GENERAL EDUCATION & EXCHANGE

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).

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.

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. 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.

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.

EXCHANGE

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.

通識教育

書院於2018至 19年度如常開設兩個書院通識教育課程，均 由通識教育主任何素楠教授負責，導修課則由通識教育導 師麥美彤（2015年西北大學，經濟學及歷史）、麥雲昕（2017 年南京大學 — 約翰 • 霍普金斯大學； 2016年塔爾薩大學， 中國研究、女性與性別研究）及黃嘉敏（ 2018 年史丹福大 學，國際關係）負責。

交流計劃

在 2018 至 19 年度， 28 名學生參加一至兩個學期的交流計 劃，分別前往澳洲、奧地利、加拿大、智利、中國、丹 麥、新加坡、南韓、英國及美國。與此同時，書院亦接待 來自 10個國家共 31名前來交流的學生。

在春季，鍾卓螢（醫學）憑 GEMC1001 課程的論文〈中低收入 國家 CHIM 研究的道德困窘：從亞里士多德、孔子、邊沁及 康德的角度分析〉 奪得 David Parker教授通識教育優秀論文 獎。林國偉教授今年再度擔任論文獎評審。

晨興訪問作家項目踏入第七年，來訪者是印尼華僑作家許 素細。她以描寫本地社會內身份和歸屬感的作品著稱，兒 時居於尖沙咀重慶大廈附近多元文化社區的經歷，以及在 英語溝通的印尼家庭成長的環境，均對其作品有所影響。 在講座上，她分享對本地社會過去幾十年轉變的個人看 法，並朗讀其作品 Dear Hong Kong及Insignificance的節錄 部分。

本年度的同儕導師計劃於2018年 11 月圓滿結束，是歷來最 多人參與的一屆（16名學長、 49名學員）。計劃由書院成員 龍志溫博士設計及統籌，由高年班學生為新生提供正向輔 導服務。

本年度，同學亦與通識教育導師一起在校外欣賞莎士比亞 劇目及《大亨小傳》，參加巴塞爾藝術展及各種音樂會。通 識導師亦逢周三舉辦電影欣賞會，讓埋首學業的同學放鬆 一下。

2018-19 Morningsiders on Exchange 晨興學生外訪交流

USA 美國 10

Canada 加拿大 3

Denmark 丹麥 2 United Kingdom 英國 5

Austria 奧地利 2 Chile 智利 1

Singapore 新加坡 1

China 中國 1

Australia 澳洲 2

South Korea 南韓 1