爱心资助全方位

爱心资助全方位

在过去的一年多时间里,校友基金会的理事们与爱心基金负责人张泳天师兄以及其他志愿者们一起致力于将爱心资助全方位化,即将单一的经济资助扩展到精神上经验上的全面资助。在圆满地完成了两届爱心资助任务之后,我们欣喜的看到这样的努力有了初步的成果。

经济的局限,生活的艰辛往往也伴随着在某些方面的不足,比如人际资源,社交眼界等等。我们希望爱心资助人在提供经济资助的同时,也能利用自己的社会经验及资源为师弟师妹们提供帮助。比如作为过来人,年长的师兄师姐有什么样的经验教训,又有怎样的建议,等等。我们不期望能做到指点迷津,但至少能为师弟师妹提供一些合理的参照。因此,我们鼓励在资助和被资助双方自愿的前提下进行直接交流。

“资助全方位”不仅仅反应了校友基金会理事们的想法,也是很多被资助同学的愿望。在2007级爱心资助反馈问卷调查中,一位同学就道出了这样的心声:

“资助我的师兄师姐第一次联系我后,我问了其他的被资助者,他们都没有人联系,他们很羡慕我,我确实觉得能够认识资助自己的人很幸福。所以,能否让资助者与被资助者互换信息?更多的交流对彼此都好。”

基于同样的初衷,校友基金会主席白大伟师兄更是以兄长的身份在2007级同学毕业之际,向50名提出一些诚挚的忠告和建议,祝愿他们在今后的人生路上走得更顺畅。

相信通过这些努力,被资助者的受益也将全方位化。

科大校友基金会新闻简报征稿通知

各位校友:

促进海外校友,尤其是美国校友间的科学与文化交流是科大校友基金会的重要宗旨。科大在北美的校友成立很多校友会,各地的校友会开展了很多精彩的活动,各地校友也为社区做了许多贡献。我们希望通过新闻简报对各地校友活动的报道,拉近校友间的距离,增强认同感。

为此,新闻简报编辑人员在理事会的支持下,向各地校友会征集稿件,报道校友及校友会的活动。在篇幅允许的情况下我们将在每季度的新闻简报中刊登。稿件可发给This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.。我们会及时与撰稿人联系沟通。感谢各位校友对校友基金会的大力支持。

新闻简报编辑部

中国科大校友基金会2011年选举投票通知

各位USTCAF会员:

本次USTCAF的选举投票已经开始。本次选举的基准数为327。目前我们收到邮件选票的进度明显不足以达到这一杠杆。其后果是选举失败,USTCAF的各项事务停滞直到有志愿者站出来重新举办选举。

所以我们急切呼吁您使用几分钟的时间,鼠标点击几次,就可以将您的那一份选票发送给我们。(1)如果您曾经向USTCAF捐赠过累计125美元或更多,或(2)您曾经在2010年九月以来向USTCAF捐赠过15美元或更多,您就具有投票权。

本次选举共有七位候选人。他们的简介见于 http://www.ustcaf.org/en/news/latest-news/165-ustcaf-election-2011-candidates

选票请发送到 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.,或者直接回复这封邮件。

 

中国科大校友基金会(USTCAF)2011年选举投票

Dear USTCAF Members:

This is the email ballot for the Election 2011 of USTCAF. Please take a little patience and read through the whole message.

VOTING PERIOD:

(1) From 00:00 on November 1, 2011 to 23:59 November 14, 2011, both in USA Eastern Time.
(2) Your email ballot outside the time frame above will be IGNORED.

USTCAF Election 2011 Candidates

The following is the list of candidates and their statements. (in the order of nomination received).

  • Official voting will begin at 12:00AM on November 1 and end at 11:59PM on November 14, 2011, US Eastern Time.

  • A valid email ballot has to have a time stamp within the window of time abovementioned.

1 Yige Ding (丁一戈), class of 0601, justindtc AT gmail.com

2006-2010 BS, USTC
2010- now M.S. Columbia University

I am studying Operations Research at Columbia University. My undergraduate major was Mathematics at USTC. I exceled as leaders in different associations at USTC, where I was heavily involved in various student professional organizations on campus, and I learned to maximize publicity and profit for the groups.

What is more, I have endless passion for life and positive attitude even in difficulty, which I believe would benefit the USTCAF. Finally, I am good at writing, that I have published a prose book in China when I was in USTC. I firmly believe that I will do everything I can do to serve the USTCAF. Thank you for your time and consideration.
2 Tian Xue (薛天) class of 9500/9508, txue AT jhmi.edu

1995-2000 USTC, Biology & SCGY
2000-2005 Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Medical School (Ph.D. Physiolgy)
2006-present Johns Hopkins Univeristy, Medical School (Post-doc Neuroscience)

我参与了前面两届三年AFGB的工作。经历了AF近年来逐渐正规化的过程。特别是上一届GB对于bylaws的修订;财务制度的规范化和网站工作规程等方面上做了大量的工作。

我希望能够有机会继续服务于校友。
3 Linghang Ying (应凌航) class of 0302  ying069 AT Gmail

2007-present Ph.D Candidate, Department of Physics, Tulane University
2003-2007 USTC BS in Physics

我从去年开始在AF工作,为校友服务,在各位师兄的指导下,花了很多时间熟悉了校友基金会的运作,也学到了很多东西。同时我也意识到AF其实有很多资源,如果有更多人手的话,可以有更多的项目可以开展。所以,我决定继续参选2011年的理事会,分担一些理事会的日常工作,并积极推动AF新的项目和服务。
4 LI, Xun (aka Steven, 李逊) - class of 856 s t e v e 9 8 at gmail dot com
Present: Partner, Not-yet-launched Technology Incubator
2006 - 2011: Director of Technology, Cisco Systems
1991 - 2005: various odd jobs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere
1989 - 1991: MSEE, Univ. of Hawaii
1985 - 1989: USTC

I was involved with the AF since the early days, and have managed the
do the following in the 2010-2011 term: 1. Built a new accounting
system for the AF, now tracking all aspects of our operation, and make
all information available to our members in real time. 2. Built a new
web site for the AF, now one of the contributors. 3. Served as
volunteer bookkeeper and reconciled our financial books for the
1995-2010 period, and each quarter starting 2011, again with all
detailed records open to all members. 4. Edited first one of the new
newsletter series. 5. Recruited volunteers for a number of operations
and fund-raising functions.

I see a number of big challenges ahead for the AF. We are not engaging
with the alumni community nearly well enough, we don't yet have a role
with fund raising responsibilities, we are not tracking the 1000+
award recipients over the past 16 years, many of whom went on to
prominent careers. Much of the work ahead of us take in these general
directions, starting with mundane tasks such as publishing our
newsletters regularly. I hope to serve again in the next term, and
would also encourage everyone else to participate, either in the
election and run for board seats, or in the future as a volunteer to
help with all the work needed, mundane or otherwise.
5 Jeff Pengjun Huang, class of 876. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
1996 -- MSEE, UCLA
1996 -- present, Qualcomm Inc.

I have been a believer and supporter of USTCAF through donations  since 1996 after I met with one of the founders. I am supporting students through Goodwill Scholarship and sponsored four students in the last year. Currently I am serving on the board of a local elementary school foundation.
As USTCAF board member, I will contribute ideas for fundraising and particularly focus on programs that support students in financial needs.
6 David Bai 814/8110, Currently working at Morgan Stanley.

I got involved in the Alumni Foundation when it first started, and have been its chairman in the past year.  We have done a lot in the past year, especially we had a smooth transition during a difficult time.  I'd like to continue to serve it in the new year, not as its Chairman but a board member only.  I hope we can have more alumni joining it and help it grow.
7 龚晓华 Xiaohua Gong, 9108, xiaohua.gong AT gmail dot com
1991 - 1996, USTC Department of Biology
Currently, GlaxoSmithKline, RTP, NC

I have been a long time member of USTCAF since 1998.  Starting in October 2010, I began my volunteering with the governing board of USTCAF (GB2010) and have been involved with many activities such as bylaws revisions, USTCAF announcements, members' inquiries, the new USTCAF web/forum/accounting systems, newsletters, and other spontaneous issues.  Looking at the past year, I think the board of 2010 has made substantial progress on several fronts of USTCAF business such as
  • The accounting and finance (transfer of accounts and the guardianship in spite of two treasurer appointments within 4 months);
  • Good Will scholarship fund raising (112 financially challenged USTC undergraduate students received four-year sponsorships at RMB3000 per year, among whom 12 students entered USTC in 2008 and 50 students in 2009 and 2010, respectively) that was more than double of the good will fund raising efforts in a regular yea;
  • Bylaws revisions (two rounds of revisions transforming/enhancing/supplementing the rules on membership, election procedures and administration, the duration of term and the internal running of governing board, etc.);
  • IT infrastructure such as a new USTCAF web site, a new web-interfaced accounting system, a proprietary USTCAF discussion forum for exchanging opinions within the board and between the board and our members;
  • Improved frequency and timeliness of our engagement with the member base such as newsletters and spontaneous Q&A with members, etc.
However, there are still much to do and to continuously improve at USTCAF.  In recognition of this fact, I am willing to run for a seat in the next board of 2011 and continue working towards the missions of USTCAF as well as serving the members of USTCAF and the larger community of USTC alumni.

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