Here's wishing all our Muslim alumni Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

Happy Chinese New Year!

Posted by Gan SL on behalf of the EWC Alumni Association, Malaysia:

A tribute to Dr Hyacinth Gaudart

The Malaysian Chapter is sad to inform all of Hyacinth's friends in both the Malaysian and international EWC community that she passed away on Friday 20th April at 2.02 pm local time in the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital because of cancer.

Story in the Malaysian English daily: 

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/21/nation/11148698&sec=nation

and http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2012/4/22/education/11148699&sec=education
and the latest published on 30 April:
http://thestar.com.my/education/story.asp?file=/2012/4/29/education/11168543&sec=education
Please feel free to post comments so that we can all share the stories of how Hyacinth has impacted our lives....Mahalo!

Please find below what I have written on behalf of our Malaysian Chapter in response to request for contribution to the The Sunday Star Education section, published on 30 April 2012.

“I first met Hyacinth in August 1984 when I arrived at the East-West Center, Hawaii, to pursue my doctorate at the University of Hawaii. She was then already into her 3rd year of doctoral study. Since then we have worked closely as friends and colleagues, especially in the International East West Center Alumni Association, Chapter of Malaysia. Hyacinth has played a very active role in the association all these years. She has always been an inspiration to younger alumni, and the driving force behind the many educational projects undertaken by the association. I have had the honor of working with her on these projects over the years, amongst which was the ROPE (Rural Outreach Program for English) Project which she initiated and spearheaded in mid 1990s to help improve the English proficiency of secondary students in rural schools. In this project, the association provided funding for  TESL students from UM and UPM to design and publish EMAS (English language MAgazine for Schools) which was distributed FREE to all rural schools in Selangor. EMAS was very well received by both teachers and students who have benefitted greatly from it. Needless to say, Hyacinth has also played important role in raising funds to support this and many other educational projects of the association all these years, such as English camps for rural schools, orphanages etc. Her passing on is a great loss to the association and Malaysian academia at large.”

New Year Greetings

Here's wishing everyone a Happy & Prosperous Year of the Dragon!

Seminar supported by International Association of EWC Alumni, Chapter of Malaysia

Seminar on Sexual Harrassment & Productivity: Your role as individual, organisation & community
Organised by Saliza (our alumna) of BG Capital Holdings on 21st November 2011 at Shah Alam Convention Center

Click on the link to read a report by Ms Simrit Kaur in the
Metro of The Star 7 Jan 2012

Season's Greetings

Here's wishing all of you Mele Kalikimaka and Happy New Year!

Slideshow of EWC lunch on 26 Oct

Please click on the link below to view a slideshow of the lunch

https://picasaweb.google.com/113453409290577346205/EWCLunch26Oct2011?authkey=Gv1sRgCMzd3o6qp72qaA#