CUT Annual Report 2011

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The new Student Academic Development and Support Building in Bloemfontein has served to increase laboratory capacity to 80 stations,
which will go a long way towards enhancing student performance.
Courses in study techniques, stress management, self-actualisation and communication skills further contribute to the establishment
of a learning-centred approach to teaching and learning at CUT.
Extracurricular activities
Extraordinary achievements in the area of extracurricular activities by CUT students in 2011 are:
• The CUT Choir competed in a number of local, regional and national competitions and received several awards and trophies, namely:
Second place overall in the Free State round of the Old Mutual National Choir Festival; The choir won three awards at the Sedibeng
Choir Competition; and first place in the FRACMA competition held on 30 October 2011 in Kroonstad. This was the choir’s first time
participating in the larger section.
• A group of students from different associations conducted an environmental cleaning campaign in Bochabelo.
• The Carnival Committee was involved in a project focusing on the collection of food and other essentials for donation to various
charities in the Bloemfontein metro-municipal area.
• Dance Club: World trials and interprovincial championships from 19 to 21 August 2011 in Mpumalanga (placing second and
third respectively); and University Sports South Africa (USSA) dance competition from 11 to 15 December 2011 and South African
championships from 16 to 18 December 2011 in Bloemfontein (placing second and third respectively.
• Chess Club: Five members of the CUT Chess Club participated in the USSA chess tournament held from 28 November to 2 December
2011 at the University of Fort Hare, with two members advancing to the semi-finals.