Victoria University of Wellington alumna Nandana Guda completed Victoria Plus—one of the University’s free, award-winning leadership programmes—alongside her undergraduate studies, opening career doors and opportunities for personal growth.
Approaching the end of her time at university, student volunteer Lucy Kenner reflects on graduates’ growing expectations for employers’ corporate responsibility and our community’s culture of giving back and speaking out.
Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science student Paddy Gerard discusses his experience studying Law and Geology, his Summer Scholarship, and his role as a Research Assistant reporting on sea level rise.
We sat down with student volunteers Abbi Nevil, Camila Gonzales, Kathy Thomas, and Kate de Boer from Vic Plastic Diet—a environmental club on campus—to find out more about their volunteering and how it’s contributing to kaitiakitanga—the theme of this year’s Student Volunteer Week.
Volunteering in a psychology lab as an undergraduate student was one of the best decisions PhD student Michaela Pettie made, igniting her passion for neuroscience and setting her on her research career path.
Getting involved on campus and in the community gave commerce student Zoe Dickens the confidence to embark on a life-changing volunteer trip to Thailand.
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