GENERAL EDUCATION & EXCHANGE 通識教育及交流計劃 GENERAL EDUCATION Two College General Education courses were offered as usual in 2018-19. Both courses are supervised by the Dean of General Education, ANN HUSS. Tutorial instruction was provided by Morningside’s Junior Fellows MAYTAL MARK (Northwestern University, Economics and History, 2015), MADISON REID (Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University, Graduate Certificate, 2017; University of Tulsa, Chinese Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, 2016) and NICOLE WONG (Stanford University, International Relations, 2018).
During the talk, Xu Xi shared her opinions about the changes Hong Kong has undergone over the last few decades, and read excerpts from two of her works, Dear Hong Kong and Insignificance. The Peer Mentoring Programme (PMP) wrapped up another successful term in November 2018 with its largest number of participants ever (16 mentors, 49 mentees). Designed and delivered by College Member Dr. YVONNE LOONG, the PMP prepares senior students to provide guidance and support to incoming first-year students.
In the spring, AUDREY CHUNG (Medicine) was awarded the David Parker General Education Best Essay Prize for an excellent essay written for GEMC1001 entitled “The ethical quandary of Controlled Human Infectious Model Studies (CHIM) in low and middle-income countries: from the perspectives of Aristotle, Confucius, Bentham and Kant”. Professor BENNY LIM adjudicated the competition again this year.
Students also ventured off campus with the Junior Fellows to enjoy performances of Shakespeare and The Great Gatsby, to view Art Basel, and enjoy various concerts throughout the year. The Junior Fellows also coordinated the weekly Film Club on Wednesday evenings for those who needed a break from studying.
The Writers Series continued into its seventh year with a visit from XU XI, an Indonesian-Chinese author renowned for her works on identity and belonging within Hong Kong society. Xu Xi’s work is informed by her childhood spent in Tsim Sha Tsui, living near Chungking Mansion’s multicultural community and growing up in an English-speaking Indonesian family.
In 2018-19, 28 Morningsiders spent one or two semesters on exchange in a variety of places including Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, China, Denmark, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the USA. Meanwhile, the College welcomed 31 incoming exchange students from more than 10 countries.
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