From June 7th to 8th, Hwa Nan Delegation visited the University of Puget Sound and was warmly welcomed by President Isiaah Crawford, Vice President Victor Martin and Provost Drew Kerkhoff.

The delegation had a happy reunion with the Trimble Family, Chen Guifang, President of Hwa Nan North American Alumni Association, and Cecilia, a volunteer teacher who will be teaching at Hwa Nan in September. They were invited to attend the 50th anniversary celebration of PacRim Program and listen to the live sharing of the representatives of program participants.  Jonathan, Director of International Programs at the University of Puget Sound, spoke highly of the Trimble Family's contribution to students’study abroad and expansion of international horizons.  He thanked Hwa Nan for its support of the program.

Afterwards, the delegation participated in the 30th anniversary reunion celebration of the Hwa Nan-Trimble Teaching Fellow Program and gathered with the teachers who had been funded by the program to teach at Hwa Nan.  President Ren Jianhong delivered a brief speech.  She pointed out the PacRim program connects Fujian Hwa Nan Women's College with the University of Puget Sound.  She thanked the Trimble Family for their support of the program.  The program has helped improve Hwa Nan students’English level and enabled them to attain more career development opportunities.  She also extended thanks to the University of Puget Sound and the volunteer teachers for their support and help.  Council Chair Yu Rongmin presented scarves with unique imprint of Hwa Nan to five volunteer teachers participating the reunion celebration.

Four generations of the Trimble family are committed to Sino-American educational exchanges and have played an important role in the founding of Hwa Nan College.  The delegation’s trip to the United States is fruitful, deepening the understanding and friendship between Hwa Nan and sister schools in the United States, and laying a solid foundation for future cooperation.  We look forward to the smooth implementation of cooperation projects with other schools, which will inject new vitality into the development of the college and provide more high-quality educational resources and learning opportunities for students.  We also hope that through continuous efforts, we can advance cooperative relations and jointly create a better future.