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23 January 2025
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UPDATE: MANAGEMENT OF TOURIST TRAFFIC ON CAMPUS (13 JANUARY - 21 FEBRUARY 2025)

Dear Fellow Undergraduates,

Welcome back to school! As you would be aware, the months of January and February are popular travel periods for tourists keen on visiting our campus. In preparation, the Union has taken several proactive measures, alongside the University, to manage the high tourist footfall.

1. NUSSU Student Associates
   As part of the Union’s efforts to address tourist footfall on campus, we have currently assembled a team of 40 Student Associates—fellow students recruited from the undergraduate population—to reinforce ground surveillance and security together with trained security officers.
   
   Since last Monday, 13 January 2025, our Student Associates have been deployed to enforce access restrictions to University Town (UTown) food courts and the Internal Shuttle Bus (ISB) during peak hours, ensuring minimal disruption to students and the campus community.
   
   The Student Associates, over the next month or so, will continue to be deployed at the following locations:
   - UTown Fine Food
   - UTown Flavours
   - UTown Bus Stop
   - Kent Ridge MRT Bus Stop
   - College Link Bridge
   - Stephen Riady Centre Pick-up and Drop-off
   
   In line with the enforcement efforts, kindly present your NUS Student Card upon request for easy identification. We seek your patience and cooperation in supporting our efforts.
   
   For students keen to join us as a NUSSU Student Associate, with competitive renumeration of $20 per hour, please note that applications will close on Friday, 24 January 2025. The number of vacancies are limited, and successful applicants will be confirmed on a rolling basis. Interested students are strongly encouraged to apply here:
   https://forms.office.com/r/hNmVZW4b4Y
   
   
   

2. NUSSU Tourist Traffic Feedback Form
   
   To better consolidate feedback from students on visitor-related matters on campus, NUSSU has launched a dedicated feedback channel. If you have faced a particular incident with a visitor or would like to provide general feedback, please share your observations and feedback by filling up the form here: https://forms.office.com/r/0j3M7eTFRX
   
   This will provide a direct platform for students to report real-time concerns and for the Union to address them more effectively. Your feedback will also allow us to leverage data-driven insights, facilitate scenario planning and tailor more proactive measures going forward.
   
   
   

3. NUSSU Student Taskforce on Tourist Matters
   
   Since the Town Hall held on 21 August 2024, the Union has expanded our own student taskforce to work even more closely with the relevant NUS stakeholders. The two above-mentioned measures, along with some of the long-term solutions highlighted in the PVO 01/25 [Visitor Management Measures] Circular, are part of the NUSSU Student Taskforce’s effort to maintain a conducive campus environment for all students.
   
   The student taskforce will continue to advocate, plan and deploy proactive measures (such as the newly introduced Student Associates initiative) to better manage tourist traffic on campus.
   
   NUSSU continues to remain committed to addressing the tourist situation, enhancing campus safety and ensuring comfort for students.
   
   We greatly appreciate your understanding and cooperation as the Union continues to refine and enhance our solutions. Once again, thank you for your support and we wish you a fruitful semester ahead!
   
   
   

Warmest regards,

Sean Pang Kai Xiong
President
National University of Singapore Students’ Union
46th Executive Committee