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PRESIDENT CHEN RECEIVES THE DIGNITARIES FROM TKU’S SISTER UNIVERSITY

DALAI LAMA CONGRATULATES TKU’S ANNIVERSARY WITH HIS PERSONAL GREETINGS

The 55th anniversary celebration ceremony was opened with a traditional Chinese Lion Dance and drum performances at the university’s stadium in the morning of November 5th. Dalai Lama sent a greeting card with his personal handwriting to bless such an auspicious occasion. He also expressed his delight in the inauguration of TKU’s Center for Tibetan Studies this year and hoped that such an organization would bring a closer tie between Taiwanese and Tibetans.

TWO ADDITIONAL SISTER UNIVERSITIES HAVE JOINED THE “FAMILY”

President Dr. Flora Chang signed academic exchange agreements with TKU’s two newest partner universities, Kagoshima University, Japan, and Technological University of Panama, Panama, at a signing ceremony that was held at the Ching Sheng International Conference Hall on November 4th, which was also presided by the Founder, Dr. Clement Chang. With these agreements, the number of TKU’s sister universities has expanded to 84. Impressive as it is, Dr. Clement Chang is not just content with the figure, in fact, he maintains that the real benefits of having sister universities are achieving substantial academic collaboration through the exchanges of students and academia.

NEW CHAIR HAS BEEN ELECTED FOR THE WORLD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION

The Office of Alumni Services and Resources Development (OASRD) organized a general meeting with various international and regional TKU alumni associations on November 5, the day of the anniversary celebration. Several associations used this opportunity to elect new chairs, so for example, Duan Xian-chu, the former Chair of the TKU Alumni Association, Southern California, was elected to be the Chair of the TKU World Alumni Association, and Chen Ching-nan, the former Chair of the Alumin Association, Kaoshiung, took over the Chairmanship of the TKU Alumni Association, Taiwan.

MASTERS OF CALLIGRAPHY WRITE DOWN TKU ANTHEM

An calligraphy activity organized by the Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center on November 5th , commemorating the 55th anniversary, invited over 70 renowned artists in Taiwan to write in front of Tamkang guests in the lobby of the Center. Liu Ben-nan, Yen Chang-chung, among other calligraphers wrote jointly the 74 words contained in the TKU anthem and an additional six words that say “The Anthem of Tamkang Unversity.”

FUTURE SCHOLARS ENJOYS A RELAXING DAY IN TAMSUI

The over 30 international scholars of Future Studies invited by TKU’s Graduate Institute of Future Studies (GIFS) for the “Global Soul, Global Mind & Global Action—Furturing from Survival to Thrival” International Conference (November 5), visited Tamkang campus, Tamsui Old Town and several other scenic spots nearby during their stay here. They were accompanied by TKU students and faculty members who explained to them carefully about the local history, which has been closely connected with various global movements in the past few hundred years.

NEW RECORDS MADE ON THE ANNIVERSARY ATHLETIC MEETS

The Athletic Meets held on the 55th Anniversary Celebration produced two triple gold medalists, Wu Yan-rong, of the Department of Physics, and Liu Fu-yen, of the Department of Educational Technology. One of Wu’s gold, the women’s track, 1500m, was won after she had broken the previous record by 3 seconds faster. Yet, she believes she can do better next time. Let’s wait and see.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ON CAMPUS HAVE BEEN SPOTTED

A beauty pageant organized by the Office of Student Affairs took place on November 8th at the Student Activity Center, attracting hoards of screaming female and male fans that wanted to know who would be chosen as the most beautiful girl and guy on campus!

THE JU PERCUSSION BRINGS GOOD VIBS TO THE ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

The Ju Percussion Band 2 gave a delightful performance at the Carrie Chang Music Hall in the afternoon of November 5th, the day of the anniversary celebration. They took the audiences on a journey of rhythms and beats from Taiwanese folk, to ethnic African, to Latino and to Jazz with instruments that included African drums, metal drums, Chinese gongs and drums, Marimba (“Balafon” xylophone, played in West Africa), cymbals, and modern percussion instruments.

MUSIC CONCERTS TO REMEMBER

Apart from the concert performed by The Ju Percussion Band, there were two other musical concerts held at the same venue on the 3rd and 4th of November respectively. They were a “Concert of Stringed and Woodwind Instruments” and a world music concert, “The African Drums.”