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TKU ENTERS ITS 4TH STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT AS

Dr. Clement Chang, founder of Tamkang University, announced on September 1 that TKU would enter its 4th phase of development as Lanyang Campus in I-lan County starts its student enrollment in the year 2005.

ENTER TAMKANG, CLIMB KE-NAN SLOPE!FRESHMEN’S FIRST TRY AT SCHOOL OPENING CEREMONIES

In order for the freshmen to get acquainted with the new environment and teachers and turn over a new leaf, four orientation sessions were held on September 8 and 9 for new incoming undergraduates and graduates.

CONCERN ABOUT STUDENTS’ LODGING AND SAFETY THREE THOUSAND PARENTS PARTICIPATE IN ORIENTATION SESSIO

For freshmen parents to get acquainted with Tamkang, the Guidance and Counseling Section held two panel presentations at 10:00 on August 8 and 9. About 900 parents came to visit the Tamshui campus and experience the scenery of Wu-hu Hill in person.

AFTER SEPTEMBER 11: IMAGES FROM GROUND ZERO JOEL MEYEROWITZ’S PHOTOGRAPH SHOW AT CARRIE CHANG FINE

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49 PAPERS PRESENTED AT CROSS-STRAIT CONFERENCE ON MANAGEMENT SCIENCES

Forty-nine papers were presented at the cross-strait conference 2003 on management sciences and decision making, held from 3 to 10 September by Tamkang University and co-hosted by Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China. President Chang Horng-jinh of Tamkang University, together with Vice President for Academic Affairs Feng Chao-kang, professors of Colleges of Business and Management, and representatives from several other universities, went to China for the conference.

21 NEW HEADS IN TKU: RESHUFFLING AS REINVIGORATION

In August, among the 70 departments, offices and units, 21 saw new heads. On Sept. 5, a meeting was held at Ching-sheng International hall to discuss the reshuffling system at TKU.

27 STUDENTS AWARDED NATIONAL SCIENCE COUNCIL RESEARCH GRANTS

Twenty-seven students from sixteen departments have been awarded the 2003 National Science Council research grants. One student receives a grant of NT$27,000; the other twenty-six receive a grant of NT$39,000 each.

130 CLUBS FOR FRESHMEN TO CHOOSE FROM AWARD CEREMONY FOR EXCELLENT CLUBS ON WEDNESDAY

130 clubs set up stalls along the Poster Street and in front of the Library to recruit new members this week. From Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm daily, the Clubs Fair gives freshmen an opportunity to get to know the clubs on offer.

STUDENT ASSOCIATION/CLUB OFFICES TO BE REBUILT ON THE WU-HU HILL MOTORCYCLE PARKING LOT.

“Wu-hu Hill Student Association/Club Offices,” the newly renovated home for student associations, is located in the old Wu-hu Hill motorcycle parking lot. Student associations have been moving into their new offices since last week. Hsieh Ching-tang, chief of Extracurricular Activities Guidance Section, pointed out that the new offices have been remodeled; the space is three times larger than before; and the number of office spaces for student associations/clubs has increased to 150.

MOTORCYCLE PARKING SPACES HAVE BEEN REVAMPED

Due to the rebuilding of Wu-hu Hill parking lot as the office building for student organizations, the number of motorcycle parking spaces has been reduced from 1200 to 418. The shortage of motorcycle parking spaces is evident. To solve this problem, the University allotted the parking lot behind the Business Management Building to be a motorcycle parking lot. As a result, the number of car parking spaces for faculty and staff has been shrunk to almost one hundred spaces.

STAND UP FOR BRIGHTER COLORS AND LARGER SPACES: 15 STAR CHILDREN TO HOLD PAINTING EXHIBITION AT TKU

Some call autistic children “star children”—pure and bright as stars but not shining as brightly as the Sun. They are not as sociable as normal kids. But given chances to present themselves, they are very expressive in an artistic way. Fifteen autistic children will hold a joint show of drawings, paintings, and art designs in the Exhibition Hall of the Business Building, from Sept. 15 to Sept. 26.