UK CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE & UK EDUCATION ABROAD
2015 CHINA EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMMING SITE VISIT
Saturday, May 9, 2015
DEPART THE USA
Sunday, May 10, 2015
ARRIVE IN SHANGHAI (on AA 289, Delta 583 and AA127)
Charms Hotel 中福大酒店
619 Jiujiang Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai2000001 上海黄浦区九江路 619 号
Phone: 8621-5359 4900 (The message will be in English after Chinese)
Website: www.niuhuhu.com/gh/t6pti82t.action?id=13606&column=home
18:00
19:00
Monday, May 11, 2015
FUDAN UNIVERSITY (TEAN)
220 Handan Road (上海邯郸路 220 号)
8:45
9:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
1:30
3:00
4:00
6:30
Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Hotel check in
Informal welcome dinner hosted by UK Confucius Institute (optional)
Arrive at TEAN Shanghai Resource Center
Overview of the TEAN program at Fudan University
Walk to Fudan University via TEAN student housing and meet TEAN students
Presentation on Fudan University and summer programming at International
Students Office
Lunch with International Office and faculty of Fudan University
Classroom observations
Visit to internship site - Mailman China or Redgate China / Free time to explore
Tai Kang Lu District
Return to hotel
Dinner hosted by TEAN
SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY
99 Shangda Road (上海上大路 99 号)
8:40
8:45
10:00
11:30
12:45
13:30
17:15
18:30
20:00
21:30
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Arrive at SHU gate
Campus tour, including visits to the dorms, dining halls, classrooms and library
Introduction to SHU Foreign Student Study in SHU Program, enrollment and
scholarship
Lunch hosted by SHU
Meeting with foreign students studying in SHU
Visit to YU Garden & Old City Bazaar
Depart for evening cruise
Evening cruise on Huangpu River including dinner on the boat hosted by UK
Confucius Institute
Visit to Shanghai Oriental Pearl TV Tower (optional)
Return to hotel
EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY (CIEE)
3663 Zhongshan North Road (上海中山北路 3663 号)
8:30
9:30
9:30
9:45
11:30
13:00
14:00
14:30
17:30
18:00
Meet with Steve Chao at hotel and depart for CIEE study center
Arrive at CIEE study center
Tour of CIEE Shanghai study center
Introduction to CIEE study center and discussion with CIEE staff and faculty
Lunch with CIEE and ECNU administrators and faculty (Yifu Guest House)
Tour of ECNU campus; visit to CIEE residence hall or host family
Depart ECNU for Shanghai Museum
Visit to Shanghai Museum or architecture walking tour (optional)
Depart from Shanghai Museum for dinner
Dinner with CIEE staff and faculty (Lost Heaven Restaurant)
Thursday, May 14, 2015
TRAVEL TO BEIJING (Train, G12, Lunch on own)
Geosciences International Conference Centre 地质大学国际会议中心大酒店
29 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100083 北京海淀区学院路 29 号
Phone: 8610-8232 3888
Website: http://bjgicc.com/cn/index.html
6:15
8:00
13:17
14:30
16:00
17:30
Friday, May 15, 2015
Check out
Depart Shanghai on Train G12
Arrive in Beijing
Visit to Lama Temple (optional)
Hotel check in
Dinner hosted by UK Confucius Institute (optional)
BEIJING FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY (IES)
2 Xisanhuan North Road (北京市海淀区西三环北路 2 号)
9:00
10:00
10:30
11:00
12:00
Meeting with Zhao Ning, Center Director
Meeting with Louis Von, Student Affairs Coordinator
Meeting with IES Abroad Beijing faculty
IES Abroad Beijing Center tour & BFSU campus tour
Lunch at BFSU Hotel Restaurant
BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY
19 Xinjiekouwai Street（北京市海淀区新街口外大街 19 号）
14:10
14:30
16:10
16:40
17:00
Saturday, May 16, 2015
GREAT WALL AT MUTIANYU & OLYMPIC VILLAGE
8:00
10:00
13:00
14:00
16:00
17:30
19:00
Sunday, May 17, 2015
Depart for Great Wall at Mutianyu
Arrive at Great Wall at Mutianyu
Lunch hosted by UK Confucius Institute
Depart for Olympic Village
Visit to Olympic Village
Dinner hosted by UK Confucius Institute (optional)
Return to the hotel
TIANANMEN SQUARE & FORBIDDEN CITY, TEMPLE OF HEAVEN, RED BRIDGE MARKET
8:30
9:15
10:15
12:00
13:30
15:00
17:30
Monday, May 18, 2015
Arrive at the Mini South Gate of BNU
Meetings on education abroad program and student exchange program
Visit to dorms and classrooms for international students
Campus tour
Dinner hosted by BNU at student canteen
Depart from hotel
Visit to Tiananmen Square
Visit to Forbidden City
Lunch hosted by UK Confucius Institute
Visit to Temple of Heaven
Visit to Red Bridge Market
Dinner hosted by UK Confucius Institute at Yi Wan Noodle Restaurant (optional)
CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE HEADQUARTERS
129 Deshengmenwai Street (北京市西城区德胜门外大街 129 号)
9:15
10:00
11:40
Depart from hotel
Visit to Hanban
Lunch hosted by UK Confucius Institute
UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & ECONOMICS (KEI)
Adress: 10 Huixin East Street ( 朝阳区惠新东街 10 号)
North Gate is on Wenxueguan Road. (文学馆路近惠新东街)
13:30
14:00
14:15
14:30
15:30
16:00
16:30
17:30
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
TIANJIN FOREIGN STUDIES UNIVERSITY
117 Machangdao Road（天津市河西区马场道 117 号）
10:00
10:00
10:30
12:00
13:00
14:00
17:00
18:00
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Arrive at North Gate of UIBE. Group will be met by Julie Pollard, KEI Director of
Program Operations and Ren Qianyao (Mandy), UIBE School of International
Education Program Coordinator
Introduction to UIBE by Mr. Du Peiyuan, Director or Admissions, School of
International Education
Welcome by the Dean of School of International Education
Curriculum presentation (including Language) with Q/A session
Tea/coffee break with faculty members
Campus tour of facilities
Meeting with current KEI students and KEI onsite director and onsite assistant
Dinner and Karaoke event (optional) hosted by KEI
Arrival at South Gate of TFSU campus
Campus tour
Meetings with Faculty of TFSU
Lunch at IEC
Bus to Yangliuqing Area
Visit at Shi’s Grand Mansion and Yangliuqing Wookblock prints village
Farewell dinner in Tianjin hosted by UK Confucius Institute
Return to Beijing & Wrap up
CHECK OUT / DEPARTURE FOR THE USA
6:10
6:30
Check out
Departure for the airport
UK CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE & UK EDUCATION ABROAD
2015 CHINA EDUCATION ABROAD PROGRAMMING SITE VISIT
Mr. Ben Allen, WRFL, UK Media Advisor
Ben Allen is an Assistant Director in the Office of Student Involvement working with student media and primarily as advisor to
WRFL, UK’s student driven radio station. His background is in audio and video production, having worked at Kentucky
Educational Television from 2007-2011 and in his current role with UK Student Affairs for the last five years. He intends to
begin studying Chinese at UK in fall 2015 and looks forward to helping archive this delegation’s visit to China.
Dr. Jen Bartlett, UK Libraries
Jennifer A. Bartlett is the Head of Reference Services at the University of Kentucky Libraries, and has worked in public and
academic libraries since 1995. She earned a master’s in library science from Indiana University-Bloomington, a master’s in
English from Murray State University, and is currently a doctoral student in higher education in the UK College of Education.
Her research interests include reference services, library management, and the history of libraries in higher education.
Ms. Chen Gu, UK Confucius Institute [Facilitator]
Ms. Chen Gu is the Chinese culture event coordinator and Chinese language teacher of Confucius Institute at University of
Kentucky. Ms. Chen Gu earned her bachelor’s degree in Chinese Language and Literature from Fudan University and master’s
degree in Chinese Modern & Contemporary Literature from Fudan University. She has been a Chinese language teacher
teaching Chinese as a second language for 11 years at Shanghai University. This is her second year working in Confucius
Institute at University of Kentucky.
Ms. Ellie Holliday, College of Education
Ellie Holliday is assistant director of International School Partnerships and Coordinator of Student Organizations and Events
for the Office of Student Success within the College of Education. She assists with international initiatives in the College and
helps to advise international and education abroad students. She earned her bachelor’s degree in international studies from
the University of Kentucky and her master’s degree in Diplomacy and International Commerce from the Patterson School at
the University of Kentucky.
Dr. Jim Holsinger, College of Public Health
Dr. James W. Holsinger, Jr., M.D., Ph.D. currently serves as Charles T. Wethington Jr. Endowed Chair in the Health Sciences
and Director of Global Health Training and Research at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health. His faculty
appointments include Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health and Health Management and Policy in the College of
Public Health.
Dr. Patrick Lee Lucas, College of Design
Patrick Lee Lucas, Director, School of Interiors, University of Kentucky College of Design. An award-winning teacher, Lucas
leads seminars, teaches lecture courses, and facilitates studio interactions by engaging in community conversations and
encouraging students to think about the place of design in the world. He has led several education abroad experiences for
students connected to his research agenda about design and community. He serves as the coordinator for international
activities in the College of Design
Dr. Kamyar Cyrus “K.C.” Mahboub, PE, ASCE Fellow
Associate Dean for Outreach and External Partnerships
Lawson Professor of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering
Dr. Mahboub joined the faculty at the University of Kentucky in 1988 and in the intervening years has made a significant
contribution to his profession in the areas of teaching, research, and service. His primary research focus lies in the area of
the mechanistic characterization of construction materials. In addition to over sixty peer-reviewed publications, he has
published two chapters in a popular pavement design textbook and has developed three new civil engineering courses at UK.
Dr. Mahboub received his BSCE from The University of Texas at Austin, and MSCE and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University. He
is a registered professional engineer (PE) in Kentucky, and he is an ASCE Fellow.
Dr. Sam Matheny, College of Medicine
Samuel Matheny is the Assistant Provost for Global Health Initiatives for the University of Kentucky, and as such, coordinates
all of the international affiliations for the six health colleges, including Medicine, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Nursing,
Pharmacy, and Public Health. He is a Professor of Family/Community Medicine and Public Health. He has a particular
interest in health care systems, and his clinical focus in on primary care and HIV infection. He is a graduate of Emory
University (BA), the University of Kentucky (MD), and UCLA (MPH), and did post-graduate training at the University of
Southern California and the Medical University of South Carolina.
Dr. Katherine McCormick, Undergraduate Education (Service-Learning)
Dr. McCormick came to the University of Kentucky in 1998 and is a Professor in the College of Education’s Interdisciplinary
Early Childhood Education program. She holds the James W. & Diane V. Stuckett Endowed Professorship in Servicelearning. She is currently on special assignment to Undergraduate Education to advance civic engagement and servicelearning. Dr. McCormick earned bachelor’s and graduate degrees from the University of Alabama in Birmingham and her
Ph.D. from Auburn University in Early Childhood Special Education.
Dr. Jasmine McNealy, College of Communication & Information
Jasmine E. McNealy is an assistant professor in the Information Communication Technology program at the University of
Kentucky. Dr. McNealy earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin, and her law degree and Ph.D. in mass
communication at the University of Florida. Her research focuses on law and policy as it relates to media, information, and
technology with an emphasis on privacy in social media. She teaches related courses.
Dr. Kathleen Montgomery, Patterson School of Diplomacy
Kathleen Montgomery is Director of Graduate Studies and Associate Professor in the Patterson School of Diplomacy and
International Commerce. She earned her B.A. from the College of William and Mary, M.S. in Agricultural Economics and Ph.D.
in Economics at the Pennsylvania State University with a focus on trade and development. Prior to arriving at the Patterson
School, she spent more than a decade working on development projects throughout Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.
Dr. Anthony Ogden, International Center [Facilitator]
Anthony C. Ogden is executive director of Education Abroad and Exchanges and an adjunct assistant professor in Educational
Policy and Evaluation Studies at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Ogden earned his bachelor’s degree from Berea College,
master’s degree in International and Intercultural Management at the SIT Graduate Institute, and his Ph.D. at The
Pennsylvania State University in Educational Theory and Policy with a dual title in Comparative and International Education.
Dr. Sue Roberts, College of Arts & Sciences
Sue Roberts is a Professor in the Department of Geography and is affiliated with the interdisciplinary Committee on Social
Theory and the International Studies program. Sue grew up in England, and got her BA at the University of Leicester. Her MA
and PhD are from Syracuse University. Sue’s research is in political and economic geography. She teaches at all levels of the
undergraduate and graduate curriculum. Sue has been a long-time supporter of internationalization at UK.
Dr. Rachel Shane, College of Fine Arts
Dr. Rachel Shane is the Program Director and an Assistant Professor of Arts Administration at the University of Kentucky. Dr.
Shane is responsible for overseeing two degree programs, the BA in Arts Administration and an online MA in Arts
Administration. Additionally, she teaches courses on marketing, financial management, fundraising, nonprofit management
and legal issues in the arts. She earned a Ph.D. in Cultural Policy and Arts Administration at The Ohio State University. She
also earned a Master of Science in Arts Administration from Drexel University, a Bachelor of Science in Theatre from Northern
Arizona University, and an A.A. degree from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Dr. Diane Snow, Undergraduate Education (Undergraduate Research, Honors)
Diane M. Snow, PhD is a professor of neuroscience in the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center and the Department
of Anatomy and Neurobiology at The University of Kentucky (UK) College of Medicine. She also serves as the Interim Director
of the UK Honors Program, and as Director for the Office of Undergraduate Research. She earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience
from Case Western Reserve University, and joined the faculty at UK in 1996.
Dr. Sharon Stewart, College of Health Sciences
Sharon R. Stewart is the Associate Dean of Academic and Faculty Affairs in the College of Health Sciences and a Professor in
the Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders. As Associate Dean in a college that offers degrees, provides clinical
services, and conducts research across a variety of healthcare disciplines, Dr. Stewart is particular interested in identifying
and building interprofessional opportunities to improve healthcare education and research with the overall purpose of
improving patient care.
Ms. Yiyi Tang, International Center [Facilitator]
Yiyi Tang is the Financial Manager and Scholarship Coordinator of Education Abroad at the University of Kentucky. She holds
her bachelor’s degree in Finance from Zhejiang University, and master’s degree in Finance from Fudan University. She earned
her MBA degree in May 2013 from the University of Texas at Austin. Prior to coming to the United States for her MBA degree,
she worked with Deloitte CPA Firm and Deloitte Consulting in Shanghai, China.
Mr. Thomas Teague, Gatton College of Business & Economics [Facilitator]
Thomas Teague is an academic advisor in the Gatton College of Business and Economics. Prior to transitioning to Gatton, he
spent 3+ years as an education abroad advisor here at UK. While at UKEA, Thomas liaised with the College of Arts & Sciences
and coordinated UKEA’s ongoing orientation programming. Thomas earned his bachelor’s degree from North Carolina State
University in French and his master’s degree from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville in College Student Personnel
Dr. Kirsten Turner, College of Arts & Sciences
J. Kirsten Turner is chief of staff, chief financial officer, and assistant dean in the College of Arts and Sciences and an adjunct
assistant professor in Educational Policy and Evaluation Studies at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Turner earned her
bachelor’s degree from Hanover College, master’s degree at the University of Kentucky, and her Ph.D. at the University of
Virginia’s Curry School of Education in the Center for the Study of Higher Education. Her research interests deal with the
public and private benefits of higher education.
Dr. Scarlett Wesley, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Dr. Wesley is an Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies for the Department of Retailing and Tourism
Management in the College of Agriculture, Food and Environment. She holds a master’s degree and Ph.D. in Retailing and
Consumer Sciences from the University of Tennessee. Her research interests are in the areas of corporate social
responsibility and tourism retailing. She currently leads the international experience in merchandising, apparel and textiles
which studies abroad each spring semester.
EMERGENCY CONTACTS IN CHINA
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UK Confucius Institute
Ms. Chen Gu (Nicole)
Cell (U.S.) 1-859 475 4195
Cell(China) 86-138 1854 5408
E-mail gch233@uky.edu
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Shanghai Contact
Mr. Guigen Ding-SHU
Cell 86-13611765761
Office 86-21-5633 7514
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Beijing Contact
Ms. Nan Cheng-Hanban
Cell 86-187 1003 9013
Office 86-10-8230 3781-1215(ext.)