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Tree planting at Sungei Buloh Wetland
RVRC walks the talk on Sustainability – our student volunteers collected 80 kg of debris from the Sungei Buloh Wetland area and planted 30 trees there. Image and post credit: Mr. Lim Cheng Puay
Read MoreAction for Sustainability Symposium 2021
RVRC hosted its first Sustainability Symposium in 2015. This annual showcase of student projects from the module GEQ1917 Understanding and Critiquing Sustainability was named Action for Sustainability in 2017, to reflect the college’s aspiration for our students to tackle real sustainability problems in Singapore. During the symposium, students communicate their findings and deliberate with one…
Read MoreMaster’s Tea with Sufian Hamri
Sufian is a street artist whose work evokes a sense of interaction between surface and subject through his unique style of intervention. Using examples from his completed installations, he narrated his professional journey from engineer to artist, explained the visual cues that make each installation site specific, and shared his motivation to reinvent his artistic…
Read MoreMaster’s Tea with Edwin Koo
Edwin, a professional photographer, shared the backstory to some of his work in documenting displacement in Pakistan’s Swat valley and stories of ‘Transit’ in Singapore. He emphasized the ground realities and isolation often encountered in the creative sector, the perseverance required to translate dreams to reality, and the need to challenge and reinvent ourselves to…
Read MorePaddling 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…
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