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TWO INTERDISCIPLINARY MASTER’S PROGRAMS TO RECRUIT STUDENTS NEXT YEAR

TKU has been promoting the establishment of interdisciplinary degree courses that are taught in English in recent years. In response to that, College of Management and College of Business will offer two such Master’s programs in 2008. They are the Master’s Program of Business Administration (MPBA) and the Master’s Degree Courses for Applied Economic and Finance (MDCAEF) respectively. The former is organized by the Department of Business Administration, while the latter the Department of Economics. Graduates from Taiwan and abroad are welcome to apply.

TUITION TO RISE BY 3%

In an adjustment to inflation, TKU has raised its tuition by 3%. If approved by the MOE, it will be effective from the summer semester, 2007. And in accordance with the guideline provided by the Ministry of Education (MOE), the university set up a special committee to assess and regulate necessary terms involved in this raise. The committee met on May 2 to draw up an initial plan. Details of it will be announced and explained today (May 7) at a presentation held by the Office of Student Affairs and Office of the Comptroller (OCT) and is open to all students. The plan will be finalized next day in a strategic meeting presided by Dr. Kao Pao-yuan, the Vice President for Administrative Affairs, through votes cast by the Dean of the OCT, deans of all colleges and student representatives.

GLOBAL VILLAGE FAIR TO ADVISE ON OVERSEAS SUMMER PROGRAMS

As a long summer awaits at the end of June, have you thought about how you want to spent that time? Why not join some cool summer programs offered by well-established universities around the globe? For details, you can visit the “2007 Studying Abroad Exhibition and 4th Global Village Fair” organized jointly by the Division of Continuing Education (DCE) and the Student Association of Business Management between May 14 and !7 from 10 am to 6 pm. You’re welcome to drop by at the Exhibition Hall of the Business & Management Building anytime during this period.

FUTURE EXPERT, ARTHUR SHOSTAK, VISITS TKU

WHO WAS SHAKESPEARE, REALLY?

For years, it has been hotly debated over the true identity of Shakespeare and diverse theories abound. To add to this long-standing debate, Dr. McDermott from the Department of English has invited Dr. Mark Anderson, a renowned Shakespearean scholar from the US, to talk about his theories on why Shakespeare was not Shakespeare in three lectures spread out on May 7, 10, and 11 respectively.

DREAM OF THE RED CHAMBER TO COME ALIVE AT LITERATURE WEEK

The 26th Literature Week held jointly by the five departments in the College of Liberal Arts kicks off today in the Exhibition Hall of the Business Administration Building. This year’s program features around themes relating to one of the best known Chinese classical novel, Dream of the Red Chamber.

HOW TO SMILE AND ACT LIKE A PRO IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA?

For faculty members who have to appear in front of the camera for teaching purpose, help is at hand. On May 10, a workshop on “Skills of Facing the Camera” conducted by Ms. Ma Yu-pei, the Director & Editor-in-Chief of Tamkang Times, deals exactly with the fear and tear of appearing before the camera. In this workshop organized by the Teacher Professional Development Section, she will show the participants how to calm the butterfly in the stomach and project a charming and relaxed image on the screen. Participants need to bring with them a clip of their teaching video for critique and suggestion.

COMMUNITY THEATER GROUP PERFORMS AT V101

As part of the Project for Teaching Excellence promoted by the Ministry of Education, A Tamsui based theater group, which is known as Golden Bough Theatre, has been invited by the Center for General Education and Core Curriculum to perform at the newly renovated multi-functional room, V101, in the evening of May 9. They will present a Chinese grass-root version of Shakespeare’s Mid Summer Night’s Dream.

ANOTHER CREATIVE EXHIBITION FROM MC

Do you remember the bloody and shocking manifestation from the Department of Mass Communication during their graduation exhibition last year? They showed a pool of “blood” (or ketchup?), claiming that the department had its menstruation. Apparently, they were trying to use the abbreviation of menstruation (MC) to stand for that of the department, which is also MC (Mass Communication). This imagination might not be everyone’s taste, but it certainly sticks in people’s mind. This year the department is playing with similar unusual, Dali-like image, though less shocking, to urge spectators to take notice. This year’s image is a human brain stuck with loud speakers, earphones, and USB, which symbolizes the theme, namely “Media Player”, of their exhibition. Should you wish to find out more between the connection of human brain and media player, you can visit Chueh-hsuan Chinese Garden, where the exhibition is held.