Butterworth Sub-Campus – Lilitha College of Nursing
Fundraising in the Sub Campus is done for catering for activities such as student and staff
Farewell, lamp lighting, Pledge of Service that are hosted in the Sub Campus for the outgoing groups.
Fundraising mentioned above is done by the student body and the staff of Butterworth Sub Campus.
The main Campus and the central College also assist where possible for the above mentioned college activities
Contact Details
Physical Address
Scanlen Street
Butterworth
4960
Postal Address
Private Bag X 3051
Butterworth
4960
Contact Details
Ms. N Sukwana (Acting Sub Campus Head)
Tel: 047 491 0514
Email: butterworth@lilithacollege.co.za
Accommodation
- There is an old nurses home which is accommodating 30 students but presently (May 2015) is still declared inhabitable, awaiting renovations.
- The new nurses home is accommodating 60 students and is being shared between students and community service officers of Butterworth hospital.
- There are two categories of students at Butterworth Satellite campus, i.e. those that are on study leave 18.1 and those that are from school or have never been nurses before.
- Those students who are on study leave look for accommodation around the satellite campus due to limited space in the nurses home and the 18.2 students and caregivers are accommodated in the nurses home.
- Total number of students to be accommodated in the nurses home is 95 per year.
Transport
- For excursions, PHC and CBE Students hire the private transport to and from the sites, the reason being that they get the stipend for their educational needs. The college has obligation to transport the students if the transport is available. They are catered for the above stated educational activities. (Transport in these instances is provided by the main campus). On and off transport is due to transport challenges that are experienced by the college as a whole.
Student Activities
The students are involved in many activities in this satellite campus as they are listed below.
- Sporting activities, e.g. Football and Netball.
- Choir for the Sub Campus, for prize giving and farewell function, lamp lighting and Pledge of Service.
- Cleaning campaigns in the Satellite and the hospital as a whole.
- Learner Representative Council activities, e.g. meetings.
- Members of the following committees: Catering, Burial, Accommodation, Recreational.
- Academic activities: career exhibition/ road shows
Student Support
- Counseling support by lecturers to the students with social problems.
- Referral of students to the social workers in the hospital.
- Pastors/Reverends are invited to come to the satellite campus to offer their spiritual services e.g during exam times and during academic functions.
Medical services
- Butterworth Hospital offers medical services to all staff members including students.
- Some of the students prefer to visit private doctors around town.
- In the hospital there is a designated doctor who is responsible for staff members including
- The students in the morning session from Mondays to Fridays.
Outreach Programmes
Students at this Sub Campus are actively involved in the community projects such as gardening during their CBE allocation.
These students participate in the health calendar days activities in the communities such, World
AIDS Day, TB Awareness months, Condom weeks etc
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