On the evening of August 28, at Lory Student Center, the China Programs hosted the first welcome reception for over 80 new and 80 returning China partner students. The event also brought together university leaders and those, who are working closely with China Programs at Colorado State University. Dr. Wei Gao, Associate Provost for China Programs gave an open remark to welcome everyone attending the event that evening. Followed by Dr. Gao’s open remark, a China partner student representative – Xiangqian Xu shared her great experience at CSU. We had special welcome remarks from: Lynn Johnson, Vice President for University Operations; Jim Cooney, Vice Provost for International Affairs; Alan Lamborn, Associate Provost for Educational Attainment; Mike Palmquist, Associate Provost for Instructional Innovation. We were also very honored to have Kelly Long, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies in the College of Liberal Arts; John Moore, Professor and Head of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and administrators from Admissions, Apartment Life, Office of International Programs, INTO, Confucius Institute and Chinese Students & Scholars Association (CSSA) coming to the reception.
Dr. Gao provide a brief introduction about China Programs and what it has achieved from 2010 to 2015 including some statistics, graphs, partnerships and graduate destinations. Followed by a delicious American style dinner, CSSA and China programs coordinator gave a series of presentations to help students get involved into academic and social culture, such as culture differences, legal issues, classroom culture, campus resources, academic deadlines, etc. All the students were every excited to come to CSU and they felt very welcomed by CSU’s leaders and administrators.