News of the week
Professor Tommy Koh named the Great Negotiator of 2014
Ambassador-At-Large at Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Rector of Tembusu College at NUS, Professor Tommy Koh has been named the recipient of the 2014 Great Negotiator Award by the Program on Negotiation – an inter-university consortium of Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts University – and the Future Diplomacy Project at Harvard Kennedy School.
Prof Koh is honoured for his outstanding contributions to the fields of negotiation and dispute resolution, especially his leading roles in challenging settings, including the Law of the Sea, the “Rio” Earth Summit, the ASEAN Charter and the Singapore-US Free Trade Agreement. The event will be held at Harvard University on 10 April 2014.
Tweet of the week
Fake NUSingapore @fakeNUS 24 Sept
Can extend recess week by one more week not? #AskPMLee
Instagram photo of the week
credits to @bentan_ (Benjamin Tan): Unified Smiles. #krsteppers #sncc2012
credits to @lyn_heart13 (Lyn): Sunset at #nus. #beautiful #sunset
Student group of the week
Drop That Label
Drop That Label is an NUS student-led initiative by CHAT to get our NUS peers to drop the labels of stigma we place on those with mental health issues.
The project aims to increase the understanding of NUS students on mental health and mental illnesses, so that the community can come to understand that people with mental illnesses are not much different from ordinary people like us. The victims have been shouldering these labels that society puts on them and it’s time to change that mindset by coming together to drop that label!
As part of their campaign, black and white badges will be distributed randomly to the NUS population on the 3 October 2013 (Thursday) and 4 October 2013 (Friday) along AS1 walkway at FASS.
The black badges bear messages that highlight the realities of people suffering from mental illnesses, and white badges bear messages that breaks down the common misconceptions people have of mental illnesses.
Spread the message and do your part for mental health awareness by wearing the badge around campus on their official event date happening on 10 October 2013.
Free goodie bags and a surprise gift will be given out (while stocks last!!) at FASS AS1 walkway to those wearing the badges that day. So, start gathering your friends to support this cause and let’s spread the message about de-stigmatizing mental illnesses together!
Curator for next week
Name: Greg Tucker-Kellogg
Biography: Professor of the Practice at the Faculty of Science in NUS.
You can find out more about Prof Greg at https://www.facebook.com/greg.tuckerkellogg/about
Follow him @ridgefolks and visit http://studentry.sg/the-ridge-rotation-curation-project/ for more information on the Rotation Curation account.
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