Our History

 
 
 
 
 
UPSS Founded
UNISIM Psychological Student’s Society
January 2007 – December 2007
Our predecessor, UNISIM Psychological Student’s Society (UPSS), was founded in SIM University (UNISIM)
 
 
 
 
 
First Committee
UNISIM Psychological Student’s Society
January 2008 – December 2008
Our first executive committee (EXCO) was established.
 
 
 
 
 
Volunteering at Institute for Mental Health (IMH)
UNISIM Psychological Student’s Society
January 2012 – December 2016
Our first partnership with an external organisation, providing members with innumerable volunteering opportunities to apply theories learnt in the classroom.
 
 
 
 
 
Renamed to PsyConnect@SUSS
PsyConnect@SUSS
January 2017 – December 2017
With the officiation of UNISIM as Singapore’s sixth autonomous university, our society was renamed to reflect the transition into the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS).
 
 
 
 
 
Year of New Activities!
PsyConnect@SUSS
January 2018 – December 2019
In this short span our society witnessed the commencement of educational visits to Singapore prisons, expanded volunteering opportunities with Apex Harmony and Metta School, and participation in the UniPsych Symposium.
 
 
 
 
 
New Launch of PsyConnect
PsyConnect
January 2020 – Present
The pandemic propelled our first foray into the digital sphere with the establishment of our official Instagram page @susspsyconnect alongside our current logo!

Alumni

  • Seth Tan, President, 2008 – 2009
  • Justin Seng, President, 2009 – 2011
  • Starion Lim, President, 2011
  • Varian Lim Aik Meng, President, 2011 – 2012
  • Eric Goh, President, 2012 – 2013
  • Eric Hu, President, 2013 – 2015
  • Jonathan Khoo, President, 2015 – 2016
  • Reynolds Teo Eng Hwee, President, 2016 – 2017
  • Jereminder Singh, President, 2017 – 2018
  • Chan Yu Xiu Bryan, President, 2019 - 2022
  • Yeo Eun-Young, Faculty Advisor, 2012 - 2022