Month: July 2012

FASS snippets in The AlumNUS July-Sep/Issue 90

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The AlumNUS

July-Sep/Issue 90

Political Science 50th Anniversary Celebration

Taking the measure of political change in Singapore and the region-over the decades, NUS’ Department of political Science has, without doubt, has had a rich area of study. On 30 March, the department celebrated its landmark 50th anniversary with a coming together of faculty members, staff, alumni and students.

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Food & Flicks

A special evening of food, film and bonding for 200 FASS alumni, student leaders and friends on 11 April.

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Speed Networks  

Held at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House on 30 march, the FASS Alumni-Student Speed Mentoring Session saw some 100 Fass students and alumni sharing about careers in the public and private sectors.

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Geo Gathering

The Geography Honours Class of ’92 held a mini-reunion on 27 April at the University Club of the Shaw Foundation Alumni House.

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A Foothold on Change: Ms Deborah Chew, Arts and Social Sciences ’97.

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The AlumNUS

July – Sep/ Issue 90

When Deborah Chew went on a holiday to Siem Reap, Cambodia, with Her friend Grace Goh in 2007, she never expected to return to Singapore with a new mission. Ms Deborah Chew Seeks to “make footprints of change” through her non-profit organization, Project Happy Feet. “ Two things keeps Me going, my team-mates and the children.”

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Creative Impulse – How NUS alumni have contributed to Singapore’s rich and multifaceted arts scene

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The AlumNUS

July – Sep/ Issue 90

“ I think Singapore has undergone a paradigm shift since the Publication of Mr Ong Teng Cheong’s report of 1989,” Prof Tommy Koh (Law ’6 r), the founding Chairman of the NAC from 1991 to 1996, tells AlumNUS. “ We were once described by our critics as A ‘cultural desert’; no one would say the same thing today. FASS alumni, Alvin Tan (Artistic Director of The Necessary Stage) and Prof Edwin Thumboo talks about the changing arts scene in Singapore.

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When US noticed the ‘little country that could’

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Sunday, 1 July 2012

The Sunday Times (Think, Page 40)

Prof Chan receiving the inaugural Asia Society Diplomatic Achievement Award for her contributions to promoting US-Asia relations, with US Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell and Asia Society president Vishakha Desai at a recent Asia Society awards dinner in Washington

 

This was an interview with Singapore’s outgoing Ambassador to the United States Professor Chan Heng Chee, who recounted her 16 years of diplomatic office in Washington and her role in strengthening Singapore-US relations. Prof Chan, an alumni and a faculty member of FASS and also a NUS Board of Trustees member, was frequently sought for her views on Asian affairs, known for her rapport with high-level US officials and diplomats and her support of charitable and cultural causes. Upon her return to Singapore, Prof Chan will be Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She will also be the Executive Chairman of the Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities at SUTD.

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