Date: 26th to 28th August 2015
Time: 6.45 pm to 10.45 pm
Venue: TR+109, South Spine (Block SS4, SS4-01-37)
Are you interested in making a positive difference to the world we know today?
Earthlink is the largest environmental club in NTU, and we would love to recruit eager and passionate people to join our ranks! This year, we look forward to recruiting more than 100 subcommittee members in this recruitment drive.
Take up the fight for environmentalism and join Earthlink as a Subcommittee Member now!
Earthlink has a variety of interesting portfolios you can work in – from Recycling to Nature Guiding, and even Overseas Expeditions! You can find out more about the portfolios here.
To learn more about the requirements and other details for the preparation of your interview, you may view this document as reference. Choose the one that you are interested in and go for the interview for that portfolio!
*Please bring along your Matriculation Card and Earthlink Membership Card during the subcommittee recruitment drive.
*For non-members, you are advised to self-register as member online by clicking here to avoid the queues and the hassle of registering on the day itself.
*Membership fees will be collected during the recruitment drive. Membership activation and membership card issuance are available.
*Members who have not renewed their membership this academic year but wish to pay for the membership fees can come down to us during the recruitment drive.
* Interviews for subcommittee positions of the Events Executive (Internal) and Webmaster portfolios will only be held on Wednesday (26 Aug) and Thursday (27 Aug). No interviews will be conducted for these two portfolios on Friday (28 Aug).
Date: 14th to 28th June 2015 Venue: Ban Phongsavanh, Laos
From the 14th to 28th of June, a group of 24 enthusiastic students from Earthlink participated in Ecoventure 2015; Earthlink s very own annual youth overseas community involvement program. Led by Earthlink’s Events Executive Overseas (EEO) portfolio, the volunteers went on a 15-day expedition to Ban Phongsavanh, a rural village in Laos. This project is part of Earthlink s sustained effort to introduce renewable energy to different rural community schools in Laos which was started during last year s Ecoventure. Ecoventure 2014 saw the installation of a 3kW solar panel system in another part of Laos.
After arriving at Luang Prabang, the nearest city to the village via a flight from Changi International Airport, the team travelled to Ban Phongsavanh by boat. The village was located upstream from Luang Prabang and it took the team 4 hours to arrive. The objectives of the expedition were to promote environmental consciousness among the locals through educational lessons and improve the conditions of the village s school by providing sustainable solutions. Over the course of two weeks, the Ecoventure team installed electric lights and fans in five classrooms to create a more conductive environment for learning. Part of the purpose of Ecoventure 2015 is the installation of solar panel systems in these schools as they did not have access to the national electricity grid. The team installed a 2kW solar panel system, sponsored by YingLi Solar, to power the school. The installation process was completed quickly under the guidance of a technician from Rezeca Renewables, one of the partners who helped made this trip possible. In fact, most of the time were spent laying underground electrical wirings between the various blocks of classrooms.
In addition, the Ecoventure team conducted English, Science, and Environment classes for the local children. All of the classes were conducted in English as some of the children had some basic level of understanding of English. Despite this language barrier, the children were fascinated by the lessons and were enthusiastic as the classroom had a good amount of attendees who turned up. Besides the lessons, the team also conducted a Sports Day where members of the team participated in various sport games with the local kids, and needless to say, everyone had fun during the session.
Throughout the entire expedition, the participants stayed at the village for eleven days while the rest were spent in Luang Prabang to restock supplies. The experience of staying over at the village granted participants plenty of opportunities to interact with the locals. The slow-paced cultured atmosphere provided a pleasant contrast to the busy city lifestyle that most of the members were used to. Moreover, the locals were friendly and approachable. Although most of the locals were shy initially, they quickly warmed up to the team. By the time when the team was about to return to Singapore, many members of the team were reluctant to leave as they had forged not just good relationships but also memories.
This trip had given the participants an opportunity to experience the opposite aspect of urban lifestyle. Despite the team s requirement to eat their dinner and having sharing sessions in complete darkness before solar panels were installed, the joy expressed when the first light was turned on was overwhelming. Suffice to say, the expedition was an exciting and rewarding getaway for the volunteers.
Earthlink would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the kind sponsorship from City Developments Limited and PacificLight Power Ptd Ltd, and support from Yingli Solar, Rezeca Renewables and YMCA (Singapore). Without any of these partners, the trip would not have been a success.
Date: 22nd August 2015 (Saturday) Time: 8.30am to 2.30pm (Lunch is provided) Venue: Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre (TCT-LT)
We hope you ve been having a great time getting to know Earthlink; be it the new faces, diverse portfolios that form our society or the common goals that bind us together.
As we proceed into a new academic year, we would like to invite you to join us in our Annual General Meeting 2015.
Besides showcasing the efforts and accomplishments of the past academic year, candidates of the 23rd Management Committee would also be introduced to you. They would share their hopes and plans in leading Earthlink for the new year.
A few important things to note are:
Registration starts at 8.30am and closes at 9.00am Only registered Earthlink members are permitted to vote Vote slips can only be handed in after all rally speeches have been conducted Only one vote slip per registered member is permitted; vote by proxy is considered invalid Bring your container and utensils as refreshments will be provided
Date: 18th August 2015 (Tuesday) Time: 6.30pm to 10.00pm Venue: LT 19
Earthlink would like to invite you to attend the Earthlink Welcome Tea for this new academic year!
You will be presented by our committee members on the exciting events our portfolios organized during the past year.
So do come down to have a glimpse and insight of what Earthlink does in raising the spirit of environmentalism in the community.
” Light refreshment will be provided and you are reminded to bring your own cutlery and container (Cutlery will not be provided on that day) ” Membership fee payment counter will be opened at the same time. If you would like to renew your membership, please come down to LT 19 ” New members are welcomed so bring your friends along! You are encouraged to visit the registration page at here and fill in your details before coming down ” Membership renewal fee $3 ” New membership fee $5
Earthlink NTU hosted a group of high school students from Macau on the 31st of July. As part of their journey to learn about sustainable development in Singapore, they visited NTU to find out more about the efforts taken by the university in promoting such efforts.
The efforts and plans of Earthlink in the past few years were presented to these students. Examples included events such as Ditch Da Disposable (DDD) by the Campaign Management (CM) portfolio, Keep Them E-Live by Recycling portfolio, Ecoventure by Events Executive Overseas (EEO) portfolio and AREaS Case Challenge by Education portfolio.
Mr Ryan Jin from ERI@N was also invited to share about the EcoCampus initiative in NTU. He spoke of the various green features which were consolidated into the design of NTU s structures. Some of these structures are The Hive and the new Halls of Residence. In addition, Mr Jin introduced the Powerz Mobile App, which saw high participation rate by NTU students, its features and purpose in reducing energy consumption on campus. Besides, the students were given the opportunity to try the app via the phones provided by our members.
After which, we had a tour around the campus by bus and visited the new building in NTU: The Hive. Mr Tong from the Office of Development & Facilities Management (ODFM) gave a presentation on the building and its key environmental features such as the use of natural lighting in teaching classrooms to reduce the dependency on electrical lightings, the passive displacement system which circulates cool air by convection and cools down the heated air with a single unit of cooling tube. In addition, The Hive was designed based on the prevailing wind direction of Singapore to enable the capture of wind throughout the entire year in order to reduce the requirement of fans to cool the building down.
Finally, we took a group photo at The Hive. It was an interactive session for both sides; while we learned about the culture and environment of Macau, they learned more about sustainability efforts on campus in NTU and the efforts of Earthlink in the environmental field.
