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TKU CELEBRATES 59TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SERIES OF ACTIVITIES

To celebrate TKU’s 59th anniversary, series of activities have kicked off since Nov.1. The 59th Anniversary Celebration will start at the Student Activity Center Saturday Nov. 7 at 9:00 am, and TKU is to issue the Golden Eagle Awards and Appreciation Certificates for outstanding contributions and donations. There is a tea party for welcoming alumni. Coinciding with TKU’s 59th Anniversary, the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering is to host its “40th Anniversary—Harmonious Reunion of 1000 Alumni” on Nov. 7. In addition, with many delicious snacks and interesting games, the Garden Party takes place at the University Commons and Poster Street. The 7th Anniversary Eggroll Festival “Eggroll Dream Factory” will enhance the lively celebrating atmosphere.

TKU HOSTED 2009 FORUM OF TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL SAFE SCHOOL AND SAFE & HEALTHY SCHOOL

2009 Forum of Taiwan International Safe school and Safe & Healthy School jointly by Taiwan International Safe Schools Promotion Center and TKU took place at Chueh-sheng International Conference Hall on Oct. 23. About 100 community safety professionals and experts from Taiwan, the U.S., Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong participated. Except exploring the systems of safe and healthy schools, the participants also shared their experiences and achievements of promoting safe school campuses

A NEW MILESTONE OF SISTER UNIVERSITY COOPERATION: SHENG-BIN LIN OBTAINED CHINESE-FRENCH DUAL PhD DEGREES

ABOUT 200 ASIAN COMIC ARTISTS ASSEMBLED FOR EXCHANGE

STUDENTS WERE DEEPLY IMPRESSED BY THE SWISS CARTOON EXHIBITION

TKU’s Center for European Union Studies held the “Swiss Carton Exhibition and Lectures on EU” at the Black Swan Exhibition Hall from Oct. 20 to 29. 24 cartoon works by 12 cartoonists representing different narrative styles with profound symbolic mean...

A HUNDRED HEAVEY COLOR PAINTINGS ACROSS THE STRAIGHT ON DISPLAY AT TKU

The Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center is to host the “Across -Strait Exhibition of Chinese Color Paintings ” from Nov. 3, 2009 to March 10, 2010, the first of such an exhibition in Taiwan. The Exhibition is to display more than a hundred paintings in 3 categories: heavy colors, glue and mineral colors and fine line paintings. Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center Director Chi-mao Li has expressed that the Exhibition will not only display multiple artistic styles but also show the different creative methods by artists across the Straight. Moreover, it will help enhance humanistic creativity and raise cultural and artistic cultivation.

ACROSS THE STRAIGHT FORUM ON PEACEFUL DEVELOPMENT

The Institute of China Studies hosted the Across Straight Forum on Peaceful Development at SG319 on Oct 23. The Deputy Director of the Institute of Taiwan Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Wei-dong Zhu and 5 others came to exchange academic ideas with three TKU professors, 52 graduate students and some China-related exchange students led by the Director of the Graduate Institute of China Studies, Wu-Ueh Chang.

THE DEPT. OF RUSSIAN HELD A CONCERT IN MEMORY OF PROFESSOR KRIOUKOV

In memory of the late Russian Associate Professor V. M. Krioukov, the Department of Russian held a concert “Russian Recalling Melodies: To the Respected Late Professor Krioukov” at Carrie Chang Musical Hall on Oct 29 at 7:00 pm. The Concert included ...

24 NEW FACULTY MEMBERS JOINED THE MENTOR AND MENTEE SYSTEM

To help the newly-hired faculty members to adapt themselves to the new teaching environment and the TKU culture, the Teacher Professional Development Section, Center for Learning and Teaching, has promoted the Mentor and Mentee System for two years now. The System has helped 24 newly-hired faculty members so far. These green hands have been guided by their experienced mentors in teaching, research and student counseling.

TKU HELD CLUB LEADERS SYMPOSIUM

The 2009 Club Leaders’ Symposium took place at Chueh-sheng International Conference Hall on Oct. 28. Administrative Vice President Po-yuan Kao chaired it, and Academic Vice President Kan-nan Chen and International Affairs Vice President Wan-chin Tai gave out Outstanding Evaluation Awards and Excellence Awards. The Symposium was simultaneously taking place with Lanyang Campus through video-conference.