Regina Marie Lee Archives

Problems with Yale-NUS Constitution Informed New Draft

November 10, 2015January 26, 2017 Clara Peh0

story Regina Marie Lee, Managing Editor The Yale-NUS College Student Constitution, drafted in November 2014, is being reviewed by the Constitution Review Committee (CRC) in preparation for the end of the first Student Government’s term in February 2016. Public commenting on the draft of the new Yale-NUS constitution began on Tuesday, Nov. 10. The draft […]

Crane on Building Bridges

October 27, 2015November 10, 2015 Sherlyn Goh0

Governing Board Interview Series story Regina Marie Lee, Managing Editor reporting Martin Vasev As Director of the Royal Botanic Kew Gardens in the United Kingdom, he first came to Singapore in 2000 to visit the Singapore Botanic Gardens and learn about orchids. Now, Sir Peter Crane sits on the Yale-NUS College Governing Board as a Yale […]

Rick Levin will be the Yale-NUS commencement speaker at the College's inaugural graduation ceremony

A Collaboration Born in Davos

October 20, 2015November 10, 2015 Sherlyn Goh0

Governing Board Interview Series story Regina Marie Lee, Managing Editor Joyan Tan, Executive Editor Mr. Levin said criticism from Yale faculty was from a “small minority” and the eventual resolution passed did not actually call for plans to be abandoned (Karen Teo) It was at the Davos World Economic Forum that then Yale University President […]

Yale-NUS to Open a Fourth Residential College in Four Years

September 1, 2015October 12, 2015 Regina Lee2

Governing Board Interview Series story Regina Marie Lee, Managing Editor In an exclusive interview with The Octant, Governing Board member Roland Betts revealed that a fourth residential college will be built. At present, there are three residential colleges on campus—Saga, Elm and Cendana. In March, Mr. Betts shared his views on how to measure the success […]

SATS hopes to “impress sustainably”

August 19, 2015October 25, 2018 Regina Lee0

story Regina Marie Lee After attending three food-tasting sessions with dining vendors competing to serve Yale-NUS College, Kwok Yingchen ’18 was not feeling optimistic. The student representative on the Dining Advisory Committee (DAC) had felt the food was either “pretty unhealthy” or of such high quality that it could not be sustained daily. Then they […]

Admissions over the Years

April 14, 2015April 11, 2017 The Octant0

story Regina Marie Lee The third round of applications to Yale-NUS College has closed and come August, the Class of 2019 will matriculate. The Admissions Committee plays a very important role in shaping the College. The department itself, now fourteen strong, has seen changes across the years. Admissions was one of the first staff departments formed […]

Ambassador Chan Heng Chee

April 14, 2015October 12, 2015 The Octant0

Governing Board Interview Series interview Regina Marie Lee Ambassador Chan Heng Chee joined the Yale-NUS College Governing Board in July 2013 and is currently Chairman of the National Arts Council and Ambassador-at-Large with the Singapore Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In this email interview, she shares with The Octant her role in guiding Yale-NUS, as well as […]

From Liberal Arts To Medicine

February 9, 2015October 12, 2015 The Octant0

story Spandana Bhattacharya | Regina Marie Lee With advising sessions already underway, pre-medical students at Yale-NUS College are actively planning their course loads for applications to medical schools. As Dean of the Yale School of Medicine, Robert Alpern has strong views on the undergraduate education necessary for a pre-med student. He recently chaired a committee that reviewed […]