ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD The Alumni Advisory Board (AAB) guides the Office of Alumni Relations in the most effective ways of engaging alumni. The Board comprises alumni who are passionate about developing a vibrant community of alumni, and engaging them in NUS’ aspirations for the development of the University as a leading global university centred in Asia. Over the year, the Board has been active in initiating and running new and strategic projects to engage alumni. These include U@live, a monthly forum that features alumni who have been making a positive difference in society, aimed at inspiring other alumni to make a difference. AAB member Mr Viswa Sadasivan conceptualised the project and led the organising committee in running the monthly forum. Another significant project was the Inaugural Alumni Leaders Forum that brought together about 300 alumni leaders and volunteers to discuss strategies, challenges and opportunities in alumni engagement, held on 8 October 2011. This project was led by AAB member Mr Peter Tay with a committee of other AAB members that included Dr Cheah Kim Fee, Mr Jeremy Ee, Mr Koe Khoon Poh, Mr Johnny Tan, Dr Teo Ho Pin, former AAB member Mr Harry Chan and OAR Director Dr Lim Meng Kin.
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS PROGRAMME Students tend to have a strong affiliation to their faculties, schools and halls of residence. As such, Associate Directors are appointed to engage alumni of their respective faculty, school or hall of residence. In 2011, the 22 Associate Directors met with the Director of the Office of Alumni Relations every quarter to discuss challenges and opportunities for better alumni engagement.
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CLASS AMBASSADORS PROGRAMME Since 2008, Class Ambassadors have been appointed to keep alumni from their cohort connected with their alma mater. They work closely with their faculties/schools and with the Office of Alumni Relations to build a strong alumni network. They accomplish this by establishing ways to keep in touch with fellow alumni, organising gatherings and keeping alumni informed of the latest news about the University. In 2011, 145 Class Ambassadors were appointed, bringing the total number to 584 since the launch of the programme.
ALUMNI ADVISORY BOARD NUS harnesses the Board’s influence and leadership in philanthropy, student recruitment, corporate outreach, ties with the Government and advocacy vis-à-vis issues that are pertinent to the University.
Professor Tan Chorh Chuan Medicine ’83 NUS President; Chairman, NUS Alumni Advisory Board
Dr Cheah Kim Fee
Mr Jeremy Ee
Mr Koe Khoon Poh
Dentistry ’90
Engineering ’05
Pharmacy ’66
Mr Viswa Sadasivan
Mr Navtej Singh
Ms Jessica Tan
Arts & Social Sciences ’83
Arts & Social Sciences ’72
Arts & Social Sciences ’89
Mrs Tan Suan Imm Mr Johnny Tan Science ’82
Arts & Social Sciences ’60
Dr Teo Ho Pin
Mr Zainul Abidin Rasheed
Design & Environment ’85
Arts & Social Sciences ’71
Mr Peter Tay Business ’75
Dr Lim Meng Kin Medicine ’74
Director, NUS Office of Alumni Relations; Secretary, NUS Alumni Advisory Board
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