Entrepreneurship academic stars rewarded
The Department of Entrepreneurship and Business Management recently hosted an awards ceremony to acknowledge students who excelled in their first-year studies in 2018.
Academic giants awarded medals at graduation
Students who completed their qualifications with flying colours were awarded medals at this year’s Autumn Graduation.
Team work makes the dream work
The final ceremony of Autumn Graduation will be a proud moment for the Centre for Substation Automation and Energy Management Systems (CSAEMS) with four of their own receiving their DEng: Electrical Engineering degrees.
Students shine in Design competition
A talented third-year Graphic Design student recently took first place in the Functional Foods Research Unit’s (FFRU) first-ever student design competition awards.
From bereavement to graduation
While completing his B Ed: FET degree in Economics and Management Sciences, Nadeem Staggie had to cope with the passing of his parents and brother whose deaths happened in quick succession.
Mixed bag of emotions for Dean’s Medalist
Cape Town-born Carla Barnard, 25, is the first graduate on the Mowbray Campus to be awarded a Dean’s Medal in the Faculty of Education.
Carla obtained 41 distinctions out of the 42 subjects with a final aggregate of 83, 41% over the four years of study.
She says her achievement has left her at a loss for words as she felt all sorts of emotions at once. She is grateful for this achievement and praises God for allowing it to happen.
“I worked hard I think I deserve it, I feel like the world is my oyster,” she says. “This is the moment I waited four years for. It took a lot of sacrifices.”
According to Head of the Intermediate Department, Dr Cina Mosito, all the previous winners were form the Wellington Campus.
Carla says that the achievement is more meaningful to her as she had a troubled upbringing being raised by her mom and granny whom she considers her inspiration. “This is the first time there's a graduate and a teacher in my family.”
Besides her family she is grateful to her fiancé and lecturers who trained her to be the resourceful teacher she is. “I wouldn't be here if it was not for the lecturers, I am grateful to CPUT and the university will be part of my future professional development.”
Even though she aims to study until the doctoral level she won’t be studying next year. Instead she will be planning her wedding which will happen later in the year.
“I had a lot of other work to juggle with my studies this year such as being a Teaching Assistant, a Peer Educator and a Youth Coordinator for ATR [an Afrikaans project].”
Carla is currently teaching Mathematics, English, Natural Science, History, Performing Arts, Geography, EMS and Life Orientation in Grade7 at De Vrije Zee Primary School in Goodwood.
Study hard and reap the benefits
Stefani Swart, who was awarded the Dean’s Medal at today’s Faculty of Business and Management Sciences’ graduation ceremony after obtaining her diploma Summa Cum Laude, says her hard work has paid off.
Stefani obtained distinctions in all 18 subjects and achieved an aggregate of 88.67% over the three years of study towards the National Diploma in Tourism Management.
The 21-year-old grew up in Paarl where she obtained her Senior Certificate at La Rochelle Girls High School in 2015.
She says studying very hard and putting a lot of effort in one’s work is all it needed for her to earn her achievement.
While as part of her Work-Integrated Learning she worked for N-Concepts and Design, a Paarl-based wedding and events management company, Stefani will now work as an assistant teacher at W A Joubert Primary School.
She will also be studying Education: Foundation Phase through distance learning. “I have always wanted to do tourism and then pursue my passion for teaching children.”
