Congratulations on your acceptance to St Margaret’s College! We would like to welcome you to our home away from home and we look forward to getting to know you over the coming year.
Last Saturday afternoon at 2 pm, one of the College's third-year Members, Thomas Powell, bravely had his locks shaved to raise funds for Leukaemia & Blood Cancer (LBC) New Zealand.
Following the earlier election of the President and Vice-President of the College's Members’ Association, the remaining seven office bearers have been chosen by College Members.
A happy bunch of 18 Members accompanied the Master and Dean of Students to the University's recent College Colours Awards Dinner for the Inter-College Sporting, Cultural and Gaming Competitions.
Prof Russell’s fascinating work on malaria - one of the major killers of humans world-wide - came as an addendum to his most serious concern, climate change (and a liberal sprinkling of engrossing anecdotes), then the two topics came together at the end with the case of the yellow-eyed penguin.
Voted Top Tutor in Health Sciences in the 2017 OUSA Teaching Excellence Awards, Paul Pearce is highly regarded by students, and in giving some insights to his personal story, he gave us a liberal sprinkling of fascinating - sometimes somewhat frightening - anecdotes, as well as his prediction for the Rugby World Cup result.
As we prepare for our Valedictory Dinner on 6 October, we reflect on the events and activities we've enjoyed at the College this year.
The freshness of the new season has coincided with a hive of activity at the College.
Twice each year, in autumn and spring, I circulate an Update newsletter for parents, caregivers and guardians to help keep them informed about life at the College. Thank you for reading this spring edition which I hope you will enjoy.
All are reminded that at the end of the academic year in November, Members should leave 24 hours after their last exam or Sunday, 10 November 2019, whichever date is the earliest.
St Margaret's College "offers residents an innovative, contemporary menu, reflecting a strongly resident-focussed food service."
Members were treated to the most amazing display of talent on the evening of Sunday, 8 September during the College's third annual Art Competition.
It was a pleasure to host the Mornington Club at St Margaret’s College on Tuesday morning, 10 September 2019.
Following a recruitment and selection process, the College is pleased to announce the appointment of next year's 13 College Leaders.
"Nature bends under the force of man". This is the clever caption that College Leader Ashish Yadav entered in the recent Inter-college Literary Competition to accompany the above photograph of that famous tree in Lake Wanaka.
The College's Annual Ball was held on Saturday, 17 August. The surprise venue was the wonderful, modern foyer area of Toitu Museum which included a real train, just perfect for The Polar Express theme for the evening.
After dispelling some of the misconceptions about coroners and outlining the work that they do, Coroner Robinson discussed some of the factors that affect society adversely, with some suggestions about how members could be involved in alleviating the situation of the less advantaged.
Our annual International Dinner took place on Sunday, 11 August. We were treated to delicious food, entertaining performances, and fascinating guests.
On Saturday, 27 July, the Norris Dining Hall was transformed into a classroom by the Student Executive for a wonderful "back to school" themed dinner.
Originally on an athletic scholarship in Canada, Dr Cop became interested in literature and the English language at university, and, in a refreshingly interactive session, talked of research which aims to help improve teaching practice.
Professor Peart outlined her experiences with law in three countries before giving some advice applicable to all students - don’t be tied to your initial career choice and actively seek to broaden your horizons outside your main subject area.
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