college life e-news (issue 2: 2013)

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Issue No: 2 (2013)

Features

Young leaders of tomorrow!

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ACHIEVEMENTSSTUDENT

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Moulding Young Leaders (page 2)

(page 4)

Celebrating International

Womens Day

COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT

Hands for Palestine Drive (page 4)

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ACHIEVEMENTSSTUDENT

EXPERIENCE

PLACEMENT

HIGHLIGHTS

LEARNING AT

COLLEGE

Moulding Young Leaders (page 2)

(page 4)

Celebrating International

Womens Day

COMMUNITY

ENGAGEMENT

Hands for Palestine Drive (page 4)


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TeambuildingactivityatCamp5

Testingtheraftthey built on water

Teamsworkedtogethertobuildaraft

PartoftheobstaclecourseactivityatDusunEcoResort

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(CultureNight

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competenceamongstleaders

Moulding Young Leaders

STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Close to 300 students from both Taylors

College Subang Jaya (TCSJ) and Sri Hartamas

(TCSH) campuses participated in a camp for

leaders, organised by their respective

extra-curricular departments. The leadership

camps were aimed at moulding strong leaders

with an emphasis on people management,

project management and teamwork.

Leaders from different clubs and societies inTCSH had gathered for their Leadership

Camp 2013 at Dusun Eco Resort in Pahang,

whilst leaders from TCSJ had undergone

their training at Camp5, One Utama and the

Learning Hub at TCSJ.

Leaders are made, they are not born, Vince Lombardi

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SAM TCSJ Mooting Team Wins Again!

TCSJs International Student Awardedwith Scholarship from The Universityof Melbourne

ACHIEVEMENTS

Hurrah for the winning team!

From L-R: Mrs Hoe Li Lin [Principal, SAM TCSJ), Ms Wendy Foo Siew Shya

(Lecturer - Legal Studies), Marcus Wong Soon Jie, Chua Siew May,Sharlynn Das Arulanandam and Ms Choo Oi Mei (Head of Department (Business)]

One of the winners for theAdvocacy Award

Airini Binti Ab Ghani

Congratulations are in order for Lee Min Gu, an international student

from Korea, who was recently awarded the International

Undergraduate Merit Scholarship (50% fee remission on the course

tuition fees) from The University of Melbourne to pursue Bachelor

of Commerce. Min Gu was a graduate from the CAL programme in

TCSJ and was awarded due to his excellent results.

Congrats Min Gu on your outstanding achievement!

The mooters from South Australian

Matriculation (SAM) TCSJ team has

done it again! For the second year

running, the SAM TCSJ team emerged

champion of the Bond University

Mooting Competition, against Sunway

College in the finals.

The winners for the competition will beawarded 40% off the tuition fees to

pursue the Law degree at Bond

University. Two other students from

Taylor's College were also awarded the

Advocacy Award each [Audrey Seetha

Isaac (Cambridge A Levels, TCSH) and

Airini Binti Ab Ghani (South Australian

Matriculation, TCSJ)]. This award was

presented to students who have

demonstrated a high level of

understanding and skills.

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International Womens DayCelebrated at TCSJ

The High Flyers Club of TCSJ had organised a Hope For Palestine

Donation Drive week. As a continuation from last years campaign,

the donation drive seeks to not only collect funds for Palestine but

also served as a platform to create awareness amongst Taylors Collegestudents and educate them on the issues that surrounds Palestine.

Congratulations to the committee members for such a successful event!

Fund-raising activities held throughout the campaign

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Celebrated globally, International Womens Day is a

celebration to not only commemorate the achievements

of women all around the world but to also inspire women

and men alike.

TCSJ is no exception, Cambridge A Level students

put together an International Women's Day Campaign

themed Real Men Respect Women. The event saw

guest speakers from non-profit organisations Pusat

KOMAS, Jumble Station and Men Alive.

Hands For Palestine Donation DriveRaised RM3300

Guest speakers (from L-R): Ms Maryanne

Tan, founder of Jumble Station, Mr Fong

Siew Keong, chairman of Men Alive, Ms

Lena Hendry, programme coordinator

Pusat KOMAS and Mr Adrian, volunteer

Jumble Station

Fund-raising activities and

collection of second-hand

items for single parents

throughout the campaign

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Sociological Issues Conferenceby CAL TCSJ Students

LEARNING AT COLLEGE

CAL students of TCSJ from the June 2012 intake jointly organised a

conference on sociological issues. Spearheaded by their Sociology teacher,

Dr Ng Peng Lan, the students were grouped into nine research project

teams and were given diverse topics to present.

The conference served as a platform to present their

research and findings, test their depth of knowledge andunderstanding on the topic, and work together as a

team. As a motivation to all groups, an award was also

presented at the end of the conference for the Best

Group Research Project Award.

Four groups of students from the CAL (TCSJ)

programme showcased their depth of comprehension

in the given topic (Theory of Demand) by

presenting their ideas and views through video

presentations, mind-maps and attractive posters.

The presentation was observed by Ms Arlene

Corrigan, the Principal of CAL at TCSJ and her

colleagues from CAL.

Ms Chian Chom Fon, CAL Economics teacher

giving her feedback to the student presenters.

The happy winners.

From L-R: Dr. Ng Peng Lan (Sociology teacher), Geraldine, Chien Yin,

Eugene Hoh, Jie Sheng, Kyle Chan and Ms Arlene Corrigan (Principal,

CAL TCSJ)

A student presenter during

one of the sharing sessions

Showcasing Economics

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An Insight into Robinson College,University of Cambridge

PLACEMENT HIGHLIGHTS

UK Mini Fair 2013

Taylors College welcomed Dr Chris Warner of Robinson

College (University of Cambridge) earlier this year. Students

received first-hand information with regards to the courses

offered, the unique Oxbridge system of colleges and its

student life as well as the interview procedures information

that are most valuable to any interested applicant.

A total of 35 universities and institutions

from the United Kingdom had visited TCSJ

for the UK Mini Fair 2013. Held annually by

Taylors Placement Centre, this fair served

as a platform for students to engage with

the universities representatives and learn

more about what the universities of their

choice has to offer.

Counselling sessions also took

place at the Learning Hub

A student interacting with a

representative from the

University of Reading

Young hopefuls keen to enter theUniversity of Cambridge

Subang Jaya Campus:No.1, Jalan SS15/8, 47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

(T) +603 - 5636 2641 (F) +603 - 5634 5209

Sri Hartamas Campus:

62 Jalan Sri Hartamas 1, Sri Hartamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

(T) +603 - 6203 0168 (F) +603 - 6203 0198

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