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Paddling for cleaner waterways
RVRC staff and students collaborated with PAssion WaVe@Jurong Lake to conduct a series of kayaking clean-up activities at Jurong Lake. 81 students and 4 staff, with their families, participated in the activities during the December vacation. Students had fun kayaking on the peaceful waters of Jurong lake, where they encountered an extensive amount of trash…
Read MoreRVRC Walk for Rice 2020 has commenced (5 Nov-13 Dec)
The RVRC community has been organizing an annual college walk across the Southern Ridges since 2016. Spanning over 8 kilometers, the walk begins at the RVRC Lawn and ends at Mount Faber. It includes the staff and students of the college – for every 300m walked by a participant, NTUC donates a bowl of rice…
Read MoreNUS News – Partnering the Community in Reforestation Efforts
In partnership with the community, NUS Ridge View Residential College is championing forest restoration efforts at the University, and beyond. It is spearheading reforestation efforts at Chestnut Nature Park, Singapore’s largest nature park. Read more here: https://news.nus.edu.sg/highlights/partnering-community-reforestation-efforts
Read MoreIndustry Dialogue with Ms. Verdayne Nunis, Chief of Staff at Microsoft Asia
Ms. Verdayne read biochemistry as an undergraduate at NUS. However, after graduating she switched paths to work with many different tech companies in Singapore, including the National Science & Technology Board and Apple. She started her own consultancy firm before moving to Microsoft in 2008 and has been the Chief of Staff for Microsoft Asia…
Read MoreChilling under the BOREALIS
Residents from RVRC Zone Borealis held their supper and movie night @ RV’s lawn. Attendees were grouped with those living on the same floor to get to know their neighbours. It was clear our Borealians enjoyed the movie with a side of star-gazing and Krispy Kreme goodness. Writeup credit: @zoneborealis Image credit: @zoneborealis and…
Read MoreIndustry Dialogue with Mr. Kenichi Shono of FAO (UN)
RVRC had the privilege to host Mr. Kenichi Shono, a Forestry Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, for an Industry Dialogue. Mr. Shono shared his experiences in sustainable forestry efforts and global forestry issues. He also elaborated on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals to provide a sustainable future…
Read MoreRVRC DanceReVo performs at the LKCNHM5 Celebrations
The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum celebrated its fifth anniversary on 5th Sept by hosting a suite of digital activities over Zoom. Dance ReVo, RVRC’s student interest group for dance, was invited to perform for the live cast of celebratory activities held at the museum. Thank you for inviting us to perform for…
Read MoreIndustry Dialogue with Mr. Juho Lee, 8 Sept
RVRC was proud to host alumnus Juho Lee (NUS Class of 2018) for an Industry Dialogue. Mr. Lee, who works as a software engineer at Twitter, shared his work experiences with two of the biggest tech companies. He included pointers on the differences between start-up and corporate companies, the challenges of working with under-defined problems,…
Read MoreRV FoRestore fighting weeds at Chestnut NP, 29 Aug
A team of five headed down to our forest restoration plot at Chestnut Nature Park on Saturday morning. It was the first Seedling Protection Activity (SPA) by RV FoRestore since March. After the long hiatus invasive climbers had smothered some of the young trees planted. The Zone B team had a good workout rescuing the…
Read MoreDialogue with Ms. Cindy Luar, 26 August
RVRC had the privilege to host Ms. Cindy Luar, Head of Asia for International Trade at Apple, for an online Dialogue with our Year One students. The highlight of the session was Cindy’s insights on international trade and its volatility amidst the US-China trade war and the pandemic. Students also benefited from a discussion about…
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