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[June 2004 ]
- Banyan
tree branches out
SMU Chairman Ho Kwon Ping's Banyan Tree is proof that ecologically
sensitive development and profitable enterprise is possible.
XL (Extraordinary Lives)
- Making
money sweat
CFO Asia teamed up with Andrew Lee, accounting professor
at Singapore Management University, to survey which companies
in the region are delivering the greatest returns in relation
to their capital base.
CFO Asia
[27 June 2004 ]
- City
Campus
After languishing for almost six years, the grand dame
of Singapore cinemas is finally getting a long-overdue
kiss of life - as an auditorium for the Singapore Management
University.
The Straits Times
[25 June 2004 ]
- Let
the market decide university admissions
A market-based system of allocating university places – funded
primarily by tuition paid by students themselves – is
both efficient and equitable, according to article writers
SMU professor Pang Eng Fong and Linda Lim.
Business Times
[24 June 2004 ]
- The
Good Life
This segment of the season finale looks at Margaret Chan,
illustrious theatre artist, who redefines herself and her
career as the assistant director for arts and culture at
Singapore Management University.
Channel 5
[23 June 2004 ]
- Women's
futsal
SMU calls for female participants in the Diva La Futbol
II, a six-a-side women's futsal tournament, which will
be held on July 3 and 4 at East Coast Park Area E.
Streats
[18 June 2004 ]
- Kirpal
is first Asian on US board
Writer Kirpal Singh has become the first Asian and non-American
to be made a director on the American Creativity Association’s
(ACA) board. Associate Professor Singh, 55, is an English
Literature lecturer at the SMU.
The Straits Times (Life!)
[14 June 2004 ]
[13 June 2004 ]
- Sense
of being
In this episode of ‘Sense of being’, a team
of SMU students and athletes from the Special Olympics
Singapore (SpoS) were featured for their commitment to
and courage in the SMU project ‘Dare
to Dream 2004’ which involves an inaugural expedition
to Mount Kinabalu in mid June. SMU student Joel Tan shared
about his friendship with and admiration for his SpoS buddy
Huan Kia Song, cultivated over four months of training
and interaction.
Channel U
- Arts
faculty no longer a dumping ground
Varsities here say they received more applications from
'quality' students
The Singapore Management University (SMU) said its new
arts degree course received so many quality applicants
that it will take in 90 students instead of 50. Eight in
10 seeking admission to its new Bachelor of Social Science
programme were from junior colleges and a third had scored
at least two As and one B in the A levels.
The Straits Times
[7 June 2004]
- Building
a global classroom
After a series of bold education initiatives by Singapore,
SMU Provost, Prof Tan Chin Tiong and other educationists
comment on this new growth industry in the city-state,
now looming as a major rival to Australia in the lucrative
Asian market for international students.
Australia Financial Review
[5 June 2004]
- A
delicate balance of work and family
Helping employees juggle their family and work can be win-win
for both employees and companies, which can retain staff
and become more attractive to potential recruits. 'The
key to its success is the company CEO. The rest is implementation.
It has to be based on honesty and responsibility. The other
is performance-based', according to SMU human resources
director Ong Tiong Eng.
The Business Times
[3 June 2004]
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