By CLARISSA LOI PUI LING Abdul Razak Mohd Kassim with his students. | Photo credit: Abdul Razak. SUBANG JAYA | Heartfelt stories and inspiring portraits of everyday Taylorians take centre stage on the Humans of Taylor’s Facebook page.
This page was founded in June by the Taylor’s University International Student Council (TUISC), and has amassed more than 1,300 likes by this month. The initiative aimed to provide a sense of perspective to Taylorians, while encouraging them to be more connected and open-minded as well. “We felt that a lot of people have inspirational stories to share, but none of them have the opportunity to voice it out,” said President of TUISC, Rayyan Muqthadi, 22. The overwhelmingly positive responses from readers since the page’s first post of Taylor’s Business School lecturer R Ratneswary V Rasiah, has floored the team, he said. “Our initial target was to hit 50-60 likes. It was shocking because we did not know how to live up to the expectations. “There was a bit of uncertainty after achieving this benchmark, and the challenge was to have another post that could match up to the success of the first one. It was bittersweet,” said Rayyan. The page’s featured profiles were selected through the team’s personal observations, and word-of-mouth. American Degree Transfer Program lecturer, Abdul Razak Mohd Kassim, who was the project’s fourth highlighted personality, hoped that his story will raise awareness about disabled individuals, while encouraging his students to take control of their lives. “Regardless of their environment or what situations they face, they need to be patient in order to handle it well. "If you can’t control yourself, even a minor thing can cause chaos,” he advised. “We hope that the Humans of Taylor’s page will be the legacy of TUISC, where it can continue to share the inspiring stories of Taylorians,” said Rayyan. Seven more inspiring posts are slated to be uploaded by the end of this year. For more inspiring reads, visit the Humans of Taylor’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/humansoftaylors.
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By LAM HOC LEON Students are seated together to listen to the life stories of the human book during the first Human Library. | Photo Credit: Taylor's University Life Skills Development SUBANG JAYA | A 26-year-old woman with a rare degenerative disease will be sharing her life story at the second Human Library on 28 and 29 September at Taylor’s University (TU).
The woman, who is 90cm tall, will talk about how the Morquio syndrome has affected her physically but not intellectually, said TU Life Skills Development Specialist Dorcas Lam Yarn Pooi. She added that another human book at the event will be a former drug abuser, who had seen and experienced what happened when drugs took over his life. Other human books will include a person living with HIV, an ex-army, a homeless person and a former alcoholic. Lam said there would be 16 human books, including two TU staffs and one student, at the event. “We will have eight human books per day,” she added. The event gives everyone an opportunity to meet and converse with human books with real life stories. The event, which is part of the Global Perspective Seminar under the SHINE Awards Program, will be held from 10am to 2pm in the Student Life Centre. Developed in Copenhagen, the concept of Human Library aims to break stereotypes and prejudices through dialogues. By ILI RUZANNA IQBAL A part of the TBS students and lecturers alongside AIM participants at the closing event on 25 May 2016. SUBANG JAYA | Taylor’s Business School (TBS) improved the marketing and budgeting aspects of businesses by women entrepreneurs under Amanah Ikhtiar Malaysia (AIM) in collaboration with Credit Counselling and Debt Management Agency (AKPK) under TBS-AKPK- AIM Community Service Project in April 2016.
Transforming businesses from micro to small industries was the focus this year involving 50 groups of 148 Accounting & Finance students working closely with AKPK on the importance of financial management. Three out of the 50 groups were featured in the closing event with a speech given by the Minister of Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development, YB Dato’ Sri Rohani Abdul Karim on 25 May. Tan Xin Yee, 20, as the leader of one of the featured groups, worked with businesswoman Mdm Prema Rajoo, who sells spices. The team proposed that she hire an agent to deliver products to customers who live far away, as well as receive pre-orders. “We suggested that she accepts pre-orders through WhatsApp, so they can pick up purchases instead of spending time waiting in line,” said Tan. Dato’ Sri Rohani hopes that this program can go on to help participants in terms of sales and employees along with improving the profitability of their businesses and financial savings. “Through this program, students can learn the strengths and weaknesses in a business and apply them practically,” said Dato’ Sri Rohani. Tan's team knows that not everything from textbooks can be applied in the real world. “This is an unforgettable and knowledgeable experience. Working with real businesswomen has made us realize that the business industry is not as easy as we thought,” added Tan. The project resulted in AIM participants having 10% savings while increasing the sales of 50 women entrepreneurs ranging from 20% to 80%. TU is proud of TBS for moulding future business leaders who are capable of handling industry-based challenges while giving back to society and the Malaysian economy positively. By LIM YUE LYNN The event poster for 2016's Scholars Annual Dinner. | Photo Credit: Remigius Woon Min Jun SUBANG JAYA | This year’s upcoming Scholars Annual Dinner will be filled with a cosy ambience with the event’s theme of ‘Secret Garden - A Night of Melody’.
“We thought about the hard work all scholars have to go through (assignments, lectures and also scholar's work), so we thought about creating a wonderful garden experience that can hopefully let Taylorians have a relaxing and memorable night with their friends,” said President of the event’s organising committee and Taylor’s Business School student, Remigius Woon Min Jun, 20. Woon added that the event would provide students with an aura of warmth and tranquility with its green, garden feel. Besides a Western buffet dinner (suitable for vegans and non-vegans), there will be performances featuring Taylor’s University Symphony Orchestra, K-GEN and other talents. “It’ll definitely be a night to be remembered as we have great food, great performances, amazing door gifts and a fantastic lucky draw contest!” said Woon. During the event, rewards and recognition will be given to Scholars Of The Year and Scholar Leaders. Though the dress code is 'smart-casual', Woon said attendees are free to style themselves in whichever outfits that complement the ‘Secret Garden’ theme. The Scholars Annual Dinner 2016 event will be held on 15 October, from 6pm to 11pm at The Grand Hall. Tickets are priced at RM35 for scholars and RM40 for non-scholars while a special price of RM330 is offered for a table of ten. “So bring all your friends and get a cheaper rate!” said Woon in jest. The Scholars Annual Dinner was initiated to serve as a platform to appreciate and recognize scholars’ contributions, besides creating an opportunity for scholars to network and bond with each other. By MUHAMMAD ALI IMRAN The official poster of the ETC Magazine's Film Festival. | Photo Credit: ETC Magazine SUBANG JAYA | Taylor's University magazine group ETC. Magazine will be hosting an all-day film festival under the tagline, 'Our Story Continues'.
The event that features screenings of the films Ola Bola and The Journey will take place on 1 October at Lecture Theatre (LT) One from 9am to 6.30pm. "We named our tagline so because of the films that we will be showing," said Film Festival Chairperson and fellow student of School of Communciation, Nur Amirah Rasyiqah, 19. "Films like Ola Bola and The Journey give us hope and faith that we can make great movies because most of our consumers do not think about it. "'Our Story Continues' with us so we have to take the initiative about it," added Amirah. She also mentioned that the casts of Ola Bola will be present during the Film Festival as special guest stars. The event will feature panel discussions with four speakers from across the moviemaking spectrum. These include founder of Red Communications Lina Tan, Kyanite TV's co-founder Jojo Struys and executive producer Michael Lim, and Malaysian YouTuber Dan Khoo. Amirah explained that the speakers are selected because they represent different aspects of the filmmaking industry. "A lot of Taylorians do not watch local movies and honestly they don't know much about local films, so we hope to make them take a chance with our film industry," she said. Tickets for the festival are priced at RM 20 and interested applicants can register online at goo.gl/forms/eoa7aK8t6kiikVhc2 |
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