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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.
Dutch day for teachers
2005-11-11
About 20 teachers across the Free State Province attended a Dutch day for teachers on the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS). The programme was presented by the UFS Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French and funded by the Noordelike Neerlandistiek Kennisnetwerk. Matters such as the use of Dutch at South African schools and universities and practical hints for teaching grammar and literature were discussed.
From the left are Dr Angelique van Niekerk (lecturer at the UFS Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French), me Renée Marais (guest speaker from the University of Pretoria), Prof Hennie van Coller (Chairperson of the UFS Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French), Dr Anthea van Jaarsveld (lecturer at the UFS Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French) and Prof Bernard Odendaal (lecturer at the UFS Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French).