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[November 2007]
- Surviving Internet Rape
Seven SMU undergraduates worked with Care Singapore to highlight several cases of marginalised youths.
Seventeen
- Frujch at SMU
On the menu offerings at SMU's student-run bistro and how it has become the heart and bustle at SMU.
Lime
- Grooming IT talent for financial services
SMU's successful Business-IT approach has been expanded to include a master's programme for financial services and two through-train programmes.
SDA Asia (Volume 20)
[29 November 2007]
- Giving services industry a boost
Courses for Service Science, a new multi-disciplinary research and academic discipline, will be offered at SMU, NTU and NUS starting in August 2008 in collaboration with IBM.
The Business Times
[28 November 2007]
[27 November 2007]
- The role of mental models
Article from Knowledge@SMU on the role of mental models and why some people tend to make snap judgements about another person based on a single behaviour and why others only make up their minds after repeated observations in different situations.
The Edge, Management@Work
[26 November 2007]
- Report busts myths about leveraged, illiquid hedge funds
A study by Dr Melvyn Teo, Director of Singapore Management University's BNP Paribas Hedge Fund Centre showed that leveraged funds did not perform significantly worse than funds that eschewed leverage during the month of August 2007.
The Business Times
- Classes to prepare couples
Kenny Tan, 21, second-year economics student at the Singapore Management University writes that it seems that many young couples are entering marriage woefully unprepared for the challenges they may face.
The Straits Times
- SMU team scores surprise win
Singapore Management University competes for the first time in the prestigious Intercollegiate Finance Competition (ICFC) in Manila – as the only non-Philippine team – and emerges as second runners-up.
The Business Times
[24 November 2007]
- Our chicken comes from Brazil?
In an article on Singapore's search for new food sources, SMU law professor Eugene Tan says that citizens expect their leaders to provide adequate food at affordable prices.
The Straits Times
[22 November 2007]
- HK charity donates $1.5M to SMU
Hong Kong-registered charity Li & Fung (1906) Foundation has given US$1 million to SMU to fund up to 20 students attending exchange programmes.
The Straits Times
- Grants for SMU exchange students
Singapore Management University is the recipient of US$1 million from Hong Kong-registered charity Li & Fung Foundation to establish 20 Li & Fung Scholarships for students to study overseas on University Exchange programmes.
The New Paper
- Pool doubles as skylight for Bras Basah station
A new reflection pool sited between the Singapore Art Museum and SMU provides skylight for the Bras Basah MRT station and a surreal glow, at night, for the open area in front of SMU.
The Straits Times
[20 November 2007]
- Li & Fung Foundation donates US$1m to SMU
SMU has received a US$1 million donation from the Li & Fung Foundation which will fund up to 20 undergraduates per year to participate in university exchange programme.
Channel NewsAsia
- SMU graduates make IT work at work
SMU School of Information Systems (SIS) advertorial on how the school produces graduates who are in hot demand by employers from all industries.
MyPaper
- Denial makes the world go round
Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour Don Ferrin led a team of researchers to study how business students rate the trustworthiness of a job applicant after learning that the person had committed an infraction at a previous job.
New York Times
- ASEAN Charter
Assistant Professor Tobias Rettig discusses live on TV about the introduction of the new ASEAN Charter.
Channel NewsAsia
[18 November 2007]
- Act 1: How to treat your foreign maid
SMU accountancy student Grace Tan visited workers' hostels in Jurong and Kaki Bukit to document their living conditions for a report on unethical issues in the construction industry for her business, government and society course.
The Straits Times
[17 November 2007]
- Has the opposition gone Awol?
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan argues that lying low is not an option for the opposition and that they cannot have their cake of anonymity and eat it.
The Straits Times
[16 November 2007]
[15 November 2007]
- Ngee Ann Kongsi donates $3M to SMU
In appreciation of a $3 million donation to Singapore Management University, a conference hall has been named after the Teochew philanthropic group Ngee Ann Kongsi.
The Straits Times
- Ngee Ann Kongsi donates $3M to SMU
Teochew foundation Ngee Ann Kongsi has donated $3 million towards the Singapore Management University's endowment fund. The Government will match the donation dollar-for-dollar, making it a combined $6 million.
TODAY
- SMU receives donation from Ngee Ann Kongsi
The Singapore Management University has received a $3 million donation from Ngee Ann Kongsi and will launch a new series of annual lectures called the Ngee Ann Kongsi Annual Lecture Series.
The Business Times
- Education at Large
The exhibition by The Tangent, Student Life & Activities in Singapore: 1945–1965 is now on at The Gallery at SMU, School of Economics / School of Social Sciences.
Lianhe Zaobao
- More flexi-bosses, more flexi-housewives
Associate Professor Tan Hwee Hoon commented that most of the big MNCs in the United States have on-site childcare and at good subsidized rates for employees.
MyPaper
[14 November 2007]
- SMU graduates make IT work at work
SMU School of Information Systems (SIS) advertorial on how the School produces graduates who are in hot demand by employers from all industries.
TODAY
[13 November 2007]
- Increasing food prices
Associate Professor Leung Hing-Man and Assistant Professor Anthony Tay gave their views on the global phenomenon of rising food prices.
MyPaper
[12 November 2007]
- Orchard in need of a facelift?
Alicia Ng, a final-year accounting student at SMU, comments on Orchard Road's accessibility to youth.
The Straits Times
[11 November 2007]
[10 November 2007]
- US envoy Gambari may meet Asian leaders in S'pore
About 60 SMU students attended a dialogue with Foreign Affairs Minister George Yeo organised by the SMU Social Science Society and the Punggol Community Club Youth Executive Committee.
The Straits Times
- Singapore and rankings
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan commented that the natural reaction is to rejoice when certain reports give us good rankings and when the rankings are bad, we will provide various reasons to rebut them.
Lianhe Zaobao
[9 November 2007]
[8 November 2007]
[6 November 2007]
- The strengths of S'pore managers
The bulk of Singaporean undergraduates who apply to the Tata Group's internship programme “seem to come from SMU” says Tata's head of HR.
The Business Times
[4 November 2007]
- English tea? No, Chinese please
When Professor Michael Furmston joined SMU in July this year, he was not expecting to be appointed dean of its new law school but going by his resume, it was the only logical thing to do.
The Straits Times
- Tangent exhibition
An exhibition by Chinese civil society, Tangent, will be held at The Gallery at the School of Economics / School of Social Sciences from Nov 10 to Dec 9. A forum will take place on Nov 10 (Sat) at 2:30 pm at Conference Hall 1 at SMU Administration Building.
Lianhe Zaobao
[3 November 2007]
- Does the Hammer want to bang louder?
Assistant Professor Eugene Tan Law lecturer Eugene Tan describes Workers' Party's strategy as ‘pragmatic non-overreach' by opting for an incremental approach in terms of raising their public profile on the political landscape here.
The Straits Times
[2 November 2007]
- SMU puts security software to new use
SMU is using the Risk Assessment and Horizon Scanning system as a tool for its course on Agri-Commodity which examines how commodities move from farms to the market.
The Straits Times
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