WEDNESDAY, 30 APRIL – Various programmes were held in conjunction with Undergrads Day recently which was organised by Residential College Cemerlang Dinamik (Kolej CD).

Among the focus was a cooking competition in collaboration with ADABI and Petronas.

There were also sessions on skin care and beauty with Mary Kay and Zumba, besides a health talk by Herbalife.

The programme, held for the first time was intended by Kolej CD to recognise the role of women in national development.

The closing ceremony was done by the Minister of Community Development and Consumer Affairs, Datuk Hajah Jainab Datuk Seri Panglima Hj Ahmad Ayid. She was also chosen to be the first recipient for Kolej CD Women Personality. – SS (fl)

 
Source: Kolej CD

 
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TUESDAY, 29 APRIL – A group of 20 undergrads from the School of Arts (SPS) consisting of 10 who majors in Theatre under the Creative Arts Programme and 10 in Writing became pioneers in promoting theatre in education when the Theatre in Education Programme Tuaran District Level was launched for the first time recently.

The group under the supervision of SPS lecturer, Haji Shahrifuddin Zainal launched the programme at a Joint Workshop Between Undergrads and the Community at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK)Taman Ria Tuaran.

Themed ‘Art For Life’, the undergrads were required to enrol in the Theatre in Education course which is compulsory and successfully organised a special production called ‘Rezak Production’ at this workshop. The undergrads also applied theatre games as a tool and and one of the ways to teach children to learn. Many benefits were derived through theatre games; among them were that students would be more daring to communicate, be honest, think creatively and critically.

This first workshop was held in the Tuaran District and were well-received by students from six schools, in addition to gaining strong support from parents, teachers, education officials and school principals. According to the Principal of SMK Taman Ria Tuaran, Tuan Hj Said Andong, workshops such as this should be carried out more often to have an impact on the students especially those who will be sitting for their examinations.

One of the workshop participants, Marcellus Nicholsonn Sanai gave a positive comment on the organisation of the workshop. “This programme gives me inspiration in guiding me to achieve success in life and it would be great if this theatre games be extended to enable participants to appreciate the value of each game,” he said.

This art-based workshop indirectly motivated students to learn the science of life such as interacting with each other, creative and critical thinking skills and to teach students how to solve problems in the fastest way. - (fl)



Source : Siti Badariah Zainon , SPS

 

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TUESDAY, 29 APRIL – A total of 45 Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)undergrads joined the Introduction to Frisbee Game at UMS Sports Complex recently.

The programme which was conducted by a staff of UMS, Macson Enrico; had attracted UMS undergrads to know more about the game.

According to Macson, the programme aimed to introduce a variety of new activities or sports to UMS undergrads besides making Frisbee a leisure activity.

“This activity is able to fill their leisure time as well as maintain their fitness level. The idea of introducing this game is based on the commitment given by the undergrads themselves,” he added.

Meanwhile, according to UMS Sports Science lecturer, Dr. Mohamad Nizam Nazarudin; Frisbee was an activity which involved cardiovascular endurance, muscular endurance, balancing, body coordination and agility.

“This game not only gives pleasure, but it can improve your health and fitness components based on health and motor related activities besides fostering teamwork to beat an opponent,” he reiterated.

One of the programme participants, Nurul Ashikin Embok Upek believed that Frisbee was one of the sports that can give pleasure to students and to provide them with a new experience.

“My friends and I hope that this game will become popular, and can be held at a higher level,” she said.

The undergrads were exposed to the introduction and rules of the game besides practical sessions using the proper techniques. – ZMD (fl)

 
Source: School of Education and Social Development (SPPS), UMS

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TUESDAY, 29 APRIL – Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah yesterday announced the establishment of an Integrity Unit in UMS.

He clarified that this was to ensure all government servants practice an ultimate work culture with distinctive moral characteristics and ethics in the implementation of the six main thrusts on governance namely strengthening integrity, detection and confirmation, complaints management, compliance and discipline.

“Over the past year, two cases of disciplinary offenses were recorded and until April this year, one case was recorded. Thus, the establishment of this unit is to curb criminal misconduct and violation of code of conduct and organisational ethics among public servants.

“Hopefully, this Integrity Unit will contribute towards zero disciplinary cases in the future,” he said. He was speaking at the closing of the 4^th Integrity Month celebration at the Dewan Resital (Resital Hall), UMS.

He also called on UMS community to embody the nature of these four characters as the backbone of integrity; honesty, trustworthy, wisdom and delivery.

“I believe the two main adversaries of integrity namely money (the cause of corruption) and power (the cause of power abuse) can be solved by practicing these four habits in our daily routine,” he stressed.

Various activities have been organised to celebrate UMS Integrity Month which started last March. Among them were promotion competition at JSPIU level, speech competition, a lecture by Chairman of UMS Board of Directors, Tun Dato’ Seri Zaki Tun Azmi; debates and workshop in enhancing integrity among UMS staff. – MA (fl)

 

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