University welcomes you to the Gateway

WITS to Success programme, compulsory for all

first-time first-year students. This programme, which
consists of online as well as on-campus activities,
has been designed to promote your orientation
into student and academic life. You and your faculty
group have been scheduled to attend the on-campus
activities in the sessions outlined in the programme.
PROGRAMME You will be notified of the group you have been
assigned to; please take note of when your group is
7 - 25 FEBRUARY 2022 required to attend sessions on campus. The online
activities should be completed each week in your
own time. 
We are delighted that you have enrolled at Wits and
hope that your Wits experience will be successful
and enjoyable.
FACULTY OF
ENGINEERING
AND THE BUILT
ENVIRONMENT

VENUES
A John Moffat Building, East Campus
C Humphrey Raikes Building, East Campus
FNB First National Bank Building, West Campus
GLT Geosciences Building, East Campus
NCB New Commerce Building, West Campus
OLS Oppenheimer Life Sciences Building, East Campus
CONTACT US: P Physics Building, East Campus
SHB Solomon Mahlangu House Basement, East Campus
REGISTRATION MATTERS: U Umthombo Building, East Campus
011 717 7007
WSS Wits Science Stadium, West Campus
FacultyRegistrar.EBE@wits.ac.za

ACADEMIC DEVELOPMENT UNIT (ADU)

ADMINISTRATION:
CLUSTER 1 CLUSTER 4 CLUSTER 6
011 717 7062
WSS2 FNB102 U1
Mihloti.Ntimbane@wits.ac.za
WSS4 NCB4 U10
NCB3 SHB5
FINANCE MATTERS: CLUSTER 2 SHB6
Funding Issues Or Guidance: WSS1 CLUSTER 5
Itumeleng.Tshwane@wits.ac.za WSS5 OLS1 CLUSTER 7
WSS3 OLS2 C9
FACULTY BASED ACTIVITIES: OLS3 A1
Sandra.Maape@wits.ac.za CLUSTER 3 OLS4 P115
FNB101 P114
NCB1 GLT
www.wits.ac.za/students/first-year-experience/ NCB2
www.wits.ac.za/registration/new-first-year-students/
gateway-to-success/
 WEEK 1
WEDNESDAY, 9 FEBRUARY
FACULTY ACTIVITIES
TIME GROUP 1

8:30 - 9:15 Meet your mentor - WSS Labs

9:15 - 9:25 Walk to the Great Hall

9:30 - 10:00 Meet the Dean, Professor Thokozani Majozi

10:00 - 11:00 ABC’s of Success

11:00 - 12:00 EBE Community 1

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

TIME GROUP 2

13:00 - 13:45 Meet your mentor - WSS Labs

13:45 - 13:55 Walk to the Great Hall

14:00 - 14:30 Meet the Dean, Professor Thokozani Majozi

14:30 - 15:30 ABC’s of Success

15:30 - 16:30 EBE Community 1

FRIDAY, 11 FEBRUARY
STUDENT LIFE ACTIVITIES
TIME GROUP 2

8:30 - 9:00 Address by the Dean of Students, Mr Jerome September - The Great Hall

9:00 - 9:25 Adjusting to university life

9:30 - 9:45 Walk to the WSS Lab - find your seat

9:45 - 10:15 Meet your mentor and First Year Experience (FYE) - WSS Labs (3 labs) - FYE from chief mentors

10:15 - 10:30 Walk with mentors to venues (clusters 3 and 4)

10:30 - 11:00 Meet Your Student Representative Council (SRC) - in person or streamed and projected (clusters 3 and 4)

11:00 - 11:30 Your health matters & Covid safety - streamed or projected (clusters 3 and 4)

11:30 - 12:00 Parking, Transportation & Campus Protection Services (clusters 3 and 4)

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

TIME GROUP 1

13:00 - 13:30 Address by the Dean of Students, Mr Jerome September - The Great Hall

13:30 - 13:55 Adjusting to university life

14:00 - 14:15 Walk to the WSS Lab - find your seat

14:15 - 14:45 Meet your mentor and First Year Experience (FYE) - WSS Labs (3 labs) - FYE from chief mentors

14:45 - 15:00 Walk with mentors to venues (clusters 3 and 4)

15:00 - 15:30 Meet Your Student Representative Council (SRC) - in person or streamed and projected (clusters 3 and 4)

15:30 - 16:00 Your health matters & Covid safety - streamed or projected (clusters 3 and 4)

16:00 - 16:30 Parking, Transportation & Campus Protection Services (clusters 3 and 4)

WEEK 1 ONLINE ACTIVITIES

Climate change 9 hours

Digital Skills 7 hours

Faculty academic content 8 hours

Academic integrity 1 hour

TOTAL ONLINE: 25 HOURS (5 HOURS A DAY)

 WEEK 2

WEDNESDAY, 16 FEBRUARY
FACULTY ACTIVITIES
TIME GROUP 2

8:30 - 9:00 Meet your mentor and Academic Development Unit (ADU) - WSS laboratories

9:00 - 9:15 Walk to the Great Hall

9:15 - 11:00 EBE Community 2

11:00 - 12:00 Academic Tools & Resources (including material collection)

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

TIME GROUP 1

13:00 - 13:30 Meet your mentor and Academic Development Unit (ADU) - WSS laboratories

13:30 - 13:45 Walk to the Great Hall

13:45 - 15:30 EBE Community 2

15:30 - 16:30 Academic Tools & Resources (including material collection)

FRIDAY, 18 FEBRUARY
STUDENT LIFE ACTIVITIES
TIME GROUP 1

8:30 - 9:00 Your mental health matters - in person talk, the Great Hall

9:00 - 9:15 Walk to WSS labs

9:15 - 9:45 Meet your mentor - WSS Labs (3 labs)

9:45 - 10:00 Walk to venues - clusters 3 & 4

10:00 - 10:30 Time Management - streamed or recorded (clusters 3 & 4)

10:30 - 11:00 Personal Mastery - prerecorded (clusters 3 & 4)

11:00 - 11:30 Transformation Office - prerecorded (clusters 3 & 4)

11:30 - 12:00 Gender Equity Office - know your rights - streamed (clusters 3 & 4)

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

TIME GROUP 2

13:00 - 13:30 Your mental health matters - in person talk, the Great Hall

13:30 - 13:45 Walk to WSS labs

13:45 - 14:15 Meet your mentor - WSS Labs (3 labs)

14:15 - 14:30 Walk to venues - clusters 3 & 4

14:30 - 15:00 Time Management - streamed or recorded (clusters 3 & 4)

15:00 - 15:30 Personal Mastery - prerecorded (clusters 3 & 4)

15:30 - 16:00 Transformation Office - prerecorded (clusters 3 & 4)

16:00 - 16:30 Gender Equity Office - know your rights - streamed (clusters 3 & 4)

WEEK 2 ONLINE ACTIVITIES

Climate change 8 hours

Digital Skills 9 hours

Faculty academic content 9 hours

Academic integrity 4 hours

TOTAL ONLINE: 30 HOURS (6 HOURS A DAY)

 WEEK 3

O N -C A M P US S TUD ENT L IFE ACTIV ITIES

EVENING ACTIVITIES

EVENT DATE TIME VENUE

COMEDY NIGHT Monday, 21 Feb 19:00 Great Hall, Braamfontein Campus East
MOVIE NIGHT Tuesday, 22 Feb 19:00 Great Hall, Braamfontein Campus East
BEER GARDEN Wednesday, 23 Feb & Thursday, 24 Feb 19:00 Sturrock Park Field, Braamfontein Campus West
FRESHER’S PARTY Friday, 25 Feb 19:00 Sturrock Park Field, Braamfontein Campus West

DAYTIME ACTIVITIES

TIME ACTIVITY VENUE

MONDAY, 21 FEBRUARY
09:00 - 12:00 The GRID: Physical and Mental Wellness | Community Outreach Dig Fields

Start at 12:00 Daily Campus Tours (Departure every 30 mins) Amic Deck (start)

TUESDAY, 22 FEBRUARY
13:00 - 13:20 Group 1: Meet your mentor - feedback on previous weeks’ activities WSS labs

13:20 - 13:40 Group 2: Meet your mentor - feedback on previous weeks’ activities WSS labs

13:40 - 13:45 Walk to venues Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4

13:45 - 14:15 Young Alumni Talk Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4

14:15 - 14:45 Honest Conversations Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4

14:45 - 15:00 BREAK

15:00 - 15:30 Resilience Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4

15:30 - 16:00 Academic Excellence Through Leadership Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4

16:00 16:30 Amplify your voice academically Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4

WEDNESDAY, 23 FEBRUARY
9:00 - 9:30 Don't Dis Our Ability Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4
9:30 - 10:00 ICT Cybersecurity Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4
10:00 - 10:30 Communicate Effectively Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4
10:30 - 12:00 De-stress Zone Amphitheatre & Library Lawns
Start at 12:00 Daily Campus Tours (Departure every 30 mins) Amic Deck (start)

THURSDAY, 24 FEBRUARY
GROUP 1

8:30 - 9:30 My Wits Journey: Drama For Life Play; Art installations The Great Hall & Wits Theatre

9:30 - 10:00 Hollard Streetwise Finance The Great Hall

GROUP 2

10:00 - 11:00 My Wits Journey: Drama For Life Play; Art installations The Great Hall & Wits Theatre

11:00 - 11:30 Hollard Streetwise Finance The Great Hall

Start at 12:00 Daily Campus Tours (Departure every 30 mins) Amic Deck (start)

FRIDAY, 25 FEBRUARY
13:00 - 15:00 Fresher's Game Wits Soccer Stadium

WEEK 3 ONLINE ACTIVITIES

Climate change: 8 hours Faculty academic content: 8 hours

Digital Skills: 4 hours TOTAL ONLINE: 20 HOURS (5 HOURS A DAY)