XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE NEWS Volume 1, Issue 1 Xavier University of Louisiana Confucius Institute News XAVIER SUMMER CAMP STUDENTS ON THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA IN THIS ISSUE Professor Wang Peiguang, Vice President of Hebei University, the partner school of Xavier University of Louisiana, led a three-person delegation to Xavier’s campus on May 15 and 16, 2013. He was hosted by Dr. Marguerite Giguette, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Xavier University. During the visit, Professor Wang Peiguang emphasized that Hebei University administrators are highly supportive of the development of Xavier’s Confucius Institute. He further mentioned that his school has started to construct a state of the art library on the HBU new campus, and would like to have spaces reserved for showcasing the achievements of Xavier and the Confucius Institute. Dr. Giguette praised the significant progress that the Confucius Institute has made, with increased Mandarin course enrollment, the highly successful collaboration between Xavier and HBU that includes the possibility of mutual recognition of credit courses, a 2 + 2 degree model, and logistics such as tuition, travel, and lodging. The Chinese New Year celebration, the China-themed Business Week, and several community outreach presentations that drew very large crowds were presented. Both schools recognized the various strengths that both universities have that enhance and complement each other. It was agreed that the latter part of October, 2013 will be the optimal time to hold the second Confucius Institute Board of Directors meeting on Xavier’s campus. Professor Wang Peiguang was joined by Professor Feng Jun, Director of the Human Resources Department, and Associate Professor Liang Weige, Head of the Foreign Affairs Division, Office of International Cooperation and Exchange. From Xavier, Dr. Kathleen Kennedy, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Dr. Rosalind Hale, Chair of the Division of Education, Dr. Yu Jiang, Director of the Confucius Institute, Professor Rongyao Wen, the Associate Director from HBU, Professor Ron Bechet, Chair of the Art Department, Dr. Tim Turner, Chair of the Music Department, Mr. Torian Lee, Director of the Center for Intercultural and International Programs, and Ms. MaPo Kinnord-Payton, Associate Professor of Art, attended the various meetings. Hebei University Visits Xavier 1 Chinese New Year Celebration 2 China Business Week 2 Excellent Debut at Chinese Bridge Contest 3 CI Draws Crowd at the Children's Museum 4 Chinese Culture Impresses USDA Scientists 4 A Fruitful Trip – China Summer Camp 5 Confucius Institute Hosts Art Colloquium 6 Nanchang and Xavier Joint Concert 6 CI Sponsored Asian Festival Children’s Tent 7 Mandarin Courses at Xavier 8 Confucius Institute Future Events 8 Faculty and Student Exchange Focus of Hebei University Visit to Xavier
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XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE NEWS Volume 1, Issue 1
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XAVIER SUMMER CAMP STUDENTS ON THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA IN THIS ISSUE
Professor Wang Peiguang, Vice President of Hebei University, the partner school of Xavier University of Louisiana, led a three-person delegation to Xavier’s campus on May 15 and 16, 2013. He was hosted by Dr. Marguerite Giguette, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs at Xavier University. During the visit, Professor Wang Peiguang emphasized that Hebei University administrators are highly supportive of the development of Xavier’s Confucius Institute. He further mentioned that his school has started to construct a state of the art library on the HBU new campus, and would like to have spaces reserved for showcasing the achievements of Xavier and the Confucius Institute.
Dr. Giguette praised the significant progress that the Confucius Institute has made, with increased Mandarin course enrollment, the highly successful collaboration between Xavier and HBU that includes the possibility of mutual recognition of credit courses, a 2 + 2 degree model, and logistics such as tuition, travel, and lodging. The Chinese New Year celebration, the China-themed Business Week, and several community outreach presentations that drew very large crowds were presented. Both schools recognized the various strengths that both universities have that enhance and complement each other. It was agreed that the latter part of
October, 2013 will be the optimal time to hold the second Confucius Institute Board of Directors meeting on Xavier’s campus.
Professor Wang Peiguang was joined by Professor Feng Jun, Director of the Human Resources Department, and Associate Professor Liang Weige, Head of the Foreign Affairs Division, Office of International Cooperation and Exchange. From Xavier, Dr. Kathleen Kennedy, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Dr. Rosalind Hale, Chair of the Division of Education, Dr. Yu Jiang, Director of the Confucius Institute, Professor Rongyao Wen, the Associate Director from HBU, Professor Ron Bechet, Chair of the Art Department, Dr. Tim Turner, Chair of the Music Department, Mr. Torian Lee, Director of the Center for Intercultural and International Programs, and Ms. MaPo Kinnord-Payton, Associate Professor of Art, attended the various meetings.
Hebei University Visits Xavier 1
Chinese New Year Celebration 2
China Business Week 2
Excellent Debut at Chinese Bridge Contest 3
CI Draws Crowd at the Children's Museum 4
Chinese Culture Impresses USDA Scientists 4
A Fruitful Trip – China Summer Camp 5
Confucius Institute Hosts Art Colloquium 6
Nanchang and Xavier Joint Concert 6
CI Sponsored Asian Festival Children’s Tent 7
Mandarin Courses at Xavier 8
Confucius Institute Future Events 8
Faculty and Student Exchange Focus of Hebei University Visit to Xavier
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Karl Turner, President and Founder of A La Carte Specialty Foods, shared his trade experience in China during Xavier’s Business Week
Xavier University of Louisiana, through its Confucius Institute, hosted a grand Chinese New Year celebration for members of the Xavier and the Greater New Orleans community. This event was held on February 15, 2013 in the University Center Mary and William McCaffrey Ballroom. Over 400 Xavier University students, faculty, and staff, and friends from different ethnic groups in the New Orleans area joined this celebration and welcomed the arrival of Spring, 2013. Xavier University Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dr. Loren Blanchard, offered his opening remarks and recalled how Xavier was able to establish the first Confucius Institute among America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the first in the State of Louisiana. As the first celebration of the Chinese New Year on the Xavier campus, this event consisted of three parts: Chinese cultural activities, Chinese food, and performances with Chinese folk music, poem recitations, and dances.
The celebration engaged everyone who attended. The many activities included writing spring couplets, championship gongs, lantern riddles, using chopsticks, paper coloring, table tennis, and shuttlecock kicking. Guests of the celebration were amazed at the variety of the activities. With the highly successful celebration of the Chinese New Year on Xavier’s campus, the University established a closer bond with the surrounding community and, particularly with the Asian/Chinese community. By showcasing
the variety and beauty of Chinese culture and history, Xavier also laid a solid foundation for the Confucius Institute to further promote Chinese language teaching on campus in the future. In short, the Chinese New Year celebration marked an auspicious start for the Xavier University of Louisiana Confucius Institute in 2013.
Xavier’s Division of Business and Confucius Institute co-hosted the 2013 Business Week that featured discussions and programs focusing on Chinese business, culture and history. The Week kicked off on the UC yard with music, calligraphy, and Chinese food on March 18.
The highlight of the China Business Week was a lecture by Karl Turner, president and founder of A La Carter Specialty Foods. Mr. Turner shared his thoughts on business etiquette in China, including the concept of harmonious relationships (duty, respect, and loyalty) and aversion to conflict and maintenance of demeanor as advocated by Confucius.
Toward the end of Mr. Turner’s talk, raffle prizes were awarded to the audience, including the top prize: a 16 GB Google Nexus 7 tablet that was claimed by a Xavier student, who also happened to be studying Mandarin Chinese,
thus a fitting end to an inspiring presentation by Mr. Turner.
The 2013 Xavier Spring Business Week and Karl Turner’s talk in particular, increased the profile of Xavier’s Division of Business and Confucius Institute on campus and in the community. It also showed the importance of studying the Chinese language, its culture, and economic development for student career development.
Below: Leonard Clay, a Confucius Institute Ambassador, won a raffle prize for Business Week, a Google Nexus tablet
China Business Week
Xavier University of Louisiana Impacts Community through a Grand Chinese New Year Celebration
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The Xavier University of Louisiana Confucius Institute made a successful debut at the Houston Consulate District Chinese Bridge Preliminary Contest on April 21. The contest, entitled the 12th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, and the 6th “Chinese Bridge” Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign Secondary School Students, drew 31 non-ethnic Chinese college and secondary school students from 16 Confucius Institutes within the Consulate District. Xavier’s two representatives were the first students to be sent by Xavier’s Confucius Institute, which opened in October 2012. Xavier’s Chinese Director Rongyao Wen, a professor from Hebei University, led the two young students, who excelled at the competition and drew applauses from both judges and the audience. Briana Edwards, a student from the Xavier University Confucius Institute, was the focus of attention among many reporters with her red Chinese qipao. Using her own Mandarin-learning experience, Edwards’s lecture on “My Love with China” deeply touched the audience. Judges and the audience marveled at her beautiful peacock dancing, too. In the words of Edwards herself, this competition “opened my eyes, and I matured!”
Sarauniya N. Zulu represented Louisiana secondary school students. “You Can Win, Only If You Work Hard” was the title of her opening speech. Indeed, a hard-working spirit was the theme of her entire contest. Her speech was well-paced, and her accent perfect. Afterwards, the audience gave Ms. Zulu a standing ovation for her brilliant stilts performance. Ms. Zulu won third prize, an excellent achievement. By participating in the Houston contest, the Xavier University Confucius Institute showcased the motivation and multifaceted talents of college and secondary school students from Louisiana who aspire to learn the richness of Chinese history and culture.
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CHINESE BRIDGE CONTEST
Sarauniya Zulu earning third place at the Houston Chinese Bridge Contest. At right is her Mandarin teacher, Ms. Nina Jing.
From left: Confucius Institute Associate Director Professor Rongyao Wen, Xavier college student Briana Edwards, International High School student Sarauniya Zulu, and International High School Mandarin teacher Nina Jing.
PARTICIPATE CHINESE BRIDGE CONTEST
Xavier University of Louisiana will organize a state Chinese Bridge Contest each year and select winners to participate in the regional contest in Houston. For more information, email us at [email protected] or call 504-520-7237
Below: China Summer Camp Students in Beijing
Briana Edwards from Xavier University of Louisiana and Sarauniya Zulu from the International High School represented Louisiana students at the Chinese Bridge Contest in Houston.
Excellent Debut of Xavier Confucius Institute at Houston “Chinese Bridge” Contest
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Invited by Dr. H. N. Cheng, Chair of the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Committee at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Services (ARS) in New Orleans, the Confucius Institute celebrated the historical achievements of China in front of an audience of over 80 scientists on May 21, 2013.
Dr. Yu Jiang, Director of the Xavier Confucius Institute, presented the mission, developmental goals, and the many community outreach services that the Institute offers to the Greater New Orleans Region.
Professor Rongyao Wen discussed China’s Higher Education system by using Hebei University as a case study. Professor Hu Jingwu, a visiting art faculty member from Hebei University, outlined the different approaches between Chinese and Western traditional artistic practices. Using the Four Treasures of the Chinese Studio, namely brush, ink, paper, and ink stone, Professor Hu demonstrated the variety that the Chinese brush brings to the paper media by painting landscapes, bamboos and rocks, and Chinese calligraphy.
Chinese Culture Impressed Scientists at USDA’s Agricultural Research Services
Xavier University Confucius Institute Presentation of China the Most Popular at the Louisiana Children’s Museum’s World’s Fair
On May 11, 2013, the Louisiana Children’s Museum in New Orleans welcomed a highly popular event among kids, the 14
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World’s Fair that saw nearly 1,000 visitors. Representatives from the local community presented eight countries, including China, Argentina, Brazil, Egypt, Ireland, Monaco, Panama, and Vietnam. Xavier University of Louisiana Confucius Institute, in collaboration with Ms. Sandra Pierre-Kazi, President and CEO of Worldwide Concepts Vacations, showcased China.
The first ever presentation of China at the Children’s Museum by the Institute turned to be the most popular. The China hall was characterized by its large space, distinctive Chinese culture, and abundant kids-friendly activities. When one stepped into the China hall, one was faced with uniquely “Chinese auspicious reds”: the brilliantly red five-star national flag, the large red lanterns all across the hall, the Chinese dragons lining up at the entrance, and the red qipao robe dressed by Confucius Institute staff. The Xavier University Confucius Institute banner was prominently hung above the entrance.
The China hall was filled with a variety of programs: paper making demonstration, ink painting and calligraphy show, water writing paper, Chinese transliteration of English names, Chinese naming on bookmarks, Chinese abacus competition, lantern making, fan coloring, Mandarin Chinese touching and learning, Chinese theatrical art appreciation, mask wearing, and power-generating bicycling.
The 14th
World’s Fair by the Louisiana Children’s Museum ended at 5pm in the afternoon. Marveling at the wonderful success in the China hall, the Director of the Museum, Julia Bland, gave the Confucius Institute staff a huge hug: THANK YOU ALL! THANK YOU CHINA!
“Let’s Go to China!”
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The first year of the Xavier Confucius Institute (CI) Summer Camp in China was extremely successful. A group of nine students, led by Ms. Shu Peng, the CI Administrative Specialist, and Dr. Lori Crawford, a faculty member from the College of Pharmacy, attended the camp at Hebei University and in Beijing from May 15 to May 29. They were joined by Mr. Gang Wang, the Confucius Institute Mandarin instructor. The students, who all studied Mandarin at Xavier, came from various disciplines including chemistry, biology, pharmacy, education, music, and political science. Everyone returned with talking about eye opening experiences and wonderful memories.
Busy Schedule, Rich Program
In this camp, students learned paper cutting, Chinese calligraphy and painting, tea culture, Peking opera, Chinese folk music, and Taichi. They also visited local hospitals and pharmacies, a Han Dynasty royal tomb in Hebei, a historic Zhili Provincial Governor's Office and a famous solar power manufacturer. Dr. Crawford and two pharmacy students visited the Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital and the herb market. The group left Hebei on May 26 and spent 3 days in Beijing. There they visited the Great Wall of China, the Forbidden City, the Beijing Zoo, and the Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters.
A Great Success
The trip was a tremendous experience for all the students. Every one enjoyed the entire trip and learned quite a lot about China and Chinese culture. They were so glad to see the true picture of China. This trip increased the students’ interest in further exploring Chinese culture and learning Mandarin. Some students expressed strong interest in obtaining a Confucius Institute scholarship to study in China for a year. Several students wanted to take an Advanced Mandarin class this fall.
Dr. Crawford met with the staff from the HBU College of Pharmacy, the College of Chinese Medicine and the local Chinese Medicine Hospital about future research and teaching collaboration and student rotation opportunities.
Overall, this was a productive trip and a successful beginning of summer cultural camps that will be sponsored by the Xavier Confucius Institute in the years to come.
To view the details of this trip, please visit http://www.xula.edu/confucius/news.php.
CHINA SUMMER CAMP ACTIVITIES
Learning paper cutting at HBU camp
Students tried out various Peking Opera costumes
Interacting with HBU students at the HBU English Corner
STUDY MANDARIN AT XAVIER
Xavier offers Mandarin classes throughout the year. Registered Xavier students are eligible to take Mandarin and enroll in Confucius Institute programs such as the China Club and the China Summer Camp.
A Fruitful Trip – China Summer Camp
Beautiful HBU campus
At the Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters in Beijing
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Friday April 19, 2013 was a wonderful day for the citizens of the Greater New Orleans Region in as Nanchang University from China and Xavier University of Louisiana showcased the essence of Chinese folk songs, instrumental music, theatrical art, dancing, and New Orleans jazz. The Xavier University of Louisiana Confucius Institute was the final stop of the six-performance Nanchang University tour in the U.S. Xavier President Dr. Norman C. Francis and Nanchang University Vice President Huang Yun blessed the occasion at the beginning with welcoming remarks. The 320-seat Xavier University Mary & William McCaffrey Ballroom was filled to capacity with members of both the Xavier campus and the surrounding communities. The audiences were very impressed by the beauty of both the Chinese and New Orleans music, and the talents of Nanchang and Xavier University faculty and students. “Marvelous,” “great,” “splendid” were some of the words that concert attendees used when they unanimously praised the concert. In the words of Vice President Huang Yun, the Xavier concert was the best of Nanchang’s whole tour.
Xavier Confucius Institute Hosts Chinese and African Art Colloquium
The presentation of Chinese and African art in western museums should be multi-layered, using a variety of exhibition approaches and methods to engage the visitors. This was the consensus among top experts from the New Orleans, Louisiana region at the colloquium hosted by Xavier University of Louisiana Confucius Institute on May 9, 2013. Entitled “Enjoying Chinese and African Art,” the colloquium focused on how best to exhibit Chinese and African art, especially spiritual works, in western museums, so that the audience will not only learn – the mission of a museum – but also have fun. The colloquium brought together a stellar panel of experts, including Dr. Yu Jiang, Director of the Xavier Confucius Institute, and Dr. Mora Beauchamp-Byrd and MaPo Kinnord-Payton, both art faculty members at Xavier; Lisa Rotondo-McCord, Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs & Curator of Asian Art, and Bill Fagaly, Curator of African Art, at the New Orleans Museum of Art; and Dr. David Riep, a Museum Studies professor from Southern University at New Orleans. In the afternoon, Rotondo-McCord, Jiang, Fagaly, and Jingwu Hu, a visiting art faculty member from Hebei University, gave the audience a tour of the Chinese and African art collections at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Through this colloquium, the Confucius Institute at Xavier created a dialogue among top local experts on Chinese and African art. By investigating contextual meaning of art and their interpretation and presentation in museums, the colloquium enhanced people’s understanding of the sociopolitical functions of these artworks.
Nanchang and Xavier Joint Concert a Wonderful Feat
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Xavier University of Louisiana Confucius Institute was in charge of the Children’s Tent at the 34
th Annual Asian Heritage Festival, held
at the Audubon Zoo, in New Orleans on Saturday May 25, 2013. The Children’s Tent was located in an excellent position. Any visitor to the festival could easily see the large 5 by 10 feet Confucius Institute banner at the front of the tent. The tent was decorated with beautiful red lanterns sent by Hanban in 2012, with the
Chinese Spring Festival banner and a Confucius banner serving as backdrops and reminding visitors when the Institute opened: October 2012. On the other side of the tent was a prize wheel, which faced the central performance stage of the festival. Many children and adults were interested in spinning the prize wheel in order to win some Chinese souvenirs. The wheel itself had 18 questions, including six hexagrams (of the 64 hexagrams from the Book of Changes), three zodiac years, five map questions about China, and four Chinese character deciphering. Inside the tent, there were Chinese abacus demonstrations and learning, dragon mask coloring, paper folding, Chinese painting and calligraphic demonstrations, writing Chinese characters using water paper, and models of the Great Wall, Tian’anmen Square, and a Chinese traditional courtyard. Children and parents waited in long lines asking Professor Jingwu Hu, a visiting art faculty member from Hebei University, to paint their newly-purchased paper umbrellas, or write their names in Chinese. Kids enjoyed the composition, line quality, and balance of Chinese painting and calligraphy. As the Confucius Institute was among the sponsors of the Asian Heritage Festival, another 4 by 10 feet Institute banner was placed prominently above the central stage. An image of the Institute plaque is constantly featured on the Asian Pacific/American Society homepage, too. The Children’s Tent was a huge success, with many kids and parents frequenting the tent and experiencing Chinese culture. With an enormous sense of pride, the Institute staff was exhausted, albeit very happily, toward the end of the festival, after hosting at least 800 visitors to the tent. According to Ms. Sun Kim, the Asian Festival Event Coordinator and past President of the Asian Pacific/American Society that organized the festival, “All day long many children and their parents came to the tent and they all had a great time learning about Asia and the Confucius institute. I received many good comments about the children's tent and it was the best Children's Tent we've ever had.” Another community leader, Ms. Li Li (Vice Chair of APAS) observed the Children’s Tent as “the busiest and most crowded tent” at the festival. It “attracted a lot of children and young adults by all kinds of fun stuff” that the Confucius Institute team designed. “Children not only played but also learned about Chinese calligraphy and painting arts, Peking opera masks, abacus and some famous places in China.” Li Li congratulated the Institute: “Your professional works impressed everybody and made our event even more successful!”
Xavier Confucius Institute-Sponsored Children’s Tent the Best Ever
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Mandarin Courses at Xavier:
STUDY MANDARIN AT XAVIER
Currently we are offering two Mandarin Courses open to registered XULA students: Elementary Mandarin – MDRN 1010-01 TR 10:50am - 12:05pm
Course Description: This course is ideal for students without any Chinese language background. It aims to help the learners with their communicative ability in Chinese through learning language structures, functions, and related cultural background knowledge as well as through structured listening, speaking, reading and writing skill training. Required Course Texts: 1. New Practical Chinese Reader 1 Student's book 2nd edition with mp3 Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press; 2nd edition (2010) ISBN-10: 7561926235 2. New Practical Chinese Reader Vol. 1 Workbook 2nd Edition With MP3 Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press; 2nd edition (2010) ISBN-10: 7561926227
Course Description: This course is ideal for students who have completed MDRN 1010 or have studied Chinese for at least one semester. It aims to help the learners further enhance their communicative ability in Chinese through learning language structures, functions, and related cultural background knowledge as well as through structured listening, speaking, reading and writing skill training. Required Course Texts: 1. New Practical Chinese Reader 1 Student's book 2nd edition with mp3 Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press; 2nd edition (2010) ISBN-10: 7561926235 2. New Practical Chinese Reader Vol. 1 Workbook 2nd Edition With MP3 Publisher: Beijing Language and Culture University Press; 2nd edition (2010) ISBN-10: 7561926227
In the future, we will also offer Chinese language courses as well as cultural courses to the community at different levels. Please check our website for updates.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE EVENTS:
September 5, –Study Abroad Info Sessions –UC
……Find out how you can get scholarship to study in China!
September 20, Friday -Mid-Autumn Festival –UC Ballroom
……Come celebrate with us and enjoy games and prizes!
For more information and future events, visit us at http://www.xula.edu/confucius
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Our Mission
Xavier University of Louisiana Confucius Institute, in partnering with Hebei University in China, is the first Confucius Institute among the nation’s HBCUs and in the State of Louisiana. The Confucius Institute helps prepare students to become global leaders, and to teach Chinese language, culture, and economic development courses to Xavier students and the surrounding communities, including local groups, government agencies, and businesses. It also aims to facilitate research activities in the above areas and promote increased understanding between the United States and China.
