the broad criteria of excellence and achievement. Nominations from
alumni, current or former staff and friends of the University are
welcome.
Please refer to the nomination guidelines and the official
Distinguished Alumni Award nomination form for further details.
The 2010 awards will be presented at a formal dinner hosted by
Chancellor Rt Hon. Jim Bolger and Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy
Crawford at the University on Friday 27 August.
Confidential Nominations close April 30.
Enquiries to:
Christine Brabender
Director of Development
The University of Waikato
Private Bag 3105
Waikato Mail Centre
Hamilton 3240
Development Office: 07 838 4446
Fax: 07 838 4968
Email: cbrab@waikato.ac.nz
Foundation
Trustee Focus
When
Adrienne von Tunzelmann was invited to become a trustee of the
University
of Waikato Foundation, she readily accepted. She’s
one
of 11 trustees on the Foundation - an independent charitable trust that
raises funds for the University to support a wide range of
scholarships, prizes, research and new initiatives.
Adrienne is a
principal of McKinlay Douglas Ltd in Tauranga, a public policy
consulting company that advises on strategy and governance issues
mainly for central and local government and associated
agencies.
She has masters degrees in economics and public policy from Canterbury
and Victoria universities respectively, and has a long and varied
career in governance and leadership roles in the public and private
sectors. She cares about her community.
Click here to view full article.
Investing in scientists of the future
Students
Jonathan Mayo from Mount Maunganui College and Liza Bolton from Te Awamutu
College experience Biochemical Engineering in the Waikato University
labs during the Science Summer School. Photo: Michelle Armstrong
In December 2009, forty Year 12 science students from
the central North Island descended on the University of Waikato for the annual
week-long Hill Laboratories Waikato Summer Science School. Budding young
scientists are given the chance to work with the latest scientific techniques,
meet like-minded students and experience university life first hand. This year
the students began with a field trip to Waihi, examining plankton from the
waters of Lake Gilmour (biological sciences), rocks from Karanagahake Gorge
(earth sciences), analysing rocks and tailings for gold and silver from Martha
Mine (chemistry) and also learning about various areas of electronic and
biochemical engineering. Click here to view full article.
University
Merchandise now at Bennetts Bookstore
The
University has been working on an exciting range of modern clothing
with new branding for staff, students and the community. Corporate
options are available, with new T Shirt and Hoodie ranges arriving
weekly.
A percentage of profit from all sales will go to the University
of Waikato Foundation for
student scholarships.
The new store within Bennetts Campus Bookshop means branded
merchandise will now be available 8.30am to 5pm, five days per week in
a central easy to find location.
Modernisation and relocation would not have been possible without the
project management team. Thanks go to Rebecca White in the Alumni
Office, Virginia Duncan in Procurement, Justin Hare from the
Communications Office, Herearoha Skipper from PVC Māori, Shelley
Slade-Gully, the Waikato Legal Advisor, Sean Vercammen of FSD and John
Badham of FMD.
A new range of branded memorabilia will follow
shortly. Once this process is complete the merchandise website will be
updated.
Farewell
to Alan Neilson
The former Director of the
University of Waikato in Tauranga
was one of the first Waikato students ever to be arrested.
Alan Neilson and a couple of other first year
students got a little too keen helping the University in a fundraising
drive. Police decided to take them in after they
scaled the side of a building to hang a University banner in Garden
Place. “We were also called into the VC’s office and
asked to ‘please explain’ by Don Llewellyn.
We gave him our version of events and he supported us when we went to
court.” The young men were discharged
without conviction. That was in 1967 and Alan Neilson
scarcely left the University until his retirement in February this year.
His first degree was a Bachelor of
Social Science majoring
in Economics and Maths. He spent two
years teaching at Taumarunui High School before FASS’ founding dean
John Ward
lured him back to Hamilton with the offer of a masters and some
teaching
time.
Click here to view full article.
Waikato
Management School - Executive Education

The
Centre for Corporate & Executive Education at the Waikato
Management School is geared to meet the educational needs of working
professionals in a fast-changing global economy, providing a range of
programmes for individual business people as well as customised
executive development for some of New Zealand's biggest organisations
including Telecom New Zealand, Gen-i, Westpac Banking Corporation, Bank
of New Zealand and AgResearch.
For further information visit: www.execed.ac.nz
Waikato
Graduate Women is a branch of the New Zealand Federation of Graduate
Women. It works to empower women by offering a range of
scholarships and providing opportunities to engage in advocacy at
local, national and international levels. For more
information
visit: www.nzfgw.org.nz
School
of Education Newsletter
Edline
is published twice a year in April and October. Alumni who
want
to keep current on School of Ed news and events
should send their
postal details to ewest@waikato.ac.nz
Waikato
University Events Calendar
Click here to view the Official Uni Events.
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