Wednesday, October 21, 2009
PITCH model makes good
Photo: Clinton Lloyd - www.twopointeight.co.nz
Sometimes things just work out really well. In 2006, Magdalena Schoemann modelled for five emerging CPIT designers at PITCH, the CPIT Fashion School’s end of year show. In 2009, she was crowned Miss World New Zealand. It’s a long way to the top, but Magdalena says PITCH gave her a ‘foot in the door’. Like most young girls, Magdalena had dreamed of being a model, but never thought it truly possible. So when she saw the ad for the PITCH model audition, she thought it would be fun, if nothing else. Then she caught the eye of second-year design student Emilie Pullar, setting in train events that will see the eighteen year old represent New Zealand in December at Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
“PITCH is a great way to get your face out there. You never know what other opportunities might come from it, and it’s great to be able to model for future leading designers!”
Since then Magdalena has done a power of work promoting Miss World and preparing for her part in the competition which is to be run on December 12th. Magdalena has proven herself to be a superb ambassador, not only for Miss World but also for our own show PITCH. She has given a lot of time and support to promote the event to a whole range of potential new models this year. And just when you thought people didn't give a glance backwards, Magdalena has shown that she really walks the talk.
Good luck in South Africa Magadalena!
Magdalena is organising a show, 'Celebrating Life' on the 31st October which you might like to check out.
Become a Miss World New Zealand Fan
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Alpha96.1 is finding a wider audience
Do you have have Alpha 96.1 streaming on your computer?
I reckon you should. You may not fall into their demographic of a typical Alpha listener but I can guarantee you won't need to jump ship in a hurry. They wanted their audience to feel like they were listening to their iPods on shuffle and they've nailed it .. it doesn't matter which group you feel the strongest affiliation to .. the station hums!
Alpha Radio, which began life as a student course project, will run 'til the end of November. I would love to see it run 24/7 but next year they will re-invent the station for next year's course and so the cycle continues. In the meantime let them know what you think. These guys are in training to be the next crop of DJs and media stars and deserve all the kudos and support we can provide. Let them know you're listening ....
alpharadio.co.nz
twitter.com/alpharadio
facebook.com/alpha96.1
see what other people are saying ...
http://zambesigirl.blogspot.com
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Listing Jobs on the Ignition Job Board
Good things come to those who wait. Don't they say that? Well in some way I would have to agree. We have finally managed to get the RSS feed of the jobs offered to our students through our job portal CareerHub, into a Job Board on the ignition website. Now they are out in the open. The next thing is to get all our students and grads to register with the service so they can actually apply for them!
A big thank you to our superb IT department and Dave Murch in particular for doing all the hocus pocus, black box stuff ...
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
CPIT on Facebook
CPIT represents a truly diverse collection of people. That is one of the things I really love about it. Keeping up with those groups isn't so easy but I have pulled together a few of those collections popping up on Facebook that have their feet in the Creative Industries Faculty.
You might want to join one!
My personal favourite (OK so this is shameless promotion) would have to be ignition. But there are lots of people building windows into their world ... take a peek!
General CPIT
CPIT
CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology)
Photography
Photography at CPIT
Photography level 7 at CPIT
CPIT Photography 2008
CPIT Photography 08
MusicArts
CPIT Jazz School
Fashion
NZ Emerging Designers
Art and Design
Creative kids of CPIT Design
CPIT School of Art And Design
C.P.I.T Certificate in Design Spiral Posse
Viscom Unleashed
Christchurch Polytech School of Art and Design
Architecture
C.P.I.T Architecture Canterbury
Food
Salon Culinaire (Not quite in the Creative Industries family but one I have a soft spot for)
I will add more to the list as I discover them ...
You might want to join one!
My personal favourite (OK so this is shameless promotion) would have to be ignition. But there are lots of people building windows into their world ... take a peek!
General CPIT
CPIT
CPIT (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology)
Photography
Photography at CPIT
Photography level 7 at CPIT
CPIT Photography 2008
CPIT Photography 08
MusicArts
CPIT Jazz School
Fashion
NZ Emerging Designers
Creative kids of CPIT Design
CPIT School of Art And Design
C.P.I.T Certificate in Design Spiral Posse
Viscom Unleashed
Christchurch Polytech School of Art and Design
Architecture
C.P.I.T Architecture Canterbury
Food
Salon Culinaire (Not quite in the Creative Industries family but one I have a soft spot for)
I will add more to the list as I discover them ...
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