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03 March 2021
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Story Giselle Baillie
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Residence members who led the project, included:
Bohlokwa Rantja, the Residence Prime, and Transformation Committee members Nsuku Mutemela, Ofentse Motlakeng, Phindile Tjale, Madinku Mabala, Mmapopi Motshoso, Karabo Shuping, and Tagane Sekete.
The University of the Free State (UFS) Council approved and adopted Lehakwe House as the new name for the
NJ van der Merwe residence on the Bloemfontein Campus. The approval on 26 November 2020 followed a lengthy process of deliberation, consultation, and public engagement that has taken place since November 2019 and is aligned with the UFS Policy on Naming and Renaming. The name-change process was initiated by the Prime and Transformation Committee of the residence, guided by the
Unit for Institutional Change and Social Justice and supported by a multi-stakeholder committee representative of the residence, the Housing and Residence Affairs Office, the Department of Student Affairs, the Student Representative Council, and alumni.
Lehakwe – a precious gem
Following a lengthy evaluation process of the names submitted through a public voting and recommendation platform in July 2020, ‘Lehakwe’ – a Sesotho word referring to a ‘precious gem’ – emerged as the front runner. As many current and past members of the residence attest, this womxn’s residence has come to occupy a significant space within the hearts and minds of UFS students and the UFS community, given that its spirit has always been closely aligned with the constitutional values of dignity, equality, and freedom and with the human values of ubuntu. In this vein, the new name of ‘Lehakwe’ presents a consolidation of constitutional and university values into the day-to-day thinking, learning, living, and legacy spaces of students, as well as everyone who interacts and engages with the UFS.
Symposium on training of health educators presented on UFS Main Campus
2007-09-21
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The South African Association of Health Educationalists (SAAHE) Free State recently presented a symposium, entitled "Educating the health educator", on the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein. At the symposium were, from the left: Prof. Linda de Jager (Director of the School of Health Technology, Central University of Technology (CUT) and member of the SAAHE Free State Region), Prof. Anita van der Merwe (Head of the UFS School of Nursing and speaker on professional conduct), Prof. André Venter (Head of the UFS Department of Peadiatrics and Children Health and Chairperson of the SAAHE steering committee), Dr Hesta Friedrich Nel (Programme Head of Radiography and Dental Assisting at the CUT and speaker on postgraduate assessment) and Prof. Eli Bitzer (Professor in Higher Education, University of Stellenbosch and guest speaker on postgraduate assessment).
Photo: Stephen Collett
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