November 2007 - 7 Amptelike nuusblad van die personeel van die UV / Official newsletter of the staff of the UFS / Phatlalatso ya Semmuso ya ba Basebetsi ba Yunivesithi ya Freistata UV vereer meer as 250 sportsterre ie Kovsie-Alumni Trust van die UV het meer as 250 van sy oud- Dstudente wat nasionale klere in verskeie sportkodes oor die jare verwerf het, tydens ’n spoggeleentheid op die Hoofkampus in Bloemfontein vereer. Dit was die eerste keer in die ge- skiedenis van die UV dat soveel sport- manne en -vroue wat aan die UV ge- studeer het, op een slag vir hul pres- tasies vereer is. Tydens die dinee was 100 van die 250 oudstudente teenwoordig om hul spesiale eerbewyse te ontvang. Dit sluit onder meer in Springbokrugbyspelers soos die broers Eben en Joggie Jansen, Nelie Smit, Edrich Krantz, Theuns Stof- berg, Jannie du Plessis, Meyer Bosman en Hendro Scholtz. Van die sportsterre in ander sportkodes wat ook teenwoor- dig was, is Hennie Pretorius vir atletiek; Thandi Malindi vir 3000m atletiek; Stephen Brink en Heinrich Brüssow vir At the launch of the Centre for Africa Studies, unveiling the logo of the centre, are, from the left: Mr Enver Sewes-rugby; Frans Botma vir onder- Surty, Deputy Minister of Education, and Prof. Frederick Fourie, Rector and Vice-Chancellor at the UFS. waterhokkie; Stephen Phofi vir langaf- standatletiek, Hannette Bruwer en brosjure Kovsie Sport-legendes, wat ty- - 1973-1978: Rugby het in hierdie Annarie Store vir netbal; Boy Soke vir at- dens die galageleentheid uitgedeel is, na tydperk uitgeblink. Vir die eerste keer letiek, Annette Bekker vir hokkie en hoe sport bygedra het tot die reputasie verower die Vrystaat die Curriebeker, Corrie van Zyl en Gerhardus Liebenberg van die UV. Hy vertel: “Elke sport aan die en nie verniet nie. Die o/20-span van vir krieket. UV het sy goue jare beleef en elke pre- 1974 was die beste wat die UV nog stasie het ’n bydrae gelewer om die UV opgelewer het. Meeste van die Die eerste sportman- en vrou wat se noemenswaardige reputasie te bou: spelers het later vir die Vrystaat en aan die UV aangewys is, naamlik Joggie - 1970: Ons hokkiespan is onoor- die Springbokke opgedraf. In 1976 Jansen en Annette Bekker, het ook ’n wonne in die SAU-toernooi was 13 van die 16 spelers van die spesiale vermelding gekry. - 1971: Dit was die jaar vir netbal! Ses Curriebeker-span Shimlas. Voormalige Sportorganiseerder aan van die sewe spelers in die SAU- • 1977: Kovsies wen die eerste keer die UV, mnr. Ewie Cronjé verwys in die span was Kovsies. die Dalrymple-beker in atletiek. UV vereer... vervolg p2 1 Accounting is number 1 UV vereer... van p1. • Onlangs het vlugbal, sokker en basketbal ongelooflik gegroei en • Ander sportsoorte soos skerm, landloop en gimnastiek het ook goed gevaar. Mnr. Cronjé sê: “Die tagtiger en negentiger jare is gekenmerk deur ongekende prestasies op sportge- bied en die UV het talle nasionale en internasionale sterre opgelewer. • Die Shimlas het drie keer die nasionale klubtoernooi gewen • Die krieketspan het die SAU en nasionale krieket-klubtoernooi gewen • Frans Kruger, een van Kovsies se heel bestes, het in 2000, onder die leiding van Kaai Preller, die bronsmedalje tydens die Sydney Olimpiese Spele Here are, from the left: Prof. Tienie Crous, Dean of the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, verower. Prof. Ronell Britz, Head of the Centre for Accounting, and Prof. Hentie van Wyk, Programme Director of the Centre for Accounting. Hy sê: “My toekomsvisie is dat sportdeelname aan die UV voort- he Centre for Accounting be- (SAQA). Only four universities must durend sal groei en dat sportpre- came the first in South Africa to still be monitored this year. So far stasie op gelyke voet met deelname Treceive a grading of 1 during a most of the universities visited sal staan.” monitoring visit of the South African In- received a grading of 2. The centre Saam met hierdie geleentheid stitute of Chartered Accountants was especially complimented in the het die Kovsie-Alumni Trust sy (SAICA). Fourteen universities in report on its top quality lecturers and tiende bestaansjaar gevier. Die UV South Africa are accredited with creative programme development to het hulde gebring aan die persone SAICA. These universities are visited accommodate all students. wat meer as ’n dekade gelede die by SAICA over a period of five years The students at the centre reacted kreatiwiteit en inisiatief aan die dag during which criteria are set by the positively on service delivery in focus gelê het om die Kovsie-Alumni Trust South African Qualifications Authority groups. tot stand te bring. Prof. Frederick Fourie, Rektor en Visekanselier van die UV, het in die Kovsie Sportlegen- des-publikasie regter Faan Hancke, stigtersvoorsitter van die Kovsie- Oud-personeel geniet “Maaltyd vir een” Alumni Trust, asook sy opvolgers, erken vir die besondere rol wat hul gespeel het. Die toekennings is deur mnr. Harold Verster, President van die Vrystaat Rugby-unie oorhandig. Die trust bied onder meer finan- siële hulp aan talle minderbevoor- regte en gestremde studente om hul studies te voltooi. Die Trustfonds word ook aangewend om akademie- se, kulturele en sportbeurse aan ver- dienstelike voornemende Kovsie-stu- dente toe te ken. “Ons wil graag hê dat alle studente, wat ernstig is oor hulle akademiese vorming, die kans sal hê om hulle studies aan die UV voort te sit. Die droom van tersiêre Die Welstandskomitee en UV-Bemarking het oud-personeellede heerlike bederf met die toneelstuk, “Maaltyd vir een”. Na afloop van die toneelstuk het die oud-personeellede ’n ete in die opleiding moet nooit prysgegee word Eeufeeskompleks geniet. By die geleentheid was, van links prof. Daan Pienaar, voorheen as gevolg van ’n gebrek aan finan- verbonde aan die Departement Bybelkunde, sy vrou me. Betta Pienaar, me. Lettie Bezuidenhout, sies nie,” sê me. Frances Hoexter, haar eggenoot, mnr. Naas Bezuidenhout, voorheen hoof van Aankope, en prof. Niel Viljoen, Voorsitter Kovsie-Alumni Trust. Hoofdirekteur: Bedryf. 2 UFS hosts the biggest HIV/Aids event in its history he Chief Directorate: Comm- unity Service at the UFS and “Tthe Free State Department of Education hosted a HIV/Aids focus event with the theme: Management of HIV/Aids in the workplace. According to Rev Kiepie Jaftha, Chief Director of Community Service, this event forms part of a wider role of his directorate to raise the level of awareness about the impact of HIV/ Aids within the university and the higher education sector in South Africa. It will also incorporate the flow of HIV/Aids information and activities into the core business of the UFS. The aim was to get the executive management, middle management, aspiring managers and those who are affected by the decisions of the man- agement, on board in the university's A partnership between the UFS and the Lebone Land Care Centre was formalised during the HIV/Aids endeavour to manage and create HIV/ event. From the left is: Mr Clint Bailey, Funding Co-ordinator for Lebone Land, and Prof. Frederick Fourie, Aids awareness in the workplace. Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the UFS. Community members were also at the University of Stellenbosch, Centre. Students are sent to Lebone as invited to this event as the university delivered the keynote address. Another part of their community service learning strives to involve them in HIV/Aids edu- highlight of the evening was a mini- modules to enhance their practical cation and awareness. “We hope to re- musical production, Lucky, the Hero, skills. lease the valve of denialism and stir directed by Prof. Jimmie Earl Perry, “I admire the holistic approach the excitement amongst people, to encour- well-known stage performer and Lebone Land Care Centre uses age them to get involved in creating director of Educational Theatre and towards caring for people who are awareness within their workplaces, creative arts for the Africa Centre for infected and affected by HIV/ Aids and institutions and society,” said Rev HIV/Aids Management. the way they make people realise Jaftha. The 25 tables at the event were that they can still live a meaningful life Prof. Jan du Toit, Director of the sold for R1 500 each. This money was and add dignity and value to society,” Africa Centre for HIV/Aids Management donated to the Lebone Land Care said Rev. Jaftha. 3 Innovative thinking wins R100 000 rizes to the value of R100 000 were recently awarded to Pstudents in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences during a prize winners function of the National Innova- tion Competition. “The competition is sponsored by the Innovation Fund, which was esta- blished by the national Department of Science and Technology and is man- aged by the National Research Foun- dation (NRF). The competition seeks to develop innovation and entrepreneur- ship amongst students in higher edu- cation institutions,” said Prof. Teuns Verschoor, Vice-Rector of Academic Operations at the UFS. Most universities in South Africa At the prize giving function of the Innovation Fund were, from the left: Kasey Kakoma, Lehlohonolo Mathengtheng, Prof. Robbert Brag, Department of Microbial Biochemical and Food Biotechnology and take part in the competition. “The first mentor of the students, and Ji-Yun Lee. phase of the competition is per univer- sity where students can win prize had to submit a business plan, which biology in the Veterinary Biotechnology money to the value of R100 000. The was judged by six external adjudicators. Research group at the UFS. To proceed three winners then compete in the na- to the second phase of the competition, tional competition, where prize money The winning team from the Depart- the business plans of the three finalists to the value of R600 000 can be won,” ment of Microbial, Biochemical and Food from each qualifying higher education said Prof.