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Art Month: Literature Week
As part of the Art Month initiative, the USC Art Directorate has planned a range of activities to cater to the diverse artistic interests in our community. A different theme is adopted each week, and this week’s theme is “Literature”. Here is the week’s schedule: 28 Jan, Mon: Mailbox Surprise 29 Jan, Tue: USPBlobs Art Jam (Chinese New Year Edition) 29 Jan – 1 Feb, Tue – Fri: Literature in the Dark Exhibition @ Theme Room 1 31 Jan, Thu: Samara’s Drawing Workshop
USP-FASS Internship Human Library
USP-FASS Internship Human Library
In this session organised by USP-FASS peer mentors, participants will get to know and chat with several “books” to learn about their internship experiences in various industries – public sector, local arts scene, media, consulting, marketing and many more. Alfred Lim (USP Career Services) will also share on upcoming career workshops, as well as how you can maximise your internship exposure.
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Blood Donation Drive
Blood Donation Drive
This event is co-organised by USP students. USP is proud to contribute towards this meaningful event. Show your support if you may!
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Eco-Fest
Eco-Fest
Outside Cinnamon College and Tembusu College, University Town Outside Cinnamon College and Tembusu College, University Town Outside Cinnamon College and Tembusu College, University Town This event, co-organised by USP student Woo Qiyun, and some Yale-NUS students and alumni, is open to all NUS students and staff. There will be booths, sharing sessions, forums, conversations, film screenings, games and swapping on a wide variety of topics like youth advocacy, urban farming, energy, zero waste, social entrepreneurship and many more. USP alums Veerappan, co-founder and director of Sustainable Living Lab, and Alexius Yeo, director of Carbon Inq, will also be there to share some gems on sustainability and urban farming respectively. To sign up for the sharing sessions, click HERE. For more information, click HERE.
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Conversation with Mr Baey Yam Keng
Conversation with Mr Baey Yam Keng
Organised by The Cinnamon Conversation and initiated by students, this is a series of informal and relaxed conversations with invited guests. This week, we will have with us Mr Baey Yam Keng, Member of Parliament, and Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Transport, and Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth. Join Mr Baey for a chat and lively discussion on prospects of youth, life as a politician and the local arts scene.
Career Services: Can Machines Understand Humans?
Career Services: Can Machines Understand Humans?
Organised by USP Career Services, this career talk will give you a peek into how to: 1) apply mental models to the rapid nature of collaborative work, and 2) become a knowledge worker creating value by partnering with intelligent machines. The speakers are from Design Prodigy. You will also get to explore career opportunities by interacting with these speakers.
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Bite-sized Modules
Bite-sized Modules
This student-initiated event is for students to share a module that they are passionate about, and in return, learn about something they are interested in (from a module they may not have been able to take) from another student. Such an exchange would hopefully encourage inter-disciplinary learning. Each sharing session will be around 40 mins (your sharing + you learning by attending one session from another student).
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Art Month: Theatre Week
The theme for this week is “Theatre”. In line with that, there will be two film screenings on Thu 7 Feb and Mon 11 Feb, which will include discussions led by USP students. Be sure to look out for the upcoming poster for timing and more details!
USC Welfare CNY Celebration
USC Welfare CNY Celebration
USC Welfare is organising a Chinese New Year celebration dinner for USP students on Thu 7 Feb from 6pm to 9pm in the Dining hall. Look out for snacks, Fortune Angbaos, Mandopop music and a special guest appearance at 6.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm! All are invited.
Movie Night: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Movie Night: The Grand Budapest Hotel
As the theme for this week's Art Month is “Theatre”, there will be two film screenings on Thu 7 Feb and Mon 11 Feb. First up will be "The Grand Budapest Hotel" with a post-movie discussion led by USP student Sean Auyok.
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Art Month: Music Week
As part of the Art Month initiative, the USC Art Directorate has planned a range of activities to cater to the diverse artistic interests in our community. A different theme is adopted each week, and for this last week of the Art Month, the theme is “Music”. Here is the week’s schedule: Daily: Lobby Music featuring different genres every day and Singlit Corner Music Feature 11 Feb, Mon: Conversation with USProductions by The Cinnamon Conversation and USPBlobs Art Jam 12 Feb, Tue: Samara’s Drawing Workshop 13 Feb, Wed: Love Songs Live Performance
Movie Night: Birdman
This is the second movie of last week’s Art Month “Theatre” theme. A post-movie discussion will be led by USP student Shikhar Gupta.
The Privilege Talk: Gender
The Privilege Talk: Gender
In this closed-door dialogue session organised by Gender Collective, the talk aims to situate the nitty-gritty of privilege discourse in our lived experiences in Singapore, using gender as a lens, and empower people to think about how structures of privilege affect groups in society in their own time.
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USP Talk: What To Do With The Bicentennial? by Prof Tan Tai Yong
USP Talk: What To Do With The Bicentennial? by Prof Tan Tai Yong
USP invites Prof Tan Tai Yong, President and Professor of Humanities (History) at Yale-NUS College, for an interesting sharing on "What do to with the Bicentennial?". Singapore will commemorate the Bicentennial this year, marking the 200th anniversary of the landing of Stamford Raffles in 1819. The Bicentennial provokes a number of questions about Singapore’s history, and how we relate to that history. Professor Tan (also an Advisory Panel Member for the Singapore Bicentennial Office) will address some history questions in this session.
AY2018/19 Semester 2 Welcome Dinner: The February Thing
AY2018/19 Semester 2 Welcome Dinner: The February Thing
Organised by the University Scholars Club (USC), The February Thing is a welcome dinner for the new semester and the festive season. Come down in your best floral/pink outfits, and join them for a night of good food and lohei (starts at 7pm!). Everyone in the USP community is invited!
Exchange Exchange 2019
Exchange Exchange 2019
Organised by Love, USP, this closed-door dialogue will discuss the challenges of participating in an overseas exchange programme. Whether you are a current exchange student struggling to adjust, a returning exchange student who doesn't feel comfortable sharing a less-than-ideal experience in most spaces, a prospective exchange student feeling anxious about leaving, or a non-exchange student feeling left behind, you are welcome to join.
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USPurge
USPurge
Donate your pre-loved clothes and books to USPurge – USP's very own pop-up thrift shop! All proceeds will help fund Youth Expedition Project: NamNam's efforts to install solar panels in selected communities in Hanoi, Vietnam. This collection will be held on 15 Feb and 18 Feb. Let’s contribute to this meaningful cause!
Introduction to Blockchain
Introduction to Blockchain
USP alum Zhai Yunjie (Psychology + USP, Class of 2018), currently a Product and User-experience designer, will be conducting two talks on Blockchain for the USP community. We strongly encourage students to join these interesting sessions. Fri, 15 Feb (1st talk) > Introduction to Blockchain This talk will touch on the fundamentals of blockchain technology and cryptocurrency, different form of blockchain technology available today, problems with existing blockchains, and why blockchain technology is important to you and your job in future. The 2nd talk will be on 22 Feb, Fri.
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Data Journalism Hackathon
This is USP’s first ever data hackathon event, organised by our Quantitative Reasoning professors and a team of students. Named “Data Journalism”, it aims to encourage USP and NUS students to think critically and to reason quantitatively with real world data, utilising it to develop solutions to today’s complex problems. Participants will deliver a 3-minute video designed to tell a story with data and will have the opportunity to meet speakers, mentors and judges from IBM, Google, URA and CNA. Find out more HERE.
Scholars Programme Alumni Network (SPAN) Get-Together 2019
Scholars Programme Alumni Network (SPAN) Get-Together 2019
USP alums from the various cohorts will get together at this event to reconnect and get USP updates.
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Data Journalism Hackathon
This is USP’s first ever data hackathon event, organised by our Quantitative Reasoning professors and a team of students. Named “Data Journalism”, it aims to encourage USP and NUS students to think critically and to reason quantitatively with real world data, utilising it to develop solutions to today’s complex problems. Participants will deliver a 3-minute video designed to tell a story with data and will have the opportunity to meet speakers, mentors and judges from IBM, Google, URA and CNA. Find out more HERE.
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USPurge
USPurge
Donate your pre-loved clothes and books to USPurge – USP's very own pop-up thrift shop! All proceeds will help fund Youth Expedition Project: NamNam's efforts to install solar panels in selected communities in Hanoi, Vietnam. This collection will be held on 15 Feb and 18 Feb. Let’s contribute to this meaningful cause!
Ethics: Politics and Twitter
Ethics: Politics and Twitter
Organised by The Cinnamon Conversation and initiated by students, this is a series of informal and relaxed conversations with invited guests. In this session, we will have with us USP alum Jeremy Ho (Political Science + USP, Class of 2016), who is currently working at Twitter, for a conversation about social media and ethics of politicisation.
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Postgraduate Presentation (Study in London)
Postgraduate Presentation (Study in London)
Representatives from Imperial College London, King’s College London, SOAS University of London and University College London will give a presentation on graduate study opportunities in London. They will also be happy to speak to USP students to explore graduate study options.
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Princeton Diplomatic Invitational (PDI)
Ten USP students travel to Princeton University to participate in the Princeton Diplomatic Invitational, a flagship programme of the International Relations Council at Princeton University. The programme simulates real world diplomatic interactions and student delegates from top universities around the world work closely to influence and make policy decisions.
Intersection of Tradition and Technology: Japan
This is a new USP International Programme organised and initiated by USP students. Twelve USP students travel to Japan for this interdisciplinary programme that aims to explore the cross-sections of both the traditions and modern technologies in different fields. Japan as a country is at this very intersection, a country that is steeped in its own traditions and cultures, yet still constantly on the forefront of modern technological breakthroughs and advancements. The programme will bring students through Nagoya and Tokyo, as well as more rural areas such as Suzaka and Kiso Valley.
Introduction to Design Thinking
Introduction to Design Thinking
Introduction to Blockchain > (2nd talk) > Design Thinking This talk will discuss on how do we apply design thinking to solve problems, what are some case studies and use-cases where blockchain solutions were applied, and designing solutions and solving problems in your area of study and interest.
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Inter-Civilisational Dialogue
Seven USP students travel to Istanbul on a programme led by USP faculty Prof Syed Farid Alatas. Themed “Islam and Multiculturalism”, students will participate in university seminars and discussions with faculty and students in the various host/partner institutions, as well as interact with interfaith community groups and leaders.
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NUS Arts Festival 2019: Rhythms and Patterns in Performance
NUS Arts Festival 2019: Rhythms and Patterns in Performance
Join USP faculty Dr Miguel Escobar who is teaching USP Inquiry Module “Intercultural Exchanges Through Theatre” this semester, in this interesting dialogue session together with two artistic directors as they discuss the beauty of mathematical patterns and forms in art, nature and performance. More information HERE.
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