The packed lobby at South Wing, Kuala
Lumpur campus on the second day of the Clubs
Day event
A member of the Peer Counselling Group,
(a UCSI University registered society),
briefs a student interested in joining the
group
Students at North Wing, Kuala Lumpur
Campus signing up for their favourite clubs
Kuala Lumpur, 19 January 2010
- UCSI University recently held their Clubs Day, in
conjunction with the recent intake of students. The
Clubs Day, held every semester after student orientation,
is a two-day event held in both the North and South
Wings of the Kuala Lumpur campus, to introduce new students
to clubs, societies and student associations, to help
integrate them into their new campus life.
According to Student Council Vice-President, Jessie
Lim Yu Min, the Clubs Day give an opportunity for clubs
and student associations to promote themselves to the
campus community. “Not only do they get to recruit new
members, but they are also able to showcase their past
events and awards to the University community,” she
says. New students are also able to choose membership
into a wide variety of clubs and associations, depending
on their hobbies or favourite activities.
Jessie Lim also says that joining clubs provides students
with a holistic approach towards education. “Students
are encouraged to not only excel in their academics,
but also in extra-curricular activities, which develop
leadership skills.” According to the Student Council
Vice-President, by joining clubs and student associations,
students are also able to tap into their hidden talents,
and be able to work as a team.
The University takes seriously the need for students
to gain experience, and learn from out-of- the traditional
classroom. The University’s Centre for Learning Excellence,
together with the Student Affairs Office, is collaborating
to implement a new course called the Extracurricular
Learning Experience. The course aims to give students
experiential learning, enabling them to gain pertinent
soft skills, articulate ideas, develop strategic planning
and evaluation skills, all of which are important for
life after the University. The course allows students
to accumulate points throughout 3 semesters, based their
membership in clubs, societies or associations, and
their participation in events.
Meanwhile, the Student Council aims to organise more
events to involve the University community. Their activities
lined up for 2010 include Prom Night, the second installment
of UCSI’s Got Talent, Intra and Inter-Faculty
Sports Tournament, Fiesta Numero Uno, which combines
a flea market, fashion show and street carnival all
in one, and the Sports Carnival, which is running currently.
See the video of the Welcome Ceremony for new students
at UCSI University at the sidebar.
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28 January 2010
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