{"id":4940,"date":"2016-06-09T12:46:23","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T23:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=4940"},"modified":"2016-08-01T10:06:50","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T21:06:50","slug":"photos-from-the-1-june-pg-mix-mingle-peer-mentoring-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/?p=4940","title":{"rendered":"Photos from the 1 June PG Mix &#038; Mingle + Peer Mentoring Groups!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had another fabulously buzzy PG mix &amp; mingle last week, with lots of students staying on from the Doctoral Induction, and many more joining for the evening&#8217;s festivities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/13335577_1079475945459899_8941362945255685582_n.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4941\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/13335577_1079475945459899_8941362945255685582_n.jpg?resize=550%2C333&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"13335577_1079475945459899_8941362945255685582_n\" width=\"550\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/13335577_1079475945459899_8941362945255685582_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/13335577_1079475945459899_8941362945255685582_n.jpg?resize=150%2C91&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesislink.aut.ac.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/13335577_1079475945459899_8941362945255685582_n.jpg?resize=300%2C182&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You were all so photogenic that we had to create a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Thesislink\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1079474792126681\">Facebook album<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The topic of the evening was Postgraduate Peer Mentoring groups. In case you haven&#8217;t heard, there are quite a number of groups you can join to meet fellow postgrads, socialise, and talk about your research. Most are student-run, and there are groups on every campus. After the mix &amp; mingle, a brand new group formed &#8211; so if you&#8217;re working with mixed methods, check it out.<\/p>\n<p>The available groups are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY DISCUSSION GROUP: <\/strong>(Akoranga) Learn about relevant theories and applications of various quantitative methodologies. Contact Ema Tokolahi at <a href=\"mailto:etokolah@aut.ac.nz\">etokolah@aut.ac.nz<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>SUSTAINED SILENT READING<\/strong>: (City) Work through your academic reading list with the same friendly, peaceful comradery you had during SSR at school. Contact Emily O\u2019Hara on <a href=\"mailto:eohara@aut.ac.nz\">eohara@aut.ac.nz<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>NZAID SCHOLARS &amp; ASEAN STUDENTS NETWORK<\/strong>: (Akoranga) Meet students who are receiving an NZAID scholarship and\/or have come to NZ from a South East Asian country. Contact Rudy Harahap on <a href=\"mailto:rharahap@aut.ac.nz\">rharahap@aut.ac.nz<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>POSTIE PEERS<\/strong>: (City) Calling all postgraduate students researching in a \u201cPOST something\u201d paradigm e.g. Post-structural?\u00a0 Post-modern? Post-human? Post-positive? Contact Kate O\u2019Connor on <a href=\"mailto:kate.oconnor@aut.ac.nz\">kate.oconnor@aut.ac.nz.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>MIXED METHODS DISCUSSION GROUP<\/strong>: (Akoranga) We meet fortnightly to discuss mixed methods research and hear from expert speakers. Contact Geeta Sharma at <a href=\"mailto:geeta.sharma@aut.ac.nz\">geeta.sharma@aut.ac.nz<\/a> for more info.<\/li>\n<li><strong>TOURISM &amp; HOSPITALITY RESEARCH ROUND TABLE<\/strong>: (City) Heads up postgrads and PhDs in the School\u00a0of Hospitality &amp; Tourism! Contact Sabrina Seeler at <a href=\"mailto:sabrina.seeler@gmx.de\">seeler@gmx.de<\/a> for info.<\/li>\n<li><strong>THE CLUB @ AUT SOUTH<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>(South) Share cake &amp; conversation with doctoral students based on the South campus. Contact Kathryn Owler at <a href=\"mailto:kowler@aut.ac.nz\">kowler@aut.ac.nz<\/a><strong>. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ART+DESIGN PG CLUB: <\/strong>(City)\u00a0Join with other Art + Design postgrad students for conversation and the sharing of ideas. 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