Editor’s Note
Dear Fellow Alumni,
Time flies by quickly and we are well into the third quarter of 2024. As we take charge of our continuous learning, we also need to recognise that SUSS is a powerhouse of change, where as a university, we stimulate a desire for lifelong learning and strive to be a university that encourages social good. We unleash the potential within individuals and propel them to be impactful change-makers. To begin this change, SUSS is guided by our enhanced vision of being a university that inspires learning for life and impacts lives and our mission is to achieve social good through purposeful continuous learning, applied research and impactful partnerships. We are committed towards developing the leaders of tomorrow who excel professionally and are passionate to do good for the community.
Helping your community is an opportunity for you to grow as a person, to better understand how you fit into the world around you. Why is it so important to give back to your community? Spending time enriching your community is a great way to broaden your perceptions of the world. By immersing yourself in a community and surrounding yourself with people who are dedicated to bettering the world, you can learn so much about how the world works. You gain a unique sense of purpose by serving those around you, one which often manifests in other areas of your life. Giving back helps establish a deeper connection with your community by displaying care and compassion. It also offers a sense of belonging and earns you and your business a favourable reputation. Of course, it’s also important for your community! Without volunteers who sacrifice their personal time to perform community service, many of the services and events we enjoy in our communities would not be so readily available. Giving back to the place you call home helps to unite the community and bridge some of the social, economic and political gaps.
Gifts made to SUSS will strengthen the university’s capability, to support academic initiatives, benefit students who require financial assistance, and provide the capacity to meet emerging needs and opportunities within and outside of SUSS.
Your generosity will make a real difference as it has an exponential impact. Through your support, you are building a bridge for us at SUSS to serve society directly, by giving students and alumni the opportunity to develop to their fullest potential. Pertaining to alumni, we have our notable Alumni Giving which is particularly worth mentioning because this is an initiative that is crafted out by the SUSS Alumni community for our Alumni and students. When the target fund is reached, this endowed fund will support two study grants in perpetuity, namely:
- SUSS Alumni Lifelong Learner Grant (for Part-time Undergraduate Programmes)
- SUSS Alumni Cares Study Grant (for Full-time Undergraduate Programmes)
Through the SUSS Alumni Lifelong Education Fund, the Alumni community aims to establish an endowment to recognize lifelong learners who are making a difference in their families, workplace and society. As an alumnus of SUSS, you are incredibly important to us, and we will support you in every way in your quest for lifelong learning.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Christopher Toh
SUSScribe Editor
Dr. Christopher Toh
SUSScribe Editor