34-464: Maureen Carolyn Gates is an American–New Zealand academic veterinarian, and is a full professor at Massey University . She specialises in evidence-based solutions for animal health problems, and has been recognised for developing innovative teaching methods. Before entering private practice, Gates completed her undergraduate veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania . Gates then completed
68-457: A PhD titled Controlling endemic disease in cattle populations: current challenges and future opportunities at the University of Edinburgh in 2014, supervised by Mark Woolhouse . Gates worked in veterinary surveillance at Texas A&M University , and joined the faculty of Massey University in 2015 as a lecturer, rising to full professor in 2023. Gates is interested in researching evidence-based solutions to animal problems. She has worked on
102-628: A branch of VUW, the Palmerston North University College (PNUC), was established in Palmerston North to teach humanities and social studies subjects as well as provide distance education , known then as extramural study. On 1 January 1963 PNUC amalgamated with Massey College to form Massey University College of Manawatu . The Massey University Act 1963 granted Massey full autonomy and university status with degree conferring powers from 1 January 1964, as well as
136-663: A campus in Singapore , aiming to have 5,000 students based offshore by 2026. The university’s plans to expand overseas while cutting jobs at home angered staff and students at a time when significant cost cutting was taking place under Vice Chancellor Jan Thomas . The university reported a loss estimated at $ 50 million as of October 2023, which had previously been reported as $ 33 million in September 2023 and at $ 14.2 million deficit in July 2023. Cuts, including reducing staff numbers in
170-628: A fast developing part of Auckland's North Shore City . Science and Business are the two largest colleges on the campus, with the College of Science housing the New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study solely on the campus. Around 4,809 students are enrolled at Albany. This campus has grown since then and an on-campus accommodation facility opened in semester one 2015. On the Albany campus, a large golden chicken wing sculpture commemorates
204-661: A former Leader of the Opposition , was due to speak at the university following an invitation of the Massey University Politics Society. Citing security concerns, Jan Thomas , the Vice Chancellor of Massey University, cancelled the booking the student society had made to use university facilities. Thomas was widely criticised and calls were made for her resignation. The Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern described canceling
238-487: A name change in 1891 to Wellington Technical School and in 1963 it was divided into Wellington Polytechnic and Wellington High School . The Pukeahu campus primarily specialises in Design (College of Creative Arts), Nursing and Communication and Journalism. It has over 2,812 students. Extramural study first began in 1960 and Massey University is New Zealand's largest and pre-eminent provider of distance education . Massey
272-513: A new name, Massey University of Manawatu . Its present name was adopted in 1966. Inaugurated with a tree planting ceremony in 1993, classes began at Massey's Albany campus that same year. In December 2010 Massey announced that the Wellington campus would close its School of Engineering and Advanced Technology the next month. Students were offered places at either the Albany or Manawatū campuses with compensation, but those who could not make
306-444: A rural newspaper regarding the gender of those in the veterinarian profession. While outlining changes that were being made to the structure of the university's veterinarian and agricultural degrees, Kelly said that more women passed the first year of the veterinarian degree "because women mature earlier than men, work hard and pass. Whereas men find out about booze and all sorts of crazy things during their first year... That’s fine, but
340-595: A smaller second campus in Palmerston North in Hokowhitu when it merged with the Palmerston North College of Education in 1996, which was combined with the existing Faculty of Education to form Massey University's College of Education. In 2013 the Institute of Education was formed as part of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Hokowhitu Campus was later sold in 2016 after the institute
374-536: Is governed by the University Council . The council oversees the management and control of the university's affairs, concerns and property. The following table lists those who have held the position of Chair of the Board of Governors of the college and later Chancellor of the university, being the ceremonial head of the institution. The following table lists those who have held the position of principal of
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#1732782736229408-437: Is known for its flexible learning and innovative delivery options and this tradition continues in the use of blended and online learning. In the mid-2010s, the university embarked on a major project to further digitise its distance delivery and in 2015 adopted Moodle (branded as Stream) as its new Learning Management System (LMS). The Massey University Library was first established at Massey Agricultural College in 1930 when
442-532: Is undertaken on all three campuses and people from over 130 countries study at the university. Data from the 2017 annual report shows that 42% of the domestic students are based in Auckland, 38% in Palmerston North and 20% in Wellington. Massey is ranked among the top 250 universities in the world in Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) 2023 ranking. Since 2023, Massey is among the top 100 universities in
476-560: Is undertaken on all three campuses. New Zealand's first satellite, KiwiSAT was designed and built by New Zealand Radio Amateurs with the support of Massey, especially in space environment testing. "At the AMSAT-ZL Annual General Meeting in June, 2023 the group officially decided to dissolve and abandon plans for a luanch [ sic ] campaign." Since 1993 the Ōtehā campus in Auckland has grown rapidly in
510-652: The Albany campus including lecture halls and a recreation centre, four buildings in Wellington, and nine in Manawatū including two student villages and farmland. Under the proposed sale, the university would sell of much of its Albany campus except the new science building. Massey University has campuses in Palmerston North in the Manawatū, in Wellington (in the suburb of Mt Cook) and on Auckland's North Shore in Albany. In addition, Massey offers most of its degrees extramurally within New Zealand and internationally. Research
544-572: The Batchelar property, near the present Turitea site, was purchased that June. The college was officially opened for tuition on 20 March 1928 by Minister of Agriculture Oswald Hawken . The first woman to enrol was Enid Hills, who enrolled in 1932. With the demise of the University of New Zealand in 1961, it became Massey College , and associated closer with Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) until full autonomy could be gained. In 1960
578-709: The Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) sustainability 2023 ranking. Massey University is the only university in New Zealand offering degrees in aviation and veterinary medicine . Massey Veterinary School is ranked 21st in the Quacquarelli Symonds' (QS) 2024 world university subject rankings. Massey University is also ranked 30th for Development Studies, 51–100 in Communication and Media Studies, [1] and 71th for Agriculture and Forestry. The School of Built Environment offers multiple undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Construction and Built Environment, ranking among
612-462: The Rainbow and Takatāpui Advisory Group – RĀTĀ. [2] Te Tire Ahu Pae provides both representation and student services to Massey University students, ensuring equivalent and equitable services are delivered to everyone. They are a registered charity and independent from the university. The services TTAP delivers include: Notable faculty, past or present, include: Massey University have recognize
646-665: The amalgamation of the agricultural schools of Victoria University College in Wellington and Auckland University College to establish the New Zealand Agricultural College. In 1927 the Massey Agricultural College Act was passed, renaming the college Massey Agricultural College after former New Zealand Prime Minister William Fergusson Massey , who died in 1925 and had been vigorous in land reform efforts. The Massey Agricultural College Council first met on 1 February 1927, and
680-663: The collections with Māori material are the Ngā Kupu Ora collection, Māori Land Court Minute Books and the Bagnall collection. Heritage collections administered by the library include the library special collections and the Massey University Archives . The governing body of Massey Agricultural College, and Massey College, was the Council (known as the Board of Governors, between 1938 and 1952). Massey University
714-638: The college and later vice-chancellor of the university, being the chief executive officer of the institution. From 2022 Annual Report: Te Tire Ahu Pae (TTAP) is the single association at Massey University's four campuses in Pāmamao – Distance, Ōtehā – Auckland, Manawatū – Palmerston North and Pukeahu – Wellington. In the new structure, there are a total of 23 student reps on the Te Tira Ahu Pae Student Executive with additional student reps in our alliance groups, Disability at Massey and
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#1732782736229748-654: The contribution of many national and international notable people with honorary doctorates since 1964. Among them, there is Peng Liyuan , the wife of the current Chinese President Xi Jinping . OWENS, J.M.R. Campus Beyond the Walls: The First 25 Years of Massey University's Extramural Programme Palmerston North, Dunmore Press Ltd., 1985. ( ISBN 0864690479 ) Available free from Massey at [3] 40°23′05″S 175°37′00″E / 40.3848°S 175.6166°E / -40.3848; 175.6166 Oswald Hawken Oswald James Hawken (1870–1957)
782-659: The event as an overreaction. A review by Massey University's Council subsequently cleared Thomas of wrongdoing, with Chancellor Michael Ahie stating that the Council supported and had full confidence in Professor Thomas. Massey University's Māori staff association Te Matawhānui publicly spoke out in support of Thomas, particularly due to her leadership of Massey as a te Tiriti -led university. Since 2020, Massey University has been using an artificial intelligence remote exam monitoring tool called Remote Proctor Now (RPNow). In 2023, Massey controversially proposed opening
816-541: The first librarian, Erica Baillie, was appointed at the college. The library of the Palmerston North University College became part of the Massey College Library after the merger of the two institutions in 1963. With the expansion of the university to other locations, site libraries were established. These include the Auckland campus library in 1993, the Hokowhitu site library in 1996 (since closed) with
850-471: The merger with Palmerston North College of Education, and Wellington campus library in 1999 with the merger with Wellington Polytechnic. For a time in the 2000s, a site library was also operated at Ruawharo in Napier. Like the university, the library has grown exponentially since the 1960s. It caters for both on-campus and distance students. Māori materials are well represented in the library collections. Among
884-580: The move and chose to undertake their degree elsewhere were given no compensation, and only a few papers were able to be cross-credited. The College of Health was launched in February 2013 with three broad goals: promoting health and wellbeing, disease and injury prevention and protecting people and communities from environmental risks to health. In December 2016, the Chancellor of the university, Chris Kelly, caused outrage by making several comments in
918-442: The problem is one woman graduate is equivalent to two-fifths of a full-time equivalent vet throughout her life because she gets married and has a family, which is normal." These remarks caused widespread outrage, with Kelly's apology via Twitter and Facebook doing little to calm the situation. Kelly resigned as Chancellor on 14 December 2016, and was replaced promptly by then Pro Chancellor Michael Ahie. In August 2018 Don Brash ,
952-558: The schools of Natural Sciences and Food and Advanced Technology by around 60 per cent, were described as 'brutal' with Radio New Zealand reporting fears the plan puts the university into a death spiral. On 14 December 2023, Massey University confirmed that it would lay off over 60 jobs at its College of Sciences as part of a restructure. On 18 December, Massey confirmed that it was planning to sell or lease NZ$ 151 million worth of property on its three campuses to address its financial problems. The affected properties include nine buildings at
986-520: The site's history as a chicken farm. Massey University was first established at the Turitea campus in Palmerston North, and hosts around 4,933 students annually. The Turitea site houses the main administrative units of Massey University as well as the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, the College of Sciences, the College of Health and Massey Business School. It is also home to the only Veterinary School in New Zealand. Massey University acquired
1020-458: The surveillance and eradication of bovine viral diarrhoea virus , for which she conducted a nationwide survey. She has also co-developed a platform for sharing information about backyard poultry, and has commented on the threat that foot-and-mouth disease poses to New Zealand production. Gates has also been recognised for her teaching, having developed blended learning and peer learning approaches for clinical education for veterinary students. Gates
1054-644: The top 150 schools in Architecture and Built Environment in the Quacquarelli Symonds ' (QS) 2024 World University Subject Rankings. Massey's Bachelor of Aviation (Air Transport Pilot) is the first non-engineering degree to be recognised by the Royal Aeronautical Society (1998). The New Zealand Agricultural College Act of 1926 laid the foundation for the sixth college of the University of New Zealand (UNZ). It allowed for
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1088-564: The university announced that it would be building two solar farms on the Palmerston North campus, with a peak output of 7.87MW. The Pukeahu campus in Wellington campus was created through the merger with Wellington Polytechnic that was approved by the New Zealand Government and took place in 1999. The history of Wellington Polytechnic goes back to 1886 when the Wellington School of Design was established, it had
1122-772: Was awarded the 2018 Massey University Early Career Research Medal, and the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics Emerging Scientist Award. She also won the 2022 Prime Minister's Educator of the Year Award, awarded by Ako Aotearoa. Massey University Massey University ( Māori : Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa ) is a university based in New Zealand, with significant campuses in Auckland , Palmerston North , and Wellington . Massey University has approximately 27,533 students, 18,358 of whom study either partly or fully by distance. Research
1156-403: Was relocated to the Turitea campus. Wharerata is a historic colonial home built in 1901 and surrounded by formal gardens and mature trees. It housed the staff social club until the late 1990s, and is now used as a cafe, function centre and wedding venue. In 2019, Heritage New Zealand listed student hostel, Colombo Hall as a category 2 historic place. It was built in 1964. In February 2023
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