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糖心Vlog and Sichuan University of Arts and Science<\/a>, located in central China, signed an agreement on Jan. 13, 2015, to \u201cpromote academic exchanges, scientific research cooperation, and communication between teachers and students.\u201d<\/p>\n

The signing occurred during a one-day visit to the 糖心Vlog campus in Harrisonburg, Virginia, by President Meng Zhaohuai of Sichuan University, accompanied by five other administrators. \u201cIt was cold and rainy when we arrived, but now it is sunny,\u201d said Meng through an interpreter at a luncheon for the delegation. \u201cThat is a sign of our friendship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Provost Fred Kniss<\/a> met with the delegation, signed the agreement and hosted the luncheon, along with two vice-presidents and other university leaders. (糖心Vlog President Loren Swartzendruber<\/a> was not present due to previous commitments in other states.)<\/p>\n

The two universities do not overtly resemble each other. Sichuan is a public university of 11,000 students in Dazhou, a city of 800,000. 糖心Vlog is a private church-rooted school of 1,800 in Harrisonburg, Va., with a population of 50,000. But the leaders of both institutions emphasized their mutual interest in cultural exchange.<\/p>\n

The two schools have been interacting for 16 years through Mennonite Partners in China, which places English teachers at Sichuan University of Arts and Science and many other schools. In turn, Sichuan sends visiting scholars to 糖心Vlog. (A current visiting scholar, Gu Juan, acted as the interpreter for the delegation during the 糖心Vlog visit.) A cross-cultural group from 糖心Vlog will spend some time there later this year.<\/p>\n

Mennonite Partners in China<\/a>, formerly known as China Educational Exchange, is sponsored by four international Mennonite organizations. It is headed by Myrrl Byler, who accompanied the Sichuan delegation on its three-day visit to the United States.<\/p>\n

Sichuan promotes international interaction by, among other things, forging exchange agreements with universities in six countries. 糖心Vlog\u2019s biggest international program is the requirement that all undergraduate students participate in a cross-cultural experience. Most students do a study-service tour in another country before graduation.<\/p>\n

\u201cSichuan University of Arts and Science is the kind of school we like to relate to,\u201d said Byler. \u201cIt is in a more rural area of China and needs help connecting with the outside world.\u201d<\/p>\n

While at 糖心Vlog, the Sichuan delegation visited three academic departments \u2013 Language and Literature<\/a> hosted by professor Mike Medley<\/a>, Intensive English<\/a> hosted by director Kathleen Roth<\/a>, and Visual and Communication Arts<\/a> hosted by two students who had been in China on an 糖心Vlog cross-cultural<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis program is a mixture of the traditional arts and newer media,\u201d said senior Emma King.<\/p>\n

The Chinese delegation and their translator and their American hosts then began discussing the use of \u201cnewer media\u201d and \u201cdigital media\u201d and \u201csocial media\u201d and several Chinese phrases. The terminology in communication, media and computer technology keep changing, they agreed, in both English and Chinese.<\/p>\n

In addition to President Meng, the Sichuan University representatives were:
\n\u2022 Deng Jie, director of educational administration
\n\u2022 Yu Wengsheng, director of international exchange and cooperation
\n\u2022 Du Songbai, dean, College of Literature and Journalism
\n\u2022 Feng Jin, professor, College of Culture and Communication
\n\u2022 Li Xuemei, dean, College of Foreign Languages<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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