Feeding furry friends

Bags and bags of cat food have found their way into the hands of a group of staff members who are caring for the CPUT Campus cats.

The Campus Cat project was launched several years ago by a group of staff members on the Bellville and Cape Town campuses.

With no one to care for them, the staff members began caring for the cats, which play a vital role in keeping vermin under control.

The team has been paying for these services, which include sterilizations and health checks, out of their own pockets or with limited donations.

But thanks to all CPUT staff members who heeded the call to donate cat food, the task of these staff members have been made much lighter.

And remember, although the cat food drive is over, you are still welcome to make a donation throughout the year and support this worthy cause.

Feel free to drop off you cat food at the Marketing and Communication Department on the Bellville Campus (2nd floor, Administration Building).

CPUT, spread the warmth

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Its official – winter has hit Cape Town and it has hit hard!

And in the spirit of the CPUT Gives Back Campaign, we are calling on all staff members to spread the warmth and donate a blanket.

But before we provide you with more details on the blanket drive, we just want to convey a very BIG THANK YOU to all staff who came on board and participated in our school shoe and cat food drive.

By digging deep into your pockets, CPUT was able to put much needed school shoes on the feet of learners attending the Athlone School for the Blind (see the attached photograph).

The donation of cat food has already been distributed to the dedicated group of staff members and volunteers who are keeping our campus cats well fed.

If you did not manage to participate in the previous campaigns, don’t despair.

Go out and purchase a blanket at your local store and pop it into one of the donation boxes that is currently up in the admin areas at our various campuses.

You can also drop off your blanket at the Marketing and Communication Department office on the Bellville Campus (Administration Building, second floor).

Come on CPUT, let’s join together and spread the warmth this winter!

Have a great weekend and keep warm!

The Marketing and Communication Department

Smiles at Athlone School for the Blind

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It was all smiles at the Athlone School for the Blind, thanks to CPUT staff members who donated a pair of schools shoes.

The school shoes were packaged in CPUT bags and dropped off at the school by the Marketing and Communication Department.

Situated in Bellville, the school provides education for blind and visually impaired children from some of the Western Cape’s poorest communities.

The school’s psychologist, Patricia Scheepers, thanked CPUT and says the donation of schools shoes is much needed.

A big thank you to all staff who decided to give back and make a difference in the lives of children!

Feed our cats

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Love them or hate them the cats on CPUT campuses are playing a vital role in keeping vermin under control.

A dedicated team of concerned staff have been caring for the cats by feeding, sterilizing and getting health checks on the injured or sick.

But paying for these services out of their own pockets or with limited donations has become a strain.

FEEDING TIME: The campus cats are fed daily

We are calling all CPUT staffers to donate a bag or tinned canned food.

All donations can be dropped in the donation boxes that have been set up at the CPUT campuses or at the Marketing and Communication Department (2^nd floor, Bellville Campus, Administration Building).

School Shoe Success

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WOW! CPUT staff are awesome!

Thank you to all staff members who donated a pair of school shoes and for making CPUT’s first 10th birthday social responsibility drive such a huge success.

We even received some grey school pants!

Also, a big thank you to all other individuals who donated, such as friends and family members of CPUT staff members, as well as alumni.

A special thank you goes out to learners at the CBC St Johns in Parklands who donated school shoes along with their teachers, Janene Mostert and Dominque Afonso, both CPUT alumni.

THANK YOU: Teachers and learners from CBC St Johns in Parklands along who donated school shoes

The shoes will be donated to a local school that caters for learners living with disabilities.

We’re not KA-PUT

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Many of you have noticed the We’re not KA-PUT posters all over campus and your response to these have been overwhelmingly positive!

We also posted this poster on Facebook and it went viral! To date, our post has been seen by 120 768 people, this is 4 times more than the number of people who like our page! The post has also been liked 1 265 times, commented on 106 times, and shared 728 times. These numbers continue to grow as our post gains momentum.

Help us tell the world that We Are CPUT. Share our post on social media and spread the word to your colleagues, friends, and family.

Remember to include the hashtag: #WeAreCPUT

School shoes wanted

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Our first social responsibility drive is up and running!

Up until the end of February we would like all staff members to contribute a pair of brand new school shoes (or two or three).

Remember, it’s for a really good cause. We want to put shoes on the feet of learners who will one day end up studying at CPUT!

With stores running back to school campaigns, it’s easy to find a pair. And the choice is yours – we are looking for any size and make for boys and girls.

And if your budget’s a bit tight this month after the festive season, why not get together with a colleague or two and purchase a pair.

We will collect the shoes in February, so for now buy your pair and store it at home. We will send out an email to let you know exactly where you can drop off your contribution.

Come on CPUT, let’s show our communities that WE CARE!

Flash that badge

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Be proudly CPUT and wear your 10^th birthday badge!

As part of our 10^th birthday celebrations we are calling on all staff to don the little blue birthday badge that was part of the surprise package.

A number of of staff members have already been spotted sporting the badge, including Executive Members and Directors.

So, don’t be left out and follow some of these easy tips on how to sport your badge this year.

Pin it to your shirt or jacket
Dress up your birthday lunch box
Wear it on your hat
Pimp up your work bag

So there you go – whether you are sporting it on your clothing or your lunch box, whatever you do, flash that badge and be proudly CPUT!

Also, don’t forget to spread the word at home – stick your birthday magnet on your fridge.

Operation Desk Calendar

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Some of the students and staff members who helped package the birthday surprises.

“Operation calendar distribution” has been a huge success with thousands of calendars distributed across all the CPUT campuses.

Packaged gifts ready to find their way to your office.

It was no mean task – it took MCD staff members along with a group of student interns an entire week to package your birthday gift.

But the task was well worth it! We had an overwhelming response from the CPUT community. Staff members have been dropping us “thank you” mails while at the Cape Town collection point, some have showed off their singing talent and treated us with a “happy birthday” tune.

So a BIG THANKS to all staff for collecting their birthday parcels and for the awesome response! CPUT staff are really the best!

And with your calendar now firmly sitting on your desk, please take a browse through it and check out the awesome events we’ve lined up for our birthday year.

We’ve even added some helpful office tips to get you through the year along with some interesting facts on CPUT. For example, did you know that during the registration period, CPUT gets up to 2 300 calls a day!

Hip Hip Hoorary!

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On 1 January 2015 CPUT officially turns 10 and what an awesome decade it has been.

Starting from humble beginnings in 2005 when the Cape Technikon and Peninsula Technikon merged, today CPUT is the only University of Technology in the Western Cape and the largest university in the region.

Over the past decade we have seen thousands of students graduate, made history by launching Africa’s first nanosatellite, rolled out new and exciting qualifications, revamped our campuses and operations and filed a number of patents.

We have so much to be proud of and to mark all our wonderful achievements, CPUT will celebrate in style with birthday celebrations planned for the entire year.

We also want to world to know. From print advertisements to radio announcements, we are going all out to spread the word on our 10th birthday.

You too can do your part in spreading the word.

It’s easy – just tag our pages and use the hash tag #WeAreCPUT to tell all your followers about our 10th birthday celebrations. And while you’re at it, join our Facebook page.