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Academic Affairs Newsletter Academic Affairs Newsletter February 2016 Volume 2, Number 5 APEC: Voice of the Future Sharing Session On January 10th, the Special points of WKU-sponsored Start interest: here Go anywhere— Listen for the Voice of English Debating the Future symposium was held in the Auditori- Competition um Hall. Three youth representatives partici- New Faculty pating in the APEC sum- Profiles mit last November, Ms. Jia Xizi, Mr. Zhao Jiash- New Associate eng, and Ms. Xia Xue, Dean and Regis- along with the founder Students and guests following the event’s presentations trar of the NOVO Youth APEC Voice of the Fu- This program aims to Community, Mr. Xia ture program is a youth provide students with Bing, were invited as camp for exchanges opportunities to know the guest speakers. among young students more about APEC, ex- Ms. Huang Zhihong, a from various econo- pand their horizon, and senior media profes- mies, held this year in engage each other to sional from Wenzhou conjunction with the build human networks Inside this issue: Daily, hosted the event. 2015 APEC CEO Summit with business leaders Founded in 1998, the in Manila, Philippines. cont.’d on p.2 English Debating Competi- tion 3 WKU students helping Wenzhou Expats 2016 New Year Reception Hubei student 3 On Dec. 29th, the 2016 Countries, and co- zhou attended this New Assoc. Dean for Humanities & Social Sci- New Year Reception for sponsored by the Wen- splendidly organized 4 ences Arrives Expatriates in Wenzhou zhou branch of the and glamorous event. New Faculty Profiles 5 was held at the Shera- Zhejiang Foreign Service Expatriates engaging ton Hotel. The recep- Corp. in various occupations, New Registrar Arrives 7 tion was sponsored by WKU Vice-Chancellor including those from for Academic Affairs Dr. education, economy, Faculty work with Wen- 7 the Wenzhou Foreign zhou Public Library and Overseas Affairs Holger Henke and nu- trade, scientific, and merous faculty mem- technological circles, as Office and Wenzhou People’s Association for bers, together with oth- well as foreign students er expatriates in Wen- Friendship with Foreign cont.’d on p.4 Academic Affairs Newsletter cont.’d from p.1, APEC Sharing Session from different economies … a mission that supports the educational vision pro- vided by Wenzhou-Kean University. WKU Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dr. Holger Henke, addressed the beginning of the ses- sion, expressing his thoughts on cultivating students in the new eco- nomic age. “In the real Vice-Chancellor Henke world of business and sci- welcoming guests and ence, so-called soft skills students WKU sophomore Xia Xue (l.) and Fudan University Ph.D. student count, and they are more Jia Xizi (r.) listening to Zhao Jiasheng’s (ctr.) remarks. important the higher the level of complexity, tional conference. Ms. Xia the top world entrepre- knowledge, and manageri- Xue, junior student at neurs and see the most al leadership is required WKU, also the youngest cutting-edge trends. Stu- for the job. That’s why a among the speakers, dents, according to Xia shared her story about Bing, should not be lim- “In the real world university such as Wen- zhou-Kean University has the influence of parental ited only to traditional of business and education and family. education. science, so-called been invited to provide higher education in Chi- NOVO Youth Communi- The atmosphere was soft skills count; ty is the sponsor of the quite warm in the ques- and they are more na.” Each of the four guests APEC the Voice of the Fu- tion & answer session that important the ture program. The found- followed. higher the level of then shared their personal growth experience. Fudan er Xia Bing told the audi- The audience also in- complexity, ence the intention and cluded the leadership knowledge, and University Ph.D. student Ms. Jia Xizi shared her in- reason to build this pro- from Wenzhou University managerial leader- gram. He believes that and Wenzhou Medical ship is required for spiring story to “select your own path and make APEC, as an international University, as well as high the job.” conference, serves as a school and middle school your own decision.” Nottingham graduate Mr. platform for global ex- students and parents Dr. Holger Henke change, allowing partici- from Wenzhou schools in Vice Chancellor for Zhao Jiasheng shared the Academic Affairs history of his very first pating university students Yueqing, Ruian, Cangnan, time attending an interna- a chance to meet some of Pingyang and Yongjia. Page 2 cont.’d on p.4 Volume 2, Number 5 FLTRP Cup National English Debating Competition During the afternoon of prize in Eastern China competition. The theme January 26, Wenzhou- division of this competi- of the final was modelled Kean University held an tion. on a two-sided debate on English debate competi- Four teams entered a controversial proposal tion at the auditorium into the final round after in the British Parliament: hall – the 19th FLTRP Cup three round-robin prelim- “This House would abol- National English De- inary debates among the ish all special schools for bating Competition. 12 teams. The winners of minorities.” Founded in 1997, the the final round will repre- After more than one annual FLTRP Cup Nation- sent WKU at a regional hour of spirited competi- al English Debating Com- tournament. Award win- tion, the award-winning petition has been recog- ners will enter into a De- veteran student debater “Arguing the point …” nized as the largest and bate Talent Pool and re- Mr. Zhu Jinwei, last year’s most influential English ceive a chance for an in- WKU winner, announced debating tournament in ternship or interview in the final result. The team China. The format used enterprises that sponsor “Bumpkins” that included in the competition is the FLTRP events. Mr. Zhang Ziheng and British Parliamentary de- The WKU competition Ms. Xia Xue emerged vic- bate format, a common was co-sponsored by the torious in the final round. “The most form of academic debate English Learning Center In the future these stu- useful piece which is internationally and English Debate Club. dents will participate in of learning adopted. In the past two Dr. Jennifer Marquardt, the regional FLTRP com- for the uses years, the WKU Debate Dr. Luciana Lew, Profes- petition representing of life is to Team won a third-prize in sor John Prince and Dr. WKU. unlearn what 2014 FLTRP Cup National Stephen Harrison were is untrue.” invited to judge the final Competition and a third- Antisthenes Warmth in Winter – A Thank You Letter to WKU On January 26th, WKU dents and parents. bei Province and their received a letter of In his letter, Mr. Ma parents initiated the do- thanks from Mr. Ma expressed his apprecia- nation activity for stu- Yonggui. tion for WKU students dent Ma. During Ma’s Mr. Ma is a college and faculty: “Thank you operation and hospitali- student at Huazhong for your love and help. I zation, students and par- Normal University. He cannot imagine how my ents were actively do- suffered from kidney fail- life would be without nating to him through the ure, and his family was your help. With your Web and mobile pay- unable to afford the ex- love, I was brave enough ment. pensive treatment. This to fight against the dis- While his health is im- story was widely spread ease. It is your love that proving, two months through Internet social makes [me] feel hope- after the operation the networks, and many peo- ful.” students and parents are ple donated money to At the end of 2015, still concerned about Mr. WKU students from Hu- Ma’s health. him, including WKU stu- Page 3 Academic Affairs Newsletter WKU Welcomes New Associate Dean for Humanities and Social Sciences WKU welcomes its new sistant Director of the national students and Associate Dean for Hu- American Language Insti- administering the ESL manities and Social Sci- tute. In 1995, David es- program. In 2007, David ences. After teaching ESL tablished the English moved back to China as at Beijing Second Foreign Transitions Program at Interim Director of Cen- Languages Institute from Muskingum College in tral College Abroad in 1985 to 1989, David Pur- New Concord, Ohio. Hangzhou. nell earned his MA and From 2002 to 2007, he From 2009 to 2015, Ph.D. at Indiana Universi- served as Assistant Pro- David was back in Iowa, fessor of English at Cen- David Purnell ty of Pennsylvania, where serving as Director of he also served as the As- tral College in Pella, Io- Linguistics and Associate wa, also recruiting inter- Professor. cont.’d from p.1, Wenzhou Expats New Year attended this event. education (da xue 大學), invited and she wel- They hailed from the I would like to suggest comed guests with a ren- United States, Canada, that it is enriching and dition of Bach/Gounod’s Germany, India and other productive to encounter Ave Maria. Guests countries. new questions. It is good attending the event were As the invited guest- for our self-cultivation also entertained by Chi- speaker, Dr. Henke ad- (xiu shen 修身), our un- nese and Indian dance dressed the event and performances, as well as derstanding of self and stated, “I am well aware poetry and song by vari- others. […] In this age of that internationalization ous local and internation- globalization, where we is one of five goals that al guests. constantly have to re- the City of Wenzhou is During the buffet re- define ourselves, rein- pursuing vigorously. It is ception, WKU faculty vent and market our part of a great transfor- members interacted with products, research our mation currently going other expatriates in a customers, and be re- on in China that aims to warm and friendly atmos- sponsive to their needs increase China’s role in phere.
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