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30 years of Otago Polytechnic nursing
Media release – Otago Polytechnic
For immediate release, Tuesday 22 November, 2016
30 years of Otago Polytechnic nursing
Otago Polytechnic’s School of Nursing is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary this weekend with a reunion of its very first graduates of 1986.
Of the 45 nurses that graduated in 1986, 35 are travelling to Otago Polytechnic for the reunion. There will also be eight staff from the era, including the three main Heads of School, Leonie Clent, Dr Alison Dixon and the present head, Linda Kinniburgh.
Ms Kinniburgh says the biggest task was locating everyone, but social media helped.
“This reunion was driven by the graduates themselves. They decided to come back to their school of nursing and share their pathways since studying nursing. It will be absolutely amazing to meet these graduates again and listen to their stories”.
Nursing was a hospital-based programme, before it transitioned to the education sector in Dunedin in 1984. The school was based in York Place, and was a three-year diploma until 1992 when Otago Polytechnic was awarded degree status for nursing.
The group will meet on Friday from 5-8pm in the Hub at Otago Polytechnic.
On Saturday, they’ll meet from 2-5pm for a tour around the School of Nursing.
All have been asked to bring a story of their days at nursing school, they’ll share these on Saturday afternoon.
On Saturday evening,
they’ll get together for a
dinner.
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