10 June 2011 Clear message by Lincoln University team at fieldays

They will be at Mystery Creek but there's no mystery about the message they'll be bringing to the National Agricultural Fieldays. The team from New Zealand's specialist land-based university, Lincoln University, will be celebrating and  promoting  Lincoln's past, present and future.

Led by the Dean of Lincoln University's Commerce Faculty Dr Patrick Aldwell, the team includes Professor of Environmental Management Ken Hughey, Associate Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics Jon Hickford, agricultural engineer Dr Ian Domigan, and student recruitment staff members Jaime Thomson and Teri Gilkison.

Among the messages they will be delivering is that Lincoln University is fully operational, despite the Christchurch earthquakes. For those who don't know, Lincoln University is located at Lincoln, in Selwyn District, just over 20 kilometres south-west of Christchurch.  

Also part of the team at Mystery Creek will be five Diploma in Agriculture students from Dr Domigan's engineering class who will be exhibiting their “inventions” in the Fieldays Innovation Centre. Lincoln University students have won top prizes for the past two years with their entries in this event and  Dr Domigan himself is a past gold medal winner for farm inventions at the fieldays.    

Lincoln University has its own permanent venue at Mystery Creek - site E24 - and here, in addition to meeting staff,  you can view research displays and see the winning innovation entry from 2010, an adjustable drenching race, designed by Young Inventor of the Year Rupert Barton, who received Diploma in Agriculture and Diploma in Farm Management qualifications at this year's Graduation Ceremony.

To talk to prospective students, parents, family members and others about the “Lincoln University decision” and course choices, recruitment staff will be at the site and happy to meet visitors.

“It could pay to call and see us,” says Recruitment Manager Jaime Thomson, “because all visitors have the opportunity to enter a competition to win a trip to Lincoln University to attend our Open Day on 27 July and see the campus at first-hand.”

Past students and graduates are also welcome to call in at E24 to have a catch-up chat with staff, update contact details, and reminisce about their Lincoln days. There will be a special area for alumni to put their feet up and relax.