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“LANYANG FAMILY CALLING-UP” COMPETITION

A “Lanyang Family Calling-up Competition,” co-organized by Office of Lanyang Campus, College of Entrepreneurial Development, and College of Global Research and Development, is to call for enrollment between March 23 and 25. To register for the competition, the students are expected to form a “family” of 10 to 15 members, ranging from freshman to senior.

WEEK OF “EARTH, SUNSHINE, LOVE” RESTAGED IN LANYANG CAMPUS

The activities of Week of “Earth, Sunshine, Love,” organized by Counseling Section, were restaged in Lanyang Campus, from March 10 to 12. In the first day of the activteis, President C. I. Chang hosted the opening ceremony, which was followed by perf...

CAMPUS ENGLISH TRENDY DRAMA WILL BE PLAYED ON MY CYBER CHANNEL

In order to promote students’ interests to learn English, to encourage foreign students to participate school activities, and to increase the communication between local and foreign students, a new program “Campus English Trendy Drama,” produced by Distance Education Development Section (DEDS), Center for Learning and Teaching, is played on the My Cyber Channel, which attracts students’ attention. Many would stop and see the show in front of the campus TV, and make a good comment on this fresh idea.

THE RESULT OF EXCHANGE SCHOLARSHIP BETWEEN TAIWAN AND JAPAN WAS ANNOUNCED

The result of “2008 Exchange Scholarship between Taiwan and Japan for Private Students” was announced by Office of International Exchanges and International Education on Mar. 6. Among the winners, 8 TKU students are listed. TKU also announced the names of students who will be the exchange students in Japan in 2009 academic year. 10 students will go to 7 different sister universities in Japan respectively to study for one year.

FREE FRENCH CLASS MAKES ALUMNI PICK UP FRENCH AGAIN

Since Dept. of French held the free French class two years ago, there have been 120 persons taking the course, which makes the graduates review the school days of learning French again. This semester, the course is given from 19:30 to 20:00 every Friday at D202 in Taipei Campus. “It’s really nice to study with alumni once a week,” said Dr. Yang Shu-chuan, Chair, Dept. of French. Lin Chin-tuan, who graduated from TKU in 1972, said, “I feel good to pick up the French books again! When I was a college student, I spent a lot of time learning French, which I almost forgot totally after graduation. I am very glad that the alma mater set a free French course.”

TKU WIND ENSEMBLE CLUB WON THE EXCELLENT PRIZE AGAIN IN THE NATIONWIDE STUDENT ART CONTEST

The music competition of Nationwide Student Art Contest, held by Ministry of Education, took place at Taipei Municipal Da-An Vocational High School recently, and standing out of 12 universities, TKU Wind Ensemble Club won the excellent prize for two successive years and the fourth place of northern area. “This prize should be dedicated to all the members for their hard-working practicing. This time, we lack of some players in our band. I believe that if we improve this situation, we will get a better grade next time,” said the advisor of the club Mr. Ting Chao-hsien, an alumnus of Dept. of Public Administration.

TEACHING RESOURCE PLATFORM: MORE THAN 80 PERCENT OF FULL TIME TEACHERS HAVE USED IT

Since TKU exerted great effort to promote “Teaching Resource Platform” in 2003 academic year, the usage percentage has grown steadily. More than 80 percent of full time teachers have used the platform by the fall semester, 2008 academic year. Among them there are 115 teachers from College of Management, which rates as the number one. The second place is College of Engineering, 113 teachers; the third place is College of Business, 80 teachers.

12 PROFESSORS WERE AWARDED FOR MENTORING NEWLY RECRUITS

In order to help the newly recruited teachers adapt themselves to the teaching environment and culture of TKU as soon as possible, Teacher Professional Development Section, Center for Learning and Teaching, propel a “Mentor and Mentee” project, inviting senior professors to lead junior ones. In the 110th Administration Meeting on March 13, Dr. Flora C.I. Chang, President of TKU, openly praised 12 professors and awarded them with appreciation certificates for their mentorship this academic year.

TKUIR DISPLAYS TKU’S RESEARCH ENERGY

In the 110th Administrative Meeting, on March 13, Dr. Huang Hong-chu, Director of Library, and Comptroller Yen Sin-hui respectively made reports on “The Academic Result of TKU’s E-resources Repository,” and “Reflection and Prospect of TKU’s Budget System.” In the meeting, amendments on “Regulation of Setting Teaching Assistant,” and “Regulation of Salary Promotion” were passed, while that of “Regulation on Encouraging Full Time Teacher in Doing Industrial Liaison Project” was left for the future discussion.