NUS Geography

📢 RECRUITMENT DRIVE FOR GEOGRAPHY CHALLENGE 2024 EXECUTION AFFILIATES! 📢 Remember the times back in school when we went for boring classroom lessons? 😴 Interested in changing this and bringing the learning experience for our juniors to the next level? 💥💥💥 If so, join us as an Execution Affiliate for the Geography Challenge 2024 (GC 2024)! This challenge is an exciting platform for participants to broaden their horizons in the wonderful discipline of Geography! 🍬 Here's the sweet part: Our roles here are ✨OPEN TO ALL NON-GEOGRAPHY MAJORS✨ as well! For more information, refer to our handy Info-Pack 📒: https://tinyurl.com/GC2024-EA-Recruitment Sign-Up Link 📝: https://tinyurl.com/GC2024EARecruitmentForm If you have any queries, feel free to message Regan, the GC2024 Project Director, on Telegram: @Pulsewaver Sign up by: ⚠️ Sunday, 28th January 2024, 2359hrs! ⚠️ Enjoy your Semester Break and do not hesitate in taking this great opportunity to make a difference by being a part of our exciting team! 🤩

Sign-Ups are still open til 12th Dec!

Hi Geoggers! GeogSoc's annual Merchandise Sales 👕👚 will be back in Sem 2 🤩 and we want to hear from YOU! The Media Relations Cell would like your help to fill in this form, such that we can cater this year's merchandise to your preferences. We'd really appreciate your valuable feedback! 💓 Do fill in this short survey by next Tuesday (12/12). Thank you for your support! 🥳

Young Planners’ Forum 2024 Hi Geographers! If you’re interested to find out more about the work URA does, and want to explore scholarship, internship & career opportunities with them, do join the Young Planners’ Forum 2024. You’ll get to experience the challenges of planning our city through interactive case scenarios, engage in candid conversations with planning professionals, and learn more about how various job roles in URA contribute to shaping our future Singapore. Event details: Date: 5 January 2024, Friday Time: 3:30pm – 5:30pm (please arrive at 3:15pm for registration) Venue: The URA Centre Register here or scan the QR code in the poster. Registration closes a day before the event, or when slots are filled. Who should sign up: Junior College, Polytechnic, undergraduate University students interested and open to exploring further studies or a career in urban planning, architecture, civil & mechanical engineering, computer science & engineering or related fields. See you there! 🏙😁

Hello Geographers! NUS Student Accessibility Unit is currently collaborating with Singapore Land Authority (SLA) on a project and are looking for volunteers to part of it! Specifically, SLA and NUS are looking to map out wheelchair BFA accessibility routes within NUS, and to eventually have them made available to facilitate point to point wayfinding on the national ONEmap. They are looking to recruit 10 interested students who can commit to be ground surveyors for this BFA project collaboration between NUS and SLA. Please take a look at the attached image for some detailed information on the nature of the project! For interest, here’s an article link and video snippet of SLA’s pilot BFA implementation on the ONEmap. If interested, please click here and sign up! The deadline is 12th Dec. Recruitment will also end when 10 participants are reached, and this will be announced in this chat. Do feel free to direct any queries to @shiminnnx!

📣In addition, we are doing a Twice K-pop album giveaway with Dr Shaun's reel! Simply: 1) Like Dr Shaun's reel, 2) Follow our Instagram page @nus.geog 3) Comment on his reel why you're interested in winning a Twice K-pop album! The giveaway will close on 17 November 2023, at 11:59pm. 3 winners will be randomly chosen and contacted via Instagram DM within a week after the giveaway closes. Albums will also be randomly given out to the 3 winners. Feel free to DM us @nus.geog on Instagram for any queries regarding the giveaway! 💝

Hey Geographers🌎! Fun fact: Did you know that A/P Woon Chih Yuan prefers countryside vibes to city vibes, or that Dr Shaun Teo was an avid Twice fan (a ONCE)? 👀 If you did - amazing 🤩 but if you didn't, then our #gettoknow reels are the perfect place for you to #gettoknow our Professors from a more candid and fun perspective! Brought to you by GeogSoc's Media Relations Cell, the first edition of our #gettoknow reels have been posted on our Instagram @nus.geog. Check out A/P Woon Chih Yuan and Dr Shaun Teo's reels, and don't forget to catch GeogSoc's dinner reel with both Profs! 🎥

Hello everyone!! 👋 Ready for this year’s Winter Field Trip? ⛄️GeogSoc’s Special Projects is back, in partnership with Assistant Professor Dr Shaun Teo!! 🥳 The NUS Geographical Society “Housing and Heritage Tour'' will be bringing you to Chinatown! 🏮 It will start at Jalan Kukoh🏡. Participants will then visit the Sri Mariamman Temple and the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. 🛕The trip will end at the Pinnacle@Duxton🏙️🌟.  We hope you will be able to take a deeper look into these landscapes🤔. At the end, you will compete in a Kahoot! Battle, and attractive prizes🎁await! 😆 📍Date: 9 December 2023 (Saturday) 🕣Time: 8.30am to 12:00pm ❣ Click on this link to sign up now! https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/612457 Sign ups close on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝟮𝟰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯, 𝟮𝟯𝟱𝟵. Please contact Christabel (Special Projects Director) @applepi44 on Telegram if you have any queries! We hope to see you there 🤩🤩🤩

Feeling stressed out by exams or assignments? Thinking of taking a break from hectic university life? Look no further, because GeogSoc’s Majors’ Welfare Cell is organising a Game Night on 26 October 2023! Here’s your chance to join us for an unforgettable evening of laughter, strategy, and friendly competition! 👫 Connect with Friends and Meet New People: You'll have the chance to meet new people and strengthen friendships! 🎯 A Wide Selection of Games: From classic Games to fast paced ones, we've got something for everyone. 🍕 Delicious Food and Drinks: We've got you covered with mouthwatering food for dinner and refreshing beverages. 🕖 Date and Time: 26 October 2023, 6.30 PM - 8.30PM 🗺 Location: Earth Lab, AS2 - 0203 🎟️ Registration: https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/611250 Sign up by 23 October 2023 (Monday) 2359! Contact Kaaviya (Majors’ Welfare Director) @kaaviyaaaa on Telegram if you have any queries! We can't wait to see you there! #GeogSocGameNight23

Hello everyone! Recruitment of Component ICs and Planning Affiliates for Geography Challenge (GC) 2024 has begun! As a Component IC or Planning Affiliate, you get to be involved in setting questions and charting the overall direction of the Geography Challenge! If you wish to play a part in sparking our younger generations' interest in Geography, we welcome you to apply for a role with us to make a difference to our Geography Community! Here's the sweet part: No prior experience in Geography is required for our roles! 🤩 So take this chance to try something fun and meaningful! Planning Affiliates can be involved in more than one component for the Geography Challenge! For more information on these positions, refer to our posters on our Instagram Page @nusgc or info-pack: https://tinyurl.com/GC2024InfoPack Sign-up Link (Form closes on 7 Oct, 2359hrs): https://tinyurl.com/GC2024ICPARecruitment For any queries, please feel free to message Regan, the GC2024 Project Director: @Pulsewaver

Hey NUS!👋 Ever wanted to try your hand at planning an event? How about learning/showcasing your graphic design skills? Meeting new friends from other faculties/majors? Well, look no further because we are opening OComm recruitment to ALL majors to help plan for next year’s Geography Freshers Immersion Camp (FIC)!🤩🌍 Wait, really?! YES REALLY (frfr)!🥳🥳🥳 You don’t need to study geography to be part of our amazing close knit team. Sign ups are open (just like our open arms kekekeke) and it closes on ⏰ 8 October, 2359hrs ⏰. Click here to sign up now‼ We are looking forward to hearing from y’all soon and remember: You don’t need to be in Geog to geog (jog) our hearts and make it go *bedok bedok*. 💓 For more info, check out our slides and feel free to contact our friendly PD @tessthek !! 🤗

Do you have an interest in urban planning and interacting with youths? Here's your chance! The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) Outreach Programme gives you the opportunity to engage secondary and pre-university students via workshops on urban planning. Important dates for Winter Run: Refer to infographic Roles available: Vice-Project Director (VPD) Core team members  Facilitators and Workshop ICs Content creation and facilitation of the actual programme Sign up using the link below! https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/608032 Feel free to contact Keane (@keane_ong) and Isaac (@LinSheng71) on Telegram should you have queries.

hi everyone!!! tessa here and i’m project director for Geog FIC 24’! firstly, thank you for reading this message which means that MAYBE you’re already interested in FIC but you just haven’t really decided yet :D but not to worry!!! hope this message came to you on a good day and maybe it can AHEM change your mind🤩🤩🤩 FIC (freshers immersion camp) is a camp for incoming freshman from CHS who are interested to learn more about NUS Geog, where your role in the camp would be to allow incoming year 1s to have a taste of NUS life through a series of fun activities planned by you🫶 so if this resonates with you do consider joining!!! i’m looking for my main committee, where these are the roles available: -programmes committee -admin & outreach committee if you would like to find out more about the committees above, i’ve attached slides that provide more info about the roles below:): https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1KW51IwvOePA0BMXlwAo1p4HYUOOuiCGJSZdqQ-asctA/edit if FIC speaks to you, tap on the link and sign up now!!!😁😁😁 look forward to many supper jios, great welfare😃and also forging new friendships along the way! https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/606614 please sign up by 24 September (Sunday) if you are interested and look forward to seeing you soon!☺️ if you have any questions, feel free to text me at @tessthek

We’d like to invite you to attend SG Climate Rally 2023 at Hong Lim Park on Saturday, 23rd September, 3PM-7PM ✊🌊🔥 Receive more updates from us at our website at https://www.sgclimaterally.com/ and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/sgclimaterally/ ! 😉 We may be able to provide coachbuses for students to attend the event from NUS university campus. Do indicate your interest in the form at the link: tinyurl.com/sgcr2023transport 😊 The form closes on 16th September 2023. Please note: We will only be able to guarantee a coachbus if there is a certain minimum number of sign-ups in order to justify the cost of hiring a bus! 🚌 Bring your friends to join you to take the bus! 🤩 As we have limited funding, there is a limit to the number of coachbuses we can offer, so this is on a first-come-first-serve basis‼️ We will provide you with an update regarding the coachbus latest by 16th September, Saturday! See you at the rally 💚

Hello! Do you wish to play a part in igniting our younger generation's passion and interest in Geography? Working with the Geography Challenge's Organizing Committee (O'Comm) is a good opportunity to!  The Geography Challenge (GC) is an annual competition targeted for secondary school students. It aims to Engage, Empower, and Educate students on world issues and highlight the omnipresence of Geography in our everyday lives. This is done through our focus on experiential programmes to pique students' interest in Geography through hands-on experiences. We are currently looking for passionate individuals to join us as Vice Project Directors (VPDs) for the 2024 Geography Challenge! Look no further and quickly seize this opportunity to make a lasting impact on our Geography Community through this project! These are the possible roles you can take in the O'Comm: 1) Finance & Procurement Director Responsible in managing the finances, procurement-related matters (engaging with sponsors) and logistics for the Geography Challenge throughout the whole year. He/she will also be the acting GC Project Director (GC PD) in his absence, and assist the other VPDs in their work if necessary. 2) Vice Project Director (Admin) Responsible for meeting minutes, circulars and proposals. Will also anchor registration, recruitment, booking matters and certificate dissemination for the Geography Challenge. 3) Vice Project Director (Programmes) Responsible for vetting of components proposals, people management & work allocation (affiliates and ICs). Will also be involved in Event & Site Recees. 4) Vice Project Director (Publicity) Responsible for all GC Publicity Materials on our Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and WordPress Channels. Will also play a key role in designing circulars and promotional material, and assist in any duties of the VPD (Admin) if necessary. The commitment period for this project will be from Sept 2023 - Aug 2024, do note this when applying for a role! This will be a challenging, yet rewarding experience that you can look back and be proud of being a part of it! All VPDs will have the opportunity to plan and dictate the direction of the various components in the GC. Look no further and quickly fill up the form below to join us in this journey of sparking the joy of Geography in our juniors! The deadline to complete the sign-up form will be on 17 September 2023, 2359hrs! https://nus.campuslabs.com/engage/submitter/form/start/605773 Thank you and we hope to see you soon! 😁 If there are any queries, feel free to message the GC Project Director via his handle: @Pulsewaver

Hello Geographers! The Geographical Society is looking for new faces to helm our society! The 57th Management Committee have enjoyed serving the Geography community and we hope the future 58th Management Committee will continue to bring our family to greater heights! Sign-ups will be open from 17 August till 29 August 2023 (Tuesday), 2359. You can sign up at tinyurl.com/58thMCsignup! More information about the various roles available can also be found here at tinyurl.com/58thMCinfosheet. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us! You can drop us a direct message here, or feel free to approach any of our PCell members through Telegram. Lewis (President): @lewiskbl Hong Wei (Vice-President Events): @pomwei Nasrudin (Vice-President Outreach): @Nascortic Nantana (Chief Financial Officer): @nantana23

‼️ATTENTION ALL INCOMING Y1 GEOGRAPHERS‼️ Want to learn more about NUS Geography and Geographical Society? Come network with fellow students, faculty staff and friends! GeogSoc’s Outreach team has got you covered 👍 with AY23/24’s Welcome Tea! There will be informational talks and opportunities with NUS Geography and Geog Soc 🤓 We will have a lucky draw 🤞, Geography merchandise 👕, and of course free food! 😋 Save the deets! Date: 17 Aug (Thu) Time: 2 to 3pm (directly after GE1101E lecture) Venue: Earth Lab Scan the QR code or head here the link to the sign up form. Contact Nasrudin (Vice President (Outreach)) @Nascortic on Telegram if you have any questions! We hope to see you there 🥳

Signups for the 2024 World Wildlife Day Regional Youth Symposium Organising Committee are now open!!! This year, we hosted youths from around the region in a three-day event dedicated to building a regional conservation network and fostering international collaboration in conservation efforts. Next year, the event returns again, even bigger and better than before - and we need your help to make it happen! In total, there will be 8 subcommittees: Co-lead, Main Symposium, Communications, Design & Marketing, Youth Showcase, Workshops, Logistics, Relations. More details on the roles can be found in the sign-up form here: http://go.gov.sg/wwd2024recruitment Do note that while the form is aimed towards youths living in Singapore, we are also hoping to involve more regional youths in the future, so stay tuned for more info! Signups close July 15. There will be a sharing session for shortlisted applicants in end-july. Only shortlisted applicants will be notified