China in Transition: Pre-Departure Orientation
Yale University, July 17-20, 2005--Participant Schedule

Sunday, July 17

7:00-9:00 pm

Out-of-state arrival and check-in Yale campus Housing

100 Tower Parkway

Monday, July 18

8:30 - 9:00 am

Check-in at dorms

100 Tower Parkway

9:00 - 9:30 am

Breakfast (coffee, fruit, pastries)

Luce Common Room

9:30 - 10:45 am

Introductions, Goals and Objectives

Luce 203

11:00-12:30 pm

Keynote Lecture: Dr. Deborah Davis, Professor of Sociology, Yale University

Luce 203

12:30 - 1:30 pm

Lunch

Luce Common Room

1:30-3:20 pm

Chinese language and culture lesson: Dr. Ling Mu, Senior Lector, East Asian Languages & Literature, Yale University

Luce 102

3:30-4:00 pm

Coffee Break

Luce Common Room

4:00-6:00 pm

Alumni Panel: Mike Abraham, Carol Moakley, Alison Zhou

Luce 203

6:00-7:30 pm

Group Dinner

Royal Palace, New Haven

7:30-9:00 pm

Optional Film-TBD

Luce Hall

Tuesday, July 19

8:00 - 8:45 am

Breakfast

Luce Common Room

9:00-10:50 am

Chinese language and culture lesson: Dr. Ling Mu

Luce 102

11:15-12:00 pm

"Evaluation of Drug Policy in China," Dr. Feng Wei, Yale School of Medicine

Luce 203

12:00 - 1:30 pm

Lunch on campus

Sandra's

1:30-3:00 pm

Panel Discussion: Dr. Feng Wei, Min Lu, Jessica Xu

Luce 203

3:00-3:30 pm

Coffee Break

Luce Common Room

3:30-5:00 pm

Practical Proposals and Curriculum Ideas: Dr. Mary Ann Hansen, State World Language Consultant, Connecticut State Department of Education

Luce 203

5:30-7:00 pm

Dinner

Luce Common Room

7:00-9:00 pm

Discussion: cultural notes, journaling, photographs, etc. Return to dorms to pack

Luce 203

Wednesday, July 20

8:00 - 8:45 am

Breakfast

Luce Common Room

9:00-10:50 am

Chinese language and culture lesson: Dr. Ling Mu

Luce 102

11:00-11:30 am

Evaluations

100 Tower Parkway

11:30 am-3:30 pm

Lunch on your own/free time/packing

New Haven

3:30-4:30 pm

Group Meeting: Dorm check-out, luggage count, passport check, etc.

100 Tower Parkway

4:30 pm

Depart for JFK as Group-Flight CX 889 departs for Hong Kong at 11:15 pm

Connecticut Limo to JFK