Monthly Archives: March 2017

Scholarships

Scholarship Opportunity: First Nations’ Futures Programme at Stanford University

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Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu in conjunction with the UC’s Ngāi Tahu Research Centre, Office of the Assistant Vice-Chancellor Māori and the University of Otago is pleased to announce its participation in the First Nations’ Futures Programme (FNFP) in 2017.

Smudge CeremonyThe First Nations’ Futures Programme provides an unrivalled opportunity for aspiring Ngāi Tahu leaders and other Māori postgraduate students to gain access to leading international research and thinking within a uniquely indigenous context. Applications are also invited from Ngāi Tahu and other Māori undergraduate students who are close to completion of their degree and who intend to apply for postgraduate study in 2017-2018. The First Nations’ Futures Programme is held at Stanford University for two weeks in October/November every year. The closing date for expressions of interest is 19 May, 2017.

Expressions of Interest:

To express your interest, please download the 2017 FNFP Application Form from the website: http://www.ntrc.canterbury.ac.nz/fnfp.shtml

Please note: applications for 2017 will be available online from Friday 7th April.

Submit the completed application form with a copy of your CV and relevant supporting documentation via email, as instructed below.

Native American Cultural CentreApplicants will need to outline a tribal programme/kaupapa they wish to parent and lead within the tribe that relates to the tribal economy/development and demonstrate a record of community participation.

We encourage you to provide relevant supporting documentation which may include letters from your whānau, rūnanga, academic institution, or current employer.

All applications must be received by Friday 19 May 2017 via  email to: kirsty.ameriks@canterbury.ac.nz and cc’d to ntrc@canterbury.ac.nz

For more information refer to the website: http://www.ntrc.canterbury.ac.nz/scholarships.shtml or email: ntrc@canterbury.ac.nz

Fitness challenge

RecCentre Group Fitness Challenge

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Are you ready for this year’s Group Fitness Challenge, sponsored by Bargain Box?  Registrations are open now, and you can start collecting stamps from Saturday 1st April!

Recreation centre, various classes set up by staff for marketing services, 20.10.15 Client, Kat Henderson, Rec Centre.

Not sure what it is?  Head to our website and read up on the details.  In short, you sign up to complete 100 Group Fitness classes by Sunday 15th October, 2017.    It helps you stay on track to attend 3-4 classes per week, which will help you stay healthy and well through the year.   Keep track of your attendance by collecting a stamp in your class diary (you’ll get this once you register) from the instructor, after every class.  You can win monthly prizes, or the big ones at the end, and you’ll earn rewards as you hit milestones in your class diary.     Double stamp days earn you twice the stamps, which are great if you get behind when you go on holiday.

Here are our top tips to reach 100 classes in 29 weeks:

  1. Pick a day to plan your week, and pop your favourite classes into your diary. Prioritise yourself, and make sure you keep that appointment!
  2. Find a gym buddy to keep you extra accountable, they’re relying on you to turn up too. You can have your daily (or 3x weekly) catch-up over a workout instead of coffee (or do both!)   It really is much more fun!
  3. Keep an eye out for double stamp days on our facebook page and montly newsletters – you can collect 2 stamps for every class you attend on these days to zoom ahead (or catch up!)
  4. Attend our mega and glow classes – these are super fun, a chance to dress up and earn you extra stamps for attendance. The mega class also allows you to cross off a class you can’t get to because of scheduling, or that just doesn’t appeal to you.  (because yes, you do have to attend every style we offer at least once! It’s good to be open to new experiences!)

There are no limits to how many people can participate in the challenge, but the sooner you get started, the easier it will be to hit that magic 100.

Bargain Box Logo jpegThis year, we are stoked to be partnering with BargainBox who’ll be providing us with all sorts of goodies for prizes and giveaways, along with nutrition tips and advice.

Happy exercising!
Kat & Danielle
UC RecCentre

 

 

Student Success

Red Cross First Aid Training for students

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The awesome Red Cross First-Aid trainers have worked out two options for students who are interested in the comprehensive first-aid course. This course is suitable for all engineering, teaching and forestry students, but is also useful for general work-places.

All courses will be held in Kirkwood Village and are 8-12 hours long, depending on the option that students choose. Students can book themselves in a course by heading over to our Facebook page. These courses are exclusive to UC students only. Feel free to contact us on our Facebook group ‘U C Red’ for more information.

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