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26 November 2020
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Story Leonie Bolleurs
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Mind Matters is a first for the UFS. It is a mental-health publication for students aimed at highlighting what matters most when it comes to your mind, life, and well-being. Some sections share how individuals in the top echelons of the UFS take care of their minds. Other sections focus on how to support your grey matter (i.e. your brain) and, consequently, improve your general functioning. Some parts discuss matters related to careers, well-being, finance, and self-development. We also provide news and resources that might matter to you.
Whatever your fancy, Mind Matters focuses primarily on why the health of your mind matters. Our minds and brains are the most powerful intelligence or apparatuses on the planet. A power like this needs to be wielded wisely, otherwise we may suffer much from our own neglect of our mental health. It’s not always easy, but it is important!
Mind Matters was possible due to the cumulative contributions, inputs, and work of numerous UFS professionals, especially within
Student Affairs. We are grateful and proud of each person involved. We endeavour to honour these efforts by continually improving and developing Mind Matters. Your feedback and voices are most welcome and will continue to inform what we do next.
Great is what the UFS is and should be
2013-02-15
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Photo: Johan Roux
09 February 2013 |
This passage from the book Good to Great by Jim Collis was the core message of Prof. Jonathan Jansen, Vice-Chancellor and Rector of the University of the Free State (UFS) at the official opening on Friday 8 February 2013.
Prof. Jansen warned the audience in a packed hall of the reasons why the UFS should not be good, but great.
“Good makes one become complacent. Good means you show up for class, but great means you are at the top of you class. Good means you simply do your work, but great means you’re the best amongst your peers. Good is ok, but great is what the UFS is and should be about,” Prof. Jansen said.
At the opening Prof. Jansen also highlighted a seven-point priority plan for the university in 2013.
These points are:
- The growth in numbers and quality of postgraduate students
- The planned westward expansion of the main campus (New Master Plan)
- The drive for quality and productivity in research
- The development of an advancement culture throughout the university
- The acceleration of diversity and equity in all aspects of campus life, but especially in academic appointments
- The building of a positive and supporting staff culture at the university
- The continued investment in undergraduate student leadership