Online Guest Lecture by Associate Professor Paul Judd, Drake University, USA

As part of our pursuit in enhancing student learning, students at Taylor’s ADP who are enrolled in Statistics modules this Winter Semester were treated to a guest lecture by Associate Professor Paul Judd over the course of two nights. Professor Paul is an Associate Professor of Statistics and Actuarial Science at Drake University. His students at Drake have the nicest things to say about him “amazing, incredible, nicest, 11/10 for funniness and daddy material” are some of the many positive accolades written about him.

Prior to his lectures, Professor Paul took effort to provide our students with notes and examples; he did an amazing job delivering his lectures to them in an online environment. His lectures were conducted well and they were highly interactive, he got the students to volunteer their answers and, in some cases, volunteered them! Our students were appreciative of the classes and the effort put in to bring this experience into their classroom.

TUTAS Students Rocking the Stage for Bollywood Dreams

The announcement from the government about the re-opening of theatres and performing arts spaces, Bachelor of Performing Arts programme under TUTAS Conservatory (Taylor’s University and The Actors Studio), celebrated two of our students, Charity Yong and Feyee Bethany, who got selected for a theatre production performance as the main ensemble for Bollywood Dreams. This performance was held at Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre from 24th - 28th March 2021 showcasing various Malaysian young artists.

Bollywood Dreams was written and adapted by our senior lecturer, Mark Beau De Silva together with Tillottama Pillai. It is a huge achievement for the Bachelor of Performing Arts programme to witness our students who are currently enrolled in the programme showcasing their expertise on stage under the direction of Dato’ (Dr.) Faridah Merican as part of The Actor’s Studio 2021 programmes. This will open up more opportunities for our students to experience life as industry performers aligning with our mission, to produce industry ready artists.

‘Sisters Doing It for Themselves’ Event

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Taylor’s had an open mic session entitled ‘Sisters Doing It for Themselves’ on 5th March 2021 via Zoom. This was held in collaboration with Taylor’s Speaker’s Corner to showcase the successes and struggles of Taylorian women in their journey towards achieving their goals and dreams through storytelling, poetry, art, music and more. Dr. Nur Haniz Mohd Nor, representative from School of Media and Communication, urged students to empower themselves with confidence, to never give up and to always work hard towards the things they wanted to achieve in life. About 100 participants joined the session that evening; it was also streamed live on the Taylors Speakers Corner Facebook Page.