Penn State Chinese Friendship Association

After months of effort, the New Student Handbook for 2008-2009 has been finished and released. The pdf version is available now by clicking:

new-student-handbook-08-09.pdf

We strongly recommend that every new student coming to Penn State this fall should print it out and read it through before the arrival. We will also print a certain number for those who wants to get one after arriving.

The new online service (http://www.psucfa.org/newstudent/) aims at facilitating the new students pickup process. Through this service, new students can sign up for airport pickup and check the status of their requests. Volunteers can view the personal and trip information about new students who need help and select the student(s) they want to pick up.

If you encounter any difficulty while using the service or have any suggestion, please contact our webmaster.

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The Pennsylvania State University
Chinese Friendship Association

Dear fellows,

First, thank all for coming to the Vigil for 5/12 Earthquake Victims yesterday, and we were again truly shocked by the displayed graphic images of destroyed buildings, dismayed residents and perished victims in Sichuan. But still, we see hope from people helping each other, soldiers devoting themselves rescuing victims, and fellows from all over the world including here, at Penn State, giving what we can give to relieve our motherland and her people’s pain.

We sang “Ai De Feng Xian” together to give our deepest condolence and our greatest emotional support to people in this disaster. Led by Pastor Lin, we prayed for more lives saved from the disaster and the bettering of the situation in disaster area. We have written down words praying for China and her people and signed our names on cards, which we will preserve forever. And we donated, to support the rescue and recounstruction.

By 12pm May 14th, we have received $2286.23 donation. All donation will be sent to China through Consulate in New York.  And now we are applying for an account at local bank to accept donation through check. We will let our fellows and the Penn State community know about the information when the account is ready. And we can also donate through the 3 means mentioned in the 5/12 appeal.

Let’s bless China and her people suffered from this disaster, and let’s contribute to help our motherland overcome!

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The Pennsylvania State University
Chinese Friendship Association