Our Initiatives
Mokopuna Ora Best Practices Brochure Design Initiative
Mokopuna Ora approached The Workhub at UCOL for a suite of brochures featuring best practice guidelines incorporating culturally sacred practices for weaving and using wahakura waikawa.
Building houses
Each year UCOL’s carpentry and joinery students have the opportunity to build a house as part of their studies.
National Woodskills Competition
Each year UCOL’s second year fine furniture students have the opportunity to enter their creations into National Woodskills Competition in Kawerau.
Building Services Cadetship
In 2016, Palmerston North City Council (PNCC) and UCOL started an initiative to provide students with an opportunity to explore career options.
Rural Art Poster & Brochure Design Project
Environment Network Manawatu sought UCOL’s help to create posters and brochures for their Rural Art organisation, which runs the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival.
Just Us Girls - a Breast Cancer Awareness Initiative
The Cancer Society approached UCOL to take photographs portraying ‘just us girls’ to promote breast cancer awareness.
Queen Street Placemaking
Work-integrated learning is at the heart of what UCOL does. From building houses to changing streetscapes our impact is wide and deep.
Furnell Park Creative Concept
Rangitikei District Council approached UCOL for a creative concept for Furnell Park. The final design included beautiful illustrations of streetscapes, sculptures and signage.
Manawatū Youth Theatre (MYTH)
Manawatu Youth Theatre approached UCOL for promotional material for their 2019 Alice in Wonderland show at The Globe.
Bulls Toy Library
Bulls Toy Library approached UCOL for promotional material. Students were given free reign and came up with a brochure, poster and colouring competition.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Manawatu
The Manawatu branch of Big Brothers Big Sisters approached UCOL in 2018 to take new photographs to help them attract mentors.
Evento - Feilding High School's Wearable Art Awards
UCOL staff and students with a wide range of expertise and skills play an integral role in the preparation and production of Feilding High School's Wearable Art Awards, Evento.
That Bloody Woman
Talented staff and student musicians from UCOL's Certificate in Contemporary Music Performance and New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Music) put on a great performance at That Bloody Woman.
2018 Year in Review for The Workhub
UCOL Bachelor of Creative Media students contributed 2,835 hours and talent of pro bono work in 2018 to the local not-for-profit sector.
The Workhub stationery concepts
UCOL design students created some stationery concepts for The Workhub.
Branding The Workhub
UCOL Creative students were closely involved in branding The Workhub. Here is some of the early concept work by Sam Hapeta, Jason Gardner and Kara Flintoff.