On the 27th of December 2006, in the auditorium of KOS, Sciencess organised an event to welcome the new November intake students to the Kulliyyah of Science, to Kuantan Campus, and to Sciencess. This event was known as the Gathering of Science Students (GASS). The event kicked-off with the arrival of our honourable Dean of KOS, Prof. Dr. Ridzuan Hashim, Asst. Director of student Affairs, Bro. Abdul Malek Hadi, and the Deputy Dean of Postgraduate, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Othman. After the VIP's arrival, we were graced with the beautiful Quranic recitation by Bro M. Safwan Helmi.
Bro Safwan with his very nice recitation.
At about a quarter to 9, the event proceeded with a speech from our very own President of Sciencess, Bro. Ahmad Lutfi Lukman. In his speech, he welcomed all new students to Kuantan Campus, and to the KOS. He also encouraged all students to remain patient while adapting to the new environment, and also since our KOS is still establishing itself here in Kuantan Campus.
Bro Lutfi delivering speech. Like singing contest la...
After our president’s speech, our dean, Prof. Dr. Ridzuan Hashim continued proceedings with a very informative and well presented speech. He shared with us his previous experiences as an educator, in order for us to understand how difficult it was for him to have to change offices every few years. By the end of his speech, his message was clear. If he could succeed in his career after moving so frequently, surely we as students, we can overcome this change in culture, from Gombak to Kuantan or from PJ to Kuantan. Also, like our President, Prof. Ridzuan requested that we remain patient while the Kulliyah itself adapts to Kuantan campus. In due time InsyaAllah, our Kulliyah will improve, and be completed, and we will be able to study more comfortably and conveniently.
The night continued with a Multimedia Presentation. Unfortunately, due to some technical difficulties, we were without audio for most of the presentation. And the LCD projector too was a little troublesome, not projecting the colours correctly. It was quite disappointing for many of the students, but InsyaAllah the same won’t happen again.
At 9.15pm we were given a brief intro to the Science Students’ Society by Sis Nabihah, the Vice President of Sciencess. She introduced the new students to the basic framework of Sciencess, explaining the hierarchy and introduced us to the main board of Sciencess, along with all the bureaus within Sciencess.
Nabihah
To close the main event, a lucky draw was held. And on the night, the sisters proved to be the luckiest. All 6 draws were won by the sisters. Was it all fixed? You decide ;-)
During lucky draw. Why all girls? Boys weren't lucky that night maybe.. :)
The event might have closed there, but the students were then divided into their respective courses, Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology and CTS, and were led by their seniors to a “heart-2-heart” session if you like. The seniors shared their experiences with the juniors, giving advice on how to cope with the workload, where to find resources, which books to buy, and also how our lecturers like to conduct lectures and give quizzes or exams. They did well to prepare us for the years to come.
Here are what a few students had to say about GASS.
Nur Aizura, 1st year Biomedical Sc. student :
GASS was quite helpful. We managed to get to know some of the seniors who gave us lots of useful info and advice. We had a great time, but was a little disappointed about the com (multimedia presentation and LCD projector) and transport back to mahallah, which was none. All in all it was ok.
Don Luqmanul Hakim, 1st year Biotech student :
The event was a good introduction to the KOS and Sciencess. However, it could have been better in terms of preparation. Some parts of GASS wasn’t planned or prepared properly. Even so, the food was good.
Afifah, 1st year CTS student said:
The programme went well I suppose. The committe members have done their best in making the programme a success. They were very friendly toward us and made us feel like we belong here and very welcomed.
The seniors.
The seniors II.
The VIPs.
Report by: Jazli
Edited by: Szakif
Pictures by: Don
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