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BANS ON SMOKING WILL BE STRICTLY IMPLEMENTED ON JANUARY 11, 2009

The 2008 Class Representative Symposium took place at Chueh-sheng International Conference Hall on Dec. 11, and 294 class representatives took part. President Flora Chia-I Chang chaired the symposium and presented youth outstanding awards to 15 students. President Chang said, “A beautiful campus needs everyone’s effort! I hope all of you will give suggestions to make TKU better with a safe environment, so students can study safely here.” According to the written suggestions by students, more than 30 class representatives stated that some classrooms were dirty with garbage and in disorder. 20 representatives pointed the harmful problem of smoking in public areas, while 15 said that desks and chairs in some classrooms were old and worn out. In addition, 12 representatives exclaimed that washrooms were not clean enough. Except written questions, some representatives also asked some questions concerning campus environment, and TKU administrators answered them promptly.

FORMER EPA MINISTER LONG-SHEN ZHANG GAVE A SPEECH ON GLOBAL WARMING

The Center for General Education and Core Curriculum has invited Long-sheng Chang, Chairman of Qian Cheng Sustainable Development of Culture and Education Fund (former Minister of EPA ), to give a lecture on “Global Warming and the Protection of the Arctic and Antarctic” on Tuesday, Dec. 16. Academic Vice President Kan-nan Chen will moderate the lecture at Chueh-sheng International Conference Hall. All faculty and students are welcome.

MID-TERM 1/2 PREVENTION WARNING SYSTEM ACHIEVED RESULT

According to the Mid-Term 1/2 Prevention Warning System, this semester TKU sent 3,433 letters to parents last week (3,994 such letters last semester), telling them that their sons or daughters had failed more than half of their courses in the mid-term exam. The result is 561 letters fewer than those of the last semester, and this clearly shows that the Prevention Warning System has achieved results. Some students hope that TKU will add the class average mark and student’s ranking in the class in the letter. The Dean of Academic Affairs, Huan-chao Keh replied that the letters sent last week included such items, letting parents know thoroughly about the students’ academic performance.

OUTPUT OF TKU PAPERS WAS ABUNDANT AT AEROSPACE CONFERENCE

The Department of Aerospace Engineering hosted the 50th AASRC (Aeronautical and Astronautical Society of the Republic of China) Annual Conference at Ching-sheng International Conference Hall and Ching-sheng Classroom. About 300 scholars from Taiwan University, Tsing Hua University, Chiao Tung University and enterprise representatives and officials participated and more than 170 papers were presented.

ANALYSIS OF EMPLOYMENT PERFORMANCE IS OUT

According to the survey result based on 585 questionnaires on employment strength by the Career Planning and Placement Section, Ying-chen Hung, the Chair of the department of Business Administration analyzed that on the whole, TKU graduates had done well in team cooperation, interpersonal communication, perseverance and resistance to pressure. But they still need improvement in planning, working attitude and learning capacity.

OUTSTANDING TEACHERS FOR THE 2007-8 ACADEMIC YEAR WILL BE AWARDED

The list of outstanding teachers is out, and 69 teachers like Chinese Professor Fu-shan Huang will be awarded with NT$20,000 and the outstanding certificates will be awarded to them at TKU’s year-end celebration party on January 20, 2009.

WINTER ROBOT TRAINING CAMP WILL START IN JANUARY

Division of Continuing Education will hold “Winter Robot Training Camp” at Taipei Campus from Jan. 21 to 24 and Feb. 2 to 6, 2009. The Camp will have both a basic section and an advanced section, and it will be conducted by a professional teaching te...

ETTODAY’S “FACING THE REAL TAIWAN” VISITED LANYANG CAMPUS

The reputation of the green construction of Lanyang Campus is very well-known. ETToday’s program “Facing the Real Taiwan” production team came to film the green construction of Lanyang Campus on Dec. 2. In the interview, Global Politics and Economics...

THE RESULTS OF TELLING STORIES IN FRENCH CONTEST ARE OUT

The Department of French held a Telling Stories in French Contest on Dec. 10 and 42 students participated. The competitors worked hard and carefully prepared costumes and other props. The made a lot of efforts in telling their stories in French. Altogether the Contest had 10 groups of competitors. The organizer, French Associate Professor Bernard Han said, “By telling stories in French, students can better understand how to use French intonations.” The participants’ creative and fanny ways of telling their stories invited bursts of laughter. What’s more, some boy students disguised themselves as girls, this caused a great sensation in the audience.

COME TO JOIN US TO RUB SWEET DUMPLINGS FOR THE WINTER SOLSTICE

“The Winter Solstice Diner Party and Kara OK Competition” will be held at Canaan Buffet by the Overseas Chinese Student Guidance Section on Wednesday (Dec. 17) at 18:00. Registration will end Tuesday (Dec. 16) at 17:00.