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05/06/2009
The 2009 CSB/SJU Students
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Name |
Major |
Advisor |
Encount Chapt Assig. |
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Birkhofer, Jennifer A |
Psychology |
Tennison |
2 |
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Iverson, Jeremy L |
Comp Science |
Schnep |
3 |
|
Jacobson, Peder M |
Physics |
Crumley |
4 |
|
Johnson, Tameka |
Biology |
Saupe |
5 |
| Kack, Megan A | Management | Moskowitz | Part 2 |
|
Louwagie, Nathan D |
Chemistry |
Jakubowski |
6 |
|
Otis, Justin B |
Physics |
Whitten |
7 |
|
Richter, Jennifer E |
Theater |
Johnston |
8 |
|
Roe, Stephanie E |
Chemistry |
Schaller |
Part 2 |
|
Schneider, Katherine A |
MCL |
Geng |
10 |
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Name |
Picture |
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Birkhofer, Jennifer A |
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Iverson, Jeremy L |
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Jacobson, Peder M |
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Johnson, Tameka |
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| Kack, Megan A |
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Louwagie, Nathan D |
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Otis, Justin B |
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Richter, Jennifer E |
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Roe, Stephanie E |
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Schneider, Katherine A |
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Events and Dates
FAQs
Application to Program: January 2009
Important Documents. Complete and return to Dr J immediately after spring break (requires passport number)
Visa
Form (sample form included). Give to Dr J, along with Passport
Photo as soon as possible after break.Admissions
Form for Southwest University |
Sample Admissions Form from SWUFollow the sample form when you fill out the SWU form. Instead of 1 semester, put down Summer Research May 15-June 30.
Likewise use the sample form when you fill our the Visa application with the following changes:
For # entries: Single Entry
Date of 1st entrance: Say May 12 to be on the safe side
For Counties, Cities and Provinces, say: Beijing, Chongqing, Beibei, Chengdu
Longest Stay: 55 days
Orientation Session 1: February 26, 2009, 5 or 5:10 PM, CSB. Room: ASC 104
Orientation Session 2: April 3, ASC 104, ASC, CSB.
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Summer Exchange Student HandbookOrientation Session 3: April 27, ASC 104, CSB
Predeparture: May 5, ASC 104, 1:30-2:30
NW #365 May 13 Leave Minneapolis 9:10AM Arrive San Francisco 11:23AM
CA #986? May 14 Th Leave San Francisco 2:50PM Arrive Beijing 5:55PM
CA #985 June 27 Leave Beijing 4:00PM Arrive San Francisco 12:40PM
NW #358 June 27 Leave San Francisco 5:40PM Arrive Minneapolis 11:10PM
1 quad for the 4 males and 2 triple rooms for the 6 females. We booked the following:
1) Linda Tennison Total including tax and breakfast is $167.65.
2) Jennifer Birkhofer Total including tax and breakfast is $167.65.
3) Peder Jacobson Total including tax and breakfast is $178.65
TOTAL $513.95
There is complimentary airport shuttle service.
It operates from 4:10AM to 1:10AM. To go downtown San Francisco they would
go back to the airport and take BART. The fare is $10.70 per person
roundtrip.
Information from students: Few (Birkhofer, Iverson, Jacobson, Louwagie, Otis) have filled out these forms. You MUST.
- Health and Emergency Contact Form.
This is an on-line form the students complete. https://www.csbsju.edu/internationaleducation/mayjune/HealthandLiability.aspx Students should log on (using their CSB|SJU information) and complete the necessary information.- Waiver of Liability
form for short-term study abroad can be found at: http://www.csbsju.edu/internationaleducation/mayjune/Short-TermInternationalWaiver.htm The students should print the cover page to be signed by them and their parents. (They should read the PDF�s which are attached to the forms.) If they have any questions they can feel free to contact you or I. Please collect all of the waiver forms from the students and submit them to OEA.
May 14: (Thursday) Departure for China
May 18: (Monday) Departure from Beijing to Chongqing (see schedule below)
June 27: (Saturday) Return to USA
August 7: End of research at CSB/SJU; Chinese students return to China on Aug 8-10.
Internal Flight Information: For internal flights, go to the airport in time, find an Air China counter, show your passports and you'll be checked in.
From Beijing (PEK) to Chongqing (CKG):
CA 1429
Departure time: 0930 (9:30 AM)
Arrival time: 1200 (12:00 PM)
Monday, May 18
From Chongqing (CKG) to Beijing (PEK):
CA 1420
Departure time: 1100 (11:00 AM)
Arrival time: 1320 (1:20 PM)
Saturday, June 27
For Linda Tennison:
From Beijing (PEK) to Chongqing (CKG):
CA 1429
Departure time: 0930 (9:30 AM)
Arrival time: 1200 (12:00 PM)
Monday, May 18
From Chongqing (CKG) to Beijing (PEK):
CA 1430
Departure time: 1300 (1:00 PM)
Arrival time: 1520 (3:20 PM)
Thursday, June 11
Remember to bring
Health items to bring
Advil
Tylenol
Tums, Pepto-Bismol tablets
Imodium (very important)
Vitamins
Contact cleaner
Dental floss
Cipro and any other prescription drugs
Sunscreen (not much)
shade hat
lab goggles
Baggage Info
New Checked Baggage Policy on Routes between the US and
China: (from web 4/3/09)
� Two bags per passenger may be checked free of charge
� Maximum dimensions of each piece should not exceed 158cm (62 inches)
� Maximum dimensions of two pieces should not exceed 273cm (107 inches)
� Weight allowance for each piece is 23kg (50 lbs)
Checked Baggage Allowances on
other Flights
For domestic and international flights (with the exception of US-China and
Canada-China routes), passengers holding adult-fare or half-fare tickets are
entitled to a free baggage allowance of 40kg (88 lbs) for first class, 30kg (66
lbs) for business class and 20kg (44 lbs) for economy
class. If the bags exceed the weight limit specified, an overweight
fee of 1.5% of a one-way non-stop economy class ticket will be charged for every
kilogram overweight.
Northwest Airlines
Checked Baggage Weight and Measurement:
Baggage is measured by adding length, width and height to determine the total number of linear inches/centimeters.Lab Expections at SWU
Blogs
I would like everyone to write a blog describing their general experiences (in and out of the lab) in China. This will be available to all through the CSB/SJU Center for International Education Weblog and Chatroom Page. Use good judgment in your posts. Here are the important links to get you blogging. Tell your family and friends about it.
Post a blog - Login (use ad/) at the prompt. You can even add photos.
General Travel from the State Department: Travel and Business
Health
History
Language
Link to the CSB/SJU CHIN 111 site. This may or may not be useful.
Weather in China
General China Information
Required/Recommended/Fun Books
Great Books About China
Coming Home Crazy by Bill Holm - Hilarious and well-written, a series of essays on life in China in 1987 by a Minnesotan English professor.
River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze by Peter Hessler-- The account of an American Peace Corps volunteer of his life in a city just downstream from Chongqing. Very interesting and insightful, and perhaps more relevant to our experience of China.
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang- A biography of three generations of women spanning the time before World War II to the current era of reform and opening. Fascinating.
Colors of the Mountain by Da Chen - A memoir of a boyhood in rural China during the Cultural Revolution. The second book -- The Sound of the River - is now out.
Fiction by Ha Jin, including Under the Red Flag and The Bridegroom (collections of short stories) and In the Pond (a short novel). Most of these stories are set in or directly after the Cultural Revolution, and give a glimpse of Chinese ways of thinking.
Films
Heart of the Dragon (12 part series on China)
The Chinese: Adapting the Past, Building the Future -
A Great Wall--A Chinese American family visits relatives in China--full of cultural misunderstandings and cultural connections
Iron and Silk (the book is better, but the movie does have lots of examples of cultural adjustment and learning)
The Mystery of Chi -part of the Healing and the Mind series with Bill Moyers--fascinating
To Live - A family's trials though more than three decades in China, from before the revolution, to the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution and beyond. A great film.
The King of Masks - A bit lighter, this movie takes place in Sichuan province in the 50's. An old man adopts (buys) a son to carry on his trade as a street performer, but gets a surprise. A good story with a happy ending, and you get to see some places we'll go.
The Emperor and the Assassin � A historical drama of the unification of China by the first Qin emperor.
Farwell my Concubine - An epic spanning a half century of modern Chinese history, and a melodrama about life backstage at the famed Peking Opera (Ebert)
