A Brilliant Graduation Dinner

 

Chancellor, Russ Ballard – very nearly the last word

The graduates turned up armed with amazing stories and lively groups of family and friends. The room was full of celebratory balloons and fancy table decorations so we took to the celebrations with gusto. The guest speaker, Dr Richard Shaw, described his Dirty Harry [...]

Palmerston North Graduation Celebrations

We have just completed a fantastic week of celebration of our graduates. For those of us studying this is something to be excited about. Your time will come. You will be capped and have the chance to celebrate with a march though the town and at a delightful dinner with your peers and those who [...]

The EXMSS Debate

The Negative team. Jacqeline Rowarth, Amber Malloy and Kent Gearry

On a quiet Monday evening the School of English auditorium rang with raised voices and laughter. Mixed teams of students and lecturers dramatically argued the moot That Distance Education Does Not Go Far Enough.

The Affirmative team, saying that we need to go further [...]

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 [...]

Making the Connections

It’s all about getting everything in its place: your study material, the library, your lecturer, student support… It all needs to be easily accessible. Not only are you expected to soak up the study material but your organisational and time management skills are about to be tested. Welcome to extramural study.

Where do I find [...]

EXMSS Events – Why?

Champagne, hors d’oeuvres, visual art and poetry opened the evening, later, at dinner, the graduates shared their stories. [...]