General

The annual NUSSU Rag will be held at NUS University Town this year. There will be dance performances put up by students for the NUS community and general public as an appreciation of their generous donations and support during Flag Day (2 Aug). A Rag & Flag carnival is also held alongside the Rag performances to provide an additional platform to raise funds and awareness of the various beneficiaries involved in NUSSU Rag & Flag. USP students including freshmen are participating and have been working very hard on USP’s RAG item/performance, so do show them our support by heading down that day and cheering them on! The USP RAG is a project under the University Scholars Club (USC). The USP community is invited to a sneak preview of the performance on 3 Aug 2015, 5.00pm, at the Chua Thian Poh Hall. Light refreshments will be provided.

This is USP’s very first Homecoming event, a reunion of the many cohorts of USP alumni, right here at USP! It promises to be an afternoon for USP alumni to meet up with professors and old friends, to reminisce the good old days and to reconnect. More details can be found here.

This is a writing course where the focus is on the process. It will explore states of flow leading to ‘aha’ moments, where the words we write surprise us. There is no restriction on genre. As a participant, you can try your hand at poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, memoir. You will not be sitting down and listening in this class. Instead, you will be combining reading, focused discussion and writing with a physical practice. To sign up, please register HERE.

Due to a crisis at CPS, the talk on Stress, Sleep, and Time Management by CPS counsellor Hema on 22 Aug atthe Masters Commons will be cancelled. Our sincere apologies for the inconvenience this may have caused and thank you very much for your kind understanding.

Day 1: Short Term Programmes | Wed, 24 Aug, 4.00pm – 5.45pm Day 2: Student Exchange and Special | Thu, 25 Aug, 10.00am – 11.45am The sessions are an opportunity for past participants to share their experiences and for interested students to explore some of the USP International Programmes available in this academic year. Presentations will take place over two days where Day 1 will be dedicated to Short Term Programmes and Day 2 will be dedicated to Student Exchange Programmes and Special Programmes (Joint Degree/Double Degree Programmes).

Day 1: Short Term Programmes | Wed, 24 Aug, 4.00pm – 5.45pm Day 2: Student Exchange and Special | Thu, 25 Aug, 10.00am – 11.45am The sessions are an opportunity for past participants to share their experiences and for interested students to explore some of the USP International Programmes available in this academic year. Presentations will take place over two days where Day 1 will be dedicated to Short Term Programmes and Day 2will be dedicated to Student Exchange Programmes and Special Programmes (Joint Degree/Double Degree Programmes).

First organized in 2013, We Will Dance is Singapore’s first 10-hour charity dance marathon. Besides the USP Student Assistance Fund, We Will Dance 2016 is looking to support institutions involved in educational-related causes, namely - Humanitarian Organization for Migration Economics (HOME), Autism Association (Singapore) and SPD (formerly Society for the Physically Disabled). Expect exciting performances choreographies with genres of Kpop, Hip Hop, Jazz, Bollywood and more. Stay tuned to WWD Facebook page and Instagram for the latest updates!

Kalaripayat, the martial art form from Kerala, is known for dance-like fighting sequences that combine fluid grace and power. Kalari trains the practitioner in focus and concentration along with strength and flexibility. The ultimate goal of practice is to refine the process of awareness, bringing a state of heightened perception 'when the body becomes all eyes'. USP’s writer-in-residence Gitanjali Kolanad, who has been practising kalari for thirty years, will teach the basics of the form. To sign up, please register HERE.