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LEARNING

Singaporean poet, Alvin Pang, teaches at Yale-NUS

Text and image by Clare Isabel Ee

Last semester, 14 Yale-NUS students delved into Introduction to Writing Poetry, a Yale-NUS course led by part-time lecturer, Mr Alvin Pang. In local literary circles, Alvin Pang is well known and highly respected as a Singaporean poet, alongside other contemporary writers such as Edwin Thumboo, Lee Tzu Pheng, Alfian Sa’at, Felix Cheong and Cyril Wong, among others.

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LIVING

If I had one day left to live, I would...

What would you do if you had one day left to live? Two sophomores posed this question to the Yale-NUS community as part of their project the Living Wall, which aimed to raise funds and awareness about paediatric palliative care.

LIVING

Sports at Yale-NUS

Over the past academic year, Yale-NUS' athletic programmes have seen much growth. Students are provided with opportunities to participate in competitive sports and recreational activities through the Athletics Department, which is part of the Office of the Dean of Students.

COMMUNITY

Under-Secretary-General to the UN, Dr Noeleen Heyzer, visits Yale-NUS

In April 2015, the College had the honour of hosting the Under-Secretary-General (USG) to the United Nations (UN), Dr Noeleen Heyzer, for a public talk. Dr Heyzer's talk was part of the Yale-NUS College President's Speaker Series.

COMMUNITY

Giving communities a voice

Three years ago, Admissions & Financial Aid Senior Manager Jasmine Seah took the plunge and set up her nonprofit organisation Photovoice SG, a community arts organisation that empowers fringe communities by teaching them photography.

GIVING

The undying legacy of Georgette Chen

Ms Georgette Chen's legacy in the Singapore art scene continues to burn strongly today. At Yale-NUS, the Estate of Georgette Chen, through its trustees, has established the Georgette Chen Study Award as well as research fellowship grants.

GIVING

For the love of language, and more

For three months last year, five Yale-NUS students dedicated their summer break to studying the Spanish language at language schools around the world. It was an opportunity like no other, made possible through their Santander International Experience Scholarship.

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