Date:                     15 April 2016

Venue:                 STIAS, Stellenbosch

Theme:                Moving forward - interaction to impact ​​​

Purpose:              The purpose is to create an open consultation on the conceptualisation, institutional positioning and implementation of social impact as a strategic priority of Stellenbosch University.

Outcomes:         

• To reflect on the gains of Community Interaction that may inform Social Impact (SI)
• To explore Social Impact as concept and emerging practice
• To stimulate discussions amongst all internal stakeholders of SI
• Documenting discussions through a World Cafè process
• To create a social and networking opportunity for academic staff, support staff, and students
• To inform the work of the Task Group: Social Impact to produce a SI policy and Plan

​Programme:

08:30-08:50                         Welcome address and message from Rector's Management team by - Prof Wim de Villiers, Rector and Vice-Chancellor, SU.

09:00-09:15                         A decade Community Interaction @ Stellenbosch University 2004 to 2014 – Dr Jerome Slamat (Executive Manager, Rectorate.)

09:15-09:30                         The 'Why' and 'How' of Social Impact – Prof Nico Koopman (Acting Vice-Rector: Social Impact, Transformation and Personnel)

09:30 -09:45                        Conceptualising and implementation of Social Impact: The draft policy – Dr Antoinette Smith-Tolken (Acting Senior Director: Social Impact)

09:45– 15:30                       Presentations by the 10 faculties on their understanding of Social Impact. Discussions follow a world café format as well as a plenary session s

Output:                                Based on the faculty inputs and inputs from the participants, changes or additions to the draft Social Impact policy.