Community Engagement Committee

Department	Representative	Secundus
Dean	Prof Vinny Naidoo ([email protected])	Prof Dietmar Holm ([email protected])
Director: Clinical Services (ex officio)	Vacant
Community Engagement Chairperson	Vacant
Anatomy and Physiology	Dr Christine Steyn ([email protected])
Companion Animal Clinical Studies	Dr Quixi Sonntag ([email protected])	Dr Liesl vd Merwe ([email protected])
Paraclinical Sciences	Dr Nenene Qekwana ([email protected])
Production Animal Studies	Dr Sello Maboe ([email protected])	Dr Rebone Moerane ([email protected])
Veterinary Tropical Diseases	Dr Hein Stoltsz ([email protected])	Prof Henriette van Heerden ([email protected])
Verterinary Wildlife Studies	Dr Louise Biggs ([email protected])
Onderstepoort Veterinary Animal Hospital - OVAH	Sr Sarah Johnson ([email protected])	Sr Amanda Hamman ([email protected])
Nursing Representative	Vacant	Dr Ester Botha ([email protected])
Community Veterinary Clinics - CVC	Ms Claudia Cloete ([email protected])	Dr Hermien Viljoen ([email protected])
Postgraduate Student Association - PGSA	Ms Mbalie Dube ([email protected])	Mr Sunday Ochai ([email protected])
The Onderstepoort Veterinary & Para Veterinary Student Committee OPVSC	Ms Andrea Lau ([email protected])	Henry Burnett ([email protected])

Responsibilities and functions of the CEn committee

Aims:

To facilitate the integration of community engagement activities into teaching, learning postgraduate studies and research.
To maintain a database of, assist with and coordinate community engagement activities within the Faculty.
To facilitate the negotiation of mutually beneficial collaborative interactions between the Faculty and communities.

Responsibilities:

Propose Community Engagement strategies for the Faculty
Make recommendations for the integration of Community Engagement into teaching, learning, postgraduate studies and research within the Faculty
Advise on Community Engagement project proposals
Propose policies and procedures required for engaging with communities
Facilitate fundraising aimed at funding Faculty Community Engagement activities
Maintain a database of community engagement activities at the Faculty
Guide the community engagement coordinator in his / her duties
Maintain an inventory of assets for reuse in other Community Engagement projects of the Faculty.
Ensure effective dissemination of information on Community Engagement activities of the Faculty to students, staff and external role-players

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