Barbra M. Pansiri

Barbra holds the position of Director, Student Welfare at the University of Botswana (UB). The job entails directing the management of halls of residence and general on-campus life for students’ development. Her areas of focus include Student’s Orientation, Student’s housing, Student’s governance, Student’s life programs, Auxiliary services, Disability support services, Commuter students Student’s welfare, and students discipline.

She possesses a bachelor’s degree (PA) from University of Botswana, a master’s Degree (MBM) from University of Ballarat, Australia, A post graduate certificate in Higher Education Management from Wits, South Africa and trained with the Acuho-I National Housing Training Institute (NHTI) both for basic class in Georgia, USA and level at OFS, South Africa. She also completed a work attachment in Student Affairs at the University of Missouri, Columbia, USA in 2014. Currently she is a Ph.D. student in Higher Education at Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. She is an Executive Board member of Acuho-I sac (Southern Africa), in the role of African Affiliations Officer & oversees the Listening, Living & Learning Standing Committee. She is an Acuho-i Global Ambassador, an initiative meant to enhance global networks.

Her achievements have mainly been in student development particularly in revamping student engagement, establishment of the Living & Learning Community (LLC) program at UB and influential in the establishment of the LLC colloquium, now part of Acuho-i-sac calendar. She is passionate about student development.
Areas of further interest: support to minoritized students, diversity initiatives in learning communities & learning support for commuter students.