Yangzhou University Delegation Visits William Paterson University

November 4, 2018 — November 5, 2018

On November 4 and 5, 2018, a delegation from Yangzhou University led by Guohong Chen, Vice President, Yangzhou University; Weigang Lu, Director of Human Resources; Li Guo, Dean of College of International Exchanges; and Ting Yao, Director of Music Performance at College of Music; Yan Lu, teaching and research section Director of Vocal Music at College of Music; Di Sheng, Professor at College of Music in Yangzhou University, visited William Paterson University at the invitation of Professor Zhiyuan Cong, Director of Center for Chinese Art at William Paterson University.

Dr. Sandra DeYoung, Acting Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs; Professor Daryl Joseph Moore, Dean, College of Arts and Communication; Dr. Loretta Laughlin Vignier, Associate Dean, College of the Arts and Communication; Professor Diane Falk-Romaine, Chair, Music Department; and Professor Cong, met with the delegation. The two sides reached consensus on further deepening the cooperation between Yangzhou University and William Paterson University and put forward new ideas on exchanges in art, music, education and other areas, as well as faculty and students' visits.

Yangzhou University, founded in 1902, is a public and key university in Jiangsu Province, China, with more than 70,000 undergraduates, graduates, and adult education students. In 2000, Yangzhou University signed a cooperation agreement with William Paterson University to establish a friendly relationship. The two universities have successfully conducted academic exchanges and visits of university administration, faculty, and students since then.