Ground-Up Initiatives

Ground-Up Initiatives (GUIs) are programmes started up by USP students to engage the USP community. They can be either short-term projects or long-term ones.

View the list of GUIs below.

Starting your own Ground-Up Initiative

Any idea you have for the USP community can be turned into a GUI. Do you have a general idea of what you/your team would like to do? Take a look at the GUI resource pack.

1. Approach any of the GUI coordinators to discuss your idea.

2. Fill out the proposal document at http://bit.ly/USCGUI20-21

3. Email the proposal to [e-mail] and CC [e-mail]

4. Your GUI coordinator will update you when it’s been approved!

5. Execute the event and submit an after action review (AAR)

List of Ground-Up Initiatives

Short-term GUIs

Short-term GUIs are one-time events or activities organised for the USP community.

Academic Year	Short-term GUI Name	Type of GUI	Short Description
AY20/21	Coffee, Tea or Mee	Socio-cultural	As part of the yearly tradition of the outgoing Y4 batch, we would like to serve Coffee, Tea and Indomee (every university student’s staple) to ALL USP students as a fun activity and a way for the community to destress. This also serves as a mini celebration after mid-terms are over.
AY20/21	Hiking@Southern Ridges	Sports	A one-day evening hike at the Southern Ridges, starting at Kent Ridge Park and ending at HarbourFront MRT, with dinner at Seah Im Food Court afterwards. On the hike, participants can enjoy the sights and sounds of Singapore’s natural environment and bond with fellow hikers.
AY20/21	Meet Mother Nature	Socio-cultural	An interactive and informative natural history exhibition featuring natural specimens from Dover forest and Weaver Ant specimens.
AY20/21	USP^3D (Print Plant Pots)	Socio-cultural	An initiative to raise funds for USP Student Assistant Fund, by selling 3D printed pots and air plants as part of Art Fort 2021.

Long-term GUIs

Long-term GUIs are recurring events or long-term initiatives for the USP community.

Long-term GUI Name	Type of GUI	Short Description
End-of-Semester Dinner (Sem 1)	Socio-cultural
End-of-Semester Dinner (Sem 2)	Socio-cultural
Laissez Faire	Socio-cultural	A community market.
PLAYSET! Magazine	Socio-cultural	A literary magazine.
smol singlit corner	Academic	A bookshelf of Singapore literature.
Start-of-Semester Dinner (Sem 2)	Socio-cultural
USCrisis	Academic	A crisis simulation conference.
USPaperboxes	Community Service	An initiative connecting housekeepers and USP students.
UTown Halloween	Socio-cultural	An annual Halloween event.
Valentines Day	Socio-cultural