Stamford launches http://www.stamfordonline.com.my/
Stamford's new
education portal www.stamfordonline.com.my
was officially launched by the Deputy Minister of
Education, Malaysia, Y.B.Dato' Noh Bin
Haji Omar on Monday 3 September 2007 at Stamford College PJ
Jalan 223. In a glittering ceremony the new portal was launched in
front of a capacity crowd of over 150 VIP's, school children,
principals, staff and students.
Dato Noh Omar
launching the portal - looking on are Dato Halim, Mr Andrew and Mr
Menon
In his speech the Deputy
Minister congratulated the college and said that it was an
innovative idea and that it will complement the strategy of the
Higher Education Department of Malaysia.
" In one sense, Stamford's
new venture into the internet may be seen a continuation of
the role the college has played in taking education to the far
reaches of our country and to the students of all ages. I am glad
that the college is acknowledging the importance of the internet
and bringing its vast resources and potential to its students. I
am particularly delighted with the college's plan to reach out to
schools and making available to them information that is relevant
to the education offered in our schools," he said.
Stamford College in
collaboration with NetAcademy provided 10 schools with
complimentary logins to Scholarnet, a portal that will supplement
school going children with relevant subjects like English,
Economics, Maths and Chemistry.
Dato Noh Omar and Dato
Halim presenting the Scholarnet logins to a
School
Stamfordonline offers a DBA,
MBA and BBA from a number of American universities through online
learning. Log on to http://www.stamfordonline.com.my/
for details or contact Mr Oh at 012-365 0306
Stamford Annual Graduation
Ceremony
Stamford College will hold its Annual
Graduation Ceremony on Saturday 17
November 2007 at the Dewan Merdeka, Putra World Trade
Centre.
The Annual
Graduation Dinner
The Annual Graduation Dinner
will be held at the Dewan Merdeka, PWTC, at 7.30 pm on
the same day.
All staff and their spouses are invited as
guests to the dinner.
Students and graduands will be charged a
subsidised rate of only RM 50 per person.
All Heads of School are encouraged to get their
current students to attend the dinner.
More details will be provided later.
Mid-Autumn
Festival - 24 September 2007
The Mid -Autumn Festival will
be held at Stamford College PJ Jalan 223 on Monday 24
September 2007 commencing at 6pm. The guest of honour
will be Y.Bhg. Datuk Michael Chong, Head of Public Services and
Complaints Department of the MCA.
There will be a karaoke session, quiz, games
and a dinner for all. Mooncakes will also be served.
All staff and students are invited to attend
the function.
For more details contact Mr Adam at tel: 016-
676 6789.
Stamford
Sports Carnival 2007
Cloudy skies and rain can never dampen school
spirit. That is what the student and staff of Stamford College
portrayed on Saturday, 25 August 2007 at DBKL Sports
Club, Brickfields at the Stamford College Sports
Carnival. The Sports Carnival was held in conjunction with the
50th Merdeka anniversary of the country.
The Sports Carnival started with the march
past by all Stamford College campuses and the staff and
alumni contingent. It was a picture of harmony as the Stamford
family marched together hoisting the Malaysian Flag. in
conjunction with Malaysia�s 50th Merdeka
Celebration.
The event was officially kicked off with the
opening speech from Dato� Meor Chek Hussein, the Guest-of-Honour
of the event. Dato� Meor�s speech touched on the spirit of
sportsmanship and patriotism which Stamford College staff and
students exude. Stamford College PJ�s cheerleading squad, the Blue
Demons enthusiastically hyped up the crowd as the first
performance of the day. The next performance was by Stamford KL�s
dance troupe which did a very upbeat hip-hop dance routine.
Staff and students took part in volleyball,
badminton, football, table tennis and tug-of-war. Screams of glee
and shouts of victory could be heard all around.
Stamford College PJ emerged as the overall
champions for the Sports Carnival. Mr Steven accepted the trophy
as the team leader of the contingent.
Tug -of -war - pulling hard!
The victorious SCPJ Team with the
challenge trophy
New
Appointments
June Lam
June Lam has
been appointed as Deputy Marketing Manager, Stamford College
effective August 2007. Prior to this she was an English teacher
with AMIDEAST, an American non-governmental organisation and
secretary with United Nations Relief Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza,
Palestine. She has many years of marketing experience having
served as marketing executive with a few private colleges in
Malaysia.
Ms Lam was also a former Stamford
College student who began her career as international student
advisor and course counsellor with Stamford College PJ upon
graduation.
Having lived in the middle east for
10 years, Ms Lam speaks Arabic besides being fluent in English,
Bahasa Malaysia and several Chinese dialects.
Welcome back
June.
School of
Education and Law (SOEL)
Public Seminar
on Law
The School of Education and Law and the School
of Foundation Studies of Stamford College jointly organised
a Public Seminar on Law on Saturday, 18 August 2007 at the
Stamford Auditorium. The turnout which included parents of
students was overwhelming.
The purpose of the seminar was to raise issues on
specifically related areas of law. The presenters were students
reading A-level and LLB (Hons) programmes. They were Ms Ann
Marilyn Horley Isaacs, Ms Simran Kaur, Mr Choo Kang Wei and Ms
Aishath Auliya. The event began with a speech by the Academic
Director, Mr Menon who stressed on the importance of acquiring the
necessary legal skills and the role played by law in protecting
rights of the public.
Dr Tan Seng Tek and Mr Baljeet Singh
with Stamford law students at the seminar
The first speaker, Ms Marilyn who is currently
doing her A-Level study, presented on �Equity and the
Development of Common Law�. Her topic touched on the concept
of conscience, justice and fairness of equity in common law. She
explored the role of equity in relation to the common law, and the
contribution of equitable principles at both domestic and
international dispute settlements.
Ms Simran, another A-Level student presented on
�The Value of Stare Decisis in the 21st
Century�. She debated the value of stare decisis in the
21st century basically renouncing Ronald Dworkin�s
Chain Novel Series theory and the doctrine of formal justice in
precedents. The theme of the presentation was that developing
ideologies on morality, equity and feminism have increasingly
caused uncertainty and unpredictability in precedents.
The third presenter was Mr Choo, a first year LLB
(Hons) student whose presentation was �The Defence of Insanity
in Modern Criminal Law�. The paper touched on the concept of
insanity in modern criminal law, conflicts of insanity defence in
relation to European Convention of Human Rights, and the
distinctions between the legal and medical tests on insanity and
the consequences of the unbridgeable differences.Lastly, Ms
Auliya, a LLB (Hons) student presented on �Morality and
Principles of Causation at Criminal Law�. She explored
influence of morality in relation to causation at criminal law,
and examined the controversies in R v Blaue together with
the criminalisation of omissions by comparing the United Kingdom
and international position.
In his concluding remarks, Mr Menon congratulated
the speakers. On a more serious note, he reminded students to be
careful about plagiarism as this is the major issue in scholarship
today. He concluded by saying he had no doubts that the presenters
would one day make good lawyers and perhaps be great
judges. He then presented certificates to all 4 presenters for
their contributions.
Stamford College Malacca
MERDEKA CELEBRATIONS 2007
SCM staff taking the Merdeka Oath at the
campus front
To mark the 50th Anniversary of Malaysia�s Independence Day,
Stamford College Malacca held a Poem and Patriotic Song (Choir)
competition. About 50 students were involved in the competition.
The Choir group representatives from the School
of Accountancy wore beautiful traditional costumes, while the
School of Hospitality and Tourism Management group displayed the
'Jalur Gemilang' during their performance. Bilingual Public
speaking competition was also carried out as part of the
celebrations.The celebrations also included a Public
speaking contest and a Merdeka poster competition.
On the morning of 30 August 2007, a flag raising
ceremony followed by the singing of the "Negaraku" and patriotic
songs was held. The Head of Centre, Mr K. Narayasamy, also
addressed the assembly. He spoke on Malaysia�s independence and
achievements.
Launch of Stamfordonline at
SCM
Stamford College Malacca will
launch the stamfordonline portal at its premises on Friday
21 September at 9.30 am. The guest of honour for the
launch is Yang Berhormat Datuk Hj.Yaakub bin Md.Amin, Pengerusi
JK Negeri, Pelajaran dan Pengajian Tinggi
Negeri Melaka (The Chairman of the Education/Higher Education
Committee in the Melaka State
Government).
Fundraising by Stamford College PJ
Student Council.
Stamford PJ�s Student Council recently held a food fundraising
in SC Jalan 223 and Jalan Barat campuses for two consecutive
Tuesdays (4 and 11 September). Staff and students were able to
savour the culinary skills of students. Spaghetti Bolognaise and
special home-made pizzas were among the crowd favorites. President
of Student Council PJ, Nicole Andres said that it was a perfect
opportunity for the Student Council to develop good rapport with
staff and students of Stamford. The support of the Stamford family
was deemed overwhelming.
The event saw an increase in the Student Council�s funds for
future
activities.
