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19 August 2010 - One bad apple shouldn't spoil all student assn
19 Aug 2010
The situation at Whitireia is an exception to the rule. No business, charity, or home is immune from fraud and crime. Take the recent examples of Roger McClay with charities, or Mark Bryers with Blue Chip. While it is blatantly clear that WISA has failed its members, it would be wrong to imply one example as representative of all students’ associations. Calling for voluntary membership for all student associations based on one example would be like calling for Parliament to be abolished because of the deeds of [former MP] McClay. Just because there’s one or two bad apples doesn’t mean you throw out the whole barrel. ...READ MORE
05 August 2010 - Students commend teaching award winners
05 Aug 2010
Student leaders are sending their congratulations to the winners of the 2010 Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards.
The 11 winners were announced last night at a parliamentary ceremony hosted by Hon Steven Joyce, the Minister for Tertiary Education. The winners come from universities and institutes of technology and polytechnics all across the country.
“Great teaching is vital to the student experience and the quality of education a student receives. It is wonderful to see teaching excellence continue to be recognised at a national level,” says NZUSA co-President Pene Delaney. ...READ MORE
04 August 2010 - Underfunding? Not our Future!
05 Aug 2010
Government underfunding continues to make it harder for Kiwis to get ahead.
Last night’s TV1’s Closeup programme featured several students who were affected by underfunding in the tertiary sector, including a student who was denied entry, a teaching student who is now forced to take her courses online halfway through her degree, and high schools students now uncertain about their future.
“The buck stops with the Government on this. The Government appears happy to stand by as underfunding makes it harder for Kiwis to get ahead,” says NZUSA Co-President David Do. ...READ MORE
28 July 2010 - Polytech funding cuts may not heal
28 Jul 2010
Students are concerned at the future of courses at their Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) as Government funding cuts continue to bite.
Millions of dollars have been stripped out of the polytechnic sector over the past few years. While the Budget a small boost in funded places, other cuts mean that the sector will receive about $20 million per year less from 2011, and some institutions will be worse hit than others. ...READ MORE
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