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A SERIES ACTIVITIES LAUNCHED TO CELEBRATE TKU’S 54TH ANNIVERSARY

Happy 54th Anniversary! TKU is celebrating its ‘birthday’ on Monday, November 8 with a ceremony at 9 a.m. at the Student Activity Center opened by Dr. Flora Chang, the President. After her opening speech, there will be a cheerleading performance and the Golden Eagle “Tamkang Elite” Awards ceremony for six of the most outstanding alumni of the year. There will also be certifications of “thankfulness” awarded to generous contributors and the “Light of Tamkang” awards to fund-raisers. Following these series of ceremonies, there will be another signing event between TKU and Nagasaki University, Japan, formalizing their sister ties at 10:30 a.m. at the Chueh Sheng International Conference Hall.

TWO GROUND BREAKING CEREMONIES ARE TO TAKE PLACE

The new Foreign Languages Building, which has been constructed to the fourth floor, holds its groundbreaking ceremony at 4:00 p.m. on November 8, TKU’s anniversary. The Honorary Chairperson of the Board of trustees, Carrie W.T.Chiang Chang, will cut the ribbon, wishing a smooth and swift construction of the building.

NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY FORMS SISTER TIES WITH TKU

The signing ceremony between the Nagasaki University (NU), Japan, and TKU is to take place on November 8, consolidating the sister ties of these two universities. The President of NU, Dr. Hiroshi Saito and Dr. Flora Chang, the President of TKU will jointly sign on some significant agreements to strengthen future cooperation.

MARITIME MUSEUM HAS PICKED ITS WINNER FOR LOGO DESIGN

A GATHERING OF ALUMNI OF ALL AGES IS EXPECTED TODAY

It is the 54th founding anniversary of TKU today. It is expected to have 75 alumni who have graduated from here over 50, 40 and 30 years gathering at Tamsui campus to celebrate the anniversary and reminiscent on the ‘good ol’ days’.

A GATHERING OF ALUMNI OF ALL AGES IS EXPECTED TODAY

It is the 54th founding anniversary of TKU today. It is expected to have 75 alumni who have graduated from here over 50, 40 and 30 years gathering at Tamsui campus to celebrate the anniversary and reminiscent on the ‘good ol’ days’.

A BIRTHDAY BASH TO CELEBRATE THE ANNIVERSARY

The Student Union named this year’s celebration as the “New May Four Culture Movement”, so the 2nd Egg Roll Festival is renamed as “Five Waves and Four Currents”. A “53 people, 54 legs” walk will kick off this year’s festival, requiring 53 people to have their legs tied together, ‘hoping’ around a logo that stands for the 54th anniversary. There are presents, of course, to award those who can stand the test and humiliation. There are CDs, key rings and coupons that collect points in exchange of souvenirs as prizes. The distribution of these coupons is limited so students need to be quick should they want to have a squashy, comfy cushion and a commemorative badge. The coupons are available at the Egg Roll service counter.

COLLECTOR OF JIOU-ZHI POTTERY EXPLAINS THE BEAUTY OF IT

THE SPIRIT OF SPORT TO MARK THE 54TH ANNIVERSARY

The track and field meet that is to celebrate the anniversary opens at 10 a.m. in Tamsui on Monday, November 8 and ends at four in the afternoon, during which at least 21 athletic events will be held. The director of the Office of Physical Education, Wang Yi-hsiang welcomes all faculty, staff and students to demonstrate their sportsmanship by being there cheering for all the teams.

WOMEN’S TABLE TENNIS TEAM HAS WON THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE NORTH

The Office of the Physical Education hosted an invitation championship for the colleges and universities in the Northern region of Taiwan. TKU’s both men’s and women’s teams did not shy away from the 39 teams from 20 institutes attending the event by winning the championship in women’s and the second place in men’s.

LET A CUSTOM-MADE TKU EASY CARD BRIGHTEN UP YOUR DAY

“What a pretty MRT easy card!” is the remark most people make when they receive this custom-made easy card for the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit System specifically made for TKU, commemorating the 54th anniversary. Some staff showed it off immediately at the Tamsui MRT station on their way home. The speaker of the card’s sponsor, the Association of Employee Welfare, Huang Wen-chih reveals that there are only 1,500 of them in circulation so only faulty and staff are entitled to use of it.