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Thirty-eight elderly students received certificates from CityU at a ceremony held on 10 December, after completing Elderly Academy courses this semester.
An open forum on the new remuneration package for academic faculty was held by the University on 21 October, during which faculty were provided with details of the new package and given the chance to offer feedback.
More than 40 children of bereaved and single parent families, and their family members, enjoyed a day of songs, dancing, stories and games on 18 October thanks to a group of students from the Department of Applied Social Studies of CityU.
The Sichuan Earthquake Concern Group formed by CityU students, alumni and staff visited affected areas to help disaster survivors get over grief and rebuild their lives with therapeutic games on 11 August to 20 August.
A psychology research paper on homosexuality by Pizza Chow Ka-yee, a recent Applied Social Studies graduate, received the Award of Excellence in the 2008 Student International Research Awards organised by Division 52 of the American Psychological Association.
Some CityU students worked as volunteers at the 2008 Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong. Some performed duties as ceremony hostesses, sharing with athletes the joys of their success, and one of them served international royal family dignatories.
A Council member and three university supporters are included in this year's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Honours List.
The CityU community has maintained its generous level of support of those affected by the Sichuan earthquake. To date, about HK$670,000 has been raised.
The CityU community has initiated various campaigns to help the victims of the Sichuan earthquake. Teachers and students in the Department of Applied Social Studies have formed a concern group and plan to provide counselling service for the survivors.
The Children and Adolescents at Risk Education Project, directed by Dr Annis Fung Lai-chu, Assistant Professor of Department of Applied Social Studies, received the Quality Education Fund’s Outstanding Project Award on 9 May.