| Issue 17 03 Mar 2018 | ||
| From the Editor | ||
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We are pleased to bring to you Issue 17 of CW Chu College Newsletter, which summarises the events and achievements from July 2017 onwards. In 2017–18, our second graduation ceremony took place and we have our sixth cohort; the character and tradition of the College continue to take root and grow. |
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| Donations (1 July 2017–31 January 2018) | ||
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The College expresses its sincere appreciation to donors for their generous support. |
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| Personalia (July 2017–January 2018) | ||
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Staff Movement (College Administrator)
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| New Members (July 2017–January 2018) | ||
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The following teachers joined CW Chu College as affiliates on the dates shown: |
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| Dr David CHU Awarded Honorary Doctorate | ||
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A group of Chu Scholars reunited at Vincennes University in Indiana, USA on 13 and 14 October 2017. On this joyous occasion, Dr David CHU, the eldest son of Dr CHU Ching-wen and the Chairman of the Committee of Overseers of CW Chu College, was conferred an honorary doctorate by Vincennes University. |
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| Highlights of Cultural Exchange Activities | ||
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Thanksgiving Party
The College was pleased to have two incoming exchange students from the United States, Mr Chandler KELLOGG from the University of South Carolina and Mr Colin RUMBOLD from the University of California, Riverside, to play host to the party on 23 November 2017. |
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| 2nd CWC Festival: The Unexp10red | ||
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College students organised the second CWC Festival, The Unexp10red, held between 31 October and 6 November 2017, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the College, which was created through an amendment of the CUHK Ordinance in 2007. |
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| Sharing by Students Returning from Outbound Exchange | ||
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Academic Exchange at Aarhus University, Denmark (Mr CHAN Chin Wang Erwin, Year 4, Psychology) |
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| Graduation of the Class of 2017 | ||
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On 16 November 2017, CW Chu College celebrated its second graduating class with excitement and joyfulness. |
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| Alumni Greetings | ||
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The Academic Year 2017 marked the graduation of our second cohort. We continue to report on the journey of our graduates, who have witnessed the growth of the College. |
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| High Table Dinners in 2017–18 | ||
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The first and second High Table Dinner of the College in the academic year 2017–18 were held on 5 September 2017 and 8 November 2017 respectively. |
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| The 14th CUHK Intercollegiate Rowing Championships | ||
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Congratulations to the College Rowing Teams for their team spirit and strength in the Rowing Championships! |
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| College Service Team | ||
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Activities Organised by the Fifth Service Team (June–September 2017) College students starting from our first cohort have each year formed a Service Team. The signature project each year centres around youth, in collaboration with Po Leung Kuk CW Chu College (PLKCWC), in helping teenagers at the cusp of transition to adulthood. Within the project, the keynote event is a summer camp of three days and two nights, in this (the fifth) cycle held from 15 to 17 July 2017, at the Breakthrough Youth Village in Shatin. |
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| Incoming Exchange Students (2017–18) | ||
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Welcome Lunches in Term 1 and 2, 2017–18
In 2017–18, the College welcomed a total of 55 incoming exchange students (26 in Term 1 and 29 in Term 2) from Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Japan, mainland China, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the Netherlands, Turkey, the UK and the US at welcome lunches (one in each term) on 1 September 2017 and 12 January 2018. |
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| Awards | ||
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The College congratulates the following members on their outstanding achievements recognised by prestigious awards.
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| Workshop on Creativity and Introduction of the Julie Yu Scholarship | ||
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With the honourable presence of Prof Julie YU and Ms Michelle LO, panel members of The Professor Julie Hung Hsua Yu Scholarship for Intellectual Excel-leration ('Julie Yu Scholarship' for short), the Workshop of Creativity and Introduction of the Julie Yu Scholarship was held on 24 January 2018. |
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| Residents' Association | ||
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The Third Executive Committee of the Residents' Association, Concordance, in office since November 2016, has organised a number of activities, the details of which are as follows:
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| College Activities | ||
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Outreach |
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| Culture and Language Enhancement | ||
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Social English Workshop The College organised three sessions of Social English Workshop on 3, 10 and 17 October 2017 to enhance students' English for different social occasions. |
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| Sports | ||
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College Sports Teams (Term 1, 2017–18)
The following College sports teams participated in Inter-Collegiate Tournaments in October 2017: |
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| Visitors | ||
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From July to October 2017, the College received the following visitors (listed in chronological order): |
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| Next Issue | ||
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The next issue of CW Chu College Newsletter will be published in July 2018. College members are welcomed to provide news and contributions (in either Chinese or English) to the College Office via email (info.cwchu@cuhk.edu.hk) by 31 May 2018. |
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