{"id":26150,"date":"2021-11-29T12:03:10","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T10:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/2019-registration-copy\/"},"modified":"2021-12-15T08:13:20","modified_gmt":"2021-12-15T06:13:20","slug":"vc-installation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/vc-installation\/","title":{"rendered":"VC&#8217;s Installation"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"26150\" class=\"elementor elementor-26150\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3efda90 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3efda90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-item\">Invitation<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26160\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SPU-Programme-VC-Induction-PROOF-2.pdf\" class=\"elementor-item\">Programme<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26161\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UMW9mI3y5Ww\" class=\"elementor-item\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Livestream<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26164\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/vc-inaugural-address\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Inaugural Address<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26162\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iRhn-uX16fE\" class=\"elementor-item\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Video clip of Professor Andrew Crouch being installed as Vice-Chancellor and Principal<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26165\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/vc-congratulatory-messages\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Congratulatory Messages<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26166\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/make-dreams-come-true\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Media Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26167\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SPU-VC-Prof-Andrew-Crouch-interview.mp3\" class=\"elementor-item\">OFM Radio Interview<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26163\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/gallery-vc-installation\/\" class=\"elementor-item\">Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-toggle\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu Toggle\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--open eicon-menu-bar\"><\/i><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"elementor-menu-toggle__icon--close eicon-close\"><\/i>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"elementor-nav-menu--dropdown elementor-nav-menu__container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-2-f2fa97f\" class=\"elementor-nav-menu sm-vertical\"><li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26158\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SPU-VC-Induction-pg-10-and-11-2.pdf\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">About Professor Andrew M Crouch<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26159\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vc.jpg\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Invitation<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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Principal<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26165\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/vc-congratulatory-messages\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Congratulatory Messages<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26166\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/make-dreams-come-true\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Media Release<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26167\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/SPU-VC-Prof-Andrew-Crouch-interview.mp3\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">OFM Radio Interview<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-26163\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/gallery-vc-installation\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Gallery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ba1038\" data-id=\"6ba1038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cddd4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cddd4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sol Plaatje University\u00a0(SPU) installed its second Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Andrew M Crouch, at a ceremony held at the SPU Community Hall on Friday, 26 November 2021.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professor Crouch took up office on 1 April 2020, but due to the national lockdown that went into effect at that time, this installation ceremony had to be postponed.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Professor Crouch was officially installed by the\u00a0Chancellor of SPU Judge Steven Majiedt\u00a0in the presence of the Premier of the Northern Cape Dr Zamani Saul, SPU council members, Executive Mayor of the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Mr Kagisho Sonyoni, former SPU Chairperson of Council Judge Yvonne Mokgoro, former SPU Vice-Chancellor and Principal Professor Yunus Ballim, the Crouch family, the SPU Student Representative Council and members of the SPU community. A live stream of the ceremony was attended by over 300 viewers on\u00a0YouTube\u00a0and Kimberley TV in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e2b8c14\" data-id=\"e2b8c14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb26d77 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"eb26d77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/photo-1-scaled-qo07the6m1m45ph438d596ohw819x3x38uqvgjpde8.jpg\" title=\"photo 1\" alt=\"photo 1\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Judge Steven Majiedt, Mrs Lynnette Crouch, Mrs Rowena Majiedt and Professor Andrew Crouch<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-315bd2e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"315bd2e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-258d17e\" data-id=\"258d17e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3c780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d3c780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fa5dc2 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fa5dc2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f8d0f7\" data-id=\"2f8d0f7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad36a4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6ad36a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0d6af9a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0d6af9a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d44274\" data-id=\"9d44274\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sol Plaatje University\u00a0(SPU) installed its second Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Andrew M Crouch, at a ceremony held at the SPU Community Hall on Friday, 26 November 2021. 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