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Welcome to all
in the Massey University Halls family.
My name is Koli Sewabu and I am the Acng Accommodaon
Manager for the Halls of Residence. I am one of the many sta here at
Massey University who bids you a warm Manawatu welcome. Living in the halls
provides you with opportunity to grow as a person, where you will meet many people
from dierent backgrounds. Approach your new community with an open mind and embrace
the diversity of values and interests that you’ll come across.
I saw many of you parcipate in the Orientaon Programme and hope that this has made your transion
to University life a lile smoother. For those who missed out, make sure you have a chat with your RA to ndout who you can talk to about seling into your studies and university life, parcularly if you are sll trying to
nd your feet! Transional is a process that each one will go through in your own dierent ways- we’re here to
help and guide you along the way, so please let us know how we can support you along the way.
During the rst 4 weeks we saw many of you parcipang in fun events such as Crazy Sports Day
and Relay for Life. A tremendous eort was put in by all the halls turning up to the Relay—a cause close to Massey’s
heart. It was also great to see many students make the most of the electrical tagging service. Coming up this half of the
semester is our Annual Tree Planng Event at Pit Park. I encourage you all to get involved, it’s a fun way to get
to know your fellow residents and give back to Palmerston North.
By now the realies of your academic workload should have sunk in with upcoming assignments and tests. If you are
looking to succeed in university by upskilling yourself both academically and personally, then you have the opportunityto tune in online to various seminars. StudyUp: Knowledge to Go provides academic based seminars to help you
enhance your wring and study skills so that you can be the best student you can be.
Checkout hp://owll.massey.ac.nz for more details. CROW (Counselling Resources On The Web) introduces
online tools to assist you with common areas of concern for students.
If you have any quesons, concerns or queries related to living in the halls, please talk to your RAs. They
are very important people as they are your rst point of contact if you have any problems and
quesons. They have a wealth of knowledge about the dierent services available on campus and
can refer you to the appropriate assistance you may need. Our management team has an
open door policy as well, so feel free to come talk to them if need be.
Be engaged, stay connected and get involved with all Massey has to oer.
Best wishes for the year!
Inside this Issue
Meet the Team
Calendar
Community Events
The Gumboot Shield & Tally
Important Informaon
Massey Manawatu
Halls Newsletter Issue 1. April 2016
Accommodaon Services
Level 2, The Student Centre. Ph Xtn 84163
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CALENDAR
April
19
12pm Photography Club Inial AGM MUSA Lounge
20 12-1.30pm MUSA AGM MUSA Lounge
20 5.30pm Literary Society Inial AGM MUSA Lounge
27 12.30pm Make Your Own Light Sabre MUSA Lounge
28 6.30pm Treasurer Workshop MUSA Lounge Register interest by the 21st to [email protected]
28 10.30-12pm Mindfulness for Academic Success TBC Register interest to hp://pncounselling.massey.ac.nz
May
3-4 All Day Red Cross Blood Donaon MUSA Lounge
4 11-2pm Mid-Week Market Concourse
5 10-11am Pink Ribbon Morning Tea MUSA Lounge
9-11
Various Massey Manawatu Graduaon Ceremonies The Regent
11 11—1.30pm The F******* Word MUSA Lounge
25 6.30pm Love Shouldn’t Hurt—Leslie Elliot MUSA Lounge
28 1-4pm Tree Planng at Pit Park Pit Park
29 7am Manawatu Striders Marathon, 10/5km Walk Rec Centre
30 All week Semester 1 Social Leagues Finals Rec Centre
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Meet the Team The Accommodaon Services Team is
made up of 30 Residenal Assistants (RAs),
2 Community Development Coordinators,
3 Assistant Accommodaon Managers, and the
Accommodaon Manager. All sta live on Campus
and our role is to ensure the welfare and enjoyment
of all residents living within the halls.
If you have any queries or concerns about life in the
halls, our sta, or policy, please feel free to come
to level 2 of the Student Centre and Lorraine,
our administrator will put you in the
direcon of someone that
can help.
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Welcome to the Halls:
Welcome to the halls 2016! We look forward to assisng you with your accommodaon queries during the year such as
accommodaon contracts, fees and room /hall maintenance. Our oce hours are 7.30am – 6.00pm Monday to Friday and we are
open on weekends from 11.00am – 3.00pm.
How is your room?
Compleng your room inventory:
It is important to us that your room is comfortable and everything is in good working order. By now you should have logged into the
CLV student portal and completed your room inventory. If not please ensure that you do this urgently to ensure that anything that is
not right in your room when you checked is recorded early to ensure that you are not charged for any damages you are not
responsible for at the end of your stay.
Maintenance: Reporng problems in your room or shared common spaces
From me to me you may nd that there are things that may need our aenon in either your room or shared common spaces
such as the Hall shared kitchen or bathroom facilies. You can use the CLV student portal to report maintenance issues online and
our maintenance team will be able to go in and x it.
Where do I go to log into the CLV student portal?
hps://portal.clv.co.nz/StarRezPortalMasseyCLV
Your log in informaon has been provided to you with your check in informaon leer – if you are unsure of these details, please
email our team [email protected] and we can assist you with reseng your password and log in details.
Semester Breaks:
All Totara residents have to vacate and completely clear out their rooms and hall fridges for the 3 week break, so that extramural
students can use these rooms. Please help us by ensuring that your key is returned to our oce no later than 10.00am on the 26th
June. If your keys are not returned by this me we will unfortunately need to order a lock and barrel change for your room and you
will be charged the $151.00 replacement fee. Our oce will not be open at this me so you will need to return your key in the key
return slot located on the le hand side of our front door as you look into the oce.
All Halls except Totara as your contract is for 38 weeks, the three week break between semesters is part of your contract period.
The following opons are available for the Semester break that you need to be aware of:-
(1) Meal Rebate for Catered halls only except Totara: Your residenal agreement covers the period 28th
February 2016 – 20th
November 2016 inclusive. If you do not intend to stay over the mid-year break from 27 June to 15 July you can get the
charges for your meal plan credited back to your accommodaon account for that period. Please note you will need to hand
in your key to the RSO for the enre break for this opon. Failure to hand in your key will result in full charges for occupancy
during this me.
(2)
During the Semester Breaks the normal weekly charges will apply as this break is included in your 38 weeks contract.
(3) If you are paying your accommodaon fees by weekly direct debit, your payments will connue over the Semester Breaks
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Storage:
Storage facilies are available at a small cost of $30.00 per locker. This is fully refundable provided the locker is le in good order. You
will need to provide your own lock. Spaces are limited, please enquire at the Residenal Services Oce.
Direct Debits:
If you are paying by direct debit, please remember that your direct debits started on the 16th
of March and will connue for 33
consecuve weeks with your last debit on the 26th
October 2016. If you have handed in your direct debit form recently, the debit
takes two weeks to set up and will start on the 23rd
March 2016. You will need to make the payment that is due on the 16th
March
over the counter by cash or EFTPOS. Alternavely payment can be made by internet banking to the Campus Living bank account.
Accommodaon Accounts:
The due date of your accommodaon fees has already passed, if you have opted to pay for the full year or full semester payment,
please ensure that you have already done so.
Should you nd that you have any problems or queries in regard to your accommodaon payments please come in to speak to one of
our front oce sta.
A reminder email will be sent to students who have chosen to pay their fees by full semester payment or two upfront payment
instalments in June that their next instalment is due the 1 st of July.
** We encourage you to start making payment instalments towards your accommodaon fees early to ensure that payments are
made by the due date. Instalments can be made by direct credit to the Campus Living bank account number, which is provided on
page 9 of the Residenal Agreement, or by sending in cheque payments made out to Campus Living Villages NZ Ltd. If there is likely to
be any problem making payment, please contact us via email [email protected] so we can work with you to set up an
alternave payment plan which suits.
CHAPLAINCY
Welcome to Massey everyone! I hope your rst four weeks have gone okay and you are seling in. I know we
have already met some of you here at The Centre, which has been great. Feel free to drop in any me to chill
out, study, make yourself a free hot drink, and/or have a chat with one of us chaplains. “Chaplain” basically
means supporter, mentor, or pastor, and we are here to listen to what is going on in your life, and support
you in any way we can. We have a parcular interest in the spiritual side of life and are here to talk about this
too, if you want to.
We also have a parcular interest in pancakes… come and get some for free on our
Pancake Nights - Wednesday nights from 7 - 8:30pm. We would love to see you there!
The Chaplaincy Team
The Centre—Next to Tawa Hall and the Colombo Bus Terminal
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EVENTS
Hall & Community
The rst 4 weeks of Semester is always a me full of
events and opportunies to build hall spirit and get to
know one another. Whole community events on oer over
this period included Pancake and Games Night, Internaonal
Night, Crazy Sports, and Sex and The City.
There were also a number of Hall events going on including
an inter-hall water ght, amazing races, and quirky
fundraisers for the relay for life.
Events are a great opportunity to take some me out,
regain perspecve, and get to know others in the
Community. If you have any great ideas be sure to
Share them with your RAs. Otherwise,
Get involved in what’s going on and
have fun!
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It’s your right to choosethe future of New Zealand
– don’t waste it! Most of us are already enrolled and voting – have you joined us? If
you haven’t, you’re giving up on your voice on the big issues affecting
us all. Only those who are correctly enrolled get to vote and have
their say on the decisions that will shape the future of New Zealand.
It’s a small action, but one that can have a huge effect on you, your
family and New Zealand. Be a part of the decisions that affect you.
It’s your right to vote. If you’re a New Zealand citizen or permanent
resident and have turned 18, you need to be on the electoral roll.
Ready to enrol? Want more information?
Visit elections.org.nz or facebook.com/ivotenz
STUDENT LIFE
The MUSA AGM will be taking place on
Wednesday the 20th of April ( Next Wednesday)
12.00 - 1:00pm at the MUSA Lounge
Get along and nd out what’s going on!
Student membership on Council
Massey University’s governing body is the University Council. Council members include lay,
academic and student members and are responsible for overseeing the management and
control of the aairs, concerns and property of the University . Student membership elecons are happening
now. Find out who your nominees are, decide who you think will best represent the student voice and VOTE!
VOTE AT: hps://www.massey.ac.nz/massey/about-massey/university-management/
university-council/student-elecons/student_vote
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EDUCATION AND CAREER
Login to hps://careerhub.massey.ac.nz using your Student ID &
password. It is the same for all Massey systems.
Most informaon is pre-set for you but you do need to select two
things so that Massey Career Hub knows what you are looking
for. Click on the cog in the right hand corner:
Preferences – select the type of work, occupaon, type of events and
the College you belong to.
Communicaon – select the type of informaon you would like to
hear about.
Make sure you book in to events that you are wanng to aend. That
way we know you are coming and you will receive a reminder about
the event.
Research the employers who are registered, if you nd one you like
the sound of then make sure you follow it so that you know when
they start adversing jobs.
Your Dashboard is a useful tab to show a range of things such as your
event bookings and the employers you are following.
Start planning your job search now, learn when employers recruit for
summer interns and graduate roles; nd out what they are looking for
in terms of skills and experience.
Did you know that organisaons are recruing right now for graduate
roles starng in February 2017 and summer internship roles for
2016/17 – all with closing dates before Easter! Did you also know that
some organisaons will ll half their graduate roles (and somemes
all of them) with their summer interns! So if you think you would like
to work for Fonterra, ASB, PwC, KPMG (to name just a few) then check
them out today because this me next year you might need to be ap-
plying for their internship programmes!
Have you liked us on Facebook yet: hps://www.facebook.com/
MasseyUniCareers/?ref=hl
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WELL-BEING
Student Counselling Service
Some things in life are still free – even at university. For many students, not just those who have recently moved to
New Zealand, counselling is not necessarily something you may have encountered before and many people still feel
that they are “staunch” and don’t need to approach a counsellor – perhaps through embarrassment or through
misunderstanding, talking to a counsellor can be somewhat scary for people. the Counselling Service is funded via
the Student Services Levy which you have all already paid, so it is free for all students although we aim to provide a
limited number of sessions so as to be able to see more people.
What is counselling?
In the Student Counselling Service our stated objective is to assist students to minimise the impact ofemotional or psychological difficulties on academic achievement. In other words – while you are trying to
study life happens and gets in the way – that is normal. Most of the time we will manage them on our own or with
the help of family and friend, and by so doing we are better at coping the next time! But sometimes reaching out to
other people can be important as well.
Counselling offers an opportunity to talk to someone who will listen without criticism. Some people come to
counselling because they need a friendly ear, or a different perspective on a situation or to develop some additional
strategies. It offers more than talking to a friend - the time is all yours to talk about what is important to you - and you
will not have to face the person the next day in class!
People use counselling for a variety of issues, and not just because there is “something wrong with them”.It offers a safe space to put into words the thoughts and feelings that are inside you - and in doing this gain some
understanding and control over them. Knowing when and how to reach out to other people and to accept help is a
really important skill in life!
Within a very few limits, which will be discussed with you, everything which happens in the session remains
completely confidential so there is no fear of your family, your friends, the Halls staff, or anyone else even finding out
that you are making use of the Service.
How do I arrange it?
The Student Counselling Service is on Level 1 of the Registry – and shares a reception space with the Massey
Medical Centre. To make an appointment you should go to the website (http:pncounselling.massey.ac.nz) and followthe links to the initial questionnaire. We find it is really useful for both counsellor and client if this questionnaire is
filled in comprehensively, providing as many possible times as you can. Alternatively you can email
[email protected] call extn 85533 (again – the same as medical) and we can arrange for you to be
seen promptly. In addition we host a “self -help” website www.massey.ac.nz/selfhelp with heaps of useful information.
We also run two increasingly popular workshops – Mindfulness for Academic Success and Stress Less.
Don’t let things interfere with achieving your goals while you are at Massey.
Come and talk about the stuff life throws at you – before it grows and becomes less manageable!
We recommend that you have the flu vaccine to reduce the risk of being unwell during study and exams!
Contact or pop-in to the Medical Centre to find out if you’re eligible for a free vaccine.
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WELL-BEING
Register Now!
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Mindfulness for
Academic Success
Balance . Wellbeing . Success
Semester One 2016
A ve-session series
Thursdays 10.30am—12.00pm
April 28th, May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th
Palmerston North Only
Free for All Students and Sta
Train your aenon and
Improve concentraon
Maximise brain performance
Overcome procrasnaon
Reduce stress and anxiety
Enhance well-being
Learn how to learn beer
What people have said they got out of aending
the Mindfulness Workshops:
“I am able to sit and focus on my study easier.
I am less likely to
get worked up about issues”.
“I am more aware of the movaon behind my acons.
This
itself helps me to live my life in a way that is likely to bring more
happiness.
I am happier.”
“I have more awareness of things around me rather than always
being stuck in my head.”
“I am feeling more calm and less irritable”.
“I feel I’m managing stressful situaons with more ease than in
the past – they don’t seem to last as long.
I tend to sleep beer
on the nights that I have done a mindfulness exercise before
bed.
It (the workshop) helps you to manage stress – related to
studies as well as other stress in life.
It can also help with
focusing on study.”
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RESIDENTS OF THE MONTH - MARCH
Congratulations to the following residents who have been selected as residents of the month for March
2016 for their respective halls. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge the significant contribution
that a resident has made within the hall during the last month. Each will receive a coffee voucher fortheir contributions to the community.
Jacobi Brumeld
ATAWHAI
Teigan Boyce-Towler
CITY Teresa Winward
COLOMBO
Harriet Sherwood
C+B
Kendell Berry
EGMONT
Chaoke Hu
KAIRANGA
Rachel Gee
KIWITEA
Kaitlyn Percy
MATAI
Renee Eme
McHARDY
Kent Hawkins
MIRO
Luke Oxford
MOGINIE You Lu
ROTARY
Mikayla
Woodyeay-Smith
TAWA
Ashley Bates
T+R
Ben PIgo
TOTARA
Sarah de Bruin
WALTER DYER
Prole of the Month
Teigan has been selected because of her all round impact in the hall. She has
enthusiascally parcipated in all the events and hall meengs so far. Despite
being one of the youngest residents, her inuence in encouraging others
socially, academically and welfare wise did not go unnoced. Teigan is a greatsupport to fellow resident’s academic and emoonal needs. Teigan's kind
heart, oneness mentality and community spirit compelled us to choose her as
the winner for this month despite the s compeon from one other resi-
dent, Lachlan Doyle, who we think deserves recognion as well. - City RAs
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The Gumboot Shield The Gumboot Shield encourages
friendly rivalry, a balanced and respecul
study environment, and movaon to get
involved in the Halls community.
Halls can win points towards the shieldthroughout the year at our community events,
during social leagues, and for posive
behaviour. At the end of each year, the Hall
with the most points is awarded a dinner
at a restaurant in town.
Walter Dyer took it out in 2015.
Who will it be in 2016?!
Gumboot Points as at the 12th of April 2016
1st
Matai
82
2nd Miro 74
3rd Egmont 73
4th = City/Craig. & Bin. 70
6th McHardy 64
7th Moginie 58
8th Walter Dyer 54
9th = Colombo/Totara 44
11th Atawhai 40
12th Tawa 37
13th Kiwitea 32
14th Kairanga 25
15th Rotary 18
16th Tararua & Ruahine 15