VENUES OMSH SMH NCB FNB
WSS
WSSIB
Time 10:20 - 11:10
Old Mutual Sports Hall, East Campus
Compulsory Online Courses
Solomon Mahlangu House, East Campus
Digital Abilities
New Commerce Building, West Campus
Climate Change & Me
Writing Centre Services: Mr L Seohatse
12:00
LUNCH
12:30 - 16:30
Online Courses
Monday, 29 January 2024
Wits Sibanye-Stillwater Innovation Bridge Time
Activity
Computer laboratories
08:00 - 12:00
Online Courses
12:00
LUNCH
(with tutors available to assist with technical aspects of the online activities)
12:30 - 16:30
Campus Tour
Education Campus: Glass Laboratory (from 30 Jan)
Venue
Wits Sibanye-Stillwater Innovation Bridge
Tuesday, 30 January 2024 08:00 - 09:00
Meet the Deans: Mr J September; Prof. M Musemwa; Prof. T Nkambule; Prof. A Kanji
9:00 - 9:15
Meet the Registrar: Ms H Modau
9:15 - 9:30
Comfort Break
9:30 - 10:20
Humanities: What I need to know: Dr L Tshuma; Mrs N Bhengu-Schmitz
OMSH
12:00
LUNCH
12:30 - 13:15
Departmental presentation: Law
WSS2
13:15 – 14:00
Departmental presentation: psychology
WSS4
14:00- 14:45
Departmental Presentation: African Languages
WSS5
14:45 – 15:00
Comfort Break
15:15 - 16:00
SoSS: Prof. Nunez Carrasco SLLM: Prof. Ojwang
16:00 - 16:30
REGISTRATION QUERIES: Maropeng.maake@wits.ac.za
Bonisiwe.Mokhabuki@wits.ac.za
TTS Voice: Blind SA: Mr J Nair; Prof. I. Mhlambi
OMSH
09:00 - 09:15
Great Hall
Modern Languages Break and venue change to parallel departmental presentations South African Sign Language Break and venue change to parallel departmental presentations
FNB101
FNB102
Media Studies
11:00 - 11:15
Break and venue change to parallel departmental presentations
FNB5
11:15 - 12:00
Linguistics
FNB35
12:00
LUNCH
12:30 - 16:30
Online Courses
Friday, 2 February 2024
ONLINE STUDENT SUPPORT: Studentsupport.hmn@wits.ac.za
09:00 - 09:30 09:30 - 10:30
Address by the Dean of Student Affairs Great Hall Adjusting to University Life
CURRICULUM PLANNING: Lindiwe.Tshuma@wits.ac.za
10:30 - 10:45
Comfort Break
10:45 - 12:00
Explore and Engage: Campus Discovery Edition
12:00
LUNCH
12:30 - 16:30
Online Courses
Nompumelelo.Bhengu@wits.ac.za STUDENT LIFE ACTIVITIES: WitsFYE.DLU@wits.ac.za
OMSH
Monday, 5 February 2024 Check YOUR Wits Email and Ulwazi Daily! GATEWAY TO SUCCESS
08:15 - 09:00
Social Sciences
09:00 - 09:15
Break and venue change to parallel departmental presentations
09:15 - 10:00
Postgraduate Diploma in Education
10:00 - 10:15
Break and venue change to parallel departmental presentations
Venue
10:15 - 11:00
African Literature
FNB5
11:00 - 11:15
Break and venue change to parallel departmental presentations
11:15 - 12:00
Geography, Archaelogy and Environmental Sciences
12:00
LUNCH
12:30 - 16:30
Online Courses
FNB35
08:00 - 12:00
Online Courses
12:00
LUNCH
12:15 - 14:15
Holistic Wellness for Student Success
14:00 - 14:15
Comfort Break
14:30 - 15:15
Mastering your Great Hall university experience
OMSH
08:00 - 08:50
08:40 - 09:50
Careers in Humanities - Ms Lindelwe Cili Citizenship and community engagement
9:40 - 10:10
Comfort Break
10:10 - 11:00
Self awareness
11:00 - 12:00
Financial Literacy DLU
12:00
LUNCH
12:30 - 16:30
Online Courses
OMSH
Great Hall
Thursday 8 February 2024
10:00 - 11:00
Genevieve.kamfer@wits.ac.za
Activity
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Thursday, 1 February 2024 08:15- 09:00
Time
Tuesday, 6 February 2024
Online Courses
10:00 - 10:15
HUMANITIES FACULTY CALL CENTRE: 011 717 4007 / 4005 /4008 / 8201 / 8279
OMSH
08:00 - 12:00
09:15 - 10:00
CONTACT US
Venue
Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Wits Science Stadium, West Campus
West Campus: FNB 2A
Library Services: Mr Simon Lesejane
11:10 - 12:00
First National Bank Building, West Campus
East Campus: SH1099
Activity
FNB101
FNB102
08:00 - 12:00
Online Courses
12:00
LUNCH
12:30 - 16:30
Curriculum Planning: Individual consultations to finalise curriculum planning for the year and making amendments where necessary. To book an appointment, contact: Lindiwe.Tshuma@wits.ac.za Nompumelelo.Bhengu@wits.ac.za
Venue: Faculty of Humanities, South West Engineering Building, Ground Floor
Friday, 9 February 2024 10:55 - 11:35
Mentor-Mentee meet up
11:35 - 12:00
Move to the Wits Rugby Stadium — to be seated by 12:00
12:00
LUNCH
13:00 - 16:00
Wits Sprit Game
WSS Laboratories
Wits Rugby Stadium
Welcome!
Wits University welcomes you to the Gateway to Success Programme, compulsory for all first-time first-year students. This programme, which consists of online as well as on-campus activities, has been designed to promote your orientation into student and academic life. You and your faculty peers have been scheduled to attend the on-campus activities in the sessions outlined in the programme. The online activities should be completed each week in your own time. We are delighted that you have enrolled at Wits and hope that your Wits experience will be successful and enjoyable.
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6 February 2024 15:00 – 18:00
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FYE Mentor-Mentee Connect 9 February 2024 08:30 - 09:30 (Space-frame Exams Hall)
2024 y r a u r b on 5 Fe 17:00 M Details Available 11:00on ulwazi
Tuesday, 6 February | 19:00- 22:00 Hall 29 (Indoor)
PITSO YA KALANENG FESTIVAL PROGRAMME 6 - 10 FEBRUARY 2024 WITS THEATRE COMPLEX
Activations 29 January - 9 February 2024 9:00 - 16:00
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Wits Sibanye-Stillwater Innovation Bridge, Library Lawns and Amphitheatre
Beer Garden ry Februa 8 , y a d s Thur 22:00 15:00 –
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The Great Hall (Indoor) Monday, 5 February 19:00 – 22:00
Freshers’ Ball Wits Spirit Game 9 February 2024
13:00 - 16:00 | Wits Rugby Stadium | Kick-off: 12:30 Please make your way to the stadium at 10:20
9 February 2024 |18:00 - 02:00 Sturrock Park Field (Outdoor)