Alumni's Memory Sharing by Eugene Goh

I still remember a time when we were about to graduate. As a course representative, I requested a few of my classmates to plan out the graduation dinner for our course. They put in their hardest, but there was only one problem: We weren’t working together. At least, not quite.

There were arguments amongst each other; there was also division. Certainly, not everyone was in agreement with the other party’s decision. Still, through the thick and thin, the whole class managed to come back together, and the whole class had a graduation dinner they’ll never forget.

As the saying goes, “United we stand. Divided we fall.” It is because they decided do this together, to agree to disagree, to accept one another’s weakness, that brought the whole class, together.

Eugene Goh Dik Ern

Graduated May 2011

English Language

Countdown

Countdown, Countwon!

Let's countdown for our event! yeah! 3 days more to celebrate UTAR 10th Anniversary!


Guys, let's count down with us for our 1st coming event which is Origami Mosaic. We aim to break The Malaysia Book of Record with the title " The Largest Origami Mosaic" in Malaysia.

We are creating record since young, let's break One Together!!

Date: 26th Feb 2012 （Sunday）

Time: 10-5pm

Venue: Grand Kampar Sport Complex

Activities: Record Breaking Activity, games, sports activity, exhibition, lucky draw etc. 

Come to join us and be a part who create history with UTAR!

Our S_ccess is incomplete without "U"

Mugshot of Deputy Dean- Dr.Cheah Phaik Kin

            Dr.Cheah Phaik Kin is the advisor of the current 2012 campaigns in University Tunku Abdul Rahman for Bachelor of Mass Communication Public Relations. It has been Dr.Cheah’s third year in Utar as a respective lecturer for the Utarians. In the minds of thoughts of Dr.Cheah, the very foundation for setting up UTAR is to offer education to all. That means students who are eligible for courses will be given an opportunity to pursue their education. “I think education is a fundamental building tool towards a matured and civilised society and providing equal opportunity to everyone is essential.”Dr.Cheah adds.

               As part of her view, “Togetherness” is the team spirit. In a university, students are taking on new challenges and going through new experiences. Togetherness here signifies a strong partnership among educators, and between educators and students and parents to enrich the learning experience.

               Nonetheless, Dr.Cheah’s perception whereby face-to-face interaction is needed more in order to create better and effective “Togetherness” in our world today. Mobile communication gadgets are useful for communicating with people who are not here. “But I think we also need to place equal emphasis on those around us.” Says Dr.Cheah. Due to Dr.Cheah’s statement, Togetherness could be created through the help of our advance mobile technology in this era. On the other hand, those who are near around us or those whom able to meet face to face shall not be neglected.

               Last but not least, Dr.Cheah also added that this year's campaign is unique as we get the chance to be a part of UTAR's anniversary celebration. It is very meaningful because this university is the people's university. This university was set up with contributions from the people. And 10 years of success in providing education to all is the reason to celebrate.

Dr cheah Phaik Kin

Origami Mosaic Promotion 1

Ladies and Gentlemen, let's count down with us for our 1st coming event which is to celebrate UTAR 10th Anniversary by creating Largest Origami Mosaic in the Malaysia's history. On the event day, we will also be having fun and exciting games, exhibition, sports activities and LUCKY DRAW with interesting prizes!!!

We are creating record since young, let's break One Together!! 

The main activity for our event is to create an origami mosaic. We aim to achieve Malaysia Book of Records with proposed record title of “The Largest Origami Heart (paper-folded heart) Mosaic”. 

In this activity, participants are required to paste origami (Japanese paper art) hearts to form a picture of our Togetherness campaign logo. The estimated measurement for the mosaic is 20m (x) 20m which needs around 62500 origami hearts (8cm (x) 8cm hearts made from paper measured 15cm (x) 7.5cm) to complete the whole image. Participants will be entitled a certificate of participation together with free goodies bag on event day.

Date                            :           26^th February 2012 (Sunday)

Time                            :           10.00am- 5.00pm

Venue                          :           Grand Kampar Hotel Sport Complex, Kampar

Come to join us and be a part who create history with UTAR! 

 

UTAR 10th Anniversary Photo contest

Contest period: 20^th Feb 2012 – 9^th March 2012
Photo Submission: 10th Feb 2012 - 29th February 2012
Contest voting: 20th Feb 2012 - 9th March 2012 11.59 p.m.

Who can join: all UTAR current students from all campus, alumni and staff.

Eligibility

·         Participant may submit 1 photo related to the theme “Togetherness” in your UTAR life. (eg: together with lecturer, assignments, friends, housemates, soft skills, curriculums, events etc.)

·         The prizes will be awarded only to the participant who submits the photo instead of the people who is involved in the submitted photo.

·         All images must be submitted as JPEG files.

·         All photos must be in proper and with decent attire. Any overly exposure or nudity will be disqualified from participate the contest.

How to participate:

1.      “Like” our Facebook page- UTAR PR Campaign 2012 ~ Togetherness (Group 1)

2.      Select a photo related to the theme “Togetherness” in your UTAR life. (eg: together with lecturer, assignments, friends, housemates, soft skills, curriculums, events etc.)

3.      Send to email: prcampaignteam1@gmail.com.

Please include details below in your email:

                                I.            The title for your photo

                              II.            The participant’s name , I/C and campus from (Please stated year of graduation if you are alumni)

                            III.            Contact number and email

                          IV.            The caption/story of the photo with the best describes the feeling of Togetherness with UTAR.

                              V.            The last sentence must be include “Happy Birthday UTAR”.

4.      Share to your friends and request them “LIKE” your photo start from 20 February 2012.

5.      Please make sure you (voter) 'LIKE' our page before make the vote ( click LIKE on the photo). Any voter that never 'LIKE' our page, the vote will not be counted.

6.      Contest end on 9/3/2012 11.59 p.m.

7.       Photo with HIGHEST vote (LIKE counts) will win the Exclusive Prize which worth more than RM800.

Copyright

·         Do not submit images you did not shoot or any images downloaded from websites.

Judging/Prizes

·         Winning images will be based on the most “LIKE” they get.

·         Winning entrant’s name may appear in our PR campaign Facebook page.

·         Result will be announced at 11 March 2012.

·         Exclusive Prize will be released soon. Stay tuned!

*The Organizer reserves the right to amend or cancel the contest or these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice. Any changes will be posted on the page's wall.

** All decisions relating to the Contest are at the discretion of the Organizer and are final and no appeal or correspondence will be entered into disputing any terms or conditions of the Contest, the decision on the winning Contest Submission or on any other matters.

For more information: contact Wai Kheng 010-3705628 or June 016-5915888, email: prcampaignteam1@gmail.com

Memory Sharing : Trip down memory lane

The year of 2009 mark a new chapter of my life as I embark further on the journey of education. I was quite lucky that a few of my friends have enrolled in the same university which might be a daunting experience if I have to face it alone. Nevertheless, I soon make a list of friends whom I know can be counted on (so do I, so anything just find me but not for financial loan ya *wink) to which enabled me to cruise smoothly my Year 1 till now. My life can also be called completed after a special someone make entrance into my life and all these are totally impossible if I didn’t enroll in UTAR.

I believe that together with my jimuis or close friends, with our adventurous as well as glutinous nature, we left no nook or crack unsearched for yummy food. (credits to Yuki,Cailey, Mack,Jayremy, Frederick, Liwen, Ern Yi…and the list go on). Alternative others than outside food will be home-cook dish, a never ending source of attraction to our friends. We buy the ingredients together, prepared the ingredients together, eat together and throw rubbish by turns. It really brought us together and…WE ARE THE IRON CHEF!!! Kidding…not to mention celebration…purposely going to temple to pray so that can pass exam…LoL. Going house by house during the Mid-Autumn Festival disturbing and driving the Kampar residents nut during the final exam week is not an easy task, bet most of them cursing us the lunatics but hey, that’s the point but now we are simply Final year student with the old-so-calm and responsible look (fooling outsiders, but experiences and hurdle of life do make us mature if not wiser J ).

I really can’t wait for my graduation but it will be a bittersweet chapter of my life being together with them for more than a year but nyway enough of my long winded and never-ending story. I do hope each of you will be able to treasure memories that you formed together with your closed one, be it FRIENDS, JI MUIS’ OR HENG DAIS’, FAMILIES OR ACQUINTANCES as they formed what you are today. Thank you for being there.

Sushii Tang

PR Student

 Year 3 trimester 3

回忆分享：当我们同在一起的Prom Nite~

在一次学长的邀约下，我们 T6 决定一起参加学长举办的Prom Nite~说真的，我也不懂什么叫Prom Nite,一班同学就跟我说，：去啦，大家一起去…然后我就大胆的报名。

报名了之后，才知道他们的主题是 70 年代，每个同学都在找什么服装可以在这个event 穿，我也是头痛极了，因为我没有这类的衣服。之后，我就把我认为美的衣服拿给我的同学 Yvonne 看。（说真的，我对服装没什么讲究的）狂选一番后，我决定穿一件orange colour的裙子。我们这班女生化妆，换衣，然后就出发了。


去到prom nite,蛮害羞的…因为很多人我都不认识。然后看大家全部忙拍照，我也去凑凑热闹咯！等了一小时，Prom Nite 终于开始了。学长们在台上呈现了很多节目，看到大家眼花缭乱。之后就是跳舞，也就是全部人都要跳，跳得最好的可以成为当晚的prom king and prom queen。好害羞哦，第一次才大众这样跳舞。哈哈~


大家都玩得很开心，我学会了很多，也尝试了不少新东西。


还记得当时大家当时都是乳臭未干的小子，一转眼，大家就快毕业离开Utar 了，希望我的朋友，同学们可以有好的事业将来~爱你们噢！


Elaine Kam
PR Student
Year 3 Trimester 3