The Robert D Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon is one of USP’s long-standing Student Exchange Programme (SEP) partners. The exchange has been on hold for the past few years but is set to resume in AY2018/2019. Professor Terry Hunt (Dean of Robert D Clark Honors College and Professor of Anthropology) and Elizabeth Raisanen (Director of Undergraduate Advising at Robert D Clark Honors College and Instructor of Literature) will provide an overview of the Honors College and the University of Oregon. Students interested in pursuing SEP to the United States in AY2018/19 are strongly encouraged to attend this session.

As the second semester crosses the half-way mark and work continues to pile, some of us may be getting anxious and feeling stressed. Come, take a break and join a deep breathing and relaxation exercise session conducted by NUS Counselling and Psychological Services (CPS) counsellor Fabiola Agustina Kansil.

Drawing on more than a decade of his own ground-breaking research, Professor Terry Hunt from University of Oregon documents Easter Island’s (or Rapa Nui) astonishing prehistoric success—indeed its resilience, despite marginal resources. A significant part of this remarkable story is Professor Hunt and his colleagues discovering just how the multi-ton statues or moai were transported to every corner of the island. Easter Island has a lesson for us today, but Professor Hunt provides compelling evidence that it is a different lesson than the one made so popular in recent years. Professor Hunt will talk about his interesting research at this special guest lecture.