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==Untitled==
==Faculty of Law==
{{edit COI|A}}
Given the existence of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Race_(rowing) would it not be more appropriate to have a link to that page and move the information about the 'great' race there?


Two out of date pieces of information ought to be removed from this section:
Botrytis 09:03, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
* Professor Bradford W. Morse is no longer Dean of Law. Presumably the fact that he once was the Dean lacks notability, so this line ought to be deleted(?)
* The law school photo predates the opening of the current Law Building in 2016 (see my requested edit above (Campuses > Main Hamilton Campus > 2000s) for details about that). The building in the photo - now known as W Block - is no longer home to any of the Law Faculty. (I'd support removal of the image rather than recaptioning).


Thanks for considering this.
I don't think DAG Technology should be merged. The University of Waikato initially created it - that's all - and now it's made by Endace.
[[User:Elguaponz|Elguaponz]] ([[User talk:Elguaponz|talk]]) 04:40, 8 March 2018 (UTC)


===Reply 08-MAR-2018===
[[User:Imcdnzl|Imcdnzl]] 04:21, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
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== Some cleanups (July 2021) ==
==Adding the PGSA information in. University link to [[http://www.waikato.ac.nz/pgsa/ PGSA here]]==


Decided to do a bit of cleanup, and here is what I found so far that needs attention:
==Fair use rationale for Image:University of Waikato logo.svg==
*Add citations for the "History" section to back up each paragraph ([[WP:REF]]), at minimum. This is so that the information presented here is verifiable ([[WP:VERIFY]]) and does not look like it was written by an unreliable person, due to the nature of Wikipedia being editable by everyone ([[WP:OR]])
[[Image:Nuvola apps important.svg|70px|left]]
*Add citations for the other subsection(s) inside "History" so that those sections are verifiable. ([[WP:VERIFY]])
'''[[:Image:University of Waikato logo.svg]]''' is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under [[Wikipedia:Fair use|fair use]] but there is no [[Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline|explanation or rationale]] as to why its use in '''this''' Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the [[Wikipedia:Image copyright tags/Fair use|boilerplate fair use template]], you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with [[WP:FU|fair use]].
*"Alumni" section needs a bit of attention in regards to notability ([[WP:GNG]], I think?) and non-advertising tone ([[WP:PEACOCK]], I think?)


There is also a need for sections describing what the uni has done to assist New Zealand ''by the use of non-primary sources''. In that case, even though I know nothing about any outstanding "cool" stuff that the University of Waikato had done, it would be nice to find some independent sources ([[WP:INDEPENDENT]]) to back up further notability of University of Waikato. I know Uni of Waikato is pretty notable in itself, but I don't think there are enough external info about Uni of Waikato to feel satisfactory. The article for [[University of Auckland]] could be used as a stepping stone for structuring the layout of the University of Waikato article.
Please go to [[:Image:University of Waikato logo.svg|the image description page]] and edit it to include a [[Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline |fair use rationale]]. Using one of the templates at [[Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline]] is an easy way to insure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.


[[User:Qwertyxp2000|'''Q'''wertyxp2000]] ([[User talk:Qwertyxp2000|talk]] &#124; [[Special:Contributions/Qwertyxp2000|contribs]]) 01:10, 24 July 2021 (UTC)
If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on [[Wikipedia:Criteria for speedy deletion#Images.2FMedia|criteria for speedy deletion]]. If you have any questions please ask them at the [[Wikipedia:Media copyright questions|Media copyright questions page]]. Thank you.<!-- Template:Missing rationale2 -->

[[User:BetacommandBot|BetacommandBot]] ([[User talk:BetacommandBot|talk]]) 02:10, 12 February 2008 (UTC)

==Premier business school?==
A claim is made that the University of Waikato School of Management is New Zealand's premier business school. Two references are given for this. [http://www.topuniversities.com/university/664] supports this claim, but is obviously written by the university, not by an independent third-party. Language on this site such as "We are committed to providing..." make it very clear that this is simply advertising. Other pages on topuniversities.com are not just advertising, but this page is unacceptable as a reference.

The other reference given is a University of Waikato republishing of data from the Performance Based Research Fund. PBRF information is reliable, but this page doesn't make the claims the anon is making (the word "premier" does not appear on that page at all).

The anon claims in an edit summary that "QS rankings website cannot just write unfactual information, it is considered illegal", but this is written by the University, not by QS, and the University can make marketing claims about itself. However, Wikipedia is not the place to do this.-<font face="cursive" color="#808080">[[User talk:gadfium|gadfium]]</font> 18:40, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

== Information overhaul ==


Compared to the wikipedia entries for other NZ universities, this entry is out of date and missing important information. We would like to update the entry and bring in a range of new/different subheadings to bring this entry more into line with other university information on Wikipedia. This would involve a complete rewrite of much of the information (and the removal of some of the hyperbole currently in the entry), and I want to check via this talk page that this would be acceptable to Wikipedians. [[Special:Contributions/130.217.227.3|130.217.227.3]] ([[User talk:130.217.227.3|talk]]) 01:28, 12 March 2012 (UTC)
:Thank you for coming to this talk page first. I do not have a problem in principle with you updating and restructuring the article, as long as the material you add is neutrally worded and backed by sources. We prefer sources which are independent of the University, but for non-controversial matters a University source is okay. If you have not already done so, please read [[WP:COI|our guideline related to conflict of interest]].

:While you are not obliged to do so, I suggest you create an account for this work, so we can distinguish between your edits and those of other people at the University. Your account should represent yourself, not the University (so an account named "University of Waikato" would not be acceptable, but "Jane/John at Waikato" would be), and you do not need to give your real name or identifying details, but it would be polite to add a note on your user page saying that you work for the University (if this is the case).

:Please wait for a week before making major changes to the article to give any other editors a chance to respond to your request.-<font face="cursive" color="#808080">[[User talk:gadfium|gadfium]]</font> 02:56, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

:thanks for the advice; I have now created an account and declared my COI as suggested. I welcome other comments and will be ready to upload the revised article in a week's time. [[User:Waikato Wordwizard|Waikato Wordwizard]] ([[User talk:Waikato Wordwizard|talk]]) 01:14, 13 March 2012 (UTC)

== [[Soundscape (New Zealand festival)]] ==

I have proposed that this festival be merged into this article as it fails to reach the necessary notability for festivals under [[WP:GNG]]. It is also in line with Otago University's ''O week'' which is included within that University's main article. [[User:NealeFamily|NealeFamily]] ([[User talk:NealeFamily|talk]]) 01:03, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
:'''Oppose''':it occurs at the same time as, but doesn't seem restricted to, the University orientation week. Hence, independent; independent notability comes from the newspaper coverage of the event.[[User:Klbrain|Klbrain]] ([[User talk:Klbrain|talk]]) 21:19, 22 October 2016 (UTC)

== Maori language ==

While I appreciate the need for the use of several Maori words in this article, since it is written for speakers of other languages (English in this case), in my opinion, each Maori term should have a translation into English. This is essential to readability.[[User:Fredricwilliams|Fredricwilliams]] ([[User talk:Fredricwilliams|talk]]) 16:44, 24 June 2015 (UTC)

== Scholarships ==

{{request edit|D}}

The University announced two new scholarships in 2017. The first, named Te Ara Ki Angitu seeks to provide students from regional areas of the Waikato an opportunity to come to university, an opportunity that may not have been possible without the scholarship. The second scholarship is named Te Paewai o te Rangi and is a scholarship focused on high achieving students.

<https://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/news/hauraki-herald/89697392/whitianga-and-waihi-student-trio-collect-over-70000-worth-of-scholarships-to-university-of-waikato>

{{User: dcraig9965|employed at University of Waikato}}

[[User:Dcraig9965|Dcraig9965]] ([[User talk:Dcraig9965#top|talk]]) 18:48, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

===Reply 26-FEB-2018===
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* Dissemination of information on scholarships is the institution's responsibility, not Wikipedia's, per [[WP:NOBLECAUSE]].
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== Faculties and schools ==

{{request edit}}

The University of Waikato comprises of a number of faculties and schools:

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Faculty of Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Te Kura Toi Tangata Faculty of Education

Te Huataki Waiora Faculty of Health, Sport and Human Performance

Te Piringa - Faculty of Law

Te Pua Wānanga ki te Ao - Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Waikato Management School

Waikato Pathways College

Te Mata Kairangi School of Graduate Research

<rhttp://www.waikato.ac.nz/about/schools.shtml>

[[User:Dcraig9965|Dcraig9965]] ([[User talk:Dcraig9965#top|talk]]) 18:55, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

== Tauranga campus ==

{{request edit|D}}

In 2019 the university will open a new campus building in Tauranga. The new campus, which the University of Waikato is leading on behalf of the Bay of Plenty Tertiary Partnership, is an exciting new development for the region and will allow the university to introduce new degree programmes to be taught from the new campus. <http://www.nzherald.co.nz/bay-of-plenty-times/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503343&objectid=12000585>

[[User:Dcraig9965|Dcraig9965]] ([[User talk:Dcraig9965#top|talk]]) 19:00, 26 February 2018 (UTC)

===Reply 26-FEB-2018===
{{Declined}}
* This claim concerns future plans or events, per [[WP:FUTURE]]
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== Research Institutes ==

{{request edit}}

The following research institutes exist within the University of Waikato:

'''Environmental Research Institute (ERI)'''
Director: Professor Marnie Campbell

'''Institute for Business Research (IBR)'''
Director: Assoc Prof Asad Mohsin

'''Institute of Professional Learning (IPL)'''
Director: Jan Martin

'''National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis (NIDEA)'''
Director: Dr John Ryks

'''Te Kotahi Research Institute (TKRI)'''
Director: Assoc Prof Leonie Pihama

'''Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research (WMIER)'''
Director: Prof Bronwen Cowie

'''Institute for Security and Crime Science'''
Director: Associate Professor Ryan Ko

<http://www.waikato.ac.nz/research/units/institutes.shtml>

Latest revision as of 10:15, 10 August 2024

Faculty of Law

[edit]

Two out of date pieces of information ought to be removed from this section:

  • Professor Bradford W. Morse is no longer Dean of Law. Presumably the fact that he once was the Dean lacks notability, so this line ought to be deleted(?)
  • The law school photo predates the opening of the current Law Building in 2016 (see my requested edit above (Campuses > Main Hamilton Campus > 2000s) for details about that). The building in the photo - now known as W Block - is no longer home to any of the Law Faculty. (I'd support removal of the image rather than recaptioning).

Thanks for considering this. Elguaponz (talk) 04:40, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Reply 08-MAR-2018

[edit]

 Implemented Spintendo      18:39, 8 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Some cleanups (July 2021)

[edit]

Decided to do a bit of cleanup, and here is what I found so far that needs attention:

  • Add citations for the "History" section to back up each paragraph (WP:REF), at minimum. This is so that the information presented here is verifiable (WP:VERIFY) and does not look like it was written by an unreliable person, due to the nature of Wikipedia being editable by everyone (WP:OR)
  • Add citations for the other subsection(s) inside "History" so that those sections are verifiable. (WP:VERIFY)
  • "Alumni" section needs a bit of attention in regards to notability (WP:GNG, I think?) and non-advertising tone (WP:PEACOCK, I think?)

There is also a need for sections describing what the uni has done to assist New Zealand by the use of non-primary sources. In that case, even though I know nothing about any outstanding "cool" stuff that the University of Waikato had done, it would be nice to find some independent sources (WP:INDEPENDENT) to back up further notability of University of Waikato. I know Uni of Waikato is pretty notable in itself, but I don't think there are enough external info about Uni of Waikato to feel satisfactory. The article for University of Auckland could be used as a stepping stone for structuring the layout of the University of Waikato article.

Qwertyxp2000 (talk | contribs) 01:10, 24 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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