Community Impact

The Community Impact category seeks to recognise inspiring projects that have made a significant impact in the following fields: community service (local and/or overseas), social integration, sustainability, health and well-being, and promotion of arts or sports.

Community Impact

SunNUS 2023

Distinction

NUS Students' Sports Club

Community Impact

Yogathon 2023

Merit

NUS Art of Living

Community Impact

11th Social Innovation Wing - Mindful Eating

Commendation

College of Alice and Peter Tan

Community Impact

Camp Simba

Commendation

Duke-NUS MD Programme, in conjunction with NUS Medical Society and NTU LKC

Community Impact

CSC Day XVII

Commendation

NUS Students' Community Service Club

Community Impact

Operation Orion 2023

Commendation

NUS Students' College of Design and Engineering Club (Civil Engineering Club)

Community Impact

Project ASA Ignite

Commendation

NUS Muslim Society

Community Impact

Residential College 4 Arts Night 2023

Commendation

Residential College 4

Community Impact

Sunpaddles Lazarus

Commendation

NUS Kayaking and NUS Outdoor Adventure Club

Recognition

Staff Advisor Recognition

Ms Bianca Tham Yoke Ling

NUS College (NUSC) EcoPlanet

Ms Bianca Tham has been a tremendous support to the NUS College (NUSC) EcoPlanet leadership team throughout their project planning and implementation process. She encouraged the team to try new methods of engaging students on sustainability matters whilst providing crucial grounding to the team to have feasible goals and plans. Ms Tham provided guidance and journeyed alongside the team whilst empowering the students to take the lead.

Ms Cheryl Tan

NUS College Club

Ms Cheryl Tan has been the guiding force for the NUS College Club in the transition from the University Scholars Programme to NUS College. Her unwavering support and insightful advice have been invaluable as they navigated the challenges of change. She is a pillar of strength, always around to lend a helping hand and provide the wisdom to overcome obstacles. NUS College Club is incredibly grateful for her dedication to their success.

Dr Chong Yuan Yi

NUS Chemical Sciences Society

Dr Chong has shown his unwavering commitment towards the NUS Chemical Sciences Society. He often goes the extra mile, deploying his creativity and passion to improve student life. He has been crucial in guiding the students in the planning of their events and programming, inspiring projects such as the Chemistry Peer Mentorship programme, designed to provide crucial support to Chemistry freshmen. Dr Chong is a remarkable mentor and an invaluable asset to the Society, and the students are immensely grateful for his outstanding contributions.

Mr Chua Chye Huat, Alvin

NUS Society of Social Work Students

Mr Alvin Chua is known for his exceptional dedication and the transformative influence he wields in nurturing the potential of students at the NUS Society of Social Work Students. Mr Chua is supportive of their initiatives, providing guidance and championing for their visibility. He cares for their personal wellbeing, is patient and understanding, and always reassures them of their strengths. To the Society, he has enriched their learning experience and reinforced the significance of impactful mentorship to the journey of student leadership.

Dr Ira Agrawal

NUS Art of Living

Dr Ira Agrawal has been consistent and committed in providing guidance and support to the NUS Art of Living leadership team. She leads by example and promotes ways for the team to maintain a balance between CCA commitments and school work. Dr Agrawal provides insights on optimising operations and crafting more nuanced and achievable goals, ensuring activities and programmes conducted are aligned with the objectives and vision of the club. She serves as a mentor beyond CCA matters, helping students navigate personal issues and career goals. Her contributions and guidance are greatly appreciated by the team.

Dr Justin Yeoh

NUS Civil Engineering Club

Dr Justin Yeoh is honoured by the NUS Civil Engineering Club for his guidance, wisdom and dedication to their club. Dr Yeoh's discussions with the students about the vision of the club, as well as his insights in navigating the complexities and nuances of the industry proved fruitful in facilitating the club's decision-making process as they engaged in club restructuring this past year, and propelled their interest and insights into the field of civil engineering.

Ms Lim Jia Jia

NUS Students' Science Club

Ms Lim Jia Jia has been a consistent and reliable pillar of support for the NUS Students' Science Club. Her wealth of experience ensured a smooth transition of leadership, especially during the early stages of handover. Jia Jia helped facilitate a close working relationship and trust between students, the Deanery and herself, giving student leaders deeper insight into the considerations of faculty members, resulting in meaningful discussions on matters such as faculty improvements. The Club is grateful for her patience and understanding in enabling Science Club to make a difference.

Mr Muhammad Yusuf Bin Abdul Rahman

Duke-NUS Student Council

Mr Yusuf has been extremely supportive of the Duke-NUS' Student Council. He has helped the Council to identify more efficient and effective methods of working, and to develop mutually-beneficial solutions to issues that they face. The Council wants to acknowledge that there is an endless number of things they are thankful to Mr Yusuf for and they hope he gets the due recognition he truly deserves.

Dr Seah Bee Kee, Serena

Alumni Working Group, Tembusu College

Dr Serena Seah's guidance and support has been instrumental in ensuring the smooth functioning of the Tembusu College's Alumni Working Group. Her foresight and experience helped set meaningful and realistic goals when ensuring an effective handover process. She ensures that the students' efforts are well-planned and executed, and that their hard word receives the appropriate recognition and support it deserves. Most importantly, she fosters an environment that encourages creativity and initiative, empowering them to propose new ideas and exercise leadership.

Dr Tan Poh Lin

impacT

Dr Tan Poh Lin has shown exemplary support for impacT and its members. Amidst her busy schedule, Dr Tan has taken time to attend dialogues and external field trips, which have often last long into the night. She has also enthusiastically volunteered her wisdom, contacts, and resources for students in tackling their thorniest issues. The students from impacT are immensely grateful to her for the heart that she has for the club.

A/P Woon Chih Yuan

NUS Geographical Society

A/P Woon Chih Yuan is a pillar of support and inspiration within the NUS Geographical Society. Amidst the pandemic, he took proactive measures to rebuild the society, listening attentively to student concerns and shape a resilient 57th Management Committee. Prof Woon's commitment to student autonomy is evident in his consultative approach to event planning, ensuring alignment with NUS values while fostering leadership within the committee. His unwavering support and insightful guidance have been instrumental in the society's innovative initiatives and well-being.

Campus Vibrancy

Name	Team / Organization	Citation
Inter-College Games 2023	College of Alice and Peter Tan NUS College Residential College 4 Ridge View Residential College Tembusu College Yale-NUS	The Inter-College Games 2023 brings students from the Residential Colleges together in the spirit of friendly competition to build friendships and enhance campus unity. 30 events were held over the course of 6 weeks during the 2nd Semester, including Sports, E-Sports and Mind Sports, with NUS College emerging as the overall winner for 2023.
Inter-Hall Games 2022	Eusoff Hall Kent Ridge Hall King Edward VII Hall Raffles Hall Sheares Hall Temasek Hall	The Inter-Hall Games 2022 ran for over a month from 3 January – 6 February 2023, incorporating a total of 30 sports events in an effort to promote competitive sports in NUS among the Halls of Residence community. The Overall Female Champion was Eusoff Hall, the Overall Male Champion was Temasek Hall, and the IHG 2223 Champion was Temasek Hall.
Inter-Faculty Games 2022	Business School College of Design and Engineering Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Law Faculty of Science NUS College School of Computing Sports Club Yale-NUS College Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine	The Inter-Faculty Games 2022 was organized by the NUS Students’ Sports Club in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs, with the objective of fostering inter-faculty spirit through friendly competition in 27 sporting events for the prized Tan Eng Chye Trophy. Lasting about a month from 12 August to 15 September 2022, students engaged in Sports, E-Sports and Mind Sports, with the School of Computing emerging as the final champion.
NUSSU Rag and Flag 2022	NUS Student Union NUS College of Design and Engineering Club NUS Pharmaceutical Society NUS Students’ Arts and Social Sciences Club NUS Students' Business Club NUS Students' Computing Club NUS Students' Dental Club NUS Students' Law Club NUS Students' Medical Club NUS Students' Science Club Eusoff Hall Kent Ridge Hall King Edward VII Hall Pioneer House Raffles Hall Sheares Hall Temasek Hall	The NUSSU RAG and Flag Day is an annual university tradition where students and staff rally together to give back to society. The first RAG and Flag Day since the COVID Pandemic saw about 1,600 NUS students head out to 60 locations around Singapore for Flag Day to seek donations, raising $229,686.57 for the Community Chest. 14 student groups put together elaborate and creative performances to thank the public for their donations on RAG day a few days later, with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, NUS Business School, Raffles Hall and KRaSheares awarded the Gold prize for their performances.

Name	Inter-College Games 2023
Team / Organization	College of Alice and Peter Tan NUS College Residential College 4 Ridge View Residential College Tembusu College Yale-NUS
Citation	The Inter-College Games 2023 brings students from the Residential Colleges together in the spirit of friendly competition to build friendships and enhance campus unity. 30 events were held over the course of 6 weeks during the 2nd Semester, including Sports, E-Sports and Mind Sports, with NUS College emerging as the overall winner for 2023.
Name	Inter-Hall Games 2022
Team / Organization	Eusoff Hall Kent Ridge Hall King Edward VII Hall Raffles Hall Sheares Hall Temasek Hall
Citation	The Inter-Hall Games 2022 ran for over a month from 3 January – 6 February 2023, incorporating a total of 30 sports events in an effort to promote competitive sports in NUS among the Halls of Residence community. The Overall Female Champion was Eusoff Hall, the Overall Male Champion was Temasek Hall, and the IHG 2223 Champion was Temasek Hall.
Name	Inter-Faculty Games 2022
Team / Organization	Business School College of Design and Engineering Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Faculty of Dentistry Faculty of Law Faculty of Science NUS College School of Computing Sports Club Yale-NUS College Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Citation	The Inter-Faculty Games 2022 was organized by the NUS Students’ Sports Club in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs, with the objective of fostering inter-faculty spirit through friendly competition in 27 sporting events for the prized Tan Eng Chye Trophy. Lasting about a month from 12 August to 15 September 2022, students engaged in Sports, E-Sports and Mind Sports, with the School of Computing emerging as the final champion.
Name	NUSSU Rag and Flag 2022
Team / Organization	NUS Student Union NUS College of Design and Engineering Club NUS Pharmaceutical Society NUS Students’ Arts and Social Sciences Club NUS Students' Business Club NUS Students' Computing Club NUS Students' Dental Club NUS Students' Law Club NUS Students' Medical Club NUS Students' Science Club Eusoff Hall Kent Ridge Hall King Edward VII Hall Pioneer House Raffles Hall Sheares Hall Temasek Hall
Citation	The NUSSU RAG and Flag Day is an annual university tradition where students and staff rally together to give back to society. The first RAG and Flag Day since the COVID Pandemic saw about 1,600 NUS students head out to 60 locations around Singapore for Flag Day to seek donations, raising $229,686.57 for the Community Chest. 14 student groups put together elaborate and creative performances to thank the public for their donations on RAG day a few days later, with the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Faculty of Science, NUS Business School, Raffles Hall and KRaSheares awarded the Gold prize for their performances.

Community Impact

Individual

SunNUS 2023

Yogathon 2023

11th Social Innovation Wing - Mindful Eating

Camp Simba

CSC Day XVII

Operation Orion 2023

Project ASA Ignite

Residential College 4 Arts Night 2023

Sunpaddles Lazarus

Group

Recognition

Staff Advisor Recognition

Ms Bianca Tham Yoke Ling

Ms Cheryl Tan

Dr Chong Yuan Yi

Mr Chua Chye Huat, Alvin

Dr Ira Agrawal

Dr Justin Yeoh

Ms Lim Jia Jia

Mr Muhammad Yusuf Bin Abdul Rahman

Dr Seah Bee Kee, Serena

Dr Tan Poh Lin

A/P Woon Chih Yuan

Campus Vibrancy