By Feria Lee

TUESDAY, 11 AUGUST – The Housewives and Women Staff Club (KESUMBA) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) today handed over a donation amounting to RM2,000 to Aman Palestin, Sabah branch.

The donation was collected from among UMS community in a campaign organised by KESUMBA.

The donation was handed over by the Honorary Secretary of KESUMBA, Norti Sirin to Manager of Aman Palestin Sabah, Jumriati Abdullah.

Also present at the handing over ceremony were Honorable Treasurer, Silawati Khamis; Religious and Welfare Exco, Siti Khadizah Yaakub and President of KESUMBA UMS Labuan International Campus, Hayati Salleh Baihaki.

Aman Palestin is a non-profit organisation established in 2004 to help Palestinians in Palestine, Lubnan and Syria in a collective, planned, continuous and effective way.

Photo: Hayati Salleh Baihaki

Media and Citra Division

MONDAY, 10 AUGUST – The Student Affairs Department (HEP) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) recently organised a Sports Carnival as a way to foster the sporting spirit among its staff.

Held at UMS Sports Complex, the carnival was participated by departments and centres under the office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Student Affairs and Alumni (HEPA), Associate Professor Dr. Ismail Ali.

Known as the HEPA Sports Carnival, it listed four contingents; Black represented by staff of the Special Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor HEPA, Welfare Division, Scholarships and Student Disciplinary as well as the Arts and Culture Division HEP.

Green Contingent was made up of a combination of staff from Sports Centre and Alumni Centre whilst Blue Contingent was from among the staff of the Housing and Hospitality Division HEP.

Yellow Contingent was made up of Counseling and Career Guidance Division, HEP Bursar Zone and Administration Division.

All contingents competed in Volleyball, Netball and Sepak Takraw during the carnival.

The carnival, organised for the first time saw Green Contingent emerged the strongest as they won in two categories; futsal and volleyball.

Netball game was won by the Black Contingent, whilst the Blue Contingent was announced as the winner of sepak takraw.

Also present were the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of HEPA, Associate Professor Dr. Ismail Ali and the Head of HEP Department, Azmi Jumat.

The carnival, among others aimed to strengthen relationship among staff, as well as promoting sports activities as an aspect that is emphasised in health care.

Lucky draws were also held during the HEPA Sports Carnival. – MA & SS (fl)

Photo: Musa Derin, HEPA

Source: Norhana Nordin, HEPA

Media and Citra Division

By Faezah Mohamad Dun

MONDAY, 10 AUGUST – The Kadazandusun Chair and Centre for the Promotion of Knowledge and Language (PPIB) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) in collaboration with the Summer Institute of Linguistic (SIL) Malaysia organised a workshop named 'Ethnologue', to review the data on Sabah language.

According to the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Datuk Dr. Mohd Harun Abdullah, the workshop was timely as a documentation thereby becoming a reference material for the young generations in future.

“Language is a fundamental element in our tradition and culture, thus the continuity of our cultural heritage is very important to the community towards the future,” he said.

He said this in his speech which was delivered by the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Heritage (FKSW), Professor Dato’ Mohd Hamdan Hj Adnan at the Main Meeting Room of PPIB.

The workshop which ends on Thursday was itself a history as UMS became the first university to be chosen to undertake such a study.

For the record, Ethnologue was initiated by SIL in 1951 by Richard S. Pittman to share the development of language around the world with researchers and language experts. - (fl)

Photo: Suzeanywati Gasinin

Media and Citra Division

ISNIN, 10 OGOS - Jabatan Hal Ehwal Pelajar (HEP) Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) menganjurkan Karnival Sukan baru-baru ini sebagai memupuk semangat bersukan dalam kalangan kakitangan.

Bertempat di Kompleks Sukan UMS, karnival tersebut disertai jabatan dan pusat di bawah naungan Timbalan Naib Canselor Hal Ehwal Pelajar dan Alumni (HEPA), Prof. Madya Dr Ismail Ali.

Dikenali sebagai Karnival Sukan HEPA, karnival itu menyenaraikan empat kontinjen iaitu Kontinjen Hitam yang melibatkan gabungan staf Pejabat Khas Timbalan Naib Canselor HEPA, Bahagian Kebajikan, Biasiswa dan Tatatertib Pelajar serta Bahagian Kebudayaan Kesenian HEP.

Kontinjen Hijau pula terdiri daripada gabungan staf Pusat Sukan dan Pusat Alumni manakala  Kontinjen Biru adalah daripada kalangan staf Bahagian Perumahan dan Hospitaliti Pelajar HEP.

Kontinjen selebihnya iaitu Kontinjen Kuning terdiri daripada staf Bahagian Kaunseling dan Bimbingan Kerjaya, Zon Bendahari HEP serta Bahagian Pentadbiran.

Semua kontinjen berentap dalam acara sukan Bola Tampar, Futsal, Bola Jaring dan Sepak Takraw pada karnival sehari itu.

Karnival yang buat julung kalinya turut menyaksikan Kontinjen Hijau ternyata jauh lebih gah apabila menjuarai dua kategori sukan iaitu futsal dan bola tampar.

Bola jaring pula dimenangi Kontinjen Hitam, manakala Kontinjen Biru dinobat sebagai pemenang bagi sukan sepak takraw.

Hadir sama Timbalan Naib Canselor HEPA, Prof. Madya Dr. Ismail Ali dan Ketua Jabatan HEP Azmi Jumat.

Karnival sukan tersebut antara lain bermatlamat mengeratkan hubungan silaturahim antara kakitangan, selain mempromosikan aktiviti kesukanan sebagai aspek yang perlu dititikberatkan dalam penjagaan kesihatan.

Turut diadakan cabutan bertuah kepada semua peserta Karnival Sukan HEPA. -MA & SS-

Sumber : Norhana Nordin, HEPA

Foto : Musa Derin HEPA