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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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Help Shape the Academic Year at UC!

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The way that we schedule our year, including classes, exams, and breaks, affects everything we do at UC. We’re in the beginning stages of looking at how we can make the academic year better for everyone, focusing on the wellbeing of students and staff, and creating a more accessible, flexible and future-focused education.

Join one of our in-person workshop focus groups to share your thoughts and ideas! We’ll discuss big-picture topics like semester dates, exam periods, and effective teaching methods. This is your chance to voice your opinions and help shape the future of UC.

Currently there are two dates and times to choose from:

  • (In-person on campus) Tuesday 18 March 12:00 pm – 12:50 pm
  • (Virtual/online via Teams video call): Wednesday 19 March 3:00 pm – 3:50 pm
  • (In-person on campus) Monday 24 March 10:00 am – 10:50 am

If you can’t attend those days, please click the registration link to add your interest, and more sessions may be added.

Register here!

 

Please note: We’re in the early stages of gathering insights from the UC community about the academic year. No changes are being made at this stage!

If you have any questions, please email surveys@canterbury.ac.nz

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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