[October 2005]

• Learning the Singapore way
  SMU student performers cheered after completing the symbolic move to the new city campus.
  Experience Singapore

• It's time to hit the books!
  More and more Singaporean professionals are embarking on a further education – like Rodney Ung, 27, who is taking up an MSc in Wealth Management at SMU.
  The New Man, Higher Education Special

• At the top of the class
  It's not just a question of what to pursue, but where to pursue it as well, as The New Man surveys SMU and other institutions of higher learning in Singapore .
  The New Man, Higher Education Special

• Study your options
  The many options available for those considering higher education include SMU offerings in the area of business management.
  The New Man, Higher Education Special

• Investing with insight
  As wealthy, higher risk-taking offspring inherit Asian family business empires, SMU Assoc Prof Annie Koh says that some patriarchs are setting up family offices.
  Asia Money

[31 October 2005]

• I won't shy away from venturing out of S'pore
  Singapore Management University graduate is considering giving up comfortable life here and accepting a 30-per-cent pay cut to take up a job in the tax sector in Shanghai , China.
  The Straits Times

[30 October 2005]

• You're hired
  A one-week ‘battle' for a handful of places at Dutch oil giant Shell saw job-seekers like SMU final-year student Divya J Sellamuthu taking on a business related challenge based on real-life operations.
  The New Paper

• Sense or Nonsense
  In a Singapore Management University survey this year, Singaporeans aged 55 were found to have on average of about $120,000 in liquid assets, inclusive of CPF cash savings. Associate Professor Benedict Koh of SMU says there are three ways to grow wealth. Reap high yields from your assets, invest large sums of money, or invest for long periods of time.
  The Straits Times

• Bookends
  Professor Howard Hunter shares details on books he is currently reading – and those he won't leave a burning house without.
  The Straits Times

[28 October 2005]

• NTU follows NUS with debt financing plans
  The National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University are poised to compete in raising debt finance to fund development projects, but SMU is unlikely to follow anytime soon.
  The Business Times

[27 October 2005]

• No capital financing: SMU
  The Singapore Management University has said it does not need to access the capital market for fund raising for current projects, but may consider it in the future.
  TODAY

• Desserts Divine
  SMU graduate Edmund Ng impresses Tan Hsueh Yun with his gummi brownies found at his concourse outlet.
  The Straits Times, Urban

[26 October 2005]

• Even guys can market lingerie
  The SMU team emerged champions in Triumph's marketing competition for their Maximizer range of bras.
  Lianhe Zaobao

[25 October 2005]

• HDB flats in the city for SMU students
  Three blocks of vacant HDB flats near SMU – located between Short Street and Prinsep Street – will be converted into hostels for its students by July next year.
  The Straits Times

• The ABCs of HIV/Aids
  Action for Aids volunteer Justin Ng and SMU professor Kiveli Kazila Filmeridis were among the panelists addressing SMU students at a dialogue session on the growing concern over the Aids and HIV epidemic.
  TODAY

[24 October 2005]

• Let's talk about student exchange programmes
  Youngsters, including SMU-acceptant Teo Chin Ker, share their views on the Education Ministry's $4.5 million fund to help schools give students overseas exposure.
  The Straits Times

[23 October 2005]

• Take a stroll through SMU
  Known not to many, the retail and F&B outlets in SMU's concourse will see better business when the traffic flow gradually increases.
  Lianhe Zaobao

[22 October 2005]

• Is it hard to swallow?
  Singapore academics, including SMU president Howard Hunter, comment on Warwick University 's decision not to set up a branch campus here, citing a lack of academic freedom.
  The Straits Times

• Bai Hua comes to Singapore
  Chinese writer Bai Hua, who is visiting Singapore for the second time, will give two lectures at the Lien Fung's Colloquium on Oct 22 and Oct 24.
  Lianhe Zaobao

[20 October 2005]

• Big interactive sculptures raise eyebrows in heart of the city
  Hoping to break down barriers, the people at Sculpture Square have created a month-long exhibition of big pieces called "Art You Can Touch" on the SMU Campus.
  Channel NewsAsia

[16 October 2005]

• Hot rentals in “student city”
  With Singapore Management University, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, plus the good economy attracting more foreigners to Singapore to work, housing rental at the Bras Basah area has become much easier.
  Lianhe Zaobao

• More condo rentals at the Mount Sophia area
  With the Singapore Management University moving to the city, third year SMU student Wu Xia has moved from the student hostel at Bukit Timah to Sophia Court.
  Lianhe Zaobao

• A+ for cross-dressing
  SMU students do novel things like cross-dressing and asking strangers for money under their seven-week Creative Thinking module.
  The Sunday Times

[15 October 2005]

• Why are big breasts so hot?
  Dr Kiveli Filmeridis, SMU professor of social psychology, says that breast obsession is more a media obsession than a public one, and has to do with the Western ideal of the female figure.
  The New Paper

• Interview with Bai Hua
  SMU presents the Lien Fung’s Colloquium lectures by world famous Chinese writer Bai Hua on 22 and 24 October 2005.
  Lianhe Zaobao, NOW

[14 October 2005]

• The 'mall' comes to SMU campus
  With the increasing number of retail outlets appearing on - and under - its grounds, the Singapore Management University is beginning to grow into its city campus mould.
  TODAY

[13 October 2005]

• Clarification
  The newspaper corrects the incorrect attribution to Cerebos of launching the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition at SMU; Cerebos is the presenting sponsor.
  TODAY

• SMU food outlets hungry for customers
  SMU is using about 4 percent, or about 40,000 sq ft, of the campus for retail and food outlets. So far, 80 percent of that space has been booked, with half of the tenants already operating.
  The Straits Times

[12 October 2005]

• S'pore likely to have service performance indicator by early 2006
  By March 2006, SMU hopes to develop a prototype service index focusing on the retail sector for the Singapore government's consideration, says Prof Annie Koh, associate dean of the Lee Kong Chian School of Business.
  Channel 5
  Channel NewsAsia

[11 October 2005]

• Have a business plan? $116,000 up for grabs
  Last week, the Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition 2005/6, worth a hefty US$69,000 ($116,250), was launched at SMU.
  TODAY

[10 October 2005]

• Study on how to cope with cross-cultural learning styles
  A group of academics from four countries, including SMU Practice Assoc Prof Ong Siow Heng, undertook a two-year study on cross-cultural learning styles and presented their research findings at a two-day conference here.
  TODAY

• Building a pro-business framework
  Commenting on Malaysia 's latest Budget, Prof Howard Hunter, President of SMU said “the Budget contained few surprises and not much of great interest. The increase was modest – about the same as growth in GDP – and there was something for almost everyone”.
  The Business Times

[8 October 2005]

• Semi-retirees offer skills for good cause
  They volunteer at RSVP to offer biz consultancy. On the BizLink project, ProGuide fielded two student interns from the Signapore Management University , fourth-year Stephanie Tantri and third-year Liew Chong Choon, who is a paraplegic.
  The Business Times

[6 October 2005]

• Testimonials
  In this segment of ‘Mind Your Business’, SMU Practice Assistant Professor of Corporate Communication Mark Chong comments on the use and effectiveness of testimonials in recruitment and career advancement.
  938LIVE

[5 October 2005]

• Financial institutions step up presence on campus
  Banks like OCBC and UOB are increasing their presence in SMU campus from financial education to recruitment drives.
  The Business Times

• Lee Kuan Yew Business Plan Competition to emphasise real world viability
  The competition, now in its third year, has also seen a growing number of participants. Organised by SMU, it will be on till March next year.
  1-minute Trailer
  Channel NewsAsia

• Customers have part to play in service quality
  Michael Netzley, Professor of Corporate Communication at SMU says, "The first thing that you can do is to have a positive and polite attitude, by simply being polite and making yourself the kind of person that other people like to talk to and interact with.  .."
  Channel NewsAsia
  Channel 5

• US embassy honours four companies for charity work
  The US embassy here honoured four Singapore organisations – among them SMU – for their employees' philanthropic contributions.
  The Business Times

• Andrey Pavlov
  There's no need to fear a house-price bubble in Canada , says this real-estate finance specialist, whose research was conducted with a team of academic specialists from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and the Singapore Management University .
  The Globe and Mail

[3 October 2005]

• Acing Thai tourist test
  SMU emerged runner-up in a Thai business challenge, pipped by only 0.1 of a point by McGill University.
  The Business Times

• SMU Business-IT talk
  Paul Dorey, vice-president of digital security & chief information security office at BP, will present at an SMU Business-IT Talk on 12 October.
  The Business Times

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