ADM Student Well-being Blog
Hello there! This site consolidates the various resources for well-being support available to you in ADM as well as in NTU. Browse the site at your own time and if you feel you are facing any mental well-being struggles, please reach out and we will do our best to support you.
The ADM Student Well-being Team
The ADM student well-being team is made up of two groups of people!
1) The ADM well-being support office
2) The ADM student peer support team
1) The ADM Well-being support staff
The ADM well-being support office consists of two key staff. Senior lecturer Ang Song Nian oversees all ADM students’ well-being matters and works closely together with the ADM student care manager; Amber Li who helps support students on well-being issues.
Senior lecturer Ang Song Nian
Assistant Chair Students (ACS)
Oversees ADM student well-being matters
Amber Li
ADM Student Care Manager (SCM)
Supports ADM student well-being issues
ADM-StudentCare@ntu.edu.sg
Student Care Manager (SCM), Amber provides assistance and guidance on students’ wellbeing concerns. She believes that each individual’s life experience is unique, and everyone has the potential to thrive in life through personal growth and community support. Amber holds a Bachelor of Psychology and a Master of Counselling. Her experience of living and studying abroad taught her to appreciate individual differences and to enjoy the simple things in life. In her spare time, Amber enjoys reading books, watching movies, and exploring nature and new cuisines. If you would like to have a chat with Amber, feel free to drop her an email with your preferred dates and meeting preferences (face-to-face or online).
2) ADM Student Peer Support team
The ADM student peer support team consists of four undergraduate student peer helpers and three graduate student peer helpers who are advocates of student well-being causes and will be happy to lend a listening ear or point you to the right avenues and channels for support. Feel free to reach out to them if you would like someone to have a chat about any well-being issues that you may be facing.
During school vacations, feel free to reach out to Student Care Manager for wellbeing support.
For Undergraduate Programmes
Rachel Chew Ray Peng
Year 3 Media Art – @shinyForeheadz
I’m known for intimidating resting face. but trust me, my head is in the clouds like 99% of the time. I have a thing for fun, authentic and meaningful conversations, so please don’t hesitate to hit me up if you ever feel like talking! Life can be draining – been there done that – but I’m here to help wherever I can. Talk to you soon :))
Joel Preston Gn
Year 3 Media Art – @joellogy
Joel is currently pursuing the Film pathway in Media Art. As someone who had previously led a mental health support group back in School of the Arts SG, Joel advocates that mental health awareness is important especially within arts institutions, where environments are kept inclusive for creativity to be fostered — thus allowing artists, students and staff to thrive. As part of the ADM Peer Support Team, Joel is committed to guiding fellow schoolmates who may be struggling with unspoken issues. In his spare time, he enjoys watching and discussing movies, music and games!
If you feel you need a listening ear — whether it be for personal, emotional, or career-related matters — feel free to drop him a text with your preferred dates and meeting preferences, i.e. face-to-face or online:)
Afimiwala Zahra Saleh
Year 2 Design Art – @watermelon_crocodile
Zahra Afimiwalla, a Year 2 ADM student and peer mentor, provides assistance and guidance to her fellow peers for any difficulties they may be facing. Her experience with having friends in the past who required counselling helped her gain empathy and an interest in mental health, which she furthered by doing a bit of research, contributing to a mental- health based school, as well as being a peer mentor at her old school for 2 years. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, going to the gym, eating, singing and watching short films. Please feel free to schedule a talk with her, online or offline, or approach her at ADM if you have anything you need help with.
For Graduate Programmes (MA and PhD)
ADM Graduate Student Club
admgsc-president@e.ntu.edu.sg
BEACON@ADM – UWO Satellite Counselling Service*
*ADM students who had already seen counsellors at University Counselling Centre (UCC), kindly do continue to engage with your specific counsellors readily at UCC.
BEACON@ADM is a satellite counselling service provided by the University Counselling Centre to make professional counselling more accessible and convenient to students.
Counsellor: Martin Nonis
Martin Nonis has vast experience in working with adolescents to adults for over 20+ years. His experiences covers persons with mental health concerns such as depression, mood disorders, chronic mental illness, anxiety disorders to existential issues. Martin has also worked with persons with special needs such as autism and developmental disabilities providing support to caregivers. He is passionate about helping people in need and is a great person to chat with.
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