To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the University, CityU is running an “Honour Trees Alumni Fundraising Campaign” to provide alumni with a special way to express their caring support to their alma mater. The campaign has received enthusiastic support since its launch, and the University would like to take this opportunity to express gratitude to those who have already made a donation to the University.

As a token of appreciation, distinctive naming tree opportunities at the University’s Chinese Garden are available exclusively to alumni donors on a first-come, first-served basis. Please ACT NOW.

Let’s join hands to make the 30th anniversary of your alma mater the most memorable and fruitful one.

Donors making a gift of HK$100,000, HK$50,000 or HK$30,000 will have their names acknowledged on a Gold, Silver or Bronze Honour Plaque respectively. The plaque will be mounted permanently on a specially-selected tree at the Chinese Garden.

By participating in this campaign, alumni not only support the University’s green policy, but also help maintain a green oasis in the heart of the city.

 
Enquiries:
Development Office: (852) 3442 5306 or do@cityu.edu.hk
Honour Trees Alumni Fundraising Campaign website:
http://www.cityu.edu.hk/do/trees/

Initiated by the Alumni Ambassadors Ms Jamie Zhan (in UK) and Ms Ellen Cheng (in Vancouver), CityU alumni gathered together to celebrate the Chinese New Year on 1 February and 15 February 2014 respectively. The gatherings facilitated exchange among alumni and strengthened the overseas alumni connection. For upcoming non-local alumni events, please visit the website of Alumni Relations Office.

Alumni Ambassador Ms Jamie Zhan (second from right) celebrates the Chinese New Year with fellow alumni in the UK.

Dear CityU Alumni,

You are cordially invited to join us for the 2014 CityU Discovery Festival (DFest) to be held from March 3 to 5, 2014, at which we will celebrate the discoveries and innovations of our teachers and students. During the DFest period, our Colleges and Schools will also hold a Majors and Minors selection exhibition and present talks to help Year 1 students make their academic plans. 

During DFest, the Teaching&Learning@CityU section in the Purple Zone on the podium will serve as a platform for teachers and students to share their designs, experiences and accomplishments from the Discovery-enriched Curriculum (DEC) and various innovative projects. Please visit our website at http://www6.cityu.edu.hk/dfest to check the schedule and details of the different events.  Registration for some events is needed.  Write to us (discovery.festival@cityu.edu.hk) if more information is needed.

We are working hard to give all students at CityU the chance to make an original discovery in our new curriculum.  As a graduate of CityU, you are invited to come home to CityU to discover what’s new at your alma mater. 

Some of the DFest events:
* Discover&Innovate@CityU                     
* Gateway Education (GE)          
*“Addicted To Discovery”
*Campus Sustainability Projects                               
*e-Learning & m-Learning          
*Excellent Teaching at CityU
*Idea Incubator Projects                             
*Teaching Development Grants (TDGs) Projects
*Celebrity talk on Discovery and Innovation      

We look forward to greeting you at DFest 2014!

2014 DFest Organising Committee

In recognition of the generous contributions to the University made by alumnus Mr Benjamin Kwok, Lecture Theatre 16 in Academic 1 has been named “Benjamin Kwok Lecture Theatre”. After receiving his Master of Business Administration (Executive) degree in 2007, Mr Kwok has enthusiastically supported the development of CityU in many ways. He is a founding member of CityU’s Eminence Society. Speaking at the naming ceremony on 8 January, University President Professor Way Kuo said, “Alumni are an important element of CityU and we are honoured to have many distinguished alumni.” Click HERE to learn more.

(From left) Dr Gang Hao, Professor Arthur Ellis, Mr Benjamin Kwok, Professor Way Kuo, Mrs Kwok, Professor Roderick Wong and Ms Kathy Chan at the naming ceremony.

A group of Master of Arts for International Accounting alumni had a great reunion in Shenzhen. Having developed a strong brotherhood during their studies at CityU, the accounting alumni have been maintaining a close liaison and meeting periodically since graduation. Department of Accountancy Senior Teaching Fellow Mr David Yip was on hand to share University memories and updates, while Alumni Relations Manager Ms Pheony Tsang took the opportunity to thank the alumni for their support. She noted that both local and non-local class reunions like this one helped strengthen alumni bondage and facilitated their further communication with the University.

Mr David Yip (second from right, first row) and Ms Pheony Tsang (middle, first row) had a great gathering in Shenzhen with Master of Arts for International Accounting alumni.

The University is grateful for the enthusiastic support from some 750 new graduates who participated in the Graduating Class Gift Campaign over the past few months. An amount of HK$118,600 including matching grant was generated to fund student development. They were very delighted to have received the specially-designed campaign graduation pin and clip to mark this momentous occasion.

A graduate shares his joy of graduation with his beloved family and friends.

Established in 2003, the Alumni Giving Club (AGC) provides a distinctive platform for alumni and students to show their support and care for the University by making donations. AGC not only offers a sustained system for raising funds for the University, it also helps promote a caring and giving culture in the University. As a result of vigorous promotional efforts over the years, more than 9,000 alumni and students have demonstrated their support by generating over HK$70 million (including matching grants) so far to finance projects that directly benefit deserving students.

This year marks AGC’s 10th anniversary. A new anniversary fundraising campaign has been launched to celebrate its achievements. Please consider making a contribution to your alma mater, and help us make the AGC’s 10th year of operation the most rewarding yet. Contribution of at least HK$10,000 will be acknowledged with an exclusive 10-year naming right to features in the University’s Chinese Garden on first-come, first-served basis as a token of appreciation. Please visit the campaign website at www.cityu.edu.hk/do/agc10 and act now!

As a token of appreciation of support, alumni donors who have contributed at least HK$10,000 to the University via the Campaign can designate a plaque to be installed on a stone bench, or for $50,000 on a pillar, at the University’s Chinese Garden for ten years.

The University Chinese Garden’s trail, pavilions, ponds, stone benches and pillars can be named as designated by donors for a period of ten years, on a first-come, first-served basis.

• 《和好：治癒人際關係的溝通技巧》

內容簡介：

你有試過跟別人爭論時，覺得對方就像外星人一樣，完全溝通不上嗎？

當不同「星球」的人遇上了，不知從何入手去了解對方，於是很多人在公司裡與同事發生衝突，在家庭裡與配偶及子女發生磨擦，在聚會中與朋友爭持不下。

有人說：「大多數人想改造這個世界，但卻罕有人想改造自己。」人際關係不和諧，全因大家都希望別人去改變來配合自己，卻沒有想過由改變自己的態度開始。

本書運用三大溝通理論：九型人格、NLP身心語言程式學、T-JTA性格評估，協助大家用嶄新的角度去學習溝通。不同種類的性格分析，就好像一面鏡子，讓我們看到自己的優點及缺點，從而整理出自己與別人衝突的元素，對症下藥，解決問題。

聽見了不等於聽懂了，彼此能夠用心去了解對方更多，才是真正有效地溝通。

• 《別為了小事而放棄幸福》

內容簡介：

「好煩呀﹗煩得甚麼也做不了﹗」你曾經這樣抱怨過嗎？

煩人的事的確無處不在，可是，細心回想，當中很多都不過是小事，真的值得你如此傷腦筋嗎？

生活中令人苦惱的小事就像一粒鹽巴，如果你每次也能積極地面對，把小鹽巴吞下，你只會嚐到一丁點的鹹味，有時候甚至能對生活做到「提味」的效果；但如果你對每件小事也都耿耿於懷，把小鹽巴不斷地堆積著，某天當你無法再容得下任何鹽巴了，你只好將一大把鹽往嘴裡送，那麼你嚐到的便不只是鹹味，而是苦澀味了。

把小事放下，不自尋煩惱，就是快樂的開始。

本書除了在家庭、伴侶相處、人際溝通、工作、個人成長等幾方面去引導大家如何放下小事重拾幸福外，也設有「幸福，從完整人生的十堂課開始」一章，讓我們藉著別人的故事和經驗來重新認識自己、完整自己。

全世界的煩惱事只會有增無減，因此我們更需要學習如何從小事中擺脫煩惱，讓心靈回復平靜，才能發現幸福的尾巴。

• Check out Annie’s previous articles at eAlumNet – 輕描淡寫

The Alumni Relations Office (ARO) strives to enrich alumni’s learning experience by co-organising continuing education programmes with the School of Continuing and Professional Education (SCOPE). The kick-off seminar on 24 September 2013 featured Executive Councillor Bernard Chan（陳智思議員）speaking on the theme “政治與經濟的可持續發展” (Political and Economic Sustainable Development), with SCOPE’s Academic Coordinator Dr James Sung（宋立功博士）as facilitator. Over 200 CityU and SCOPE alumni attended the event, which covered Hong Kong’s current political and economic situation, prospects in the political and business environment, and sustainable development opportunities.

To address alumni’s need for lifelong learning, more events with top-notch celebrities sharing their insights will be organised in the near future. Please check out the continuing education opportunities provided by CityU at the one-stop online platform
Alumni Learning@CityU.

The Hon. Bernard Chan shares his view on sustainable development.

The seminar attracts over 200 alumni.

Ms Kathy Chan, Associate Vice-President (Alumni Relations) (right) and Dr Louis Ma, SCOPE’s Acting Director (second from right), present a souvenir to Hon. Bernard Chan to thank for his support for CityU.

The nomination process for the Teaching Excellence Awards 2013/14 has begun! Alumni are invited to propose nominees to College/School Deans or Heads of Departments. Details are available on the TEA website. Please visit the site and help us recognise CityU’s outstanding teachers.