OED has braved numerous crises over the years and each crisis made us stronger. OED emerged from the landslide incident at School of Business BIZ 2 Building in Jan 06 stronger. We have forged stronger bonds, and learnt valuable lessons while dealing with difficult situations. Our Crisis Emergency Management (CEM) team, which comprises of staff with various technical expertise, came together to ensure that NUS continued to be a safe place for study, research and work.

OED has always been a strong advocate of construction safety in the campus. We were awarded the ASHPA (Annual Safety & Health Performance Award) Merit Award (with commendation) by the Office of Safety, Health and Environment (OSHE). Our recent email interview with OED's Safety Committee Chairman, Dr Chong Min Keong, will give you an insight to OED’s safety initiatives.

The completion of the NUS High School and the Student Service Centre located at the Yusof Ishak House (YIH) gave us even more reason to celebrate. We took pride in hosting the hand over ceremony of NUS High School, which was held late last month. It also gave us great satisfaction to have played a part in providing a one stop student service to existing students.

Our collegues from Retail, Dining & Housing Division (RDH), have also been working hard to bring in new and exciting food and retail outlets at YIH. Ms Ong Sock Hwee, Manager of RDH tells us more about the division through an email interview.

Come share with us the festive cheer of Chinese Lunar New Year, which was filled with exciting activities. Everyone, regardless of race, joined in the fun.

What can be more enticing than to read our latest issue of Onsite@OED.

Read on!


Jasmin Tay
Editor, Onsite@OED

"STUDENTS, THIS IS FOR YOU" - THE ONE-STOP STUDENT SERVICE CENTRE

The Student Service Centre is located at Yusof Ishak House (level 1).
Renovation works were completed in early December and the centre has been operational since 27 December 2005.
It is a convenient one-stop service centre for students. Here, you can get your queries answered whilst taking care of various administrative and financial matters...
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NUS HIGH SCHOOL OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE - A BREEDING GROUND FOR OUR FUTURE WIZARDS AND INVENTORSY

NUS High School of Mathematics and Science was conceived as a special place to nurture our future generation of young, dynamic and all-rounded leaders in the fields of Mathematics and Science...
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NO FEAR IN TIME OF CRISIS, YOU CAN COUNT ON OED. HOW OED HANDLES CRISIS...

A slope movement next to the School of Business BIZ 2 Building was discovered on Wednesday, 11 January 2006 morning at about 7.10 am. The movement occurred following many days of unusual and continuous heavy rainfall.
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EMAIL INTERVIEW: DR CHONG MIN KEONG ON OED'S ASPHA AWARD

On 21 February 2006, OED received a ASPHA Merit Award from OSHE. Dr Chong Min Keong, Chairman OED Safety Committee, gives us insights to OED's safety initiatives...
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EMAIL INTERVIEW: RETAIL, DINING AND HOUSING DIVISION, MS ONG SOCK HWEE, MANAGER OF RDH TELLS US MORE ABOUT HER DIVISION

Some in the NUS community may not be aware of the role that the Retail, Dining and Housing Division (RDH) plays on campus. Would you like to give a brief introduction of your Division?

Retail, Dining & Housing branch is one of the divisions in OED. Our division currently manages 16 dining outlets which include 4 major canteens, 1 mini-mart, 100 over vending machines, 702 apartment units and a 20-room Visitors' Lodge...
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