University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Singapore Campus Class of 2009 Inaugural Commencement Ceremony program

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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS
Singapore Campus
Inaugural Commencement Ceremony
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With an active history of 50-years of excellence in education, UNLV is a thriving urban research institution of 28,000 students and 3,300 faculty and staff.
UNLV's 350-acre main campus, located on the southern tip of Nevada in a desert valley surrounded by mountains, is home to more than 220 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs, all accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
UNLV’s Mission Statement includes the following statement:
UNLV is committed to and driven by these shared values that will guide our decision making:
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High expectations for student learning and success;
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Discovery through research, scholarship, and creative activity;
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Nurturing equity, diversity, and inclusiveness that promotes respect, support, and empowerment;
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Social, environmental, and economic sustainability;
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Strong, reciprocal, and interdependent relationships between UNLV and the region around us;
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An entrepreneurial, innovative, and unconventional spirit.
As UNLV’s first international campus, UNLV Singapore’s William F. Harrah’s College of Hotel Administration provides the same excellence in its programs as those offered on the main campus in Las Vegas.
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UNLV
SINGAPORE CAMPUS
PROGRAMME
The University of Nevada Las Vegas - Singapore Campus officially opened on August 2, 2006 as UNLV’s first international campus of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. UNLV has a history of more than 50 years of excellence in education, and is recognized globally as a premier hospitality management program with graduates working throughout the world.
UNLV Singapore:
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Is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
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Is approved by the Singapore Ministry of Education as a specialized Institute of Higher Learning (IHL)
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Is recognized by the Singapore Tourism Board as a Leading International Institution in Singapore
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Is appointed by Singapore’s Workforce Development Agency as a Continuing Educational and Training Centre offering WSQ Diplomas in Tourism
From the original intake of 36 students in 2006, UNLV Singapore now has grown to a student population of over 200 undergraduate students, 30 graduate students, and almost 300 Diploma students!
UNLV Singapore is currently housed on the 10th and 11th floors of the iconic National Library Building within the Civic District of downtown Singapore. This modern, technologically advanced program is currently home to students from Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, China, Taiwan, the U.S., and Mexico. These students are pursuing programs in - Bachelor of Science Degree in Hotel Administration, Master of Hospitality Administration Degree, or WSQ Diploma in Tourism with a specialty in Hospitality, Food & Beverage Services, or MICE and Events.
10:00am Commencement Begins
Procession of Guests of Honor, Faculty and
Graduating Students
Welcome address by Andy Nazarechuk, Dean, UNLV Singapore Campus
The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
Address by Guest of Honor, Lee Yi Shyan, Minister-of-State, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Manpower
Awarding of Scholarships by Guest of Honor, Lee Yi Shyan, Minister-of-State, Ministry of Trade and Industry &
Ministry of Manpower
Professional Conversion Programme for Hospitality Managers:
Hospitality Management Traineeship Programme
Address by David B. Ashley, President, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Conferring of Degrees by David B. Ashley, President, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Commencement Address by Stuart H. Mann, Dean, The William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration
Addresses from Class of 2009:
Billie Ooi, Master of Hospitality Administration
Hwang Shu Ying, Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration
11:30am Commencement Ends
Transition to Reception at UNLV Singapore Campus
National Library Building, Floors 10 & 11
12:00pm Reception with light refreshments
Sponsored by UNLV Singapore Alumni Association UNLV Singapore Campus, National Library Building, Floors 10 & 11
1:30pm End of program
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES
MESSAGE TO
THE GRADUATES
My congratulations to you, the Class of 2009, on the successful completion of your studies. I am certain that your families and friends will be proud of your accomplishment.
As we continue to invest in our tourism infrastructure, the medium- to long-term outlook for Singapore’s tourism sector remains bright. Exciting developments in this sector include the opening of the Integrated Resorts, the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix, and the Youth Olympic Games 2010. Singapore will be a place filled with imagination and great fun. We will need more people equipped with the right skill sets in the sector. I believe your study in this programme has prepared you very well to play a key role in making Singapore a leading tourism destination.
On behalf of the Embassy of the United States, I would like to congratulate the members of the University of Nevada Las Vegas - Singapore's inaugural graduating class. You are to be commended for your hard work and you can always be proud of the accomplishment that your degrees represent. Hospitality is an important industry here in Singapore and we are happy that a fine American educational institution such as UNLV is here to contribute to the industry’s development. We wish you success as you go out into the workforce and we hope that your experience at UNLV-Singapore will be only the beginning of a lifetime of engagement with the United States.
Congratulations again and best wishes for the future.
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I wish you all the best in your careers!
Lee Yi Snyan
Minister-of-State, Manpower and Trade & Industry
Daniel L. Sheilds III
Charge d’Affaires, a.i.
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
THE GRADUATES
THE GRADUATES
President David B. Ashley became the eighth president of UNLV in July of 2006. He holds bachelors and master’s degrees in civil engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a master’s degree in engineering-economic systems, and a doctorate in construction engineering and management from Stanford University.
During his academic career, Presiden Ashley has been a faculty member at the University of California - Berkeley; the University of Texas at Austin; and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and served as the Dean of Engineering at The Ohio State University;
and the founding Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost of the University of California - Merced. He also helped develop one of the first graduate engineering degree programs at Nanyang Technological University.
President Ashley has worked to advance UNLV to the next level of excellence by strengthening research, revamping student curriculum, and developing academic and industry partnerships within the region and throughout the world.
Dean Stuart H. Mann has served as Dean of the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas since 1998. His vision of internationalizing the college’s programs led to the creation of UNLV’s first international campus. He was instrumental in the creation of the UNLV Singapore Campus and remains active in its development.
Dean Mann holds the Michael D. Rose Distinguished Chair, and currently serves as a member of the Educational Foundation of the Nevada Restaurant Association.
Dean Mann is a trustee for the Educational Institute of the American Hotel Foundation, which recently awarded him the inaugural Anthony G. Marshall Outstanding Education Leadership Award. The award recognizes lasting, influential and innovative contributions to education and training in the hospitality industry.
On behalf of the students, faculty and staff of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, we are pleased to welcome you to the Inaugural Commencement of our Singapore Campus.
UNLV-Singapore is our university's first international campus and features our world-renowned William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration. Today’s graduates have studied with the leading experts in Hospitality Management and Hotel Administration. We expect them to be the next generation of hospitality industry leaders.
To the Singapore Class of 2009, the UNLV community offers enthusiastic congratulations! You are now the newest alumni - we look forward to celebrating your many achievements.
President, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Greetings from the William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration! Overseeing the launch of UNLV’s first international campus was a defining moment in the growth of the college. Our knowledge and expertise of the hospitality and tourism sector continues to transcend borders and this first graduating class will add value to this capability. I am very proud of the Class of 2009, and look forward to a new wave of alumni achievements.
Stuart H. Mann
Dean, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
MESSAGE TO THE GRADUATES
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Dr. Andrew Nazarechuk, Dean of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Singapore Campus, holds degrees in Hotel Administration, Hospitality Administration, and Educational Leadership.
His work experience spans both the professional and academic spheres as he opened several properties in Las Vegas during his hospitality career, became a professor known for his creation of new and innovative courses, and acted in the capacity of Director of the UNLV Hospitality Research and Development Center before opening UNLV’s first international campus in Singapore.
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Dr. Andy, as he is affectionately called, is a well-known consultant to universities and hospitality corporations throughout the world. He serves on many boards, including the Tourism Consultative Council of the Singapore Tourism Board and the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s International Panel of Tourism Experts.
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We are happy that you have chosen to join us at UNLV Singapore’s first graduation. This is a day that is significant, not only to the graduates, their families and friends, but to the history of our institution. These graduates are to be congratulated not only for their accompiishments academically, but also for their pioneering spirit that will cumulate with their official graduation today. We have every reason to believe that they will carry this pioneering spirit into the workplace and lead the way for the graduates who will follow in their footsteps. Thank you for joining us to celebrate and honor today’s graduates.
Andrew Nazarechuk
Dean, UNLV Singapore Campus
This practice was carried over to the United States, but now caps and gowns are customarily worn only for commencement ceremonies or for special academic occasions. While the robes are most often black, the colours of the hoods will vary depending on the field of study of the graduate. For example, UNLV Master of Hospitality Administration graduates wear a black hood with a blue velvet lining and scarlet and gray underbelly. In addition, they wear a scarlet and gray tassel on their cap.
Graduates of Bachelors programmes do not wear a hood, but the colour of the tassel on their caps indicates their field of study. Our Bachelor of Science in Hotel Administration graduates wear a scarlet and gray tassel, again indicating that their degree is in the field of Hospitality.
The tassels on the caps rest on the left side. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the President of UNLV will instruct the graduates to move their tassels to the right side of their caps. This is the signal that they have, at last, graduated!
The styles of robes and caps vary according to university and according to degree, with Doctoral degree holders having more elaborate hoods. You may see faculty members wearing different styles of caps and gowns, but all of our UN LV graduates today will proudly wear the special academic gowns, caps and tassels that they have worked so hard to earn!
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
INSPIRATIONAL
QUOTE
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MASTERS GRADUATES
Mukesh Kumar
Lee Kin Wai Ken
Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Lim Chien Chien Serene
Uantchern Loh
Billie Ooi
Selected for the 2009 graduating class by the undergraduate student body in Hotel Administration
Vivienne Soong
Tan Cheong Su Emily Woo
Richard
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
BACHELORS GRADUATES
BACHELORS
GRADUATES
Chan Ka Yee
Chia Pei Ing Charmaine
Chua Chui Yee Jamie
Khoo Shu Mei Rebecca
Andrea Min Jeong Kim
Kok Yao Wen Richmond
Chua Shu Hui
Chua Wei Ting Sharon
Gwee Shouxi Samantha
Matthew Lim
Loke Weng Hoong Eugene
Kong Chen Hwa Calvin
He Pei Zhen Rachel
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Hwang Shu Ying
Kang Yan Lin Joanna
Low Qin Qing
Jenny Ng
Low Wei Kang Ervin
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
BACHELORS
GRADUATES
BACHELORS
GRADUATES
Ng Xin Wei
Ng Yong Kang
Ng Zhi Ming
Lim Tjie Siew
Toh Sze Wei Dawn
Tay Zhu Jun Jessica
Pang Khin Yaun
Soh Hui Ling Diana
Wiliam Supratman
Wong Shang Feng Jonathan
Gregory Yap Shan
Sita Natasha Naidu
Tan Shi Chang
Tan Seok Hui Kimberly
Tan Shih Ngin Sheryl
Yong Sen-Peng
Terence
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
DISTINCTIONS
DISTINCTIONS
WITH HONORS
SUMMA CUM LAUDE
Lim Chien Chien Serene
Uantchern Loh
Billie Ooi
Emily Woo
MAGNA CUM LAUDE
Lily Ko King Har
Gwee Shouxi Samantha Khoo Shu Mei Rebecca Jenny Ng
Gregory Yap Shan
University of Nevada, Las Vegas - Singapore Campus would like to thank all students for their generous contributions to the University.
STUDENT MANAGERS
GENERAL MANAGERS
Hwang Shu Ying
Khoo Shu Mei Rebecca
WEB PORTAL FORUM MASTER
Low Wei Kang Ervin
Jenny Ng
Wiliam Supratman
CUM LAUDE
Mukesh Kumar Hwang Shu Ying
DEAN’S LIST
MASTERS
Lily Ko King Har
Mukesh Kumar
Lim Chien Chien Serene
Uantchern Loh
Billie Ooi
Vivienne Soong
Emily Woo
DOUBLE MAJORS IN HOTEL ADMINISTRATION AND MEETINGS & EVENTS MANAGEMENT
BACHELORS
Gwee Shouxi Samantha Hwang Shu Ying
Khoo Shu Mei Rebecca Andrea Min Jeong Kim Kok Yao Wen Richmond Jenny Ng
Ng Yong Kang Gregory Yap Shan
ASSISTANT MANAGERS
Chua Shu Hui
Gwee Shouxi Samantha Hwang Shu Ying
Kang Yan Lin Joanna Khoo Shu Mei Rebecca Kong Chen Hwa Calvin Lim Soon Hong Matthew Low Qin Qing
COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND EVENTS
APACCHRIE 2009
Chua Shu Hui
Khoo Shu Mei Rebecca
Ng Xin Wei
Ng Yong Kang Pang Khin Yaun Sita Natasha Naidu Soh Hui Ling Diana Tan Seok Hui Kimberly Tan Shi Chang
ICES 2007
Gwee Shouxi Samantha Kok Yao Wen Richmond Gregory Yap Shan
Chua Chui Yee Jamie
Chua Shu Hui
Gwee Shouxi Samantha Khoo Shu Mei Rebecca
Kok Yao Wen Richmond
Soh Hui Ling Diana
Lim Tjie Siew
Gregory Yap Shan
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
SCHOLARSHIP
RECIPIENTS
UNLV SINGAPORE CAMPUS
FACULTY & STAFF
FACULTY
The Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and the University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) Singapore Campus are pleased to recognize and award the first recipients of the new Professional Conversion Programme (PCP) for Hospitality Managers - the Hospitality Management Traineeship Programme (HMTP).
As part of this programme, recipients are currently studying towards a UNLV Master of Hospitality Administration degree and interning at major hospitality establishments for 15-months. These recipients will be receiving awards in the form of an academic scholarship grant of S$45,000 and a training stipend of S$30,000. Congratulations to the first group of awardees!
Meenachi D/OAndiappan
Lau Kum Yee
Vic Santiago
Mandakini Arora
Lee Guan Parr
Shaan Sathy
Neil Baker
Gaylene Levesque
Daniel Shumny
Billy Bai
James Lim Yong Hwee
Julia Silvers
Seyhmus Baloglu
Serena Lim
Kurt Stahura
Karl Brandmeir
Heather Lusty
Jonathan Strand
Carl Braunlich
Don Maclaurin
Tan Hsien Wei
Pearl Brewer
Tanya Maclaurin
Johnny Tan
Daniel Chia
Hernieyati Mamat
Tan Swee Chuan Alice
Kimberly Ramsey Chin
Patricia Manuel
Tan Li Fern
Leon Coburn
Audrey McCool
Michael Tay
Natasa Christodoulidou
Barry McCool
Ken Teeters
Jim Dougan
Susan Meacham
Mary Thomas
Ruby Fowler
Pat Moreo
Nicholas Thomas
Susan Gregory
Michelle Millar
Shawn Tripp
Jim Gu
Dan Nelson
Marc Van Loo
Daniel Haber
Kathy Nelson
Letchimi Veeron
Andrew Hanson
Jeff Neufeld
Thea Visser
Ho Weng Hee Ken
Nick Oxborrow
Jeff Voyles
Vicki Holmes
Steven Parker
Gary Waters
Margaret Hoppe
Thomas Peacock
Bill Werner
David Jones
Gary Potts
Bernice Wilson
Tirzah Kengoo
Sumathi Ran Krishn
Wong Yue Yek
Clark Kincaid
Jeff Ronan
Gerry Koh
Gail Sammons
From Left to right: Goh Keng Tiong Christopher (Royal Plaza on Scotts), Huang Pingshan (InterContinental Hotels Group) and Chen Xiao Rong Sharon (InterContinentalHotels Group)
STAFF
Michelle Ang
Percy Huang
Loy Liang Qin
Suzy Ang
Serene Kng
Clare Ng
Norulhuda Chumari
Noelle Lai
Jennifer Weinman
Noryati Durame
Lee Hon Yang
Adeline Wonoseputro
Bob Goh
Lee Mei See
Janice Gwee
Gaylene Levesque
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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
SPECIAL
THANKS TO
ORGANIZATIONS AND AGENCIES
Ministry of Education (MOE)
Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA)
Singapore Tourism Board (STB)
Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB)
Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA)
Singapore Hotel Association (SHA)
Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP)
INTERNSHIP PROVIDERS
LOCAL INTERNSHIP
Four Seasons Singapore Grand Copthorne Waterfront Holiday Inn Atrium Singapore Holiday Inn Park View Singapore InterContinental Singapore Singapore Marriott Hotel Mandarin Oriental Singapore Meritus Mandarin Singapore Resorts World at Sentosa
The Regent Singapore
The Ritz Carlton Millenia Singapore The Scarlet
INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP
Conrad Tokyo
Dusit International
Four Seasons Maldives
Institute for Tourism Studies
The Venetian Macao
Sofitel Metropole Hanoi
GRADUATION 2009 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Chew Chang Xiong Sherwin
Kee Rui Yang Ray
Kwek Ghee Boon Yvonne
Lee Jie Ying Jasmine
Ng Hui Ying Valerie
Tan Ann Gie Angela
Tan Jie Min Germaine
Tay Zhi Ming
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA LAS VEGAS - SINGAPORE CAMPUS
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