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TKU IS TO AWARD 14 OUTSTANDING YOUTHS

TKU HAS DONE MORE THAN FENDING FOR THEMSELVES

TKU IS AWARDED FOR OUTSTANDING COUNSELING SERVICES

Tamkang became the only other university beside the National Changhwa University of Education to be awarded by the Ministry of Education for providing good counseling services on campus in 2005. This is in fact the second time that TKU has won with such a honor, with the first time being 3 years ago.

NEI CHIA CHUAN EXCELS IN KUNG FU CONTESTS

A Collegiate Chinese Martial Art and Push-hand Cup was organized by the Department of Chinese Martial Arts of the Chinese Culture University and held between November 25 and 27. Three of TKU’s student clubs, Chinese Martial Art Club, Nei Chia Chinese Kung-Fu Club and Chen’s way of Club participated in the contests involving 37 strong teams and came home with two medals. One won with Hsin Yi Chuan, while the other with Hong Men Shan, both in the category of Nei Chia Chuan.

CHOU CHIH-PENG HAS WON ONE OF THE CARRIE CHANG CALLIGRAPHY AWARDS

In an effort of promoting the interest in and level of calligraphy in Taiwan, the Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center (CCFAC) jointly organized the 2005 Collegiate Calligraphy Contest with the ROC Chinese Calligraphy Association not long ago. Even though the no. 1 and first two runners-up are not from Tamkang University, six of TKU students nonetheless made it to the finals. Among them, Chou Chih-peng, a senior of the Accounting Department, won a Very Good Work for his writing.

LEE CHUNG-RAN—A COLLEGIATE SEAL CUTTING ARTIST IN THE MAKING

The Second National Collegiate Seal-Cutting Artistry Contest was co-organized by the Seal-cutting Artistry Club of TKU and held at the Taipei Campus of TKU on Dec. 3. Two of TKU students passed the first round, but only Lee Chung-ran, a grad student of the Institute of Chinese Linguistics and Documentation won an award or Good Work at the finals.

MASTER OF CALLIGRAPHY, CHANG BING-HWANG, INVITES YOU TO HIS E-WORLD

Most of people may find the idea of combining traditional Chinese calligraphy art with computer technology extremely odd and unacceptable. Yet, Chang Bing-Hwang, a maestro in calligraphy and the vice-director of the TKU Carrie Chang Fine Arts Center has revealed to many skeptical fans that such a combination was doable without compromising the integrity of calligraphy in his most recent solo exhibition, in which digitalized calligraphy was also on show. This show that was just opened in Chang Kai-sheik Memorial Hall last Saturday (Dec. 10) will last until January 15 next year.

ARCHITECTURE DEPARTMENT HAS FINALLY CAUGHT ON WITH THE GREEN MOVEMENT

To have an environmental friendly building may be a new concept at TKU, but not so in many industrial countries, such as those in Europe or the US. Being environmental friendly can mean many things that include installation of energy-saving devices, such as solar panels, automatically adjusted window shutters, and better insulated building materials. Sometimes even well designed and well-sealed windows can be a simple but crucial step toward saving energy effectively. Unfortunately, simple concepts as such are scarce in Taiwan. Therefore, even though TKU is making a small step by setting up some solar panels outside the Architecture Department, it is a significant one for promoting a better and greener campus throughout the island.

SYMPOSIUM OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, BANKING AND FINANCE HAS BEEN HELD OVER THE WEEKEND

As part of the series of events that are to celebrate the 55th founding anniversary TKU, the College of Business held an international symposium last weekend (Dec. 16, 17) at Tamsui Campus and Lanyang Campus. During which, over 20 international as well as national scholars gathered to discuss issues related to the current situation and future development of banking and finances around the globe.

FORUM ON US AND CROSS-STRAIT SECURITY IS HELD ON TUESDAY

As a part of the 55th TKU anniversary celebration, the Graduate Institute of American Studies is holding a forum in the morning of Dec. 13 at the Ching-sheng International Conference Hall. Scholars from Taiwan and afar will confer to discuss issues r...