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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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Three academic “generations” at the UFS deliver papers overseas
2007-09-11

 

Staff from the Department of Communication and Information Studies at the University of the Free State (UFS) recently delivered papers overseas. Ms. Elbie Lombaard participated in the International Feminist Summit in Townsville, Australia, Ms Dalmé Mulder delivered two papers at the Australian New Zealand Communication Association’s conference in Melbourne, Australia and at the International Conference on Diversity in Organisations, Communities and Nations in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Prof. Johann de Wet delivered a paper in in Warskou, Poland at an international congress on International Political Linguistics. Prof. De Wet is Ms Mulder’s promoter with her doctoral studies, while Ms Mulder provides study guidance to Ms Lombaard for the completion of her Master's degree in Communication Sciences. From the left, are: Ms Lombaard, Ms Mulder and Prof. De Wet.
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