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克城消息
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CAFSA Celebrated Lunar New Year
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Xiang Zhou President of CAFSA |
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The Chinese American Faculty and Staff Association of CSU (CAFSA)
had a Lunar New Year dinner party at Siam Cafe on Sunday, February
15, 2009 in the evening. The Association also presented?its 1st
CAFSA Distinguished Faculty & Staff Award during the party.
About 60 people attended this event, and they included the CAFSA
members, their families, and friends. Before the dinner started, the
people?played a couple of group games, which generated apleasant
atmosphere.?In the end of the dinner, the CAFSA Award was presented.
The Award winner this year was Dr. Angelin Chang,?a professor in
Department of Music of CSU. Dr. Chang is an internationally renowned
pianist, who received Grammy Award in 2007.
The Award presentation was followed by raffles. Many
people were lucky to get gifts. Everybody had a happy time.
The CAFSA Committee organized the event. |
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Angelin chang's Speech
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Happy New Year of the Ox! This year
promises to be one of hard work, yet great rewards.
The ancient philosopher, Lao Tze is known to have said that"The
journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."
While it is my great honor to be the very first
recipient of the Distinguished Chinese Faculty Award from Cleveland
State University's Chinese American Faculty and Staff Association,
we must particularly recognize Dr. Lily Eng for taking the huge step
in establishing this significant award and the CAFSA Board for
seeing to its fruition and maintenance for the years that follow.
CAFSA is very special to me. When I first arrived at
CSU, I remember feeling a warm welcome and support from a
wonderfully diverse and unified group of Chinese American faculty
and staff. In turn, it was a delight to serve on the CAFSA Board and
a continued joy to meet whenever we can, at least at our annual
picnic and lunar new year celebrations. At CAFSA, we are not only
colleagues, we are friends.
I am especially touched to be the first to
receive this esteemed award because I know that ANY member of our
community would be a well-deserving recipient. While I sincerely
thank you for your support, I look forward to celebrating YOUR
recognitions in the years to come.
Winston Churchill once said, "We make a living by what
we get, but we make a life by what we give."
I look forward to our continued journey together of a
thousand miles in doing what we do best at our university and at
CAFSA, which is not just to make a living, but to make for better
lives.
Thank you all! |
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