Massey University Extramural Community » Murray Kirk

Welcome to EXMSS

Murray Kirk — Wed, 16 May 2012 22:35:31 +0000

Tēnā koe! Haere mai!
The Extramural Students’ Society is the independent student union for extramurals.
Providing a voice, services and support for distance students.

Ways of Wellbeing

Murray Kirk — Sun, 13 May 2012 21:00:20 +0000

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 of heavy study loads. This seminar presents the basics of food and mood, with dietary suggestions to get you started and keep you going.

Seminar Times: 12–1pm
CAN BE VIEWED LIVE! http://connect.massey.ac.nz/wow
For information contact David Coomber
D.P.Coomber@massey.ac.nz
Ph 350 5533
Registration (optional)
http://pncounselling.massey.ac.nz (follow link to WOW)
By registering you will receive reminders and updated information

Ways of Wellbeing

Murray Kirk — Sun, 06 May 2012 21:00:41 +0000

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 quality of your decisions, getting the future you want NOW (not in 50 years time), bouncing back from tough stuff and dropping the baggage asap. Don’t rip yourself off by missing out!

Graduation Celebrations

Murray Kirk — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:51:22 +0000

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 an evening celebration that marks graduations for distance students in a very special way.

The EXMSS Graduation Dinner will be on the 17th of May, tickets cost $45 and that provides a complimentary glass of bubbles and a three course meal. But the highlights of the evening are often said to be the guest speaker (this year it is lecturer Richard Shaw) and the graduate’s stories.

After dinner graduates are given the opportunity to say a few words about their journey and this gives people like the Massey support staff, VC and Chancellor a direct insight into what it is like to study by distance at Massey. Such a celebration is a meaningful finish to a student’s journey. Photos’ of the graduates, both individual and as a group with the Chancellor and VC are complimentary and round off the experience, described as the ‘best ever’ Massey event for distance students.

Booking for the EXMSS Graduation Dinner can be made through Therese@exmss.org.nz

EXMSS President Calls for Overhaul of Failing Tertiary Strategy.

Murray Kirk — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:50:17 +0000

: 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 focus on adult students, who are predominantly part time, cost less to educate (they have an 80% lower loan uptake compared to youth), have been shown to be more engaged in their study, and are often studying towards a known work role. Yes they take longer to complete, but they don’t change their minds about their career choice, or disappear overseas on graduation. Many Maori students study as adults, especially at degree level. These students, also a priority of the Strategy, are struggling to get into institutions with their mandatory youth focus, so the Strategy appears to be confounding its own mission, “to allow Maori to study as Maori”.

Minister Joyce, face up to what New Zealand and students both want and need: a balanced Tertiary Strategy that provides equal opportunities no matter age or race, and supports students to succeed.

Media Release – Loan and Allowance Tinkering Will Not Achieve Tertiary Goals

Review It! pick of the posters at DEANZ

Murray Kirk — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:43:42 +0000

Ralph Springett and Dr Peter Coolbear in front of the Review It poster

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 an Ako Aotearoa-funded project completed last November.

Check out the full article here.

Ways of Wellbeing

Murray Kirk — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 21:00:55 +0000

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 and Employment Service help? This seminar begins to offer answers to these questions.

Ways of Wellbeing

Murray Kirk — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:00:02 +0000

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 difficulties, which can be very stressful for both parties. This seminar is presented by Doctoral and Masters supervisors who will discuss some of the common supervisor-supervisee relationship issues, and offer suggestions as to how to enhance this important relationship.

Seminar Times: 12–1pm
CAN BE VIEWED LIVE! http://connect.massey.ac.nz/wow
For information contact David Coomber, D.P.Coomber@massey.ac.nz
Ph 350 5533
Registration (optional)
http://pncounselling.massey.ac.nz (follow link to WOW)
By registering you will receive reminders and updated information

Ways of Wellbeing

Murray Kirk — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:00:20 +0000

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 to your study, social reputation, finances and health.

Ways of Wellbeing

Murray Kirk — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:00:21 +0000

5 April – Weathering Winter Lisa Carruthers, SSLB3

The physical, mental and emotional demands of study can impact negatively on our physical health. This seminar will aim to provide you with some helpful general health advice on staying healthy over the winter flu season: what to do if you are unwell and when to seek medical treatment; what to do if you are unwell during exam time.