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| Adult Learners Week Sep 8-14 2003 |
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| Author : Waikato University
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| Created : 08 Sep 2003
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| Last Revision : 08 Sep 2003
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Not so long ago, Pipiwai solo parent Hohipere Williams spent much of her time doing such things as cooking, cleaning and making sure her three children had done their homework.
Two years later she’s even busier but loving it. While she still has to cook, clean and raise the kids, 29-year-old Hohipere is also finding time to do her own University work.
And it’s not just one degree. She’s now in her second year of doing Law and Social Science degrees simultaneously.
To recognise her efforts, Hohipere will be awarded a Vice Chancellor’s Adult Learner’s Award worth $1000 on 11 September, along with fellow adult students Phillipa Grace and Peter Priest. The awards are part of Adult Learners Week He Tangata Matauranga at Waikato University from September 8-14. The celebrations at Waikato include workshops, entertainment and campus tours.
So what was Hohipere’s primary motive for returning to study? “Ultimately I wanted to set a good example for the children and portray to them that you’re never to old to learn.”
For any adult thinking of returning to study, she says she’d advise them to: “Just go for it and not let any barriers stand in their way.”
For further information please contact:
Ngawai Smith
PR & Marketing Coordinator
The University of Waikato
Phone: 7 838 5121
Mobile: 021 625 684
Email: [email protected]
Waikato University
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