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We are really excited to announce that the VILP platform is now live on CareerHub! You can access it by logging in and clicking on the ‘dashboard’. The entire VILP process is laid out for you in sections. Please read each section carefully. You have the option of attending orientation events and workshops. These are not compulsory but are highly recommended, especially for students new to the programme.

Seminars and Speaker Events

Your attendance at seminars will show up automatically once the VILP team has marked it. Any seminars you have attended so far should already be recorded.

For speaker events your reflection submission is proof of attendance, so be sure to include lots of detail for us to verify you were there.

For seminars and speaker events, your running total of completion will change once the VILP team has approved your reflection. When writing your reflections , please remember to be critically engaged with the issues raised at the seminar or speaker event. Try to avoid being purely descriptive. Be critical of the ideas presented but please save any constructive criticism of the seminar structure for the seminar evaluation.

For the VILP reflection question and tips to guide your writing, please read the ‘Reflections’ tab on Blackboard.

The final section will be unlocked for you once you have completed all of the requirements of engagement. If you have a question that is not answered by the information given, please email us at vilp@vuw.ac.nz.

Experiential Activities

CareerHub is now live!

If you would like some ideas on what to do for your experiential activities, check out the experiential activities tab on Blackboard! There is a list of example activities other VILP students have done. An updated list is coming soon so keep your eyes peeled! For ALL experiential activities, you need to keep track of your hours with a timesheet that can be downloaded from Blackboard. Experiential activities will be marked ‘completed’ once the VILP team has approved the form and the experiential evidence has been submitted.

Please also get into the habit of taking photos to use as experiential evidence. It is great to inspire each other with pictures of what you’re doing! (We will not use these for anything other than approving your file unless you allow us to.)

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SEMINARS

Please note: For your attendance to be marked you must book in and sign the attendance sheet. Some seminars require preparatory readings. This will be indicated on the CareerHub event and the readings will be on Blackboard. The reflection question and guidance on reflection writing is on

Blackboard. Some facilitators provide a more specific question, which can be found on the CareerHub event. For more information, see the CareerHub event link.

Thu 5 May

SEME443 Us & Them: Korean Indie Rock 4:10pm – 6:00pm AM 101, Alan MacDiarmid, In a K-Pop World Kelburn Campus

Facilitator: Dr. Stephen Epstein Book here: https://careerhub.vuw.ac.nz/students/events/detail/993631/vilp-2016-seme443-us-and-them-.

Mon 9 May

SEME456 The UN Deconstructed 3:30pm – 5:30pm AM 103, Alan MacDiarmid, Kelburn Campus

Facilitator: UN Youth Wellington Book here: https://careerhub.vuw.ac.nz/students/events/detail/993710/vilp-2016-seme456-un-deconstru.

Tue 1 0 May

SEME444 Territorial disputes in 3:00pm – 5:00pm AM 103, Alan MacDiarmid, North-East Asia Kelburn Campus

Facilitator: Dr Alexander Bukh Book here: https://careerhub.vuw.ac.nz/students/events/detail/995707/vilp-2016-seme444-territorial-.

Wed 1 1 May

SEMC459 Cross-cultural Communication 3:00pm – 5:00pm MY 102, Murphy Building, Kelburn Campus

Facilitator: Sara Watters Book here: https://careerhub.vuw.ac.nz/students/events/detail/995714/vilp-2016-semc459-cross-cultur.

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SPEAKEREVENTS

Please note: For speaker events to count you need to write and submit a reflection on it. Some speaker events require an RSVP to the external party organizing it. For more information about RSVP and event details, see the event page in CareerHub.

Thu 5 May

SPK1 729 Conflict, time and money: 12:00pm – 1:00pm MY 305, Murphy Building, Family generations in comparison Kelburn Campus Speaker: Prof Dr Marc Szydlik RSVP: Not required.

Fri 6 May

SPK1 730 Music at Auschwitz: Aid to 3:10pm – 4:20pm Adam Concert Room, Survival or Dehumanising Te Kōkī New Zealand

Degradation? School of Music Speaker: Prof Laurence Sherr RSVP: Not required. For more information contact Dr Kimberly Cannady at kimberly.cannady@nzsm.ac.nz.

Fri 6 May

SPK1 731 From Lacky Bands to Milk Bars: 4:00pm – 5:00pm MY 101, Murphy Building, Australian English dialectology Kelburn Campus

from a sociolinguistic perspective Speaker: Sydney M Kingstone RSVP: Not required. For more information contact Liz Pearce at elizabeth.pearce@vuw.ac.nz.

Mon 9 May

SPK1 732 Open Government Data (II) 12:30pm – 1:30pm GBLT3, Government Building, Piptea Campus Speaker: Keitha Booth RSVP: Please RSVP by email to e-government@vuw.ac.nz with ‘RSVP for Open Govt Data 9th May’ in the subject line.

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Contact the VILP Team! Location: HU115 & HU116, Level 1

Hunter Building, Kelburn Office Hours: Tue & Wed 1-3pm Email: vilp@vuw.ac.nz Telephone: +64-4-463-6799

vilp@vuw.ac.nz

@VilpVUW

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Wed 1 1 May

SPK1 733 Bio-crossing(s) in India: Role 12:00pm – 1:00pm MY 305, Murphy Building, of state regulations and academic Kelburn Campus

publications on stem cell terrains Speaker: Nayantara Sheoran RSVP: Not required. For more information contact Gill Blomgren at gill.blomgren@vuw.ac.nz.

SPK1 735 RUN IT STRAIGHT for West 6:00pm – 7:00pm RHLT2, Rutherford House, Papua & Talanoa Pipitea Campus

Speaker: Rev Socratez Yoman RSVP: Not required.

Wed 1 8 May

SPK1 734 A Whale of a Problem: 4:10pm – 5:30pm Stout Research Centre, International Law and whaling 12 Waiteata Road,

Kelburn Campus

Speaker: Joanna Mossop RSVP: Not required. For more information contact Deborah Levy at deborah.levy@vuw.ac.nz.

Got a cool story to share about a VILP experience you’ve had? Attended an awesome event and snapped some photos?

Send us your pictures and stories to us at vilp@vuw.ac.nz.

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