On 28 June, NUS Senior Alumni met and interacted with internationally acclaimed poet and academic, Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo (Arts ’56). Prof Thumboo took the audience on a journey through the history of Singapore – using his poems as “doors” to create the continuing journey of ‘One Nation, One People, One Singapore’.  Prof Thumboo has won numerous awards and accolades, and his poetry is being studied by international and local scholars. The audience was treated to intimate insights into his childhood and growing years, as well as to his reading and expounding of his selected poems.

On the tea session held on 26 July, Associate Professor Alexandre Chan (Public Health ’11), Deputy Head of NUS Department of Pharmacy, shared the latest research findings on cancer and its treatment in his talk on ‘Cancer Myths Debunked – Facts from Research’.  It was a valuable educational session bringing senior alumni up to date with cancer medication and their side effects, both cognitive and physical. The audience had the opportunity to interact with a specialist who is both a medical doctor as well as a pharmacist. 

Annually, the President of Building & Estate Management Alumni (BEMA) Dr Teo Ho Pin (Building ’85) hosts the BEMA Fundraising Golf and Appreciation Dinner as an opportunity for the alumni to network, connect and meet friends and business associates from the industry.

This year, the Fundraising Golf and Appreciation Dinner was held at Warren Golf & Country Club on 13 June. Although the Golf segment met with inclement weather, it did not dampen the mood of the participants and donors. $90,000 was raised for needy students to provide them with bursaries, essentials such as textbooks and enrichment programmes.

“Besides assisting our vulnerable families financially, it is also important to invest in the lives of our children as part of holistic assistance. I thank our donors for making this possible”, said Dr Teo.