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Goldfields Auditorium


The venue is situated on the University's North Campus, University Way in Summerstrand.


The venue has cinema style seating with 654 seats. A large stage upfront, with ample access for easy set up and technical deliveries.


The acoustics lend itself perfectly to concerts, choir festivals and events of this nature.In addition to this it is widely used for award ceremonies, large conferences and seminars.


This venue is situated directly opposite the North Campus Conference Centre is is therefore often used in conjunction with the Conference Centre for Conferences requiring more venues or a large plenary venue.
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Contact Information


Mrs Faith Bada
Events Manager
Tel: 27 41 504 3614
Faith.Bada@mandela.ac.za
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Mrs Faith Bada
Events Manager
Tel: 27 41 504 3614
Faith.Bada@mandela.ac.za
## Media ### Subtitle panorama_4C52017D_5D89_9E72_419F_2C29ACA21C44.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C520CE8_5D89_A692_4193_7F28806993D4.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C5232CF_5D89_E2AE_41C4_4795E59DACA2.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C524F48_5D89_A392_41C8_7314EA56182D.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C52572D_5D89_A3ED_41D5_060DA5ADC2BE.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C525A62_5D88_6D96_41C4_FA0B4E05EE60.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C52650E_5D89_E7AE_418E_1FDE8942787E.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C529A79_5D89_A272_41B8_40F99FF71EF5.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C52C4F9_5D88_A672_41C0_1E6C182B815B.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C52CDB6_5D88_E6FE_41A6_06F1B6131B37.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C52DB16_5D88_E3BE_41D2_590C6F8154DF.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C52E058_5D88_9DB2_418B_F210E61723EA.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C52F299_5D88_A2B2_419A_FDF2B43EB398.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4C52F7B4_5D88_62F2_41D6_34B3DF1E73CF.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. Staff members are involved in the training of Nursing Educators at Lilitha College of Nursing, and under-graduates assist on the Phelophepha train, which provides primary health care deep into rural areas. \ \ The Department of Nursing has made an impact on health care education in general, and nursing science in particular, on global, national and local levels and aims to continue to grow in excellence and to build on their strengths – seeking to be innovative and visionary in teaching, engagement and research. \ \ panorama_4FD09D8F_5D88_66AE_41C9_509CA1F8B5D6.subtitle = Nursing Science Exhibition \ \ This exhibition celebrates NMU’s Department of Nursing Science’s 40th birthday – telling the life stories of 40 devoted nursing graduates, many of whom maintain strong links with the university. \ NMU itself turns 10 this year, but its history goes back much further, as it was formed in 2005 from a merging of the former University of Port Elizabeth (UPE), Port Elizabeth Technikon and Vista University’s Port Elizabeth campus. The Department of Nursing Science was established in 1975 at UPE. \ \ This “40 Years, 40 Nurses” exhibition features attractive ceiling-high panels, which pay homage to the nurses, outlining where they came from, why they chose nursing, where their careers have taken them, and how they have made an impact: locally, nationally and internationally. \ Among the 40 are nursing stalwarts like Prof. Nita Strumpher, who has spent 37 years teaching at the university. Ironically, she chose to study nursing on a whim, following friends who were planning to do the same, but soon discovered nursing was her calling in life. \ \ Some of the nurses profiled have made history, like Dr Jilly von der Marwitz, who was instrumental in establishing South Africa’s first on-campus Anti-Retroviral (ARV) Clinic at NMU. There is also Prof. Cecil Rautenbach, who was the first male nurse in the country to obtain a Doctorate in Nursing. \ \ Some nurses have emigrated or worked elsewhere, blazing a trail of success in other countries – like Prof. Cheryl Benn, who has headed up various programmes and committees in New Zealand, including being appointed to the Nursing Council of New Zealand by the former Minister of Health. \ \ Also in the mix is current Head of Department, Prof. Esmeralda Ricks, who is passionate about researching how mobile technology can be used to enhance community nursing, along with past Head, Prof. Dalena van Rooyen, who is now Director of NMU’s School of Clinical Care Science, and part of the team working towards NMU’s goal of building a Medical School by 2020. \ \ The Department has, indeed, come a long way since it first opened its doors in 1975, with just six under-graduate and 18 post-graduate students. Last year, three were 456 under-graduates and 279 post-graduates. \ \ Many are attracted by the Department’s work-class simulation laboratories, which house state-of-the-art equipment for the various nursing disciplines, enabling students to practise their clinical skills in a safe environment, before working with patients. NMU has conducted simulation training workshops throughout South Africa and in Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. \ \ The Department has strong international ties with the United States, Norway, Sweden and India, and plays an active role in the various national nursing bodies. \ \ At a local level, community engagement is a priority. 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