Preamble
The department of Sports and Culture falls
under the division of student affairs. It was established
to cater for the sporting and cultural needs of the students
and staff at the Midlands State University. Sporting and
recreation provide for the overall development of both
students and staff.This is realized through encouraging
students in particular, to engage in various forms of
physical activities which enhance the effective
functioning of the body systems. In turn, these improve
intellectual capabilities.
Vision
To create an environment which targets
mass participation by our students and members of staff
in both active and passive sport. Everyone is expected
to participate regularly in at least one active or passive
sport
Aims
Encourage our students to desist from
sedentary living
Promote wellness, communication,
confidence, teamwork and assertiveness .All these are
necessary ingredients for a healthy productive institution.
Strategies
towards meeting the vision goal
All student at registration are required
to register with the existing sports clubs. These include
among others, soccer, netball, volleyball, basketball,
tennis, table tennis, darts, chess, rugby, cricket, swimming,
athletics, hockey etc.
Students are free to establish new
sporting clubs if their interests are not met by the above
disciplines. Formulation and registration of these new
clubs should be done through the Students Representative
Council (SRC).
Where financial resources permit, the
department hires qualified coaches to help in the production
of quality players for the major competitions.
Various tournaments are organized every
semester to enable students to display their individual
and/or team skills to both the university and outside
university communities. Some of these tournaments are
- Inter-hall residence competitions.
- Inter-faculty competitions.
- Wejila-jena tournament which is held in October each
year
