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Liaison News<br />
A newsletter for principals, careers advisers and teachers <strong>Edition</strong> One March 2010<br />
Welcome to this first edition <strong>of</strong> Liaison<br />
News for 2010. The Team has been busy with<br />
new students as they confirm their courses<br />
and complete their enrolments. We would<br />
like to thank you for facilitating our visits<br />
throughout 2009 and for the work you have<br />
done with these students to help prepare<br />
them for the move to university study.<br />
This year the New Zealand Qualifications<br />
Authority (NZQA) is reviewing the <strong>University</strong><br />
Entrance standard. The outcome <strong>of</strong> this is<br />
due to be released by the end <strong>of</strong> the year. In<br />
the meantime, UC remains committed to the<br />
national entrance standard.<br />
We have begun our programme <strong>of</strong> visits to<br />
our local Christchurch schools and we are<br />
planning our visits to schools outside <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Christchurch region for the latter part <strong>of</strong> term<br />
one and early term two. Dates for key events<br />
have also been confirmed and are included in<br />
this newsletter. More specific information on<br />
each event will be sent to schools closer to<br />
these dates.<br />
We are delighted to be able to include in this<br />
edition a list <strong>of</strong> our scholarship winners.<br />
We congratulate all these students on their<br />
achievements and wish them well for their<br />
first year <strong>of</strong> study.<br />
We are continuing to introduce common<br />
course sizes to the remainder <strong>of</strong> our<br />
undergraduate programmes this year. This<br />
means that from 2011 all undergraduate<br />
courses will be 15-points or multiples <strong>of</strong><br />
15-points. We do not anticipate any further<br />
major changes to courses or subjects for<br />
these remaining qualifications.<br />
We look forward to working with you all in<br />
2010. Best wishes.<br />
The UC Liaison Team<br />
Above: Thomas Logan from Taradale High School<br />
receiving the certificate for his UC Emerging Leaders’<br />
scholarship from Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr.<br />
School visits<br />
The 2010 programme for school visits is now<br />
available on our website. For more information<br />
on school visits or careers expo dates around<br />
the country, please visit www.canterbury.ac.nz/<br />
liaison/nationalactivities.shtml<br />
In this issue<br />
Events page 2<br />
UC News page 3<br />
Noticeboard page 4<br />
Important dates page 4
Liaison events and activities<br />
Celebrating Pacific success<br />
2009 Pacific Achievers Evening<br />
The <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> has a tradition <strong>of</strong><br />
celebrating Pacific students’ success with an<br />
annual dinner followed by cultural performances.<br />
The event celebrates Pacific students who have<br />
recently graduated and those students who have<br />
contributed to our Pacific community here on<br />
campus by mentoring and supporting others.<br />
Each year the event has grown as the number<br />
<strong>of</strong> Pacific students on campus increases. We<br />
congratulate all <strong>of</strong> these students and wish them<br />
well for their future.<br />
2010 Get Connected Orientation<br />
The Get Connected Orientation was extremely<br />
successful again this year giving new students<br />
the opportunity to find out what it means to<br />
be a UC student and how to survive university<br />
study. Activities included meeting UC staff and<br />
taking part in campus and library tours, and<br />
information sessions designed to help them<br />
settle into tertiary study.<br />
Upcoming events for 2010<br />
Discovery Day: 23 April 2010<br />
Discovery Day allows students to gain a taste<br />
<strong>of</strong> university life. It is mainly targeted at Year<br />
12 students, although other year levels are<br />
welcome. The day is an excellent opportunity for<br />
students to get a real feel <strong>of</strong> what it means to be<br />
a UC student.<br />
The event includes a series <strong>of</strong> fun and interesting<br />
lectures and campus tours, which help students<br />
discover the vast range <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>ferings available. We<br />
hope students find this a relaxed first look at UC.<br />
Details will be sent to schools in March, or you<br />
can find more information at www.canterbury.<br />
ac.nz/liaison/eventsdiary.shtml<br />
Careers Advisers Update Days:<br />
13–14 May 2010<br />
Careers Advisers Update Days provide an<br />
opportunity for careers staff to find out what’s<br />
new at UC, pick up relevant information for<br />
students, meet new UC staff, and network with<br />
colleagues from around the country. In addition,<br />
tours <strong>of</strong> the halls <strong>of</strong> residence and the UC<br />
campus will be available over the two days.<br />
A full programme will be released closer to the<br />
event. If you have any suggestions on the format<br />
or content <strong>of</strong> the event, please contact the<br />
Liaison Office.<br />
Information Days: 6–7 July 2010<br />
Information Days will again take place in the<br />
mid-year school holidays. Aimed at anyone<br />
thinking <strong>of</strong> undertaking study in 2011 and<br />
beyond, this two-day event <strong>of</strong>fers students and<br />
their families an opportunity to attend in-depth<br />
information sessions at UC’s Christchurch<br />
campus. Limited accommodation at our halls<br />
<strong>of</strong> residence will be available for out-<strong>of</strong>-town<br />
students and their families.<br />
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UC news<br />
Tightening <strong>of</strong> academic progress<br />
As schools are very aware, the Government<br />
has moved to cap the number <strong>of</strong> students that<br />
it will fund at each university. UC remains<br />
committed to the national entrance standard<br />
and believes that all students that meet this<br />
standard should be given the opportunity to<br />
study successfully, but we have introduced<br />
measures to ensure that students who are not<br />
achieving are given an opportunity to improve,<br />
or they may face being excluded.<br />
In the first instance after a semester <strong>of</strong> study, if<br />
students do not achieve a grade point average<br />
greater than 1.5 they will be sent a warning letter.<br />
If they do not improve their performance in the<br />
following semester they will be excluded from<br />
the Faculty they are studying in. If students<br />
choose to return to UC to study in a different<br />
area, and still do not improve performance, they<br />
will be excluded from the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
Students at all stages have the right <strong>of</strong> appeal.<br />
Secondary students enthused<br />
by their time at week-long<br />
Nanocamp<br />
While their peers were spending the summer<br />
holidays at the beach, 12 secondary school<br />
students were immersing themselves in the<br />
latest developments in nanoscience technology<br />
at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>.<br />
The students were taking part in Nanocamp, a<br />
week-long nanotechnology camp sponsored by<br />
the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials<br />
and Nanotechnology, which was open to Year 11<br />
and 12 students from around the country with an<br />
interest in science.<br />
Participants got to work with UC staff and<br />
students working at the cutting edge <strong>of</strong><br />
nanoscience technology through handson<br />
laboratory investigations, lectures and<br />
workshops. Departments involved in the<br />
programme included Chemistry, Biological<br />
Sciences, Physics and Astronomy, Electrical and<br />
Computer Engineering as well as the national ICT<br />
innovation institute, NZi3.<br />
Hawera High School student Stephen Greig with Helen Devereux, a technician in the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>’s<br />
nan<strong>of</strong>abrication laboratory, during the Nanocamp, 2010<br />
Waitakere College student Megan Jamieson<br />
said the highlights <strong>of</strong> the camp for her were<br />
making gold nanoparticles in the chemistry<br />
lab and fabricating functional nanodiodes in<br />
the electrical engineering department. ’I think<br />
Nanocamp is a great opportunity for anyone<br />
considering a career in science as it gives you<br />
an in-depth look at what studying science at<br />
university is like, and it is also just fascinating for<br />
anyone interested in science.’<br />
St Cuthbert’s College student Vicky Tai said while<br />
she had found the camp ’really intense‘ it had<br />
been an exciting challenge that she had enjoyed.<br />
’It was really different from what we usually<br />
experience at school,’said Vicky. ’A lot <strong>of</strong> what we<br />
learned we would never have come across if we<br />
hadn’t come on the camp.’<br />
Awards boost secondary<br />
students’ interest in science<br />
as a vocation<br />
A world <strong>of</strong> scientific opportunity was revealed<br />
to three Christchurch secondary school<br />
students who were given a chance to spend<br />
three weeks <strong>of</strong> their summer holidays at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> recently.<br />
Erena Waretini (Papanui High School), Nicole<br />
Franklin (Christchurch Girls’ High School) and<br />
April Palmer (Christchurch Girls’ High School)<br />
were among 12 secondary students nationwide<br />
awarded MacDiarmid Institute Discovery Awards.<br />
The awards, funded by the MacDiarmid Institute<br />
for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology,<br />
target senior secondary school students <strong>of</strong> Māori<br />
and Pacific heritage.<br />
They aim to nurture an interest in science,<br />
expose pupils to possible career options and<br />
encourage them to undertake tertiary studies in<br />
the sciences. The awards are worth $1000 each,<br />
plus flights and accommodation.<br />
The other award recipients were based at Victoria<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> Wellington and Massey <strong>University</strong>.<br />
The South Island recipients’ programme<br />
began with a three-day visit to the Institute<br />
in Wellington in December, followed by three<br />
weeks working alongside academic staff<br />
and postgraduate students in science and<br />
engineering during January.<br />
Erena said the internship had opened her eyes<br />
to the many study and career opportunities<br />
available to her in science, as well as a whole new<br />
world <strong>of</strong> scientific knowledge.<br />
“Coming here has made us realise how little we<br />
actually knew,” said Erena. “And there are just<br />
so many areas <strong>of</strong> study to choose from. I keep<br />
changing my mind about what I want to do.”<br />
Erena said she was keen to go on to study science<br />
at tertiary level now that she had experienced<br />
the university environment.<br />
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Noticeboard<br />
Changes to entry to<br />
the Certificate in <strong>University</strong><br />
Preparation<br />
Due to the change by TEC to the funding <strong>of</strong><br />
pre-degree programmes, the number <strong>of</strong> students<br />
able to undertake the Certificate in <strong>University</strong><br />
Preparation (CUP) has been capped. This has<br />
led to the establishment <strong>of</strong> a selection process<br />
which will look at a student’s potential for a<br />
successful outcome to their university study.<br />
Applications from students who are under 20<br />
years <strong>of</strong> age on the first day <strong>of</strong> the programme<br />
will be ranked according to their NCEA results.<br />
The closing date for applications for programme<br />
entry is now three weeks before the start date<br />
<strong>of</strong> each intake. It is recommended that students<br />
include a short personal statement to support<br />
their application.<br />
Accommodation Update<br />
We received great applications for our halls <strong>of</strong><br />
residence this year. All the halls are now busy<br />
settling their students into hall life, living in<br />
Christchurch and studying at the <strong>University</strong>.<br />
If you or your students are interested in viewing<br />
any <strong>of</strong> the halls you are welcome to book<br />
a tour in advance by either completing the<br />
Campus Tour booking form (www.canterbury.<br />
ac.nz/liaison/campus_tours.shtml) or<br />
contacting the Accommodation Office directly<br />
(accommodation@canterbury.ac.nz).<br />
Full tours <strong>of</strong> the halls <strong>of</strong> residence also occur<br />
during UC’s Information Days in July.<br />
The new study centre at Rochester and Rutherford Hall<br />
Please contact the Accommodation Office if<br />
you or your students have any questions about<br />
accommodation at UC. We can provide advice<br />
on accommodation options, the application<br />
process, costs and information on renting,<br />
boarding and tenancy issues.<br />
Publications<br />
Our first publication <strong>of</strong> 2010, An Introduction to<br />
UC, is intended for prospective students and is<br />
now available. Liaison staff will distribute these<br />
to students during their school visits. Our range<br />
<strong>of</strong> First Qualifications brochures will be sent out<br />
in May along with the Accommodation Guide.<br />
If you require more copies <strong>of</strong> any UC publication,<br />
please email liaison@canterbury.ac.nz or<br />
complete the UC Brochure Re-order Form on<br />
our careers adviser’s webpage www.canterbury.<br />
ac.nz/liaison/careers_advisers.shtml<br />
You can also access these brochures online at<br />
www.canterbury.ac.nz/publications<br />
Key dates<br />
2010<br />
23 April Discovery Day<br />
9–11 May Christchurch Careers Expo<br />
13–14 May Update Days for Career Advisers<br />
6–7 July Information Days<br />
12 July Lectures start for the second semester 2009<br />
August Applications open for programme entry for Teaching and<br />
Sport Coaching degrees<br />
15 September Performance Music applications due<br />
1 October Halls <strong>of</strong> residence applications due<br />
October Applications to Enrol for 2011 open<br />
TBA<br />
Fine Arts applications due<br />
2011<br />
23 February* Lectures start for the first semester 2011 (provisional)<br />
*College <strong>of</strong> Education start dates may differ<br />
Contacts<br />
Liaison Office<br />
114 Ilam Road, <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha<br />
Private Bag 4800, Christchurch 8140<br />
Careers Advisers FREEPHONE in<br />
NZ 0800 103 109<br />
Phone: (03) 364 2993; Fax: (03) 364 2940<br />
Email: liaison@canterbury.ac.nz<br />
www.canterbury.ac.nz/liaison<br />
Nelson/Marlborough<br />
Regional Office<br />
Phone: (03) 545 6283<br />
Email: nelson@canterbury.ac.nz<br />
South <strong>Canterbury</strong> Regional Office<br />
Phone: (03) 684 6392<br />
Email: timaru@canterbury.ac.nz<br />
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2010 Scholarships<br />
The following students have been <strong>of</strong>fered scholarships for study in 2010<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Arts<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Arts Scholarships<br />
Adult Award<br />
Glendowie College: Iro, Mareta Mary<br />
Creative Arts Award<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School:<br />
Jeune, Alannah Helen<br />
Iona College: Klausen, Eliana Joy<br />
Humanities & Social Sciences Award<br />
Burnside High School: Huang, Chun-Chuan<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School:<br />
Moran, Philippa Anne<br />
Darfield High School: Oakley, Adelaide Anne<br />
King’s College: Cox, Giles Rupert Hartley<br />
Maori Award<br />
Ashburton College: McGregor, Emma Mary<br />
Pasifika Award<br />
Linwood College: Taulago, Faatali Vaelua<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Business<br />
& Economics<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Business and Economics Māori<br />
Awards for Excellence<br />
Rangiora High School: McCleary, Libby Alice<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School:<br />
Whyte, Matthew Kori Thomas<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Business and Economics<br />
Pasifika Awards for Excellence<br />
Aranui High School: Pritchard, Damien Kieran<br />
Catholic Cathedral College:<br />
Tatafu, Olivia Kukuvalu<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Business and Economics Sir<br />
James Hight Scholarships in Management<br />
Burnside High School: Pearse, Thomas<br />
Rombulow<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Burgess, Samuel Charles<br />
Riccarton High School: Olorenshaw, Samuel Jack<br />
Operations Research Undergraduate<br />
Scholarship<br />
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School: Inch, Julianna Brydie<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor John Bell Condliffe Scholarships<br />
in Economics<br />
Cashmere High School: Brewer, Andrew James<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Goodwin, Hugh Anthony James<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Lentjes, William John Linklater<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School:<br />
Elliott, Lucy Kirsten<br />
Christ’s College: Hastings, Alexander William<br />
Columba College: Hunter, Alice Joy<br />
Middleton Grange School: Hanham, Emily May<br />
Riccarton High School: Kitchen, Jordan Matthew<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School: Bragg, Thomas James<br />
St Thomas <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> College:<br />
Toohey, Joshua<br />
Waikato Diocesan School for Girls:<br />
Hargreaves, Sarah<br />
Waimea College: Wood, Joshua Richard<br />
Pr<strong>of</strong>essor June Pallot Scholarships<br />
in Accounting<br />
Ashburton College: McGregor, Emma Mary<br />
Burnside High School: Wei, Xiaonan<br />
Christ’s College: Lovell, William Grant Bain<br />
Lincoln High School: Kerr, Lewis John<br />
Marian College: Byers, Sarah Ella<br />
Marian College: Foote, Sophie Jane<br />
Marian College: Quinn, Lucy Helen<br />
Nelson College For Girls: Hill, Amy Maria<br />
Timaru Boys’ High School: Riley, Elliot Milburn<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Engineering<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Engineering Scholarships<br />
Auckland Grammar School:<br />
Smith, Daniel Gregory<br />
Burnside High School: Davidson, Shaun Marcus<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School: Schiel, James<br />
Michael Timm<br />
Diocesan School for Girls:<br />
Clark, Victoria Margaret<br />
Dunstan High School: Lewis, Jared Charles<br />
Gore High School: Parish, Emma Louise<br />
Hastings Girls’ High School:<br />
McNicol, Hannah Maree<br />
Howick College: Jackson, Samuel Henry George<br />
John McGlashan College: Liu, Cheng-Yueh<br />
Katikati College: Knottenbelt, Sven Daniel<br />
King’s College: Wilkinson, Charles William<br />
New Plymouth Boys’ High School:<br />
Molloy, Peter Carl<br />
Otumoetai College: Langdon, Ruby Joan<br />
Scots College: Bingham, Nicholas Benjamin<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School:<br />
Galbreath, Callum James<br />
St. Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton: Weerekoon,<br />
Nissanka Arthur<br />
Wellington College: Grant, Alexander Oscar<br />
Maori / Pasifika<br />
John Paul College: Schwartfeger, Luke<br />
Jonathon Hulse<br />
Katikati College: Meder, Ethan Oliver<br />
Southland Girls’ High School:<br />
McKenzie, Chloe Ann<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Engineering Computer<br />
Science Scholarships<br />
Burnside High School: Nesbit, Richard John<br />
Darfield High School: James, Matthew David<br />
Nelson College: Keogh, Robert James<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Forestry Scholarships<br />
Craighead Diocesan School: Callaghan,<br />
Andree Monique<br />
Waimea College: Watson, Liam Tomas<br />
School <strong>of</strong> Law<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Law Bursaries<br />
Ashburton College: Lester, James Edward<br />
Bethlehem College: Goddard, Rebecca Juliet<br />
Burnside High School: Wei, Xiaonan<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Goodwin, Hugh Anthony James<br />
Darfield High School:<br />
Calder-Steele, Nicole Louise<br />
Diocesan School for Girls:<br />
Ladd, Anna Louise Mary<br />
Middleton Grange School:<br />
Summerlee, Alexander James<br />
Scots College: Bingham, Nicholas Benjamin<br />
Waitaki Boys’ High School:<br />
Ingram, Jacob Michael<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> Law Scholarships<br />
Cashmere High School: Vine, Natasha Primavera<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Burgess, Thomas Jeffery<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School:<br />
Moran, Philippa Anne<br />
Hamilton Boys’ High School: Scrimgeour,<br />
Edward Raymond<br />
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School: Blair, Alexandra Nicole<br />
Timaru Boys’ High School: Riley, Elliot Milburn<br />
Villa Maria College: Chapman, Francesca<br />
Margaret Cox<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Science<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Science Scholars in<br />
Science Prize<br />
Hagley Community College:<br />
Bonifacio, James Joseph<br />
Lincoln High School: Eves, Iain Kevin<br />
College <strong>of</strong> Science Scholarships<br />
Biochemistry Award<br />
Craighead Diocesan School: Lodge, Meredith<br />
Elizabeth Sara<br />
Biological Sciences Award<br />
Home Schooled: van Loenen, Ayla Lore<br />
Chemistry Award<br />
Ellesmere College: de Leijer, Cameron Peter<br />
Geography Award<br />
Cashmere High School: Boddy, Nixie Cara Morris<br />
Geological Sciences Award<br />
Nelson College For Girls: Rowe, Abigail<br />
Physics/Astronomy/Electronics Award<br />
Hagley Community College: Ridden-Harper,<br />
Andrew Robert<br />
Psychology Award<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School:<br />
Ellis, Cameron Thomas<br />
UC Emerging Leaders’<br />
Scholarships<br />
All-Round Excellence Awards<br />
Aranui High School: Foster, Samantha<br />
Catholic Cathedral College: Vehikite, Malia<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Willard, Anthony<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School: Moran, Philippa<br />
Christ’s College: Borowczyk, Hamish<br />
Columba College: Napper, Jessica<br />
Diocesan School for Girls: Gray, Rebecca<br />
Diocesan School for Girls: Lala, Ashlee<br />
Hamilton Boys’ High School: Ingram, Benjamin<br />
Hillmorton High School: Singh, Nik<br />
Hornby High School: Heke-Zyskowski, Awhina<br />
Howick College: Jackson, Samuel<br />
Hutt International Boys’ School:<br />
Jellie, Alexander<br />
Kaiapoi High School: Verheul, Cindy<br />
King’s College: Hargreaves, Samuel<br />
King’s College: Lawrence, Nicholas<br />
Kristin School: Dowell, Phimister<br />
Linwood College: Schultz, Clare<br />
Mairehau High School: Hornsby, Ashlyn<br />
Queen’s High School: Gordon, Anne<br />
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School: Blair, Alexandra<br />
Taradale High School: Logan, Thomas<br />
Villa Maria College: Holmes, Sarah<br />
Pasifika Award<br />
Burnside High School: Ritchie, Tiana<br />
Awards Sponsored by Colleges and<br />
Departments<br />
Engineering Award<br />
Christ’s College: Elder, Evan<br />
Arts Award<br />
Christ’s College: O’Brien, Thomas<br />
Law Award<br />
Diocesan School for Girls: Dickie, Megan<br />
Maths & Stats (Māori Award)<br />
Garin College: Bason, Nicholas<br />
Arts Award<br />
John McGlashan College: Talbot, Edward<br />
Initial Teacher Education Award<br />
Paraparaumu College: Cooper, Rebecca<br />
Women in Engineering Award<br />
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School: Carpenter, Rachel<br />
Creative Arts Award<br />
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School:<br />
Gibson-Cornish, Bryony<br />
Women in Engineering Award<br />
St Cuthbert’s College: Crum, Elizabeth<br />
Law Award<br />
St. Cuthbert’s College: Player-Bishop, Lucy<br />
Engineering (Maori Award)<br />
Wellington Girls’ College: Bridge-Comer, Pania<br />
Sports Awards<br />
Auckland Grammar School: Smith, Daniel<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School: Prebble, Jamie<br />
Otumoetai College: Charlton, Samantha<br />
St Andrew’s College: Walker, Tessa<br />
St. Paul’s Collegiate, Hamilton: Sherson, Fraser<br />
Waimea College: Duthie, Christopher<br />
Head Boy / Head Girl Awards<br />
Akaroa Area School: Croll Dowgray, Isabella<br />
Amuri Area School: Duncan, Anna<br />
Burnside High School: Abel, Patrick<br />
Burnside High School: Knight, Gemma<br />
Darfield High School: Prestidge, Briar<br />
Hornby High School: Howley, Anna<br />
John Paul II High School: Tui, Ruby<br />
Kaiapoi High School: Browning, Emily<br />
Kaiapoi High School: Webster, Robert<br />
Linwood College: Donald, Kate<br />
Linwood College: Pierce, Brendon<br />
Marian College: Vink, Maia<br />
Marlborough Boys’ College: Cr<strong>of</strong>t, Mitchell<br />
Middleton Grange School: Bayne, John<br />
Mountainview High School: Lindsay, Zoe<br />
Nayland College: Sinclair, Aimee<br />
Rangiora High School: Bond, Samantha<br />
Rangiora High School: Lewis, Jeffrey<br />
Rangiora New Life School: Dale-Bates, Abbygail<br />
Rangiora New Life School: Orchard, Jason<br />
(Declined)<br />
Roncalli College: Struthers, William<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School: Bain, Timothy<br />
St Andrew’s College: Monti, Thomas<br />
St Bede’s College: Vincent, Samuel<br />
St Margaret’s College: Turnbull, Mariah<br />
St Thomas <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> College:<br />
Maclean, Joshua<br />
Timaru Girls’ High School: Robinson, Megan<br />
Waimea College: Coombs, Nicholas<br />
UC Dux Scholarships<br />
Aranui High School: Boddington, Robert<br />
Avonside Girls’ High School: Livingstone,<br />
Emma Kathrine<br />
Bayfield High School: Tang, Yifei<br />
Burnside High School: Chen, Joshua Wei Sheng<br />
Catholic Cathedral College: Thomas, Tincy<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Burgess, Thomas Jeffery<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School:<br />
Moran, Philippa Anne<br />
Darfield High School: Oakley, Adelaide Anne<br />
Dunstan High School: Lewis, Jared Charles<br />
Gore High School: Parish, Emma Louise<br />
Hagley Community College:<br />
Bonifacio, James Joseph<br />
Hillmorton High School: Loan, Thomas David<br />
Hornby High School: Botica, Hayden Joseph<br />
James Hargest College: Redmond, Daniel Paul<br />
John McGlashan College: Liu, Cheng-Yueh<br />
John Paul II High School: Lucas, Sharlotte Louise<br />
Kaiapoi High School: Webster, Robert Steven<br />
Lincoln High School: Kerr, Lewis John
Dux (cont)<br />
Linwood College: Nielson, Sheridan Kate<br />
Mackenzie College: Hill, Katherine Elizabeth<br />
Menzies College: Schipper, Josh Nathanael<br />
Middleton Grange School: Meek, Andrew James<br />
Motueka High School:<br />
Gessler, Maximilian Namdi<br />
Mount Hutt College: Hamilton, Catriona Yvonne<br />
Mountainview High School: May, Lisa Sheree<br />
Nelson College For Girls: Hill, Amy Maria<br />
Northern Southland College:<br />
Stringer, John William<br />
Opihi College: Cruden, Joseph Alexander<br />
Papanui High School: Gemmell, Fraser Reon<br />
Queen’s High School: Gordon, Anne Mary<br />
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School: Carpenter, Rachel Jane<br />
Rangiora New Life School:<br />
Orchard, Jason Samuel<br />
Reefton Area School: Mathewson, Tessa-Rose<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School: Bain, Timothy<br />
St Margaret’s College: Faulkner, Sarah Claire<br />
St Margaret’s College: Mitchell-Findlater, Sophie<br />
St Thomas <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> College:<br />
Toohey, Joshua<br />
Tokomairiro High School: Smith, David Francis<br />
Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti: Kemper, Joya Ananda<br />
Verdon College: McRae, Stephanie Hannah<br />
Madeline Sillars<br />
Villa Maria College: Lin, Ying Zi<br />
Waimea College: Kirs, Morten<br />
Wakatipu High School: Milliken, Matthew James<br />
Westland High School: Wood, Hannah Mary<br />
Aurora Scholarship in Astronomy<br />
Nelson College for Girls: Hubley, Lancia Marie<br />
Bright Start Scholarships<br />
Avonside Girls’ High School:<br />
Edwards, Laura Nellie<br />
Burnside High School: Huggins, Susan Kay<br />
Cashmere High School: Griesel, Vernon Scharl<br />
Geraldine High School: Abraham, Tara Kiri<br />
Hurunui College: Allan, Nicholas Peter<br />
Mackenzie College: Pullar, Cain Tane<br />
Nelson College: Mikawa, Yohei John<br />
Shirley Boys’ High School:<br />
Mohamed, Mohamud Hassan<br />
Villa Maria College: Tanner, Kimberley Joy<br />
Christchurch Rotary Blackgrove<br />
Scholarship<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School:<br />
Jeune, Alannah Helen<br />
Hagley Community College:<br />
van Arendonk, Lucy Virginia<br />
Riccarton Rotary Youth Trust Scholarship<br />
Christchurch Girls’ High School:<br />
Jeune, Alannah Helen<br />
Riccarton Rotary Youth Trust<br />
Special Awards<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Park, Nathanael Hong<br />
Kaiapoi High School: Kalauta, Jasmine Mary<br />
Admiral Sir Gordon Tait <strong>University</strong><br />
Scholarship<br />
Timaru Boys’ High School: Riley, Elliot Milburn<br />
Tindall Foundation Scholarships<br />
Christchurch Boys’ High School:<br />
Park, Nathanael Hong<br />
Columba College: Napper, Jessica Kate<br />
Nelson College: Paterson, James Meredith<br />
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School: Carpenter, Rachel Jane<br />
UC Alumni Association Scholarships<br />
Christ’s College: Ferguson, Max Kristian<br />
Rangi Ruru Girls’ School: Carpenter, Rachel Jane<br />
Jim Wakefield Scholarship<br />
Timaru Boys’ High School: Riley-Smith, Harry<br />
Emerging Leaders’<br />
Development Programme<br />
Sixty-two <strong>of</strong> New Zealand’s brightest young<br />
students have taken part in the inaugural UC<br />
Emerging Leaders’ Development Programme.<br />
The students — all recipients <strong>of</strong> UC Emerging<br />
Leaders’ Scholarships — spent three days learning<br />
about leadership styles and skills, familiarising<br />
themselves with the campus and testing<br />
their limits.<br />
The <strong>University</strong> introduced the programme as a<br />
way <strong>of</strong> helping prepare tomorrow’s leaders by<br />
giving them the necessary skills and experiences.<br />
The programme began with a presentation <strong>of</strong><br />
scholarship certificates in UC’s Ngaio Marsh<br />
Theatre and addresses to the students by 2009<br />
Emerging Leaders’ Scholarship recipients Anna<br />
Fields and Isaac Manuel.<br />
Twenty-two UC Emerging Leaders’ Scholarships<br />
were presented for all-round excellence with a<br />
further 11 awarded by individual colleges and<br />
departments and one Pasifika Award. This year,<br />
for the first time 25 scholarships were presented<br />
to head boys and head girls from South Island<br />
high schools and a further five were awarded<br />
based on sporting achievement. All scholarships<br />
are worth $5000.<br />
Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr told the scholars<br />
that they were ‘extraordinary, talented young<br />
people who had been selected for their<br />
leadership potential from the pool <strong>of</strong> 4500 firstyear<br />
students’.<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> the programme, the students headed<br />
to Adrenalin Forest where they got their blood<br />
pumping and confidence soaring on the multilevel<br />
aerial obstacle course. Back on campus the<br />
students took part in an Amazing Race before<br />
relaxing at a barbecue dinner at Rochester and<br />
Rutherford Hall. The following day the students<br />
attended lectures on leadership presented by<br />
MBA Director Peter Cammock and Engineering<br />
Management Director Piet Beukman.<br />
The programme continues over the next 11<br />
months with further workshops, seminars<br />
and networking opportunities. In groups <strong>of</strong><br />
six, the students will work with not-for-pr<strong>of</strong>it<br />
organisations within the local community.<br />
UC student named Young<br />
Engineer <strong>of</strong> the Year<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> PhD student Michael<br />
Newcombe has become the first university<br />
student to be named Young Engineer <strong>of</strong><br />
the Year at the New Zealand Engineering<br />
Excellence Awards in recognition <strong>of</strong> his work<br />
on the development <strong>of</strong> an innovative timber<br />
construction technique.<br />
After completing his first degree at the<br />
<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>, Michael did a master’s<br />
in earthquake engineering at the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
Pavia in Italy. He has continued to build on the<br />
research he undertook in Italy and is working<br />
towards a PhD on the design <strong>of</strong> reinforced wood<br />
structures using laminated veneer lumber held<br />
together by high-strength steel. His research<br />
investigates the use <strong>of</strong> timber as a structural<br />
material in multi-storey buildings and focuses<br />
on earthquake performance. He is part <strong>of</strong> a large<br />
UC PhD student Michael Newcombe<br />
research consortium called the Structural Timber<br />
Innovation Company (STIC) which is working to<br />
increase the use <strong>of</strong> wood in the construction<br />
industry. Michael’s research is based on an<br />
innovative UC timber construction technique<br />
enabling buildings to be assembled on site<br />
from prefabricated elements. In order to create<br />
strength, steel tendons are run through the<br />
centre <strong>of</strong> the timber beam and tensioned.<br />
’They act like rubber bands connecting the entire<br />
structure,’ he says. ’STIC has been able to dispel<br />
a number <strong>of</strong> myths or mistruths about using<br />
timber in multi-storey buildings – such as fire<br />
safety, earthquake resistance and durability.<br />
’Recently there has been renewed interest in<br />
multi-storey timber buildings within the<br />
New Zealand government sector that is having a<br />
flow-on effect to the private sector and<br />
international markets.’<br />
Aside from the sustainability elements, the work<br />
by the STIC has the potential to establish a new<br />
industry and add value to the forestry industry.<br />
A major element <strong>of</strong> Michael’s PhD work has been<br />
the construction <strong>of</strong> a two-storey experimental<br />
building within UC’s College <strong>of</strong> Engineering.<br />
The experimental structure has performed<br />
extremely well in earthquake simulations,<br />
remaining undamaged after being subjected to<br />
the equivalent <strong>of</strong> a magnitude seven earthquake.<br />
This has been attributed to the inherent<br />
flexibility <strong>of</strong> timber. The research work is now<br />
moving into the commercialisation stage, with a<br />
three-storey building using the new construction<br />
technology due to be built in Nelson.<br />
The New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards<br />
are the premier awards for New Zealand’s<br />
engineering pr<strong>of</strong>ession. The Young Engineer<br />
award is given to someone who is judged to<br />
have made the most excellent contribution as an<br />
engineer, as a leader and/or through community<br />
involvement. Those eligible for the award this<br />
year had to have completed the final year <strong>of</strong> their<br />
first engineering qualification in 1999 or later, and<br />
have been no older than 33 on 1 January 2009.
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