Putting Their Best Feet Forward

Earlier this year, the Ministry of Health announced the Healthier SG initiative, to manage the challenges of Singapore’s ageing population and improve health outcomes. 

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a blueprint for people, the planet, and prosperity, and are intended to be achieved by 2030. 

It was homecoming at long last for alumni who gathered in-person, together with their families as well as students and staff, at this year’s Kent Ridge Alumni Family Day on 13 August. 

Decked out in their grooviest digs, close to 800 alumni returned to NUS’ Bukit Timah Campus on 2 July for a Disco Fiesta full of fun, laughter and joyful reminiscence. Organised by NUS Alumni Relations and co-hosted by NUS Law and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), this year’s Bukit Timah Homecoming was graced by Guest-of-Honour, NUS Chancellor President Halimah Yacob (Law ’78).

Dr Noorman Abdullah (Arts & Social Sciences ’02, MSocSci ’05) is a Senior Lecturer and the Assistant Dean (External Relations & Student Life) within the Department of Sociology & Anthropology and the Department of Malay Studies at the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS). His research interests include religion and society; race relations; decolonial pedagogies; and sensory studies.  

Outgoing NUS Alumni Advisory Board Co-Chairperson Mr Johnny Tan Khoon Hui (Science ’82) and new Co-Chairperson Mr Seah Cheng San (Engineering ’82, MBA ’92) reflect on why a united alumni community matters, how they have worked to strengthen it, and what lies ahead.  

A traditional Chinese tea appreciation event with alumni proved to be a veritable a treat for the senses.

Three panel discussions and a networking dinner facilitated the exchange of thoughts and opinions from a broad range of academics, thought leaders and alumni.