[February 2005]

• Giving back to the community --- AmCham Scholarship Fund for SMU reaches $400,000!
  The scholarship is important to AmCham because it establishes a special relationship with SMU and also serves as a means for U.S. companies in Singapore to give back to their host community.
  Singapore American
  

[28 February 2005]

• NTU, SMU to offer more courses and up intakes
  Arts and science students' choices will widen considerably this academic year, as Nanyang Technological University introduces a slew of arts subjects and launches its science faculty, while Singapore Management University adds to its year-old social sciences programme.
  The Straits Times

[25 February 2005]

• Campus on Newsradio
  Held at SMU campus, students engaged panelists in a lively discussion on the impact of technology on social living over a "live" MediaCorp Radio programme.
  NewsRadio 93.8

[24 February 2005]

• SMU to raise fees over 3 years
  Singapore Management University will stagger fee hike over three years to make it easier for existing students following a request by a 15-member student committee.
  The Straits Times

[23 February 2005]

• Students coax uni to bring on fee hike slowly
  SMU will be implementing a staggered increase of tuition fees over three years for current students after accepting the proposal by a student-led fee hike committee.
  The New Paper
  

[21 February 2005]

• Student activism - is it just lip service?
  SMU first-year student Teng Yi Ling urges young people to campaign for issues they feel passionately about rather than remain as empty vessels.
  The Straits Times
  

[20 February 2005]

• Muslim scholar, secular supporter
  SMU first Presidential Distinguished Lecturer Professor Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is best known for his view that it is not desirable to have an Islamic state enforce syariah law.
  The Sunday Times
  


• Who says I'm a wild child?
  Third-year SMU undergraduate Lavinia Tan is featured in the E-mail Interview on clinching her gig as Discovery Travel & Living's new Asian host for Globe Trekker.
  The Sunday Times
  
  
• I might as well smile
  SMU third-year undergraduate Joanne Ho does not believe in moping and maintains a positive attitude despite coping with a painful medical condition.
  The Sunday Times Lifestyle

[18 February 2005]

• Government cannot enforce Islamic laws
  Speaking at a Singapore Management University forum, Charles Howard Candler Professor of Law Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im of Emory University School of Law said that religion must encompass different aspects to develop and should not discard the views of others and base on individual principles.
  Lianhe Zaobao
  

[17 February 2005]

• Bright job outlook for grads
  100% employment for SMU's new grads; more firms take part in job fairs at NUS, NTU.
  The Straits Times
  


• SMU scores with all graduates finding jobs within 6 months
  A full 100 per cent of SMU's graduates found work within six months of graduating, with more than half securing a job before graduating.
  TODAY
  
  
• SMU graduates land jobs within 6 months
  The first patch of SMU graduates all found jobs within 6 months of graduation.
  Lianhe Zaobao

[14 February 2005]

• Daughter of Dunhuang counts the city's treasures
  Writer said that he gained a deeper understanding of China's Silk Road and the Mogao Grottoes through the lectures by Fan Jin Shi, the speaker for the Lien Fung's Colloquium organized by SMU in January 2005.
  Lianhe Zaobao
  


• Hip and Happening
  SMU first-year student Teng Yi Leng finds the most popular places for young couples who just want a private place, in public.
  The Straits Times
  
  
• They want to be rich
  Three young investors including second-year SMU student Alvin Huang play the money game right and reap the rewards.
  The Business Times

[9 February 2005]

• Feature on fee increase and university autonomy
  In a 1/2 hour feature on fee increase and university autonomy, SMU President Prof Hunter said that SMU adopted a needs-blind admissions approach, where no qualified student will be denied an education in SMU because he cannot afford it.
  Channel U 'Inside Out'
  
  
• Bahamas Mama
  SMU third-year business student Lavinia Tan is the new host of Discovery Travel and Living's Globe Trekker show.
  The Straits Times Life!
  
  
• Plans to build new homes for tsunami survivors
  A 60-member team of SMU students will leave for Krabi to impart to locals a low-cost and simple method of building houses.
  The Straits Times

[8 February 2005]

• No straights As? No matter
  Singapore Management University is giving out scholarships to socially conscious undergraduates and avoiding those with just good grades.
  The New Paper
  

[7 February 2005]

• SMU to nurture socially conscious scholars
  SMU will handpick 50 undergraduates each year for the Lee Kong Chian Scholars Programme where they will be groomed to be socially conscious business leaders.
  The Straits Times
  


• Entering the eye of the storm
  SMU students Julian Penna Suppiah, Denis Huang Weiming and David Chong Changwei witnessed the quiet strength of the people in Meulaboh during a relief expedition there.
  The Business Times
  

[5 February 2005]

• Thrust into the spotlight
  On the issue of corporate governance, SMU Associate Professor Tan Wee Liang says that having a diversity of directors for its own sake can prove to be counter-productive.
  TODAY

[2 February 2005]

• The Most Promising New Kid: Pornsak
  SMU business student Pornsak Prajakwit is on the front cover of Channel U's weekly magazine, as the youngest DJ ever for UFM 1003 FM.
  YOU Weekly

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