Graduation Week: the events and the student's stories

Christine Te Namu (Prersident of Te Waka) accepts koha for support of Maori extramural graduates from Tiri Porter (right) of EXMSS

What a fantastic week. Beyond the Walls exhibition, the EXMSS Graduation Dinner, all those ceremonies and the fantastic graduates. That will be you one day; a graduate. Perhaps you have already done the walk and are going again.

Highlights – Maori Graduation Ceremony, extramural artwork and the students stories at the EXMSS graduation dinner.

A lot goes on when everyone gets together. We have had meetings with both Maori Ropu (Te Waka in Albany and Manawatahi in Palmerston). We are working together to support services that students want (like social events on campus, access to computers and a common line in our representational activity). We have also had a Council meeting where the building work (for a student centre and accommodation block) on Albany campus was approved. There is a lot going on within Massey’s senior leadership team, a shared services initiative and discussion around what words can be used to describe Massey graduates key attributes – more about this next week. 

The graduate stories are a clear highlight for me. At our Dinner we heard from eight graduates and listened to the story of their journey. This is truly a fantastic event and one that we have recorded. So look out for the Grad Dinner short video and make sure you book your ticket for next years event well in advance.

Study Pods in the Albany Library

One final note; the Albany Library extension was officially opened at the beginning of May. It looks like a fantastic facility and we are privileged to have access as extramural students.