WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University believes that it is appropriate
and beneficial for the University, its students, and its faculty to participate in
international exchanges; and
WHEREAS, Winthrop University is proud to have, for a number of years, an agreement
for faculty and student exchanges with Nantong University that has led to a developing
mutual respect for the other; and
WHEREAS, Nantong students who have transferred to Winthrop achieve remarkable academic
success that is complimented by acceptance into top graduate schools and company positions
in both the United States and China; and
WHEREAS, founded by innovators and education leaders, Nantong' founder, Mr. Jian Zhang's
pioneering vision to join business and education and Winthrop's founder, Dr. David
Bancroft Johnson's vision to create an opportunity to professionally train teachers
have created a shared history for the two institutions whose tradition of exceptional
leadership has resulted in national caliber programs for both including education
and business administration; and
WHEREAS, both Nantong and Winthrop, located in cities who share a history of industrial
growth based on textiles, respect their traditional missions to provide service and
leadership to their regions while adapting to the changes of the modern world with
continuing focus on cultivating student potential and economic development; and
WHEREAS, the intersection of Winthrop' Quality Enhancement Plan, the "Global Learning
Initiative" and Nantong's Focus Language, "Bridging China and the West, Striving for
the Best" best illustrates our leaders' shared belief of students taking seriously
the perspectives of others and our vision to prepare students for the contemporary
world by helping them understand the interconnected nature of the world and the time
in which they live; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2012 Nantong University will celebrate the 100th anniversary of
its origin dating back to the Nantong Specialized Medical School and Nantong Specialized
Textile School established in 1912 by Mr. Jian Zhang, an unequaled pioneer in Chinese
higher education;
THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED the Board of Trustees of Winthrop University wishes
Nantong University great success and shares your joy for all that Nantong University
has accomplished and congratulates you on the many past activities and activities
to come that will continue to elevate your influence around the world on the occasion
of Nantong's celebration of its 100th year anniversary.
April 13, 2012
