Eusoff Endeavour
Eusoff Hall offers a vibrant and enriching university experience, shaped by a dynamic student life and a strong sense of community. Through active participation in hall activities, residents enjoy meaningful experiences while developing holistically in ways that prepare them to thrive beyond university.
At the heart of this journey is Eusoff Endeavour, which highlights three key qualities fostered through student life at Eusoff: self-awareness and self-management, mental resilience, and strong interpersonal skills. These qualities also reflect the attributes identified by NUSOne as essential in NUS graduates.
Community engagement:
1. Self awareness in understanding your own personal values and beliefs, reflecting on how these drive and influence your actions and decisions, self management in focusing on the needs of others as you relate to them, remaining calm in emotionally challenging situations.
2. Mental resilience when faced with real-world contexts where individuals are in difficult situations and persisting as you adapt and contribute to their betterment.
3. Interpersonal skills such as empathy and active listening as you work with individuals from different backgrounds, perspectives and traditions, as well as cultural competence as you learn to interact effectively in diverse social settings.
Culture:
1. Self awareness in understanding your talents and identity as you learn what drives you as an artist. Self management as you hone those talents, receiving and working on feedback and maximizing your potential.
2. Mental resilience in mastering your artistic performance, working through mistakes and taking feedback to improve.
3. Interpersonal skills such as leadership as you manage group dynamics towards the success of your collective effort and realization of the vision. Effective communication as you operate as a team towards the performance.
Sports:
1. Self awareness in understanding your strengths and weaknesses as an athlete, self management in staying composed and focused under pressure, balancing training with other life responsibilities such as your studies.
2. Mental resilience in persevering through training at high levels and the continuous effort to improve skills, overcoming obstacles in that path.
3. Interpersonal skills such as communicating effectively in a team situation, learning how to collaborate when there are diverse perspectives and building trust. Navigating conflict so that relationships remain positive.
Criteria for the award:
1. An individual 500 words reflection
2. A group 5-minute video (featuring your CCA activities) explaining how what you do in your CCA grew these qualities. The maximum number for the group video is 5 applicants.
3. Attendance of mentoring and coaching and/or Eusoff Conversations
Each applicant can apply for $100. The total amount per proposal is $3000. For example, $500 for 5 applicants, $3000 for 30 applicants.
Disbursement of award:
1. 50% upon selection of proposal
2. 20% upon submission of reflection
3.30% upon submission of video (no later than 1 week after the event):
For example (all three pillars of equal importance, with the explanation of qualities within the pillar also relevant to other pillars).