{"id":448,"date":"2025-12-13T12:15:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T12:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/?page_id=448"},"modified":"2025-12-17T19:40:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T19:40:21","slug":"448-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/","title":{"rendered":"HOME"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Hero Section --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Welcome Title Section --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin-bottom: 40px\">\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 4.2rem;color: #9c1717;margin-bottom: 10px;letter-spacing: 2px\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-576 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7472-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7472-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7472-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7472.jpeg 554w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"font-size: 4.2rem;color: #9c1717;margin-bottom: 10px;letter-spacing: 2px\">WELCOME TO MINERVA<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size: 2rem;color: #042263;margin-bottom: 20px\">Female Residence \u2022 Stellenbosch University<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 120px;height: 4px;background-color: #9c1717;margin: 0 auto 40px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Hero Image (FULL WIDTH \u2013 untouched) --><br \/>\n<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-916 size-full\" style=\"margin: 0 auto;max-width: 100%;height: auto\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-2026-Welcoming-Booklet-.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1413\" height=\"1095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-2026-Welcoming-Booklet-.jpeg 1413w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-2026-Welcoming-Booklet--300x232.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-2026-Welcoming-Booklet--1024x794.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/Copy-of-2026-Welcoming-Booklet--768x595.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1413px) 100vw, 1413px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- ================= TEXT CONTENT WRAPPER ================= --><\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 900px;margin: 0 auto;padding: 0 20px\">\n<p><!-- Introduction Paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 3rem;line-height: 2;color: #042263;margin-bottom: 20px;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\"><strong>WHO WE ARE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;font-size: 1.8rem;line-height: 2;color: #000000;margin-bottom: 60px;font-family: Arial, sans-serif\">Minerva is the Roman name for the Greek goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom, beauty, and arts. We pride ourselves on being a diverse house where each resident can develop themselves to their full potential and build lifelong friendships. Our residence is home to about 268 residents.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-498 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/photo-output-1-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/photo-output-1-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/photo-output-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/photo-output-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/photo-output-1-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/photo-output-1-2048x1152.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/photo-output-1-800x450.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- Values Heading --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 3rem;color: #042263;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin-bottom: 20px;text-align: center\"><strong>OUR VALUES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Respect --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;line-height: 2;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin-bottom: 60px;text-align: center\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600\">Respect<\/strong> means giving due regard to the feelings, rights, and wishes of others while acknowledging our differences. We value <strong style=\"font-weight: 600\">proactivity<\/strong>, where we intentionally strive for improvement by anticipating, learning, creating, and taking ownership of situations<br \/>\nas active citizens within and beyond Minerva.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Growth \/ Balance \/ Kindness --><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;line-height: 2;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin-bottom: 60px;text-align: center\"><strong style=\"font-weight: 600\">Growth<\/strong> is encouraged through physical, mental, and spiritual development by exchanging opinions, reflecting on ourselves, and deepening our understanding of human experiences. We believe in <strong style=\"font-weight: 600\">balance<\/strong> \u2014 being culturally enriched through participation, learning from one another, and maintaining stability in all areas of life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 1.8rem;line-height: 2;color: #000000;font-family: Arial, sans-serif;margin-bottom: 60px;text-align: center\">Above all, we uphold <strong style=\"font-weight: 600\">kindness<\/strong> by being friendly, generous, and considerate, forming genuine relationships, and fostering a sense of safety and belonging.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_534\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-534\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-534 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7467-1024x819.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7467-1024x819.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7467-300x240.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7467-768x614.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/minerva\/files\/2025\/12\/IMG_7467.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-534\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WELCOME TO MINERVA Female Residence \u2022 Stellenbosch University WHO WE ARE Minerva is the Roman name for the Greek goddess Athena, the goddess of wisdom, beauty, and arts. 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