Generations of Pride - Texas Southern University

University Forms Second Exchange PartnershipTexas Southern Universityfurthered its mission ofembracing and advancing diversityduring a trip to Beijing, Chinato visit officials from RenminUniversity (RUC) to discuss anexchange partnership through theUniversity’s Law School.The following delegationrepresented TSU in China fromNovember 28 – December 5, 2005:Provost Bobby L. Wilson, Deanof Thurgood Marshall Law School(TMSL), McKen Carrington andTSU’s Administration stands with RUC’sadministration.Vice President of Strategic Development, KimberlyWilliams. The partnership agreement between TMSLand Renmin University creates an opportunity foracademic and cultural exchange for law students andfaculty members at each school.Members from Renmin University’s administrationincluded: Vice President of Renmin University, FengHuiling; Deputy Director of International Office, WangQingyuan; Dean of Renmin University School of Law(RUSL), Wang Liming; Vice Dean (RUSL), Long Yifei;Dean Emeritus, Zeng Xianyi (RUSL); and professor, YinLi.Former Dean Zeng, who is a noted Chinese legalscholar with expertise ingovernment and public policylaw, initiated the exchangeagreement with TSU when hewas Dean of RUC.TSU’s administrationalso met with representativesfrom the U.S. Departmentof Commerce to discuss itsrole in promoting educationalopportunities to Chinesestudents studying at TSU.Established in 1937,RUC’s Law School of RenminUniversity of China was founded in 1950 which openeda new chapter of legal education in the newly formedPeople’s Republic. In the next five decades Renmin LawSchool trained a significant number of distinguishedlawyers for the country and has immeasurablycontributed to legal education and research. One ofthe major law schools in China, Renmin has become aplatform of international academic exchange.This global agreement is yet another prominentmilestone for TSU, as TMSL continues to achieveexcellence through global partnerships includingprograms and scholarly initiatives in the Caribbean,Africa and Europe.Teaming Up for Success: TSU Strengthens Partnership with BoeingTexas Southern University is ona mission to elevate its studentsand faculty to the extent that theirperformance will be recognizedglobally. This is witnessed throughthe University strengthening itscontinued partnership with Boeing.The partnership allows studentsmajoring in the Tavis Smiley Schoolof Communication an opportunityto advance in the multimedia arenathrough the partnership with one ofthe country’s top aerospace companies and producers ofcommercial jetliners and military aircraft.Students work full-time and part-time as contractemployees. The alliance is an excellent vehicle forstudents to apply their telecommunications knowledgeand enhance their skills prior to graduation.Students explore multimedia capabilities.As TSU continues to move itsstudents to the front lines of highereducation, the partnership supportsBoeing in cultivating qualifiedcandidates for permanent positionswithin the agency.Boeing renewed TSU’s contractto continue the program on October2005 with an option to extend it toSeptember 2008.This is the second alliancebetween Boeing and TSU. TheUniversity previously collaborated with Boeing,subcontractor Geo Control Systems and NASA on aprogram in which students worked full-time or part-timesupporting the International Space Center’s payloadintegration team.4 Spring 2006 • Generations of Pride