SIUE Chancellor Julie Furst-Bowe shakes the hands of Chinese visiting scholars from Northwest Normal University in Lanzhou, China during a reception this fall at the Asian Lantern in the Gardens at SIUE.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will host the final presentation of the visiting Chinese scholars from Northwest Normal University in Lanzhou, China from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 6 in Founders Hall, room 0308.
The seven scholars have participated in the SIUE School of Education’s International Training program in pedagogy for the last semester. They have observed classes in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Schools of Business, Engineering and Education. They have also made presentations on their areas of research interest.
Visiting scholars are:
• Aiping Guan, finance and business
• Zuhua Dai and Honghong Chen, computer science and engineering
• Lan Wang, social work and sociology
• Kun Li, music in the area of piano
• Huajun Xiong, higher education
• Weijun Wang, educational technology
Mary Weishaar, associate dean of the SIUE School of Education, has worked closely with the SIUE School of Education leadership team for the program, which includes Yuliang Liu, professor of Educational Leadership, Huaibo Xin, assistant professor from Kinesiology and Health Education and Gretchen Fricke, director, School of Education Student Services.
Weishaar said these team members have been vital “to ensure the campus guests have a visit filled with a mix of education, culture, historical perspective and good old-fashioned fun.”
Questions concerning the upcoming presentation or about the International Training Program in Pedagogy can be directed to Dr. Mary Weishaar, mweisha@siue.edu, associate dean in the SIUE School of Education.