NUS University Scholars Programme

Last Saturday, alums of many cohorts, including TDP and CCP, gathered back at Cinnamon College. Witnessing the camaraderie and sense of unity that permeated throughout the event was incredibly heart-warming! It was a wonderful time of celebrating friendship, commemorating milestone years, and saluting the legacy and growth of our community.

A special shout-out again, to the Classes celebrating their milestone years – Class of ’03, ’08, ’13 and ’18!

Registration of interest is now open for the Guided Autobiography (GAB) course, facilitated by Prof Philip Holden!

GAB is a method that helps people to capture and share meaningful memories, significant moments, and life stories. Drawing upon the tacit narrative knowledge we all possess, this course will guide you to begin to confront unfinished business, rediscover strengths and values, and review and re-story your life.

The course is specially for our USP and Yale-NUS alums, and will be conducted in a small-group setting. Here are additional details:

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀
28 January - 1 April 2023
10 weekly Zoom sessions on Saturday mornings (please indicate your availability in the registration form)
Each session is 2.5 hours

For course FAQs, click here:
https://bit.ly/GAB_FAQ

Click here to register: https://forms.office.com/r/pGTx8W6Qv7

Registration closes on 7 January 2023. As places are limited, we will inform you if your registration is successful.

We hope to see you there 😊

A very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to alumni and friends! Be well and merry, and we look forward to creating even more special memories and milestones in the new year!

Wonder what's the buzz at NUS College? Whether you're a current student or have since graduated, Not a Newsletter will keep you tuned in to the latest developments and exciting events taking place at our campus.

Volume 2 has just been released, and you can head over here to read the latest issue:
https://mailchi.mp/225fbda0d246/not-a-newsletter-edition-9294316

Wishing USP alums, Happy World Mental Wellbeing Day! Always be kind to yourselves and to each other.

Connect Tuition, a pro-bono programme founded in AY2013/14 is one of the Interest Groups that continues at NUS College. In this feature, Annalisa Look (center) and her then mentor Joey Ong (right), USP Alumni from Class of 2017, back to Cinnamon College to reminisce about their time in Connect Tuition and share their experiences with Teo Jer Rei (left), one of the current co-Directors of Connect Tuition.

Read the highlights, and watch a blast-from-the-past video from back in 2015! https://www.instagram.com/p/CihuQNbLQJ-/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_shee

Interest Groups (IGs), both old and new, are a big part of NUS College’s community life and a way for students to explore their interests and give back to the community. ✨ One such IG with a great legacy is Connect Tuition, a pro-bono programme founded in AY2013/14 that provides weekly one-to-one tutoring and mentoring sessions to children residing in rental housings in the vicinity of NUS. In this feature, we invited Annalisa Look (center) and her then mentor Joey Ong (right), USP Alumni from Class of 2017, back to Cinnamon College to reminisce about their time in Connect Tuition in 2015 and share their experiences with Teo Jer Rei (left), one of the current co-Directors of Connect Tuition. 😊 Annalisa, a Secondary 1 student in 2015 who attended Connect Tuition with her younger sister Natasha Look (left in video), recalled her time fondly and especially enjoyed dinner time at Dining Hall with her mentors, who provided her with emotional support like an older sibling would. As the Director for Connect Tuition in AY2014/15, Joey led the team to expand the capacity of Connect Tuition to serve up to 60 children by multiplying to 2 weekly sessions. Joey shared that her biggest takeaway was being able to facilitate meaningful connections between mentors and the children, which continue to bear fruit today. Annalisa is now a Year 1 studying Linguistics in NTU while Joey is a mother of two and working in the Ministry of Social and Family Development. While much has changed, this spirit of giving remains. Connect Tuition continues to impact the lives of students and the team hopes to gradually expand its outreach efforts as they resume physical sessions! 🌟

Great to see USP alumni inspiring and interacting with the NUS College community! Do stay tuned for updates from the Alumni Relations team.

NUS College Open House (Virtual Day) is happening today! 🎉

Join the programmes to find out more about NUS College 🗣 Visit nuscollege.nus.edu.sg/openhouse for the full programme schedule! Or join NUSC Open House Telegram channel for real-time updates: https://t.me/nuscollegeopenhouse

Sign up for NUS College’s webinars and learn more about Singapore’s first honours college at https://nuscollege.nus.edu.sg/openhouse/.

Introducing NUS College (NUSC) and its inaugural dean! From 1 July 2022, Prof Simon Chesterman will assume the role of inaugural Dean of NUSC and Vice Provost (Educational Innovation) at NUS. Heartiest congrats, Prof!

In August 2021, NUS announced the formation of a new undergraduate honours college that will offer a broad-based, interdisciplinary education through deeper integration with NUS. It would combine the best features of the University Scholars Programme (USP) and the Yale-NUS College, along with its own distinctive approach to honours education. This college is NUS College.

Read more at https://nus.edu/3zlTHx9. More on the College at https://nuscollege.nus.edu.sg/.

Proud to see our USP alum Ho Jia Jian (Mechanical Engineering + USP, Class of 2011), Co-founder of Viddsee, being featured in the latest issue of The AlumNUS! Read on as Jia Jian and his co-founder Derek Tay share about their entrepreneurial journey and their shared passion for film-making, specifically short-films.

The Long and Short of It Why Viddsee co-founders Mr Ho Jia Jian (Engineering ’10) and Mr Derek Tan (Engineering ’09) are betting on short films.  

USP alum Bianca Tham (English Literature & Language + USP, Class of 2017) started Laissez Faire, a Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) event that acts as a “free market” for USP students and staff to share their talents and skills with the community for free. Now, she uses her role as an educator to build a more sustainable Singapore. Read more about her efforts in encouraging sustainability in the latest issue of The AlumNUS below 🔽

Championing Conscious Consumerism Ms Bianca Tham (Arts and Social Sciences ’17) isn’t naive about the impact she can make on the environment — but that doesn’t curb her enthusiasm one bit.

NUS Students' Union (NUSSU) outgoing President Wee Su-ann (Law + USP, Class of 2021) shares how her experience in leading a team to tackle the challenge of pandemic has taught her team to stay nimble and adaptable amid changing circumstances. Great work, Su-ann! Congrats on your graduation and we wish you all the best in your next adventure.

Passing the NUSSU baton on It has been about a month since the outgoing NUS Students’ Union (NUSSU) President of the 42nd Executive Committee (Exco), Wee Su-ann, passed the baton to her successor, Lee Yat Bun.NUSSU has been promoting students’ welfare amid the challenges posed by COVID-19, and it continues to play a key ...