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MORE VARIETIES IN RECRUITING STUDENTS AND CHOOSING MAJORS

Since 2008 academic year, there are important innovations in student recruitment. College of Liberal Arts adds a new recommendation channel to select new students for their originality. To make students “learn what you like, and like what you learn,” College of Science proposes to postpones freshmen’s specialty decision—they do not choose their department when they enter the college in the first year.

FRESHMEN’S LEARNING STRATEGIES AVAILABLE ON LINE

To help freshmen learn more efficiently, Student Learning Support Section, The Center for Learning and Teaching (CLT), has launches a web-oriented “Online Workshop for Freshmen Learning Strategies” (at http://webct.learning.tku.edu.tw) since this semester. The opening time of the first stage spans from now to November 7th. The interested student can log in with their student ID (for both account and password). Those freshmen who have passed the evaluation of one subject on this website will be honored with “Merit.” Senior students can visit the website as a visitor with “971_visitor.”

RECORDING YOUR LEARNING PROGRESS PROFILE WITH STUDENT ID CARD

This semester Office of Student Affairs launches the web system of “Student Learning Progress Profile.” From now on, by scanning the student ID card, records of student’s extracurricular activities, including attending student club, speech, volunteer service, will be uploaded to this system. Dr. Chiang Ding-an, Dean of Office of Student Affairs, indicates that the updated system record and display student’s learning processes in a simplified procedure, which can be utilized for showing student career when applying for job or advanced studying. The Office will hold a briefing forum for this system to TKU staffs and administrative offices and sections on this Thursday (September 18th ).

MORE INTEGRATED FRESHMEN ADVISING SYSTEM HELPS ADVISORS TO GUIDE AND ASSIST FRESHMEN

Last semester Office of Student Affairs and Center for Learning and Teaching has worked out together for the freshmen advising system. This semester they co-held a “Conference of Counseling Knowledge and Skills for Freshmen Advisors in the Fall Semester, 2008,” one week before the new semester began. Dr. Flora C.I. Chang, President of TKU, encouraged advisors to stimulate students’ learning motivation through their guiding and assisting.

THE FIRST GROUP OF JUNIOR ABROAD PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS IN LANYANG CAMPUS HAS COME BACK WITH INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

The first group of junior abroad program participants in Lanyang Campus (more than 100 students) has come back after one-year learning in foreign countries. “We have not only improved our language ability and broadened our eyesight, but also made our future goal clearer,” they chorused. Dr. Liou Ay-hwa, Dean of College of Entrepreneurial Development and of College of Global Research and Development, congratulated these students on achieving their dreams, and expected that their stories of studying abroad could be a model, leading their school juniors to experience the spirit of English education in Lanyang Campus.

FRESHMEN’S LEARNING STRATEGIES AVAILABLE ON LINE

CELEBRATING MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL WITH MOON CAKES, SHADDOCK, AND ROASTED PORKLING!

CLOSER COOPERATION WITH SISTER UNIVERSITIES IN MAINLAND TO EXPAND THE CROSS-STRAIT ACADEMIC INTERACTIONS

Earlier this month, President C. I. Chang visited Xiamen City in China’s Fujian Province to attend the “The 2nd Presidents’ Forum of Cross-strait Universities,” featuring on “communication and cooperation among cross-strait universities,” “the objectives and social responsibility of university” and other important issues. President Chang indicates that we will continue to promote the academic exchanges between Tamkang and our sister schools in mainland China.

EXCHANGE STUDENTS TO MAINLAND SISTER UNIVERSITIES

An exchange student program briefing will be held in Ching-sheng International Conference Hall at 12:00 a.m. September 18, according to the Office of International Exchanges and International Education. The information of the exchange program to sister schools in three areas—Japan, Mainland, and other countries—will be respectively introduced. Some of the students who previously participated in the program will also be at the briefing to share their experience. This year, two new schools in mainland China have joined the TKU exchange student program--Fudan University and Jilin University.

MIDNIGHT SCOOTER SERVICE TO ESCORT FEMALE STUDENTS