Student Liaison Officer – Chief Albert Luthuli Campus

Plans for new position: My plan is to do my level best, to be the point of contact on all things campus related and give both academic and moral support to students. Try and build a relationship that is based on trust and respect with students, community, stakeholders, and colleagues. To create a friendly and welcoming environment at the student support center where students feel free to voice out their concerns and suggestions. To listen to students’ concerns with an intent to understand.

Qualifications: Honours Degree in Psychology, Registered Counsellor (Health Professions Council South Africa) and currently doing Master of Art: Social Work - Community Work.

Aspirations: To accomplish a PHD before the age 30.

Hobbies: Singing and watching movies with my loved ones.

Favourite book: The Holy Bible

What I love about UMfolozi College: I love that it helped me discover my strengths and nurtured me. The people I work with at the College, in particular Mr S Hooblal, he pushed me to work hard, he taught me that if you want to stand out, don’t be different be outstanding and I live by that every day. Miss SP Buthelezi, she can do almost anything assigned to her, she`s an inspiration and a mentor; Mr SC Makhanya I call him the jack of all trades he can be a manager, a mediator, a driver, advisor and everything you need at that particular time and lastly Nozipho “Masha” Shabane (the late Isithebe/Sundumbili Campus Student Liaison Officer) who was not only my friend but she also supervised me when I was an intern in 2017 with no SLO at my campus, to her I am eternally grateful.

Motto: If you want to stand out, don’t be different be outstanding.

More Comments: Wherever you go leave a mark, a good one.

A Protea Hotel Tour

With the aim to forge partnerships with industry, the Esikhawini Hospitality Department paid a visit to the Protea Hotel Marriot, uMfolozi River on Friday, 9 November 2018.

The uMfolozi staff took a tour around the hotel and learned about the hotel facilities and jobs required by the Hotel. Esikhawini Campus Hospitality Senior Lecturer, Mrs Thuli Mngoma commended Protea for the eye opening experience. “We are truly grateful to Protea for the wonderful opportunity to get first-hand information about Hotel Management. We hope to come back next year for Work Integrated Learning so that we can improve the quality of learning at uMfolozi as we strive to produce the best chefs and front end staff,” explained Mngoma.