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Bay tutor lecturer of the year

Thursday 21 April 2016, 10:29AM

By Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

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Greg Bold: University of Waikato's Lecturer of the Year, Corporate Executive Education
Greg Bold: University of Waikato's Lecturer of the Year, Corporate Executive Education Credit: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology

BAY OF PLENTY

Bay of Plenty Polytechnic tutor Greg Bold is well-known to students (both at the Polytechnic and the University of Waikato) for his stimulating lectures and engaging teaching style. Now his hard work has been recognised with a prestigious accolade – he has been named the University of Waikato’s Lecturer of the Year in Corporate Executive Education for 2015.
 
The award was presented at a ceremony on 6 April to the popular tutor, who teaches a variety of subjects including supply chain management, marketing and logistics and operations. 
 
“I was surprised to find out I won; this is a fantastic award and it would have been a very close competition,” Greg says. “One of the best things about the award is that you have to be nominated by your students.  I don’t know which group of students it was but I am very humbled.”
 
As one of the lecturers on the University of Waikato’s Post-Graduate Diploma in Management, Greg teaches at nights and on weekends to business professionals looking to gain a high level business qualification.
 
“These students are busy professionals who have worked all day and then have to come to a lecture at night,” reflects Greg. “A big part of what I have to do is get them engaged and get good energy going in the room. The two-way conversation is important – a lot of the learning happens from the knowledge transfer of who you’re sitting in the room with.”
 
In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Greg is involved in the Bay of Connections and with the Freight Logistics Action Group. 
 
“Being involved in industry helps hugely with my teaching. These PGDip, MBA and MBM qualifications are more applied than theoretical so industry knowledge means I can give real-life examples –  it makes things interesting and helps the knowledge stick. I aim to make sure my students want to be there and want to be involved.”