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[May 2005]
- What
CIOs need from IT schools
Dean of SMU's School of Information Systems Professor Steven
Miller said, "The university is producing business-IT graduates
. Our students feel very comfortable with projects that
include both business process and strategy issues, as well
as technology issues related to how service and process
innovation can be driven and supported by IT."
MIS Magazine
- SMU
wins $200K HP Grant
Singapore Management University recently won a HewlettPackard
Mobile Technology for Teaching grant of almost $200,000
which it has used to launch a tablet PC initiative on campus.
BizEd
- Opinion
SMU President, Professor Howard Hunter shares his views
on Singapore's positioning itself as a global education
hub with plans to generate economic spin-offs from education
service.
The Peak
[31 May 2005]
[30 May 2005]
- Swimming
with sharks
SMU student Lavinia Tan's break as Asian host of Globe
Trekker took her to swamps in Florida and underwater diving
with 40 sharks.
The Edge, Options
- School's
out, time for relief missions
Over the past 2 months, SMU has sent a team of 46 students
and seven staff to Khao Lak, Thailand to help build communal
shelters and provides humanitarian aid for its Shelter
for Humanity project.
The Straits Times
- Different
faces of Khao Lak
Second year social science student at SMU shares her experiences
at Khao Lak, as part of a tsunami relief mission organised
by the Singapore Management University.
The Straits Times
[29 May 2005]
- Hunting
for that perfect ride
SMU President Howard Hunter and his wife Susan are very
good at managing their bike rides on the road.
The New Paper
[27 May 2005]
- Campus
on NewsRadio
A team of panelists, including SMU Associate Professor
Marco Verweij, discuss on the viability of Singapore as
a creative hub and how it can remain competitive and adaptable
with the times.
NewsRadio 93.8FM
[25 May 2005]
- Muscling
her way past weak muscles
SMU student Nurulasyiqah Mohammed Taha is an overachiever
by any standard, and her own disability does not stop her
from helping others.
The Straits Times, Mind Your Body
[24 May 2005]
- Brand
new awareness
Though SMEs are catching on to the importance of branding,
many are still not doing it effectively, according to John
Davis, who teaches strategic brand management at SMU.
The Business Times
[23 May 2005]
- Fact
Software takes on 19 SMU interns
Singapore-based Fact Software International last week announced
that it had recruited 19 interns from SMU under a special
programme. The programme will see the students taking on
major roles in marketing Fact's accounting software in
the region.
The Business Times
[22 May 2005]
- A
little rivalry keeps investments in check
When the economy was in the doldrums in 2003, SMU Associate
Professor Pang Yang Hoong started a fund to help some undergraduates
from low-income families.
The Straits Times
- Now
who's the toast of the town?
To be the kaya-toast of the town, SMU's Dr Terence Fan
believes: 'The one with the total package of quality, variety,
innovation and ambience will stand out.'
The Straits Times
[21 May 2005]
[19 May 2005]
[18 May 2005]
- 25
Minutes: Pop Culture and Print Media
In this live discussion programme, Practice Assoc Prof
of Psychology Dawn Dekle comments on pop culture and its
relationship to the written word: fiction, periodicals
and tabloids.
Radio 93.8FM
[17 May 2005]
- Next
Job in India Only
Twelve SMU students who completed a Business Study Mission
to India shared their experiences at a presentation attended
by the High Commissioner of India to Singapore.
Tamil Murasu
- New
uni admission criteria from 2008
While all three local universities have made revisions
in their admissions criteria to support the new A-level
curriculum, SMU said examination grades will not be the
sole determinant of whether an applicant will get a place
in SMU.
TODAY
[16 May 2005]
- He
turns pet peeve into snappy film
SMU student Christopher Choo took notice of a 15-minute
comedy titled 'Tak Giu' (football in Hokkien)
by a 22-year-old polytechnic student on the dearth of free-to-play
football fields in Singapore.
The Straits Times
[15 May 2005]
[14 May 2005]
- Play
PC games on your handphone
For the Asurion Young Entrepreneurs Challenge 2005, three
second-year students from SMU came up with a winning proposal,
based on its originality and commercial viability.
TODAY
- He
ain't heavy, he's our Bodhi
SMU has taken great pains to ensure that the old trees
in the area, including a Bodhi tree, have been preserved
to add a historical dimension to its spanking new city
campus.
The New Paper
[13 May 2005]
[12 May 2005]
[11 May 2005]
- Public
transport fare revision
SMU's assistant professor of operations management Ding
Qing mooted the idea of a staggered fare system which differentiates
peak and non-peak commuting hours for the impending transport
fare increase.
Good Morning , Singapore
- Special
needs, ordinary wants
Wheelchair-bound and afflicted with muscular dystrophy,
SMU students and brothers Liew Chong Choon and Liew Chong
Heng do not want education for special needs individuals
like themselves to be considered a privilege, but a right.
TODAY
[10 May 2005]
- I-deal
for employees
Visiting lecturer Denise Rousseau, who specialises in organisational
behaviour and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University,
gave an address at SMU to corporate executives on idiosyncratic
deals, or I-deals
TODAY
[9 May 2005]
- Riding
airwaves
Deejays Alvina Teh Zhi Ling and Teo Wan Yuan, both second
year SMU students, provide a short history of the university's
campus radio.
The Business Times
[8 May 2005]
- Blots
on our charming cityscape
The beauty of SMU is still hidden behind the hoardings,
said Mr Tan Teck Kiam, principal architect in KNTA Architects.
The Sunday Times
[7 May 2005]
[5 May 2005]
- Here's
how they want him honoured
Among the ways that former president Wee Kim Wee is already
being immortalised is through the Wee Kim Wee Centre at
SMU, established for better understanding of cultural diversity
in the business environment.
The Straits Times
[3 May 2005]
- His
kids never spoke to him in fear
In remembering Dr Wee Kim Wee, SMU Associate Professor
Kirpal Singh pointed to the late president's "celebration
of human diversity" as one of his key qualities that's
often overlooked.
The New Paper
- Remembering
Wee Kim Wee
Practice Professor Pang Eng Fong, Director of the Wee Kim
Wee Centre at SMU, and Sylvia Tay, Assistant Manger and
Programme co-ordinator, remember the late Dr Wee Kim Wee.
Channel NewsAsia
- Bukit
Timah back to NUS?
The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological
University have long coveted the sprawling 11-hectare plot
of land, which is due to be vacated by SMU by July 31.
TODAY
[2 May 2005]
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