************************************************************** IFCSS Headquarters News Release No. 5051 September 7, 1993 ************************************************************** Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) 733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005 Tel. (202)347-0017 Fax: (202)347-0018 Email: ifcss@wam.umd.edu Report: IFCSS President & VP Visited Schools in NC, VA ====================================================== Making use of the Labor Day long weekend, IFCSS president Lin Changsheng and VP Shi Heping visited three schools in the Mid- Atlantic Region: the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC), North Carolina State University (NC State), and Virginia Tech. In North Carolina, Lin & Shi introduced to the students IFCSS service programs including its medical insurance plan, long distance telephone service, and job-hunting service. They also answered questions about CSPA and HQ's operations. The meetings served to improve the understanding of IFCSS, particularly by students not covered under CSPA. Before leaving, Lin Changsheng asked ACSS at UNC to organize a regional basketball tournament. The latter was very interested. At Virginia Tech, Lin Changsheng made a brief speech to an audience of 200. He compared ACSS at Virginia Tech to the castle like buildings characteristic of the school and expressed the hope that the local organization will remain a strong supporter of IFCSS. Mr. Shao Qing, re-elected president of the ACSS at VA Tech, expressed, on behalf of the local students, his thanks to IFCSS for its hard work in promoting the interests of the Chinese students & scholars in the U.S.. Later on, the ACSS showed movies brought by the IFCSS officers. Lin & Shi are planning to visit schools in Midwest in late September and early October. Chinese student organizations in the area are welcome to contact IFCSS HQ if they wish to discuss with IFCSS officers issues concerning students or their organizations. ********************************************************************* * IFCSS Headquarters Office * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * President: Lin Changsheng Vice President: Shi Heping * *-------------------------------------------------------------------* * PBS-L is IFCSS's news distribution list for individuals. To sign * * on or off from the list, please send email to listserv@ifcss.org * * leave the subject line open and put in the mail body: * * (For signing on) sub PBS-L last name first name * * (For signing off) unsub PBS-L last name first name * * For more information about IFCSS, write to ifcss-info@ifcss.org * *********************************************************************