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Volunteering Opportunities with Children’s University

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Te Mātāpuna Mātātahi | Children’s University is looking for volunteers to help with our Campus Experience Days on 25 June, 26 June, and 1 September which will see over 750 children come onto Campus and engage in a range of fun activities at UC. Volunteers will guide children around campus and support them with a range of fun activities run by academics.

Children’s University encourages 7 to 14 year olds to engage in exciting and innovative learning activities and experiences outside of the classroom. The aim of the programme is to support young people’s aspirations for higher education and encourage lifelong learning. This short video provides an overview of the programme – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjLsgnzbK0s&t

Volunteers play an important part in helping us deliver the programme and we have a range of roles available for students to support us.

If you can help, please register using this online form https://forms.office.com/r/FudjNRkKJ5  or email us directly on jack.swannell@canterbury.ac.nz.

Please note we may undertake a reference check to ensure suitability to work with children.

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Water Outages – Jack Erskine, Psychology/Sociology, Ann Ballin, Jane Soons Saturday 15 March

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Facilities Management advise that there will be further Water Outages for the Psychology/Sociology, Ann Ballin, Jane Soons, and Jack Erskine buildings, scheduled to take place between 8am and 4pm this Saturday 15 March.

Contractors will be completing follow up repairs to the building backflow devices as identified during the recent inspections. These inspections and repairs are required as part of the building warrant of fitness (BWOF) requirements.

This will mean that there will be a total water shutdown, for up to four hours, affecting all toilets and tearooms during the timeframes specified below:

Affected Buildings

8am -12 Midday

(SC21) Jack Erskine

Alternative toilets can be found in the West building (SC02).

 12 Midday- 4pm

(AR12) Psychology and Sociology

(AR08) Anne Ballin

(AR06) Jane Soons

Please follow all signage, use alternative tearoom and restroom facilities, and ensure that you have jugged or bottled water on site during the outage.

Please direct any enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz

Thank you for your patience as we perform this required maintenance and compliance work.

Facilities Management

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Water Outage – Arcady Hall Tuesday 11 March

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There will be a brief, planned, water outage affecting Arcady house between 9am -10am today Tuesday 11 March, while Facilities Management contractors complete water connection works as part of the Tupuārangi construction project.

We are expecting this water shutdown to affect Arcady Hall only. Please ensure that you are aware of and prepared for this brief outage.

Direct any enquiries to fmassist@canterbury.ac.nz.

Thank you for your cooperation as we complete these required works.