The Main purpose of the Taiwanese Students Association (TWSA) is to coordinate academic, social, and cultural activities for mostly the Taiwanese and the rest of the University of Oregon students.
We are dedicating in assisting students with Chinese background, primarily students from Taiwan, to adjust their life in the United States. To do so, we create opportunities to enhance the relationship between TWSA members and the community as well as present cultural events and activities that will stimulate a better understanding of Chinese/Taiwanese cultures, and add the cultural diversity in the same time at the University of Oregon. We have just recently renamed our group from Chinese Student Association (CSA) to Taiwanese Student Association (TWSA). The reason of the change is because our group has been led and organized by students from Taiwan over the past decades. As we are trying to differentiate ourselves from other major student groups who have similar objectives in serving students with Chinese background, we see this as what we ought to do to gain the recognition that we have sought for years. We realized the confusion people may encountered due to this decision of name change, but as our original name (CSA) is often confused with Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA), we believe it is better to get it over, rather than prolong the agony. We are hoping by changing our name this fiscal year, students, staff, and faculty members will be able to easily recognize us as a student group formed majorly by students from Taiwan. |
奧勒岡大學臺灣學生會成立於20世紀70年代,是奧勒岡大學第一個華人學生會(原名CSA,現更名為TWSA)。我們致力於幫助海外的留學生處理學習和生活上的難題,提供説明,以及服務。豐富大家的課外生活。同時,也積極向世界各國在UO學習的學生推廣豐富多彩的中華文化。
奧勒岡大學臺灣學生會每年舉辦的活動如下:新生說明會,迎新BBQ,臺灣文化交流展,臺灣之夜,春季園遊會。以上一系列活動的宗旨是,幫助擁有臺灣背景或對臺灣文化感興趣的海外留學生更好的適應UO的校園生活,也有助於向世界各國的留學生傳播臺灣文化。 作為TWSA傳播臺灣文化最重要的一個活動,【臺灣之夜】固定在每年春節前後舉辦。2014年的【臺灣之夜】將於2014年2月15日在UO校園內以晚會的形式呈現,預計出席人數在300到350人之間。晚會期間,我們將提供與臺灣文化有關的表演和極具臺灣特色的餐點。學生會在此誠摯地邀請各位錄製一段簡短的影片以歡迎、祝福所有出席台灣之夜的朋友,以及對所有為台灣學生會奔走的海外留學生們加油打氣。 謝謝您的支持。 |