Archived Scholarship of Engagement (SoE) Report 2024 It is with great joy and pride that I release our Scholarship of Engagement (SoE) Report 2024. It is also a special moment on a personal level as this is my last SoE Report in my c…

It is with great joy and pride that I release our Scholarship of Engagement (SoE) Report 2024. It is also a special moment on a personal level as this is my last SoE Report in my capacity as DVC Academic.

We have come a long way to institutionalise the Scholarship of Engagement for Societal Impact (SoE-SI) at UWC. A part of this engagement involved courageous conversations with our community partners to distill our Principles for Community Engagement, reward and recognition of excellence in the integration of community engagement, and how we provide evidence and evaluate our societal impact. When we launched our SoE Report, it was our first time providing evidence of that integration and different forms of SoE, including evidence of our Scholarship of Learning and Teaching outputs and outcomes.

This is our fourth SoE Report, and I would be remiss if I did not thank the CEU under the leadership of Prof Priscilla Daniels, assisted by Dr Cornel Hart; Ms Damaris Kiewiets; Ms Avril Hellenberg; Ms Tshawekazi Mgudlwa; and, Mr Ridwaan Mallum.

Very importantly, thanks to Ms Pearl September-Brown from CEU, and Ms Shehaamah Mohamed and Ms. Bevuyile Swekile from the Library who assisted her in extracting your SoE at UWC and presenting it in this report.

It is my fervent hope that whomever the new leadership may be, that SoE-SI will continue to be institutionalised and expanded, including the SoE Report.

Congratulations to all our colleagues whose contributions are in this year’s SoE Report. You made us proud!

Prof Vivienne Lawack
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic