INTERNATIONAL STUDENT MANAGER Paul’s on board
The Term 1 holidays provided the first big opportunity for College’s new International Student Manager Paul McCarthy. He started at College in March and within a fortnight was steering the international holiday programme for up to a dozen boys who were staying in Christchurch for the vacation. “The first step was meeting the students and seeing what they wanted to do, then it involved scheduling excursions and building in activities, so that the boys could have a really worthwhile holiday and some stimulating challenges.” Paul’s always up for a challenge himself – that’s why he applied for the International Student Manager role earlier this year. He was keen to learn something new, to upskill and to focus on the specifics of international students. Previously at St Thomas of Canterbury College, where he’d spent the past 12 years as International Co-ordinator and
“ This is an opportunity for
Head of Faculty for Religious Studies, Paul says College’s international operation is twice the size he’s used to. “This is an opportunity for growth for me, an exciting chance to learn new skills, especially on the marketing side.” As well as that, he will coach basketball during the winter terms and is looking forward to becoming
part of the College community, which he says is, “Well-organised, well-resourced, and one of New Zealand’s leading educational institutions.”
growth for me, an exciting chance to learn new skills, especially on the marketing side. ” Paul McCarthy
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