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Students refashioning wedding dresses for charity
12 June 2018
UCOL students are breathing new life into old wedding dresses to raise money for Hospice Whanganui.
Succeeding against the odds
25 May 2018
Enrolled nurse and UCOL Graduate Dalreen Larkin has huge empathy for the families she works with.
Students support each other
22 May 2018
UCOL Whanganui students enrolled in the New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills Level 2 programme have joined forces to give a hand to those students who might be finding things a bit tough as the colder weather approaches and power bills increase.
Aspiring hospitality students compete
07 May 2018
It’s back and it promises to have the tension and excitement of an episode of Master Chef.
1990 new graduands to make a difference around the world
19 March 2018
Over 1990 students are eligible to graduate with Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and Postgraduate qualifications in five upcoming Graduation ceremonies across UCOL’s locations.
2018 UCOL Council Honours recipients announced
16 March 2018
Nine individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to UCOL or the communities that UCOL is a part of will receive UCOL Council Honours awards at Graduation ceremonies in Palmerston North, Wairarapa and Whanganui this month.
Ten years on the Quay - 'Matapihi ki te Ao'
23 February 2018
Ten years ago in 2008, the doors to the new UCOL Whanganui Campus opened.
Award for artist leads to Denmark
06 December 2017
Andrea du Chatenier, a Fine Arts Lecturer on the Bachelor of Design & Arts at UCOL and a successful artist who has been exhibiting here and abroad for more than a decade, has been recognised in the recent Portage Awards.
Providing unique experiences for English Language students
10 November 2017
A group of English Language students are enjoying some unique experiences and taking their learning beyond the classroom.
UCOL Holds Its Own In International Student Global Survey
31 October 2017
In a world where employability continues to be an important commodity amongst both student populations and graduates, UCOL was pleased to have this reflected in the recent 2017 International Student Barometer.
Thirteen years loyal
28 September 2017
Shirley Bierman has probably had hundreds of stylists trim and set her hair in recent years, yet she's been loyal to the one salon. Katherine Huynh caught up with her.
Hair raising competition at UCOL
19 September 2017
Amidst a fog of hairspray and the flick of 39 combs, Wairarapa and Whanganui UCOL Hairdressing students will vie for honours in the annual History of Hair competition to be held at the Masterton campus on Wednesday.