, ▁Singapore ' s ▁benchmark ▁for ▁sust ain able ▁design . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁visible ▁sust ain able ▁design ▁strateg ies ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁bio fil tr ation ▁p ond ▁and ▁the ▁frequent ▁use ▁of ▁natural ▁vent ilation , ▁the ▁campus ▁integr ates ▁advanced ▁building ▁systems ▁for ▁energy ▁efficiency . ▁Y ale - N US ' s ▁campus ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Green ▁Mark ▁Pl atin um ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁Building ▁and ▁Const ruction ▁Author ity ▁( BC A ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Architecture ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁Al umn i ▁ ▁Upon ▁gradu ation , ▁Y ale - N US ▁al umn i ▁will ▁receive ▁al umn i ▁membership ▁of ▁National ▁University ▁of ▁Singapore ▁and ▁will ▁be ▁international ▁affili ates ▁in ▁the ▁Association ▁of ▁Y ale ▁Al umn i ▁( A Y A ), ▁although ▁not ▁membership ▁to ▁the ▁Y ale ▁Club ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁Y ale - N US ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁Al umn i ▁Affairs ▁Council ▁and ▁is ▁working ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁Y ale - N US ▁Club ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁Since ▁gradu ating ▁its ▁first ▁class ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Y ale - N US ▁al umn i ▁have ▁won ▁several ▁post - grad uate ▁awards , ▁including ▁its ▁first ▁Rh odes ▁Sch olar ▁and ▁two ▁Schwar z man ▁Sch ol ars . ▁They ▁have ▁also ▁achieved ▁an ▁employ ment ▁rate ▁of ▁ 9 3 . 3 %, ▁with ▁a ▁median ▁month ly ▁sal