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Dear Parent/Guardian
Welcome to our first newsletter for 2020. It is only a short while ago
ACADEMIA that we welcomed our first years and met their parents at a lunch, but
Update
the world has changed a lot in this short time.
Coronavirus aside, we’ve had lots on the go at Academia in the first
term and this newsletter will bring you highlights.
Kind regards
March 2020 Hannchen Louw | Chief Executive Officer
OVERVIEW
We were again very impressed with our first-year intake this year. They programmes and, at least for some, finally sitting down behind a desk
are a bunch of high-spirited students, willing to listen and learn. Their in our study centre to prepare for the first tests just before the break.
participation in the Welcoming Week exceeded all expectations and
made us proud. Job well done, parents. Academia took part in the University’s Open Day on 29 February 2020 and
welcomed many prospective Academians to our home. Our students, who
It has been a hectic time between the Welcoming Week, Varsity Cup took part in showing the learners around, were visibly proud of Academia
rugby, various social events, the start of the leadership and mentoring and super enthusiastic in selling Academia to the 2021 intake.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Covid19 is a reality and while we have so far been fortunate not to have furthermore continues to provide their (private) cleaning service. These
had any reported cases within our community, it is naïve to believe it will activities are of course performed with due regard for the wellbeing of
not happen. In fact, experts say that we will all at some stage contract our staff and our students.
the Coronavirus.
All those Academia students who have chosen to remain on campus
We remain in continuous contact with the University and follow the lead during the University recess period are on a WhatsApp group in order
and guidance of the University’s dedicated Coronavirus task team. As you that information can be quickly and easily disseminated. We hope to
will know, lectures have been suspended and students are encouraged shortly welcome back those students whom have left us temporarily.
to return home during this recess period.
We have all along been encouraging our students to follow the much
We have sent out a communique to address the arrangements applicable published hygiene routines (washing hands and the like) and, in the
to students who do remain in Academia over the holiday and the period interest of avoiding unnecessary contact, we have suspended the
thereafter, should on-campus lectures not be reinstated immediately. If biometric entry system. Students now present their student cards to
we have any reason to believe that our students at Academia are in any Security on entrance. We appeal to students to help us and the security
way exposed to higher risk, we will take the necessary actions. team in this regard. As in the case of University residences, we do not
allow visitors to Academia until further notice.
Our office remains open and we are continuing with maintenance and
all those tasks that we perform daily. Security remains committed and If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
on their post. Our cleaning and maintenance teams are in fact using
the extended recess to thoroughly clean all common areas and do other We meet with our health and safety consultant on a regular basis in
maintenance that we do not usually get to. Our cleaning contractor respect of all aspects of health and safety at Academia.
OUR CORE MISSION REMAINS ON TRACK We work very hard to foster an academic environment in believe it is important to acknowledge academic achievement and Academia throughout the year by means of quiet times and an we congratulate the following students for outstanding academic understanding of mutual respect between students. The result is results, based on 2019 averages: that our students have been placed first overall in the Cluster. We MAINTENANCE All units were inspected during October 2019. We do this annually painted road markings, replaced flags, fixed blinds, staircases and to prevent any disputes when vacating the unit at year end. As was shower doors and painted our blocks over the December holidays. the case in 2018, we were encouraged by the state of the units. It Unfortunately, the wind caused some havoc at the very end, certainly is true that, as long as we show commitment to maintain breaking windows and making our perfectly cleaned units dusty. units, students support us by caring for their units and furniture. Apologies if you encountered a few leaves in your unit on arrival! We again take this opportunity to ask that much care is taken with the expensive induction plates installed in our units, especially Maintenance is ongoing. But with 954 units there is always going to when unpacking kitchen equipment and utensils. The plates work be something happening. We remind you that we have a 24-hour well and are state of the art, but a pot or any other heavy object emergency call out service and we aim to fix any problem as quickly dropped on them does cause damage which is very costly to repair. as possible. Please encourage your child to log any maintenance As always, we maintained and cleaned all units, engaged the problem by using the “Report a fault” button on the website. They pest control experts, cleaned up all gardens, fixed shade netting, will receive a reference number for tracking purposes. RECYCLING Waste reduction remains one of our aims and we are happy to report that the block recycling competition is a seriously heated affair! We collect and weigh recycling per block and the winning block is rewarded quarterly.
LAUNDRY AND CLEANING SERVICE, TAPAS
The new EezyPay system seems to be working well after initial If you experience any problem with our out-sourced cleaning
teething problems. Our students are fortunately natural tech- contractor that you are not able to resolve directly with them,
experts, but please let us know if any problems are experienced you are most welcome to contact us.
and the money you deposited in the card “disappeared”.
You may have noticed that the Tapas deli was upgraded over
We still see “external” cleaning services from time to time on December and now boasts new air-conditioning units, modern
our campus and we remind you that we do not allow that. You furniture, a coffee bar and more work space. Pop in when you
will understand that it poses a security risk to us. visit us.
LEADERSHIP, HOUSES
Academia’s residents have cast their votes and elected their
2020 block leaders. The block leaders manage the WhatsApp
groups and are a great help with communication.
Congratulations to: Block 1 - Nina Janse Van Rensburg, Block 2 -
Tristan Rabie, Block 3 - Nolwenn Grub, Block 4 - Megan Harrah,
Block 5 - Benjamin Pitkanen, Block 6 - Winston Ardoin, Block
7 - Sabrina Beretta, Block 8 - Logan Tait, Block 9 - Cameron Sim,
Block 10 - Cameron Painting, Block 11 - Sarah Hathorn, Block
12 - Regardt van der Westhuizen, Block 13 - Tristan Jones, Block
14 - Matthew Venn, Block 15 - Edan Ingle, Block 16 - Lara van
Heerden, Block 17 - Samantha Hislop, Block 18 - Daine Ric-
Hansen, Block 19 - Caitlin Bannatyne , Block 20 - Natalie Fish,
Block 21 - Lemeul Blignaut, Block 22 - Luke Sale, Block 23 - Ross I cannot praise Prim Cameron Anderson and his four executive
Thomson, Block 24 - Dyllan Desfontaines, Block 25 - Mia Simon, leaders – Dylan Lewis (Saxonhof), Megan Behr (Mostertsdrift),
Block 26 - Jurgen van der Merwe. These new block leaders Lara van Heerden (Weltevreden), Savannah Candy (Boschendal)
have wasted no time in starting with leadership training where and head mentor Luca Powell – enough. They are mature and
they enthusiastically discussed new approaches to leadership, considered in their approach to all student affairs and issues, they
community building in Academia and much more. are also super enthusiastic. It is really a privilege to work with them.
WELCOMING 2020
A big thank you also to our Welcoming Team. It is hard work
to encourage and manage (and teach a dance routine) to
350 newcomers in the Stellenbosch January heat and their
dedication is much appreciated.
The 2020 Welcoming Programme was filled with a variety of
social and educational activities for the Academia newcomers.
Activities included a quiz night, self-defence classes, Cluster
interactions and many more. During the “Residence Education”
sessions the focus was on inequality: ‘Be aware of what’s fair’
and ‘The bystander effect.’ These sessions were facilitated by the
Transformation Office and the Centre for Student Communities.
One of our most successful events was the Sokkie workshop
that had newcomers dancing the night away and making many
new friends. Another highlight of Welcoming was Vensters. We
placed 5th, a very good position. Paired up with Capri PSO and
Huis Neethling, we had hundreds of capable and enthusiastic
dancers. Thank you to our Academia choreographers – Chante
Ellis and Chloe Prinsloo.
It is not official yet (!), but we again had the best Welcoming
report (highest monitor score) on campus. We are super proud.
MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME The mentorship programme hit the ground running this year. community. Each mentor had several mentor sessions during With just over 400 newcomer students arriving at Academia Welcoming with their mentees, where discussion topics in January, our team of 26 mentors had their hands full! covered many aspects of a balanced university lifestyle. A Each newcomer is assigned a mentor: a senior student who beautiful highlight of the programme was a hugely popular is familiar with university life and who can help integrate the Sokkie Dance Workshop for first years, hosted by the mentors new student into the broader Stellenbosch environment and in the Academia Hall. OUR CLUSTER Clusters are an initiative created by the University in 2008 communities and is actively promoted during Welcoming to to encourage interaction and a sense community between enable our first years to meet students in other residences. We residencies and private student organisations in proximity to are lucky that Validus is one of the most successful Clusters on one another. We are part of the Validus cluster with Olympus, campus with the highest academic achievers, rated as having Simonsberg, Huis Visser, Huis Marais, Isa and Goldfields. the best mentors and also very competitive in the sporting The Cluster platform is used to share spaces and integrate arenas. We are, of course, the jewel in the Validus crown! ASSISTANT RESIDENT HEADS A big thank you to Carla, JC, Naweed and Henry for being super another residence. Parents are very welcome to contact the reliable and so loyal to Academia. Henry, with whom we have relevant assistant resident head should you have any concerns had a long and very good relationship, took over from much about your child. If they cannot help, they will certainly point loved Zibonele Zimba who was promoted to resident head at you in the right direction. COMMUNICATION As Academia is filled with under 25s, we find that social media is an excellent way of communicating. Academia uses Instagram and Facebook as our main social media platforms. Our weekly upcoming events as well as our students’ achievements are posted on Instagram. Photos of our significant events are posted on Facebook. If you want to stay in the loop and know what’s going on in the ACA community, then follow us on: Instagram: @acastellies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ AcademiaStellenbosch/
ALCOHOL AND DISCIPLINE
You will have received a letter from us at the start of 2020 The debate around this topic is ongoing. Please encourage
to inform you that Academia, as an affiliated residence of the your children to take part in this discussion.
University, follows the University’s revised alcohol policy. In
terms of this the use and possession of alcohol in residences Noise is an ongoing problem and we have had a number
has been banned for six months. This follows serious concerns of incidents, especially Blocks 2 and 10 this year. The two
about alcohol-related incidences on campus last year and a permanent night guards sometimes have a very hard time
general view that binge drinking has become a problem among to enforce quiet time. We urge you to speak to your children
students. Just to place matters in perspective, neither UCT nor about showing respect to these older gentlemen when they
UWC or CPUT allow alcohol in their residences. Students at try to break up a party at 03h00 in the morning. There is a
Stellenbosch University are not prevented from using alcohol well-established protocol to be followed when a student
outside of residences. experiences a noise problem, The first step is not to send
a WhatsApp to your mother in Sandton! If there is any
The intention is for students to debate the alcohol issue uncertainty as to what do with a noise problem at 02h00 in
over this period in order that an acceptable policy can be the morning, please call Security. They know whom to inform.
formulated for the future.
The disciplinary committee, consisting of Academia students
While our students have certainly not stopped drinking, the new under the guidance of our assistant resident heads, is convened
arrangement has provided an opportunity for reflection. The and functioning. The focus of our disciplinary code is to foster
conspicuous use of alcohol on our Academia campus is fortunately values that encourage harmonious community living and not
also something of the past. As a result, we no longer have the mess on punishing or labelling transgressors. If your child is called
of broken bottles in our quads on a Thursday morning or students to a discplinary hearing, please be assured that the matter will
walking around in Academia drinking from open bottles. be handled fairly and with due regard to the student’s rights.
ALUMNI
Academia is 20 years old this year! Reunion plans are under way, but for now we
are looking forward to welcome back past Academia primaria for a Prim Reunion.
This was originally scheduled to take place on 4 April, but we have had to postpone
this event and will find a new date as soon as we can.
MERIT AWARDS
Applications are now open for the mid-year merit awards. Forms are available at the
office. Please encourage your children to take part and nominate deserving students.
SECURITY
Being a security guard at Academia should qualify anybody for a alternative light sources. We do not allow any candles or open
direct pass to heaven. It is not an easy job. However, our security flames in rooms. Please make sure that your child has a source
guards are remarkable and mostly loved by our students. of light to use in the case of a black out.
We are continuously tweeking and updating our camera We have a generator that serves the study centre and deli, but
surveillance and electric fence. It remains a challenge and supplying generated power to the whole of Academia is not
load shedding does not help. Load shedding does bring extra feasible. We encourage students to be prepared and make sure
challenges as students forget things on their hot plates and find they follow the load shedding roster.
APPLICATIONS FOR 2021
We aim to open applications for 2021 by the end of May. Please keep an eye on our website. As in the past, we will give
preference to existing students, provided that they apply before the cut-off date (usually in August). We will send a reminder
to all current students at the time.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT AND
ENGAGE | ESTABLISH | EQUIP | EMPOWER
ENTREPENEURSHIP
Academia once again successfully hosted the AcaLead
Leadership Development Programme in collaboration with
the Frederik van Zyl Slabbert Institute for Student Leadership
Development. This course aims to develop the young leaders
in our community by exposing them to aspects of leadership,
such as self-development, facilitating conversations, ethics in
leadership, and leadership in context.
Now in its second year, 18 students from Academia completed
this course and have had this accreditation added to their
academic transcripts. We are proud of the AcaLead alumni
who are already in leadership positions for 2019/2020, as
well as those who will continue their leadership development
journey in 2020/2021.
We are excited about the establishment of a Vital Engagement
portfolio in the Academia leadership structure. This portfolio
was created to highlight and provide opportunities to discuss
the challenging issues and topics that are faced by both local
and global communities. We hope to create an environment
where students are made aware of these issues and have a
platform to critically engage with each other in the form of
discussions and debates.
In the past few months Academia has invited various specialist The first Academia second-hand textbook fair was held in
facilitators to share their insight on topics such as gender-based February and was a huge sucess. The Academia Hall was
violence and the drinking culture in our community. We are aspiring filled with textbooks, cooldrinks and snacks and many eager
to be a community of pro-active students who are well-informed students who either wanted to sell their old textbooks or
and can make a valuable contribution to society as a whole. acquire a new one for the year ahead.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AT ACADEMIA
We started the year’s initiatives with our “Community Morning
Project” during the Welcoming Period. This entailed our
students helping to put lunch packs together to give to the
Stellenbosch Disaster Unit. Around 150 packages containing a
chicken mayo sandwich, apple and juice were assembled. Due
to the enthusiasm and good turn out at that event, we will be
hosting our ‘Sandwich Sundays’ event in future. This is open to
the rest of the Validus cluster.
In early March a group of Academia students visited the
Stellenbosch Night Shelter. They helped serve dinner and
prepared sandwiches for breakfast the next day. We are proud
to say that we could not accommodate the large number of
students who wanted to participate in this initiative and will
repeat it shortly. Drive run by Social Impact in collaboration with Miss Maties
Varsity Cup.
Throughout the term, the students have also had the
opportunity to make donations towards a clothing drive for a We are looking forward to getting everyone involved in a
local youth centre as well as the Feminine Sanitary Products variety of projects each month.
SPORTS
We are encouraged by the enthusiasm displayed by our first
years for the various sporting opportunities that are offered.
Due to this only being the beginning of the year, none of the
leagues have started yet. However, there have been a lot of
first-year tournaments for each sport.
Our own Carla Kroon is the first female in Stellenbosch history
to serve on the Maties Residence Rugby Executive Committee,
previously very much an all male arena! We are thus well placed to
make our mark in rugby. The rugby first-years’ tournament was a
huge success as the Academia team beat Simonsberg 26-10 to come
fifth overall. Academia’s U20 teams continued to perform well so far
and will be participating in the 2nd and 3rd league this year.
Academia’s hockey players have been continuously busy.
During the first weekend in March, matches were played on
a socially mixed inter-residential team basis, consisting of
Academia, Dagbreek and Heemstede. In addition, we took
part in the five-a-side tournament, and our ladies ended up
3rd in the tournament against Heemstede. We are looking
forward to competing in the Winter league this year.
Academia cricket had a great start in 2020 when we successfully
signed up a team for the Campus league and won our first
game against Dagbreek by five overs. We are confidently
looking forward to the coming matches in the league. exciting year for soccer since the participants have increased
by a significant margin since last year.
Our ladies soccer team is coached by Savannah Candy,
whereas Josh Faber coaches the guys. The female team (which The netball and table tennis leagues only start towards the end
is made up of mixed ages and not just first years) beat Nerina of March and the beginning of April. Netball will be coached by
2 -1 early in March, securing a good 3rd position in the league. Sarah Hathorn, with trials and practices starting soon to get the
The men were unlucky to lose in penalties against Simonsberg girls ready for the season. With table tennis being a new addition
and ended up with a silver medal, but we have a good team to the mix at Academia, we have been the residence with the
and are confident of our chances in the league. This is a very highest number of recruits – an excellent start to this new venture.
WE ARE VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE THAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OUR HISTORY, WE
HAVE APPOINTED COACHES FOR EVERY SPORT. HERE THEY ARE:
Sarah Savannah Josh Stuart Logan Steve Tyrell Daniel
Hathorn Candy Faber Thomas Everett Palmer Sparks
Netball Females Soccer Males Soccer Cricket Rugby Rugby Hockey
071 602 1821 060 883 4054 076 893 0956 071 683 3825 083 656 3488 082 683 9526 060 883 4054
AS ALWAYS, OUR TEAMS LOVE TO SEE MANY SUPPORTERS ON THE SIDELINES
AND GRANDSTANDS. PLEASE COME TO SUPPORT YOUR MATES.
SOCIAL NEWS, POST GRADUATES AND INTERNATIONAL OFFICE On the 29th of February, we hosted our annual First Year’s dance. The First Year’s dance committee put a lot of work in to completely transform the Academia Hall, covering it with fairy lights and eucalyptuses to match the Enchanted Forest theme for the evening. The night was a huge success with over 100 first years attending. A big thank you to everyone that made the event possible. We went out of way this year to welcome our postgraduate students. The diverse group of international and local students enjoyed a lovely breakfast at the Postcard café where new friendships were forged. The University’s post-graduate office informed students about the support offered to them. In addition to the introduction sessions arranged by University’s International Office, Academia hosted an Information Session for our own international newcomers (we have 116 in total). They signed up for various cultural and sports activities and we helped them get to know Academia. This was followed by a social where they could meet the locals, the leadership team and resident heads. To give them a proper South Afrian welcome we offered an array of South African favourites such as Niknaks, Crème Soda, boerewors rolls and koeksisters… lekker. Unfortunately Coronavirus put a spoke in the ever popular International Food Evening which we normalyy host in our hall. Hopefully we can have this event later in the year so that our international students will not miss out on an opportunity to showcase some of their local delicacies. We have been overwhelmed by all the enthusiasm and excitement of all our new Internationals, they are always ready to strike up a friendly conversation in Tapas, get involved in outreach activities or give it they’re all on the soccer field. Best wishes and remember to wash those hands!
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Beste Ouers/Voogde
ACADEMIA Welkom by ons eerste nuusbrief vir 2020. Dit is net nou die dag dat
Update
ons ons eerstejaars verwelkom en hul ouers tydens ‘n middagete
ontmoet het, maar die wêreld het in hierdie kort tydjie baie verander.
Coronavirus tersyde, baie ding het by Academia in die eerste kwartaal
gebeur en hierdie nuusbrief sal vir die u hoogtepunte gee.
Vriendelike groete
Maart 2020 Hannchen Louw | Hoof Uitvoerende Beampte
OORSIG
Ons was weer eens baie beïndruk met ons inname van eerstejaars ‘n lessenaar in ons studiesentrum om voor te berei vir die eerste
hierdie jaar. Hulle is ‘n klompie inspirerende studente wat bereid is toetse net voor die einde van die kwartaal. Academia het op 29
om te luister en te leer. Hul deelname aan die Verwelkomingsweek Februarie 2020 aan die Universiteit se Opedag deelgeneem en baie
het alle verwagtinge oorskry en ons trots gemaak. Wel gedaan ouers. voornemende Academia studente by ons aan huis verwelkom. Ons
Dit was ‘n besige tydjie tussen die Verwelkomingsweek, Varsitybeker- studente wat deelgeneem het aan die begeleiding van die leerders in
rugby, verskeie sosiale geleenthede, die begin van die leierskap en en om Academia, was sigbaar trots op Academia en super entoesiasties
mentorprogramme en, ten minste vir sommige, uiteindelik sit agter in die aanbeveling van Academia met die oog op die 2021 inname.
GESONDHEID EN VEILIGHEID
Covid19 is ‘n werklikheid en hoewel ons tot dusver gelukkig was om nie gewoonlik uitkom nie, te doen. Ons skoonmaakkontrakteur gaan
nog geen positiewe gevalle in ons gemeenskap te hé nie, is dit naïef ook voort om hulle (privaat) skoonmaakdiens aan te bied. Al hierdie
om te glo dit sal nie gebeur nie. Om die waarheid te sê, kenners meen aktiwiteit word gedoen met inagneming van die welstand van ons
dat ons almal op een of ander stadium geïnfekteer sal word met die personeel en natuurlik ons studente.
Coronavirus.
Al ons Academia studente wat verkies het om aan te bly, is op ‘n Whats
Ons bly voortdurend in kontak met die Universiteit en volg die leiding App groep sodat inligting gou en maklik oorgedra kan word. Ons hoop om
van die Universiteit se toegewyde Coronavirus - taakspan. Soos u binnekort daardie studente wat ons tydelik verlaat het, terug te verwelkom.
weet, is lesings opgeskort tot verdere kennisgewing en word studente
aangemoedig om huis toe te gaan tydens hierdie reses periode. Ons het reeds geruime tyd gelede ons studente begin aanmoedig
Inligting ten opsigte van studente wat verkies om in Academia aan te om die gepubliseerde higiëne-roetines te volg (hande was, ens.)
bly tydens die vakansieperiode en daarna, sou op kampus lesings nie en, ten einde onnodige kontak te vermy, het ons die biometriese
onmiddellik daarna hervat nie, is reeds uitgestuur. As ons enige rede toegangstelsel verlede naweek reeds opgeskort. Studente moet nou
het om te glo dat ons studente by Academia blootgestel is of word aan hul studentekaarte toon. Ons doen ‘n beroep op studente om ons en
verhoogde risiko, sal ons die nodige stappe neem. die sekuriteitspan in hierdie verband by te staan. Soos in die geval van
Universiteitskoshuise, laat ons tans geen besoekers toe nie.
Ons kantoor bly oop, ons gaan voort met instandhouding en al die ander
take wat ons daagliks verrig en sekuriteit bly op hulle pos. Ons skoonmaak As u enige vrae het, kontak ons gerus.
en instandhoudingspanne gebruik hierdie tyd om gemeenskaplike
areas deeglik skoon te maak en ander instandhouding waarby ons Ons ontmoet ons Gesondheid en Veiligheidskonsultant
ONS KERNMISSIE BLY OP SPOOR
Ons werk baie hard om dwarsdeur die jaar ‘n akademiese omgewing te bevorder deur middel van die afdwing van
stiltetye en die aanmoediging van wedersydse begrip en respek tussen studente. Die resultaat is dat ons studente
algeheel eerste in die Kluster geplaas is. Ons glo dat dit belangrik is om erkenning te gee aan akademiese prestasie en
ons wens die volgende studente geluk met uitmuntende akademiese resultate, gebaseer op die 2019 gemiddelde:
ONDERHOUD
Al die eenhede is gedurende Oktober 2019 geïnspekteer. Ons doen geraadpleeg, tuine is skoongemaak, skadunette is herstel, adtekens is
dit jaarliks om geskille tydens die ontruiming van die eenheid oorgeverf, vlae is vervang, blindings, trappe en stortdeure is herstel en
aan die einde van die jaar te voorkom. Soos die geval in 2018, is ons blokke is gedurende die Desembervakansie geverf.
ons bemoedig deur die toestand van die eenhede. Dit is beslis Ongelukkig het die wind aan die einde van die proses verwoesting
waar, solank ons toegewyd bly om ons eenhede te onderhou, sal veroorsaak deur vensters te breek en ons perfek skoongemaakte
studente ons ondersteun deur hul eenhede en meubels te versorg. eenhede stowwerig te laat. Ons vra om verskoning as u met u
aankoms ‘n paar blare in u eenheid teëgekom het!
Ons neem weer van hierdie geleentheid gebruik om te vra dat
daar baie sorg gedra word veral met die duur induksieplate wat Instandhouding is ‘n voortdurende proses, maar met 954 eenhede
in ons eenhede geïnstalleer is. Neem veral voorsorg wanneer u gaan daar altyd iets gebeur. Ons herinner u daaraan dat ons ‘n 24-uur
kombuistoerusting en gereedskap uitpak. Die plate werk goed en dit noodoproepdiens het en ons ten doel stel om die probleem so vinnig
is modern, maar ‘n pot of enige ander swaar voorwerp wat daarop moontlik op te los. Moedig u kind aan om enige onderhoud aan
val, veroorsaak skade wat baie duur is om te herstel. Soos altyd, het te teken deur die ‘Rapporteer ‘n fout’ op die webwerf. Hulle sal ‘n
ons alle eenhede onderhou en skoongemaak. Plaagbeheer kundiges is verwysingsnommer vir opsporingsdoeleindes ontvang.
HERWINNING
Afvalvermindering bly een van ons doelstellings en ons rapporteer graag dat die
blokherwinningskompetisie vir die studente`n ernstige saak is! Ons versamel en
weeg herwinningsmateriaal per blok en die wenblok word kwartaaliks beloon.WASSERY EN SKOONMAAKDIENS, TAPAS
Die nuwe EezyPay-stelsel lyk of dit goed werk, na die aanvanklike Indien u probleme ondervind met ons uitgekontrakteerde
groeipyne. Ons studente is gelukkig natuurlike tech fundis, maar laat skoonmaakdiens wat u nie direk met hulle kan oplos nie, is u meer
weet ons asseblief as u probleme ondervind en die geld wat u op as welkom om ons te kontak.
die kaart gedeponeer het, “verdwyn.”
U het dalk opgemerk dat die Tapas-deli opgegradeer is gedurende
Ons sien nog steeds van tyd tot tyd “eksterne” skoonmaakdienste Desember. Hul spog nou met nuwe lugversorgingseenhede,
op ons perseel en ons herinner u daaraan dat ons dit nie toelaat nie. moderne meubels, ‘n koffiekroeg en meer werkruimte. Kom loer
U sal verstaan dat dit ‘n veiligheidsrisiko vir ons inhou. gerus wanneer u ons besoek.
LEIERSKAP, HUISE
Die inwoners van die Academia het gestem en hul 2020-blokleiers is
verkies. Die blokleiers bestuur die WhatsApp groepe en is ‘n groot
hulp met kommunikasie. Baie geluk aan: Blok 1 - Nina Janse Van
Rensburg, Blok 2 - Tristan Rabie, Blok 3 - Nolwenn Grub, Blok 4 -
Megan Harrah, Blok 5 - Benjamin Pitkanen, blok 6 - Winston Ardoin,
blok 7 - Sabrina Beretta, Blok 8 - Logan Tait, Blok 9 - Cameron Sim,
Blok 10 - Cameron verf, blok 11 - Sarah Hathorn, blok 12 - Regardt
van der Westhuizen, Blok 13 - Tristan Jones, Blok 14 - Matthew Venn,
Blok 15 - Edan Ingle, Blok 16 - Lara van Heerden, Blok 17 - Samantha
Hislop, Blok 18 - Daine Ric- Hansen, Blok 19 - Caitlin Bannatyne, Blok
20 - Natalie Fish, Blok 21 - Lemeul Blignaut, Blok 22 - Luke Sale, Blok
23 - Ross Thomson, Blok 24 - Dyllan Desfontaines, Blok 25 - Mia
Simon, Blok 26 - Jurgen van der Merwe. Ek kan nie ons Prim, Cameron Anderson en sy vier uitvoerende
beamptes - Dylan Lewis (Saxenhof), Megan Behr (Mostertsdrift), Lara
Hierdie nuwe blokleiers het geen tyd verspil nie en dadelik met van Heerden (Weltevreden), Savannah Candy (Boschendal) en hoof
leierskapsopleiding begin. Hulle het nuwe benaderings tot leierskap, mentor (Luca Powell) - genoeg prys nie. Hulle is volwasse en sensitief
gemeenskapsbou in Academia en nog baie onderwerpe entoesiaties in hul benadering tot studentesake en –aangeleenthede. Hulle is ook
bespreek. baie entoesiasties. Dit is regtig ‘n voorreg om saam met hulle te werk.
VERWELKOMING 2020
Baie dankie ook aan ons Verwelkomingspan. Dit is harde werk om
350 nuwe studente aan te moedig en te bestuur (en vir hulle ‘n
dansroetine aan te leer) en die Stellenboschse Januarie-hitte. Hul
toewyding word baie waardeer. Die verwelkomingsprogram vir
2020 was gevul met ‘n verskeidenheid sosiale en opvoedkundige
aktiwiteite vir die nuwelinge in Academia.
Die aktiwiteite het onder andere ‘n vasvra-aand, selfverdedigings-
klasse, Kluster interaksies en vele meer ingesluit. Tydens die
“Koshuis Onderrig” sessie was die fokus op ongelykheid: ‘Wees
bewus van wat regverdig is’ en ‘Die omstander-effek’. Hierdie sessies
is aangebied deur die Transformasiekantoor en die Sentrum vir
Studentegemeenskappe.
Een van ons suksesvolste geleenthede was die Sokkie-werkswinkel.
Dit het nuwelinge laatnag nog laat dans en baie nuwe vriende is
gemaak. ‘n Ander hoogtepunt van Verwelkoming was Vensters. Ons
is 5de geplaas, ‘n baie goeie posisie. Academia is ingedeel saam
met Capri PSO en Huis Neethling. Ons het honderde bekwame
en entoesiasties dansers gehad. Dankie aan ons Academia
choreografiste –Chante Ellis en Chloe Prinsloo.
Dit is nog nie amptelik nie, maar ons het weer die beste
verwelkomingsverslag (hoogste monitor-telling) op die kampus
gehad. Ons is super trots.MENTORSKAPPROGRAM Die mentorskapprogram het vanjaar teen ‘n stywe pas begin. Elke mentor het gedurende die Verwelkomingsweek verskeie Met net meer as 400 nuwelingstudente in Januarie by Academia mentorsessies met hul mentees gehad. Besprekingsonderwerpe aangemeld het, het ons span van 26 mentors hul hande vol gehad! het talle aspekte van ‘n gebalanseerde universiteitslewe gedek. ‘n Elke nuweling kry ‘n mentor: ‘n senior student wat vertroud is met Pragtige hoogtepunt van die program was die baie gewilde Sokkie- die universiteitslewe en wat kan help om die nuwe student in die werkswinkel vir die eerste jaars. Dit is aangebied deur die mentors breër omgewing van Stellenbosch en gemeenskap te orienteer. in die Academia Saal. ONS KLUSTER Klusters is ‘n inisiatief wat in 2008 deur die Universiteit begin is om word aktief bevorder tydens Verwelkoming. Hierdie program stel interaksie en sinvolle gemeenskapsbou tussen koshuise en privaat ons eerstejaars in staat om studente in ander koshuise te ontmoet. studente-organisasies in dieselfde omgewing aan te moedig. Ons Ons is gelukkig dat Validus een van die suksesvolste klusters op is deel van die Validus Kluster met Olympus, Simonsberg, Huis kampus is, met die hoogste akademiese presteerders, die beste Visser, Huis Marais, Isa en Goldfields. Die Kluster-platform word mentors en ook baie mededingend in sport is. Ons is natuurlik die gebruik om ruimtes te deel en om gemeenskappe te integreer en juweel in die Validus-kroon! ASSISTENT INWONENDE HOOFDE Baie dankie aan Carla, JC, Naweed en Henry dat hulle super ander koshuis. Ouers is baie welkom om die relevante assistent- betroubaar en so lojaal teenoor Academia is. Henry, met wie ons ‘n inwonende hoof te kontak indien u enige kwessies rondom u kind lang en baie goeie verhouding het, het by `n baie geliefde Zibonele wil bespreek. As hulle nie kan help nie, sal hulle u beslis in die regte Zimba oorgeneem. Zibonele is bevorder tot inwonende hoof by ‘n rigting kan wys. KOMMUNIKASIE Aangesien Academia gevul is met onder 25 jariges, vind ons dat sosiale media ‘n uitstekende manier is om te kommunikeer. Academia gebruik Instagram en Facebook as ons belangrikste sosiale media-platforms. Ons weeklikse aktiwiteitsprogram sowel as ons studente se prestasies word op Instagram geplaas. Foto’s van ons doen en late word op Facebook geplaas. As u op die hoogte wil bly van wat in die ACA-gemeenskap aangaan, volg ons dan op: Instagram: @acastellies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ AcademiaStellenbosch /
ALKOHOL EN DISSIPLINE
U sou aan die begin van 2020 ‘n brief van ons ontvang het om u in Geraas is ‘n nimmereindigende probleem en ons het al ‘n aantal
te lig dat Academia, as ‘n geaffilieerde koshuis van die Universiteit, voorvalle gehad hierdie kwartaal. Ons het veral probleme met
die hersiene alkoholbeleid van die Universiteit volg. Hiervolgens Blokke 2 en 10 hierdie jaar. Die twee permanente nagwagte het soms
word die gebruik en besit van alkohol in koshuise vir ses maande lank ‘n baie moeilike tyd om stilte tyd af te dwing. Ons versoek u om
verbied. Dit volg op ernstige kommer oor alkoholverwante voorvalle met u kinders te praat oor die betoning van respek teenoor hierdie
op kampus verlede jaar en `n algemene siening dat sogenaamde ouer persone wanneer hulle probeer om 03h00 soggens ‘n partytjie
“binge drinking” ‘n probleem geword het onder studente. Net om op te breek. Daar is ‘n goed gevestigde protokol wat gevolg moet
sake in perspektief te plaas, nóg die UK nóg UWK of CPUT laat alkohol word wanneer ‘n student ‘n geraasprobleem ervaar. Die eerste stap
in hul koshuise toe. Studente by die Universiteit van Stellenbosch is nie om ‘n WhatsApp te stuur vir ‘n ma in Sandton nie! As daar
word nie belet om alkohol buite die koshuisomgewing te gebruik nie. enige onsekerheid is hoe ‘n geraasprobleem om 02h00 in die oggend
hanteer moet word, skakel asseblief Sekuriteit. Hulle weet wie hulle
Die bedoeling is dat studente oor hierdie periode die alkoholkwessie moet kontak.
moet bespreek, sodat ‘n aanvaarbare beleid geformuleer kan word
vir die toekoms. Ons studente het beslis nie opgehou drink nie, Die dissipinêre komitee, bestaande uit studente van Academia
maar die nuwe reëling bied ‘n geleentheid vir besinning. Die sigbare onder leiding van ons assistent-inwonende hoofde, is gevorm en
alkoholgebruik op ons Academia-kampus is gelukkig ook iets van aan die werk. Die fokus van ons dissiplinêre kode is om waardes wat
die verlede. As gevolg hiervan, het ons nie meer die gemors van harmonieuse gemeenskapslewe aanmoedig te bevorder en nie die
gebreekte bottels in ons blokke op `n Donderdagoggend nie en ook straf of etikettering van oortreders nie. As u kind na ‘n `n disiplinêre
nie studente wat rondloop en uit oop bottels drink nie. Die debat verhoor ontbied word, wees verseker dat die saak billik en regverdig
rondom hierdie onderwerp duur voort. Moedig asseblief u kinders en met inagneming van die student se regte hanteer sal word.
aan om aan hierdie gesprek deel te neem.
ALUMNI
Academia is vanjaar 20 jaar oud! Reünieplanne is onderweg, maar op hierdie
stadium sien ons uit daarna om voormalige Academia primaria by ‘n Prim reunie te
verwelkom. Hierdie geleentheid, wat op 4 April sou plaasvind, is vir eers uitgestel,
maar ons hoop om dit so gou moontlik te kan doen.
MERIETE TOEKENNINGS
Aansoeke is oop vir die merietoekennings vir die eerste semester. Vorms is beskikbaar by die
kantoor. Moedig u kinders aan om deel te neem en verdienstelike studente te nomineer.
SEKURITEIT
Om ‘n veiligheidswag by Academia te wees, behoort iemand vir ‘n gevaarlike alternatiewe ligbronne probeer vind. Ons laat geen kerse of
direkte pad na die hemel te laat kwalifiseer. Dit is nie ‘n maklike taak oop vlamme toe in ons kamers nie. Sien asseblief toe dat u kind ‘n lig
nie. Ons sekuriteitswagte is egter merkwaardig en geliefd by ons het om te gebruik in die geval van beurtkrag.
studente.
Ons het ‘n kragopwekker wat die studiesentrum en deli bedien, maar
Ons is voortdurend besig om ons kameras en elektriese heining te om op hierdie stadium gegenereerde krag aan die hele Academia te
optimiseer. Dit bly ‘n uitdaging en beurtkrag help nie. Beurtkrag bring lewer, is nie haalbaar nie. Ons moedig studente aan om voorbereid te
ekstra uitdagings as studente potte op hul induksieplate vergeet of wees vir beurtkrag en seker te maak hulle volg die beurtkragrooster.
AANSOEKE VIR 2021
Ons beoog om teen einde Mei aansoeke vir 2021 te open. Hou ons webwerf dop.
Soos in die verlede, sal ons voorkeur gee aan bestaande studente, mits hulle voor
die afsnydatum (gewoonlik in Augustus) aansoek doen. Ons sal ‘n herinnering stuur
aan alle huidige studente.LEIERSKAP-ONTWIKKELING,
KRITIESE BETROKKENHEID
ENGAGE | ESTABLISH | EQUIP | EMPOWER
EN ENTREPENEURSKAP
Academia het weer eens die AcaLead Leierskapsont-
wikkelingsprogram in samewerking met die Frederik van Zyl
Slabbert Instituut vir Studenteleierskap Ontwikkeling, suksesvol
aangebied. Hierdie kursus is daarop gemik om jong leiers in ons
gemeenskap te ontwikkel deur hulle bloot te stel aan verskeie
aspekte van leierskap, soos selfontwikkeling, fasilitering van
gesprekke, etiek in leierskap, en leierskap in konteks.
Nou in sy tweede jaar, het 18 studente van die Academia die
program voltooi en word hierdie akkreditasie bygevoeg op hul
akademiese rekords. Ons is trots op die AcaLead-alumni
wat alreeds in leierskapsposisies vir 2019/2020 is, asook diegene
wat hul leierskapsontwikkeling reis sal voortsit in 2020/2021.
Ons is opgewonde oor die stigting van ‘n “Vital Engagement”
portefeulje in die Academia-leierskapstruktuur. Hierdie portefeulje
is geskep om die aandag te vestig op en om besprekings te hou
oor die uitdagende kwessies en onderwerpe wat beide plaaslike
en wêreldgemeenskappe raak. Ons hoop om ‘n omgewing te skep
waar studente bewus gemaak word van hierdie kwessies en om `n
platform te skep waar daar krities in gesprek getree kan word by
wyse van besprekings en debatte.
In die afgelope paar maande het Academia verskeie kenners
genooi om hul insigte oor onderwerpe soos geslagsgebaseerde
geweld en die drankkultuur in ons gemeenskap met ons studente
te deel. Ons streef daarna om ‘n gemeenskap van pro-aktiewe
studente te wees wat beide goed ingelig is en ‘n waardevolle
bydrae kan lewer tot die samelewing as geheel. Die eerste
Academia tweedehandse handboekeverkoping is in Februarie in gretige studente wat hul ou handboeke wou verkoop of een wou
ons saal aangebied en was ‘n groot sukses. Die Academia Saal verkry wou verkry vir die komende jaar.
was gevul met handboeke, koeldranke en versnaperinge en baie
SOSIALE VERANTWOORDELIKHEID BY ACADEMIA
Ons het die jaar se inisiatiewe met ons ‘Community Morning Project’
gedurende die Verwelkomingsperiode begin. Dit het behels dat ons
studente gehelp het om middagetepakkies saam te stel om aan die
Stellenbosch Rampeenheid te skenk. Ongeveer 150 pakkies, wat ‘n
hoender mayonnaise toebroodjie, ‘n appel en sap ingesluit het, is
saamgestel. Weens die entoesiasme en groot opkoms, sal ons in die
toekoms ons ‘Sandwich Sondays’ - aanbied. Dit is oop vir die res van
die Validus-groep.
Vroeg in Maart het ‘n groep studente van Academia die Stellenbosch
Nagskuiling besoek. Hulle het gehelp om aandete te bedien en
toebroodjies vir die volgende dag se ontbyt voor te berei. Ons is
trots om te kan sê dat ons nie die groot aantal studente wat aan
hierdie inisiatief wou deelneem kon akkommodeer nie en dat ons
hierdie projek binnekort sal herhaal. Ons sien daarna uit om almal
Studente het ook deurgaans die hele kwartaal klere geskenk vir ‘n
betrokke te kry by ‘n
plaaslike jeugsentrum asook deelgeneem aan die sanitêre produkte ‘n verskeidenheid projekte wat vir
Projek, gelei deur ‘Social Impact’ in samewerking met ‘Miss elke maand beplan word.
MatiesVarsity Cup’.SPORT
Ons is bemoedig deur die entoesiasme wat deur ons eerstejaars
getoon is vir die verskillende sportgeleenthede wat aangebied word.
Aangesien dit slegs die begin van die jaar was, het die ligawedstryde
nog begin nie. Daar was egter baie eerstejaartoernooie vir elke
sportsoort. Ons eie Carla Kroon is die eerste vrou in die geskiedenis
van Stellenbosch Universiteit om in die Maties Koshuis Rugby
Uitvoerende Komitee te dien, voorheen beslis ‘n “slegs mans”
arena! Ons is dus goed geplaas om ons merk te maak in rugby
hierdie jaar. Die eerstejaars rugbytoernooi was ‘n reuse sukses
met die Academia-span wat Simonsberg 26-10 geklop het en vyfde
algeheel geëindig het. Die U20-spanne van Academia het tot dusver
goed gevaar en neem vanjaar aan die 2de en 3de liga deel.
Academia se hokkiespelers was ook baie besig.
Gedurende die eerste naweek in Maart is daar op ‘n sosiaal
gemengde inter-residensiële spanbasis wedstryde gespeel, bestaande
uit Academia, Dagbreek en Heemstede. Daarbenewens het ons
deelgeneem aan die vyf -`n -kant toernooi, waar ons dames 3de
geëindig het met ‘n oorwinning teen Heemstede. Ons sien uit daarna
om hierdie jaar in die Winterliga deel te neem.
Academia-krieket het ‘n goeie begin gehad in 2020 toe ons
suksesvol was om ‘n span in te skryf vir die Kampusliga. Ons het ons
eerste wedstryd teen Dagbreek met vyf boulbeurte gewen, is vol
vertroue en sien uit na die komende wedstryde in die liga.
Ons damesokkerspan word afgerig deur Savannah Candy, terwyl baie opwindende jaar vir sokker aangesien die aantal deelnemers
Josh Faber die mans afrig. Die vroulike span (wat bestaan uit aansienlik toegeneem het sedert verlede jaar.
gemengde ouderdomme en nie net eerstejaars nie) het Nerina
2 -1 vroeg in Maart geklop, wat ‘n goeie 3de posisie in die liga Die netbal- en tafeltennisligas begin eers teen die einde van Maart
verseker het. en die begin van April. Netbal word afgerig deur Sarah Hathorn, met
proewe en oefening wat binnekort begin om die meisies gereed
Die mans was ongelukkig om met ‘n strafskop teen Simonsberg te te kry vir die seisoen. Met tafeltennis as ‘n nuwe toevoeging by
verloor en sodoende met ‘n silwermedalje te eindig, maar ons het Academia, was ons die koshuis met die grootste aantal rekrute - ‘n
‘n goeie span en is vol vertroue oor ons kanse in die liga. Dit is ‘n uitstekende begin vir hierdie nuwe onderneming.
ONS IS BAIE OPGEWONDE OM AAN TE KONDIG DAT ONS VIR DIE EERSTE KEER IN DIE
GESKIEDENIS AFRIGTERS VIR AL ONS SPORTE AANGESTEL HET. HIER IS HULLE:
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Hathorn Candy Faber Thomas Everett Palmer Sparks
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KANTLYNE TE SIEN. KOM ASSEBLIEF OM JOU MAATS TE ONDERSTEUN.SOSIALE NUUS, NAGRAADSE STUDENTE EN INTERNASIONALE KANTOOR Op 29 Februarie het ons ons jaarlikse Eerstejaars dans aangebied. Die Eerstejaars danskomitee het hard gewerk om die Academia Saal heeltemal te transformeer met feetjie liggies en eucalyptusse om by die aand se ‘Enchanted Forest’- tema te pas. Die aand was ‘n reuse sukses met meer as 100 eerstejaars wat dit bygewoon het. ‘n Groot dankie aan elkeen wat die geleentheid moontlik gemaak het. Ons het hierdie jaar uit ons pad gegaan om ons nagraadse studente te verwelkom. Die uiteenlopende groep internasionale en plaaslike studente het ‘n heerlike ontbyt in die Postcard-cafe geniet, waar nuwe vriendskappe gesmee is. Die Universiteit se nagraadse kantoor het die studente ingelig oor die ondersteuning wat deur die kantoor aan hulle gebied word. Benewens die inleidingsessies wat deur die Universiteit se Internasionale kantoor gereël word, het Academia ook ‘n inligtingsessie vir ons eie internasionale nuwelinge gereël (ons het altesaam 116 internasionale studente). Hulle het ingeskryf vir verskillende kulturele en sportaktiwiteite en ons het hulle gehelp om Academia te leer ken. Dit is gevolg deur ‘n sosiale geleentheid waar hulle die inwoners, die leierskapspan- en assistent inwonende hoofde kon ontmoet. Om hulle ‘n ordentlike Suid-Afrikaanse verwelkoming te gee, het ons ‘n verskeidenheid Suid- Afrikaanse gunstelinge aangebied soos Niknaks, Crème Soda, boereworsrolletjies en koeksisters… lekker. Ongelukkig het Coronavirus beteken dat ons nie die immer gewilde Internasionale Kosaand wat ons normaalweg as gasheer in ons Academia Saal hou, kon aanbied nie. Hopelik kan ons hierdie geleentheid later in die jaar hou en so ons internasionale studente die geleentheid gee om hul plaaslike lekkernye ten toon te stel nie. Ons is oorweldig deur die entoesiasme van ons nuwe internasionale studente, hulle is altyd gereed vir ‘n geselsie in Tapas, raak graag betrokke by ons sosiale impak aktiwiteite en speel hul harte uit op die sokkerveld. Beste wense en onthou om daardie hande te was!
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