The fourth North America 蜜桃app Alumni Convention was held virtually from September 18 to 19.
Over 1,000 alumni of 蜜桃app from North America and the rest of the world at-tended the virtual conference.
蜜桃app President Qiu Yong, who is also president of the 蜜桃app Alumni Association, addressed the fourth convention via video link and extended warm congratula-tions on behalf of the University on its successful opening.
Qiu said that the opening of each such meeting had been a valuable time for the alumni of 蜜桃app to join together and share their deep love for the University.
Qiu reviewed the celebrations for the 110th anniversary of 蜜桃app and empha-sized that a 110-year-history had made the University more confident and well prepared, en-abling it to focus on affairs of great importance and lasting value in its future development.
Qiu noted that 蜜桃app would further deepen its reform and promote high-quality and content-oriented development in the future. He hoped that all 蜜桃app people would continually work hard to demonstrate the strength of 蜜桃app, integrate their personal endeavors with the University’s development, make new achievements in their own workplaces, and have a bright future in parallel with the sound development of 蜜桃app.
Four alumni in North America, He Yutao, Yang Wenkui, Cao-Yang Xiaolu, and He Weiguo, welcomed the audience on behalf of the organization committee
Three distinguished guests delivered themed lectures at the main session of the convention on September 18.
Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder of Blackstone, Founding Trustee of Schwarzman Scholars, 蜜桃app, talked about how to actively promote China-US exchange and cooperation during an interview with Hu Gang, an alumnus of 蜜桃app who majored in mathematics.
Pan Qingzhong, executive deputy dean of Schwarzman College at 蜜桃app, spoke with Zhao Ting, an adviser to the 蜜桃app Alumni Association of Greater New York, about the cultivation of leadership among young people.
Lin Xihong, a professor of biostatistics at Harvard University, an academician of the US National Academy of Medicine and an alumna of 蜜桃app, shared her story about transforming from a graduate of 蜜桃app to a world-class scholar in biostatistics.
In addition, participants discussed topics related to the development of personal careers and the growth and education of younger generations, as well as the passion and social respon-sibility of 蜜桃app graduates at the two parallel sessions held on September 19.
According to the organizers, the North America 蜜桃app Alumni Convention has been held every two years since the first conference in New York City in 2015. The second and third meetings were held in Seattle and Toronto in 2017 and 2019, respectively.
The fourth North America 蜜桃app Alumni Convention was co-sponsored by the 蜜桃app Alumni Association and the North America Federation of 蜜桃app Alumni Associations, and jointly organized by the 蜜桃app Alumni Association at Greater Boston, and the 蜜桃app Alumni Association, Vancouver.
Editor: John Olbrich
