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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cora Zaletel
July 6, 2005 Executive Director, 
Development and Communications
(719) 549-2810

   
   
   
   
   

Colorado State University – Pueblo and community host visitors from Chinese University

Pueblo- A team of representatives from Ningxia University in Yinchuan, the capital city of Ningxia, will meet with groups from Colorado State University – Pueblo and various community organizations as part of a four-day tour of the area.

Founded in 1958, Ningxia University has an enrollment of nearly 19,000 students in 14 colleges. It claims more than 50,000 graduates of different specialties both in and out of the region. The University takes an active part in academic exchanges and collaborations with other countries and has established partnerships with more than 20 countries. Visiting scholars and students both have been exchanged. CSU-Pueblo has a written agreement in effect with Ningxia University and seeks students and faculty interested in exchange opportunities.

The visitors from Ningxia University will include Yuning Chen, President; Jiming Gao, Director of President's Office; Jianmin Cheng, Dean of School of Agriculture; Longtang Li, Vice Dean of School of Resources & Environment, and Hong Li, Deputy Director of Office of Domestic & Foreign Affairs.

On Saturday and Sunday (July 9 and 10), they will tour a variety of area attractions, including Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and the Royal Gorge with Jacob Chi, CSU-Pueblo Professor of music, and his wife, Lin Chang, CSU-Pueblo Director of Institutional Research, as their hosts and guides.

On Monday (July 11), the group will meet with CSU-Pueblo deans, faculty, and administrators before attending a noon Rotary Club meeting at La Renaissance following by a campus tour.

The group from China will be immersed in the community on Tuesday (July 12) with tours of the Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Rosemont Museum, El Pueblo Museum as well as a meeting with County Commissioners and City Council members in the Country Commission Chambers at 3 p.m.

A complete itinerary follows:

Saturday, July 9
8am
Breakfast 早餐

9am-4pm
Dr. Jacob Chi will take guests to Colorado Springs for a tour of sites 考察当地地质及人文景观
• Manitou Springs Cliff Dwellings 早期印第安悬崖部落
• Cave of the Winds 岩洞
12pm
Lunch 中餐
• Pikes Peak 派克斯峰海拔一万四千英尺
• Garden of the Gods 诸神之园特殊地质

6pm
Dinner 晚餐

Sunday, July 10

8am
Breakfast 早餐

9am-12am
Drs. Jacob Chi and Lin Chang will take guests to Canon City for tour of Royal Gorge
参观世界最高吊桥

12pm
Lunch 中餐

2pm-4pm
Rest 休息

4-7pm
Welcome reception at home of CSU-Pueblo President, Dr. Ronald Applbaum
欢迎晚宴, 艾普邦姆校长家


Monday, July 11

8:30am
Breakfast with Staff 早餐
Farley Conference Room, Hasan School of Business, Room 236

9:45am
Meeting with Academic Deans 学校座谈会
Provost’s Conference Room

12pm
Attend Rotary presentation by Dr. Applbaum
扶轮社餐会, 艾普邦姆校长讲演, 会见社区政要
La Renaissance

1:45pm
Campus Tour 参观访问学校院系

3pm
Meeting with Faculty and Athletic Director to explore possible exchange opportunities
President’s Conference Room 体育项目交流

6pm
Dinner hosted by Dr. Applbaum 艾普邦姆校长晚宴, 3 Margaritas

Tuesday, July 12

8am
Breakfast 早餐

9am
Tour of Sangre de Cristo Arts Center 艺术馆

11am
Tour of El Pueblo History Museum 历史博物馆

12:30
pm Lunch at the Carriage House

1:30
pm Tour of Rosemont Museum

3pm
Meeting with County Commissioners and City Council Members
County Commissioner Chambers 县委及市议会

6pm
Dinner 晚餐

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