Dr Setlalentoa appointed Human and Social Science Executive Dean
Dr Marilyn Setlalentoa has been appointed as an executive Dean of the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences in the Mafikeng Campus of the North-West University.
Dr Setlalentoa will assume this position officially on 1 January. She is currently the Director in the School of Social Sciences at the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences at Mafikeng Campus.
She has the following qualifications to her name: BA Hons (Social Work) from University of the North (now University of Limpopo); MSoc Sc in Social Work obtained from Rand Afrikaans University (now University of Johannesburg); PhD in Social work from North-West University, Potchefstroom; and Campus Research Supervision Accreditation Program from Monash University.
Dr Setlalentoa is a registered social worker and has practised in the following organisations before she joined academia: Department of Health and Welfare, Department of Correctional service, Department of Defence and Chamber of Mines. She also served as the vice-president and president of the South African Council for Social Service Professions for a period of 10 years.
Dr Setlalentoa has presented several conference papers both locally and internationally.
When asked about her appointment Dr Setlalentoa had this to say:
"In life we all work hard and look forward to a move through the echelons of the institutions. Career progression is realised as one puts in more effort. I am therefore happy that my efforts have yielded positive results and I am happy to be appointed Dean of HSS.
"My plan is to elevate the faculty to a higher level with all staff participating and focusing on the core business of the university. It is imperative to review all the programmes to ensure they are still relevant and respond to the needs of the country as a whole. During my tenure, I would like the faculty to develop a new multi-disciplinary programme that emphasises rural development. Staff development will be given priority to ensure higher qualifications are attained, including an increase in NRF ratings," concluded Dr Setlalentoa.