Extracurricular and Volunteer Experience

Director, Life Sciences Mentorship Programme 2017 – 2018, NUS Life Sciences Society

  • Recruited incoming undergraduates into the programme through publicity efforts at open house and Life Sciences camp.
  • Recruited Life Sciences seniors and paired them with incoming undergraduate students based on the academic and interest profiles of mentor and mentee.
  • Developed orientation materials and study plans for mentors to share with mentees.
  • Organised two events each semester where mentors and mentees could mingle and engage in discussion.
  • Monitored the progress of the mentorship programme through Google Forms and Google Sheets to ensure that key discussion points between mentors and mentees were captured.
  • At the end of programme survey, over mentors and mentees rated the mentorship progamme to be beneficial.
  • Hand over of resources and materials to subsequent director of mentorship programme to build on.

Mentor 2015 – 2016 and 2017 – 2018, USP Mentorship Programme

  • Led five Life Sciences and University Scholars Programme students to ease their transition into university, facilitate access to information, resources, and opportunities, and foster a sense of community.
  • Organised meetups over the course of the academic year at key touchpoints.

Member 2017, USP Buddies

  • Helped two exchange students from UNC settle in at Cinnamon College and NUS.
  • Facilitated their admission into a USP house, interest groups, and floor events.
  • Supported the exchange student orientation programme and introducing them to other exchange students.

Orientation Group Leader 2018, Life Sciences Camp
Orientation Group Leader 2015 and 2018, USC Freshmen Orientation Programme

Led a group of 20 undergraduates through various orientation activities around the college and providing support for various administrative matters as they transition to university.

Member 2016 – 2017, Tri-Beta Honor Society

  • Participated in colloquiums aimed at engaging Biology majors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  • Organised four small interactive masterclasses for high school students (up to 20 per class) in their areas of interest during Splash! UNC, aimed at getting students excited for learning in college.

Member 2016 – 2017, Carolina Pre-Medical Association

  • Tutored middle school students at the Chapel Hill-Carrboro public schools as part of an after-school programme.
  • Participated in talks organized with medical school professors to learn more about the medical field.

Sponsorships Director, Productions 2016, University Scholars Programme

  • Contacted alumni and sponsors based on knowledge acquired from the 2015 Freshman Orientation Programme.
  • Raised more than $4,000 in support of our annual theatre production.

Publicity Deputy Director, Freshman Orientation Programme 2015, University Scholars Club

  • Shortlisted over 20 sponsors and obtained sponsorships from 10 local sponsors.
  • Managed Facebook and Instagram publicity pages for the Freshman Orientation Programme.

Member 2014 – 2018, USP Ambassador

Represented the University Scholars Programme in over 5 events, including Open Houses and Information Sessions, in publicising the programme to high school students and visitors.

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