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As an alumnus, one of the best ways to give back is to share your experiences and to provide valuable industry advice to your juniors. Join us in engaging and connecting with our Senior Year students at the inaugural Get R.E.A.L. Conference & Networking Dinner 2017. Your presence and advice will make a difference to these graduating students, our future alumni! Click on the banner above for more information.
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24th february 2017 - launch of smu peer helpers alumni group
they lend a listening ear to their peers
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30th march 2017 - launch of marketing & communications alumni group
Welcoming the latest Alumni Group to the family
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alumni career & professional development Programme
What to expect in 2017
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| SMU Peer Helpers are passionate undergraduates who care for their peers. They undergo rigorous training on helping skills in order to support counsellors from the Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness Centre. They lend a listening ear and provide emotional support to their peers during times of need, and act as a bridge between the counsellors and the larger SMU community. Those who have graduated have expressed how the skills learnt have translated into useful tools at their workplace. Many continue to return to train their juniors. Their time spent peer helping has created strong bonds amongst them, and they have now decided to form the SMU Peer Helpers Alumni Group to strengthen connections for the longer term. The Group will be launched on 24th February 2017, becoming the 32nd Alumni Group to be formed. |
The marketing and communications functions have been undergoing vast transformations with the advent of digital technology, social media, and analytics. Marketing communications and technology have merged making it both challenging and exciting, and opening career pathways for many SMU alumni from different disciplines. Building a steady career and an influential network is easier with strong links with other alumni in the field. To bring like-minded alumni together to connect and share knowledge and experiences, we are proud to announce the formation of the Marketing and Communications Alumni Group. If you are in advertising, public relations, marketing, media, digital engineering and planning, and analytics, we welcome you to join the Group. It will give you access to a plethora of networking opportunities and keep you updated with industry intelligence. For young alumni, it will assist you in building a foundation for a career in marketing and communications. The 33rd Alumni Group will be launched on 30th March 2017. |
To serve the growing learning and training needs of alumni, OAR conducted a survey in late 2016 seeking inputs from our alumni. We hear you! In 2017, with your needs in mind, we have designed an enhanced Professional Development Series. Aside from existing offerings of professional development talks, workshops, and fireside chats, we are pleased to introduce SMU Academy’s wide array of courses focusing on financial services, technology & intelligent systems, human capital, management & leadership, etc. SMU Academy is a single and integrated entity serving as the face of SMU’s professional continuing education. Alumni will enjoy 30% off selected courses offered by the Academy. Starting from this issue, we have included a new column below dedicated to meeting your professional and career development needs. Find out how you can enrich yourself at courses conducted by your favourite professors, and talks by fellow alumni and other experts in the coming months. |
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| spotlight on alumni entrepreneurs |
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SMU alumnus and entrepreneur Lester Chan left a successful career in banking in 2008 to pursue his dream of managing his own business. He founded BeaconRock dealing with private equity and venture capital assets. Over the years, the startups he mentored have won awards at the prestigious Asia Venture Challenge. With over a decade of consulting and investing in the value chain from startups to listed companies in Asia, Lester shares his thoughts on entrepreneurship, on his vision to strengthen the SMU MBA entrepreneurs' network, and on energising the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Lester is also an adjunct faculty at LKCSB.
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"Be willing to work for your dreams. Integrity comes before money and success." - Lester Chan
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Ashley Liew at SEA Games 2015 Marathon - photo credit Sum Chee Ming
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| inspiring alumnus |
| Ashley liew (bSocSc, 2012) |
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"It is not always about the medals, but also the things you do in between." - Ashley Liew
When SMU alumnus Ashley Liew slowed down in the SEA Games marathon in 2015 to allow his fellow competitors who mistakenly took a wrong route to catch up, he did not expect that his “little” act would attract international recognition. Ashley became the first Singaporean to be awarded the Pierre de Coubertin World Fair Play Trophy in 2016, in the "Act of Fair Play" category. Ashley attributed his success to the values inculcated whilst at SMU. He shares with us the lessons learnt in his life journey, his passion for chiropractic, and his motivation and inspiration for marathon running.
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Thinking about what to do this weekend? How about listening to wonderful music by Natasha and Ben from SoundFoundry Alumni Group & enjoy A MEAL AND DRINK ON THE HOUSE by your alumni bistro B3! Come down to The Basement @ SMU Concourse this Saturday 18th February from 7 to 9 pm and enjoy One Main (Selected Menu) + One Drink for each alumni. Terms & Conditions apply.
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Alumni Homecoming @ Patron's Day 2017 on 20th January at B3 Bistro. View more photos.
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SMU Mama Meet-Up by SMU Women Alumni Group on 7th January 2017
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ALUMNI PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SERIES
Career Transition - Are You Ready To Take The Leap?
A mid-life career switch may be your chance to finally live your dreams and land the job that you love. But are you ready to take the leap? If you are, but do not know how, this workshop on 2nd March is just for you! Find out how to weigh the high stakes involved in switching careers, professions, or industries.
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Your alumni bistro B3 at SMU Concourse (below SIS Building, next to Big Steps) is now serving piping hot meals all day long! Open from 11am to 9.30pm, fill your tummies with mouth-watering burgers, healthy salads, savoury pastas, yummy fries and more, at any time of the day. See you there!
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SMUAA Annual General Meeting on 24th March 2017 - Stand for elections to join the 8th Executive Commitee and strategise in the building of a cohesive SMU alumni community. Submit your nomination forms by 17th February 6pm.
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SMU CIRCLE is a monthly enewsletter brought to you by the SMU Office of Alumni Relations. Read about the latest developments at the University, find out more about upcoming events, hear from your fellow alumni and stay connected to the SMU Community of alumni, students, faculty and staff. For information regarding SMU CIRCLE, email valeriekoh@smu.edu.sg
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