Student advisory group

The Student Advisory Group provides feedback to Open Polytechnic senior management and Council which gives a student perspective on Open Polytechnic products and services, issues and initiatives that affect students, and also acts as a critical sounding board in the development of new ideas at Open Polytechnic. 

You can find out more about current members of the Student Advisory group below. To find out how to apply to join the group, or to see how the group works, read the Student Advisory Group Terms of Reference at the bottom of this page and then apply using the button below.

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  • Kathryn Ross

    Kathryn is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Information and Library Studies. She joined the Student Advisory Group to not only give students a voice but to give back to the Open Polytechnic.

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  • Jo Jennings

    Diploma of Psychology graduate, Joanne Jennings, joined the Student Advisory Group to provide feedback to the Open Polytechnic from the perspective of a student who is both working and has a potentially disabling health condition.

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    Abigail Willemse

    Abigail Willemse, Waikato, joined the Student Advisory Group as she believes student feedback is a valuable way of improving services. 

     

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    Amanda Cameron

    Fourth year National Diploma in Architectural Technology student Amanda Cameron says she joined the Student Advisory Group as a way of sharing her ideas and helping out current and future students.

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    Ben Carmichael (Chair)

    Bachelor of Business (Accounting) student Ben Carmichael joined the Student Advisory Group because he is passionate about distance learning and sees it as a great method of study for people who are in the workforce.

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    Nancy Sutthoff

    Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) and Diploma in Health and Human Behaviour student, Nancy Sutthoff has been studying with the Open Polytechnic since 2010.

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    Rob Golsby

    Graduate Diploma in Human Resource Management student, Rob Golsby joined the Student Advisory Group as a way of being able to offer the Open Polytechnic valuable feedback.

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    Shannon Castell

    Shannon has completed the New Zealand Diploma in Business through the Open Polytechnic and is now currently studying towards her Bachelor of Business with a Human Resource Management major.

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