Pacific Community Engagement, University of Otago

Well Ōtepoti Dunedin put on its warmest, most beautiful weather for graduation today. ☀️☀️ It was lovely to chat to our grads and their whānau over brunch. Congratulations everyone 👏🥳 Thanks for studying with us 🙏🏾

When one graduates, the whole family graduates, the whole community graduates! - Congratulations- Malo le toa🙏❤️ As reminded by the Vice-Chancellor, Honourable Grant Robertson-
“If you can ride the ocean, you’d never be lost - If you can write the ocean, you’d never be silenced” Prof Albert Wendt. Tautua and serve through education, fakaapaapa and humility.

The Moana Room/s nurture and prepare Pacific Arts students (alongside our Māori Tauira facilities) for their degree courses and their life aspirations. Opened two years ago, it is now a whole floor with a hot spot room, postgrad students’ rooms, staff offices and many more. Well done Humanities! Malo Dr Michelle Schaaf - Associate Dean (Pacific), Sia and Vika❤️🙏 Malo le galulue.
Also proud to take Dr Kara Okesene Gafa, HOD Pacific Health, Uni of Auckland around to see our student spaces.

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Friday on campus colours.
Congratulations to all our August graduands tomorrow!!

Taualuga Fono - A great Talanoa and sharing this morning. Malo Lau Afioga Hon Aupito!!