The election of the 2008-2009 CSSAMSU E-board held at 2:00pm-4:pm,
on April 25. The new president, vice president, secretary,
and treasurer were elected. Moreover, based on the situatiion,
it was decided to elect two more members.

The new E-board members are:

President: Gaoyang Wang 王高杨
Vice President: Wen Guo 郭雯
Treasure: Minyuan Wang 王旻园
Secretary: Si Qiu 邱思
E-Board Member: Hua Zou 邹华
E-Board Member: Wenbo Qiao 乔文博

The new E-board will be on duty when this semester ends.
We hope the new E-board to keep up the good work and serve the Chinese
community at MSU and in Great Lansing Area.

Best wishes to all of you.

The election committee
Guo Chen
Zhinong Yan
Huyi Hu

无论如何都不敢相信，这么一位善良的人怎么就英年早逝了呢？

李韬家境贫寒。1964年3月18日出生于中国的山东滕州东沙河村一个贫苦农民家庭。兄弟姊妹6人，有4个哥哥1个姐姐，他排行老小，哥哥和姐姐都是普普通通的农民。父母为了能使他光宗耀祖省吃俭用供他上大学。老人为了供养6个孩子，积劳成疾，前几年双双去世。李韬生前还经常跟同事说，没能很好地孝敬父母，感到很遗憾。

李韬勤奋好学。通过自己的不懈奋斗，一步步实现了他追求的更高目标。1981年考上了山东省枣庄师范专科学校英语专业学习，毕业后到枣庄第31中学当英语老师，期间在曲阜师范大学外语系进修了本科。1991年又考上了山东师范大学英语专业的硕士研究生，毕业后到了山东友谊出版社当编辑。不甘落后的他于2000年又到中国社会科学院攻读了博士学位。勤勤恳恳的一生！

李韬对人诚实友好。2003年来到北京石油化工学院后，被聘为副教授，爱岗敬业，乐于助人。有些课不好上，总是他上；有的老师生病、出差调课，总是他替代。他教的学生

总是乐于向他请教，他总是耐心地指导。他是受学生爱戴的好老师，受同事尊敬的好朋友！

最可悲可痛的是撒手撇下了孤儿寡母。他的儿子品学兼优，正在清华大学附中上高一，孩子以后的生活学习怎么办？他的妻子现在在学校图书馆找了个临时工作，工资很低。前年高房价时买了一套房子，90％的房款是银行贷款，至今才偿还了一点。他的妻子在哭诉中常喊的一句话是：“你怎么忍心撇下我们无依无靠的孤儿寡母，我们今后靠谁呀？”

逝者已去，但生者还要坚强地活下来！

————–English——————————-
A Short Biography of Dr. Li Tao

Born in 1964 in Dong Sha He Village of Tengzhou County in China’s Shandong Province, Dr. Li Tao was the youngest of six children in a poor peasant family. Even with few possessions and little money, Dr. Li Tao’s parents and his siblings worked hard to send him to schools until he became independent. Due to years of hard work and difficult life, both Dr. Li’s parents have passed away a few years ago. Dr. Li has expressed his deep regret that he was not able to provide a better life for his parents.

Dr. Li Tao started working at a young age after finishing a vocational high school in 1983. He became a English teacher of a middle school teacher in Zao Zhuang. During the eight years of his teaching career, he never stopped studying and improving himself. He enrolled in the Yu Fu Normal University for undergraduate studies and got his bachelor’s degree in teaching English as second language. In 1991 he was admitted by the Graduate School of Shandong Normal University and started his endeavor in academia. In 1994, he successfully completed his graduate studies and got his master’s degree. In 1994, Dr. Li Tao became an editor of Shandong Friendship Publishing Housing.

Pursing higher goals was always in his heart. In 2000 he was admitted by the doctorate program of at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. There he became interested in study American politics and society and determined to be a top-notch scholar in this area. In 2003 Dr. Li Tao was hired by Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology and became an associate professor. In 2006 he was recognized as the Best Young College Teacher by the Beijing Education Commission. He cared about social justice and the well-being of the poor. He studied sustainable development, philanthropic foundations and governance of the state. In three years, he participated in the translation of two books and authored one book on American politics and foreign affairs.

After 20 years of teaching, Dr. Li Tao has many students. As a typical, hard working Chinese intellectual, a teacher, Dr. Li Tao was dedicated to his profession and his students. He was a good son and a loving father and husband. Rich in spirit but poor in material wealth best describes the economic status of most young Chinese intellectuals. Unfortunately, Dr. Li Tao’s sudden departure has left his surviving family with a newly mortgaged home in Beijing and unspeakable pain for his wife and their 17-year-old son.

Spring Festival is the single most important day of the year for the Chinese for thousands of years, it is a time for family members and friends together to celebrate the joyfulness of life.Chinese Spring Festival Gala is part of the tradition to celebrate this festival. It is consisted of traditional dances, vocal performances, and informative presentations.

Basic Information

Date: 2/7/2009
Time: 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Location: Summit Christian Church. (Please click here for driving instructions).
Sponsors: GLCAA, CUSA, CSSA, OISS, COGS;
Tickets: Free for MSU students and scholars.
Seats: 400 and registration is required. (See Registration part below.)
Programs: Please click here to view the program list.

Registration: Sorry, the registration has finished!

Transportation

As an honorable tradition, we encourage all the students with cars to provide help to those without one. Specifically, graduate students and scholars, please try to help undergraduate students and they will really appreciate your help. This is a good chance for networking and making new friends. It would also help us to provide the limited resource to those who are really in need.

If you can not find a ride yourself, We will provide bus transportation for 120 people. You can specify “I need bus ride” in the registration sheet (see Registration part below); Only the first 120 people will get this ride. The bus stops include Spartan village community center and CATA transportation center (Click here for the map.). Please be sure to join the bus transporation google group for further announcements, like bus schedule and possible location change. If you don’t know how to use this google group, please click here for details.

Registration

1.Sorry! The registration has finished! All bus seats and gala seats have been taken. We can not provide bus transportation to newly registered audience. You are still welcomed to the gala. But seat will not be guaranteed! Check seat and registration status here.

2. For the audience who has registered for bus ride, we will notice you the bus schedule via Email.

Please note:
1. We don’t guarantee the seat if your gala registration sequence goes beyond 400;
2. You have to find ride yourself if your bus registration sequence goes beyond 120;

Date: Feb. 7th, 2009

Please click here to view the google map of this location.

The location was Lakeside Christian School before. Now it is Summit Christian Church. The address is 7868 old M-78 East Lansing MI 48823. However by googling this address the location is NOT exactly right. Please refer to the google map provided above for exact location.

This is a church which just moved there last year, so it cannot be found by google.

This place is about 20 minutes away by driving. To drive there, the best route from Spartan Village can be seen here. We are trying to find school bus to provide transportation for those without a car.

The event date has been decided to be Feb. 7th, 2009, from 7:30pm to 10:00pm.

The official announcement of the gala will be posted soon.

CSSAMSU will host a banquet for the Chinese New Year Eve.

Date: 1/25/2009, Sunday;
Time: 6:00pm to 10:00pm;
Location: Spartan Village Community Center;
Food: Provided by Hong Kong Chinese Restaurant and Great China.

Raffle Drawing:
1st prize: ??? x 1; (Please come to find out!)
2nd prize: iPod shuffle x 2;
3rd prize: bluetooth earphone x 3;

Please be aware:
1. To win the gift, you have to register!
2. This is a free event;
3. This event is targeted mainly to graduate students and scholars in MSU;

Registration:
1. The registration of the event will start precisely at 1/20/2009, Tuesday, 11:00pm .
2. The seats are limited to 250, since we have only limited room capacity and food.
3. Anyone registered beyond this number, or not registered at all won’t be allowed to enter the room until 7:00pm. No chance for the gift, and no guarantee for the food (We do have plenty of food though).

Thanks for your interest. The registration is finished! You can view the status of registration here. For those who has registered, please come before 7:00pm, otherwise food will not be guaranteed. For those who did not register, you are welcomed as well after 7:00pm.

You can still become a volunteer by filling out your contact information here. We will contact you if needed.

Thank you again for your interest in this activity and we are looking forward to meeting you on Sunday Night!

为庆祝2009年春节，我们将于2009年1月31日举办一场规模盛大的春节晚会。在此，我们特地号召有表演才能和表演意向的华人学生、学者、以及当地华人住民，为春节晚会奉献自己的才艺，让大家过上一个热热闹闹，喜气洋洋的春节！

除了节目以外，春晚还需要两男两女四名主持人，也希望大家踊跃报名。

报名方法：
请根据自己的情况，给以下联系人发送email。请在邮件中注明节目标题，内容，大致时间长度，以及任何其他的要求。

1. 研究生： cssamsuinfo@gmail.com

2. 本科生：cusa@msu.edu

报名截止日期： 12月15日

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