College Reports
Professor Suria Govender received the Mahatma Gandhi Award and the Ponnaadi. Professor Ruth Teer-Tomaselli was awarded the UNESCO chair for Telecommunications at UKZN. Professor Duncan Brown received a Fellowship at the Ferguson Centre of the Open University in Britain. Between 2003 and 2005 Professor Michael Samuel was seconded to the Ministerial Committee for Teacher Education. In that period he developed the National Teacher Education Policy Framework. Professor Fikile Mazibuko received the Jane Addams College of Social Work Distinguished Alumni Award and recognition for academic partnership from the Northeastern Illinois University In 2005, 30 members of staff were awarded doctorates (15 in Education, 15 in HDSS) The College continues to support student initiatives of various kinds: The Masakhane Club, a student educator driven programme at Edgewood, continues to make an impact in urban and rural schools through its winter leadership programme for Grade 11 and 12 learners. Doctor T Buthelezi under the auspices of the Community Development Association (CDA) is the academic mentor for this programme, and Mr Thabo Msibi the student leader. Fastforward is an initiative of students in the School of Psychology. Mr Siyanda Ngcobo is the student leader, and Professor Jill Bradbury the academic mentor.The programme focuses on life skills for learners in Chesterville and surrounding areas. The Saturday School Extra-Tuition Programme (SSETP) is a student initiative which offers quality and affordable supplementary education to learners from Grade 8-12. The programme is located in the School of Science, Mathematics and Technology (Education). It conducts Saturday Maths/Science tuition classes for learners. The tutors involved are second and fourth year student educators in the Faculty of Education across the different areas of specialisation. The academic mentor is Dr Busi Alant. The programme is self-funded but has received funding from the Dean, Professor Renuka Vithal and Head of the College of Humanities, Professor Mazibuko. The same School, under the leadership of Doctor Alant, provides ongoing support to a group of young technology practitioners from Hammarsdale. The support takes the form of educational activity by linking the practitioners with the FET college structures as well as showcasing their artefacts and establishing links with industry. Postgraduate Conference: postgraduate students (HDSS) have developed an annual tradition of hosting research conferences and exhibitions. Disabled students: a number of students graduated in both Faculties. They also provided valuable feedback on their experiences at UKZN, thereby enabling the College to improve support structures.
UKZN ANNUAL REPORT 2005
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