OSK Investment Challenge Workshop at Lakeside Campus by Samantha Chow Jia Ern
When: Monday, 16 August 2010
OSK Investment Challenge (OSKIC) is a nation-wide stock trading challenge open to all college or university students aged 18 to 30. Once registered with your student ID you are given RM100, 000 of virtual money to invest in virtual stocks over a period of 7 weeks.
A workshop was recently held at the campus for interested students. One of the three student ambassadors for the OSKIC Maggie Tan shares that there are about 130 Taylorians who have currently registered for the Challenge. Also don’t worry if you do not know anything about stock trading; OSKIC shares a lot of tutorial and how-to’s on their Facebook page (http://facebook.com/osk.fb) where they post tutorial videos and you can also engage on their active discussion board, she says.
The prizes are drool-worthy, ranging from Netbooks to the grand prize of RM25, 000! The winning campus receives RM100, 000 worth of computer lab and equipment, OSK Investment Challenge (Campus Edition) trophy and Internship opportunities. Those who have completed the Challenge will receive a Certificate of Participation, if not, gain more understanding regarding stock trading. Maggie says: “They (the students) want to join because they are attracted to the prizes!”
Student Voon Pui San (Bachelor of Marketing) is one such enthusiast: “I took part in this Challenge because you get to improve your knowledge about the share market!” She spends about 30 minutes a day playing the game with her friends and classmates, most of which have also registered for the Challenge.
What are you waiting for? Go to http://www.oskic.com/ to start trading and win!
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Dress for Success: Make Your First Impression Count by Samantha Chow
A Dress for Success workshop, organised by the Career Services Department of Taylor’s University College was held on the 3rd of September at the Lakeside Campus to help students make a strong, lasting first impression, useful for when in the workplace. The workshop entitled “Make Your First Impression Count” was conducted by renowned professional image consultant Ana Cheong who runs her own image consultancy firm, “Ana Consultancy”. There were 20 attendees to the workshop which includes both staff and students. Invaluable topics shared by Ana include emphasising on the way a person dresses as well as techniques on making a good self-introduction.
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Yes I Can by Samantha Chow
The Yes, I Can Edu-Talk was held at the Lakeside Campus on 17th September as part of a national campaign to empower women by educating them on sexual health and contraception to prevent unplanned pregnancies. Miss Malaysia 2007 Deborah Henry was present as speaker for the talk and presented the students with informed decisions on sexual health, unplanned pregnancy and family planning.
The campaign also includes the Yes, I Can poster Challenge and the Spot-The-Car sticker contest. For more information log on to Yesican.com.my
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Feature:
Lakeside Campus: The Good, The Bad & The Future? by Samantha Chow Jia Ern
What do you not know about your new campus?
Taylor’s Lakeside Campus took in its first batch of students in January this year. As a student here, are you aware of the facilities offered by Taylor’s? Do you face the same problems as highlighted below? Read on to find out more information that you might not know about your new campus:
The Good
Most people are wowed upon first entering the campus grounds. Did you know that this campus’ layout was specially designed for an academic institution? Facilities included in this aesthetically-pleasing campus are the 600-pax Auditorium, fully-equipped laboratories and a Moot Court. There are also upcoming shops and amnesties at the Hostel Commercial Block.
Students are happy with the stunning open design of the campus, especially of the impressive four-storey high glass edifice Library which provides a clear panoramic view of the lake. A student from the School of Communication simply stated that “It’s awesome!” when asked to comment.
The campus’ Clubs and Societies provide exciting Extra-Curricular activities which cover a wide range of interests so do check them out and enjoy the opportunity to meet more people as well as expand upon your interest!
The Bad
A popular issue is the parking spots which students claim are filled to the brim during peak hours, whereas those who park at Zone H or Zone J have to walk on stony roads which are especially difficult for ladies wearing high heels.
There has also been mention about the lack of food stores, overpriced vending machines, Drop-off Point and even on the smell of cow dung! Lecturer A would like the campus to be more “environmentally-friendly” and SL from the School of Communications would like for more benches to be installed.
Students also lament the lack of printers and having to line up in long queues to retrieve their prints. Mei Hsuan from the School of Communications hopes Taylor’s will “…increase the number of printers without us having to pay more.”
The Future
Ms Evelyn Lee from Institutional Marketing takes some time off to speak to Tazette.
Parking issues, traffic jam & Drop-off point:
Ms Evelyn shares that a multi-storey parking bay might be built to provide more parking spots. There will be no parking fees for an indefinite period of time; however she asserts that it will be imposed on both the students and staff, although the amount is not clear. The traffic jam faced when exiting the grounds at the end of the day will hopefully be rectified after the new exit is completed. The current drop-off point is at the area near Zone G parking, marked by white canopies.
Hostel Commercial Block:
The accommodation block has been ready for move-in since August. Meanwhile, the hotel which is built for the training of the Hospitality, Tourism and Culinary students is scheduled to be completed by this year end. Food stores which are coming in include Starbucks, Baskin Robbins and Famous Amos. Stationary shops, Carrefour Express and Ambank will also be brought in phase by phase.
New courses:
Taylor’s are proud to announce that they have just received the confirmation to launch post-grad programs for Medicine and Pharmacy! There will also be a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Architecture, all which will be launched in 2011.
It has only been eight months and Taylor’s Lakeside Campus is just beginning to rear its head in providing excellent education in a comfortable and pleasing study site, so it would not hurt to sit back and watch as Taylor’s grow into the most perfect academic institution in town.
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