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By Smith Leong
IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED
• Students studied really hard to get into one of Singapore’s most prestigious school – National University of Singapore a.k.a NUS.
• Orientation camps were organised with the intention to welcome and introduce freshmen to NUS community
• Some students said they attended the camps to make friends, but instead felt pressured to take part in increasingly sexualised activities.
• This isn’t the first time such news has appeared in the media and neither is it the first university. And probably won’t be the last either.
WHY NOT?
Well, as much as my memory serves me, this issue has been on the news more than once and nothing seems to have changed over the years. According to trustable source, an e-mail was sent from a professor after this news broke-out.
TL;DR – The prof only sounded “disappointed” because they were caught.
Dear Students
NUS ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES
1. The National University of Singapore (NUS) takes an extremely serious view of the recent media reports and feedback received on instances of offensive and inappropriate orientation activities.
2. Orientation is intended to welcome and introduce freshmen to the NUS community. The University expects that orientation activities are carried out in ways that fully respect the dignity of all participants, regardless of gender. Our students, particularly freshmen, must feel safe, secure and respected at all times during orientation. If any student elects to opt out of an orientation activity, his or her decision must be respected and adhered to.
3. NUS does not condone any behaviour or activity that denigrates the dignity of individuals. In particular, any sexual innuendo or connotation is deemed improper.
4. Every year, before the start of the orientation period at NUS, the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) conducts briefing sessions for students involved in organising and leading orientation activities. The attendees would include student orientation leaders from NUS Students’ Union, Clubs, Societies, Freshmen Orientation Committees, project directors, and Junior Common Room Committees of Halls of Residence.
5. During these sessions, OSA would go through the do’s and don’ts of orientation. It would be mandatory for students to go through the materials, which cite examples of inappropriate activities. The list of banned activities would be clearly conveyed and students would be made aware that offenders would face strong disciplinary action.
More at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2016/07/this-is-why-nus-annual-sex-camp-will.html
IF YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED
• Students studied really hard to get into one of Singapore’s most prestigious school – National University of Singapore a.k.a NUS.
• Orientation camps were organised with the intention to welcome and introduce freshmen to NUS community
• Some students said they attended the camps to make friends, but instead felt pressured to take part in increasingly sexualised activities.
• This isn’t the first time such news has appeared in the media and neither is it the first university. And probably won’t be the last either.
WHY NOT?
Well, as much as my memory serves me, this issue has been on the news more than once and nothing seems to have changed over the years. According to trustable source, an e-mail was sent from a professor after this news broke-out.
TL;DR – The prof only sounded “disappointed” because they were caught.
Dear Students
NUS ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES
1. The National University of Singapore (NUS) takes an extremely serious view of the recent media reports and feedback received on instances of offensive and inappropriate orientation activities.
2. Orientation is intended to welcome and introduce freshmen to the NUS community. The University expects that orientation activities are carried out in ways that fully respect the dignity of all participants, regardless of gender. Our students, particularly freshmen, must feel safe, secure and respected at all times during orientation. If any student elects to opt out of an orientation activity, his or her decision must be respected and adhered to.
3. NUS does not condone any behaviour or activity that denigrates the dignity of individuals. In particular, any sexual innuendo or connotation is deemed improper.
4. Every year, before the start of the orientation period at NUS, the Office of Student Affairs (OSA) conducts briefing sessions for students involved in organising and leading orientation activities. The attendees would include student orientation leaders from NUS Students’ Union, Clubs, Societies, Freshmen Orientation Committees, project directors, and Junior Common Room Committees of Halls of Residence.
5. During these sessions, OSA would go through the do’s and don’ts of orientation. It would be mandatory for students to go through the materials, which cite examples of inappropriate activities. The list of banned activities would be clearly conveyed and students would be made aware that offenders would face strong disciplinary action.
More at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2016/07/this-is-why-nus-annual-sex-camp-will.html
