Wednesday, 01 June 2011
Second semester registration
Varsity College’s 2nd semester registration for UNISA degrees and IMM diplomas, and, on select campuses, the Higher Certificate in Business Principles and Practice (HCBPP) opens on 20 th June and closes end July. Lectures for the UNISA degrees will commence on 11th June and on the 18th of June for the IMM and HCBPP diploma. All new students will be oriented into ‘Taking Life to the Next Level’ with Varsity College before lectures start. For more information contact your nearest campus to speak to a Student Advisor.
Varsity College Beach walk
Why not spend the morning of Saturday 20 August, walking Durban's north coastline, socialising with friends and family whilst raising funds for the North Durban Honorary Officers and the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve? Last year's walkers raved about the event The cause is grand and green and the scenery is breathtaking. You can choose between the 10km or 5km route starting at Shipwreck Beach and Virginia Beach respectively and ending in the heart of the Beachwood Mangroves Nature Reserve. Shopping centre vouchers are up for grabs for first across the finish line for both distances and a lucky draw for all entrants. Musical 'snacks' will be set up along the route and walkers will remain refreshed. For more information contact Lauren Williams at Varsity College Durban North on 031 573 2038. We hope to hear from you soon!
VC Sports Bulletin
National Action Sports Weekend
National Action Sports Weekend is happening again this year from 8 – 10 July in Westville...so get behind your team as they prepare to take on the other campuses in cricket, soccer and netball and aim to be the Varsity College National Action Sports Champions for 2011!
Westville
Callie Watts, surfski club captain, together with her paddling partner Shaun Simpson won the Short Course category in the first race of the Surfski Winter series. They came 2nd in their 2nd race only 20 seconds behind the leaders.
Sandton
The outdoor cricket team played their first match at Zoo Lake and it was a nail biting finish with our team narrowly losing in the final over!
PMB
The girl’s hockey team are progressing nicely each week and working hard on developing a strong team. They played against DUT and drew 2 all which a great result for a newly formed team.
Durban North
The action netball team played against Wii Not Fit and came out on top by four goals. The team have pulled together nicely and have improved drastically over the season.
Pretoria
The action hockey team played two matches and managed to win their first match by 13-9 but lost their second match 12-9.
PE
The action cricket team played a double header last week, the 1st game was against Pappa Carlies which they won convincingly by 71 runs but ended up losing the 2nd match by 4 runs in the final over.
Cape Town
The action netball girls played in the bronze medal match and won the game 26 – 16, a well deserved win.
The official launch of the Varsity College Tigers is on 4 June at the Durban North campus. Come and support our team! The day will be filled with action packed rugby, entertainment, competition and prizes. The day kicks off at 11.30am with a touch rugby tournament and the 1st team game starts at 3.30pm!
National Action Sports Weekend is happening again this year from 8 – 10 July in Westville...so get behind your team as they prepare to take on the other campuses in cricket, soccer and netball and aim to be the Varsity College National Action Sports Champions for 2011!
Westville
Callie Watts, surfski club captain, together with her paddling partner Shaun Simpson won the Short Course category in the first race of the Surfski Winter series. They came 2nd in their 2nd race only 20 seconds behind the leaders.
Sandton
The outdoor cricket team played their first match at Zoo Lake and it was a nail biting finish with our team narrowly losing in the final over!
PMB
The girl’s hockey team are progressing nicely each week and working hard on developing a strong team. They played against DUT and drew 2 all which a great result for a newly formed team.
Durban North
The action netball team played against Wii Not Fit and came out on top by four goals. The team have pulled together nicely and have improved drastically over the season.
Pretoria
The action hockey team played two matches and managed to win their first match by 13-9 but lost their second match 12-9.
PE
The action cricket team played a double header last week, the 1st game was against Pappa Carlies which they won convincingly by 71 runs but ended up losing the 2nd match by 4 runs in the final over.
Cape Town
The action netball girls played in the bronze medal match and won the game 26 – 16, a well deserved win.
The official launch of the Varsity College Tigers is on 4 June at the Durban North campus. Come and support our team! The day will be filled with action packed rugby, entertainment, competition and prizes. The day kicks off at 11.30am with a touch rugby tournament and the 1st team game starts at 3.30pm!
Preparing for exams
It's that time again. Say goodbye to fingernails, goodbye to your social life and goodbye to sleep. Say hello to lots of reading, hello to your notebook, (your new BFF), and hello to feeling confident (if you follow the below suggestions)! Exams are looming, but don't start stressing just yet.
1. Give yourself enough time to study. Don't leave it until the last minute. Despite what people say, cramming all the information into your brain the night before isn't the best way to approach an exam. Set out a timetable for your study.
2. Organise your study space. Make sure you have enough space to spread your textbooks and notes out. Have you got enough light? Is your chair comfortable? Are your computer games out of sight? Try and get rid of all distractions and then arrange your books into piles.
3. Design a flow chart. This is a bit like brainstorming, but instead of coming up with new ideas, you're writing down everything you already know about a topic. Put it in an easy to follow diagram with key points that you can easily replicate in an exam. That way, when the exam starts, you can spend five minutes preparing for your answer and then expand on your ideas.
4. Practice on old exams. It's always good to find out what kind of questions are going to be in the exam and the best way is too look through old exams. That will give you an idea of the layout of an exam, the number of short answers and long answers there will be and the amount of time you should be giving each section.
5. Explain your answers to others. Parents and little brothers and sisters don't have to be annoying around exam time. Use them to your advantage. Explain an answer to a question to them. That will help you to get it clear in your head.
6. Organise study groups with your friends. You may have questions that they have the answers to and vice versa. You're social life doesn't have to be non-existent during study times. Grab a pizza and your textbooks and get studying with your mates.
7. Take a break. Don't force yourself to sit studying for 24 hours a day. If you're training for a marathon you don't try and run 24 hours a day. Develop a study routine that works for you. If you study better in the morning, then start early before taking a break at lunchtime. Do something mindless in the afternoon and then start studying again in the evening if you know you're more productive at night. Don't feel guilty that you're out enjoying the sunshine instead of hunched over your textbooks. Vitamin D is important for the brain!
8. Snack on brain food. Keep away from junk food and opt for a bowl of nuts instead. They're much better for the waistline and for the brain. You need to fuel your body while you study so make sure you eat nutritious food that has been proven to help your brain focus such as fish, nuts, yoghurt and blueberries.
9. Pack your pencil case. Make sure your pens work and your pencils are sharpened. Nothing is worse for your nerves then having your pen run out of ink at the start of an exam.
10. Stock up with sweets and water. Keeping your sugar levels up is just as important during an exam as it is during a football match. You need to stay alert and hydrate your body. If you start to feel yourself fade halfway through your exam, just pop a sweet into your mouth and you'll be away again.
1. Give yourself enough time to study. Don't leave it until the last minute. Despite what people say, cramming all the information into your brain the night before isn't the best way to approach an exam. Set out a timetable for your study.
2. Organise your study space. Make sure you have enough space to spread your textbooks and notes out. Have you got enough light? Is your chair comfortable? Are your computer games out of sight? Try and get rid of all distractions and then arrange your books into piles.
3. Design a flow chart. This is a bit like brainstorming, but instead of coming up with new ideas, you're writing down everything you already know about a topic. Put it in an easy to follow diagram with key points that you can easily replicate in an exam. That way, when the exam starts, you can spend five minutes preparing for your answer and then expand on your ideas.
4. Practice on old exams. It's always good to find out what kind of questions are going to be in the exam and the best way is too look through old exams. That will give you an idea of the layout of an exam, the number of short answers and long answers there will be and the amount of time you should be giving each section.
5. Explain your answers to others. Parents and little brothers and sisters don't have to be annoying around exam time. Use them to your advantage. Explain an answer to a question to them. That will help you to get it clear in your head.
6. Organise study groups with your friends. You may have questions that they have the answers to and vice versa. You're social life doesn't have to be non-existent during study times. Grab a pizza and your textbooks and get studying with your mates.
7. Take a break. Don't force yourself to sit studying for 24 hours a day. If you're training for a marathon you don't try and run 24 hours a day. Develop a study routine that works for you. If you study better in the morning, then start early before taking a break at lunchtime. Do something mindless in the afternoon and then start studying again in the evening if you know you're more productive at night. Don't feel guilty that you're out enjoying the sunshine instead of hunched over your textbooks. Vitamin D is important for the brain!
8. Snack on brain food. Keep away from junk food and opt for a bowl of nuts instead. They're much better for the waistline and for the brain. You need to fuel your body while you study so make sure you eat nutritious food that has been proven to help your brain focus such as fish, nuts, yoghurt and blueberries.
9. Pack your pencil case. Make sure your pens work and your pencils are sharpened. Nothing is worse for your nerves then having your pen run out of ink at the start of an exam.
10. Stock up with sweets and water. Keeping your sugar levels up is just as important during an exam as it is during a football match. You need to stay alert and hydrate your body. If you start to feel yourself fade halfway through your exam, just pop a sweet into your mouth and you'll be away again.
Students offer Reach for a dream children a very welcome break
During the first semester each of the seven Varsity College campuses host either a ‘Captain Courage’ or ‘Queen for a Day’ event for children of the Reach for a Dream Foundation. The purpose of these events is to give boys and girls who have been diagnosed with life threatening illnesses a welcome break by spoiling and entertaining them for the day. Students get involved in the co-ordination and hosting of the events, which have become prominent on the Varsity College first semester community outreach calendars. Here are some photos which share the children’s delight.
Tuesday, 08 March 2011
Career centre success
Through the career centre we aim to develop and support our students in their journey through tertiary studies and prepare them for employment. A perfect example of this is Pearl Boshomane. She is the first Varsity College student to be accepted into Avusa's internship programme. Avusa has, to date, only accepted interns from the major journalism tertiaries - Rhodes and Wits which makes this a gigantic win for Varsity College and we’re proud of Pearl’s achievements.
Pearl, a 2010 Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College (Sandton ) graduate, had this to say, "The two years I spent studying journalism at Varsity College were two years well spent. The practical work we did – from working as mini-journalists on the campus paper to becoming its editorial team – and the incredible, experienced lecturers were of great help when it came to journeying into the real world of journalism. I’ve been working as a junior journalist for a prominent media house and I find that the things I learned at VC during my time there were more than just words in a book and words from a lecturer – they’ve become part of the tools I use in the real, busy and hectic world of journalism."
We wish Pearl every success in her future career!
Pearl, a 2010 Diploma in Journalism from Varsity College (Sandton ) graduate, had this to say, "The two years I spent studying journalism at Varsity College were two years well spent. The practical work we did – from working as mini-journalists on the campus paper to becoming its editorial team – and the incredible, experienced lecturers were of great help when it came to journeying into the real world of journalism. I’ve been working as a junior journalist for a prominent media house and I find that the things I learned at VC during my time there were more than just words in a book and words from a lecturer – they’ve become part of the tools I use in the real, busy and hectic world of journalism."
We wish Pearl every success in her future career!
Friday, 04 March 2011
Settling in at Varsity College is really easy
With student support services such as ADCs (Academic Development Coordinators), SRMs (Student Relations Managers), Librarians and Sport and Social Coordinators dedicated to assisting students, the Varsity College first years tend to find the transformation from secondary to tertiary education to be a relatively smooth experience. With some of the first years having spent almost a month in lectures already, the academic year is in full swing!
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