programme - University of Canterbury

Update.
Careers Advisors
Update Days 2013
University of Canterbury
Thursday 30 and Friday 31 May 2013
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Vice-Chancellor’s welcome
I am delighted to welcome you to
the University of Canterbury.
It is a pleasure to have this opportunity to show
you what makes the UC experience unique for our
students and what sets us apart from other
New Zealand universities.
Ranked in the top three per cent of the world’s
universities, UC offers a stimulating range of
courses, a vibrant campus environment and a
great lifestyle where our students are encouraged
to see more, feel more and do more.
This means they get the very best of active
learning experiences while studying. Science
students undertake field work and experiments
in some of the South Island’s most scenic
settings and recent events in Christchurch have
made the city a “real life lab” for students across
a range of disciplines.
Business and arts internships offer “real world”
practice with industry professionals, law studies
are brought alive through debates and mooting
and teaching placements around the country
give our education students a chance to put their
learning to work in the classroom.
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Located in a beautiful campus, UC has been
producing leaders for 140 years, building up an
impressive international reputation for its high
quality degrees, teaching staff and research.
Our on-campus accommodation provides
students with a range of options so they can
live in a fun and supportive environment while
they get used to university life. We also provide a
wide range of support services from the moment
students arrive on campus right through their
studies to their graduation.
We are committed to the future employability of
all our students and to helping them find careers
they are passionate about once we have equipped
them with the knowledge, skills and experience
they need.
UC is a culturally diverse community where all
students enjoy a truly global experience
through exposure to a variety of cultures and
value systems. With access to all of the above,
as well as a creative and energetic social calendar,
fitness campaigns, volunteer programmes and
opportunities for community involvement, the
world literally expands before their eyes through
experiences they will never forget.
Because you, as a careers advisor, play such a
vital role in relaying all that UC has to offer
toprospective students, we have arranged a
full programme over the next two days so you
canexperience our facilities and services
first-hand, and meet some of our academic staff
and students.
Once again, welcome to UC and thank you for
your interest and support.
Dr Rod Carr
Vice-Chancellor

University of Canterbury
Liaison Team
Denise Hall
Manager, Liaison & Careers
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 6175
denise.hall@canterbury.ac.nz
Jarrod Robertson
Liaison Officer
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 3073
Mobile: 027 5999 453
jarrod.robertson@canterbury.ac.nz
Sia Evalu
Pacific Liaison Officer
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 7594
sia.evalu@canterbury.ac.nz
Bernadette Sharland
Regional Advisor Nelson
Phone: +64 3 545 6283
Mobile: +64 27 284 2968
bernadette.sharland@
canterbury.ac.nz
Penny Milner
Liaison Advisor
Phone: +64 3 364 2129
penny.milner@canterbury.ac.nz
Emma Feathery
Liaison Officer
Phone: + 64 3 364 2987 ext 4160
emma.feathery@canterbury.ac.nz
Ariana Johansson
Liaison Officer
Phone: + 64 3 364 2987 ext 8847
ariana.johansson@
canterbury.ac.nz
Andrea Schoorl
Accommodation/
Liaison Advisor
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 4001
accommodation@canterbury.ac.nz
Brigitte Schuhmacher
Accommodation/
Liaison Advisor
Phone: +64 3 364 2959
accommodation@canterbury.ac.nz
Ryan Thomas
Liaison Officer
Phone: +64 3 364 2987 ext 6993
ryan.thomas@canterbury.ac.nz
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Programme
Thursday 30 May 2013
Time Activity Venue
8.45am
9.30am
10.30am
11am
12.30pm
1.30pm
2.15pm
Registrations open, collect delegate packs
Opening of conference
Keynote speaker: Dr Jim Dragna, Student Success Manager
Morning tea
Breakout sessions – Student experience in the College of Arts
School of Business and Economics
College of Education
College of Engineering *
School of Law
College of Science *
Lunch
Emerging Leaders Development Programme
Breakout sessions B1-B6 repeat (as above)
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Departing from
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Departing from
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
4–5pm Networking hour, with finger food and drinks available The Shilling Club
6.30pm
Dinner
*Please note: closed toe/heel footwear must be worn in the laboratories
Undercroft
James Hight Building
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Friday 31 May 2013
Time Activity Venue
8.30am Pick up from accommodation venue Ashley Hotel, Riccarton
9am Welcome to day 2
9.15am
10am
10.30am
11.30am
12.15pm
1pm
1.15pm
1.45pm
2.30pm
3pm
Keynote speaker: Dr Billy O’Steen, Senior Lecturer,
College of Education
Morning tea
Breakout sessions – Tours of the halls of residence
College House
Rochester and Rutherford Hall
University Hall
Bishop Julius Hall
Ilam Apartments
Sonoda Christchurch Campus
Breakout sessions repeat (as above)
Lunch
Science at UC: Associate Professor Catherine Moran
Breakout session: Human Interface Technology Lab and
Geology session
Breakout session repeats (as above)
Associate Professor Chris Gallavin, Dean and Head of the
School of Law
Final remarks and close
*Please note: closed toe/heel footwear must be worn in the laboratories
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Departing from
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Departing from
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
Undercroft 101
James Hight Building
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Speakers
Dr Jim Dragna
Student Success Manager
Through an engaging blending
of cross cultural story-telling
and cognitive psychology
formulations, Dr Dragna will
talk about the successful
transition of students from
secondary school to tertiary
education. His topic is: What
Were You Thinking? A Guide to
Understanding the Adolescent
and Young Adult Mind.
Dr Dragna is from the United
States where he was involved
in tertiary education as an
administrator, consultant,
lecturer and mental health
provider for more than
twenty-five years. A licensed
psychologist, he specialises
in the treatment and
development of adolescents
and young adults. He has an
undergraduate degree from
the University of Notre Dame
with master’s and doctorate
degrees from the University of
Colorado, Boulder, in the field of
counseling psychology.
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Brad Harasymchuk
Emerging Leaders’
Development Programme
Coordinator
The Emerging Leaders
Development Programme
(ELDP) is a year-long student-led
leadership programme offered
to Emerging Leaders, Dr. Ngau
Boon Keat and Dux scholarship
recipients at UC.
The leadership programme
consists of five parts including:
a residential retreat, group
service learning projects,
leadership forums, student
team dinners, as well as a
yearend celebration.
Brad Harasymchuk is currently
a PhD student in the College
of Education as well as the
coordinator of the Emerging
Leaders Development
Programme.
Dr Billy O’Steen
Senior Lecturer
College of Education
Dr O’Steen will discuss the
emerging UC Graduate
Profile and how this links to
employability skills. Within this
wider framework he will talk
about students’ experiential
learning through the
Christchurch 101 programme,
the benefits and how this sets
UC students apart.
Dr O’Steen holds a PhD from
the University of Virginia and,
prior to working at UC he
was involved in a number of
projects including teaching
English at a secondary school in
Tennessee and two community
colleges in California, and
facilitating multi-cultural
education programs in Brazil
and Tennessee.
At UC Dr O’Steen’s teaching and
research focuses on curriculum
design, higher education, and
professional development
with a particular emphasis on
experiential education and
service learning.

Programme information
School of Business
and Economics
Join the Dean of Commerce, Dr Ross James,
for an update on the latest developments and
some exciting new degree offerings for 2014.
Associate Dean of Commerce, Neil Crombie, will
provide an update on the changes for students
wishing to pursue a career in accounting.
Economics lecturer Steve Agnew will talk
about his research paper “Transitioning from
Year 13 to first year: the behaviour of first year
economics students”, due to be presented at the
Australasian Teaching Economics Conference in
July. Student advisors will be on hand to discuss
other majors and programmes.
College of Arts
Dr Bronwyn Hayward and Associate Professor
Michael Grimshaw will discuss what it is to be an
arts student at UC. What are they about? What
can they expect when they choose to study arts
at UC? What do we do to give them the best
study experience we can? Following this there will
be an opportunity to view an exhibition at the
Campus Gallery. The exhibition is a collaboration
between art history and fine arts students and
will feature a talk followed by a short tour of the
School of Fine Arts’ studios.
College of Engineering
Join the Dean of Engineering, Professor Conan
Fee, for an update on engineering and forestry
science degrees for 2014. Then take some time
to view a range of final year projects and work
undertaken by students across the engineering
disciplines, computer science and mathematics
and statistics. There will be an opportunity to
talk to students about their work, discuss the
background to their projects and discover more
about their time at UC.
School of Law
Associate Professor Chris Gallavin, Dean of
Law, will talk about the development of the
School of Law in the post-quake Canterbury
environment in which students will play a
pivotal role in supporting the community, the
profession of law and the wider commercial and
cultural community. With great need comes the
opportunity for law students to show leadership,
help the community which will provide a strong
point of difference in the commercial world
come graduation. His talk will emphasise the
opportunities for law students and graduates
at UC.
College of Science
Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Science), Professor Wendy
Lawson, will give an overview of the range of
degrees and majors available and what makes
UC science different. Academic staff will outline
the opportunities available to students majoring
in biological sciences and biochemistry, including
the endorsements of ecology, environmental
science, biotechnology and biosecurity.
Specialists from communication disorders will
provide a session covering speech and language
pathology and audiology. We will finish with
information on research areas in psychology,
including applied and clinical psychology.
College of Education
The Bachelor of Sport Coaching is undergoing
considerable change and in 2014 students will
be able to select a specialisation (performance
analysis, for example) or study the programme
by distance, if desired. The new Bachelor of
Health Sciences degree was launched in 2013
and interest is growing rapidly. Come and hear
how this new degree is preparing students
for employment in the rapidly growing health
sciences sector.
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Campus Map
Undercroft 101 located in James Hight Building
Recommended parking is Clyde Road car park or Science car park
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Science Road
Car Park
Undercroft
101
James Hight
Building
Clyde Road
Car Park
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Halls of Residence
Bishop Julius Hall
90 Waimairi Road
Christchurch 8041
Phone: +64 3 364 2747
Fax: +64 3 364 2724
admin@bishopjulius.org.nz
www.bishopjulius.ac.nz
College House
100 Waimairi Road
Christchurch 8041
Phone: +64 3 364 2001
Fax: +64 3 364 2101
office@collegehouse.org.nz
www.collegehouse.org.nz
Ilam Apartments
UC Accommodation Student Village
9 Maidstone Road
Private Bag 4760
Christchurch 8140
Phone: +64 3 364 3444
Fax: +64 3 364 2924
enquiries@ucastudentvillage.co.nz
www.ucastudentvillage.co.nz
Sonoda Christchurch Campus
UC Accommodation Student Village
9 Maidstone Road
Private Bag 4760
Christchurch 8140
Phone +64 3 364 3444
Fax: +64 3 364 2924
enquiries@ucastudentvillage.co.nz
www.ucastudentvillage.co.nz
University Hall
UC Accommodation Student Village
9 Maidstone Road
Private Bag 4760
Christchurch 8140
Phone +64 3 364 3444
Fax: +64 3 364 2924
enquiries@ucastudentvillage.co.nz
www.ucastudentvillage.co.nz
Rochester & Rutherford Hall
77 Ilam Road
Christchurch 8041
Phone: +64 3 364 2837
Fax +64 3 364 2953
principal@rochester-rutherford.org.nz
www.rochester-rutherford.org.nz
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University of Canterbury
Christchurch Liaison Team
Student Services Centre
Engineering Road
p: 0800 103 109
e: liaison@canterbury.ac.nz
Nelson Regional Campus
319 Hardy Street
p: (03) 545 6283
e: nelson@canterbury.ac.nz
www. canterbury.ac.nz