NUS Geographers Hoodie: VOTE for your favourite design now!

Dear Geographers,

We are pleased to announce that we have short-listed 5 designs submitted by our fellow geography majors for our very first NUS Geographers Jackets. To vote, please click on the link below:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SXHRGMJ
The poll will end on the 25th of Feb 2012, 23 00.

Design 1 by Loo Wen Bin (Grey with White fonts)


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Design 2 by Nisha Ramdzan and Ho Kok Wenying (Black with Yellow fonts) 

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Design 3 by Ho Kok Wenying (Brown with White fonts) 

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Design 4 by Loo Wen Bin and Kenji Li (Grey with Black fonts) 

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Design 5 by Kenji Li (Green with White fonts) 

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Please vote for your favourite design now as the winning design will be our very first NUS Geographers Jacket! :)

Love,
NUS Geographical Society
46th Management Committee

Geography Majors Tea - Friday 9 March 2012, 3-5pm at AS7 Seminar Rooms ABC

Dear Students,

Invitation to the Geography Majors Tea (Friday 9 March 2012, 3–5pm, AS7 Seminar Rooms ABC)

As a Geography major, you are an extremely important part of our Department.  Beyond the classroom, we would like to engage with you on an informal way and to get feedback from you regarding your experience at NUS. Towards this end, we are organizing a Geography Majors Tea on Friday 9 March 2011, 3-5pm, at AS7 Seminar Rooms ABC. If you happen to have a class at 2-4pm or 4-6pm, I hope the timing of the tea will allow you to join us at either at 4-5pm or 3-4pm. 


Some majors have expressed concerns about changes in the curriculum and requirements for pursuing Honours. Some important announcements on these matters (eg. GE3240, timeline for Year 3 final semester, GE4101A/B, Honours Thesis, ISM) will be made at the start of the session.  Then, students will get an opportunity to chat with various Geography lecturers (in a ‘rotational’ manner, so you get to meet with around 6 staff members in total). In previous years, students have told us they enjoy the chat most because it is a way to get to know their lecturers ‘up close and personal’.

Programme

3pm: Welcome

3.10pm:  Important Announcement on Geography Curriculum & Honours Requirements

3:40pm: Up close and personal with your friendly lecturers

4.55pm: End of event

So, please do come along and share your thoughts with us!  Please sign up with Mrs. Chong Mui Gek (geocmg@nus.edu.sg) by Friday, 24 February 2012 so that we can plan for refreshments.  I look forward to seeing you there.




Matthias Roth
Associate Professor
Acting Head

Geog Soc Outing: Reef Walk at St. John's Island

Dear Geography Majors,

Join us on a guided Reef Walk on St John's Island on the 20th of February!

Take the time to relax and enjoy a fun Monday during the recess week with your fellow Geog friends! :)

Please RSVP to http://bit.ly/w7Uasx

 by the 10th of February (Friday)

Second Printing of Geography Majors' Tees

We are pleased to announce that there will be a reprint of the 2011/12 Majors Tee!

The price for the tee (Keep Calm and Geog On) is $10 per shirt.

Please indicate your preferred shirt design/colour/size in this form.

Please select the colour and size you prefer for the different shirts. If you would like to purchase more than one size for the design, please fill in the form twice :)

Please note that we will be at the Geog Soc Room, Level 2 Block ADM at these following times:
8 February, Wednesday 10:00 - 12:00
10 February, Friday 12:00 - 16:00 to collect orders and payments.

Payment should be made by the 13th of February 2012 otherwise the order will be considered void.

Collection of shirts is tentatively in early March . We will keep you updated! :) 

For any inquiries, please contact Cheryl (94898916) or email geogsoc.majorswelfare@gmail.com. Thank you for your support and don't forget to make payment for your shirts!

Design: 

(1) 'Keep Calm and Geog On' priced at $10 each

Geographers' Hoodie 2012: Call for Designs

Dear Geography Majors

NUS Geog Soc will be printing Hoodie (Pullover) for all Geography Majors. We would like to invite everyone to participate in the designing of our very first Majors’ Jackets. The deadline for the submission of all designs is on the 17^th of February 2012 (Friday), 1800 hours.

Price of design: Between $25-30 (price will be confirmed once qty is finalized)

Some conditions to take note: 

1) The designs should be submitted on a Hoddie Template

2) Maximum ONE Colour (e.g. Text in front- Geographers)

3) No designs will be allowed on sleeves

Voting of the designs will be from the 18^th to 25^th of February 2012. (More details on how to vote will be released at a later date)

Information on order taking will be released on week 7.

Please submit your designs to geogsoc.publicity@gmail.com by the 17^th of February 2012.

We look forward to your enthusiastic responses!

Loves,

NUS Geographical Society 

NUS Career Fair Now On (2 and 8 Feb 2012)

Dear Geography Majors

You might know already that the NUS Career Fair 2012 is now on at MPSH 1 and 2 (2 & 8 Feb 2012; 10am-5pm). There are over 176 organizations and companies represented, and 62 of them have stated explicitly that they are looking for FASS Graduates (including a mix of Public and Private sector organizations such as: CapitaLand Ltd., Changi Airport Group, Charles & Keith Group of Companies, CPIB, EDB, Fuji Xerox Singapore, HDB, Keppell Offshore & Marine, McDonald's Restaurants Pte Ltd, MediaCorp, MCYS, MFA, MINDEF, MOE, OCBC Bank, Prime Minister's Office, PSA Corporation, SearchAsia Consulting, SPH, STB, Standard Chartered Bank, Uniqlo Singapore, URA among others). The vacancies range from 1 position to over 20.

At the fair this morning, I met many FASS alumni working in the above organizations, and many are extremely happy where they are! Please do make your way to this Fair to learn more about career openings for you, a soon-to-be FASS graduate! All the very best to you.

Warmest regards,
TC
Dr. TC Chang
Vice Dean (External Relations and Student Life, FASS) & Associate Professor (Geography) 

CDL E-Generation Challenge 2012 - Discover your carbon shoe size!]

The CDL E-Generation Challenge - an exciting eco-themed "Amazing Race"
style national competition - will be held once again in 2012 for the
third consecutive year!

The competition will be held on Saturday, 7 April 2012 and is open to
youths between 17 and 25 years of age. The focus of this year's
competition is on Carbon Footprint. The competition is also supported by
National Environment Agency and is part of the Clean and Green Singapore
campaign.

In addition to attractive team prizes, participants representing their
schools / institutions will also contribute towards their school /
institution's chance to win the Institution Challenge, for which a
$1,000 cash donation will be made to their school / institution. All
participants will receive a goodie bag.

The competition flag-off and finish point is at CDL's City Square Mall
(CSM), Singapore's first eco-mall.

For details, please see below. Join us also on our Facebook page
<http://www.facebook.com/CDLEGenerationChallenge>, which contains the
event photos from the CDL E-Generation Challenge 2011.

Spread the green word and round up your friends for this exciting event
- we hope you would be able to send a team (10 participants in a team)
and look forward to your support.

MOE Teaching Internship Programme (TIP) 2012

Interested applicants may click on the link below:
https://moe.wufoo.eu/forms/application-for-teaching-internship-programme-2012/

Geography Careers Talk 2012

Dear Geography Majors,

Each year, many Geography majors wonder what career paths are open to them! The Geography Career Talk provides you with some precious insights into the ‘tracks and pathways’ undertaken by young and successful alumni.
We are pleased to welcome all majors to attend the Geography Career Talk 2012 on Wednesday 22 February 2012 4-6pm, LT11 (note that this is during the one-week vacation break). Four alumni will be talking about “how Geography was useful in their job search” and “how geography continues to be relevant in their everyday work”. We are still confirming our alumni speakers right now, but the possible organizations they come from include:
·         Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts
·         Housing and Development Board
·         Nokia (Location and Commerce) [Formerly “NAFTEQ”]
·         Ernst and Young

There is no need to register for this event, just come along and bring your friends along too (non-GE majors also welcome, so please let them know of the event)!  A lovely buffet spread is available at 6pm outside LT11.

All the very best, and see you at this event!

Regards, TC
Dr T.C. Chang, Vice Dean (Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences);
Associate Professor (Geography), National University of Singapore.

Season Greeting

NUS Geographical Society wishes everyone 新年快乐，学业进步

Deanery Connect with Undergraduates - 6 Feb 2012

To register for the above event – please click HERE!

Deadline for registration will be on 5 Feb 2012.
For further queries, please email Mrs Gayathry Devi at gdevi@nus.edu.sg.

New e-learning module on Oral Presentation Skills for students

Dear all,

We are writing to share with you about our new e-learning module on Oral Presentation Skills for students (http://emodule.nus.edu.sg/presentation-skills/part1/).  This pilot e-module, "Preparing for Successful Oral Presentations", is the first of a 4-part series, developed by CDTL in collaboration with CELC and is aimed at providing a self-assessed e-learning module for students to learn useful techniques and strategies in Oral Presentations.

The following learning activities are included in the e-module:

- A structured and organized module that promotes self-directed learning and allows students to learn at their own pace and convenience;

- Videos of the workshop delivered by the Module Speaker, Mr Patrick Gallo, Associate Director/CELC;

- Self-tests or exercises to encourage students to reflect and practise the learning points;

- A feedback mechanism that allows students to direct any question about oral presentations to the Module Speaker; and

- Summary notes and resources such as presentation slides, answers to self-tests and links to other related oral presentation skills videos.

Please share about this e-module with your students or interested colleagues.

Thank you.

CDTL e-module project team

Essay Clinic: Writing the Right Way

Welcome back to NUS for semester 2 of AY2011/2012!

NUS Geographical Society is organizing an Essay Clinic for all Geography Majors. Come and join in the discussion on how to write better essays and improve your essay writing skills! Hear from three professors with different research interests and raise your essay-related questions. Specially catered to your specific interest, there will be 2 sessions, Human Geography and Physical Geography, for you to choose from.

Human Geography Session

Date: 19th January 2012, Thursday

Time: 3pm-5pm

Venue: Earth Lab (AS2/0203)

Professors present: A/P TC Chang, A/P Godfrey Yeung, Dr. Carl Grundy-Warr

Physical Geography Session

Date: 20th January 2012, Friday

Time: 2pm-4pm

Venue: Honours Room (AS2/0302)

Professors present: A/P Alan Ziegler, Prof Robert Wasson, Dr. Grahame Oliver, A/P James Terry

Interested? Click HERE to send in your questions related to writing academic and exam essays and confirm your attendance NOW! Attendance is on a first-come-first-served basis; there will be a maximum capacity of 40. For any questions, please email togeogsoc.majorswelfare@gmail.com.  So hurry and confirm your attendance by 17th January 2012. See you there! 

Stories Behind Singapore Streets

Dear NUS Geographers,

Even wonder why certain streets have certain names? A/P Victor R Savage will be giving a talk on Singapore street names. 

Friday, 13 Jan 2012

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Possibility Room, Lvl 5, National Library Building

Geog Soc's Sports Day 2012

Hello all Geographers,

WELCOME BACK TO SCHOOL!! :) 

For a start, the Geog Soc would like to cordially invite you to join us in 

Geog Soc's Sports Day 2012! 

Join in the fun with our Captains' Ball and Ultimate Frisbee competitions on
Date: 20th January 2012,
Time: 4pm to 7pm
Place: Multi-Purpose Field 2

Just grab a team of 5 and sign up with us today HERE!

Registration ends 16th January, 2359. 

For more information, please feel free to contact us at 

Jocelyn: 97225956 

Shaun: 96513090 

or email us at: nusgeographicalsociety@gmail.com

We look forward to seeing you at Sports Day 2012! :) 

Download your indemnity form at bit.ly/Indemnity2012