News of the week
NUS rolls out ‘grade-free’ system for its freshmen
In a bold move to encourage first-year students to take on more “exploratory” modules while simultaneously reduce the unhealthy obsession with grades, NUS decided to do away with the grading system and have only a distinction, pass, or fail reflected at the end of the semester instead.
With less emphasis placed on the significance of grades, it would also provide students with more freedom to discover themselves while venturing on non-academic pursuits.
This “grade-less” initiative is already taking place in the medical school and pilot schemes are being planned for the new academic year. However, the revamp will take years to complete.
Tweet of the week
Dominic Leong @dom_nomnomnom 20 Jan
I can’t believe I still whip out my EZ-link card whenever I board the NUS shuttle bus. And I’ve graduated from #NUS for two years already.
Instagram photo of the week
credits to @squashieboyz (Sean): Non-stop competitions for the past 2 weeks #intense #squash #nus Creds to NUS Squash
Student group of the week
Red Cross Youth – NUS Chapter
Want to do your part in helping the community around you? Look no further than NUS’s Red Cross Youth Chapter (RCYC).
Their activities include:
– First aid awareness
– Blood Donation & Donor Recruitment
– Community Involvement Programme
– Fundraising
– International Projects
Register as a member here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dG5OWnZRTnd0Z1pFQlItaVhTMVJQVkE6MQ#gid=0
or visit their facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/rcy.nus.chapter/.
Come 3 and 4 Feb 2014, NUS RCYC will also be hosting an event called the “Art Humanitarian Movement” at the Central Forum from 11am to 5pm. Some of the activities you can expect includes paper cranes folding, drip painting and batik painting. Booths will also be set up to raise students’ awareness on various social causes and donations to the beneficiaries are welcomed on the day itself.
For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/nusarthumanitarianmovement.