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Student Affairs host future UFS leaders during leadership conference
2018/2019 student leaders gather in the EBW Auditorium for the annual Leadership Conference

Newly elected 2018/2019 Kovsie student leaders, comprising the Student Representative Council (SRC), Residence Councils (RC), and Residence Assistants (RA), gathered in the EBW Auditorium for training during the annual Student Leadership Conference. This year’s conference was also privileged to be joined by the South Campus SRC members.

The Director: Student Affairs, Dr WP Wahl, kicked off the programme with a session highlighting the importance of creating value-driven communities. Pulane Malefane, Assistant Director: Residence Life, spoke about student leaders fulfilling their roles and responsibilities as RC and RA representatives.

The Dean of Student Affairs, Pura Mgolombane, delivered a presentation based on The Role of Student Leadership as Aligned to the Student Affairs Strategic Plan, Pedagogies and Policies. Students also enjoyed an inspirational talk about Lessons in Leadership: What Leadership Taught Me presented by UFS Council member, David Abbey. 

 
The conference concluded with a delightful dinner and networking session for Kovsie’s future leaders.

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Faculty of the Humanities presents research seminar
2009-08-03

 
Pictured, from the left, are: Dr Croucamp, Dr Tania Coetzee (Programme Director) and Prof Botes.
Photo: Mangaliso Radebe


The Programme Governance and Political Transformation in the Faculty of the Humanities at the University of the Free State recently held a two-day research seminar on the Main Campus. The first day was reserved for presentations from the Masters and Ph.D graduates of the programme while the second was for students who are currently enrolled in the programme. The guest speakers were Prof. Lucius Botes, Dean: Faculty of the Humanities, who delivered a paper on the topic: Governance and Development: The need for a scholarship of engagement and Dr. P.A. Croucamp from the University of Johannesburg who spoke on The Methodology of Quantification: Measuring Social Constructs.
 

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