Ex Northern Academy learner becomes NMU mentor
Kholofelo Ramusi, a 24-year-old student at the Nelson Mandela University (NMU) has been appointed as a mentor at CampusKey Port Elizabeth.
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POLOKWANE – The second-year national diploma in building student has been selected to be a mentor at CampusKey, which provides secure student accommodation with everything that they need under one roof, allowing them to focus on their academics to ensure they graduate and also giving them the experience of student life.
Ramusi was born in Bochum and raised in Polokwane, and completed high school at Northern Academy.
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She has been been at CampusKey since last year and explains it as the best experience ever. “CampusKey doesn’t only give you a roof over your head, but also a positive environment conducive for studying. It offers the best security features so you don’t need to worry about your safety. All you need to do is focus on your academics. It’s also a great social environment which every student needs as part of their varsity journey. Overall, CampusKey has the best facilities in the country for students,” she said.
Speaking on her appointment as mentor, Ramusi said she was over the moon. “I’m very excited to have been selected as a CampusKey mentor. My responsibilities include offering my time and support towards the students, their mental wellness and health issues, as well as our awesome initiatives for them.
CampusKey has created the ideal environment for students. “Varsity comes with loads of social and academic pressures and we all need to know that we’re not alone and that there are people who care about and will support us.”
She cites becoming a CampusKey mentor as one of her greatest achievements thus far and she hopes to make a difference during her mentorship year, adding that with the country’s high statistics of depression, suicide and mental illness, she would like to be part of the change.
She wants to facilitate a support system so that no student will ever feel left out and that they receive the necessary support and attention that they need. “At the end of this year, every student who leaves should have had the experience of a lifetime and a huge smile on their faces, wanting to come back the following year,” she said.
Ramusi approaches life and her studies with determination.
She says that even with the amount of work she juggles, time management is very important.
“I’ve managed to follow a balanced lifestyle and my motto of less procrastination and more prioritising definitely helped,” she adds with a smile.
Her goals for 2019 is to keep excelling in her studies as she intends on graduating with honours at the end of her course.
She also plans to make the best of the privilege and honour awarded to her as a CampusKey mentor.
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