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ENGLISH SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION CLASSES TO BE HELD IN SUMMER

Due to the roaring success of the English/Chinese simultaneous interpretation class organized jointly by TKU’s College of Continuing Education and Taiwan Coast Patrol Office, this summer there will be a similar course opened for teachers who are interested in becoming a simultaneous interpreter or a trainer for teaching such a technique. Apart from this, there will also be an English communication courses specifically for teenagers. Both courses will be taught by the same brilliant teachers who made the coast guards switch between English and Chinese effortlessly in a such a short time.

TEN STUDENT ASSOCIATIONS WILL HELP OUT IN COMMUNITIES

As usual, this summer there will be at least 10 student associations forming volunteer teams serving communities near and afar. These associations vary in nature ranging from social services, religious to musical types. P’u & Yi Social Service Club, Earth Environmental Protection Club, Tamkang Recreational Activity Counseling Club, Tzu Chi College Youth Service Club, Tamkang Chorus, Tamkang Campus Fellowship, and Wind Ensemble Club are some of them. For the later two, it will be the first time they have sent teams to serve communities this summer.

THE GLOBAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY: TWO TKU STUDENTS WILL BE AWARDED BY PREDIENT CHEN

Huang Hsin-tin, a graduate from TKU’s in-service program in Executive Master of Public Policy in Public Administration, Lai Jia-ying, a junior from TKU English Department and another student from the Shu-Te University won the second prize in the team category on the Global Youth Service Day on June 5 organized by National Youth Commission of Executive Yuan. They will receive their medals and prize money, NT$ 20,000 from President Chen at the end of the year.

ISLAND-WIDE PARALYMPICS GAMES ATTRACTS 1600 TOP COMPETITORS

Several TKU’s students attended the National Paralympics Games from May 28 to 30 have won an impressive number of medals in various categories. This island-wide games is open for all ages so this year there were 1600 strong of competitors from all walks of life participating in this great event. Despite stiff competition, TKU’s students managed to shine in several categories. For example, Yang Shu-chi, the senior from the Chinese Department, who is visually impaired, won the Gold in long jump, Silver in 100-meter sprint and the Bronze in javelin. Chiu Wen-shen, a freshman from the History Department won the Gold in 100-meter race, the Silver in long jump and the Bronze with his teammate, Chen Jun-ming in Gateball. Huang Kuan-Hwa, a sophomore from the English Department won several medals at the swimming contest such as the Gold in 400 meter, Bronze in 50 meter as well as 100 meter.

PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

The winners for the President Cup Photography Awards received their prizes and certificates from President Chang last Wednesday. The theme of this competition was the landscape in Tamkang, so all winning photographs have captured the “beauty of Tamkang”, as the President remarked admiringly.

WE’LL ALWAYS MEET AS THE WORLD IS ROUND

“We’ll always meet again no matter where we are as the world is round” was one of the sentences that echoed loud and clear at the TKU’s 2004 Commencement Ceremony on June 5. The ceremony was held at the Student Activity Center at 10 a.m. and several eminent guests of honors were invited from all over the world for this special occasion. One of them was the cosmonaut from Russia, Dr. Alexander A. Serebrov who stirred some admiring glance from the students.

SUMMER VACATION HAS STARTED!

The nightmare of final examination finally ended on June 15, so the summer break begins on June 16 officially. Exam results are available either by phone or via the Internet from June 21 onwards and details of new courses will be made accessible by phone or on-line during August 2 and 11. The new semester is scheduled to start on September 13.

PRESIDENT CHANG HAS SET OFF FOR THE US AND EUROPE

President Chang set off his official visit to the sister universities and TKU’s alumni in Europe and the U.S. on June 14 and is scheduled to return on July 5. His itinerary includes the attendance of the 30th anniversary of the Universite of Jean Moulin Lyon 3 in France on the 18 and 19 of June and the guest of honors at the inauguration ceremony for the president of the Overseas Alumni Association based in Austria on 15 of June together with his other trips that involve meeting with local TKU alumni on various dates in both Europe and the US.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

A team of nine members led by Flora C.I. Chang, the Vice President of Administrative Affairs returned from its friendly visit to the US on June 6. The Vice President in fact had returned one day earlier in time of this year’s commencement ceremony held at 10 p.m. on June 5 to give her good wishes to the graduates.

CANDIDATES FOR THE 8TH TKU’S PRESDIENT HAVE BEEN NONMINATED

Through an internal recommendation system, the candidates for the 8th TKU’s president were finalized last Friday (June 11). They are Hsu Ding-ji, the Dean of the College of Technology, Flora Chang, the Vice President of Administrative Affairs, Chen Gan-nan, the Dean of the College of Science and Gao Bo-yuan, the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts in the order according to the votes of recommendation they have received from all the faculty members and staff.