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九月三十日下午2:30-7:00pm,在克城大湖邊,一群來自CSU大學的敎授和家屬加上朋友聚集一起燒烤野餐活動,當日天氣很好,雖然湖水上有“寒氣”但還是有人趁這最後的好天到水中去玩個盡興。每家每戶都帶了佳肴還有月餅,看着湖邊的美麗風景,閑聊大小世界,給每一個度過了一個愉快的星期天。
The Chinese American Faculty and Staff Association (CAFSA)是CSU大學早在1991年創立。創立目的是華人敎授有交流的機會,尤其是對新來的敎授提供方便。本協會固定一年有三個活動:九月在外燒烤,二月大家一起過新年,另外每年的五月將做一次學術上的交流會議。協會主要是團結華人。給大家創造一個凝聚力。本協會還爲中國和台灣的文化交流做了不少貢獻。
The Chinese American Faculty and Staff Association (CAFSA) of
Cleveland State University (CSU) was formally established in 1991.
Before then, the Chinese American professors at CSU had always hosted
informal gatherings to welcome new faculty members of Chinese origin
and to establish comradeship with each other. In 1991, the Chinese
American faculty decided to formally institutionalize an organization:
(1) to facilitate academic, cultural, and social activities
(2) to promote the interests and address the concerns of Chinese
American faculty and staff members
(3) to increase sensitivity towards Chinese Americans in the
university community
(4) to assist students, especially those of Chinese heritage.
And CAFSA was officially established. Chinese American staff of CSU
were also welcome into the association.
By the mid 90s, due-paying members were numbered around 30 and the
membership has since increased to between 40 to 50. While we continue
to welcome new faculty and staff into our association, the numbers did
not increase dramatically due to retirements or departures from CSU.
While we have always welcome and invited non-Chinese American members
of the CSU family in our functions, a minor revision in our Bylaws in
2001 now welcome faculty and staff of any ethnic origin into our
organization. Presently, we count among our members President Michael
Schwartz; Dr Njeri Nuru-Holm, Vice-President for Student Affairs and
Minority Affairs; Dr Charles Alexander, former Dean of the College of
Engineering; and George Burke, Director of the Center for
International Studies and Programs.
Meetings:
3 official functions: Fall picnic and welcome to new faculty and staff
in September, Chinese New Year banquet in January/February, general
membership meeting and elections in May.
Other meetings as necessary and according to the interest of the
members: e.g. Fund-raising events (e.g. CAFSA hosted a fund-raising
event to raise money for the 9/11 victims among Cleveland’s Chinese
American organizations), Bylaws revision, investment/retirement
advice.
Other functions: examples:
- Act as consultants and facilitators to university’s programs of
international collaboration and outreach; to assist the university
administration in communicating with the administrations of Chinese
universities; to help to bring about collaborative relationships
between Cleveland State University and various Chinese Universities
e.g. universities exchange and study-abroad agreements with Christian
Chung-Yuan University in Taiwan and Suzhou University in China to
enroll students for graduate study.
- Help raising funds for the John Chao Scholarship that was
established to promote greater understanding between United States and
China and to support international academic exchange programs between
CSU and universities in China or Taiwan.
- Help to host Chinese visiting dignitaries, university officials and
visiting scholars
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