Welcome to EXMSS
by Murray Kirk • May 17, 2012
Tēnā koe! Haere mai! The Extramural Students’ Society is the independent student union for extramurals. Providing a voice, services and support for distance students.
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Massey University Extramural Community
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EXMSS StudentCard and Membership Subscriptions
by ralph • May 17, 2012 • 0 Comments
The members of EXMSS have agreed that the changes proposed in our SGM should go ahead. As well as being able to introduce a subscription fee of $15 for membership there will be a re-balancing of the executive roles so that the workload is spread and risks reduced. The $15 subscription for full members...
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Graduation Celebrations
by Murray Kirk • May 2, 2012 • 0 Comments
It was fantastic to see distance students graduating in Auckland. Seeing their nervously ecstatic faces cross the stage encourages me to keep focused on my own study. EXMSS will be supporting the Palmerston North graduations too. I will be one of the lucky ones on stage watching each student get capped, but EXMSS also has...
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EXMSS President Calls for Overhaul of Failing Tertiary Strategy.
by Murray Kirk • May 2, 2012 • 0 Comments
Ralph Springett, EXMSS President With cost, success rate, and jobs for graduates, being the priorities of National’s Tertiary Education Strategy it is difficult to see how making it harder for youth students to survive financially will help. What our Tertiary strategy needs is a re-think about its youth priority. There needs to be more...
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by Murray Kirk • May 14, 2012
24 May – Good Mood Food Karilyn Andrew, Lisa Carruthers & Lynley Hayward, SSLB3 What we eat or don’t eat influences how we feel and impacts on our mental and physical energy levels. Maintaining a reasonably consistent energy level means you are more able to study and concentrate more effectively and handle the stresses...
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by Murray Kirk • May 7, 2012
17 May – Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself Sarah Lacey (YOSS), SSLB3 Self-esteem is all about getting on with you. You’ve got one shot at life, so now’s the time to grab afresh start and make the most of today. I’ll help you get a head start this year, by checking out the...
Read more →Review It! pick of the posters at DEANZ
by Murray Kirk • May 2, 2012 • 0 Comments
At the 2012 Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ) conference in Wellington in April, Ralph Springett (President of the Massey University Extramural Students’ Society) won the best poster award for his Review It! presentation. The poster showcases the key elements of the recently launched Massey University student-led evaluation tool that was developed from...
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by Murray Kirk • April 30, 2012
10 May – Ready, Get Set, Go – to work! John Ross, SSLB3 There is life after Massey! If this, for you, is a move into employment what might you do to make the move as smooth as possible? What’s important in career choice? What do employers want to see? How can the Career...
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by Murray Kirk • April 23, 2012
3 May – Supervise This Professor Hugh Blair Kitt Klitgaard-Coomber, Dr Sarah Leberman, Dr Kevin Stafford, SSLB3 The supervisor-supervisee relationship is pivotal to the successful completion of a Masters degree and Doctorate. This relationship can potentially be one of the most rewarding academic partnerships. Conversely, for some students, this relationship can be fraught with...
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by Murray Kirk • April 16, 2012
26 April – Alternatives To Just “Not” Drinking Ann Flintoft SSLB3 Under stress or in a routine of binge drinking it can be difficult to make a change when all you know is the advice “just stop”. This seminar explores what is risky drinking and how to make changes that will reduce the harm...
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