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LIBRARY RESOURCES IS RANKED THE MOST SATISFACTORY AMONGST ALUMNI

In a recent survey conducted by the Office of Alumni Services and Resources Development (OASRD) on TKU 2005 graduates about their views of their alma mater, it was found that most of them consider TKU’s Library Resources and Multi-media Learning Environment the most satisfactory. They scored a 4.36 and 4.16 on a 5-point Likert Scale respectively.

STUDENT CONGRESS ELECTION COMPLETE

The president and vice president of TKU Student Association and council members were elected at the end of May. Chen Yi-ru, a sophomore of the Department of Mechanical and Electro-mechanical Engineering became the president, whereas Wong Xue-ning, a sophomore of the Department of English, the vice president. 17 new council members were also elected. This election generated 5,257 votes, with 388 counted as invalid, a 19.5 % decrease from the votes received last year. This might have been contributed by the fact that there was only one team of candidates running and it was near the time for graduation exam, according to Hsu Chu-hen, the Chair of Election Committee.

TKU STUDENT EXCELS IN EXCEL

Chen Zhi-yang, a first year Ph.D. student from the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, grapped the top slot in the Excel category for university students in the National Competition for MOS Best that was organized by Elite Information Technology Company sometime ago. He won a Wii and the chance, with flight and accommodation covered, to represent Taiwan to compete at the 2007 Worldwide Competition on Microsoft Office in Orlando, Florida on July 19.

TKU STAFF TO GET ENGLISH TRAINGING

To increase English speaking knowledge amongst TKU staff and to encourage a bilingual speaking environment, the Personnel Office proposed a plan for a “Staff English Training Course.” Last Friday, the office drafted out the plan which will be reviewed by the university authority. Once approved by the TKU President, the plan will be realized in the following semester.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY TOKYO ARRIVES TO DISCUSS E-LERANING

A symposium on the promotion and efficacy of e-learning was held jointly by TKU College of Foreign Languages and Literatures (CFLL) and Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (TUFS). Several scholars from Tokyo arrived to give presentations on the design and use of their digital learning program.

CONFERENCE ON CHINESE TEXTUAL ANALYSIS TO BE HELD IN TOKYO

The Graduate Institute of Chinese Linguistics and Documentation (GICLD) of TKU will joint Keio University, Waseda University, and Nishogakusha University in Tokyo to hold an international conference on the influence of textual analysis on Chinese stu...

ALUMNAE OF THE CHINESE DEPARTMENT DONATES MONEY FOR PUBLICATION

CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTINGS OF MASTER YU YOU-REN TO BE UNVEILED AT TKU

TAMKANG INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS MAKE A CULTURAL TOUR TO SUN MOON LAKE

The Office of International Education and International Exchange (OIEIE) arranged a tour to Sun Moon Lake, which is in central Taiwan, for TKU’s international students on May 26 and 27. This tour, led by Ms. Kuo Shu-min, a Secretary at the OIEIE, provided them with the experience of seeing some beautiful landscape and local culture.

NEVER AFRAID TO SPEAK UP WHEN HARASSED

TKU has made a stand on sexual abuse or harassment cases on campus—a zero tolerance. It was exemplified by the dismissal of a professor who was found guilty of taking advantages of his female students. When one of his victims decided to report him, his case was brought to the Committee for Gender Equalization Education (CGEE), who found his behavior unethical and in violation of teacher-student custodian relationship after a careful investigation. According to Mr. Chiang Ding-an, the Director of the Office of Student Affairs, the decision of dismissal resulted from a fair and just deliberation by all members on the Committee. The university would always do her best to investigate the truth regardless who are involved in the case, he stressed.