Dr Daniel JewDirector of Studies, Aug 2019

Welcome CAPTains!

To find out more about them, do visit: http://capt.nus.edu.sg/people

Welcome Freshmen, and welcome back Seniors.This semester we welcome three facultymembers, including our new Master, Assoc ProfGary Tan. We have four all-new ReadingGroups on Mental Wellness, Diverse SingaporeFamilies, Chances in Life, and a special ReadingGroup on Painting the Streets with Artist-in-Residence, Mr Rudy Kistler. Look out too forevents involving our visitors from Myanmar, DrMichael Haynes and Ms Celine Margontier-Haynes.

WELCOME TO CAPT!We welcome three new faculty members to the CAPT family this academic year.

Assoc Prof Gary Tan joins us as the new Master of CAPT. He has been

lecturing in the School of Computing since the 90s and has a lot of experienceworking with students in his previous roles as Resident Fellow and Master, and inhis current role as Vice Dean of Student Life at the School of Computing.

Dr Lavanya Balachandran is a Sociologist working on

issues of social mobility and social inequality in Singapore.She will be co-teaching in UTC2403 Citizenship in aChanging World and also co-convening a new ReadingGroup on Singapore families this semester.

Ms Lynne Yang was working with an international not-for-profit organization

promoting cloud security and awareness as a Research Analyst before she joinedCAPT. She will be co-convening the Chances in Life Reading Group and also co-leading the STEER Nepal trip this semester.

The RC Scholarships help recognise academic excellence amongst students who help provideintellectual leadership in the College’s formal and informal curriculums. Congratulations to thesuccessful applicants for this academic year.

RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES SCHOLARSHIPS

CAPT HONOUR ROLL

The College is pleased to announce the inaugural CAPT Honour Roll. The Honour Rollrecognises CAPTains who have contributed consistently to UTCP modules, helping to create avibrant learning environment within the classroom. Amongst the Honour Roll recipients, one ortwo outstanding students each year will go onto the Master’s Honour Roll.

Honour Roll recipients must complete the UTCP, score well in a number of UTCP modules,and provide peer leadership in class in a way that enhances learning for others.Congratulations to the inaugural CAPT Honour Roll recipients for Academic Year 2018/2019.

Master’s Honour Roll:• Lewin Abdiel Low Wen Zhong

Honour Roll:• Benedict Yu Cheng En• Carissa Cheow• Chan Si-En Esther• Chew Si Jing

• Nicholas Kho Ming Jun• Sabharwal Sachi• Sim Jo Jeen, Georgia• Tan Rongjun, Daryl• Tan Zheng Hao, Marcus• Tan Zhi Zheng, Varen• Teo Faith

• Ang Jing Wei• Choo Jia Ying• Joshua Tan Yin Feng• Lim Jia Wei, Winston• Lim Minghan Justin• Muhammad Shadman Ishraq• Natalie Liew Yun Shan• Ng Wen Wei Victoria

To find out more about available scholarships, do visit:http://utown.nus.edu.sg/apply/financial-aid-and-scholarships/#scholarships

• Clarissa Choo Kai Li• Nicholas Kho Ming Jun• Oh Shi Ming Natasha• Teo Kang Zheng, Ernest• Zhang Keyan

First session on Thursday, 29 Aug, 6-8pm, SR5

Find out more and sign up at http://capt.nus.edu.sg/current-students/reading-groups

READING GROUP: MENTAL WELLNESS: UNDERSTANDING DIVERSE APPROACHES

What is mental wellness? How do we define‘(ab)normal’ mental wellness? How do communitiesacross different countries and cultures achieve mentalhealth and resilience? How do the government, societyand family contribute to mental wellness? ThisReading Group explores the key concepts andapproaches to mental wellness across disciplines,ideologies and cultures. We will examine the differentperspectives to appreciate the mental health landscapeat the global, local and individual levels.

READING GROUP: DIVERSE SINGAPORE FAMILIESFirst session on Tuesday, 27 Aug, 4-6pm, SR6

Contact: Ms Sue Chang-Koh (rc3scsf@nus.edu.sg) & Dr Lavanya Balachandran (lavanyab@nus.edu.sg)

Contact: Ms Wong Soon Fen (rc3wsf@nus.edu.sg) &

Dr Linda Matar (linda@nus.edu.sg) Dr Linda Matar & Ms Wong Soon Fen

Dr Lavanya Balachandran & Ms Sue Chang-Koh

How would you define ‘family’? Who would you say is in your family? The increasingtrends toward cohabitation, same-sex couplehood, divorce, remarriage and singlehoodhave led to the emergence of diverse family patterns and changes in family life insocieties in many parts of the globe. This Reading Group aims to reflect on thedefinition of the traditional nuclear family consisting heterosexual married parents andtheir biological children, as well as examine some of the shifts in family life by takingstock of various configurations of familial relationships, using Singapore as a case-study. In so doing, it seeks to investigate some of the public policy and on-the-groundchallenges in addressing these changing experiences of family within society.

First session on Wednesday, 28 Aug, 4-6pm, SR6

READING GROUP: CHANCES IN LIFE

We take chances every day. There is a risk the train won’tarrive on time, that we lose in a computer or sports game,or that we crash while riding a scooter. Our savings andinvestments may gain or lose value. Together with AssocProf Yap Von Bing from the Department of Statistics &Applied Probability, this Reading Group looks at thereasoning involved when encountering such every dayrisks. The basics of estimation – and visualisation – oflikelihood will be introduced in a friendly way, welcomingto non-mathematics majors.

Contact: Assoc Prof Greg Petersen (greg.petersen@nus.edu.sg)

Street art is among the biggest cohesive art movementsexploding all around the world today. From urban graffiti toaward-winning commissioned pieces, street art has broughtaesthetics out of private galleries and museums into the publicdomain to amuse and disturb. The latest incarnation, 3Dinteractive art, is being fuelled by the boom in internationaltravel, the ubiquity of smartphones (and smart cameras), andthe connectivity of social media. This Reading Group willprovide students with some of street art’s historical andscientific underpinnings. Students will explore some of thesocial and theoretical aspects of the movement. Mostimportantly, students will participate in practical demos andcollaborative creations with Rudy Kistler.

Contact: Miss Lynne Yang (lynne.yang.xinglin@nus.edu.sg)

Ms Lynne Yang (left), Assoc Prof Yap

Von Bing (right) & Dr Daniel Jew

(bottom)

Assoc Prof Greg Petersen & Mr Rudy Kistler

First session on Monday, 2 Sep, 7-9pm, SR5READING GROUP: IN 3D: PAINTING THE STREETS (LITERALLY)

Schedule:Week 4, 2 Sep (with Prof Greg)

Week 5, 9 Sep (with Prof Greg)Week 6, 16 Sep (with Prof Greg)Week 8, 7 Oct (with Rudy Kistler and Prof Greg)

Week 9, 14 Oct (with Rudy Kistler and Prof Greg)

Week 10, 21 Oct (with Rudy Kistler and Prof Greg)

AND a minimum of 4 hrs working

with Rudy Kistler

Find out more and sign up at http://capt.nus.edu.sg/current-students/reading-groups

CAPT RESEARCH FORUM

14 SEPTEMBER 2019

ACADEMIC VISITORS THIS SEMESTER

Rajiv Khandelwal is the founder and CEO of Aajeevika Bureau, a

public service organisation in Rajasthan, India that provides services

and support to thousands of rural migrant workers who enter urban

and industrial areas for work. Aajeevika Bureau is widely known for

its empowering interventions in the area of legal aid, skilling,

financial inclusion, health care and collective action among migrant

workers and their communities. Its knowledge, research and policy

outputs have contributed richly to India’s discourse on informal work

and labour migration.

CAPT Research Forum, one of the flagshipevents of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, willhave its second run this year on the theme of"Contextualising Vulnerability & Well-being: Building Inclusive Communities inResearch and Practice". This research forumwill provide a platform for current andformer College students to present theirwork along with scholars and practitioners fromthe relevant research fields.

Scan on the QR code to complete registration.

Rajiv comes to us with more than 30 years of development practice and thought

leadership. He studied at the prestigious Institute of Rural Management, Anand in India

and has attended academic programmes at the Harvard Kennedy School and INSEAD.

He’s a distinguished Fellow of the Ashoka community and the India Social Entrepreneur

of the Year awarded by the World Economic Forum. Rajiv and the Aajeevika Bureau has

been a long-term partner of the CAPT STEER India programme since 2014. During his

visit this semester (13-20 September) he will be involved in the Research

Forum and STEER Nepal programmes.

ACADEMIC VISITORS THIS SEMESTER

Reading Group. You can contactAssoc Prof Greg Petersen if youwould like to touch base with Rudy.

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE THIS SEMESTER

Mr Rudy Kistler is an internationallyrecognized 3D sidewalk chalk and muralartist. Originally working as an oilpainter, Rudy decided, after somepersuasion from others, to take his art tothe streets and make public art. He hasseveral “how to paint” videos on YouTubeand enjoys working with others in thecreation of public art works. CAPTainswill have the opportunity to observe andwork with him on multiple projectsaround CAPT and UTown from 5 to 26October 2019, especially those in the 3D

Ms Celine Margontier-Haynes is an expert in languageteaching and specialises in learner-centred pedagogy andassessment as well as curriculum design and teachertraining. She currently working as an education adviser,curriculum developer and teacher training at the InleHeritage Foundation Schools, Myanmar.

Both Dr Michael Haynes and Ms Celine Margontier-Haynes will be in CAPT in October 2019, do look out for more information closer to date!

Dr Michael Haynes has over 20 years of professionalexperience in rural development and tourism-baseddevelopment and has been working in Myanmar since2013. His philosophy is to protect cultural and naturalheritage whilst providing equitable benefits to localpopulations. His PhD research was on “ParticipatoryTourism Destination Management Planning inMyanmar: Inle Lake Case Study”.

THE CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE: PROJECTS LAST SEM.

If you’re interested in taking a Capstone for credit or in finding out more about the past projects, please visit: http://capt.nus.edu.sg/current-students/capstone

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As part of a Senior Seminar, STEER Balkans explores the conceptsand practices of post-conflict community reconstruction in thesuccessor states of ex-Yugoslavia. Over the course of 14 days, theSTEER Balkans team journeyed through Croatia, Serbia andBosnia. During the trip, the team interacted with individuals andstudents from various industries and tertiary institutions. They alsovisited various landmarks to learn about the culture and history ofthe region. These interactions and visits prompted the team tocritique and understand the post-war situation in the Balkans.

UTC2410A Reconstructing Communities: Insights from the Balkans

Four groups of CAPTains went on overseas service learning trips to China, Cambodia andover the vacation. Find out more about CAPTClouds and CAPT Kamal here:

CAPT Kamal

DESIGN Heng Yi Xiang & Nuraini Abdul Jamal | CONTENT & LAYOUT Angie Tan EDITOR Toh Tai Chong | CHIEF EDITOR Daniel Jew

OVERSEAS SERVICE LEARNING TRIPS

For more thoughtful reflections from the team, visit their blog here:

https://arclo180.wixsite.com/socialcapital

CAPTClouds