Photos from 2011

Student Centre Opening - Dawn Ceremony
A dawn blessing ceremony to lift the tapu from the new University of Waikato Student Centre was held early this morning where about 80 guests gathered for the ceremony which saw the unveiling of Aurei – a sculpture specially made to stand at the main entrance of the Student Centre.
9th November 2011
Student Centre - Official Opening
The new University of Waikato Student Centre was officially opened in a two-part celebration to mark the occasion. Governor-General Lt Gen the Rt Hon Sir Jerry Mateparae, a Waikato alumnus, officially opened the multifunctional facility. A dawn blessing ceremony was also held today.
9th November 2011
Bryant Hall Celebrations
Nearly 200 guests attended a dinner to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Waikato University's Bryant Hall in October. Among attendees were current staff and residents, several past residential staff members, and some of hall’s earliest supporters, including Bryant Hall Trust founding members Dr Norman Kingsbury, Doug Arcus, and Ashley Taylor.
28th October 2011
Wallace Corporation University of Waikato Blues Awards 2011
Silver Fern Laura Langman and world rowing champion Nathan Cohen won two of the major awards at the 2011 Wallace Corporation University of Waikato Blues Awards on September 30. This year marked the 40th anniversary of the Blues Awards, with more than 50 Blues Awards being presented to recognise the commitment and achievements of students in either sport or the creative and performing arts.
1st October 2011
Gallgaher Great Race 2011
The University of Waikato men's and women's rowing eight crews were too strong for their rivals as they competed in the 2011 Gallagher Great Race. Now in its 10th year, hundreds gathered on the banks of the Waikato River to watch as Waikato took on rowing crews from Cambridge, Melbourne and Sydney universities.
13th September 2011
Cathy Dewes Honorary Doctorate
Māori language proponent Cathy Dewes (Te Arawa and Ngāti Porou) was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Waikato. A special presentation was held at Ruamata Marae in Rotorua in front of more than 400 people, including a large delegation from Ngati Porou, Maori academics, educationalists and kura kaupapa children.
8th September 2011
Distinguished Alumni Awards 2011
More than 200 guests attended the University of Waikato Distinguished Alumni Awards 2011. Politician Hekia Parata, war historian Dr Chris Pugsley and businessmen Paul Bowker and John Erkkila were this year's recipients. A black-tie dinner hosted by the university’s Chancellor the Rt Hon Jim Bolger and Vice-Chancellor Professor Roy Crawford, was held at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts on August 19.
22nd August 2011
Calder & Lawson Gallery - Self-medicating by Yvonne Todd
Auckland-based artist Yvonne Todd - one of New Zealand's most exciting contemporary photographers - is exhibiting 15 of her works at the Calder & Lawson Gallery, in the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts. The show, titled Self-medicating features works completed between 2002 and 2010, and focuses on the sometimes strange, creepy and sinister sides everyday things.
19th August 2011
Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts
Supporters of Waikato University's Academy of Performing Arts - renamed the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts - gathered on July 26 to celebrate 10-years since the Academy opened and to welcome on board new principal sponsor Gallagher.
27th July 2011
Bottle Rocket Competition - OsPEn Lectures
The OsPEn Lectures is an annual event at the University of Waikato aimed at Year 12 and 13 students who are high achievers in science. About 650 students from Waikato and Bay of Plenty high schools attended over two days, and took time to participate in the bottle rocket competition.
7th July 2011
Fieldays 2011
The 43rd National Agricultural Fieldays kicked off today at Hamilton's Mystery Creek. The University of Waikato is once again a strategic partner for the fifth-year running. Check out the latest images from the four-day event, which will be held June 15 - 18.
15th June 2011
Boat Race 2011
The annual first-year Engineering Design Challenge was held June 3 on the university lake, with battery-powered speed boats competing to see who had the best design.
10th June 2011
New Romantics
The exhibition New Romantics at the Calder & Lawson Gallery at the University of Waikato explores ideas of danger, mystery and desire. Featuring the work of six contemporary New Zealand artists, the show exposes some of the darker visions alongside those with a more tongue-in-cheek appeal.
31st May 2011
Open Day
More than 3500 secondary school students from Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Gisborne and Taranaki will be joined by members of the general public when the University of Waikato opened the doors on May 13.
13th May 2011
Kīngitanga Day
The University of Waikato's Hamilton campus was full of activity as people took part in celebrations to mark Kīngitanga Day on Thursday April 14.
14th April 2011
O-Week 2011
O-Week is the first week and a half of university for all new students at the University of Waikato - it's a chance to find out what the university is all about. See what Waikato University students got up to for O-Week 2011.
27th February 2011
Te Matatini
The University of Waikato was once again a proud strategic partner of the 2011 Te Matatini International Māori Performing Arts Festival held in Gisborne from 17-20 February. Te Matatini is a biennial competition that fosters, develops and protects traditional Māori performing arts in the pursuit of excellence.
17th February 2011

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