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MASSEY MANAWATU
Gumboot Shield and Ladder Board Events Passed Orientation Events, Relay for Life and Crazy Sports Day Upcoming EventsSex and the City, Dodgeball Tournament Meet our Staff Student Counselling About us Sport and Recreation Centre Relaunch Medical Centre Flu Vaccinations Campus LivingImportant Notices ChaplaincyWelcome CTL Peer Mentoring Groups CareersCareer Tips
Belinda Martin
Katherine ODonnell
Hi everyone! My name is Belinda and I'm from Christchurch. I'm in my third year of study, undertaking a Bachelor of Business (BBS VPM). This is my second year as a CDC and I really enjoy it. In my spare time (yeah right!) I enjoy spending time with my friends, watching movies and dreaming of life after university. Hope to see you all at the events throughout the year!
GUMBOOT SHIELD
In previous years, the gumboot competition was run as a Shield Challenge similar to (but slightly more prestigious than) the Ranfurly Shield. Halls would then challenge the Hall (that currently held the shield) to a competition with the winner taking possession of the gumboot. The golden gumboot has retired and a new Gumboot Shield has been commissioned and will be run as an inter-hall competition throughout the year. All the points earned at main events run by Accommodation Services, Student Life Events, Social Sport Leagues and percentage of behaviour incidents and damages calculated each Semester all count towards the Gumboot competition. Points are awarded for attendance and for placings. At the end of the year, the hall with the most points will be taken out for a meal in town. The hall will be given the opportunity of showing off their Champion status amongst the other halls around campus. The Gumboot Shield is a new chapter in the Halls of Residences history, creating friendly rivalry and adding more meaning and identity to each Hall individually and within the whole community. Tararua/Ruahine took it out in 2012, Egmont in 2013. Who will it be in 2014? Bring it on!!!
COMING SOON
COMING SOON
Rotary Court
Rotary Court
Because 100% of them live amongst you and they look after your welfare.
All of you would now have met your Residential Advisors (RAs) for your particular halls. We at Accommodation Services have a large team comprising of 25 RAs. Each of the RAs are allocated across our 14 different halls and 2 groups of flats. Get to know your RAs, they are here to support you in your stay in the Halls of Residence. Please remember, the RAs are also full time students - so they have to go to class too and study! We also have 2 Community Development Coordinators (CDCs) who are also full time students. Please feel free to pop in to Level 2 of the Student Centre if you have any queries about life in the halls. Brooke our Administrator will either answer your query directly or put you in the direction of someone who can help you.
Management Team
Koli Sewabu Rebecca Price Gerald Lologa Assistant Community Manager Assistant Community Manager Assistant Community Manager
International Night was a massive success. Our amazing RA performances showcased talents and cultures from across the globe including India, China, Malaysia, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea and our very own Maori culture. It was awesome to see their vibrant traditional attire and also having residents dress up for the occasion. A few spontaneous performances from residents also contributed to the excitement. While many feasted on meringues and watermelon others drizzled all sorts of toppings on their icecream. Not one hundred and thousand was left behind and the chocolate sauce was demolished. Allowing residents the ability to make their own banana splits and devour homemade ambrosia and pavlova meant that everyone was thoroughly satisfied. After dessert The Centre put on a quiz and everyone got involved in. With chocolate up for grabs, it got competitive instantly and hands flew up with every question. It was a fantastic night! Thank you to the Centre, to the MC, Bex T and to our RAs for helping run the event and lastly to the residents who came along and enjoyed it! #welovedit #hopeyoudidtoo #meannight #youguysareawesome
MASSEY CAREERS
The Accounting, Finance & Business Consultancy Expo is more than just accounting organisations looking for accounting students. They are also looking for engineers, IT, Human Resources, AgriCommerce plus more so make sure you come along and talk to them on the 17th March. As a first year student you need to find out early what these organisations are looking for as you will need to be applying for summer internships for November 2015 in March 2015!!
The Manawatu Rugby Union are promoting 2 competitions (Under 85kg and 10 aside Rugby Max) which are being run on the Rugby Fields by the Rec Centre. For more information including registering a team or being part of a team please go to the links below. Later in the year there will be a specific tournament for the Halls http://www.manawaturugby.co.nz/article/3131.html http://www.manawaturugby.co.nz/article/3156.html https://www.facebook.com/manawatuturbosapp_206429986046631
CAMPUS LIVING
CLV PORTAL: https://portal.clv.co.nz/StarRezPortal/ You should have received an email from Campus Living in regard to the CLV portal with your log in details. (if you have not received an email about the CLV portal please come into our office urgently to confirm your email and mobile number so we can update your details or alternatively you can email your details to campusliving@massey.ac.nz ) WELCOME TO ALL RESIDENTS FOR 2014 Campus Living would like to welcome you into the halls for 2014. We are here to assist with all your on campus accommodation queries such as accommodation contracts, fees and room/hall maintenance. Our office hours are Monday Friday 8.30am 7.00pm and we are open on weekends from 11.00am 3.00pm. We look forward to assisting you with your stay here on campus. ACCOMMODATION ACCOUNTS Payment of your accommodation fees are already due. If you have opted to pay for the Full Year or Full Semester, please ensure that you have already done so. If you are on a full year contract and paying your accommodation fees using payment option 3: Paying an upfront payment due 1st of February 2014 and 33 weekly direct debits of $160.00 catered/ $120.00 self-catered per week, we would like to remind you that your first direct debit will be taken from your nominated bank account on Wednesday the 12th of March. Please note if you are using this payment option and your agreement is for semester one only, your weekly direct debit starts on the 5th of March 2014. Please ensure that if you have any problems or queries in regard to your payment of accommodation, you come and speak to one of our front office staff. Things that you have access to in the portal are: Maintenance Reporting Accommodation Account ROOM INVENTORY CHECK A room inventory check list should have been given to you with your room keys on check in. It must be completed and brought into our office urgently. It is extremely important that you check the inventory items in your room. If you do not sign off on them and any damage is found during room inspections, you will be liable to pay for all damages found. PHOTOS FOR OUR STUDENT FILES If you have not supplied a head and shoulders photo to us, please email a copy through to campusliving@massey.ac.nz These photos are compulsory, and required for our student records. PARCELS If you have a parcel delivery we will send you an email to let you know that we have received a parcel for you at our office, and that you will need to come to our office with photo I.D. to collect this. Also we have had some parcels arrive with no name on them. Please ensure that your name and hall are included on your parcels to ensure that they are not given to the wrong person.
CHAPLAINCY
Greetings! Hopefully by now youre no longer getting lost around campus, have settled in to enjoy the delights of Palmy, and not having your quality of life spoiled too much by the cruel imposition of such things as assignments or, even worse, course tests (pre-vets excluded!) Hopefully, too, by now you will have found your way into the Centre, either to work or chill out during the day, or to a Wednesday evening Pancake Night. By the time you read this we will be well into March and that part of the Christian year traditionally known as Lent. Lent is the 40 day season of preparation for Easter during which many Christians often supplement their reflection on the life, death and raising from the dead of Christ with some form of abstinence to help them focus their thoughts. Whilst we may not hold Christian convictions ourself, it is important we know the Easter story. We do get a holiday out of it after all. Plus, if it is true then it is a historical event of extraordinary significance. Christians believe that the living God behind all life embodied himself in Jesus. In his crucifixion on the cross he was, in some way beyond our complete understanding, absorbing in his body all the evil in the world, and us, breaking its power, and heralding a new age on earth with the potential of a new, better, way of living. His authority to do this, and the success of his mission, Christians believe, was authenticated by his widely witnessed physical resurrection from the dead three days later. Big claims indeed. But that is the story at the heart of Easter and the Christian faith. Eggs, bunnies and holidays are all secondary. Whatever, enjoy the rest of the term. We look forward to seeing you at a Wednesday Pancake Night 7pm or any other time. Colin Day (On behalf of the Chaplains)
Massey University is hosting a series of youth events called the Smokefree Summits. The first of their kind in the world, the summits are by-youth for-youth events featuring live entertainment, international youth Smokefree advocates, prizes, food, local sports stars and you! Come along and help us pioneer the way to a Smokefree New Zealand by 2025 with giveaways from sponsors including RJs Liquorice, Shoe Clinic and CrossFit MANA. Join the event on FB at https://www.facebook.com/events/235753783258921/ to get updates, or go to the events tab on our website http://www.smokefree-itsmylife.org.nz/, or follow us on Twitter, https://twitter.com/TeamMyLife.
STUDENT COUNSELLING
Student Counselling Service Some things in life are still free even at university. For many students, not just those who have recently moved to New Zealand, counselling is not necessarily something you may have encountered before and many people still feel that they are staunch and dont need to approach a counsellor perhaps through embarrassment or through misunderstanding, talking to a counsellor can be somewhat scary for people. What is counselling? In the Student Counselling Service our stated objective is to assist students to minimise the impact of emotional or psychological difficulties on academic achievement. In other words while you are trying to study life happens and gets in the way that is normal. Most of the time we will manage them on our own or with the help of family and friend, and by so doing we are better at coping the next time! But sometimes reaching out to other people can be important as well. Counselling also offers an opportunity to talk to someone who will listen without criticism! Some people come to counselling because they need a friendly ear, or a different perspective on a situation or to develop some additional strategies. It offers more than talking to a friend - the time is all yours to talk about what is important to you - and you will not have to face the person the next day in class! People use counselling for a variety of issues, and not just because there is something wrong with them. It offers a safe space to put into words the thoughts and feelings that are inside you - and in doing this gain some understanding and control over them. Knowing when and how to reach out to other people and to accept help is a really important skill in life! Within very few limits, which will be discussed with you, everything which happens in the session remains completely confidential so there is no fear of your family, your friends, the Halls staff, or anyone else even finding out that you are making use of the Service. How do I arrange it? The Student Counselling Service is on Level 1 of the Registry and shares a reception space with the Massey Medical Centre. To make an appointment you should go to the website (http:// pncounselling.massey.ac.nz) and follow the links to the initial questionnaire. We find it is really useful for both counsellor and client if this questionnaire is filled in comprehensively. Alternatively you can email s.counselling@massey.ac.nz or call extn 5533 (again the same as medical) and we can arrange for you to be seen promptly. In addition we host a self-help website http://crow.massey.ac.nz with heaps of useful information. We also run two increasingly popular workshops Mindfulness for Academic Success and Stress Less. Dont let things interfere with achieving your goals while you are at Massey. Come and talk about the stuff life throws at you before it grows and becomes less manageable!
Thank you to everybody who took part in the Relay for Life event last Weekend. Your donations, sacrifice, commitment and tireless effort in making this event successful is greatly appreciated. It was fantastic to see such a great turnout to support such a worthy cause. Thank you for all your collections also. We will announce the prize winners in our next newsletter edition.