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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.
UNESCO's World Conference on arts and culture education
2006-03-25
Two people from Bloemfontein, Ms Emmie van Wyk (staff member of the University of the Free State's Department of Drama and Theatre Arts) and Mr Lomon de Jager (from Free State Opera) were the only two South Africans to attend UNESCO's World Conference on arts and culture education this month. The conference was presented in Lisbon, Portugal. During the conference guidelines were given to international training institutions on education in arts and culture.
Mr Lomon de Jager and Me Emmie van Wyk in front of the Belém Cultural Centre where the conference was presented. Photo supplied