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MasseyAuckland • Palmerston North • Wellington • Extramural News26 Haratua, May 2008 Issue 7 Rare kakariki take fl ight in new home Page 3 Future leader’s march with recent graduates during the procession following the ceremony to honour Mäori graduates. Graduation Palmerston North Writers’ Read in the capital Celebrating the collaboration with Singapore Polytechnic are, from left: Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Warrington, Principal of Singapore Polytechnic Page 6 Tan Hang Cheong, New Zealand High Commissioner to Singapore Martin Harvey, Senior Minister of State Lui and Dr Thomas Chai. On the table is a drink developed by Singapore Polytechnic and some Zespri gold and green kiwifruit. Singapore campus a coup for Massey A unique collaboration between Massey University and Education, Rear-Admiral Lui Tuck Yew, speaking at the Singapore Polytechnic will see the University’s fi rst offshore launch, said the collaboration was a strategic and timely campus developed. The venture, launched in Singapore last move given the value of the food and beverage industry in week, allows top polytechnic students to complete the fi nal Singapore reaching $SG17.6 billion ($NZ16.6 billion). two years of a Bachelor in Food Technology through Massey “Massey University’s Food Technology Institute is papers offered in Singapore. ranked among the top fi ve in the world,” Mr Yew said. “The To have the University’s food technology honours degree ministry has done a lot of groundwork and comparative selected from would-be providers all around the world is a studies before granting this degree tie-up and I am Graduation Wellington signifi cant achievement, Head of the Institute of Food Nutrition confi dent the programme will be of very high quality and and Palmerston North and Human Health Professor Richard Archer says. international standard.” Above left: Bachelor of Education (Adult Education) graduate Ioana Pages 8-13 Acting Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Warrington, in The tie-up is part of the Singaporean Government- Hunt-Masiasomua celebrates in The Square with her mother Pepe, son Singapore for the launch of the collaboration, says Massey backed Polytechnic-Foreign Specialised Institution Patrick, daughter Meilani, and her husband Tama. University was justifi ably proud of its food technology degree. collaboration framework. Its aim is to allow Singaporean “It is but three modules short of an accredited engineering students to undertake ‘gold-standard’ degree programmes Above: Graduates from the College of Science gather in The Square to degree, yet it is a full science degree and it has very signifi cant of study without leaving Singapore. celebrate with friends wielding balloons and fresh degrees scrolls. business content,” Professor Warrington says. Professor Richard Archer says tuition will be provided “Unlike the more common food chemistry-dominated by Massey staff visiting the Singapore campus and by Left: Although Kepa Mewett was born in Queensland and raised in degrees, we really equip graduates to build an industry – to teleconference. Australia, he was drawn to New Zealand by his Mäori heritage. He wear white coats one day, overalls the next and business suits Funding from the Singapore Government means the fl ew in from Sydney with his parents Heather and Malcolm Mewett, on the third.” University is able to recruit additional staff to support the to graduate in Palmerston North with a double major in fi nance and Professor Warrington also notes that the venture has programme. The fi rst 30 students will start in August, with international business. Fog-bound vet makes potential to engender applied research and development in the possibility of increases to 40 students in each of the road-trip to graduate the food technology area and in other academic areas, where next two years. All students will be top achievers who Page 10 several other long-standing relationships exist. complete the Polytechnic’s three-year diploma in food. Singaporean Senior Minister of State and Minister of http://news.massey.ac.nz © Massey University 2008 http://news.massey.ac.nz Food-methane relationship study gets backing Notices PhD student Kirsty Hammond is the winner of Evening 26 May 2008 - issue 7 a $10,000 Pukehou Pouto scholarship, one of Scholarships and Mr Steve Lamont, Ministry of Education two awarded this year. Publisher: Massey University Communications and Massey University College of Education in Awards The scholarship was established from a Marketing association with the Ministry of Education http://awards.massey.ac.nz Printed: Massey University Printery bequest from the estate of Edith Fraser, is will host an MoE Study Awards evening Next issue: 16 June 2008 managed on behalf of the estate by the Public in Wellington. Mr Steve Lamont from the A Snap-Shot of Scholarships Closing May Trust and awarded by the New Zealand Vice- Notices: All notices should be sent to editor@massey. 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Hammond (Te Whanau Apanui), completed AK – Thursday 29 May to Wednesday 23rd Chance Education and Training Awards – 31 email: [email protected] her BSc, majoring in animal science and April May 2008 physiology, and graduated last week with Copyright: Articles and photos are copyright. We 7.00pm – 12.00am fi rst-class honours last year. Sonja Davies Peace Award – 31 May 2008 welcome reprinting if permission is sought. Contact Professorial Lecture - Michael Townsend Communications and Marketing. Based at the Palmerston North campus, she Prof. Michael Townsend hopes to travel overseas and work in the animal Kirsty Hammond. Professor Michael Townsend is Head of the Tongariro Natural History Society Memorial Contact: production science fi eld once she completes Sciences and AgResearch, as she did for her She was delighted with the scholarship. College of Education at Massey University, Award – 31 May 2008 her PhD, then bring that experience home to Director of Communications (Acting): BSc, examining how the methane yield from “Words can’t describe how useful something Auckland. the New Zealand agriculture industry. sheep and cattle varies according to pasture like this is for a student. It means I can James Gardiner “Research in Education: Science or common Wanganui Federation of University Women email: [email protected] She says will be working closely with the composition and what might be changed to concentrate on my studies and focus on my sense?” Trust Wynne Costley Study Award – 31 May Tel 06-350-5255 or 021-275-3394 Institute of Veterinary Animal and Biomedical Other scholarships, Pages 5 and reduce the yield. goals.” Research fi ndings in education are often 2008 Communications Manager (Acting): regarded as commonsense, obvious truisms Exchange Students Travel Grant –1 June 2008 Lindsey Birnie University to share distance education expertise without need of research, in contrast to email: [email protected] research fi ndings in physical science Tel 06-350-5185 or 027-534-5622 University staff will share their knowledge on “The conference is an opportunity to which are generally seen as trustworthy Jaycee Trust Travelling Fellowship – 3 June Communications Advisers: best-practice distance learning as co-hosts of network and share ideas on online learning and important. This lecture challenges this 2008 the Distance Education Association of New and distance learning,” she says. common perception in the context of several Helen Vause (College of Business) Zealand (DEANZ) conference, to be held in Keynote speakers include Seattle-based areas of educational research relating to Jeff Nash Memorial Scholarship –15 June email: [email protected] Wellington in August. Nancy White, an expert in online facilitation. memory, motivation and social development, 2008 Tel 09-414-0821 or 027-540-0701 Distance Education Director, Associate Assistant Professor Michael Barbour of with illustrations from personal research and Professor Mark Brown says the conference is Jennifer Little (Auckland campus) Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, the work of others. Postgraduate email: [email protected] an opportunity for staff to meet other distance will focus on the effectiveness of distance Staff, students and members of the public Tel 09-414-0821 ext 9331 or educators and share work, including Massey’s learning using web-based formats. are welcome to this lecture, which is free of Landcorp Farming “First Step” Bursary – 30 027-453-4562 focus on research-led teaching. “It gives people the opportunity to see charge.