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July 3, 2006

Chinese Students & Scholars Association


Welcome to University of Iowa, Welcome to CSSA web site!

No matter where we are from, Iowa has become part of our common experience in our life since the day we made our decision to further our study and pursue our dream here. In such a beautiful mid-west college town, we met each other, we struggled hard, we suffered homesickness, we enjoyed the beauty of life and precious friendship. 

 

Prospective Students/Scholars:

Please go to new students page to register for pick-up and to find more information! Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or need help.

For current UIowans , we need your help to volunteer picking up new students and providing temporary accommodation to them. Please click here to find out which one(s) you can help and then let us know. Your help is truely appreciated by CSSA as well as the person(s) who will be helped.

NameFromA/DP/UT/H
李悦鹃Nanjing University07/25/2006nr
Dong, HongboHubei07/30/2006rr
Gao, YangUSTC07/30/2006rr
Su, YuTianjin07/30/2006rr
Yang, LingyanBeijing Normal U.07/30/2006n/rr
Ge, LiniFuzhou07/31/2006nr
Wang, ZhimingSouthern Illionis University07/31/2006n/rr
Zhao,Libo08/01/2006rn/r
Xiao, XinShanxi,08/02/2006rn/r
钱珏USTC08/02/2006rn/r
张锐USTC08/02/2006rn/r
Chen, PengyuShanghai08/03/2006rr
Wang, GangUniversite Paris 108/03/2006rr
Xie, DiqiongShanghai08/05/2006rr
Chen, BaoliangZhejiang University08/17/2006n/rr

NOTE: A/D - arrival date; P/U - pick-up; T/H - temporary housing; r - requested; n/r - not requested;

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Sunday, April 2nd

2006' CSSA election was completed!

The new president is YIN, Danting. Congratulations to her and let's support her in future!

For details, click here.

 

Monday, Martch 27th

Juhe vol.96 available online

Hi, all friends,

The JUHE 2006 Spring issue now is available online! Please go here and download the latest version to enjoy your reading!

JUHE 2006 summer issue is calling for artciles! Please send your Chinese writings to cssa@uiowa.edu or yunong-zhou@uiowa.edu The deadline is April 30.

The current JUHE editor Zhou Yunong will graduate and retire from CSSA soon, so JUHE is looking for a new editor. People who are interested in JUHE editorial position, please send email to cssa@uiowa.edu or yunong-zhou@uiowa.edu.

Thanks!

posted @ 12:12 am

 

Saturday, March 18th

Badminton Club of UIowa

Feel free to join this group if you are a badminton zealot.
posted @ 2:53 am

 

Saturday, March 18th

Alumni list now available

Please visit here to enter your information. You can also check out others' address if applicable.
posted @ 2:47 am

 

Sunday, March 12th

2006’UI-CSSA President Election and Board Recruitment STARTS

For details, please visit here.
posted @ 12:39 am

 

Monday, March 6th

Spring Break Dancing Party~~

Due to the scheduling conflicts with IMU during Spring break, our dance party has to be postponed to *March 25, Saturday 7:00pm-10:00pm* .
We apologize for any inconvenience caused and hope you will be coming and have fun in the dance party!!!

Time: March 25, Sat, 7~10 pm
Place: Iowa Room at IMU 335 (3rd Floor)
Admission: Free to public.

---Chinese Dance Club

posted @ 11:17 pm

跳舞俱乐部

亲爱的同学们和华人朋友们:

我们已经成立了一个跳舞俱乐部(英文名字为Chinese Dance Club)。俱乐部是一个非盈利性的团体,它的成立是为爱城的同学们和华人朋友们提供一个社交和娱乐的空间,同时也为喜欢跳舞的朋友们创造学习和练习的机会。俱乐部的主要活动是定期举行一系列的舞会和跳舞学习班。

如果你喜欢跳舞或者想学跳舞,又或者想和喜欢跳舞的朋友们聚在一起欢乐,那么就请加入我们的俱乐部吧。在这里,你可以认识新朋友, 也可以和老朋友相聚;你可以把快乐带给别人,大家也会把欢乐留给你,不论你是来活动活动身体,还是来抖擞抖擞精神;不论你是来跳舞,还是来和朋友们一起热闹,相信在我们的俱乐部里一定会给你留下美好的回忆。

第一次舞会将在春假期间举行(3月11日,或者3月12日,取决于场地预定情况,我们会给出后续通知)。希望大家都参与进来,带上你的朋友,带上你的父母,你的妻子,你的丈夫。 只有成员越多,我们的舞会才能办得越好。舞会预计3小时,我们准备了各种中外经典舞曲,有轻歌漫舞,也有青春激扬。

如果你想要成为我们俱乐部的一员,那么就请你发信把你的名字,邮箱,和地址发送给俱乐部联络员。
吴薇 Email: chinesedanceclub@gmail.com

跳舞俱乐部 2/17/2006

posted @ 4:07 pm

Tuesday, Feb 7th

***Song's address***

Dear all:

THANKS to the Very HARD WORK of our China PARTY HEROES!! The spring festival party was a success!

Cheers! We had a really good time and joy in 2006' CSSA Chinese lunar new year celebration party last Sunday night, although there were still a lot of aspects to be improved.

Many thanks to the current and previous CSSA executive board members for your very hard preparation!
Many thanks to the actors and actresses for your excellent and
professional performances!
Many thanks to our international friends who have contributed to our
party.
Many thanks to local journalists and UITV!
Many thanks to all the audience for attending the party!

We are looking forward to watching the entire performance by UITV recently.

I wish all of CSSA members and your family to have a great, successful and productive 2006!!

posted @ 11:15 pm

Wednesday, Feb 1st

Call for volunteers

Dear all:

For the spring festival party on Feb 5th, 2006, 10 volunteers are needed. Please reply to studorg-cssa@uiowa.edu ASAP. The early birds will be counted.

Furthermore, the time and place of dancing party are given below

舞会:
Time: 8:30pm, Feb 11th。
Place: Field House Rm 101

For details about the celebration, refer to here, or advertisements in Hawkeye areas.

posted @ 1:08 am

Saturday, Jan 21st

Spring Festival Party

爱城朋友们:

大家好!下面是今年的爱城春节联欢晚会信息,请大家留意:
**形式: “三位一体”——“聚餐,演出,舞会”独立的大晚会。注意三个地点变化。

  1. 聚餐:
    Dumpling (蒸饺,炸饺等)before party at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (爱城福音教会地点)。
    4:30~5:45pm。注意:凭票入场,要买通票,详见下。

  2. 演出:
    时间: Feb 5th. (Sunday), 2006, 6:00pm
    地点: MacBride Auditorium。上下两层的剧院设置。
    票价:学生:标准票:$2,通票:$5;工作人员:标准票:$4,通票:$8
    (注:通票含晚饭dumpling,仅售150张,先来先得。)
    售票地点:
    • Hawkeye Court 223,
      7:30~9:00pm Mon~Fri; 2:00~4:00pm Sat & Sun
      Contact Dai Yang (phone: 400-2598) or Zhou Yunong (phone:353-5288)
    • Hawkeye Drive 433,
      7:30~9:00pm Mon~Fri & Sun. Contact Li Mohan (phone: 353-4850)

  3. 舞会:
    Time: 8:30pm, Feb 11th。
    Place: Field House Rm 101

如有变更,请查看这里

posted @ 11:59 am

Tuesday, Jan 17th

JUHE Pen Meeting News report

January 7, JUHE held its annual pen-meeting at UI campus. 11 JUHE authors and friends attended the meeting. The attendants briefly reviewed their contributions to JUHE in the past year. The editor and the authors received warm thanks. The current editor, Zhou Yunong, present her proposal for recruiting a new JUHE editor. The people in attendance stated their views and put forward various suggestions to JUHE journal for its future development. The attendants exchanged cultural information, especially the Chinese culture website information. Besides the JUHE new issue, some other Chinese periodicals and newspapers were also distributed to the authors. JUHE pen-meeting is a significant activity indeed. (Reported by Zhou Yunong)
posted @ 4:11 pm

Tuesday, Jan 10th

2005 Winter JUHE Available Online

Please check it here for the latest version.

Meanwhile, 2006 Spring JUHE calls for articles!

posted @ 2:36 pm

Tuesday, Jan 10th

春节联欢晚会

今年的爱城春节联欢晚会将于2月初举行,为满足多数爱城华人的要求,晚会将使用更大的场地。经过与学校反复协商,现定于MacBride Auditorium。这是一个上下两层的剧院设置,容纳760人。而且今年的春节联欢将采用“演出,聚餐,舞会”独立的“三位一体”的新形式。

为了这次大胆的尝试,请各位朋友大力支持,提出宝贵意见,并积极参加演出。请志愿参与演出的朋友们,尽快报名到studorg-cssa@uiowa.edu

posted @ 2:23 pm