UC Pacific Students Newsletter - Pacific Health Voices

UC Pacific Students
Newsletter
October 2010
Talofa Lava, Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Ni sa bula vinaka, Fakalofa lahi atu, Kam na mauri, Halo olaketa, Ia orana,
Malo ni, Taloha ni, Namaste, kaise, ‘Alii, Halo olaketa, Wantok, Aloha mai e...Warm Pacific Greetings.
UC YOUR DEGREE
Pasifika Student + UC Degree = ?
Make your degree work for you!
If you are in your final year or you are
thinking about what courses or degree
will launch you into your dream
career—get along to one of the career
workshops below!
Where do UC yourself after your
degree? 3-5 years from now?
WORKSHOP ONE
Arts & Education Degrees & Careers
Tuesday 19 October 2010: 3pm-4pm
Venue: Coppertop, Commerce Building
Level 2 (above Café 101)
How to make your Arts &/or Education
degree work for you!
...a careers perspective
2011 ENROLMENT CHANGES
NEW last day to Apply to Enrol for 2011 is
now 10 DECEMBER 2010
Domestic undergraduate first-year
students must Apply to Enrol by
10 December 2010 (excluding College of
Education students). For further
information please refer to Key Course
Dates on the UC Website or call
0800 827 748.
2011 Enrolment Handbooks
2011 Enrolment Handbooks will be
available in hardcopy from late
September 2010. If you would like to order
one please phone the Enrolment Hotline
on 0800 827 748 or email
enrol@canterbury.ac.nz.
APPLY FOR YOUR STUDENT LOAN
EARLY to AVOID late enrolment fees!!
Change of Date!
Apologies for the late notification.
Pacific Academic Solutions and
Services (PASS).
Please check your emails regularly as
your email in-box is the best way to find
out if we have matched you with a tutor
for requests still outstanding. New
requests for tutors that are received
this late in the year are NOT guaranteed
as it can take 2-4 weeks to recruit a
tutor.
A reminder that if you require some
assistance with Academic support,
please contact me or one of the team
ASAP to ensure you have sought
assistance before final assessments are
due.
All the best with your studies
Danielle
WORKSHOP TWO
Engineering & Science Degrees & Careers
Wednesday 20 October 2010: 3pm-4pm
Venue: Room 208 (upstairs) MacMillan
Brown Centre for Pacific Studies
How to make your Engineering &/or
Science degree work for you!
...a careers perspective
WORKSHOP THREE
Law & Commerce Degrees & Careers
Thursday 21 October 2010: 3pm-4pm
Venue: Room 208 (upstairs) MacMillan
Brown Centre for Pacific Studies
How to make your Law &/or Commerce
degree work for you!
…a careers perspective
End of Year BBQ now WED 20 OCT
The Pacific Team is hosting one last social event for
the year. Come along to wish each other well for
exams, farewell those who will be returning home
for the holidays or moving on to the working world
because it’s their final year – woohoo! And while at
it, enjoy some great food and fun in the Sun!
Volleyball and touch for those who want to flex their
muscles and release some stress
Block out Wednesday 20th October between 12pm-
2pm. Your friends and family are welcome. Hope to
see you all there!
LOCATION: Okeover Lawn, behind Registry Building,
Ilam Campus.

Pacific Postgraduate Symposium a HUGE Success!
Over 120 people attended the all day symposium. Thank you to
everyone who attended, especially those who presented!
Special thanks to our Deputy Vice Chancellor, Professor Ian Town for his welcome, our
keynote speaker Professor Sitaleki Finau for sharing some of the great work happening at
Massey University and Kate Rawlings (College of Arts Academic Manager) and Professor
Serge Tcherkezoff (Acting Director for the Macmillan Brown Centre) for presenting the
Pacific Postgraduate Awards. We were especially excited to meet those who travelled
from Samoa, Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin to be a part of our inaugural symposium.
Thank you to all our participants, especially to our wonderful student and staff presenters
who shared their research findings and amazing work. Thank you for your valued and inspiring
contribution to Pacific research.
Massive thanks also to our wonderful student helpers, Riki Welsh, Ariana Letiu, Sera
Thompson, Joseph Faletanoai, Zac Ioane, and Evile Tuua who all worked very hard in the
lead up to the symposium and ensured that our guests were well taken care of.
SYMPOSIUM FEEDBACK
Hearing the younger group
informing us on what they are
studying was excellent!. It just
encourages me to continue on with
higher education at UC. Overall the
impacts of all this research will have
on Pacific communities will
empower myself to carry the
knowledge to the next
generation.
AWESOME!!!
The guest speaker was fantastic!
Awesome organising, it takes alot to
make an event like this run
smoothly and to time. Malo lava to
the P@C team for their work, all we
had to do was sit and listen and they
did everything else.
A+++
This symposium should continue for
the next 5 years to ensure Pacific
students’ ideas and research are
heard. This will help make
Canterbury a unique and positive
place to study and hangout.
EMPOWER
POTENTIAL SCHOLARS – 2015!
LOVED IT!!
I’ve come from Auckland where
there is a high number of post-grad
students. This symposium was so
much better compared to the AUT
PIF research symposium. Well worth
my travel and time costs!
MALO LAVA!
Please note that funding needs to be
secured to ensure this type of
symposium continues. This is an
excellent opportunity to celebrate
and support our future Pacific
leaders.
FANTASTIC!

Stressed out?
Exam period is a stressful time and sometimes things don't happen as
planned. There are support systems in place to help you work through
any unexpected circumstances beyond your control. If you need help
with any of the concerns listed below and you are unsure if your
situation meets the criteria for a special consideration — PLEASE
CONTACT one of our Pacific Advisors:
Nu Telea
Danielle O’Halloran
Katinia Makaafi (Teacher Education students)
Complete withdrawal from university due to medical or family
reasons
Backdated discontinuations of some courses
Missed a test or an exam or apply for an aegrotat for impaired
performance?
Exam stress and anxiety
Hardship or personal matters affecting study
Concerns around warning letters or exclusions
Enrolment or graduation concerns
Student Loan or Allowance concerns
Mentors Appreciation Dinner
A reminder to all our mentors—the Mentors Appreciation Dinner is
coming up. Please RSVP to Riki Welsh — email
pasifika-team@canterbury.ac.nz
Venue: Gardens Hotel Restaurant
110 Marshlands Road Shirley.
Date: Wednesday 20th October
Time: 6:00pm
Dinner and Dessert Buffet
Mentors will be presented with a Certificate of Appreciation on this
night. Letters of reference will be provided on request later in the
year. Email Nu Telea for more information on this.
Pacific Mentors Needed For 2011!!
The Pacific Mentoring Programme is designed to ensure that all first
year students receive the best possible care in their first year.
Having a Pacific mentor can be a great help for first year students who
often feel overwhelmed by the University atmosphere. Mentors help
students find their way around campus, point them in the right
direction and is someone students can stay in touch with throughout
the year for friendship and peer support.
We need Pacific Mentors who want to develop their interpersonal and
leadership skills, enjoy helping people, are fun, active, outgoing and
can give some good advice. Being a Mentor is a great way to engage
with our Pacific community here on campus and employers are
always looking for staff with great people skills — so it looks good on
your CV.
If this sounds like something you would be interested in register
online or contact Nu Telea on:
nu.telea@canterbury.ac.nz
University of Canterbury
Pacific Achievers Evening
Thursday 16 December
4pm—8pm
Limes Room (upstairs)
Christchurch Town Hall
95 Kilmore Street
Christchurch
We now have almost 30 Pacific students registered
to graduate this year. Thank you for letting us know
you are interested in attending the Pacific Achievers
Evening this year. We hope to hear from more of
you in the coming weeks.
If you graduated in April or are planning to
graduate in December – please let the Pacific
Development Team know so that we can send you
more information.
The Pacific Achievers Evening, attended by over 200
people every year, is a celebration of achievement
and success. We invite our 2010 graduates and their
families to join us for a formal dinner where you will
be presented with a graduation gift by the
University Chancellor. There will be an opportunity
in the programme for graduates to speak, sing or
dance — however you wish to celebrate, the
evening is yours!
On confirmation of attendance graduates will be
sent 2 complimentary tickets. If you are graduating
on Wednesday—request an extension on the hire of
your gown to attend the Achievers Evening. This
means you will return your gown on Friday 17
December.
Tickets to attend the
Achievers Dinner will be
available from
15 November
at the cashiers counter.
Tickets cost $20 each
Tickets are limited and
sell out very quickly—so
please be quick.

PACIFIC POSTGRAD STUDENTS ROADTRIP TO DUNEDIN
A big thank you to everyone who went on the road trip! Otago University were
great hosts and it was an awesome opportunity to support and learn from some
of our fellow Pacific postgraduates in the lower south. Big ups to Nina and her
crew for a great kava night. Looking forward to next years road-trip already!
Pasifika Student’s House
45 Creyke Road
PACIFIC POSTGRAD BREAK-UP
BBQ—A Great Time!
Many thanks to some of our Pacific staff and
members of the Macmillan Brown Review Panel
who joined our postgraduate students and their
families for their end of year break-up.
The Pasifika Student House now has
increased study space for those who have
been displaced due to the unavailability of
the Central Library.
The house has a tutorial room, computer
area, lounge, study tables, microwave,
fridge, sandwich maker, rice cooker,
coffee, tea and Milo. Please feel free to
use these facilities.
To book the house for Tutorials, study
groups and/or cultural group meetings
please contact Malia Lameta at least 3 days
prior to the event.
Summary of House Rules:
1. Sign the register as you enter
2. House hours 8am-10pm Monday to
Friday
3. Wash, dry and put away your dishes
4. Clean up after yourself
5. Use recycling bins provided
6. Computers primarily for course work
7. Common room for use by everyone
8. Respect the house and other students
9. Consideration for those studying
10. No over-nighters or lying/sleeping on
couches in lounge.
House hours will be extended till mid-night
during study week and exam weeks. The
house may be open during weekends if
someone is willing to be a house monitor.
Contact:
Pacific Team
University of
Canterbury
Private Bag 4800
Christchurch
8140, NZ
+64 3 364 2987
ext 4823
0800 66 66 88
liz.keneti@
canterbury.ac.nz
Liz Keneti
liz.keneti@
canterbury.ac.nz
3642987 ex 4823
Danielle
O’Halloran
danielle.ohalloran
@canterbury.ac.nz
3642987 ex 7171
Nu Telea
nu.telea@
canterbury.ac.nz
3642987 ex 3793
Katinia Makaafi
katinia.makaafi
@canterbury.ac.nz
Malia Lameta
malia.lameta@
canterbury.ac.nz
3642987 ex 4074
Maria Lemalie
maria.lemalie@
canterbury.ac.nz
3642987 ex 7594