布法罗孔院2015年年鉴

2015 YEARBOOK

THE CONFUCIUS INSTITUTE

孔子学院The Confucius Institute

at the University at Buffalo布法罗大学孔子学院

AT THE UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO

Table of Contents目录

Remarks from the Director.....................................................................................院长寄语

University at Buffalo Leadership Exchanges with Chinese Colleagues...........布法罗大学领导与中国的交流互访

Chinese Language Teaching Programs...............................................................中文语言教学

Cultural and Exchange Activities..........................................................................文化交流活动

Academic Programs at UB....................................................................................UB学术活动

Other Developments...............................................................................................其它发展

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Remarks from the Director院长寄语

2015 witnessed another fruitful year for the UB Confucius Institute (UBCI).This yearbook should demonstrate that UBCI has provided great service to UB in the area of China Studies and to local school districts, and has made a positive difference in the lives of many students both on the UB campus and in the local community.

The Institute has accomplished numerous significant programs in the areas of Chinese language teaching and community cultural activities. On top of our continuing projects, UBCI established in 2015 two new Chinese programs in the Orchard Park School District and Akron Central Schools (now we have 11 programs in Western NY K-12 schools, and are teaching 3,639 K-12 students). We also have developed one new Confucius Classroom at City Honors School, significantly expanded the HSK and YCT programs, and hosted a remarkable performance by students and faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music, China’s top music conservatory, to name a few highlights.

More importantly, the Confucius Institute has further fulfilled its expanded mission of integrating itself into the mainstream of UB’s academic life. UBCI, working with the Graduate School of Education, has launched in fall 2015 a Master of Education and New York State Certification Program in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. In 2015, we further contributed to the Confucius Reading Area, established a “Confucius Educator Award,” set up a Chinese Club with monthly presentations on Chinese culture, secured 16 scholarships from Hanban for participants in the UB Study Abroad in China program, organized and co-sponsored three academic conferences and seven UBCI Distinguished Lectures.

In June 2015, UBCI moved into a new office and classroom suite in the UB Commons. I would like to especially thank UB Vice Provost and UBCI Board Chair Professor Stephen Dunnett, who played an instrumental role in obtaining the new space for UBCI. I wish to thank my staff—UBCI Associate Directors Bruce Acker and Maggie Lu and student assistants Xiujiao Gao and Xinhui Zhan—for diligently and effectively carrying out so many valuable programs. Thanks are due to Hanban and our valuable partner Capital Normal University for their generous support, to the UBCI

Board of Advisors for their excellent advice and oversight, and to CAS Dean Bruce Pitman and Associate Dean Millie Chen for their great leadership in promoting the cause of UBCI. Finally, I am grateful to all the friends of UBCI for the inspiring and continuous support.

2015年见证了布法罗孔子学院又一丰硕的一年。此年度报告充分

展示了UB孔院为开展中国领域的研究和中小学教学提供了极大的

支持和服务。给UB学生以及当地社区的居民生活带来了积极的影

响。

布法罗孔院完成了在中文语言教学和社区文化活动等领域的众多

有意义的项目。首先在2015年，布法罗孔院在Orchard Park 学区

和Akron 学区建立了新的中文项目 （现在我们在西纽约的11个学

校及学区开展了中文项目，中文学生人数达3639人） 。此外，我

们还在City Honors School建立了新的孔子课堂，扩展了HSK和

YCT考试项目，并举办了由中国顶尖音乐学院中央音乐学院的师生

带来的精彩演出。

更重要的是，布法罗孔院进一步履行让自己融入UB学术生活主流

这一使命。与UB教育学院合作，布法罗孔院在2015年启动了中文

作为第二语言的教育硕士项目，及纽约州中文教师资格证项目。

在2015年，我们进一步增添了孔子阅览区的图书，设立了“孔子

教育家奖”，成立了中国文化俱乐部，每月都会开设中国文化讲

座及展示。为16位UB海外学习项目的学生争取到国家汉办奖学金

的资助， 组织及赞助了三场学术会议和七个UB孔子学院杰出讲

座。

在2015年6月，布法罗孔院搬到了位于UB Commons的新的办公和教

学场所。 在此我想特别感谢UB副教务长兼UB孔院理事会理事长

Stephen Dunnett教授，他为孔院办公空间的改善发挥了重要作

用。我还要感谢我的员工，UB孔院副院长Bruce Acker和卢峭梅以

及学生助理高秀娇和詹欣卉。正是他们的努力，孔院很多宝贵的

项目才可以有效实施。我还要感谢汉办和我们尊贵的合作伙伴首

都师范大学的慷慨支持，感谢UB理事会成员的宝贵建议和监督，

以及UB文理学院院长Bruce Pitman教授 及副院长 Millie Chen教

授为促进孔院事业发展所作出的出色领导。最后，我感谢UB孔院

各界朋友的一如既往的支持和鼓励。

— Jiyuan Yu 余纪元

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University at Buffalo Leadership Exchanges with Chinese Colleagues布法罗大学领导与中国的交流互访

UB President Satish K. Tripathi Meets with Hanban Director General Xu Lin布法罗大学校长 Satish K. Tripathi与国家汉

办/孔子学院总部总干事许琳会面

In April 2015, UB President Satish K. Tripathi and Vice Provost for International Education Stephen C. Dunnett met with Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters Director General Xu Lin in Beijing. Tripathi and Dunnett were accompanied by President Gong Huili and other senior administrators from Capital Normal University, UB’s Chinese partner in the Confucius Institute.

The meeting focused on UBCI’s three primary areas of work: (1) K-12 language programs, (2) community cultural events, and (3) teaching and research at UB. Xu particularly wanted to know about the positive impact the Confucius Institute has had on academic activity at UB, and invited Dr. Dunnett, who is also UBCI’s Board Chair, to speak on this topic at the North American Directors Conference in June.

在2015年4月，布法罗大学校长 Satish K. Tripathi教授和主管

国际事务的副教务长Stephen C. Dunnett教授在北京会见了国家

汉办/孔子学院总部总干事许琳。布法罗大学合作伙伴首都师范大

学的校长宫辉力及其他首师大官员也参加了会面。

会谈主要包含布法罗孔院在西纽约地区的中小学教学，社区文化

活动以及在布法罗大学的教学和研究等三方面的内容。许主任特

别想知道孔子学院在布法罗大学学术活动中的积极影响力，并邀

请同时作为孔院理事会主席的Stephen C. Dunnett教授，在六月

举行的北美和大洋洲孔院院长会议上作主题演讲。

UB President Satish Tripathi meets with Xu Lin, Director General of Hanban of China. 布法罗大学校长 Satish K. Tripathi和国家汉办/孔子学院总部总干事许琳

会面

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UBCI Board Chair Stephen C. Dunnett Speaks at North American Directors Meeting布法罗孔院理事会主席Stephen C. Dunnett教授

在北美和大洋洲孔院院长会议上讲话

At the invitation of Hanban Director General Xu Lin, UB Vice Provost for International Education and UBCI Board Chair Stephen C. Dunnett presented a keynote address at the June 2015 North American Directors conference in Honolulu. Dr. Dunnett addressed the Confucius Institute’s positive experience promoting and expanding China-related teaching, research, and academic exchange at UB; and offered programming suggestions for Confucius Institute directors to implement at their own universities.

授国家汉办主任许琳邀请，布法罗大学主管国际事务的副教务长

兼孔院理事会主席Stephen C. Dunnett教授于2015年6月在檀香山

举行的北美和大洋洲孔院院长会议上发表主题演讲。Stephen C.

Dunnett教授介绍了孔子学院在布法罗大学推动和扩大与中国相关

的教学、科研和学术交流的积极经验,并为到会的孔子学院院长提

出有效开展活动的的建议方案。

UBCI Hosts Senior Officials from China’s Central Conservatory of Music布法罗孔院接待中央音乐学院高级官员

On October 3, 2015, UBCI Board Chair Stephen Dunnett and Director Jiyuan Yu met in Buffalo with senior leaders of the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing to discuss opportunities for exchange and collaboration. The Chinese delegation included Party Secretary of CCOM Guo Shulan and CCOM Professors Yuening Liu, Ya Dai, Qiang Zhang, and Lexin Zhang.

2015年10月3日，布法罗孔院理事会主席Stephen Dunnett教授以

及孔子学院院长余纪元教授在布法罗接见了中央音乐学院党委书

记郭淑兰以及刘月宁、戴亚、张蔷、张乐心等教授。

Stephen C. Dunnett at Honolulu Directors meeting. Stephen C. Dunnett教授在檀香

山的孔院院长会议上讲话

UBCI Board Chair Stephen Dunnett and Director Jiyuan Yu meet with Central Conservatory of Music Party Secretary Guo Shulan. 布法罗孔院理事会主席Stephen

Dunnett教授以及孔子学院院长余纪元教授与中央音乐学院党委书记郭淑兰教授会见

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Shi Lin Lin汉办官员史琳琳来访

Program Officer Shi Lin Lin of Hanban/Confucius Institute Headquarters visited the UB Confucius Institute on October 23. In addition to meeting with UBCI Director Jiyuan Yu and Associate Directors Maggie Lu and Bruce Acker to discuss program developments, Ms. Shi visited the increasingly impressive Confucius Reading Area in Lockwood Library. Ms. Shi was in Buffalo traveling with the Nanjing Normal University Performance Tour.

汉办文化处项目官员史琳琳于10月23日访问布法罗孔院。史琳琳

除了就布法罗孔院项目发展与孔院院长余纪元、中方院长卢峭梅

及副院长Bruce Acker进行会谈外，还访问了越来越引人注目的位

于Lockwood 图书馆的孔子阅览室。史琳琳是随南京师范大学三巡

团来布法罗访问的。

Senior Administrators from Guizhou University Visit UB贵州大学校领导访问布法罗大学

A delegation of officials from Guizhou University, including university Party Secretary Xiaoquan Yao, visited UB in March 2015 to introduce their university to the UB community and discuss potential collaboration. They met with UBCI Director Jiyuan Yu and Associate Director Maggie Lu.

贵州大学党委书记姚小泉率学校有关领导一行于2015年3月来布法

罗大学访问，就两校合作的可能性进行了探讨并会见了布法罗孔

院院长余纪元及中方院长卢峭梅。

UBCI Director Jiyuan Yu with Party Secretary Xiaoquan Yao and other administrators from Guizhou University. 布法罗孔院院长余纪元教授与贵州大学代表团合影

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Chinese Language Programs in Local Schools中文语言教学项目

By fall 2015, the UB Confucius Institute had 14 teachers placed in schools throughout Erie and Niagara Counties, along with one visiting professor in the UB Chinese Language Program. Chinese guest teachers affiliated with UBCI taught a total of 3,639 students in 2015. This signature program continues to have a major impact on students, other teachers, schools and communities throughout Western New York. UBCI is excited to partner with the Orchard Park and Akron school districts to launch new Chinese language programs in fall 2015.

截止到2015年秋季，布法罗孔院已经在西纽约地区中小学派遣了

14位汉语教师，1位访问教授在布法罗大学中文项目。孔院2015

年注册学生3639人。这一有意义的项目给西纽约地区的学生、教

师、学校和社区继续带来巨大的影响。布法罗孔院在2015年秋季

与Orchard Park学区、Akron 学区合作，开始在这两个学区开设

中文项目。

Confucius Institute Teachers, Fall 2015

Haige Chang（常海鸽） Orchard Park Central Schools

Jianjun Chang(常建军) East Aurora Union Free Schools

Dandan Chen（陈丹丹） Nardin Academy

Junye Guo（郭军叶） Elmwood Franklin School

Ying Kang（康英） Tonawanda City School District

Fang Li（李芳） Buffalo Academy of the Sacred Heart

Junhong Li（李俊红） Department of Linguistics, University at Buffalo

Lifeng Li（李丽枫） Niagara Catholic Jr./Sr. High School

Yueru Li（李月如） Lewiston Porter Central School District

Min Lin（林敏） Lewiston Porter Central School District

Yuanyuan Wang（王媛媛） Akron Central Schools

Xingyun Wu（吴星云） St. Joseph’s Collegiate Institute

Yanfang Xu（徐艳芳） Orchard Park Central Schools

Min Yu（于敏） St. Benedict School

Zhizhou Zhang（张之舟） Lewiston Porter Central School District

UB Launches Chinese Language Teacher Certification Program在UB建立教师资格证项目

The Confucius Institute and the UB Graduate School of Education are working hand-in-hand to prepare a strong corps of new Chinese language teachers.

UB took a major step forward in fall 2015 in launching a master’s degree and teacher certification program in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language. The program is jointly operated by the UB Graduate School of Education and The Confucius Institute. It offers three New York State certification tracks:

• Initial only certification• Initial/Professional certification• Professional certification

The Confucius Institute has arranged for a visiting professor, Professor Bo Yang, from its partner, Capital Normal University, to teach in the program beginning in January 2016.

布法罗孔院与与UB教育学院联手在2015年启动了中文作为第二语

言的教育硕士项目，及纽约州中文教师资格证项目。来自合作伙

伴的首都师范大学派遣杨波教授在2016年1月起开始在教育学院任

教。

Buffalo’s City Honors School Designated a Confucius Classroom布法罗City Honors School 成立孔院下设孔子课堂

In recognition of the impressive quality and growth of the school’s Chinese language program, Confucius Institute Headquarters designated City Honors School in Buffalo as a Confucius Classroom in August 2015.

Confucius Classrooms receive start-up funds and annual funding from Confucius Institute Headquarters to support Chinese language teaching. In addition to funding, Confucius Classrooms receive a China Exploratorium interactive technology center, annual contributions of cultural and instructional books supplied by Confucius Institute Headquarters, and opportunities to send students to China on subsidized study tours.

City Honors School joins Lewiston-Porter Central School District and Nichols School as recipients of the prestigious Confucius Classroom designation. Like City Honors, Lewiston-Porter is affiliated with the UB Confucius Institute, while the Nichols School Confucius Classroom is associated with the Asia Society.

因对该校中文项目优秀的教学质量和蓬勃发展的肯定，孔子学院

总部指定 City Honors学校于2015年八月成立孔子课堂。

孔子课堂会从孔院总部得到启动资金资助，并每年从孔子学院总

部收到年度经费用于中文教学工作开展。此外孔子课堂还会收到

中国文化体验中心、孔子学院总部每年提供的文化和教学书籍等

支持。

到目前为止西纽约地区的三所孔子课堂，Lewiston-Porter 高中

和City Honors学校的孔子课堂隶属于布法罗孔子学院，Nichols

学校的孔子课堂隶属于亚洲协会。

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UB Confucius Institute Expands Professional Development Program for Teachers组织教师职业发展的研讨活动

As the UB Graduate School of Education launched the Chinese language teaching master’s degree and certification program in 2015, the Confucius Institute significantly expanded its professional development efforts for teachers. In addition to two spring workshops for Confucius Institute guest teachers, the Confucius Institute sponsored two major events for regional teachers in fall 2015.

A day-long workshop on October 10 in 280 Park Hall featured keynote presentations by Dr. Chengzhi Chu, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Chinese Language Program at the University of California, Davis, and Dr. Yongping Zhu, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Notre Dame. In the afternoon sessions, Confucius Institute teachers and local school administrators addressed the successes and challenges of teaching Chinese in U.S. schools.

Then on November 14, the UB Graduate School of Education and the Confucius Institute co-sponsored a symposium, “Language Transitions: Policy and Practice of Teaching Chinese as a Foreign/Second Language.” Organized by Dr. Janina Brutt Griffler, Chair of the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy and UBCI board member, the symposium focused on policy and practice of teaching and learning Chinese as a foreign/second or heritage language. A key question examined how educational systems should respond to the emerging importance of Chinese in today’s global workplaces.

Keynote speakers at this symposium included:• Jun Liu, then-Associate Provost for International Initiatives, Georgia State University • Kun-Shun Lee, Professor of the Practice, Duke University• Hongming Zhang, Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison

More than 100 people participated in the two events, including Confucius Institute guest teachers from UB and Alfred University, UB professors and graduate students, school administrators, and local Chinese teachers from public and private schools in the Buffalo area.

随着中文教育硕士和教师资格成项目的成立，2015年布法罗孔院

加强教师职业发展的力度。除了春季的两次教学研讨，在2015年

秋季，我们还组织了两场区域性的大型活动。

在10月10日，我们邀请加州大学Davis分校的储诚志教授以及圣母

大学的朱永平教授给我们进行了中文教学的讲座。孔院的老师和

当地学校的校长、学区总监共同汇报了汉语教学的成功经验及面

临的挑战。

11月14日，布法罗大学教育学院和孔子学院共同组织了“语言转

换：中文作为第二语言教学的政策与实践”的研讨会。研讨会

的主要组织者为孔院理事会成员，教育领导力及政策系系主任

Janina Brutt-Griffler教授。研讨会特邀嘉宾包括Georgia 州立

大学主管国际事务的副教务长刘俊教授，Duke大学李坤珊教授以

及Wisconsin-Madison大学张洪明教授。

来自布法罗大学和阿尔弗莱德大学的孔院教师、布法罗大学教育

学院的师生、当地中小学校长及本土教师共有100多人参加了研讨

会。

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Cultural and Exchange Activities文化交流活动

Confucius Institute Hosts Performance from Premier Music Conservatory in China接待来自国内顶尖音乐学府的表演团

Some of China’s most talented musicians performed for an enthusiastic audience in a concert in UB’s Lippes Concert Hall on October 3. The ensemble of faculty and graduate students from one of China’s premier music schools—the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM)—presented an impressive and broad repertoire of songs from China, Europe, and North and South America.

The Central Conservatory trains musicians at the highest levels to play and compose music in the Chinese tradition as well as music from around the globe, often creating an exciting fusion of Chinese and other music styles. The CCOM musicians were in North America on a Confucius Institute performance tour that included stops in Ottawa, Montreal, Buffalo, and Ann Arbor.

10月3日，中央音乐学院的师生们在布法罗大学 Lippes音乐厅带

给我们融合了中国、欧洲、北美、南美音乐歌曲的视觉盛宴。

UB Confucius Institute Holds Mid-Autumn Festival/Confucius Day Celebration at UB孔院日、中秋庆祝活动

The second most important holiday in China after Chinese New Year, the Mid-Autumn Festival occurs on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, which is the night of the full moon between early September and early October. It takes place around the same time as the birthday of Confucius, which is traditionally celebrated on September 28.

To celebrate both events, the Confucius Institute organized an open-air festival on a beautiful early-autumn Sunday on UB’s Student Union Field. The celebration on September 27 was part of a week-long series of Moon Festival/Confucius Day academic and cultural events.

People of all ages enjoyed calligraphy, music, food, language lessons, and a t-shirt design competition. In the Confucius Institute’s new offices in the adjacent UB Commons, attendees viewed an exhibition about the efforts of the Flying Tigers and China National Aviation Corporation in World War II. A second

exhibition featured selected entries in the UB Confucius Institute photo contest.

More than 300 students, teachers, and administrators from UB and local K-12 schools, along with others from the Buffalo community, enjoyed learning about China and celebrating Chinese culture in a festive atmosphere.

布法罗孔子学院于2015年9月27日在学生中心举办大型活动联合庆

祝“孔子学院日”和中秋节。孔院日活动历时一周，主要包括：

飞虎队摄影展、中国摄影展、T恤设计比赛，互动书法展示，京

剧脸谱设计，中国音乐表演，游戏，中文课，中国食物品尝等。

超过300名来自当地中小学的学生，家长以及UB学生教职工参与了

活动。

Western New York Students Travel to Harbin with Chinese Bridge Summer Program

In July 2015, nine Western New York high school students traveled to Harbin and Beijing as part of the Chinese Bridge Summer Camp program sponsored and organized by Confucius Institute Headquarters. Oliver Derrah, a Chinese Bridge participant from Orchard Park High School, had this to say about his experience in China:

This summer I had the opportunity of a lifetime. I participated in the Chinese Bridge Summer Camp for U.S. High School Students; it is an opportunity for students grade 9-12 to take a trip to China in order to experience the language and the culture.

At the beginning of the trip, we stayed at Beijing Royal School and were able to see many high-interest attractions including a Confucian temple and the Hanban Headquarters.

Then, we traveled to the Northeastern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, where we stayed at Harbin Engineering University. The dorms, the food, the campus, they were all amazing! There, we visited another Confucian temple, the largest in the world in fact. Other activities in Harbin included a traditional dance performance, calligraphy, paper-cutting, and Chinese harp workshops, a fish skin painting workshop, and even going with a local family for a day.

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All members of the family were so friendly, especially their son, Wang Kaidi who spoke excellent English. They took me to a museum, his school, and a mall, all before returning to their apartment to make dumplings.

Also in Harbin the group was able to take several Chinese language classes, and eventually take the YCT Chinese test level 1 or 2, depending on the participant’s skill level.”

Program chaperone and St. Joe’s teacher Daniel Scanlon added, “From Confucius temples, the Great Wall, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square in Beijing, to the educational institutions, popular hang outs, the talent show and our host families in Harbin,

each of the participants was invited to participate in Chinese culture. Our Chinese hosts and friends were happy to teach us about multiple facets of their culture within a short period of time.”

在2015年7月，9位西纽约地区的高中生赴中国哈尔滨参加汉语桥

高中生夏令营。学生们不仅体验了剪纸、书法、水墨画、茶艺、

武术等文化课程，还参加了住家体验、中外学生联欢等丰富多彩

的交流活动及文化体验。

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Lewiston Porter Confucius Classroom hosts Nanjing Normal University Performance Tour孔子课堂接待南京师范大学表演团

On October 23, the UB Confucius Institute cosponsored two performances in the Lewiston Porter School District by a performing arts troupe from Nanjing Normal University. The morning concert for middle and high school students featured virtuosic performances on Chinese classical instruments, as well as traditional dances from China.

The afternoon session for elementary and intermediate grades was highly interactive. Performers asked students up on stage to try various traditional instruments and join them in a final dance, and gave the students opportunity to show off their knowledge of Chinese language.

The performance group from Nanjing was on a tour of the northeastern United States arranged by the Confucius Institute at Pace University. Designated as a “Confucius Classroom” by Confucius Institute Headquarters, the Lewiston Porter School district currently has three guest teachers who teach Chinese throughout the district.

10月23日，南京师范大学艺术系的学生在布法罗孔院下属

Lewiston-Porter孔子课堂所在学区进行了两场文艺演出，受到师

生的好评。

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UB Confucius Institute and Chinese Club of Western NY Celebrate Chinese New Year 羊年春节庆典

The University at Buffalo Confucius Institute and the Chinese Club of Western New York (CCWNY) welcomed the Chinese Lunar Year of the Goat on February 21, 2015, with a colorful celebration of music, dance, martial arts, and student awards.

A highlight of the event was a performance of Chinese folk melodies by four members of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra—Shieh-jian Tsai (violin), Antoine Lefebvre (violin), Ningning Jin (viola) and Feng Hew (cello).

Other notable performances at the celebration included:• The humorous dance “Boatman’s Love” (QianFu De Ai), performed by 10 past presidents and officers of CCWNY

• “Evening Songs on the Fishing Boat,” by guzheng master Zhongbei (Daisy) Wu and an ensemble from Alfred University • Popular kuai ban rhythmic storytelling with bamboo castanets performed by students in the Nichols School Chinese language program• The traditional dance, “Butterfly Lovers,” which tells a Romeo-and-Juliet type story set in the Eastern Jin Dynasty (265-420).

布法罗孔院与西纽约华人协会在2015年2月21日，共同举办庆羊

年新春庆典。来自布法罗交响乐团、当地中小学中文项目学生及

社区观众共同演绎了精彩的演出。晚会现场观众时而安静的沉醉

在音乐和舞蹈中，时而为学生流利的中文和精彩的节目鼓掌和欢

呼，为中国文化陶醉，也为当地学生展现的汉语能力，文化表演

能力表示惊叹，在优美的旋律中让观众感受到中国文化的魅力。

Students receive awards for Excellence in Chinese Language Learning at the 2015 Chinese New Year celebration. 获得2015孔子学院优秀学生

奖的学生

UBCI Launches Chinese Club中国文化俱乐部

The UB Confucius Institute launched a Chinese Club in September 2015. The club is meeting monthly in 2015-16, with events usually planned for the second Wednesday of each month. Chinese Club activities are free and open to the public.

Fall programs included an introduction to tai chi, an interactive calligraphy demonstration, “China Trivia Night,” and a music performance. As part of the Chinese Club, UBCI organized its first-ever tai-chi class, taught by Professor Min Yu, a Confucius Institute guest teacher from Capital Normal University in Beijing.

布法罗孔子学院组织中国文化俱乐部，每月一次免费的俱乐部活

动向UB师生和社区居民展示了中国文化的魅力。2015秋季学期的

活动包括：太极介绍，汉字和书法历史，中国知识问答以及中国

音乐表演。 作为中国文化俱乐部活动的一部分，来自首都师范大

学的于敏老师每周为UB师生教授太极拳体验课程。

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Academic Programs at UBUB学术活动

Confucius Institute Symposium Honors Professor George C. Lee for Pioneering Work Developing UB Relationships in ChinaGeorge C. Lee UB中国关系学术研讨会

When George C. Lee, PhD, traveled to Beijing in spring 1980 as the new dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, he encountered a community of Chinese students and professors eager to engage in academic exchange with Americans. On that first trip, Professor Lee gave six 3-hour talks on the American educational system over three days to large and enthusiastic university audiences.

Lee represented UB in China at the request of President Robert L. Ketter soon after Premier Deng Xiaoping announced China’s “opening up” policy in 1978. On that first visit, Lee signed a historic exchange agreement with Beijing Polytechnic University, making UB the first U.S. university to establish formal ties in China following the normalization of U.S.-China relations in 1979. In 1981 President Ketter visited Beijing to sign a comprehensive educational exchange agreement with the Beijing Municipal System of Higher Education.

On May 5, the UB Confucius Institute and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Education co-sponsored a symposium honoring George Lee’s pioneering work in developing the UB-China relationship and presented him with the prestigious Confucius Educator Award.

In his talk at the symposium, Lee recalled the enthusiastic audiences for those first presentations at Beijing Polytechnic University (now Beijing University of Science and Technology). Many students wanted to study in the U.S., and soon UB, followed by other U.S. universities, was able to admit some of China’s most promising scholars into PhD programs in engineering and the natural sciences.

After that groundbreaking trip, Lee encouraged Stephen C. Dunnett, PhD, who as a young assistant professor had recently founded UB’s English Language Institute, to set up an English language center in Beijing.

Dunnett heeded Lee’s call, and in 1981 UB established the first American-run English language center in China on the campus of the Beijing Normal College of Foreign Languages. UB’s training center prepared the first wave of more than 100 young Chinese scholars for graduate study and training in Buffalo.

In presenting the Confucius Educator Award to Lee, UB Confucius Institute Director Jiyuan Yu said the award is presented to individuals who have made long-term and significant contributions to promoting Chinese language education, cultural activities and academic exchange. A Confucian educator sees education as a mission that contributes to human well-being. “Such an educator promotes internationalization of education on the belief that every human being is entitled to being educated, and views education as a social duty contributing towards the ends of achieving peace and mutual understanding in the world.” In this sense, Yu concluded, George C. Lee has long been recognized as an eminent Confucian educator.

The impact of Lee’s work on UB’s international profile is nothing short of momentous. In 2014-15, UB enrolled nearly 2,000 students from China and maintains academic and scholarly

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exchange agreements with five Chinese universities. UB has many successful and influential Chinese alumni in China, the U.S., and other countries. China’s former Minister of Education, Dr. Zhou Ji, earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees at UB, and the founder of Baidu, Li Yanhong, also studied here.

The UB Confucius Institute, with more than 20,000 Western New Yorkers participating in its programs each year, has benefitted greatly from Lee’s visionary work, and he currently serves on the Confucius Institute board of directors. His groundbreaking work has also helped advance the scholarship of numerous UB students and professors who travel to China each year for collaborative research projects, educational exchange, and language learning.

Introducing the UBCI “ConfuciusEducator Award”Excerpts from the speech of Jiyuan Yu, Professor of Philosophy

and UBCI Director, Honoring Professor George C. Lee

The “Confucius Educator Award” was set up in 2014 as the highest honor of UBCI. It is named after Confucius, not simply because it is from the UB Confucius Institute, but because it is bestowed upon individuals who embody the virtue of an educator advocated by Confucius and Confucianism.

The “Confucius Educator Award” is presented to individuals at UB and in Western New York who have made long-term and significant contributions to promoting Chinese language education, cultural activities and academic exchanges. A Confucius Educator not only is a great teacher and scholar, but also takes education as a mission to contribute to human well-being. Such an educator promotes internationalization of education on the belief that every human being is entitled to being educated, and views education as a social duty contributing towards the ends of achieving peace and mutual understanding in the world.

Professor George Lee has been commonly recognized as a Confucius Educator in this sense. Speeches and letters delivered this afternoon have also demonstrated his virtue. On behalf of the UB Confucius Institute, I proudly announce Professor George C. Lee as the first recipient of this distinguished award. I invite Professor Stephen Dunnett, UBCI Chair of the Board, to join me in presenting the Award to Professor George C. Lee. Congratulations, George!

“A letter to commemorate Professor George C. Lee, a dedicated well-digger” (excerpts)

Dear Professor George C. Lee,

On behalf of all the students, faculty and staff of Beijing University of Technology, I am writing this letter to congratulate you on your “Confucius Educator Award”. Meanwhile, I thank you for your pioneering work in developing the cooperative relationship between BJUT and UB.

UB was the first partner that BJUT bonded with since China’s Open-up policy. In 1980, you, then Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at UB, visited Beijing University of Technology and signed the first Agreement for SCHOLARY EXCHANGE AND COLLABORATION with BJUT, which marked the beginning of the cooperation between BJUT and UB. Since then, our two institutions exchanged many scholars in earthquake engineering, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, environmental engineering, information technology etc.

In the past 35 years, scores of faculty, staff and the students of BJUT have benefited from this program, which not only helped these people broaden their eye scope, but also improved their professional prowess. Thanks to our sustained and rich cooperation, the friendship of our two institutions has been strengthened; the academic and cultural exchange between US and China has been deepened. All of these achievements shall be indebted to you, Prof. George C. Lee.

There is a Chinese old saying goes as “Don’t forget the well-diggers when drinking from it”. Every faculty and student of BJUT who benefited from our exchange program shall never forget your contribution. We shall always feel grateful for you for the cooperative relationship of our two universities. Prof. Zheng JichunChairman of the University Council Beijing University of Technology

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Excerpts from a Letter from Gong Huili, President, Capital Normal University, Honoring George Lee

Dear Dr. George Lee:

On this great occasion, please accept my warm congratulations on your being honored with the Confucius Educator of the Year Award by UB Confucius Institute!

You fully deserve the title. Confucius was the pioneer of education, being the first to establish the system of education theories in the world. Similarly, you are the pioneer of China-US education cooperation. Thanks to your exceptional courage, wisdom and vision, CNU and UB have maintained over 35 years of fruitful and solid partnership. You deserve the recognition and award.

Wishing you good health and happiness every day!

Gong HuiliPresident, Capital Normal University

5月5日，美国纽约州立布法罗大学孔子学院召开学术研讨会，参

会人员共同探讨布法罗大学工程与应用科学院前院长George Lee

在推广布法罗大学与中国关系方面的实践情况，并授予George

Lee博士“孔子教育奖”。余纪元院长介绍了《礼记·中庸》中“

夫孝者，善继人之事，善述人之事者”这一美德，强调了此次研

讨会的重要意义。Stephen Dunnett 教授介绍布法罗大学与中国

友好关系的发展历史，George Lee博士做了题为“布法罗大学与

中国关系的过去、现在、与未来”的演讲。 北京工业大学党委

书记郑吉春、首都师范大学校长宫辉力发来贺信对George Lee教

授为推动中美关系所做的努力表示感谢，并对其获奖表示祝贺。

Rooted and Roaming: States of Contemporary Chinese Art

In September, the Confucius Institute and Department of Art cosponsored a week-long visit by a delegation of artists and art historians from Tsinghua University, culminating in the September 10 symposium, “Rooted and Roaming: States of Contemporary Chinese Art.”

The symposium focused on two related questions: (1) What is the relationship of contemporary Chinese art to the deep-rooted

cultural traditions from which it stems? (2) What is the role of academia in China and abroad in generating the discourse and methodologies that will shape the future of art-making in China?

Participants in the symposium included two professors and one graduate student from Tsinghua and acclaimed media arts curator and visiting professor at New York University’s Steinhardt School Xiaoying Juliette Yuan.

In addition to the symposium, the Tsinghua delegation’s productive week included meetings with senior UB administrators and tours of Buffalo’s impressive art museums and historic sites.

Groundwork was laid for continued collaboration with students and faculty at Tsinghua University, including an arts residency by six UB graduate students in January 2016.

2015年9月10日，UBCI与UB艺术系合作举办了在布法罗大学和清华

大学间的跨机构的“源于中国传统文化的现代艺术及其发展”研

讨会。艺术研讨会的主题重点是中国当代艺术的根深蒂固的文化

传统以及其在中国学术界的作用。演讲人有来自清华的教授和纽

约市的策展人Juliette Yuan，探讨了中美艺术创作的问题。本次

研讨会为期一周，2016年1月，布法罗大学艺术系的6名学生也将

带着自己的作品与见解前往清华大学进行进一步的中美双方在艺

术方面的探讨。

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UB Confucius Institute Commemorates the 70th Anniversary of the End of World War II with Flying Tigers Lecture and Exhibition纪念第二次世界大战胜利70周年，飞虎队讲座展

览

On September 28, 2015, UB professor Deborah Chung recounted the wartime experiences of her mother, Rebecca Chan Chung, with the “Flying Tigers” and the China National Aviation Corporation at an event sponsored by the UB Confucius Institute and the College of Arts and Sciences. Held in conjunction with UB’s Mid-Autumn Festival and Confucius Day celebrations, the lecture and exhibition commemorated the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.

The event included an exhibition of photos and memorabilia entitled “World War II with the Flying Tigers.”

In her lecture, Chung told an audience of UB students, faculty and local veterans that after serving with the Flying Tigers, her mother was hired by the China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) to work as a stewardess/nurse. Based in Calcutta, India, she flew more than 50 flights on transport planes over the Himalayas from India to China. These flights were essential for supplying military forces in China after the Japanese defeated the British in Burma and closed off the Burma Road.

In January 2012, Rebecca Chan Chung posthumously received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army, presented to Deborah Chung by then-U.S. Representative Kathy Hochul.

Deborah Chung co-authored her mother’s memoirs, titled Piloted to Serve: Memoirs of Rebecca Chan Chung. In her preface to the memoirs, Deborah Chung wrote: “I would like to . . . remember the close cooperation between the U.S. and China during the Japanese invasion of China in World War II and to honor the many military and CNAC personnel that lost their lives in this effort.”

2015年9月28日,为纪念第二次世界大战胜利70周年，布法罗孔院

进行了有关二次大战时期飞虎队的图片及纪念物品展览。同时还

邀请了布法罗大学机械航空航天工程系Deborah Chung教授介绍其

母亲在二次世界大战中作为飞虎队后勤保障护士工作中的一员所

经历的飞虎队的故事。正如Deborah Chung教授在《飞虎队，驼峰

险，乱世情》一书所表达的“我想要 让人们记住在二战日本入侵

中国时，美国和中国之间的密切合作，以纪念为此努力合作而牺

牲的生命”。

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Confucius Institute Distinguished Speakers孔院杰出讲座

In 2015, the UB Confucius Institute was fortunate to host a series of lectures by seven leading scholars in their respective areas of China studies. UBCI is grateful for collaboration with other UB departments, including Sociology, Comparative Literature, Art, Communication, Geography, and the Chinese Language Program, in hosting our excellent speakers.

在2015年，布法罗孔院与UB社会学系、比较文学系、艺术系、传

媒系、地理系以及U中文项目合作，举办了七场杰出学者讲座，

Suicide in China: A Confucian PerspectiveJie Zhang, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for China Studies, Buffalo State College儒学视角下的生命的意义

张杰，布法罗学院社会学教授，中国中心主任

Chinese Art Through Early Bronze MirrorsHanmo Zhang, Assistant Professor of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, SUNY New Paltz由古铜镜看中国艺术

张翰墨，SUNY New Paltz大学副教授

A Gull Between Heaven and Earth: Imagery in Traditional Chinese PoetryZu-yan Chen, SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor of Asian and Asian American Studies, Binghamton University中国传统诗歌意象

陈祖言，SUNY Binghamton大学的杰出教学教授

Process Curation in Chinese Contemporary ArtXiaoying (Juliette) Yuan, Media Arts Curator and Visiting Scholar, New York University中国当代艺术作品的展出过程

袁小英，媒体艺术策展人， 纽约大学访问学者

TV for One Billion: Historical Evolution, Current Challenges, and Future Trends in ChinaZhifeng Hu, Professor and Director of the Center for Research on Media Arts and Culture, Communication University of China, and Visiting Scholar, Harvard University中国电视传媒历史演进，当前挑战和未来发展趋势

胡智锋，中国传媒大学教授，哈佛大学访问学者

World War II with the Flying TigersDeborah Chung, Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University at Buffalo第二次世界大战和飞虎队

Deborah Chung, 布法罗大学机械航空航天工程系教授

Natural Conflicts: Husbandry, Environmental Protection, and Controversial Water Use in Western ChinaGregory Veeck, Professor of Geography, Western Michigan University自然的冲突：中国西部的环境保护，水资源利用问题

Gregory Veeck, Western Michigan University地理系教授

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Confucius Institute Scholarship Winners孔院奖学金

In 2015-2016, three UB undergraduate students are studying in China on scholarships awarded by Confucius Institute Headquarters. International Studies majors Michaela Rubinfeld and Drew Glover are studying at Shanghai Normal University for the full academic year, and Eric Rinehart, who is pursuing a BS in nursing, studied at Capital Normal University in Beijing for the fall semester.

All three scholarship winners were awarded free tuition and housing in China, along with a monthly stipend of 2,500 yuan (about $400 at the current exchange rate). The students were recommended for the scholarship by the UB Confucius Institute.

2015年, 4位UB学生获得孔院奖学金。4位奖学金获得者中，3位目

前在中国学习。（2人在上海师范大学，1人在首都师范大学。）

Confucius Institute Establishes Internship Program孔院建立实习生项目

In fall 2015, the UB Confucius Institute established an internship program for UB undergraduates who seek work experience with an academic and cultural organization focused on China studies. Confucius Institute interns get practical experience in writing, graphic design, event planning, photography, research, cataloging, budgeting and other areas.

Internships can often be arranged for credit through a student’s department or UB Career Services. Students eligible for work study can be paid for their work with the Confucius Institute through the Federal Work Study Program.

在2015年秋季，孔院为UB本科生提供实习机会。学生可以从UB 职

业服务机构获取学分。并可以获得联邦政府工作学习项目提供的

带薪工作学习机会。

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Confucius Institute Moves to New Office Suite新的办公空间

Thanks to the tireless efforts of Board Chair Stephen Dunnett, UB Vice Provost for International Education, in June 2015 UBCI moved into a new office and classroom suite in the UB Commons. UBCI now has a dedicated room for classes, tutoring, activities and meetings, and an excellent space to display the Hanban-donated China Exploratorium. The facility also includes an adjacent storage room, which makes preparing for events significantly easier than in previous years. We hope all of you can enjoy an event or visit us here in 113 UB Commons in 2016.

在UB副教务长兼UB孔院理事会理事长Stephen Dunnett教授的大力

帮助下，在2015年6月，布法罗孔院搬到了位于UB Commons的新的

办公和教学场所。现在孔院拥有单独的教室用于开展教学、活动

及会议，并可以进行“体验汉语中心”活动展示。我们欢迎您在

2016年前来113 UB Commons孔院办公空间参加活动、汉语体验。

New Faces at the Confucius Institute in 2015

2015年孔院新面孔

Bruce Acker, UB Associate DirectorBruce Acker is known to many involved in the Confucius Institute arena as the former assistant director of Asian Studies at UB. Prior to coming to UB, Acker served as executive director of Buffalo/Niagara WorldConnect, development director at the International Institute of Buffalo, and codirector of Eurasia Policy Studies at The National Bureau of Asian Research (Seattle).

Bruce Acker, 副院长

Bruce Acker从在UB亚洲项目时就开始从事孔院的许多工作。在来

UB工作之前，Bruce Acker先生是Buffalo/Niagara WorldConnect

的执行主任，International Institute of Buffalo的发展总监

以及The National Bureau of Asian Research(西雅图) 欧亚政

策研究的联合主任。

Xinhui Zhan, Graduate Student AssistantXinhui Zhan began working as a tutor at the Confucius Institute in fall 2014 and quickly made a significant impact as a volunteer in other areas of our work. Since she was hired as a graduate student assistant, we have relied heavily on her support with social media management, graphic design, event logistics, translations, organization of the office and library, and many other responsibilities. Ms. Zhan is an MFA student in the Media

Art Production Program at UB.

詹欣卉，研究生助理

詹欣卉是UB Media Art Production 项目的艺术硕士学生。从

2014年秋季开始成为布法罗孔院的一对一中文教师，并作为志愿

者，在孔院各项活动中表现突出。被聘用为研究生助理后，她负

责媒体宣传，平面设计，活动策划等工作。

Other Developments其它发展

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Board members

Stephen C. Dunnett, Co-chairVice Provost for International EducationUniversity at Buffalo

Gong Huili, Co-chairPresidentCapital Normal University

William G. Gisel, Jr.President and Chief Executive OfficerRich Products Corporation

Mary H. GreshamVice Provost for Educational Collaboration and Engagement (ret.)University at Buffalo

Janina Brutt-GrifflerProfessor and Associate DeanGraduate School of EducationUniversity at Buffalo

George C. LeeSUNY Distinguished ProfessorDepartment of Civil, Structural andEnvironmental EngineeringUniversity at Buffalo

John M. ThomasProfessor, Operations Management and StrategyUniversity at Buffalo

Liu XiaotianProfessor and DeanCollege of International EducationCapital Normal University

Han MeiAssociate Professor and Associate DeanCollege of International EducationCapital Normal University

Wang LihuaAssociate DeanCollege of International EducationCapital Normal University

Staff

Jiyuan YuProfessor of Philosophy andDirector of the Confucius InstituteUniversity at Buffalo

Qiaomei (Maggie) LuAssociate Director

Bruce AckerAssociate Director

Xinhui ZhanGraduate Assistant

Xiujiao GaoGraduate Assistant

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