The second semester is packed full of Inter-College Competition events including sport. St Margaret's is fielding a record six teams - three for basketball and three for volleyball.
College Member Alex Kay's three minute speech on the topic "A different way to be" was awarded first prize in the Communication Cup competition held at the College on Saturday, 27 July 2019.
Despite her engagingly modest and often witty approach, Emaediong Uko already has an impressive track record notably in contributing to the development of drought tolerant rice varieties, and helping - and continuing to help - rural communities in Nigeria fight AIDS.
The first Formal Dinner of the second semester took the form of a special Mid-winter Christmas celebration at St Margaret's on Sunday, 14 July.
St Margaret's College was privileged to host the 54th Otago Foreign Policy School during the last weekend in June.
During the semester one exam season, Cat Rescue Dunedin brought kittens to the College to provide a well-deserved study break for Members.
Altiora in votis, the College motto. Our founders certainly had vision for the future.
The month of May was International Outreach Month at St Margaret's with many Members participating in a very worthwhile project.
A group of College Members were thrilled to meet Sir Bill English after he graduated with an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago on the afternoon of Saturday, 1 June.
The Student Executive hosted a marvellous Showcase Concert, inviting staff and Members to enjoy the wide array of cultural talent at St Margaret's.
A most interesting and different story, given by an intelligent, very well-informed speaker trained in theology.
St Margaret’s College provided an outstanding performance at the Inter-college Maori and Pasifika Concert for a packed out crowd.
John’s engaging personality, sense of fun, unusual history, interest in students and fascinating research were all evident in this excellent breakfast talk.
The St Margaret's College Choir had the honour of singing the beautiful Wairua Tapu during the Graduation Service of Thanksgiving on Saturday, 11 May 2019.
In a lively and interesting session, Prof Colombo compared university education here and in the USA, the advisability of gaining as wide an education as possible, developing generic skills and his team’s research on how memory is coded in the brain.
St Margaret's entered two teams (two people per team) in the recent Inter-college Chess Competition held in the Business School. All up 24 teams participated in an extremely tough.
Saturday morning was a very early 3.30 am start for those Members participating in the College’s Mystery Bus Trip.
"The Fellows Dinner last night was wonderful - thank you. The calibre of members was impressive, as was their palpable positivity. The College is clearly in good heart. I always enjoy catching up with other Fellows and appreciate the opportunity to get to know more members over a delicious dinner."
The College was placed joint first in the recent Inter-college Visual Arts Competition held on Sunday, 14 April 2019.
At St Margaret's, the Student Executive Committee organised the majority of activities during Orientation Week ("O Week"). Here is their programme for 2019's O Week which was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
This edition of my News from the Master includes various stories to update you on College developments since my last communication to you in Spring 2018. I hope you enjoy reading them.
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