Student Success Coaching

Student Success Coaching

Programme Outcomes

A definition of Student Success Coaching

Student success coaching is a high impact connection with a student on their journey through university, which actively engages them in developing their personal success plan through collaborative learning experiences while holistically enhancing and nurturing students in shared relationships which enables a student to change their world.

Student Success Coaching mission statement

Mission: To provide a high impact collaborative learning experiences that contribute to NMU student success throughout their university years and beyond.

 

Student learning outcomes indicating what students need to learn through Student Success Coaching

Student Learning Outcomes indicate what students will demonstrate, know, value and do as a result of participating in the coaching interaction.

 

Adaptability

• Remains open and responds well to challenges, transitions and new situations

• Able to think creatively to generate new ideas and innovations

• Adapts to varied responsibilities, schedules and contexts

• Stays abreast of local, workplace and global changes

 

Independence

• Explores and exhibits self-reliant behaviours

• Knows how to manage time effectively

• Demonstrates initiative 

• Able to develop, implement and manage a budget (personal or organizational)

• Plans and implements the steps needed to accomplish a task without direct oversight

• Prioritizes commitments and multitasks when necessary

• Takes responsibility for one’s own actions  

 

Intellectual Growth

• Uses critical thinking skills

• Identifies, evaluates and solves problems/conflict management

• Expands the knowledge base

• Exhibits a willingness to continuously learn 

 

Self-Awareness and Development

• Demonstrates self-confidence 

• Identifies, expresses and pursues goals 

• Identifies obstacles to achieving goals and ways to overcome them

• Develops and articulates a personal belief system 

• Identifies personal strengths and growth areas

• Uses reflection for growth and development

 

Brief Summary of how you work

When you would like assistance to empower and equip yourself with a success plan for your studies, you are able to make use of our services by voluntarily requesting an appointment using the following address – learningdevcoaching@mandela.ac.za

 

Next is:

The session/s and all your information remain strictly confidential.

Coaching may last between 45 minutes and an hour; and is personalised to your needs.

During your first appointment, you and your coach will establish a relationship, and different roles and responsibilities will be discussed and decided upon together.

Your coach may continue to meet with you throughout your journey as a student, and referrals to other academic support services may be made if deemed necessary based on your needs, goals and success plan.

 

Ms Unathi Silo Position:  Student Success Coach Department:  Learning Development Room:  Embizweni Bld, Ground Floor, 0024 Location:  South Campus Phone:  041 504 4622 Email:  unathi.silo@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BA, BA Honours (Psychology), MA (Research Psychology) Responsibilities: Student Success Coach - Faculty of Health Sciences

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Ms Terry-Anne Jones Position:  Student Success Coach Department:  Learning Development Room:  Embizweni, Ground Floor Location:  South Campus Phone:  041 504 4623 Email:  terry-anne.jones@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BPsych (UPE), BAHons (Psychology)(UPE), MA Psychology(Rhodes), MA (Industrial Relations)(NMMU) Responsibilities:  Student Success Coach – Faculty of Arts

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Ms Marilies Saaiman Position:  Student Success Coach Department:  Learning Development Room:  Embizweni Building, Ground floor Room Number: 0017 Location:  South Campus Phone:  041 504 4081 Email:  marilies.saaiman@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BPsych (Registered Counsellor) Responsibilities:  Coaching students through a collaborative learning experience and a one-on-one connection which actively engages the student in developing a personalized success plan.

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Mrs Elizabeth Oakes Position:  Student Success Coach Department:  Learning Development Room:  Embizweni Building, Ground Floor, Room 090G23 Location:  South Campus Phone:  041 504 2047 Email:  elizabeth.oakes@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  Counselling Psychologist, MA (Couns), BA(Hons), BA Responsibilities:  Success coaching for Business and Economic Sciences students.

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Mrs Kim Hurter Position:  Student Success Coach (Faculty of Law) Department:  Learning Development Room:  Embizweni Building, 0024, building 9 Location:  South Campus Phone:  041 504 4074 Fax:  041 504 1947 Email:  Kim.Hurter@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  MA Counselling Psychology

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Zonele Mdiya Position:  Student Success Coach Department:  Learning Development Room:  020, Mopani Building Location:  George Campus Phone:  044 801 5145 Email:  Zonele.Mdiya@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BSocSci (Psychology & Organisational Psychology); BSocSci Hons (Psychology); MSocSci (Counselling Psychology) Responsibilities:  Student Success Coach George Campus

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Ms Vuyolwethu Ndita Position:  Student Success Coach Department:  Learning Development Room:  Embizweni Building, Ground floor Room Number: 0017 Location:  South Campus Phone:  041 504 2932 Email:  Vuyolwethu.Ndita@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  BPsych (Registered Counsellor) Responsibilities:  Providing support to individual students requiring academic assistance in becoming more successful at university

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Ms Nozipho Hokonya Position:  Student Success Coach Department:  Learning Development Room:  0018 Location:  South Campus Phone:  041 504 2701 Email:  Nozipho.Hokonya@mandela.ac.za Qualifications:  Bachelor of Social Work (NMMU), Master of Social Work (Research) (NMMU) Expertise:  Student Success Coaching, Peer Mentor Co-ordination, Lecturing, Research Supervision, Practicum Co-ordination, Campus Supervision, Social Work Practitioner

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