Whitireia celebrates success

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Whitireia celebrates success

March will see over 470 students graduating from Whitireia New Zealand.

On Thursday 24 March a graduation ceremony will take place at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua. The ceremony at 1pm will see degree, diploma and postgraduate students from the Faculty of Business, Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Health graduating from their programmes of study and having an opportunity to celebrate their success.

The ceremony is very much a community event that sees a number of families attend in support of students and friends. Guest speakers at this graduation ceremony will include Hone McGregor, Chief Executive, Polytechnic International New Zealand and Scott Giles, Graduand of the Bachelor of Applied Business Studies, Management.

Whitireia are proud of every student graduating. We seek to provide students with a solid foundation in which to build careers in the profession and industries they have chosen and to foster an interest in life-long learning said Don Campbell, Whitireia Chief Executive.

This ceremony is a highlight of our academic calendar said Mr Campbell. “Graduations are a celebration of the success of our students and it’s important that we recognise this and celebrate and honour the achievements of each and every one of them”.

Students will be graduating in academic dress. They will parade in their gowns starting at the Whitireia Porirua Campus and making their way down to Te Rauparaha Arena.

This graduation is a very important part of the celebrations for Whitireia this year. 2011 marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Whitireia as a tertiary education provider and 25 years of quality graduates and commitment to tertiary education for the communities in which Whitireia are established.

In excess of 1400 students, invited guests and staff will take part in the celebrations on Thursday. There is a great sense of excitement building towards this graduation ceremony.

ENDS

Additional information

Hone McGregor
Chief Executive

M.Ed. (Distinction) Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 2002
DipTch (primary) – Wellington College of Education, New Zealand, 1993
BA, double major in Educational Psychology & Public Policy – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 1993

Hone McGregor has been CEO of PINZ since 2004. In his role as CEO Hone oversees the executive management and operations of the Company, and acts as Project Sponsor/Director for significant contracts held by the firm. Prior to this Hone was General Manager at the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, tutor at Victoria University of Wellington, Reserve Debt Management Officer at the New Zealand Treasury Department, Manager at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the New Zealand Ministry of Defence, and a middle-school/intermediate teacher at SWIS. An exceptionally experienced international consultant Hone has worked in Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Cook Islands, Fiji, France, Malaysia, Maldives, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Philippines, Samoa, South Africa, Tonga, Thailand, Tuvalu, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, United Kingdom, Vanuatu, and Viet Nam.

Hone is a New Zealand Maori of Ngati Kahungunu, , Ngati Raukawa, Te Whanaui-a-Apanui, Te Atiawa and Ngati Rarua descent. Hone also holds directorships for various commercial companies including Director for Wakatu Incorporation, the second largest employer in the top of the South Island and Maori development trusts. Hone is a trained private pilot.

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