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[September 2004]
- Healthier
Bodies, Brighter Minds
SMU has always been striving to be a ‘best place
to work’ and an employer of choice, and the Workplace
Health Promotion programme forms an integral part of its
aggressive talent retention policies.
iHRnews
- Landmark
windfall
The Lee foundation donated $50 million to SMU recently.
The gift was boosted to $200 million by a matching grant
from the Government.
SALT (Sep /Oct 04)
- S.A.I.L.
Away
Living aboard and sailing a traditional schooner to Pulau
Tioman was an opportunity for a lifetime for a group of
Singapore Management University students. SMU student Roger
Lim Li Sheng recounts his S.A.I.L. experiences.
Nautique (Sept/Oct 2004)
- AmCham
awards first SMU scholarship
From a shortlist of three and after considerable debate,
Amy Wan Wei-Ching emerged the winner of the AmCham Scholarship
at SMU.
Singapore American
[30 September 2004]
- SMU
wins HP Mobile Technology for Teaching Grant
Singapore Management University (SMU) is the only university
in Singapore to win the HP Mobile Technology for Teaching
Grant based on its innovative submission of “Virtual
Canvas”.
Channel U News
- SMU's
Virtual Canvas wins $200,000 HP grant
Technology can actually make students want to do their
homework, at least for some at the Singapore Management
University (SMU), which is injecting high technology into
teaching. It is trying out a Virtual Canvas project for
a year, which involves some accountancy students, 34 sleek
tablet PCs and a 'smart' projector. SMU’s Virtual
Canvas initiative was announced yesterday as one of seven
winning entries from universities in the region, for the
annual Hewlett-Packard (HP) Mobile Technology for Teaching
Grant.
The Straits Times
[29 September 2004]
- Dr
M's no longer PM, but he remains a big draw
Mahathir Mohamad may no longer be the Malaysian prime minister,
but the interest in the man has hardly waned going by the
overwhelming response to his coming lecture on Asian leadership
at SMU’s Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Lecture
Series.
The Business Times
[28 September 2004]
- Mahathir
to speak on Asian Leadership here
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad will be in Singapore
in October to speak on Asian leadership in the second of
the Ho Rih Hwa Leadership in Asia Public Lecture Series
organised by SMU.
The Straits Times
[27 September 2004]
[26 September 2004]
[25 September 2004]
- Dr
Mahathir Mohamad to lecture in Singapore next month
Dr Mahathir Mohamad, the former Prime Minister of Malaysia
has been invited to lecture at the Ho Rih Hwa Leadership
in Asia Public Lecture Series, organised by SMU, on the
11th of next month. The topic will be on “Asian Leadership”.
Lianhe Zaobao
[24 September 2004]
- Trade
and US-Asia Relations
This Campus on Newsradio 93.8 discussion, held live at
SMU, includes among its panel members Assoc Prof Kirpal
Singh and Assoc Prof Leung Hing-Man and the US Ambassador
to Singapore, Mr Frank Lavin.
Newsradio 93.8
[22 September 2004]
- Lee
Kong Chian has “come” to SMU
SMU has named its School of Business the Lee Kong Chian
School of Business in recognition of the Lee Foundation's
S$50 million gift.
Lianhe Zaobao
[21 September 2004]
- Reporting
revenue right
SMU Prof John Williams and Dr C S Choong argue
that declaring unrealised revenue is not in keeping with
the law and ultimately to the detriment of a company.
The Business Times
[20 September 2004]
[18 September 2004]
- Straits
X’ing from Batam to Singapore
The Singapore Management University (SMU) is making waves
in its quest to prove it’s different from the other
universities. 13 staff and students took a plunge for a
swim from Batam to Singapore. Student Eric Ng and faculty
Saw Cheng Lim shared their experiences.
Channel i News
[15 September 2004]
-
Sight & Sound
In this episode of history documentary series Sight & Sound,
the Bukit Timah campus was highlighted for its historical
and architectural significance and educational heritage.
-
Dances
and trances
Long a force on the Singapore stage and on television,
Dr Margaret Chan, a theatre studies lecturer at SMU,
is now an expert on Taoist rituals such as the tang kee
(spirit mediums) and lion dances.
The Straits Times
[13 September 2004]
-
Studying
in Singapore has value addition
Twenty-one year old Kaushal Dugar from SMU is
a student ambassador for Singapore, which is aggressively
marketing its educational institutions in India as part
of the Singapore Education Fair.
The Hindu, Education Plus (Karnataka)
- Bride
Prize
Indonesian students Tracy Angeline and Boy Arvadino win
first prize in the Couples Category of SMU's International
Outfit Competition.
Streats
[10 September 2004]
- Lessons
in money skills for students
The local version of Practical Money Skills for Life programme,
conceived by Visa International, is customised by associate
professors Annie Koh and Benedict Koh from the Singapore
Management University.
The Straits Times
[9 September 2004]
[8 September 2004]
- Singapore
youths to learn how to manage their money
Singapore youths are about to learn how to manage their
money. This is all part of an initiative by Visa, Association
of Banks in Singapore and SMU to introduce practical financial
skills to young people on the verge of their first packet.
Channel i News
- Getting
teachers to know more about financial planning and management
SMU School of Business Associate Professor Annie Koh and
Dennis Ng, Country Manager, Singapore and Brunei, Visa
International shared about the objectives of the newly-launched
two-day Practical Money Skills for Life.
NewsRadio 93.8 FM
[7 September 2004]
- SMU
the latest tertiary to drop SAT as compulsory requirement
for admissions criteria
Students who want to enter SMU can now choose to use only
their A-level or polytechnic grades or also include SAT
scores.
NewsRadio 93.8 FM
- SAT
no longer a must for entry to SMU
Students applying for admission to SMU will no longer need
to sit for the American SAT, unless they are applying for
its double degree programmes and scholarships, following
feedback from junior college and polytechnic students.
The Straits Times
- SMU
makes SAT optional
SMU is scrapping the American SAT as an entry requirement,
unless students are applying for its double-degree programmes
and scholarships.
Streats
- SMU
makes SAT optional
From the August intake next year, SMU is dropping the SAT
as a compulsory requirement for admission.
TODAY
- SMU
also does away with SAT as admission requirement
Singapore Management University (SMU) announced yesterday
that students now have the freedom to choose whether or
not to take the SAT as entry requirement although they
can still submit their SAT scores for admission.
Lianhe Zaobao
- Sailing's
like running a company
Wildon Goh, a 23-year-old business student at SMU, started
a sailing course aimed at honing the leadership skills
of his schoolmates: Student Active Involvement Leadership
(Sail).
Streats
[6 September 2004]
- No
risk, no gain
An internship with DBS from April to August this year gave
SMU student Shaun Yip some experience in stock analysis
and convinced him that he could only 'learn by doing'.
The New Paper
[5 September 2004]
- University
Forum
SMU student Halimatussaadiah Saniapi joined seven other
university students from Brunei and Singapore at the University
Forum to exchange views on topical issues.
Suria
[1 September 2004]
- SMU
and SCS jointly launch student chapter
The collaboration between the Singapore Management University
and the Singapore Computer Society aims to develop Singapore
students' skills and knowledge through symposiums, learning
forums and other technical activities.
Computer Times
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