Fundraising for Maxwell Onyema Ezeala

Bulletin Board announcement

Dear all students and MMU staff,

Please kindly be informed that Maxwell Onyema Ezeala had met with an accident while playing football on 23rd September 2007. he had injured his spinal cord and currently he is admitted in PPUM,Kuala Lumpur. He is a student in FOSEE, Melaka and his intake is November.

Before he was being transferred to PPUM, he was sent to Pantai Hospital in Bangsar and the cost of his treatment is almost RM90000.HLA insurance had covered him up to the maximum which is RM25000 and now, his family is asking for our assistance to help them to pay for the cost of treament.

Therefore, as one of the MMU community, let us try our best to assist Maxwell Onyema Ezeala and please give some donation as to ease thier burden.

Below are the details about our donation drive :-

Date:12/12/2007 (Wednesday)- 14/12/2007 (Friday)
Venue: President Square
Time: 9.00am-5.00pm

Due to inadequate fund to support Mr. Maxwell’s medical fees, SRC organized another fund raising campaign to help Mr. Maxwell raise money for his medical fees. The fund raising was held in conjunction with the CyberP week in President Square.

SRC was strongly supported by all parties, including CyberP management team, STAD, ISS, ex-OCs, volunteers and students who donated. We managed to collect an amount of RM1020.28 from the fund raising campaign.



However, he is still short of a large amount of money. SRC approached ISSU to discuss about the method to reach the Nigerian embassy. Besides, we are still looking for sponsors from the private sectors.

Complaint Collection & Rakan Exco Recruitment

From 10 December 2007 till 14 December 2007 the Students’ Welfare Division(SWD) of the SRC had set up a booth at Plaza Siswa. The booth was set up to enable students to submit their complaints regarding any issues, departments, clubs/societies, individuals, etc to the SRC excos manning the booth. During this period, recruitment for Rakan Excos was also carried out. Rakan Excos are MMU students who would assist SRC excos in various tasks.

Throughout the 4 days period that the booth was set up, many complaints were received.

Some of the complaints are:

1. SAPS points – SAPS point not updated in time.
2. Chinese New Year holidays – Only 1 day of holiday given.
3. Wild dogs in Taman Dahlia – Dangerous to walk on the road as the dogs often chase pedestrians.
4. Bird droppings around hostel area – Very smelly. Hygienic problems to residents.
5. Lack of shaded path between FSER and library, car park and CLC Concourse, CLC Concourse and Law School.
6. Accommodation issue – A lot of complaints regarding the utility fees of IXORA.
7. Car Park – Insufficient parking spaces.
8. Insurance – Beta year and above not covered comprehensively for local students.
9. Security – To request for CCTV and more lighting around campus.
10. Refund policy – To get explanation about this policy.

SWD excos collected and sorted these complaints and later took the appropriate measures to deal with issues raised in the complaints. Some of the issues had already been settled as evidenced by these bulletins:

1. Update on issue of PTPTN loan holders being barred!
2. Update on Exam Slip Issue
3. Chinese New Year Holidays 2008
4. Complaints forwarded to Facilities Management Division (FMD)

SRC would like to thank all students who came forward to voice their complaints.

We also kindly request you to be patient and give us a little bit of time as we take the appropriate measures to solve all problems that you are facing as soon as possible.

SRC High Committee

By L. Puvaneswaren

The newly established high committee of the SRC council session 2007/08 of Malacca campus has many exciting agendas stalled for not only their excos but for the university particularly clubs and students as well. With 3 former presidents of clubs and societies heading the high committee for the first time ever the SRC has been given a high expectations and mandate to deliver especially in the matters concerning students and clubs welfare and rights.

SRC High Committee

The three are not other than the current SRC President, Mohd Hamdan Bin Mohd Sharif who previously headed Institusi Usrah (IU), the Treasurer General, Tang Lee Hong who headed one of the biggest clubs in MMU which is none other than the Chinese Language Society (CLS) and L.Puvaneswaren who was the President of the Indian Cultural Society (ICS) for 2 consecutive years before joining the SRC last year and now holds a double portfolio of Public Relations Officer and Chairperson of Clubs and Societies Management Division (CSMD).

The other 4 high committee have also established themselves as experienced leaders. Khairol Khalid, Vice-President 1 of the SRC this year was the Deputy President in the SRC for the last academic term. Wong Teck Chee, the current Vice-President 2 was one of the Vice Presidents of the Chinese Language Society, while Azril Hanafi, Secretary General, coming of the rank of Institusi Usrah as a Secretary General as well with his deputy, Nurul Ain, being a Treasurer at the Silat Cekak Ustaz Hanafi.

The Administrative Officer, Jess (Yeong Khar Mun), deserves a special mention as although she is an Alpha student she can efficiently handle any tasks given to her.

With such capable leadership heading the SRC it is hoped that the SRC movement will be more efficient and smooth to ensure that the students and clubs rights and welfare a well taken care of in Multimedia University (Malacca campus).

SRC Malacca 2007/2008 Lineup

Dear friends,

The Students' Representative Council of Multimedia University (Malacca campus) would like to proudly announce our council structure for this academic year:

President - Mohd Hamdan Bin Mohd Sharif (013-6286991)

Vice-President 1 - Mohammad Khairol Bin Khalid (019-5484155)

Vice-President 2 - Wong Teck Chee (012-3135984)

Public Relations Officer - Puvaneswaren S/O Letchumanan (016-5460690)

Treasurer - Tang Lee Hong (013-5215219)

Administrative Officer - Jess Yeong Khar Mun (016-3215680)

Secretary General - Azril Hanafi Bin Abdullah Sharwani (013-5309331)

Deputy Secretary General - Nurul Ain Binti Mohd Ghazali (017-6812009)

Student Welfare Division
Yeo Kheng Keen (Chairperson) (016-3028227)
Khalil Saeed Mohammed Abdulsalam (017-3330498)
Lee Chong Hong (016-7467979)
Amirul Ridzuan Bin Hanif (012-5204569)

Student Development & Sports Division
Mohd Rezal Bin Mohd Daud (Chairperson) (016-8957576)
Lai Jock (017-6920553)
Muhammad Haikal Bin Ahmad Azhari (017-5074653)
Nanthakumar Gohbal (016-2045787)

Clubs & Societies Management Division
Puvaneswaren S/O Letchumanan (Chairperson) (016-5460690)
Nithyaah D/O Kolinthevalu (016-7400170)
Osama Sadeq Mohammed Ali AL_hamdany (0172095375)

Media & Information Division
Nicholas S/O Gnanapragasam (Chairperson) (017-5603440)
Nurul Ain Binti Mohd Ghazali (017-6812009)

Education & Training Division
Liang Weng Keong (Chairperson) (017-6906181)
Abdulqader Ahmed Abdo Hussein (012-2200859)
Tan Swan Ken (012-3835391)

SRC Poster - Designed by Tang Lee Hong (SRC Treasurer General)

We pledge to be a good medium for all MMU Malacca students to convey their grievances and joy. Defending your rights will be our first priority.

Hoping for your unending support and cooperation.

Sincerely yours,
Students' Representative Council 2007/2008
Multimedia University
Malacca Campus

Interview

On Friday (30/11/2007), after getting the approval of Mr. Zam, the Director of STAD (Student Affairs and Sports Division), an interview was conducted to fill the remaining seats available in the 2007/2008 Students' Representative Council. The number of seats to be filled was 7.

The criteria for applicants:

1) Ready to serve students immediately
2) Must have CGPA minimum 2.5
3) Able to manage time properly
4) Good interpersonal skills

Interview session



Puvan, Nithyaah & Ali being interviewed.

News about the interview was announced on the bulletin board and also spread via word of mouth. A total of 17 MMU students had submitted their applications for this interview session.

The interview was conducted by the SRC excos themselves. This has been practiced since the formation of SRC in MMU.

Rezal & Ain being interviewed.


Candidates were assessed based on their answers as well as how they carried themselves throughout the interview.

After the interview, the SRC excos offered their input regarding the candidates' performance to the SRC President who will make the final decision on who to choose to fill the remaining seats in the council. The President, Mohd Hamdan Bin Mohd Sharif, deliberated on the matter and announced his decision on Sunday.

The successful candidates are:

1. Puvaneswaren s/o Letchumanan
2. Nithyaah d/o Kolinthevalu
3. Amirul Ridzuan Bin Hanif
4. Nurul Ain Binti Mohd Ghazali
5. Mohd Rezal Bin Mohd Daud
6. Nanthakumar Gohbal
7. Lai Jock

Congratulations to the successful candidates!

Meeting with Mr. Zamzuri Abdul Majid (Director of STAD)

15 SRC excos, those who won after contesting in the election and those who won uncontested, had a meeting with Mr. Zam, the Director of STAD (Student Affairs and Sports Division), on 27th November 2007 (Tuesday) at 9am to discuss several issues.


Mr. Zam


Among the agenda of the meeting were:

Introduction of SRC Excos

1. All new SRC excos introduced themselves to Mr Zam. Pleasantries were exchanged.
   

Problem with SRC Election

1. Suggestions for more polling booths in several locations around the campus was made by Excos.
2. The excos who contested in the election inquired for any possible compensation because of the cancellation of election in Trimester 1. Mr Zam informed them that SRC election follows the policies of Malaysian Election Commission and it is stated by the commission policies that candidates of the election would not be given any compensation if the election were to be cancelled for any reasons.
3. Mr Zam said Industrial Training students and Final year students should not run for election next year. He also said this rule would be included in the Election form next year.
4. Election for the academic term 2008/2009 would be held around week 6 (Poor voter turnout if held close to study week).

Appoinment of additional SRC Excos

Every year the SRC is composed of 20 excos. The election allows for only 15 candidates to be appointed through the election. The remaining seats would be filled by appointment through interview conducted by the 15 SRC excos.

For this academic term (2007/2008), Mr. Hamdan (President of SRC) requested for 7 candidates to be appointed through interview therefore the total number of excos in the council would be 22. He stated the following reasons to justify his request:

1. Lack of representative from CADP
2. Only 1 Indian exco (Nicholas) in the current council
3. Only 1 female exco (Yeong Khar Mun) in the current council
4. Around 6 excos would be going for industrial training in the first trimester

Mr Zam at first hesitated but later agreed to accommodate the request. He, however, stated unequivocally that this would be allowed only for this council and should not be taken as a precedent for future councils.


Other issues

1. Lack of packing space in campus.
2. Library carrel lights cannot be switched on before 6pm.

The meeting was adjourned 2 hours later.

Cleaning Sri Perdana

After the election and the first unofficial SRC meeting, the 15 SRC excos set out to clean the Sri Perdana (SRC Room) and rearrange the furnitures and fixtures in the room to suit their liking.



The room was separated into four areas: Meeting area, Guest lounge, Exco's lounge and mini pantry. Old stuff was taken down and stored away safely while new stuff belonging to the new council was put up to potray a fresh image.



After about 6 - 7 hours of tireless labour, the room was finally ready for the new council to occupy.

Students' Representative Council 2007/2008 Election

Multimedia University (Malacca campus) Students' Representative Council's election for the academic term 2007/2008 was held on 22 November 2007. The contested territories were General and International. Other territories were not contested as the nominees of those territories were not opposed therefore won uncontested.


Lee Hong, Hamdan, Azril, Amirul, Weng Keong, Chong Hong


Teck Chee and Yeong Khar Mun (Jess)

The General territory offers five seats whereas the International territory offers two. Seven candidates contested for the General territory while five candidates contested for the International territory.

On 20th Sept. 2007 (Trimester 1), the election committee had tried to conduct an election for MMU Malacca however due to some technical difficulties involving the servers and voting software used, the election had to cancelled. All votes cast on that day were considered invalid.

This however did not deter the students from coming to vote once again to choose their representatives. Students lined up in CLC amidst their busy schedule to exercise their voting right from the minute the election process started till the end.


Weng Keong, International candidate, Amirul, Osama and Khalil


Hamdan, Jess and Azril

This time around, the election went on smoothly with no setbacks and at 5pm that day the result was announced. Wong Teck Chee, Liang Weng Keong, Mohd Irfan Bin Zainal Abidin, Mohd Hamdan Bin Mohd Sharif and Lee Chong Hong were the successful candidates for the General Territory. Similarly, Osama Sadeq Mohammed Ali AL_hamdany and Khalil Saeed Mohammed Abdulsalam were the winning candidates of the International territory.

Refer to this bulletin to read the complete list of successful candidates (including candidates of uncontested territories).