Unitec Student Council/Te Kaunihera Akonga o Wairaka Alumni

24/05/2022

Shared from the event page.........Unitec Student Council are calling the FIRST student body meeting in a decade. This hui is very important for all students of Unitec to attend as this will shape the future of the student body and the way you are represented.
While attendance is not compulsory we as the Unitec Student Council encourage that everyone should attend.
The meeting will be held both virtually and physically at Te Noho Kotahitanga Marae at the Mt Albert Campus.
It will be held on Wednesday 8th June at 4:30pm

https://facebook.com/events/s/student-body-meeting/792133598370425/

11/04/2022

Kia Ora! come along tomorrow and share your whakaaro (thoughts and opinions) with your USC members. Hope to see you there 😃😋🥳

28/03/2022

Introducing 2022 USC Vice President Ali Johar

Ali Johar started at Unitec in 2018 in the pursuit of enhancing his knowledge with the school of built environment. Ali has also been a student of other institutions like Massey University, University of Canterbury, University of Auckland, Waikato University etc. One of the inspirational quotes that led him to the pursuit of knowledge is:

“The difference between you now and five years from now is the books you read and people you meet”
Dr Roger Brooksbank (Marketing Strategy, University of Waikato (2004))
While the goal of improving oneself through education can be achieved through institutions, meeting people does not happen by chance. There must be a driving force behind such growth! Ali volunteers his time to community to this affect to create opportunity to meet new people. He has been volunteering his time in roles of Governance as Chairman for his local community, as New Zealand Business Mentor and New Zealand Institute of Quantity Surveyors. It was to this purpose of growth and giving back to the community he decided to run for the office of vice president and student body elected him.

He is committed to listen to the voice of every student with matters that could improve student life at Unitec. He believes it is important to have your voice heard and represented and he will always stand for the rights of student body.

More details on him can be found on the link below and connect with him directly if you have any matters to bring to his attention.

https://nz.linkedin.com › johar-ali

30/12/2021

‼️Important Update‼️

Tēnā koutou e ngā tauira o Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka.

After the initial release of our open letter posted earlier this year, and in response to student requests, six out of seven elected members of USC prompted a disciplinary process and discussions with Gus Gilmore to resolve issues raised in the open letter. We believe it is fair and transparent to let students know where that process and those discussions have led.

Firstly, we are pleased to announce that Gus Gilmore, CE of Unitec and MIT, has committed to an external investigation into Unitec staff involvement into the issues raised, and has also agreed to NZUSA’s involvement in that process, and in drafting the terms of reference for that investigation.

A committee was also formed according to the USC constitution to address the other issues raised in the open letter, regarding the USC President’s conduct, and recommendations have today been put forward by that committee. Those recommendations are that:

a) The USC Constitution is revised to accommodate the changes happening within the wider organisation;

b) The USC Student President to attend President’s training as facilitated by NZUSA in late January 2022 and learn the whakapapa of the USC guided by the Pae Arahi and Kaiawhina of Unitec. A list of previous USC/USU Presidents is available upon request;

c) A Hohou Te Rongo session take place at the marae to alleviate any stresses between current and exiting members of the USC;

d) The Komiti support the return of the Student Representation Structure and Ownership to the USC;

e) When NZUSA conduct their external investigation, they also delve into the USC elections process and ownership;

f) The 2022 USC Maori Rep share this information with the incoming 2022 USC, inclusive of all supporting documents;

g) The USC page be returned to the original owner and a new page be created by the 2022 USC;

h) The exiting members of the 2021 USC are provided the opportunity to do a handover with their 2022 counterparts.

We trust that Unitec will be fully committed to supporting these recommendations, as this disciplinary process has been prompted by a majority of the elected USC 2021, in response to very real concerns.

USC has always been a space of collective leadership, and a majority vote outweighs any individual members personal position, even that of the President. As such, Unitec’s support of this process would be in line with their commitment and obligation to Te Noho Kotahitanga, and working in partnership with USC as outlined in Unitec’s Student Charter, recognising USC's function depends on working as a collective group, and not as individual members.

We have tried to serve Unitec students to the best of our ability, and hope these recommendations will see a positive change in the leadership of USC moving forward into 2022.

Ngā mihi manahau o te tau hou. May you all have a blessed and happy new year.

01/12/2021

‼️Attention ‼️

Please take time to read and share this open letter to all students of Unitec: Te Whare Wānanga o Wairaka. We need to do better, and we need Unitec to do better for all students

16/09/2021