{"id":4,"date":"2018-09-27T08:18:04","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T08:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lxwebprod00980.res.nus.edu.sg\/giving\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-04-09T02:19:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T02:19:17","slug":"nus-business-school-giving","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bschool.nus.edu.sg\/giving\/","title":{"rendered":"NUS Business School Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #003366;\">About Professor Lilian Cheng<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imf-fluid\" style=\"float: left; padding: 0 1em;\" src=\"http:\/\/bschool.nus.edu.sg\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Professional-BW-Portrait-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">Lillian Cheng was an Adjunct in the Marketing Department of the Business School since 2014. While undergraduates &amp; post-graduates will know her for her expertise in pricing, Lillian was much more, a devoted mother, a beloved colleague and a mentor to so many of her students. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">At the Business School, she also led the Launch Your Transformation program, one of the signature courses of the MBA program, as well as co-designed the MBA Survival Kit.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">One of her passion projects at the Business School was the creation of the Sandbox Speaker Series: a TEDx-like platform for MBAs to practice their storytelling, share their lives, and bond as a cohort. Since inception in 2019, over 100 speakers have gone up to the stage, and the Sandbox talks have become a defining part of the MBA program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">As a tribute to her and in memory of her legacy, it is only fitting that funds raised from this campaign will go directly to the Sandbox Series, in two ways:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366; font-family: Calibri;\">(1) An endowed prize named after Lillian to recognize annually the top Sandbox Speaker as voted on by his\/her peers<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003366; font-family: Calibri;\">(2) The creation of a soundproof space \/ mini-studio to allow students to practice their talks, record podcasts or even conduct\u00a0 a\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"color: #003366; font-family: Calibri;\">virtual job interview<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-fluid aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/bschool.nus.edu.sg\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/Sandbox-Series.jpeg\" width=\"780\" height=\"334\" \/><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bschool.nus.edu.sg\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/01\/Individual-Gift-Form-2019.docx\"><span style=\"color: #003366;\">Donate Now!<\/span><\/a><\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-447 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/bschool.nus.edu.sg\/giving\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2021\/01\/codes.jpg\" alt=\"Donation Form\" width=\"157\" height=\"155\" \/><\/p>\n<h6><i><span style=\"background: #f7f7f7; color: #033399; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Tahoma',sans-serif; font-size: 9pt;\">Singapore tax residents will receive a 2.5 times tax deduction for donations made in <span id=\"year\">2021<\/span>.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #033399; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;\"><em>Find out more\u00a0<\/em><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/inetapps.nus.edu.sg\/odp\/images\/taxbenefits.htm\"><em>here<\/em><em><span style=\"color: #033399; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: small;\">.<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/span><\/i><\/h6>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Professor Lilian Cheng Lillian Cheng was an Adjunct in the Marketing Department of the Business School since 2014. While undergraduates &amp; post-graduates will know her for her expertise in pricing, Lillian was much more, a devoted mother, a beloved colleague and a mentor to so many of her students. 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