Role model women inspire a sweet act from Chermaine

After weeks of talking to and listening to 5 inspirational Malaysian philanthropic women as the host of NTV 7’s SK-11 Miracle Makers, Chermaine Poo decided that she would do her part for charity as well – by baking cupcakes to raise funds for a charitable organisation of her choice. Poo became the highlight in the show she was hosting when she challenged herself to bake 1,000 cupcakes and to sell them, in a charity drive named “Chermaine’s Cupcake Charity”.

The TV actress and chartered accountant baked the cupcakes single-handedly, only enlisting the help of her celebrity acquaintances and close friends to pack the cupcakes, all done within a span of two days. Within that time, Poo had to sell the beautiful cupcakes, packed in boxes of 6 starting at RM50 each, at Sunway Pyramid.

Chermaine (4th from right) delivered cupcakes to staff and students at Sunway campus foyer

Achieving dreams with Sunway’s CIMP

191 graduates were gleaming with pride as they stood tall during the Graduation Ceremony held recently. The proud graduates who enthusiastically sang the Malaysian National Anthem and Canadian National Anthem were ready for the next step in their lives. This is the 41st Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) graduation ceremony since it started at Sunway College in 1991.

Charis Wong, awarded with the Governor General’s Medal for Academic Achievement (2011-2012), highest achiever in Financial Accounting Principles, English, University Preparation and Chemistry and recipient of Tan Sri Dato’ Seri (Dr) Jeffrey Cheah Entrance Scholarship.

A brighter future for FIA graduates

Sunway College recently celebrated the accomplishment of the class of January 2011 marking the 7th Graduation Ceremony for the home-grown pre-university programme, Sunway Foundation in Arts (FIA). The graduation ceremony was witnessed by Elizabeth Lee; Executive Director of Sunway Education Group, Professor Robert Bignall; Vice-Chancellor of Sunway University, Dr. Khatijah Khalid; Chief Executive of Sunway College, Mrs Ruma Lopes, Director of Programme, Sunway College; lecturers, parents and students.

Tan Li Jean receiving her graduation certificate from Elizabeth Lee.

Sunway Cricket Team to play Malaysian National Cricket Team

The dynamic talent of the Sunway Cricket team was proven when they were recently handpicked by the management of the Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) to play in a series of matches against the Malaysian National Cricket team. Sunway’s Cricket team who participated in various tournaments organised by numerous State Cricket Associations had advanced into the finals of each tournament. The Chairman of the MCA was impressed by Sunway’s track record for Year 2011 and thus offered them an opportunity to partake in a five match series with the national team in preparation for their upcoming 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament that will take place in Singapore in February.

The players in concentration during the match.

Clean sweep for Sunway’s shining star

19 year-old Katrina Ann Abdul Hadi is the proud owner of five glittering gold medals having swept all the synchronised swimming events at the 26th SEA Games in Palembang, Indonesia this year. Katrina and her team mates, having already delivered golds in the free duet, technical duet, free team and technical team events, were once again at their dazzling best, when they produced a consistent and energetic performance to overwhelm the spectators and judges in the fifth and final event, the free team combination. Performing to the song ‘Rio de Janeiro’, the team scored 75.363 points to easily win another gold medal.

Katrina (left) with her duet partner, Shareen Png

CIMP students raise RM2, 500 for charity home

Synergy combined with energy produced a fruitful result as Sunway College’s Canadian International Matriculation Programme (CIMP) students charitable fundraiser managed to accumulate RM2,500 for the Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Taman Megah (Taman Megah Disabled Children’s Home). The entrepreneurial and management skills of the 70 students from the Business Leadership Management Fundamentals (BLMF) class were put to test as they developed unique products such as handmade accessories, piggy banks, badges, cultural goods, fresh fruits and delicious baked goods during the 2-day charity sale in Sunway College.

Mr. John Futa, V. Baskar, Tham Thin Yin, Lecturers Liz Erskine and Dave Leonard from the Business Leadership course.

Angelina Saw Mei Yi, a BLMF student shared, “We started preparations for the charity sale 2 months in advance by conducting surveys and analysing the response towards our potential products in order to meet quality standards and customer needs. Everything had to be done with precision to ensure a smooth flow of business. We created handmade products in line with the findings from our reports in order to link the practical part of our work with what we’ve learnt in class with the theory of management functions, crucial for a business to operate.

The student selling piggy banks during the charity sale.

Sunway International School Open Day 2011