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Story Lacea Loader
In the interest of the safety of the staff and students at the University of the Free State (UFS), the Executive Management assessed the current situation on the three campuses and made the following resolutions:
1. The Qwaqwa Campus is closed with immediate effect, and students are requested to leave the campus within the next 24 hours.
2. The Executive Management Committee extends an invitation to the Student Representative Councils (SRCs) of all three campuses to further engagement.
3. On the Bloemfontein and South Campuses, all lectures are suspended until further notice; however, only limited movement will be allowed on campus from 19:00 in the evening until 07:00 in the morning.
International conference on teaching Psychology in South Africa presented at the UFS
2007-03-28
The Department of Psychology at the University of the Free State (UFS) presented an international conference entitled: Teaching of Psychology in South Africa on the Main Campus in Bloemfontein. The conference aimed to stimulate dialogue and debate about Psychology teaching at higher education institutions in South Africa, particularly in the areas of teaching research and critical thinking. Attending the conference were, from the left: Ms Melanie Winter (student in the Department of Psychology at the UFS), Prof. Dap Louw (Departmental Chairperson in the Department of Psychology at the UFS), Prof. Dave Myers (Head of the Department of Psychology at the Hope College in Michigan, United States of America and co-ordinator of the conference), and Ms Melody Mentz (Junior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the UFS).
Media release
Issued by: Lacea Loader
Assistant Director: Media Liaison
Tel: 051 401 2584
Cell: 083 645 2454
E-mail: loaderl@ufs.ac.za
28 March 2007