What’s the Plan Now We Have VSM?

Now that voluntary membership of student associations is in for 2012, what happens? There have been many meetings between the  Massey students associations and the University. As early as March students associations looked to define a good systems for representation within the University. The idea,  having a method of keeping students in touch with each other [...]

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 [...]

Financial Support for Quake Hardship

EXMSS is proud to announce the creation of a  $10,000 student support fund specifically for those Massey students who have been affected by the Christchurch earthquake. This is a shared initiative with both the Extramural Society and Massey University pledging up to $5,000 to help these students get back on track. Awards will be made [...]

TEC Performance Information is a crock

Why don't they get it?

Massey University extramural students are infuriated by the Government’s continuing attack on part time studies.

Performance information published by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is misleading and favours institutions that focus on full time internal students. Massey, with its large part time extramural cohort, is being penalised for providing [...]

Normalisation of Debt

The reality is that a young student will enter working life with a $30,000 debt, and if you ask them they will say “It’s pretty normal.” [...]