At the invitation of sister colleges in North America, President Mengna Su and College Consultant Lin Benchun made a trip to New York, Tacoma, and Sioux City from March 25 to April 11.
        In New York , they were warmly welcomed by Christian Herald Crusade, and United Fujianese of American. Hwa Nan history, spirit and vision was introduced to dinner attendees and highly recognized by overseas Chinese. Attending the dinner are leaders including Gongde Yang (Honorary Chair of Northeast General Chinese Union), Liu Jun (Counsellor for Science and Technology of the Permanent Mission of China to the UN), Xianqiu Zeng (General Secretary, United Fujianese of American), Qilong Lin and Yun Zhang (Executive Deputy Chairman, United Fujianese of American), Yinguan Yang (Chairman, International and Cross Strait Cultural Exchange General Association). 

 

Visiting Herald Gospel Plaza and Child Development Center

United Fujianese of American Welcoming Hwa Nan Delegates

 Liu Jun (Counsellor for Science and Technology of the Permanent Mission of China to the UN) offered a guided tour to UN Headquarters

          Two presidents paid a visit to New York headquarter of United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia. They made a report to Chair Nancy Chapman on the college work and further discussed about feasibility of “Smart Library” proposal and an initiative of compiling a book entitled UB Flowers. The proposal and initiative have received strong support from the Chairman and UB staff.

Dinner with Harvard Research Fellow Xiaoyan Wang (Class 2009)

At the House of Sufen, Chen (Class 1997)

Visiting Nurse Managed Primary Care Center, Institute for Rehabilitation of University of Delaware

A Calligraphy of college name by Zhaoyin Li, a Chinese Calligrapher in New York

Warmly Received by the Eldest Son and his wife of Hwa Nan foreign teacher Dorothy McMichael (teaching in Hwa Nan in spring, 1989), cherishing the memory of her and her linkage to Hwa Nan, Fuzhou and China.

       Su and Lin visited the University of Puget Sound and the Fuzhou Ting located at the Chinese Reconciliation Park on the waterfront on Ruston Way with Chinese instructor Lotus Perry of UPS. The fourth-year Chinese students of UPS gave them a tour of campus. Su and Lin had lunch with two former Puget Sound Hwa Nan instructors, Lisa and Mikiko Long, and one of the new instructors, Irene Deng. They were invited for dinner by President Isiaah Crawford, Academic Vice President, Kris Bartanen, and Asian Studies faculty. The Presidents also met with former Fujian Normal University Faculty Exchange Program scholar, associate professor, Pierre Ly, and the current scholar, Assistant Professor, Andreas Udbye, and Associate Dean, Sunil Kukreja. Before returning to Fuzhou, both presidents spent the day with 2017-2018 Pac Rim students touring Seattle and attended the Cherry Blossom Festival at the University of Washington.        The University of Puget Sound and the Hwa Nan Women’s College have had a special bond since 1996. Each year the University of Puget Sound sends a recent alumna to Fuzhou to spend a year teaching at Hwa-Nan Women’s College with the generous support of the Trimble Foundation.

Warmly Welcomed by University of Puget Sound

       Presidents exchanged ideas with UPS about 2017-2018 Pac Rim programs and met with 2017-2018 Pac Rim students.

Former Hwa Nan Foreign Teacher Lisa (Pac Rim Program Director of UPS)

Meeting with 2017-2018 Pac Rim students

Talk with Chinese Students of UPS

Lunch with former foreign teachers Lisa, Mikiko and Trimble Fellow

Visiting Trimble Hall donated by Bob Trimble, Descendant of College Founder Lydia Trimble and father of Foreign Teacher Gordon Trimble

Visiting the Fuzhou Ting, Tacoma (sister city of Fuzhou)

       In Sioux City, Su and Lin discussed with President John, Dean Deeds and President Assistant Gene of sister college Morningside College about cooperative teaching and degree or non degree academic exchange programs. 

Academic Dean Deeds, an Old Friend of Consultant Benchun Lin

Library

Education Department Classroom

Agronomy and Food Science Programs

Nursing School

Lunch with Academic Dean Curry and Student

Welcoming Dinner at President’s House

       As the alma mater of three former presidents of Hwa Nan College, Morningside College treasures the friendly relationship with Hwa Nan and wish to make another visit to Hwa Nan in the coming year and meet with Iowa governor Terry Branstad, nominated to be the US Ambassador to China .

       Mayor of the city of Sioux City Mr. Robert E. Scott highly appreciates both institutions for their continued interest in maintaining the relationship. He recognizes the importance of the relationship and the bridge that both educational institutions built between the two countries.