FRIDAY, 14 MARCH – Chairman of the Board of Directors (LPU) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Tun Zaki Tun Azmi urged all UMS community to practice integrity at all times.

He said that academic and administrative staff including UMS students should strive to reach a higher level of integrity in themselves.

“A university that does not practice integrity will not be respected in terms of its degree and publications, and its graduates will have a hard time finding employment.

“For UMS to be a respected university, it should practice good corporate governance, quality management, good planning and monitoring, ensuring accountability for all financial management, implementation of university’s policies according to regulations and to practice transparency in all matters,” he emphasised.

He said this in his inaugural talk ‘Warga Berintegriti, Universiti Berkualiti’ at the Dewan Resital, UMS.

The programmes which would be held during the month of integrity would be extended until the next year as a way to remind and cultivate the culture of integrity among UMS community over time.

More than 500 staff and students of UMS attended the inaugural lecture of Tun Zaki’s. Also present were the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd. Harun Abdullah, UMS Registrar, Datuk Abdullah Hj. Mohd. Said and Principal Officers of the university. – MA (fl)

 
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THURSDAY, 13 MARCH – The Debug group which comprised of staff from the Registrar Department had been selected to represent Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) at the 10^th Creative and Innovative Convention (KIK) Institutions of Higher Learning (IPTA) level which will be held on 8-10 April at Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS).

The group was selected after netting the highest score in the KIK project at UMS level recently. Debug presented their project entitle ‘Employee Data Sent to MyMOHES Does Not Reach 100% of Management Data’.

UMS Registrar, Datuk Abdullah Hj. Mohd. Said said that the KIK UMS level was organised in line with the 4^th University Key Result Areas which was Governance, Leadership and Delivery System.

It was obvious that not only KIK was able to solve various work problems and daily work routine but also helped increase human capital development.

“KIK is able to promote creative and innovative work culture and build a solid teamwork. This will increase motivation as well as appreciation and satisfaction to all individuals involved,” he said.

Also present as the evaluation panel for the KIK project presentation was the Sabah SIRIM Director, Haji Khairan Utoh; Sabah MARDI Director, Hj Sadi Sujang and Malaysia Productivity Corporation Executive Consultant Sabah Branch, Edward Binty. – MA (fl)

 
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THURSDAY, 13 MARCH – The grief and anxiety that surrounds the families of the passengers and crew of flight MH370 which is still missing since last Saturday cannot be imagined.

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) lends sympathy to the plight that befalls the 239 passengers and crew of the missing flight MH370 which is still a mystery when search and rescue teams have still not found any indication as to the whereabouts of the plane.

Hence, some UMS staff took the initiative to organise a cycling mission ‘Pray For MH370’ in support of the efforts in locating the missing aircraft conducted by the government with the help of other countries such as USA, China, Vietnam and Japan.

The ride around UMS campus for 8 kilometres was well received especially from students when they had their pit stops at some locations.

Bringing the message ‘Pray For MH370’, one of the participants, Azmi Haris said that the cycling programme was done on a voluntary basis as a sign of support by UMS to the families of the passengers and crew of MH370 to continue praying and hope for the best for those in the aircraft.

The cycling programme also received the support from the Centre for Co-curriculum and Student Development by providing the bikes and cycling helmets. – ZMD & SS (fl)

 

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WEDNESDAY, 12 MARCH – The Non-academic Professional Development Unit, Human Resource Development Sector, Registrar Department, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently organised a workshop on ‘Creative Radio’ at the Seminar Room, Communication and Information Technology Department, UMS and attended by more than 30 participants.

The two-day event was participated by staff of UMS including presenters, producers and newscasters attached to UMS Campus Radio Station, KKFM. The workshop which entered into its third year this year had also invited radio presenters from Sabah FM and Sabah VFM, Radio Television Malaysia (RTM) Sabah as well as undergraduates of the Journalism and Broadcasting Course, School of Social Sciences (SSS), UMS.

A radio presenter with Sabah VFM, Dennis Papam said that he gained a lot out of the workshop and would apply the new knowledge and tips to his programme which would certainly enhance his presentation style that would hopefully benefit his listeners.

Another participant, a student of Journalism and Broadcasting Course at SSS, Mohd. Hassanal Hakim Junaidi of Sarawak said that the workshop had opened his eyes on radio management. This would certainly augurs well for him personally as he had received an offer by a private radio station based in Kuching, Sarawak to undergo a two-month internship training programme there starting this June as part of the criteria for graduation in UMS.

The workshop was conducted by an invited speaker, John Paul Lee who orignates from Sabah and was himself a radio DJ or presenter and later a Music Director in one of Malaysia’s leading private radio stations. He was also involved in the production of KRU’s ‘The Way We Jam’ (Remix), Rabbani’s ‘Pergi Tak Kembali’ album, Amy Mastura’s ‘The Remix Album’ and a host of other Malaysian artistes including international artistes Sammi Cheng's and Aaron Kwok's remixes albums. He is currently a consultant to two private radio stations in Manila, the Philippines. – FL