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1 Almanac 2015 JANUARY 2015 GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE FOR AGENDAS 1 Th u NEW YEAR’S DAY. PUBLIC HOLIDAY. 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Su n 5 Mo n University office reopens (08:00). Start of classes for the following programmes: Postgraduate programmes in Nursing; MB,ChB II V and VI (Groups B and C), BSpeech-Language and Hearing Therapy III and IV. E-registration for senior students begins at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Tygerberg Campus. Military Science students report for induction programme. JS Gericke Library and branch libraries reopen. Holiday hours apply. Consult the library webpage (http://www.sun.ac.za/library) for the full particulars of library hours of all SU libraries. USBI hours 3 14 January: Mon Fri 08:00 16:30; Sat closed. Temporary balances available at cost points for operational use. (Actual balances available after close of year.) First day for placing orders.

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Almanac 2015

JANUARY 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Th

u NEW YEAR’S DAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

2 Fri

3 Sat

4 Su

n

5

Mo

n

University office reopens

(08:00).

Start of classes for the

following programmes:

Postgraduate programmes in

Nursing;

MB,ChB II – V and VI (Groups

B and C), BSpeech-Language

and Hearing Therapy III and

IV.

E-registration for senior

students begins at the Faculty of

Medicine and Health Sciences

at Tygerberg Campus.

Military Science students report

for induction programme.

JS Gericke Library and branch

libraries reopen. Holiday hours

apply. Consult the library

webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library)

for the full particulars of library

hours of all SU libraries.

USBI hours 3 – 14 January:

Mon – Fri 08:00 – 16:30; Sat

closed.

Temporary balances available

at cost points for operational

use. (Actual balances available

after close of year.)

First day for placing orders.

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6

Tu

e

Start of Student Intern Training

MTh (Clinical Pastoral Care).

Start of intensive Beginners’

Course in Afrikaans for

international students (until 23

January).

7 We

d

8

Th

u

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(29/1).

9

Fri

Start of classes for BOccTher

III.

Last day for loading the final

marks of externally moderated

exit-level modules of

November 2014 examinations

(second round).

Military Academy recess ends.

Appointments

Committee (4/2).

10 Sat USBI closed.

11 Su

n USBI closed.

12

Mo

n

Orientation and start of first

block session for newcomer

students in MPhil

(Environmental Management).

Start of classes for the

following programmes:

Master's programme in

Community Counselling;

BOccTher II and IV; MB,ChB

VI (Groups A and D); BScDiet

IV; MDiv.

USBI (Library) semester hours

begin. Consult the library

webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library)

for the full particulars of library

hours.

Extended hours at Medicine

and Health Sciences Library

(until 18:00) begin.

Readmission Appeals

Committee (08:30).

13

Tu

e

Start of classes for BScPhysio

II – IV and BScDiet II and III.

Readmission Appeals

Committee (08:30).

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14

We

d

Readmission Appeals

Committee (08:30).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

15

Th

u

Last day for tendering

applications for readmission.

IT and Facilities

Management Working

Group (11:00 – 12:30).

Programme Advisory

Committee (29/1).

16

Fri Readmission Appeals

Committee (08:30).

Constitutions.

17 Sat

18 Su

n

19

Mo

n

Start of classes for the

following programmes:

all Military Science

programmes;

Theatre Arts II and III;

BDramHons and MDram;

BCurHons (NE) I and DN

(Clinical and Non-clinical);

modular classes in BPhil

(Sustainable Development

Planning and Management).

Mentor training (full day).

Start of extended hours at JS

Gericke Library (until 20:00).

ICTTL (09:00 – 11:00).

20

Tu

e

Mentor training (full day).

Start of welcoming programme

for international students.

Readmission Appeals

Committee (08:30).

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

21

We

d

Start of first semester for USB

programmes.

Readmission Appeals

Committee (08:30).

Faculty Board: Military

Science.

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

22

Th

u

Newcomer first-year students

report at residences and PSO

wards (08:00 – 12:30).

Start of welcoming

programme for

newcomer first-year students

and their parents.

18:00 – 19:00: Joint welcoming

of newcomers, their parents,

student leaders and staff at the

Danie Craven Stadium –

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (5/2).

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including newcomers to Faculty

of Military Science and to

Tygerberg Campus, and their

parents.

23

Fri

Welcoming programme for

newcomer first-year students

continues.

Newcomer first-year students of

the Faculty of Medicine and

Health Sciences undergo the

registration process in residence

groups at Tygerberg Campus

(09:00 – 13:00).

Registration of BOccTher I and

BSL&HT I students at

Stellenbosch Campus (those

who could not do the

registration themselves) (14:00

– 16:00).

Last day for Victoria League

bursary applications.

Readmission Appeals

Committee (08:30).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (2/2).

24

Sat

Welcoming programme for

newcomer first-year students

continues. Compulsory

language placement tests for

newcomer first-year students at

Stellenbosch Campus (09:00 –

12:00).

25

Su

n

Welcoming programme for

newcomer first-year students

continues.

26

Mo

n

Welcoming programme for

newcomer first-year students

continues.

Start of registration of

newcomer first-year students at

Stellenbosch Campus.

Start of classes for MScPhysio.

Finalisation of risk register:

deans and unit heads.

MPA (100% thesis) research

workshop (until 30 January).

Extended hours at Medicine

and Health Sciences Library

Finance Committee

(6/2).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (3/2).

Quality Committee

(11/2).

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(until 19:00) begin. Consult the

library webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library)

for the full particulars of library

hours.

27

Tu

e

Welcoming programme for

newcomer first-year students

continues.

Start of NARGA registration

for senior students at

Stellenbosch Campus.

Registration of newcomer first-

year students at Stellenbosch

Campus.

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Executive Committee

(Senate) (3/2).

28

We

d

Welcoming programme for

newcomer first-year students

continues.

Registration of newcomer first-

year students at Stellenbosch

Campus ends.

Continuation of registration for

senior students at Stellenbosch

Campus.

Compulsory language

placement tests for newcomer

first-year students at Tygerberg

Campus (09:00 – 12:00).

First-year orientation

programme for BPhil

(Sustainable Development

Planning and Management).

Finalisation of risk register: CR

heads.

Welcoming parade, Military

Academy, Saldanha Campus

(10:00).

Bursaries and Loans

Committee (14:00).

29

Th

u

Welcoming programme for

newcomer first-year students

continues.

Continuation of registration for

senior students at Stellenbosch

Campus.

Programme Advisory

Committee (extended)

(09:00 – 13:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(14:00).

Appointments

Committee (4/3).

Research Committee

(11/2).

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Military Academy Academic

Opening (18:30 – 20:00).

30

Fri

Welcoming programme for

newcomer first-year students

continues.

Last day for registration of all

students (excluding students at

the Faculty of Medicine and

Health Sciences).

Teaching Development

Fund Steering Committee

(09:00 – 11:00).

EC(IF).

Strategic Fund (19/2).

Faculty boards of Arts

and Social Sciences,

and Theology.

Research Ethics

Committee: Senate (9/2).

31

Sat

End of official welcoming

programme for newcomer

first-year students.

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FEBRUARY 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Su

n

Faculty of Theology: Opening church

service (19:00).

2 Mo

n

GENERAL START OF CLASSES

FOR ALL STUDENTS

(NEWCOMER FIRST-YEAR

STUDENTS AND SENIORS, except

senior students of the Faculty of

Medicine and Health Sciences).

Theology Day: Opening of Faculty of

Theology, Hofmeyr Hall, Church Street

(09:00).

Semester hours begin for JS Gericke,

Music, Theology, Engineering and

Forestry libraries. Consult the library

webpage (http://www.sun.ac.za/library)

for the full particulars of library hours of

all SU libraries.

Last day for submission of 2014 research

output for subsidy purposes.

Appointments Committee:

Agenda discussion (4/2)

(09:00) and EC(C) (3/2)

(10:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (12:00)

Risk Management

Committee (5/2).

Faculty boards of

Medicine and Health

Sciences, Engineering,

AgriSciences, and

Science.

3 Tu

e

Discussion session:

Management and deans

(08:30 – 10:00).

EC(S) (10:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (12:30 – 17:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (12:00).

Faculty Board: Law.

4 We

d Opening function: SciMathUS (11:00).

Appointments Committee

(09:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(13:00).

5 Th

u

Language Planning and

Management Project

Team (09:00 – 11:00).

Risk Management

Committee (11:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (14:00).

Faculty Board:

Education.

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(26/2).

EC(C) (17/2).

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6 Fri

Last day for applications for

reassessment of examination papers from

both examination rounds in November

2014.

Finance Committee

(10:00 – 13:00).

Academic Planning

Committee (18/2).

Faculty Board:

Economic and

Management Sciences.

7 Sat

8 Su

n

9 Mo

n

EC(IF) (16:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Senate

(14:00).

10 Tu

e

Human Resources

Committee: Agenda

discussion (17/2) (08:30).

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

11 We

d

Quality Committee (09:00

– 13:00).

Research Committee

(14:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

12 Th

u

Community Interaction

Committee (10:00).

Committee for Learning

& Teaching (14:00 –

16:30).

13 Fri

LAST DAY FOR STUDENTS TO

CHANGE

MODULES/PROGRAMMES.

LAST DAY FOR LATE

REGISTRATION (excluding new M and

D students).

E-registration and regular registration

ends for senior students at the Faculty of

Medicine and Health Sciences at

Tygerberg Campus.

14 Sat

15 Su

n

16 Mo

n

EC(C): Agenda discussion

(17/2) (09:00).

General Managers’

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Meeting (10:00).

Strategic Fund: Agenda

discussion (19/2) (14:00).

Faculty Board: Medicine

and Health Sciences

(14:00).

17 Tu

e

Faculty Board: Military

Science (08:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 13:00).

EC(C) (14:00).

Human Resources

Committee (16:00).

18 We

d

Academic Planning

Committee (10:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(13:00).

Faculty Boards of Arts

and Social Sciences

(15:00) and AgriSciences

(15:00).

19 Th

u

Last day for entering the marks achieved

in the January examination by master’s

students and dean’s concessionary

examinations as well as entering the

module results of doctoral candidates

who wish to graduate in March.

Strategic Fund (10:00).

Faculty boards of

Theology (14:30) and

Science (14:30).

Institutional Forum

(15:00).

20 Fri

Faculty Boards of Law

(10:30), Engineering

(12:00), Education

(14:00), and Economic

and Management Sciences

(14:00).

21 Sat

22 Su

n

23 Mo

n

Start of classes for modular M in

Management Coaching (MPhil).

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Start of modular session for honours

programme in Public Management

(Bellville).

24 Tu

e

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Finance Committee

(6/3).

Reports for Senate

(13/3).

EC(S): Faculty board

reports (3/3).

25 We

d

Last day for electronic submission of

master’s theses and doctoral dissertations

for March graduation ceremonies.

Orientation and start of first contact

session for Module 1, PGDip(HE)(T&L).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

26 Th

u

Institutional Planning

Forum (08:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(14:00).

27 Fri

Last day for applications for admission

to 100%-thesis M and D programmes,

which must include full details of study

record, research proposal, reference list,

etc.

Institutional Planning

Forum (08:00).

28 Sat

Start of e-applications for admission for

2016. Hard-copy applications may be

submitted from Monday 2 March 2015.

SU Open Day.

Student Wellness Forum

(10:00 – 12:00).

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MARCH 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE FOR

AGENDAS

1 Sun

2 Mon

Start of modular session for

honours programme in Public

Management (Pretoria).

EC(S): Agenda discussion (3/3)

(09:00).

Appointments Committee:

Agenda discussion (4/3)

(10:30).

Programme Advisory

Committee (18/3).

3 Tue

Discussion session:

Management and deans (08:30

– 10:00).

EC(S): Faculty board reports

and approval of results of

doctoral examinations (10:00).

Rector’s Management Team

(12:30 – 17:00).

Partners Forum 1 (14:00 –

16:00)

4 Wed

Appointments Committee

(09:00).

Research Ethics Committee:

Health 1 (13:00).

5 Thu

Confirmation of results of

November 2014 examinations

(second round), January

examinations, dean’s

concession examinations and

master’s candidates by the

Vice-Rector (Learning &

Teaching).

Welcoming Programme

Committee (10:00 – 12:00).

SU Security Forum (14:00 –

16:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(26/3).

6 Fri

Finance Committee (10:00).

Appointments Committee

(8/4).

7 Sat

8 Sun

9 Mon

Senate: Agenda discussion

(13/3/) (09:00).

Council: Agenda planning

(30/3) (10:00).

10 Tue Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 16:00).

11 Wed

Student Accommodation

Committee (09:00 – 10:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

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12 Thu Community Interaction

Orientation (09:00 – 13:00).

Programme Advisory

Committee (2/4).

13 Fri

END OF CLASSES FOR

FIRST TERM (except for

MB,ChB II – VI, Dietetics

IV, BSL & HT I – IV, and

BScPhysio III – IV).

Last day for submission of

early assessment marks on SIS.

Last day for changes to

(prescribed) book lists for the

second semester of 2015.

IT system maintenance (17:00

– 07:00 on 16 March 2015).

SENATE (14:00). COUNCIL AGENDA

(last day for submission of

documentation in

Afrikaans and English).

14 Sat IT system maintenance until

07:00 on 16 March 2015.

15 Sun IT system maintenance until

07:00 on 16 March 2015.

16 Mon

IT system maintenance until

07:00 on 16 March 2015.

START OF CLASSES FOR

SECOND TERM (except for

MB,ChB II – VI and

Dietetics IV).

Last day for applications by

nongraduate as well as

postgraduate international

students for admission for the

second semester.

ICTTL (14:00 – 16:00). Special Finance Committee

(financial statements for

2014) (19/3)

17 Tue

Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 16:00).

Teaching Development Fund

Steering Committee (14:00 –

16:00).

18 Wed

Programme Advisory

Committee (extended) (09:00 –

13:00).

Research Ethics Committee:

Health 2 (13:00).

EC(C) (31/3).

19 Thu

Special Finance Committee

(financial statements for 2014)

(09:00)

Bursaries and Loans

Programme Advisory

Committee (9/4).

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Committee (14:00 – 16:00).

Information Technology

Advisory Committee (10:00 –

12:30).

20 Fri

Information Security

Management Committee (10:00

– 12:30).

21 Sat

HUMAN RIGHTS DAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

All libraries closed.

22 Sun

23 Mon

FIRST GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Medicine and Health Sciences,

Law, Education, Military

Science (17:00) (Coetzenburg

Centre).

24 Tue

SECOND GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Economic and Management

Sciences: PD Dispute

Resolution, PD Leadership, PD

HIV (Aids Management), PD

Development Finance, PD

Environmental Management,

PD Project Management, PD

Sustainable Development,

BPAHons, MPhil

(Management Coaching, HIV

Aids management,

Environmental Management,

Development Finance, Futures

Studies, Sustainable

Development), MPA, MBA,

BAcc, BAccLLB, BAccHons,

MAcc (10:00) (Coetzenburg

Centre).

THIRD GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Economic and Management

Sciences: PD Actuarial

Science, PD Marketing, PD

Financial Planning, BCom

(including Law), BComHons,

MCom, MPhil (17:00)

(Coetzenburg Centre).

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25 Wed

FOURTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Only doctoral degrees in

Science, Engineering,

AgriSciences, and Economic

and Management Sciences

(10:00) (Endler Hall,

Conservatorium).

FIFTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Only doctoral degrees in

Medicine and Health Sciences,

Arts and Social Sciences, Law,

Theology, and Education

(14:00) (Endler Hall,

Conservatorium).

SIXTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Arts and Social Sciences

(17:00) (Coetzenburg Centre).

Community-based Research

Workshop (08:30 – 16:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

Audit and Risk Committee

(13/4).

26 Thu

SEVENTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

AgriSciences, Science,

Engineering, Theology and

honorary degrees (10:00)

(Coetzenburg Centre).

Research Ethics Committee:

Human Research (Humaniora)

(14:00).

27 Fri

Classes and clinical training for

BSL&HT III – IV, BScPhysio

II – IV, as well as the first term

of MBA-programmes end.

JS Gericke Library closes at

17:30.

Music, Theology and

Engineering libraries close at

16:30.

Naming of Buildings

Committee (09:00 – 10:00).

Council: Agenda discussion

(30/3) (10:00)

EC(C): Agenda discussion

(31/3) (11:00).

Community Interaction:

Community of Practice 1

(12:30 – 14:00).

28 Sat

29 Sun

30 Mon

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

(10:00) (Strategic planning

only).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (14/4).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (13/4).

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31 Tue LAST DAY FOR

REGISTRATION OF NEW

M AND D STUDENTS.

Human Resources Committee:

Agenda discussion (7/4)

(08:30).

Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 14:00).

EC(C) (14:00).

Constitutions.

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APRIL 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE FOR

AGENDAS

1 Wed Service Learning and Community

Interaction Programme: Orientation.

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(13:00).

ARC: Agenda discussion

(13/4) (10:00)

Agenda discussion:

Appointments Committee

(8/4) (11:30).

2 Thu

Classes end for BScDiet II and III

programmes, and clinical training for

BSL&HT I and II end.

Medicine and Health Sciences Library

closes at 16:30.

Programme Advisory

Committee (extended):

Calendar changes for the

faculties of Science,

AgriSciences,

Engineering, and

Medicine and Health

Sciences (09:00 – 14:00).

3 Fri

GOOD FRIDAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

SU RECESS: 3 APRIL – 12 APRIL

2015 (except for certain programmes at

Tygerberg Campus).

All libraries closed.

4 Sat All libraries closed.

5 Sun

6 Mon FAMILY DAY/EASTER MONDAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

All libraries closed.

7 Tue Start of classes and clinical training for

BSL&HT III and IV.

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 13:00).

Human Resources

Committee (16:00).

EC(S) (14/4).

Finance Committee

(15/4).

8 Wed

Appointments Committee

(09:00).

Language Planning and

Management Project

Team (11:00 – 13:00).

9 Thu

Programme Advisory

Committee (extended):

Calendar changes for the

faculties of Law, Arts and

Social Sciences,

Education, Economic and

Management Sciences,

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(30/4).

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Military Science, and

Theology (09:00 – 14:00).

10 Fri EC(IF).

11 Sat

12 Sun SU RECESS ENDS.

13 Mon

Start of classes and clinical training for

BSL&HT I and II, BScDiet II and III,

as well as BScPhysio II – IV.

Last day for submission of papers for

May/June examinations at Tygerberg

Campus.

Council: Agenda planning

(4/5) (09:00).

EC(S): Agenda discussion

(14/4) (10:00).

Audit and Risk

Committee (14:00 –

18:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (14:00)

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (21/4).

Quality Committee

(30/4).

14 Tue

Discussion session:

Management and deans

(08:30 – 10:00).

EC(S) (10:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (12:30 – 17:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (14:00).

COUNCIL AGENDA

(last day for submission

of documentation in

Afrikaans and English).

15 Wed

Finance Committee

(09:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(13:00).

Committee for Learning

& Teaching (14:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

16 Thu

Subcommittee A: Ad hoc

committee for

consideration of

publication output (08:30

– 16:30).

Board of Trustees:

Stellenbosch Trust (10:00

– 14:00).

17 Fri

18 Sat

19 Sun

20 Mon

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21 Tue

Subcommittee B: Ad hoc

committee for

consideration of

publication output (08:30

– 13:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 15:00).

EC(IF) (16:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (14:00).

22 Wed

Student Accommodation

Committee (09:00 –

10:00).

Research Committee

(7/5).

Research Ethics

Committee:

Senate (6/5).

23 Thu

IT and Facilities

Management Working

Group (11:00 – 12:30).

Student Fees Committee

(8/5).

24 Fri Community Forum

(08:30 – 13:00).

Faculty Board: Arts and

Social Sciences.

25 Sat Medicine and Health Sciences Library

closed.

26 Sun

27 Mon FREEDOM DAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

28 Tue

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Academic Planning

Committee (13/5).

Faculty boards of

Medicine and Health

Sciences, Sciences,

AgriSciences,

Engineering, and

Military Science.

29 Wed

Council: Agenda

discussion (4/5) (14:00).

Faculty Board:

Education.

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

30 Thu

THE TIMETABLE FOR A FRIDAY

IS FOLLOWED.

Last day on which students may

officially discontinue first-semester

modules with the faculty secretaries.

Quality Committee (09:00

– 13:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

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Last day for submission to

Examinations Section of moderated

examination papers for first and second

examination rounds in May and June.

(14:00).

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MAY 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Fri WORKERS’ DAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

All libraries closed.

2 Sat Medicine and Health Sciences Library

closed.

3 Su

n

4 Mo

n

Start of May/June examinations at

Tygerberg Campus.

Start of modular session for MPA

programme (Bellville Park Campus).

UNIVERSITY

COUNCIL (10:00).

Audit and Risk

Committee (14/5).

Appointments

Committee (3/6).

Faculty Board:

Economic and

Management Sciences.

5 Tu

e

Rector’s Management

Team (10:00 – 16:00).

6 We

d

Honorary Degrees

Committee: Agenda

discussion (7/5) (09:00).

Library Committee

(10:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(13:00).

7 Th

u

Honorary Degrees

Committee (10:30).

Research Committee

(14:00).

Institutional Forum

(15:00).

Readmission Appeals

Committee.

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(28/5).

8 Fri

Student Fees Committee

(09:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Senate

(14:00).

Faculty Board:

Theology.

9 Sat

10 Su

n

11 Mo

n

General Managers’

Meeting (10:00).

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Faculty Board: Medicine

and Health Sciences

(14:00).

12 Tu

e

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Partners Forum 2

(14:00 – 16:00)

Finance Committee

(20/5).

Faculty Board: Law.

13 We

d

Last day for special arrangements with

Examinations Section for submission to

of moderated examination papers

(duplicated by faculties) after approval

by the Registrar for both rounds of

May/June examinations.

Service Learning and Community

Interaction Programme:

Session 1.

Academic Planning

Committee (10:00).

Faculty Boards of Arts

and Social Sciences

(15:00), AgriSciences

(15:00), and Military

Science (08:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

14 Th

u

Advisory Committee:

CSCD, CSC and Faculty

of Medicine and Health

Sciences (11:00 – 12:30).

Faculty boards of Science

(14:00) and Theology

(14:30).

15 Fri

END OF CLASSES FOR SECOND

TERM.

Last day for announcement of class

marks for first-semester modules.

Last day for submitting applications for

readmission of students as of the second

semester of 2015.

Classes and clinical training for BSL

&HT I–III end.

Faculty Boards of Law

(10:30), Engineering

(12:00), Economic and

Management Sciences

(14:00) and Education

(14:00).

ICTTL (14:00 – 16:00).

16 Sat Start of examinations for Faculty of

Military Science.

17 Su

n

18 Mo

n

Audit and Risk

Committee: Agenda

discussion (21/5) (16:00).

Faculty Board:

Medicine and Health

Sciences.

19 Tu

e

Start of June examinations (first

round).

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Teaching Development

Fund Steering Committee

(14:00 – 16:00).

Reports for Senate

(5/6).

EC(S): Faculty board

reports (26/5).

EC(C) (2/6).

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20 We

d

Finance Committee

(10:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(13:00).

21 Th

u

Audit and Risk Committee

(14:00 – 18:00).

22 Fri

End of classes for BScDiet II and III.

Last day for announcement of class marks

for BScDiet II and III.

FIRLT applications close.

Readmission Appeals

Committee (only

applications for

readmission as of the

second semester of 2015)

(08:30).

Student Wellness Forum

(10:00 – 12:00).

23 Sat Schools Partnership

Forum 1 (15:00 – 16:00)

24 Su

n

25 Mo

n

Start of examinations for BScDiet II and

III.

EC(S): Agenda discussion

(26/5) (09:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (8/6).

26 Tu

e

Human Resources

Committee: Agenda

discussion (2/6) (09:00).

EC(S): Faculty board

reports (10:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (12:30 – 17:00).

27 We

d

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

28 Th

u

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(14:00).

29 Fri

LAST DAY FOR PAYMENT OF 75%

OF STUDENT FEES FOR 2015.

End of classes and clinical training for

BSL&HT IV.

30 Sat

Last day for applications by prospective

students wishing to be considered for

certain undergraduate selection

programmes for 2016. Hard-copy

applications for these programmes may

be submitted until Monday 1 June 2015.

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31 Su

n

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JUNE 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Mo

n

Senate: Agenda

discussion (5/6) (09:00).

EC(C): Agenda discussion

(2/6) (09:30).

Council (22/6): Agenda

planning (10:00).

Appointments Committee:

Agenda discussion (3/6)

(11:00).

Faculty Board: Medicine

and Health Sciences (if

necessary) (14:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (9/6).

2 Tu

e

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 13:00).

EC(C) (14:00).

Human Resources

Committee (16:00).

3 We

d

Appointments Committee

(09:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(13:00).

Constitutions.

4 Th

u

Committee for Learning

& Teaching (14:00 –

16:30).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(25/6).

5 Fri SENATE (14:00).

6 Sat Military Academy recess starts.

7 Su

n

8 Mo

n

End of June examinations (first

round).

Holiday hours begin for JS Gericke,

Music, Theology, Engineering and

Forestry libraries. Consult the library

webpage (http://www.sun.ac.za/library)

for the full particulars of library hours of

all SU libraries.

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (14:00) COUNCIL AGENDA

(last day for

submission of

documentation in

Afrikaans and

English).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (17/6).

9 Tu

e Start of June examinations (second

round).

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

EC(S) (17/6).

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Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (14:00).

10 We

d

Community Interaction

Committee (14:00).

11 Th

u

12 Fri

Announcement of re-examinations for

BScDiet II and III.

Holiday hours begin at Medicine and

Health Sciences Library. Consult the

library webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library) for the full

particulars of library hours.

EC(S): Agenda discussion

(17/6) (09:00).

13 Sat

14 Su

n

15 Mo

n

Finance Committee

(24/6).

16 Tu

e

YOUTH DAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

All libraries closed.

17 We

d

EC(S) (10:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (12:30 – 17:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(13:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (14:00)

18 Th

u

Council: Agenda

discussion (22/6) (09:00).

19 Fri First semester ends for MB,ChB II and

IV, and BSL&HT III.

20 Sat

21 Su

n

End of first semester for MB,ChB III and

V.

22 Mo

n

UNIVERSITY

COUNCIL (10:00).

23 Tu

e

Start of intensive Beginners’ Course in

Afrikaans for international students (until

17 July).

Schools Partnership Forum 1 (15:00 –

16:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

24 We

d

Finance Committee

(10:00 – 13:00).

Strategic Fund (30/7).

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25 Th

u

Service Learning and Community

Interaction Programme: Session 2

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(14:00).

26 Fri

End of June examinations (second

round).

END OF FIRST SEMESTER,

excluding certain programmes at

Tygerberg Campus.

First semester ends for USB

programmes, BSL&HT IV, and

BScPhysio II – IV.

Last day for submitting applications for

long or study leave and study-

opportunities for 2016.

Holiday hours begin at USBI. Consult

the library webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library) for the full

particulars of library hours.

IT system maintenance from 17:00 until

07:00 on 29 June 2015.

Naming of Buildings

Committee (09:00 –

10:00).

Appointments

Committee (29/7).

Faculty Board: Arts and

Social Sciences.

27 Sat

USBI closed.

IT system maintenance until 07:00 on 29

June 2015.

28 Su

n

IT system maintenance until 07:00 on 29

June 2015.

29 Mo

n

IT system maintenance until 07:00 on 29

June 2015.

Research Committee

(16/7).

30 Tu

e

Closing date for applications by

prospective students wishing to be

considered for undergraduate

programmes in all faculties (except

selection programmes with a closing date

of 31 May) and for residence placement

during 2016.

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

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JULY 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Wed

2 Thu

3 Fri

4 Sat USBI closed.

5 Sun

6 Mon Start of classes for second semester for

MB,ChB II, III, IV and V.

EC(IF).

7 Tue Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

8 Wed

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

9 Thu

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(30/7).

10 Fri

11 Sat USBI closed.

12 Sun Military Academy recess ends.

13 Mon

Start of classes and clinical training for

BSL&HT III and IV, MB,ChB I and

BScPhysio I – III, as well as classes in

the Faculty of Military Science.

Extended hours begin at Health

Sciences Library (until 19:00). Consult

the library webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library) for the

full particulars of library hours.

Faculty Board:

Medicine and Health

Sciences.

14 Tue

Last day for applications for admission

as of the second semester of 2015,

excluding applications for readmission

(which should have been submitted by

15 May).

Start of welcoming programme for

international students.

PREDAC.

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Finance Committee

(20/7).

Faculty Board: Military

Science.

15 Wed

PREDAC.

Information Technology

Advisory Committee

(10:00 – 12:30).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Senate

(27/7).

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16 Thu PREDAC.

Research Committee

(14:00).

SU Security Forum

(14:00 – 16:00).

17 Fri

PREDAC.

Last day for loading by departments of

class marks and of internally and

externally moderated final marks for all

June examinations, and of progress

marks for the first semester.

18 Sat

19 Sun

20 Mon

START OF CLASSES FOR

SECOND SEMESTER AND THIRD

TERM (excluding Saldanha Campus

and certain programmes at

Tygerberg Campus).

Start of classes for BScDiet I, II and III,

and BSL&HT I and II.

Start of second semester for USB

programmes.

Semester hours begin at JS Gericke

Library and branch libraries. Consult the

library webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library) for the

full particulars of library hours.

EC(IF) (16:00).

Finance Committee

(10:00).

Faculty boards of

AgriSciences,

Science and

Engineering.

21 Tue

Last day for submitting proposals to

Registrar for the awarding of honorary

degrees in December 2015.

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

EC(S) (28/7).

Student Fees Committee

(5/8).

22 Wed

Student Accommodation

Committee (09:00 –

10:00).

Academic Planning

Committee (5/8).

23 Thu Institutional Planning

Forum (08:00).

Faculty Board:

Education.

24 Fri

Last day for applications for

reassessment of examination papers for

both June examinations (except for

programmes at Tygerberg Campus).

Last day for making changes to meal

quotas on student accounts.

Institutional Planning

Forum (08:00).

Faculty Board:

Economic and

Management Sciences.

25 Sat

26 Sun

27 Mon Start of classes for BScPhysio IV. EC(S): Agenda discussion

(28/7) (09:00).

Faculty Board: Law.

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Appointments

Committee: Agenda

discussion (29/7) (10:00).

Language Planning and

Management Project

Team (09:00 – 11:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Senate

(14:00).

Quality Committee

(13/8).

28 Tue

Discussion session:

Management and deans

(08:30 – 10:00).

EC(S) (10:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (12:30 – 17:00).

29 Wed

Appointments Committee

(09:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(13:00).

30 Thu

“High Science meets high schools”

(14:00 – 16:00)

Honorary Degrees

Committee: Agenda

discussion (3/8) (09:00).

Strategic Funds (2nd

meeting subject to

availability of funds)

(10:00 – 14:00).

Faculty Board: Medicine

and Health Sciences

(14:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(14:00).

Institutional Forum

(15:00).

Faculty Board:

Theology.

31 Fri

LAST DAY FOR MODULE AND

PROGRAMME CHANGES AND

FOR REGISTRATION OF

STUDENTS PERMITTED TO

RESIDE AS OF THE SECOND

SEMESTER.

Community Interaction:

Community of Practice 2

(12:30 – 14:00)

Subcommittee for Central

Analytical Facility

(14:00).

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AUGUST 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Sat

2 Sun

3 Mon

Confirmation of results of

June examinations by Vice-

Rector (Learning &

Teaching).

Start of second contact

session for Module 1,

PGDip(HE)(T&L).

Honorary Degrees

Committee (15:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B

(11/8).

4 Tue

Faculty Board: Military

Science (08:00).

Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 16:00).

5 Wed

Institutional Women's Day.

Orientation and start of first

contact session for Module

2, PGDip(HE)(T&L).

Student Fees Committee

(08:00).

Academic Planning

Committee (10:00).

Faculty boards of Science

(14:30), Theology (14:30),

Arts and Social Sciences

(15:00) and AgriSciences

(15:00).

Welcoming Programme

Committee (10:00 – 12:00).

Research Ethics Committee:

Health 2 (13:00).

6 Thu

Student Housing Committee

(09:00 – 10:00).

Faculty boards of Law

(10:30) and Engineering

(12:00).

Appointments

Committee (2/9).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research

(Humaniora) (27/8).

7 Fri

Faculty Boards of Education

(14:00), and Economic and

Management Sciences

(14:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A

(17/8).

Finance Committee

(21/8).

8 Sat Medicine and Health

Sciences Library closed.

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9 Sun NATIONAL WOMEN’S

DAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

10 Mon PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

11 Tue

THE TIMETABLE FOR A

MONDAY IS FOLLOWED.

Finalisation of risk register:

Deans and unit heads.

Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 16:00).

Agenda discussion: Strategic

Fund (14/8) (16:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (14:00).

Student Fees

Committee (21/8).

Reports for Senate

(28/8).

EC(S): Faculty board

reports (18/8).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C

(24/8).

12 Wed

Academic Year Day: Faculty

of Medicine and Health

Sciences.

Service Learning and

Community Interaction

Programme:

Session 3.

Bursaries and Loans

Committee (10:00 – 12:00).

ICTTL (14:00 – 16:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

13 Thu

Academic Year Day: Faculty

of Medicine and Health

Sciences.

Quality Committee (09:00 –

13:00).

Community Interaction

Committee (14:00).

14 Fri Finalisation of risk register:

CR heads.

15 Sat

16 Sun

17 Mon

EC(S): Agenda discussion

(18/8) (09:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (14:00).

Advisory Committee:

CSCD, CSC and Faculty of

Medicine and Health

Sciences (14:00 – 15:30).

18 Tue

Discussion session:

Management and deans

(08:30 – 10:00).

EC(S): Faculty board reports

(10:00).

Rector’s Management Team

(12:30 – 17:00).

EC(C) (1/9).

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19 Wed

IT and Facilities

Management Working

Group (14:00 – 15:30).

20 Thu

Eskom Expo for Young

Scientists: competition for

the Stellenbosch region

Research Committee

(27/8).

21 Fri

Eskom Expo for Young

Scientists: competition for

the Stellenbosch region

Student Fees Committee

(08:00).

Finance Committee (09:00 –

12:00).

22 Sat

23 Sun

24 Mon

Teaching Development Fund

Steering Committee (12:00 –

14:00).

General Managers’ Meeting

(14:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (14:00)

25 Tue

Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 13:00).

Senate: Agenda discussion

(28/8) (14:00).

EC(C): Agenda discussion

(1/9) (14:45).

26 Wed

Committee for Learning &

Teaching (14:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

27 Thu

Human Resources

Committee: Agenda

discussion (1/9) (08:30).

Risk Management

Committee (11:00).

Research Ethics Committee:

Human Research

(Humaniora) (14:00).

28 Fri

SENATE (14:00).

29 Sat

30 Sun

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31 Mon

Council: Agenda planning

(28/9) (09:00).

Appointments Committee:

Agenda discussion (2/9)

(09:45).

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SEPTEMBER 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE FOR

AGENDAS

1 Tue

Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 13:00).

EC(C) (14:00).

Human Resources

Committee (16:00).

Partners Forum 3

(14:00 – 16:00).

EC(S) (8/9).

2 Wed

Appointments Committee

(09:00).

Research Ethics Committee:

Health 1 (13:00).

3 Thu Community Interaction

Symposium.

Library Committee (14:00). Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(23/9).

Programme Advisory

Committee (17/9).

4 Fri

END OF THIRD TERM

(excluding certain programmes

at Tygerberg Campus).

End of classes for BScDiet I, II

and III, and BSL&HT I – II.

Last day for submission of

examination papers for October

and November examinations at

Tygerberg Campus.

Last day for submission of lists of

prescribed books for 2016.

IT system maintenance from 17:00

until 07:00 on 7 September 2015.

Appointments Committee

(7/10).

5 Sat

SU RECESS: 5 – 13

SEPTEMBER.

5-13 September: Music, Theology,

Engineering and Forestry libraries:

Holiday hours apply. Consult the

library webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library) for

the full particulars of library hours.

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USBI: Semester hours will be kept

during the recess.

IT system maintenance until 07:00

on 7 September 2015.

6 Sun IT system maintenance until 07:00

on 7 September 2015.

7 Mon IT system maintenance until 07:00

on 7 September 2015.

EC(S): Agenda discussions

(8/9) (09:00).

8 Tue

Discussion session:

Management and deans

(08:30 – 10:00).

EC(S) (10:00).

Rector’s Management Team

(12:30 – 17:00).

Finance Committee (16/9).

Faculty Board: Military

Science.

9 Wed

10 Thu

11 Fri

Service Learning and Community

Interaction Programme: Session 4.

End of classes for BScPhysio IV.

12 Sat

13 Sun SEPTEMBER RECESS ENDS.

14 Mon

START OF CLASSES FOR

FOURTH TERM (excluding

certain programmes at

Tygerberg Campus).

Start of classes for BOccTher III;

BScDiet I, II and III; BSL&HT I

and II; and MB,ChB I.

COUNCIL AGENDA

(last day for submission

of documentation in

Afrikaans and English).

15 Tue

Last day for applications by

nongraduate and postgraduate

international students for

admission to the first semester of

2016.

Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 16:00).

16 Wed

Finance Committee (10:00).

Research Ethics Committee:

Health 2 (13:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

17 Thu

Programme Advisory

Committee (extended)

(14:00 – 16:30).

18 Fri Classes and clinical training for

BScPhysio I – III end.

Naming Committee

(09:00 – 10:00).

Student Wellness Forum

(10:00 – 12:00).

EC(IF).

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19 Sat

20 Sun

21 Mon Start of classes for BScPhysio IV. Strategic Fund (30/9).

22 Tue Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 16:00).

Constitutions.

23 Wed THE TIMETABLE FOR A

THURSDAY IS FOLLOWED.

Agenda discussion:

Strategic Fund (30/9)

(09:00).

Council: Agenda discussion

(28/9) (11:00).

Research Ethics Committee:

Human Research

(Humaniora) (14:00).

24 Thu

HERITAGE DAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

All libraries closed.

25 Fri

End of classes and clinical training

for BSL&HT III and IV.

26 Sat

27 Sun

28 Mon

Start of classes and clinical

training for BScPhysio III.

Last day for submission to the

Examinations Section of

moderated papers for the first and

second examination rounds in

November. Does not apply to

Tygerberg Campus.

Human Resources

Committee: Agenda

discussion (1/10) (09:00).

EC(IF) (16:00).

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL

(10:00).

Audit and Risk Committee

(12/10).

29 Tue Rector’s Management Team

(09:00 – 16:00).

30 Wed

LAST DAY FOR PAYMENT

OF OUTSTANDING

BALANCES ON TUITION,

ACCOMMODATION AND

OTHER FEES FOR 2015.

Last day for late applications for

admission as undergraduate

students for 2016. Consideration

for a programme depends on the

availability of space in the

programme that is applied for.

This also applies to applications

for readmission.

Strategic Fund (10:00).

Bursaries and Loans

Committee (14:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

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Last day on which students may

officially discontinue second-

semester and year modules with

the faculty secretaries at Admin

A.

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OCTOBER 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Th

u

Human Resources

Committee (15:00).

2 Fri

3 Sat

4 Su

n

5 Mo

n

Start of classes and clinical training for

BSL&HT III and IV.

Start of examinations at Tygerberg

Campus.

Quality Committee

(22/10).

6 Tu

e

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Appointments Committee:

Agenda discussion (7/10)

(16:00).

EC(S) (13/10).

7 We

d

Appointments Committee

(09:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(13:00).

8 Th

u

Committee for Learning

& Teaching (14:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(29/10).

9 Fri

Audit and Risk

Committee: Agenda

discussion (12/10)

(10:00).

Community Interaction:

Community of Practice 3

(12:30 – 14:00).

Appointments

Committee (6/11).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A

(19/10).

10 Sat

11 Su

n

12 Mo

n

EC(S): Agenda discussion

(13/10) (09:00).

Audit and Risk

Committee (14:00 –

18:00).

Research Committee

(28/10).

Finance Committee

(22/10).

13 Tu

e

Discussion session:

Management and deans

(08:30 – 10:00).

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EC(S) (10:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (12:30 – 17:00).

14 We

d

Special Finance

Committee: Budget

(09:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(12:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Senate

(26/10).

15 Th

u

Community Interaction

Committee (14:00).

Institutional Forum

(15:00).

16 Fri

Language Planning and

Management Project

Team (09:00 – 11:00).

Faculty boards of Arts

and Social Sciences,

and Military Sciences.

17 Sat Schools Partnership Project Symposium.

18 Su

n

19 Mo

n

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (14:00).

Faculty boards of

AgriSciences,

Science, and

Engineering.

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (2/11).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B

(27/10).

20 Tu

e

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Faculty Board: Law.

21 We

d

Last day for special arrangements with

Examinations Section for submission of

moderated examination papers

(duplicated by faculties) after approval

by Registrar for both rounds of

November examinations.

General Managers’

meeting: Budget (10:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(13:00).

Academic Planning

Committee (4/11).

22 Th

u

Quality Committee

(09:00 – 13:00).

Finance Committee

(14:00).

Faculty boards of

Medicine and Health

Sciences, and

Education.

Strategic Fund (30/9).

23 Fri END OF CLASSES FOR FOURTH

TERM, excluding certain programmes

at Tygerberg Campus.

Faculty boards of

Economic and

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End of classes and clinical training for

BSL&HT I – III, and BScDiet II and III.

Announcement of class marks for

BScDiet I – III.

Last day for announcement of class

marks.

Management Sciences,

and Theology.

24 Sat

25 Su

n

26 Mo

n

Start of November examinations for

BScDiet I – IV.

SoTL Pre-conference Workshops.

Schools Partnership

Project Discussion: 4

(12:45 – 14:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Senate

(14:00).

Finance Committee

(5/11).

27 Tu

e

Start of November examinations (first

round).

SoTL Conference.

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (14:00).

EC(C) (10/11).

28 We

d

SoTL Conference.

Information Security

Management Committee

(10:00 – 12:30).

Research Committee

(14:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(12:00).

29 Th

u

Start of second contact session for

Module 2, PGDip(HE)(T&L).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(14:00).

ICTTL (14:00 – 16:00).

30 Fri

Last day for applications for admission

to honours and master’s programmes in

Public Management.

31 Sat

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NOVEMBER 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Su

n

2 Mo

n

Workgroup for IT and

Facilities Management

(10:00 – 11:30).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee C (14:00).

3 Tu

e

Human Resources

Committee: Agenda

discussion (10/11)

(08:30).

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

Faculty Board: Theology

(14:30).

Appointments Committee:

Agenda discussion (6/11)

(16:00).

4 We

d

Academic Planning

Committee (10:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 1

(13:00).

Fakulteitsrade

Krygskunde (08:00),

Natuurwetenskappe

(09:00), Regsgeleerdheid

(10:30), Lettere en Sosiale

Wetenskappe (15:00), en

Agriwetenskappe (15:00).

5 Th

u

Faculty Board: Medicine

and Health Sciences

(14:00).

Finance Committee

(14:00).

CONVOCATION

(19:00).

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(26/11).

6 Fri Last day for FIRLT applications.

Appointments Committee

(09:00).

Readmission Appeals

Committee.

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Student Wellness Forum

(10:00 – 12:00).

Faculty Boards of

Engineering (12:00),

Economic and

Management Sciences

(14:00), and Education

(14:00).

7 Sat

Start of examinations for Faculty of

Military Science.

8 Su

n

9 Mo

n

Africa Universities Day.

EC(C): Agenda

discussion: (10/11)

(09:00).

10 Tu

e

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 13:00).

EC(C) (14:00).

Human Resources

Committee (16:00).

Reports for Senate

(27/11).

EC(S): Faculty board

reports (17/11).

11 We

d

Announcement of re-examinations for

BScDiet I – III.

Student Housing

Committee (09:00 –

10:00).

Schools Partnership

Forum 2 (15:00 – 16:00).

12 Th

u

Council: Agenda planning

(30/11) (09:00).

Information Technology

Advisory Committee

(10:00 – 12:30).

13 Fri Readmission Appeals

Committee (08:30).

14 Sat

15 Su

n

16 Mo

n

EC(S): Agenda discussion

(17/11) (09:00). COUNCIL AGENDA

(last day for

submission of

documentation in

Afrikaans and

English).

17 Tu

e

Discussion session:

Management and deans

(08:30 – 10:00).

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EC(S): Faculty board

reports (10:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (12:30 – 17:00).

18 We

d

End of November examinations (first

round).

Holiday hours begin for JS Gericke,

Medicine and Health Sciences, Music,

Theology, Engineering and Forestry

libraries. Consult the library webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library) for the full

particulars of library hours of all SU

libraries.

Research Ethics

Committee: Health 2

(13:00).

19 Th

u Start of November examinations

(second round).

SU Security Forum (10:00

– 12:30).

20 Fri

Last day for submission of foreign

bankers’ drafts for imports.

Last day for applications for foreign

bankers’ drafts (type A), excluding those

for imports.

End of classes and clinical training for

BSL&HT IV.

Naming of Buildings

Committee (09:00 –

10:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (1/12).

21 Sat

22 Su

n

23 Mo

n

Finance Committee

(3/12).

24 Tu

e

Last day for loading by departments of

final marks for the first round of

November examinations

Rector’s Management

Team (09:00 – 16:00).

25 We

d

Last day for electronic submission of

theses and dissertations for December

graduation ceremonies.

Admission of Dutch Reformed Church

and Uniting Reformed Church students

(19:00).

Senate: Agenda

discussion (27/11/)

(10:00).

General Managers’

Meeting (11:00).

26 Th

u

Research Ethics

Committee: Human

Research (Humaniora)

(14:00).

EC(S) (1/12) (medals

only).

27 Fri

Holiday hours begin at USBI. Consult

the library webpage

(http://www.sun.ac.za/library) for the full

particulars of library hours.

Council: Agenda

discussion (30/11)

(10:00).

SENATE (14:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (7/12).

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28 Sat

End of second term for MBA

programmes.

USBI closed.

29 Su

n

30 Mo

n

Last day for electronic applications for

admission to postgraduate programmes,

excluding 100%-thesis M and D

programmes, unless indicated otherwise

in the relevant section of the Calendar.

UNIVERSITY

COUNCIL (10:00).

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DECEMBER 2015

GENERAL MEETINGS CLOSING DATE

FOR AGENDAS

1 Tue

Discussion session:

Management and deans

(08:30 – 10:00).

EC(S): Awarding of

medals only (10:00).

Rector’s Management

Team (12:00 – 17:00).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee B (14:00).

2 Wed

3 Thu Finance Committee

(09:00 – 12:00).

4 Fri

Announcement of results of November

examinations (first round) (14:00).

Confirmation of results of November

examinations (first round) by Vice-

Rector (Learning & Teaching).

USBI closed.

5 Sat

November examinations (2nd round)

end.

USBI closed.

IT system maintenance from 12:00 until

17:00 on 6 December 2015.

6 Sun IT system maintenance until 17:00 on 6

December 2015.

7 Mon

First Oath-taking Ceremony for Faculty

of Medicine and Health Sciences (Allied

Health Sciences) (10:30).

Second Oath-taking Ceremony for

Faculty of Medicine and Health

Sciences (MB,ChB) (16:30).

Research Committee:

Subcommittee A (14:00).

8 Tue

FIRST GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Medicine and Health Sciences (10:00

(Coetzenburg Centre).

SECOND GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Law,

Partners Forum 4 (14:00 –

16:00).

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Economic and Management Sciences:

PD Business Management and

Administration, PD Dispute Resolution,

PD Leadership, PD HIV Aids

Management, PD Environmental

Management, PD Development Finance,

PD Project Management, PD Future

Studies, PD Sustainable Development,

BPAHons, MPhil (Management

Coaching, HIV Aids Management,

Environmental Management,

Development Finance , Futures Studies,

Sustainable Development), MPA, MBA,

BAcc, BAccLLB, BAccHons, MAcc

(17:30) (Coetzenburg Centre).

Last day for loading by departments of

internally moderated final marks of

November examinations for non-final-

year modules (second round) (12:00).

9 Wed

THIRD GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

AgriSciences, Engineering (10:00)

(Coetzenburg Centre).

FOURTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Only doctoral degrees in Arts and

Social Sciences, Education, Theology,

Law, and Economic and Management

Sciences (14:00) (Endler Hall,

Conservatorium).

FIFTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Arts and Social Sciences (17:30)

(Coetzenburg Centre).

Award ceremony for Faculty of Military

Science, Saldanha Campus (19:00).

10 Thu

Passing-out parade: Military Academy,

Saldanha Campus (10:30).

SIXTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Economic and Management Sciences:

PD Actuarial Science, PD Marketing,

PD Fin Planning, PD Transport, Log and

Suppl Chain Man, BCom (including

Law), BComHons, MPhil, MCom

(10:00) (Coetzenburg Centre).

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SEVENTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Only doctoral degrees in Science,

Engineering, AgriSciences, Medicine

and Health Sciences, and Military

Science (14:00) (Endler Hall,

Conservatorium).

EIGTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY: Science (17:30) (Coetzenburg Centre).

11 Fri

NINTH GRADUATION

CEREMONY:

Education, Theology and Military

Science and honorary degrees (10:00)

(Coetzenburg Centre).

Last day for applications for

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing.

Last day for withdrawing supplies from

Purchasing and Provision Services

Applications for new cost points close.

Last day for placing orders with

suppliers

Military Academy closes for recess.

SECOND SEMESTER ENDS.

12 Sat .

13 Sun

14 Mon

15 Tue

16 Wed DAY OF RECONCILIATION.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

All libraries closed.

17 Thu

18 Fri

19 Sat

20 Sun

21 Mon

22 Tue

23 Wed

24 Thu University offices close at 12:45.

All libraries close at 12:45 for Christmas

recess.

25 Fri CHRISTMAS DAY.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

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26 Sat DAY OF GOODWILL.

PUBLIC HOLIDAY.

27 Sun

28 Mon

29 Tue

30 Wed

31 Thu