About the SRC.

ABOUT THE 2023 SRC 

SRC MISSION AND VISION STATEMENTS

MISSION

As the Action-Based SRC, we strive not only for academic excellence but to empower the student body to be eco-conscious and to be socially responsible students. We stay committed to ensuring that students are holistically well in order to be adaptive in our evolving environment. We aim to empower and positively impact the lives of not only the student body but of the community amongst us. We also pledge to represent students from all walks of life regardless of race, gender, socioeconomic background, and all other factors that make us unique.

VISION

The SRC is Action-Based and empowers students to use their voices and determine the course of their lives to reach their full potential.

GOALS

As the 2023 SRC, the goal is to represent all students at Rhodes University and their overall interests. We wholly embrace all that defines our motto “Where Leaders Learn”.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

To promote and ensure that the student body is fully equipped with all the necessary support to reach maximum performance in their intellectual capacities.

ECO-CONSCIOUSNESS

To educate the student body to be eco-conscious changemakers, and to continue cultivating sustainable habits by keeping abreast with ecological conversations.

INCLUSIVITY

To acknowledge the value in our diversities and to promote a prejudice-free environment by eliminating all forms of discrimination and othering. As leaders, we will embrace all dimensions of gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, age, status, physical abilities, and other ideologies to reshape perspectives and change the dynamic.

STUDENT EMPOWERMENT AND LEADERSHIP

To encourage the student body to use their agency by communicating their grievances effectively and diligently and map out their expectations to the student representative. To also build trust within student governance structures by creating an overall strong culture of engagement and a commitment to support emerging student leaders 

COLLABORATION

To build positive relationships and work together with all university stakeholders and community stakeholders by communicating effectively and proposing solutions to matters that affect the student body.

INTERNATIONALISATION

To continue advocating for internationalization in order to promote networking and

knowledge production.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

To groom community activists and globally responsible citizens that will utilize their skills in service for humanity and the world.

HOLISTIC WELLNESS

To guarantee a healthy academic journey, the body, mind, and spirit must be integrated to support total well-being. To promote wellness through various drives, seminars, and other creative outlets to relieve us of the impact our universe may have on us.

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