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Tribute paid to College of Human Sciences’ Executive Dean
The Department of Information Science under the College of Human Sciences is running an adopt-a-school project that entails establishing school libraries and providing librarianship training to school teachers who volunteer as librarians.
Prof Rosemary Moeketsi unveiling the new media centre at Etwatwa Secondary School
In reflecting the university’s vision and values and as part of the College of Human Sciences’ contribution to this year’s Mandela Day, the Department officially launched a three-year community engagement project at Etwatwa Secondary School in Wattville, Benoni. The project is the culmination of a partnership with other stakeholders from within the university, the private sector, government and NGOs.
Etwatwa Secondary School was chosen because it is where the Executive Dean of the College of Human Sciences, Prof Rosemary Moeketsi, began her teaching career in 1972. It was fitting for her to return to where she started as she reaches the end of her career as an educationist. Equally so was the choice of a school media centre, as it is central to learning and is a catalyst for developing a reading culture and reading habits in children.
The launch was also used as a tribute and farewell to Prof Moeketsi, who is retiring at the end of 2016. As a fitting farewell, the school named the newly launched media centre after her, a surprise she only discovered when she was asked to unveil the official name.
Prof Luyanda Dube, Chair of the Department of Information Science, said at the launch: “This event marks the beginning of our commitment as the department under the College of Human Sciences at Unisa to provide a well-resourced and functional school library.”
The Department of Information Science will be working closely with stakeholders involved in the project to ensure that the Rosemary Media Centre is fully functional. There is already a teacher from within the school who has volunteered as a librarian.
Publish date: 2016/08/02
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