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ALUMNI UPDATE

Future Focus

Some of our Alumni Association
executive committee members
paid a visit to the new Science
Centre building site, where the new
University Shop will be housed.
From left to right are Graham Gouws
(Deputy Director of Physical Planning
in Infrastructure Services and Space
Optimisation) and Shene du Toit
(University Shop manager) with
members Khaya Matiso, Athenkosi
Sityata, Linda Mafa, Ayanda Mlatsha
and Siphile Hlwatika.
Making an Impact

Our Alumni Association executive committee members met several
institutional units over the course of a full-day workshop in March, discussing
issues such as graduate and student employability, entrepreneurship and
livelihoods and student funding and mentorship. Alumni are a critical
component of student success and can help in many ways: sharing expertise,
networks and resources; being active ambassadors; offering employment and
internships and being mentors and coaches. Our University asks our alumni “Alumni are
to Change the World positively – and they do! Many thanks to our elected
members, who volunteer tirelessly for the greater good. Pictured are (from a critical
left) Alumni Council representatives Khwezi Blose and Michelle Mbaco, component of
Executive Member Kaya Ngubentombi, Association President Siphile Hlwatika,
Association Secretary and Director Paul Geswindt, Treasurer Athenkosi student success
Sityata, Executive Member Linda Mafa, Institutional Forum representative
Khaya Matiso, Vice President Ayanda Mlatsha and Executive Member Lebo and can help in
Nare. Absent: Executive Member Asiphe Mxalisa.
many ways.”

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