
2022 UP SRC Vision, Mission, Strategic Objectives and Portfolio-Specific Plans of Action
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Table of Contents
Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives…………………………………..…………………………….….4
Plans Of
Action……………………………………………………………………………………………………….….6
Office of the Presidency……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6
Office of the Secretariat………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………20
Office of the Treasurer………………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………..33
Office of Facilities, Safety and Security………………………………………………………….………………………………….34
Office of Media, Marketing and Communication………………………………………………………………………………37
Office of Study Finance……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..39
Office of Postgraduate and International Students……………………………………………………………………………42
Office of Day Students and External Student Affairs………………………………………………………………………….46
Office of Societies……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..49
Office of Transformation and Student Success………………………………………………………………………………….51
Office of RAG…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….53
Office of Sport…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..56
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Office of Student Culture…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..60
Office of Residences………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….62
Office of Academics…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..64
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Vision, Mission and Strategic Objectives
The vision, mission and strategic objectives act as a framework to the general framework to the agenda of the 2022 University of Pretoria Students Representative Council. The Plans of Action are contextualised and based in the Strategic Objectives, Mission and Vision.
Vision
Re-igniting your trust through Governance that is holistic and Student-Centred.
Mission
To serve students proactively, promote their dynamic wellness, and encouraging a vibrant, inclusive student lifestyle through Student-Centred Leadership.
Strategic Objectives
1. Promoting Holistic Student Wellness of our UP Student Body
2. Fundraising to assist our Student Body
3. Community Engagement in and Around the UP Community
4. Visibility and accessibility within the SRC
5. Accountability and responsibility of the SRC
6. Transformation and inclusivity within the Institution
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Strategic Objectives contd.
7. Promote Student Safety and Security for greater Student Success
8. An environment that is conducive to the success of Postgraduate and International Students
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Plans of Action
Office of the Presidency
Thuto Mashila (President)
Initiative
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Description of Initiative
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Resources needed
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How your
success/goals can be measured and achieved
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Who is
responsible for the initiative
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Date of when initiative will be complete
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Strengthening of
student participation in governance and SRC communication with the student body
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Ensuring that the SRC adequately communicates with the student body
Establishing relationships with House Committees of both Private and UP Residences to increase visibility and accessibility of the SRC to the larger student body.
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Feedback from the Student Forum held quarterly
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SRC President
SRC Deputy
President
SRC Secretary
SRC Deputy
Secretary
SRC Marketing, Media &
Communications SRC Societies
SRC Residence
Officers
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Ongoing throughout the year
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#Bua Moithuti
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• Giving students a
platform to voice
their views on
matters but above
that create a
solutions platform
for those very
same concerns
and views. The
programme will
run minimum of
once a semester
• Regular policy
forums where
students engage
to discuss policies
and constitutions
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Feedback from the Student Forum held quarterly
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SRC President
SRC Deputy
President
SRC Secretary
SRC Deputy
Secretary
SRC Marketing, Media &
Communications
SRC
Transformation and Student
Success
SRC Residence
Office
SRC Academics Office
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Each semester
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Fundraising to address historical debt
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• Fundraising to
assist financially
disadvantaged
students at UP
Host events that
will generate
funds to the SRC
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Increase in number of registered
students that have historical debt
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Entire SRC
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Ongoing throughout the year
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to tackle historical
debt
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SRC Relationship with the entire UP student body & greater
external society.
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• Exposing UP
students, mainly
initiatives aimed
at giving
historically
disadvantaged
students and
marginalised
bodies
opportunities
Regular visits to
other campuses
besides Hatfield &
meetings with ECs
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Feedback from the Student Forum held quarterly
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SRC President
SRC Deputy
President
SRC Secretary
SRC Deputy
Secretary
SRC Day Students and External
Campus Affairs SRC Societies
SRC RAG
SRC Culture
SRC Sports
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Ongoing throughout the year
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Student Wellness and thriving
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• Addressing
gender and
sexuality issues on
campus.
• Addressing
Mental health of
students on
campus
• Working closely
with the UP Clinic
to tackle health
related matters
• Working Closely
with Career
Services to ensure
that students
complete the
ready for work
programme, apply
for job
opportunities and
prioritise
empowering
marginalised
students
students with
disabilities,
LGBTQIA+,
disadvantaged
students including
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Feedback from the Student Forum held quarterly
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SRC President
SRC Treasurer
SRC Facilities,
Safety and
Security
SRC
Transformation and Student
Success
SRC Postgrad and International
Affairs
SRC Societies
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Ongoing throughout the year
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international
students
• Work closely with the SRC Postgrad
and International
Affairs and
relevant
departments to
tackle barriers
and issues
experienced by
these students on
campus
Entrepreneur’s
Day- The office
will host an online
entrepreneur’s
day. The day will
be directed at
young businesses
and students who
are finding ground
in the business
world
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Formulating Task
Teams within the SRC (Academic, finance, residence,
/accommodation and social media)
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The purpose of
this is specifically
for the
registration
period to ensure
that student
queries are
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SRC Deputy
President
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Ongoing, throughout the year
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adequately
addressed. The
teams will
continue
throughout the
year
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Benchmarking
Collaboration with
other institutions
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Engaging and
building
relationships with
SRC’s from
various
institutions.
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Collaborations with SRC’s from other institutions
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UP SRC
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Ongoing, throughout the year.
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Office of the
Presidency
Administration
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The Office of the
President will
perform its duties
as stipulated in
Constitution of
student
governance
section 22 and
23(2).
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Feedback from the Student Forum held Quarterly
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SRC President
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Ongoing throughout the year
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Office of the Presidency
Stéfan Steenekamp (DP)
Initiative
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Description of Initiative
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Resources needed
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How your
success/goals can be measured and achieved
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Who is
responsible for the initiative
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Date of when initiative will be complete
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1. Office of the
Presidency
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Ensuring that I assist
Madam President where and when needed with SRC responsibilities.
Mutual accountability and checking-in with the
President and the Deputy President.
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Diary.
Emails/computer/laptop. Phone calls/ zoom /
Google meetings.
In-person meetings.
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Check in with SRC members and do task reviews.
Work with the SRC President.
Assist the President where and when needed.
Ensure that SRC
member submit
reports and attend to cases.
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SRC Deputy
President.
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Throughout the year.
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2. Accountability
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Ensuring SRC members are held accountable to their POA’s and duties
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Phone calls.
Zoom meetings.
Google Meetings.
In-person meetings.
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Follow up with SRC members and their POA’s frequently
Check in with SRC members and do task reviews.
Using Constitution of Student
Governance and
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SRC Deputy
President
Entire SRC
Council.
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Throughout the year.
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Disciplinary
Committee.
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3. Amendment
of the Code of
Conduct
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Review and amend the SRC Code of Conduct.
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Follow relevant procedure in amending the SRC Code of Conduct.
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Work with SRC
members to
determine which sections need to be amended and
follow the correct procedures to make amendments.
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SRC Deputy
President with
the assistance of all the other SRC members.
Constitutional
Tribunal.
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Throughout the year.
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4. Reviewing of
Constitutions
of DSA
Structures
(Faculties, day
houses,
societies, key
committees,
etc)
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Ensuring constitutions are in line with the CSG
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Co-operating with the Constitutional Tribunal and other faculty houses, key committees, etc.
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Work with the
Constitutional
Tribunal to amend the CSG and ensure all structures align their Constitutions.
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SRC Deputy
President
Constitutional
Tribunal.
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Throughout the year.
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5. Policy work
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Reviewing and amending or creating/establishing new policies. regulations or amending
Constitutions.
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Co-operating with the necessary structures to amend policies,
regulations and/or
Constitution/s.
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Co-operating with the necessary
structures to amend policies, regulation, and frameworks.
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SRC Deputy
President, SRC
Council,
Constitutional
Tribunal, and
other structures.
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Throughout the year.
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6. Academic
Barriers
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1. Academic
exclusions
Students being
excluded due to not
having access to the
required resources
and assistance.
2. Access to
academic
resources
Students require access to greater range of academic resources outside the UP scope.
3. Communications
between students
and the
university.
Communications from UP to the student body is slow and unpredictable.
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Laptop, cell phone and data.
Laptop, cell phone and data.
Sponsorship from
academic subscription holders.
Collaboration from the UP Executives, Deans and Deputy Deans of Faculties and HoD of departments.
Setup area and additional equipment required such as tables, chairs, and
gazebos.
Mutual understanding and communication between the Vice-Principal of
Academics, Deans of
faculties, deputy deans of
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Check-in with SRC members who are assisting with this matter.
Faculty houses, sub houses, and
societies.
Reduced in the
quantity of
academic exclusion related queries.
Reduced in the
number of appeals on faculty and
Senate level.
Receiving reduced fees on various of academic
subscriptions.
The release of
monthly letters
forms the UP
Executives,
Faculties and HoD’s. Reduced queries
from students
complaining about
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SRC Deputy
President
SRC Academic
officers 1 and 2
SRC Academic
Task Team
SRC Deputy
President
SRC Treasurer
SRC Academics Officer 1 and 2
SRC Deputy
President
SRC Academic
Officers 1 and 2
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First few weeks of first and second semester.
Throughout the year.
Throughout the year.
During the entire month of February.
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4. Helpdesk
Some students require in person assistance due to the lack of technological resources.
5. Lecture quality
Online learning is a smoke screen and results in
decrease in the quality of online earning.
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teaching and learning and HoD’s.
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the extremely slow turnaround time of replies.
The physical
presences of the
SRC at the gates to assist students.
Reduced complaints from students
stating the
following:
- Only PDF
documents.
- Limited
number of
resources
available.
- Limited
guidance.
- No lecture
recordings.
- No online
recordings.
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SRC Deputy
President
Entire SRC
Council
SRC Deputy
President
SRC Academic
Officers 1 and 2
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Throughout the year.
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7. Financial
Barriers
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1. Registration Fees and Historical
debt
Disadvantaged and most vulnerable students
Work alongside finance department to identify the bottle necks and
limiting areas.
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Collaborating with the university, Private sector, international sector, and Alumni
GoFundMe Platform to allow fellow students and the surrounding
community
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The number of
students that were able to register
successfully.
The amount of
funds raised for
registration and
reduction in
historical debt.
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SRC Deputy
President
SRC President
SRC Study
Finance
SRC Treasurer
Entire Council,
Faculty houses, Sub houses and societies.
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Throughout the year.
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8. Student
Wellness
Barriers
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1. Student wellness
Stress, anxiety,
depression, suicide, and suicide attempts are real.
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Increasing the number of resources available,
meaning psychologists and in-person consultations. Collaboration with the UP Executives to allow more funding available.
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Faster turnaround time.
Less student
queries received on this matter.
Less students failing and leaving
university
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SRC Deputy
President
SRC
Transformation and Student
Success
SRC Residences officers 1n and 2 SRC Academics officers 1nad 2
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Throughout the year
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9. Student Life
Barriers
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1. Greater
collaboration
with the
Department of
Student Affairs.
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In collaboration and
discussion with the Vice Principal of Student Life,
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Student structures will inherently be more effective and
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SRC President
SRC Deputy
President
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End of first semester.
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The DSA is short staffed and overworked and
struggling to serve the various of student
structures, which includes the SRC, Faculty houses, sub houses, societies, and key committees.
1. Establishment of
sustainable
relationships with
SAPS and Security
Services.
Pick up on previous years discussion with SAPS and security services to ensure the current development and sustainable growth of greater security presence and action against crime in and around campus.
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Dr. Madiba and Dr.
Jorisson.
Obtain more staff to assist on various of different bottle neck points.
Collaboration with the Vie Principal of Student Life, Prof Mosia, Dr Madiba, Dr Jorrison, SAPS and
security.
Working alongside the faculty houses, sub houses, societies, key committees, and special programmes. Constitutional Tribunal assistance, collaboration, and guidance.
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productive, greater communication,
information sharing and resource
availability.
Reduction in
queries with
regards to the DSA limitations.
Long term
reduction in crime and misconduct.
Greater interaction and communication between security services and SAPS.
The establishment of sub councils for each of the SRC
offices.
Which are
constitutionally
bound, guided, and supported.
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SRC President
SRC Deputy
President
SRC Facilities,
Safety and
Security
SRC Deputy
President
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Throughout the year.
During the constitutional amendments period.
Mid-year.
First Quarter
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2. Establishment of
Sub councils for
each SRC office.
Establishment of a sub council for each of the offices within the SRC. Assist in planning,
organising, and executing events and provide a
platform for upcoming leaders.
3. Greater presence and collaboration
of UP and SRC
Communication
platforms
The aim to increase
interaction and
relatability between the UP-Student body.
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Collaboration between PDBY and TuksFM.
Assistance and guidance to get the UP SRC ClickUP module up and running.
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The distribution of PDBY to student
emails and ClickUP pages.
Getting TuksFM on the UP Portal and ClickUP.
UP SRC page up and running to share
and distribute
information to the student body
because not all
students have
access to, he UP
SRC Instagram and Facebook pages.
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SRC Deputy
President
SRC Marketing, Media, and
Communications
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10. UP Alumni
and SRC
Alumni
Fundraising
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1. Identifying and
contacting
previous SRC
members and
specific UP
Alumni to
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Working alongside the DSA to gain access to UP
Alumni and Alumni SRC members contact details to contact them.
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Using platforms
such as GoFundMe to monitor the
amount of funds
coming in or to use a specific bank
account into which
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SRC Deputy
President
Entire SRC
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Mid-Year objective.
End of the year objective.
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contribute to
fundraising.
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the donations can be paid into.
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Office of the Secretariat
Tarik Lalla (SG)
Initiative Description of Resources How your success/goals can be Who is responsible for Date of when initiative will Initiative needed measured and achieved the initiative be complete
Campus Work
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Accountability
Providing
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In order to have an SRC that is
truly
representative of the Student Body, the Students have to have access to the SRC. This will be done through an open door
policy, whereby
any student is
able to access the Secretariat office, as the
administrative
head of the SRC,
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1. Societies
database.
2. Data and
cellular
connectivity
3. Telephone
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Feedback from the student body.
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Secretary General;
Deputy Secretary
General.
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Throughout the year
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platform directly
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to the SRC for the
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greater UP
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Student Body, all
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Student societies and clubs, and
watchdog
structures
including PDBY or TuksFM.
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Office of the Secretariat
Anoint Fikile Sibanda (DSG)
Initiative
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Description of Initiative
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Resources needed
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How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
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Who is responsible for the initiative
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Date of when initiative will be complete
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Accountability of SRC members through student forum
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Planning and execution of the quarterly student forum which includes its administrative
responsibilities
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Zoom/google meet
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Feedback provided by student populace and SRC members
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SRC DSG head of
initiative
All relevant parties and departments including SRC members are
expected to be in
attendance.
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Quarterly
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Administrative duties
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Ensuring the publishing of reports as received by the respective
offices. Summary report of each portfolio can be given monthly but also verbal reports during meetings to ensure up to-date information regarding each
portfolio.
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Telephone and
computer
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Social media coverage
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SRC SG
SRC DSG
Marketing and social media office
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Last week of every
quarter for reports to be complied and
published
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Co-ordinate the day today management of SRC operations and
activities in an effective and efficient manner as
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Keeping accountability within the council in their respective tasks and duties
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SRC SG
SRC DSG
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Duration of the entire term
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stated in Section
23(4)(a) of CSG
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Efficient and effective minute taking of all (1) SRC meetings;
(2) SRC Executive
Committee meetings as well as (3) any other meeting that
sufficiently merits a need for such as stated in Section 23(4)(b) part 1 of CSG
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Maintaining the agenda template in accordance with inter alia meeting procedure document. As per the CSG dictates, that in absentia of the SG, the DSG shall make sure all meeting
minutes are taken and published at the
required deadline. This includes working hand in glove to assist the SG in the said duties even in his presence.
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2019 SRC document
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Feedback and engagement from SRC members
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SRC SG
SRC DSG
Marketing and
communications officer
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Minutes to be taken at every official SRC
meeting, submitted for reviews after 48 hours and published before the window period of 5 working days (double check everything)
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Assisting the office of the Secretary
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Ensuring that the office of the secretariat is
functional and kept up to date. If needs be, do a weekly review and provide assistance to duties executed from the office.
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Feedback from the office of the secretariat
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SRC SG
SRC DSG
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Duration of term
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Efficient and effective distribution of any
applicable
administrative
documentation to the student Populace (i.e. minutes etc.) Section
23(4)(b) part 2. This includes the
communication of
relevant SRC decision making with the
student populace.
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Uploading thereof on relevant UP/SRC social media platforms.
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IT assistance
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SRC SG
• SRC DSG
• SRC Marketing &
communications office
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Duration of term
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A heightened,
accessible, visible & proactive SRC.
Permanent SRC tab
Revisiting and
strategizing of office hours. should include physically being
present on the ground engaging with students
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Looking at the current COVID-19 context, the majority of the day-to day functionality will
have to go virtual. The proposal of virtual
student consultations. SRC members could be stationed outside
residences/
Accommodations to physically engage with students
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Click Up
Zoom/google meets
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Feedback from student populace and SRC members to ensure effectiveness of initiative
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All SRC members
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Duration
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Ensuring discipline with SRC Ordinary meetings, apologies, agenda
points and other
matters arising
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2019 SRC Meeting
procedure
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SRC President
SRC Deputy President SRC SG
SRC DSG
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Duration of term
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Mental awareness
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Release posters with regards to the
importance of mental health, engage with students virtually
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SRC DSG
SRC Marketing and
communications officer SRC Transformation office
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Release of poster on social media twice
every month,
awareness on mental health
Virtual engagement via google meets / zoom t, 1 per semester
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A monthly pad drive
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A drive to assist
disadvantaged
students.
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Feedback from the
office of RAG and
associated beneficiaries
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SRC DSG
SRC RAG office
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Monthly/quarterly until end of term
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SRC governance in UPO crash course
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The participation and advise of all the
relevant departments and stakeholders
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Feedback form first
year s\tudents
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SRC SG
SRC DSG
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Revision and revisiting of university policies 1) TuksRes placement policy
2) Code of Conduct
3) UP CSG
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SRC DP
SRC SG
SRC DSG
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Statistical report
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A collection of data
from various student structures to report on issues such as student debt, mental health, GBV and legal services cases to help SRC deal with these issues
effectively
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Feedback from various student organisations in the institution through their Secretaries
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SRC SG
SRC DSG
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Monthly/quarterly until end of term
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Implementation of
gender officers in
residences/
accommodations
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SRC to work hand in hand with house
committees to
introduce gender
officer to be able to effectively deal with issues students face such as GBV. Such
reports to be brought to SRC secretary office to be dealt with
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Feedback from house committee secretary and gender officer
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SRC DSG
SRC Transformation office
SRC Residence officers
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Monthly until end of term
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Office of the Treasurer
Thando Dhlamini (TG)
Initiative
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Description of Initiative
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Resources needed
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How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
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Who is responsible for the initiative
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Date of when initiative will be complete
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Fundraising
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Approaching companies for food, laptops, data, clothing, toiletries,
bursaries, etc.
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Airtime/Data, Car and petrol.
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Signed agreement
between company and the University of
Pretoria.
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Treasurer, DSA,
DIA.
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Ongoing
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Office of Facilities, Safety and Security
Mashudu Ramashidza (FSS)
Initiative
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Description of Initiative
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Resources needed
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How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
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Who is responsible for the initiative
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Date of when initiative will be complete
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To get security at park and festival conjunction (Rissik train station)
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We aim to have the patrol security that cover aroundHatfield to also cover the Rissik train station next to Festival Edge as it is one of the crime hotspots.
This will be done from 18:00
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A securitycar or guard.
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It will be measured by checking if the is a
visible security guard at these spots,which the office of facilities, safety andsecurity will be
monitoring. This will be achieved by
collaborating with
Department of
Safety and security and CID, TMPD
and
SAPS.
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FSS and Dept of
Security andsafety
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To get this done by second week of March 2022.
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To get install an
apollo lightopposite
PRASA
Rissik station
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We aim to get an apollo light installed at the park opposite Rissik
station,sinceit is very dark on that corner and itis a crime hotspot.
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Funds toget the apollo light.
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The success ofthis
will be measuredby
whether the apollois presentor not.
This goalwill be
achievedby working
with the departmentnt of Facilitiesand The city of Tshwane.
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FSS and The Dept. of Facilities.
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To get this done bythe beginning of June 2022 asexams will be
starting.
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Have security at
Hillcrest Res Campus
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Have at least one
security at the robot instead of all Security members being at the entrance.
|
A security guard
|
The success will be
measured by
monitoring if a Security guard is present by the robot
|
FSS and Dept. of Safety and Security
|
Second week of March 2022
|
Mental Health
Campaigns
|
Increase the awareness about Mental Health and not just during
exams or Mental Health Months.
|
In collaboration with the University’s Student Health Services as they have flyers and immune boosters and other
campaign materials.
|
The success of this will be measured by
checking the total
number of campaigns held in these years are compared to previous years as we aim to
increase the awareness.
|
FSS and Dept. of
Student Health
Services.
|
Quarterly, differ will differ
|
Extend Library Hours
|
We aim to extend
library hours
for the
computer
site by 3hrs
to be until
00:00 during
the year and
then to open
24 hrs during
exam period
since not
everyone
have laptop
or computer
and stable
wifi.
|
The UP Library Service.
|
This will be achieved by working in
collaboration with the UP library services and the Dept of Facilities.
The success of this
initiative will be
measured by checking if indeed are the hours extended during
mentioned periods.
|
FSS, Dept of Facilities and Library Services
|
To get this done by
second week of March 2022 for until 00:00 and then from 30th of May 2022 for June exams and then again 2nd of November forNovem ber exams.
|
Quarterly
Safety andSecurity
campaign
|
We aim to
have more campaign to bring awareness to
students about the
services offered by the office of Facilities,
|
We will
need sound system and flyers
|
This will
be achieved by
organizin g the venue anddate for the mass gathering.
|
FSS and Dept. of
Security and Facilties.
|
Dates will differ since it is quarterly.
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Safety and Security and also to get the concerns from the studentbody.
|
|
The success ofthis
initiative will be
monitors by my fellow council members.
|
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Office of Media, Marketing and Communications
Chantelle Zhou (MMC)
Initiative
|
Description of Initiative
|
Resources needed
|
How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
|
Who is responsible for the initiative
|
Date of when initiative will be complete
|
Canva pro:
|
Canva pro is an editing app that will assist in making posters.
|
R2000
|
|
|
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Yearly photos
|
This is the photo’s that the current SRC takes yearly. It consists of individual photos and a group photo.
|
R3500
Training room 1-7
|
Booking the photographer.
|
Marketing, media and communications.
|
8-9 April 2022
|
End year Gala dinners for SRC
|
This is just a semester gala for the SRC that will assist in uniting the SRC.
|
R2000
|
Organising the gala dinner – food, venue etc.
|
MMC
|
1-10 November 2022
|
Gifts for management as part of marketing’s
|
Cultivates good relationship with management and good for PR.
|
R2000
|
Finding suppliers who are willing to provide small gifts such as pens,
|
MMC
|
End of semesters. June and Nov.
|
1. Mental awareness
Monday &
Motivational Monday
2. Fruitful Fridays
3. Get to know the SRC
(using our page for
information but also
using our page to get
|
This is a initiative to assist and uplift students and also increase the visibility of the SRC in allowing students to know that we are there for them.
|
Data
|
Planning & creating content for these initiatives.
|
MMC
|
Weekly:
Monday and Friday.
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people to know the
SRC portfolios well)
|
|
|
|
|
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1. Work closely with
PDBY, Tuksfm, and the
university of Pretoria
marketing team.
|
Strengthen marketing and public relations with the internal structures in UP.
|
|
Meetings and liaising with these internal structures.
|
MMC
|
TBA
|
SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS:
1. GBV, Pad
drive and
work hand in
hand with
management.
2. Student
injustices. Eg.
34 mil paid by
Uni to city of
Tshwane and
unable to
assist
students with
registration.
3. Fund raising
for students
and making
campaigns at
least 3 times a
year.
|
Uplifting students
|
TBA
|
Planning content and campaign tactics
|
MMC
|
TBA
|
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Office of Study Finance
Nobuhle Nyembe (SF)
Initiative
|
Description of Initiative
|
Resources needed
|
How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
|
Who is responsible for the initiative
|
Date of when initiative will be complete
|
Attempt to speak to financial
aid/department
regarding registration
|
To try speaking to
financial aid including the Finance
Department to combine the registration fee
including the tuition feestogether as well as financial arrangements so students are able to register
|
Student Accounts and Financial Aid
Assistance with
information.
|
The number of
registered students
whose fees were
combined. And the
number of students who were able to make arrangements.
|
SRC President and
StudyFinance Officer.
|
End of Registration
P eriod
|
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Assisting
funded/approved
NSFAS students with registration
|
Assisting NSFAS
approved
students/applications which are still being processed with
communication from the University Finance Department to the
students.
|
Student Accounts and Financial Aid assistance with information.
|
Registered students and effective
communication
between the Student Service Centres and
Study Finance
O fficer.
|
Finance office(SSC) and Study
finance officer
|
End of registration
period
|
Financial Aid opportunity
|
Assisting students with financial aid applications and ensuring that they are completed accurately.
Assuring that the proper documents are uploaded correctly
|
Effective Communication with the financial aid office,continuously
asking and collaborating.
|
By successful/verified applications confirmed by the SSC and financial aid and students who applied getting responses from the financial aid regardingloans and bursaries
|
Study Finance Officer and SRC President
|
Yearly
|
|
|
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Bursary opportunities
|
Follow up on as many companies as possible and bursary pages and
the one’s they advertised double check on them whether they are true or not on the official
company’s website then advertise them or
recommend them to students who need
funding, so they
apply
|
Bursary
opportunities and
businesses to approach
|
The responses
received from Companies and Bursaries successfully obtained by Students through SRC Adverts
|
Study finance
and MMC
|
Yearly
|
Fundraising for
textbooks/historical debts
|
Seeking sponsors from companies to sponsor students’
debts
Delicious finger foods
being sold on campus or events
Holding events such as a month’s
celebrations towards a holiday e.g., valentine’s day meet up with entrance fee
|
Partnership list. Sponsorship Letters. Partnership with event managers/companies Communication with the DSA.
Set ups for the events. Social media platforms
|
Sponsor received (letters) for Study Aid Fund
Profits made on the food sold
Profits made onthe
events heldincluding attendance.
|
SRC studyfinance, MMC, RAG
and STUKUand
Treasurer
Participation
from all SRCmembers
|
|
|
|
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Office of Postgraduate and International
Students Affairs
Neville Mupita (PISA)
Initiative
|
Description of Initiative
|
Resources needed
|
How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
|
Who is responsible for the initiative
|
Date of when initiative will be complete
|
Creation of
Postgraduate
Student Affairs
Sub-council
|
This Sub-council will handle everything
Postgraduate related. The Sub-council will be the 1st point of
reference to all issues regarding Postgraduate Students e.g. module registration,
dissertation problems, Postgrad forums and meetings
|
The sub council will
comprise of
representatives from Faculty Houses and
Residences, preferably postgraduates.
Its aim is to increase Postgraduate
Representation.
|
Success will be
measured by the
turnaround time of
student assistance
|
Postgraduate
International Student Affairs, SRC Residences, SRC Academics
|
March 2022
|
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Creation of an
International Student Affairs Sub-council
|
This Sub-council will handle everything
International Students face. The Sub-council will be the 1st point of reference to all issues regarding international students. This Sub
council will help with issues of VISA
applications,
registration, residences, medicalaid etc.
|
The sub council will
comprise of
representative that are international Students from Faculty houses and Residences.
Its aim is to Increase International Student Representation.
|
Success will be
measured by the
percentage helped by the Sub-council
|
Postgraduate
International Student Affairs, SRC Residences, SRC Academics
|
March 2022
|
International
Student
Mentorship Program
|
Creation of a Branch of Stars mentorship that provides for mentoring
of 1st years and that are international by other international students (preferably from the Same country)
The aim is to decrease academic exclusion of international Students and help them
assimilate into a new environment.
|
Decrease in
International students’ Academic exclusion, Increase in participation in student culture by international students
|
Success of the events and increased
participation from both local and international Students.
|
Postgraduate and
International Student Affairs, Stars
Mentorship.
|
On-going
|
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Inclusive UP
(You are not alone
initiative)
|
Hold events quarterly that celebrate and
diversity embraces
multinationalism.
|
Funding for Venue,
decoration and food & beverages.
|
Success of the events and increased
participation from both local and international Students.
|
Postgraduate and
International Student Affairs, Student
Culture, Sport and
RAG. ISD.
|
TBC
|
Postgraduate
faculties
Open Day
|
A platform where final year students discover more about the
postgraduate degree that they want to
venture into. Get an opportunity to chat
with academics, learn more about research areas and more.
|
Funding for Venue,
decoration and food & beverages.
|
Success will be
measured by
attendance and
participation.
|
Postgraduate and
International Student Affairs, SRC Academics, [email protected], Department of Research and
Innovation.
|
TBC
|
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RE-Focus
Initiative
|
An initiative that seeks to refocus the attention of Students to include Postgraduate students. This includes events on campus.
Seminars that take
place online to look at the well-being of
Postgraduates.
|
Funding for Venue,
decoration and food & beverages
|
Success will be
measured by
attendance and
participation.
|
Postgraduate and
International Student Affairs, SRC Culture
etc, [email protected],
Department of
Research and
Innovation.
|
Ongoing
|
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Office of Day Students and External Campus Affairs
Lauren Mbali Thabethe (Day Students and External Campus Affairs)
Initiative
|
Description of Initiative
|
Resources needed
|
How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
|
Who is responsible for the initiative
|
Date of when initiative will be complete
|
Social inspection at UP accredited private
residences
|
Data will be collected through students about their day-to-day
experience in the
private accommodation they live in.
The research gathered will then be presented to the accreditation
committee.
|
1.2022 Accredited
Private Accommodation list
2.Data to create Google forms
|
Makes it easier for 1st Year students to make informed decisions
when choosing
residences.
Accredited private
Accommodations will also keep their
standards up to par.
|
Day Students and
External Campus Affairs and Residence Officers 1 and 2
|
June 2022
|
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Create a platform that provides more
information on matters surrounding the
LGBTQIA+ community and mental health.
|
Have Instagram lives and host online and face-to-face workshops on campuses regarding matters surrounding the LGBTQIA+
community and mental health.
|
1.Equipment
(Mic and
Speakers)
2.Sanitizers
3.Transport
|
Students will be familiar with different terms to use to avoid offence towards fellow students of the LGBTQIA+
community, bringing more knowledge that will promote inclusivity. Raising awareness on the importance of
mental health.
|
1.Day Students and
External Campus Affairs 2. Media, Marketing & Communications,
3. Centre for
Sexualities, Aids and Gender
4. Student Counselling Unit
|
Ongoing
|
Access to transport for events
|
Provide transportation to students from
Groenkloof, Prinshof,
Mamelodi and
Ondersterpoort
campuses so they can be able to attend
events taking place at LC.
|
Buses (will be
dependent on how
many students are
attending the event).
|
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Office of Day Student and External Campus Affairs
2.Office of Facilities, Safety and Security
3.Susan Adendorff
4.Faculty houses
|
Ongoing
|
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SRC office or desks in Groenkloof, Mamelodi, Ondersterpoort, and Prinshof campuses
|
The SRC will have
offices in these four
campuses.
SRC members will take turns on a weekly basis doing rotations around these four campuses to ensure that issues that are faced in these
campuses are dealt
with.
|
1.Transportation
2.Masks, Sanitizers,
Thermometer
3. Stationery
|
Easier accessibility of the SRC services these four campuses.
Students will become familiar with the SRC structure which enables an easy flow of
communication
between students
and the SRC.
|
1.All SRC members
2.Art students to
volunteer to paint the SRC logos
|
May 2022
|
Host an end-of -
year gala dinner
event.
|
Host a gala dinner
where students from all campuses come to do a meet and dine
together.
Tickets will be sold for this event and the
funds raised will go
towards buying food packages for Day
students and
contributing to the
study finance.
|
1.Finances
2.Venue
3.Decor, tables, cutlery, crockery, chairs, Covid 19 safety measures,
DJ, food
4.Transport
|
This gala dinner will allow students from
different campuses to engage with each other. Put light to the fact that even if there are
different campuses, UP is not an island.
|
Office of Day Student and External Campus Affairs
2.Faculty Houses
3.Office of Treasurer 4. Office of MMC
5. Susan Adendorff
|
14 September 2022
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Office of Societies
Sibongokuhle Maphalala (Societies)
Initiative
|
Description of Initiative
|
Resources needed
|
How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
|
Who is responsible for the initiative
|
Date of when initiative will be complete
|
Online platform for societal functions
|
Establish an online
platform where
societies can hold their functions and events.
|
Artificial Intelligence Student Society
|
This will be achieved by encouraging societies to hold online
functions. The
effectiveness of this will be the measure of how successful this initiative was.
|
Societies Officer
|
End of first quarter
|
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Offices for top societies
|
In previous years top societies had offices, the initiative is to work on getting the offices back.
|
Liaison with SRC
facilities office.
|
The success of this
initiative will be
measured through
success of application to get back the offices.
|
Societies
|
End of first semester.
|
Conduct training for online registration
|
Digitalisation of societal functions
|
Office of the treasurer and societies
|
The success of this
initiative will be
measured by the
number of societies who successfully
registered
|
Soceities
|
Mid-April 2022
|
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Office of Transformation and Student Success
Thobile Mbhele (TSS)
Initiative
|
Description of Initiative
|
Resources
needed
|
Tasks/Actions
|
How your
success/goals can be measured and
achieved
|
Who is responsible for the initiative
|
Date of when initiative will be complete
|
Creation of an
invigorated
Institutional culture through a
transformed
university space, its policies, and
structures.
Address inequalities in the university and create opportunities for advancement
whilst prioritising academic success.
|
•Encouraging and
supporting students academically to
maximise student
success.
•Addressing Gender based violence
through self-defence classes and seminars. •Addressing the needs and raising awareness on LGBTQIA+
community.
• Addressing the
needs and raising
awareness on the
disabled.
• Increasing inclusivity of the University and Res space to all
students.
• Mental awareness. • Physical illness
awareness.
|
•Transportation •Data for the co ordination of all programs.
•PPE: Sanitiser and thermometer for all programs. •Venue booking for all programs. •Printing credits and creation of relevant media
•Rainbow colours cloth and colour bombs for colour run.
•Trainer and pepper sprays for self-defence
classes.
•Refreshments
for the hike and colour run.
|
• #SaveTheSemester Giving out stationery and refreshments
during the end of
every quarter.
• Satisfaction survey on Res food.
• Clothing and Toiletry Drive for students
from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Establishment of a Transformation sub council
• Improving res
policies to create a healthy res culture in collaboration with the President and
Residence officer.
• LQBTQI+ and mental health colour run
Hike against GBV.
• Collaboration with Safety &Facilities
|
•Achievement of a more conductive and inclusive university environment which prioritises all
marginalised bodies. •A university space that advocates for
students’ physical and mental health issues. •Realisation of a more inclusive Res culture to all students.
•Establishment of a transformation sub council by uniting all transformation
officers.
•Address the issues of hunger and the lack of psychological support
during exams which prevents students
from excelling thus,
|
SRC Transformation and Student Success Officer
|
#SaveTheSemester
every quarter.
Clothing and Pad drive will take place before the end of the third quarter.
Sub-council to be established by the end of the first quarter.
All other initiatives to be completed by December.
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• Fundraising for more students to
|
|
Office on self-defence classes and
distributing pepper sprays.
• Collaborations with the UP& OUT society and the CSA&G.
• Collaborations with the disability unit and BOLD society/
structure.
|
hinders student
success.
•Students having
access to all necessary support facilities
throughout the year to assist in making their academic year more comfortable.
|
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Office of the Reach Out and Give
Busisiwe Yabo (RAG)
Initiative
|
Description ofInitiative
|
Resources needed
|
How your
success/goals canbe
measured and
achieved
|
Who is responsiblefor the initiative
|
Date of when initiative will be complete
|
“Help onestudent get to the university
initiative”
|
This is an initiative to
help matric students
apply in varsity. We
will set arrangements with the schools on
assisting matric
learners with FREE
online applications in
universities and
applying
for NSFAS.
|
Access to data
|
• By addressing
the issue offree
education for all.
• By the number
of learners
assisted in this
process
|
Office of RAG
|
May till November
|
“Adoptone
school”
|
This initiative is about getting the most
disadvantagedschool aroundPretoria to assist with school warm wear and school shoes. We will even organize a career day for the school.
|
• School Shoes
• School warm
wear
• Transport
• Refreshments
|
• By addressing
issues of
poverty
|
Office of RAG
|
May
|
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EssentialToiletry packs
|
UP RAG stands out for reaching out and give. With this initiative we want to reach out and give students essential toiletry packs.As we know that Charity begins at home, so we want to reach out and give to University of Pretoria struggling students. This initiative will take place twice a year and once each in the beginning of the semester.
|
• Toothbrushes
• Toothpastes
• Soap
• Moisturises
• Sanitary Pads
• Face Cloth
• Roll on
• Brown Bags
• Transport
|
• Promoting the
importanceof
hygiene
|
Office of RAG
|
July and August 2022
|
We WALK
smart mobility aids
project
|
We are taking this initiative to look for sponsorsto donate atleast 20 mobility aids to the disability unit of the university.
|
• Refreshments
• Gifts for the
guests
|
• Spreading the
spirit of
inclusivity
• By the
number ofaids
donated
|
Office of RAG
|
May- December
|
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Food Drive
|
Collection and distribution of food parcels to the students in need within the University.
|
• Food parcels
|
Measured through the number of students we assist. The fact that we assisted students and distributed the aforementioned
items, is a success
|
Office of RAG&
SNAPP
|
March till December
|
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Office of the Student Sports
Siyabonga Nkosi (Sport)
Initiative
|
Description of Initiative
|
Resources needed
|
How your success/goals can be measured and achieved
|
Who is responsible for the initiative
|
Date of when initiative will be complete
|
Dignity Project
|
This project will be a
joint project between the 3 key committees’ Ex-Officios, in order to addressissues of Student
hunger and
access to sanitary
products.
We will also be working with SNAPP for more effective and efficient methods that
will, tackle issues of
student hunger.
|
Storage facility for non perishables and sanitary Items.
Platform to market
project, both within SRC Social Media pages and Otherwise.
Funding to
promote/market via
social media
Possible on campus
venue for a mobilisation station once/semester.
|
List of funding received, records detailing the
donations of non
perishable foods, and sanitary projects.
• Separate record of
distribution, including Student Details, to put into contact with SNAPP.
|
SRC Student
Sports
SRC Student
Culture
SRC RAG
|
Year long
|
Right to Play
|
A collaborative project between the Student Sport SRC Ex-officio
and the SRC Office of transformation.
Many Students who are interested in playing for various TuksSport
clubs, however are
unable to participate due to the fee that TuksSport Clubs charge.
Through fundraising, we
|
Funding to subsidise
fees
Funding and Resource for Marketing
|
Number of students
who register for
TuksSport Clubs
through this project
|
SRC Sport, SRC TSS
|
Depending on when TuksSport clubs begin to
open. Project will be marketed once
registration period
opens per sporting
club.
|
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