Gathering of Science Students VI

New semester, new faces, and new friends. That just about sums up what GASS is all about. Last Thursday, the Kulliyyah of Science celebrated its newest batch of students with the hosting of the 6^th Gathering of Sciences Students. New and old students alike garbed in blue and purple flocked the Main Auditorium to celebrate the induction of KOS’s freshmen.

The ceremony started at 8:20 P.M. with the arrival of the Deputy Dean of Student Affairs, Dr. Ahmad Aman, the one and only VVIP. Even though the hall wasn’t full, the atmosphere was warm and alive with excitement on the part of the freshmen (lucky draws and free food galore!) and a bit nostalgic on the part of the seniors (still remember your GASS once upon a time ago?).

The ceremony kicked off with a video clip of SCIENCESS events of yesteryear like the KOS Family Day and KOS Sports Day, and also the montage of WacKOS (we won, by the way). Dr. Ahmad Aman then went about warming up to the new students, relating his jolly life as a university student in the 70’s, when students had no motorcars (when did we last hear that word? Konserto Terakhir?!), little money, and Arrow shirts were the era’s Gucci. We also learnt some trivia: He was born with grey hair! 0_o Long story made short: After getting a not-so-discreet warning letter from the emcee, he welcomed the students to his office anytime to talk about issues regarding their life as students, and subsequently inaugurated the modest ceremony with the unveiling of the GASS VI banner.

The ceremony continued with quirky two-minute self-introductions by the various SCIENCESS excos, starting from our new President, Zakuan Azizi, to the ever important Assistant Head Committee of the Special Task and Economics Bureau, Sarah Ilya Othman (what a mouthful to pronounce). A lucky draw then ensued, which saw three juniors go home happier (Dr. Ahmad Aman gave them presents!). After having fulfilled his duty as one-time Santa, Dr. Ahmad Aman subsequently left to dine with the rest of the VIPs.

Afterwards, a troupe composed of second-, third-, and fourth-year CTS guys entertained everyone with a wonderful acapella Nasyid performance. Another lucky draw was held after that, albeit with a different Santa. Fortunately, those who did not win were relieved of their sorrows after watching Geli Mat. For those not in the know, we can’t even begin to describe the colourful language it features and its painful effect on your stomachs and mouths, but rest assured everyone enjoyed every minute of it =D

Anyway, the ceremony was promptly ended, and afterwards everyone adjourned downstairs to A-G-03 to get what they really looked forward to that evening: free dinner; appetiser, drinks, and dessert included. A session called ‘Sharing Moments’ was held in the adjacent classrooms, where the juniors and seniors dined together and got acquainted. It sounds like nothing much when compared to the GASSes held at Gombak, but we’re sure everyone was glad and happy that they came. Needless to say, everyone went home a little fuller (that’s what matters).

We at SCIENCESS would like to thank everyone for attending the event and we do hope to see juniors joining our ranks and helping us host more events in the future. Let’s pray for a productive and fruitful year in 2008. And more importantly, let’s have a blast! Welcome to the KOS family, and welcome home =)

Reported by,

Muhammad Zulhilmi Bin Mohd Ghouse

Public Relations & Information Bureau

Jobscopes of Bureaus of SCIENCESS

Research & Education Bureau

1. Plan and organise activities in line with the Educational objectives of Kulliyyah of Science.

2. Study and set-up proposal for betterment of the academic achievement of the students and provide feedbacks regarding the matter.

3. Assist and coordinate students who are academically poor with the relevant unit such as the Students Learning Enhancement Unit (SLEU).

4. Organise programme to enhance the intellectual development of members through forums, seminars, symposiums, quizzes etc.

Public Relation & Information Bureau

1. Assist the authority in matters pertaining to communication and disseminating information to students of Kulliyyah of Science.

2. Prepare, manage and disseminate the bulletin, blog, group etc.

3. Spread out information regarding activities and programme conducted by SCIENCESS.

4. Create a powerful link and good relationship with media, local communities, and higher learning institutions, other Kulliyyahs, societies, clubs, potential sponsors and relevant authorities.

5. Promote the Kulliyyah of Science.

6. Build up good relationship between student and students, students and staff and also the whole community especially in Kulliyyah of Science.

Sport, Cultural & Recreation Bureau

1. Organise programmes to promote riadah / recreation and cultural activities among students in order to ensure that they are healthy, fit and active.

2. Organise programmes which not only involve students but also integrate them with the staffs.

3. Search for talents and form the SCIENCESS sports and cultural teams.

4. Find information and participate in the tournament and activities either inside or outside university, if possible.

Training & Career Development Bureau

1. Plan and organise activities to enhance students’ soft skill.

2. Organise programme that can give idea to the students about their future career.

3. Find information about career opportunity of the student of Kulliyyah of Science.

Special Task & Economic Bureau

1. Generate income for the SCIENCESS.

2. Take care and manage the running facilities in the SCIENCESS operation room.

3. Decorate and manage the SCIENCESS notice board.

4. Perform other duties assigned from time to time by President.

Islamic Affairs Bureau

1. Organise programme that will upgrade the moral of the students.

2. Organise programme and activities that can create Islamic environment especially in Kulliyyah of Science.

3. Manage the musolla in Kulliyyah of Science.

Social & Welfare Bureau

1. Assist the Kulliyyah in matters pertaining to students' welfare.

2. Report any needed pertaining utilities and facilities.

The New SCIENCESS Exco Line Up 2007/2008

President:

ZAKUAN AZIZI

Vice President I:

J HAMZAH SHAARI

Vice President II:

MARYAM ZAHABA

General Secretary:

MUHAMMAD ZAKI BIN RAMLI

Assistant General Secretary:

ILI RAIHANA JUMALI

Treasurer:

NOOR ARTIKA HASSAN

Assistant Treasurer:

SITI FATIMAH ZAKARIA

Biomedical Science Students:

From left: IZZUDDIN B. AHMAD NADZIRIN, MOHD DZAQQEE YAMEEN B. ZAINAL, FARHANA ZAIDI, SARAH ILYA BT. OTHMAN

Biotechnological Science Students:

From left: ABDUL LATIF NOH, AHMAD MUSTAQIM B. MOHD SIDEK, LATIFAH MUNIRAH BAKAR, NABILAH MANSHOR

CTS Department Students:

From left: MOHD REZUAN MASRAN, SALWA MUSTAFA DIN, ADLAN, NOOR SYAZANA NGARISAN

International Students:

From left: HASAN MOHAMAD TALIB, HASSAN IBRAHIM SHEIKH, ONRAMPA MEKLOI

Posters in Poster Designing Competition

01:- Discover


02:- Journey


03:- No Fear


04:- Treasure


05:- Triple ICE


06:- Strengthening Our Brotherhood


07:- IIUM Vision


08:- Transform Yourself to The Better


09:- Garden of Knowledge and Virtue


10:- My Beloved Kulliyyah


11:- The Lights


12:- Destination

Which one is your winner? Which one is the real winner? Wait until KOS Gala Night on 23rd October 2007!

WacKOS

Hey guys! I’m sure by now everyone at Kulliyyah of Science would have heard about WacKOS. Yes, we’ll finally have a cool place of our own to hang out and chill. And study of course!

The promo week was superb. Thank you so much for the support. We’re having the committee recruitment this week and thank you for those who stopped by. We’ll have a full fletched committee by next week. So look out for plenty of activities to drown yourself in.

We have another favour to ask from the enthusiastic students of KoS. As some of you might know, the WacKOS project is part of the Maxis Cyberlinq Competition. The good news is that we have been short listed as the top ten and we won RM 1, 000.

The even better news is that there will be a special prize for the best blog. This is where you guys play the oh-so important role. We need your votes. Plenty of votes, as a matter of fact. And if we do win, we’ll get another RM 1, 000. That’s going to help us come one step closer in getting this:

It’s just as simple as going to this link (click on the ‘Voting’ tab on the top of your screen) and voting for the WacKOS project (under ‘Institute of Higher Learning’ category). Do your part!

p/s: Thank you to SCIENCESS blog as well for helping us out!

- Arshana

(Marketing & Promotion Bureau, WacKOS)