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Our talented artists

The College was placed joint first in the recent Inter-college Visual Arts Competition held on Sunday, 14 April 2019.

Expert Breakfast Report for 10 April 2019: Assoc Prof Christine Jasoni, Dept of Anatomy

Associate Professor Christine Jasoni is an accomplished researcher, teacher and enthusiastic science communicator, and we were treated to an excellent demonstration of those qualities, along with her engaging sense of humour.

Music music music

The Inter-college Musical Jam 2019 took place in front of a large and enthusiastic audience in the University's Marama Hall on Sunday, 7 April at 7.30 pm with five St Margaret's Members performing four items.

Harry Potter at St Margaret's

The Norris Dining Hall at the College became The Great Hall at Hogwarts for a fun-filled special theme dinner on Saturday, 6 April.

Expert Breakfast Report for 3 April 2019: Assoc Prof Niels Kjrgaard, Dept of Physics

In a talk judiciously sprinkled with subtle witticisms, Assoc Prof Kjrgaard fascinated those present with an account of his life and work to date.

Over $4000 raised for Relay for Life

St Margaret's College had over 50 Members participate in the University of Otago's Relay for Life Event on Friday, 30 March. Together, the team raised over $4000 for the Cancer Society.

Expert Breakfast Report for 27 March 2019: Tony Zaharic, Centre for Early Learning in Medicine (Otago Medical School)

Tonys well-known exuberance, humour, enthusiasm and intellect that have earned him numerous teaching prizes were well illustrated in this informative talk on learning and teaching.

Commonwealth Service at St Paul's

On Sunday 10th March, New Zealand celebrated Commonwealth Day which was commemorated with civic services held around the world.

Our 2019 1st-year reps elected

Elections for the two first-year reps on the Executive Committee occurred over the weekend with Mihaya Chan and Alex Dykes being voted in by Members.

Futsal festival fun

The St Margaret's futsal team won two of their three games in the initial part of the futsal festival held on Sunday, 24 March. This meant that they qualified to play in the finals for third or fourth place.

Expert Breakfast Report for 20 March 2019: Prof Robert Patman, Dept of Politics

Prof. Patmans expertise in International Politics, among other things, is well known - and this talk was remarkable in that he gave an interview (recorded) on National Radio at the same time as talking to members of the College.

Expert Breakfast Report for 13 March 2019: Dr Simon Cox, GNS Science

Dr Simon Cox, one of the Principal Scientists at GNS (https://www.gns.cri.nz/) made several points of significant importance for students - and his acceptance of the invitation was influenced in part by the reports of SMC members cleaning out the Leith.

Expert Breakfast Report for 6 March 2019: Dr Rebecca Bird, Department of Anatomy

Dr. Bird, a Teaching Fellow in Anatomy, followed her Teaching Excellence award from this University with a National award for Sustained Excellence in Tertiary Teaching - both in 2018.

3rd place in Inter-College cricket

The Super Sixers Inter-College Cricket Competition was run as a festival day on Sunday, 3 March at Kensington Oval with the St Margaret's team taking third place in the recreational division.

Toga fun during O-week

The weather was perfect on Wednesday, 20 February for St Margarets annual toga party.

Magnificent Sports Day

Most of the College's 224 Members participated in the University's Sports Day during Orientation Week. And what a fabulous day it was.

The University's 150th

On Sports Day during Orientation Week, St Margaret's College Members were part of a very special photo, taken by a drone, to help mark the University's 150th birthday.

Community service gets underway during O Week

The weather on Wednesday, 20 February was perfect to launch the College's community services efforts for 2019 when over 200 Members participated in our "Love the Leith" project.

Exec President welcomes Members to the College

The 2019 President of the Members' Executive, Bront Chamberlain, warmly welcomed all Members at the College's Welcome Afternoon Tea on Sunday, 17 February. Her speech is below, including many photos of Members enjoying themselves during arrival weekend.

New Dean of Students settling in well

The College is delighted to welcome George Connolly as the new Dean of Students at St Margaret's. He took up his appointment on 19 November.