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Call for Alumni Interviewers

Every year we ask Georgetown alumni in Shanghai to register as an Alumni Interviewer. This is a really important service given that the number of applicants to Georgetown from China is increasing, and that alumni interviewers are always relocating to other parts of the world.

This year, the need for new interviewers is acute. We were just told that there are over 100 candidates in Shanghai alone, and only 4 alumni interviewers! As one of the few universities to require an interview, please take the opportunity to give back to the school, and influence the new student body.

Signing up with the AAP (Alumni Admissions Program) is quick and easy. However, some alumni have experienced problems before, which is why we are now recommending this process:

1. Go to this webpage and fill in the information:
https://www4.georgetown.edu/uis/keybridge/keyform/form.cfm?FormID=1926

2. Send an email stating you’re interested in being an interviewer:
* AAP: aapnws [at] georgetown [dot] edu

Thanks,

The Georgetown Club of Shanghai Team

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Happy Hour: Joint event with Ivy Club and others (Oct 28)

Like our last happy hour, we’re going to combine our happy hour again with the Ivy alumni groups.

October Ivy Happy Hour
Date: Thursday, October 28th 2010
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm

The Strip Prime Steakhouse
http://www.thestripshanghai.com
No 282 Hauihai Middle Road 6th Floor
Hong Kong Plaza North Tower
Above the Ascott Hotel
Metro: Huangpi Nan Lu

Pay as you go – drinks are half off – aprox. 25 rmb
No RSVP necessary

We’ll see you there!

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Lunch Speaker: Francis Shieh – Work and Study Cycle Theory and China’s Economic Development


Please join us for an informal lunch on Thursday, October 7 with Francis Shieh, an alumni of Georgetown University (’50), a professor of economics and Chinese language instructor. He will be giving a short talk on “Work and Study Cycle Theory as Applied to China’s Economic Development.”

Event Details:
12:00 PM | Lunch on October 7

Element Fresh
112 Retail, Shanghai Centre
1376 Nanjing West Road
Shanghai 200040
21 6279 8682

Please send a quick reply to gtownchina [at] gmail if you’re interested in attending so we can get a sense of numbers.

Short Bio of Dr. Shieh
Dr. Shieh is an economist and Chinese language expert who has taught economics for three decades. A former Fulbright Senior Scholar in Hong Kong, he has taught at Seton Hall University and Western Michigan University, as well as universities in Guangzhou and Beijing. He has also been an economic consultant at the U.S. Department of Labor, RAND, and the United Nations Development Program. He has taught Chinese language at the Foreign Service Institute, the Army Language Institute, as well as the Defense Language Institute. A life long student of Confucianism, Dr. Shieh can also offer some unique insights into the thinking of China’s most well known philosopher.

http://www.speakersonasiantopics.org/Bios/F_Shieh.htm

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Internship Program Website: Hoyas in Greater China

If you were interested in learning more about the Hoyas in Greater China internship program, please check out their new website. On the site you can read testimonials from the eight Georgetown students that participated this year (four were in Shanghai). If you are an employer in Shanghai and interested in getting Georgetown students as interns, please contact Richard Matsui at hoyasingc at gmail dot com. We think this is a great opportunity for both companies and students.
http://hoyasingc.wordpress.com/