New members elected for UIC Alumni Association
The Second Congress of UIC Alumni Association and the Second Alumni Ambassadors Appointment Ceremony was held at UIC on 22 May. UIC President Prof Tang Tao, UIC Provost Prof Chen Zhi, Associate Vice President (Student Development) Prof Stella Cho, Assistant to President, Director of Institutional Development Office and Secretary-General of UIC Education Foundation Ms Lilian Li, Director of Four-Point Education Coordination Office Ms Jennifer Lin and more than 80 representatives of UIC Alumni Association members attended the congress.
Group photo of guests attending the congress and ceremony
At the meeting, the Alumni Association representatives elected the directors and supervisors of the Second Council by secret ballot. Subsequently, the elected members of the Second Council of UIC Alumni Association held their first meeting.
In his speech, President of UIC Prof Tang Tao expressed his congratulations to the elected council members and his heartfelt thanks to the former Council for their hard work. He said that the Alumni Association is the bonds connecting UIC and its alumni. Prof Tang hoped that the association could launch more activities around the development of alumni, college, and the country and actively meet national policy and strategic planning requirements. Prof Tang also shared the planning of the second-phase campus with alumni, and he hoped to work together with alumni to make UIC a renowned and time-honoured college.
President of UIC, Prof Tang Tao, delivering a speech at the ceremony
In his speech, UIC Provost, Prof Chen Zhi, introduced the recent development of UIC. Including stepping up efforts in raising top talents, making breakthroughs in postgraduate education, and an update of the progress of the new campus. He recognised and commended alumni's contribution to UIC.
UIC Provost, Prof Chen Zhi, delivering a speech
President of the Second Council of the Alumni Association, Ms Lilian Li, mentioned in her speech that she would lead the Alumni Association to step forward, bring more benefits to alumni, provide alumni with lifelong education support and an interactive platform for their exchanges. She also welcomed alumni to give suggestions for the Alumni Association to develop into a unique association with UIC characteristics.
Ms Lilian Li giving a speech
President of the First Council of the Alumni Association, Mr Xie Che, attended the congress via the internet due to the pandemic. At the congress, he summarised the work and achievements of the First Council in recent years, expressed his gratitude to the Council members for their hard work and his ardent expectation for the new council members and supervisors to further develop the association.
Mr Xie Che attending the congress via video
Members of the Second Council of UIC Alumni Association
As a link between alumni and UIC, alumni ambassadors will continue to carry forward UIC's Liberal Arts Education and Whole-Person Education by keeping close and long-term interaction with UIC. The 38 alumni ambassadors come from 26 programmes. In the near future, they would further benefit and make their own contributions to the Alumni Association.
New alumni ambassadors are appointed
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Reporter: Xia Meng
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