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Twenty-five energetic elderly students joined a two-day camp organised by the Elder Academy, to experience the fun of living in the student residence complex.
A Happy Carnival was organised as part of the City-Youth Empowerment Project. In recognition of their contribution, certificates were presented to outstanding exchange, mainland and local students who had been providing voluntary services to people in need.
In order to prepare its 2009-14 Strategic Plan, CityU has organised five Strategic Planning "Buzz" Group meetings from 16 to 24 March to solicit the views and opinions of its stakeholders.
Two graduates of the Department of Applied Social Studies were recongised at the Outstanding Social Worker Award ceremony organised by the Hong Kong Social Worker Association.
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.