This past week members of the UMass Amherst community were set to meet some incoming students from abroad. UMass Amherst was fortunate to be able to enlist the expertise and services of Gretchen Dobson Ed.D., a leading global alumni relations consultant to coordinate these exciting opportunities for students.
On August 14th, 2014, the first of our Summer Send-Offs from abroad took place in Beijing, China. With several recent alumni in attendance, we welcomed new students Yin (Roy) Luo and Wei (Chris) Chengrao (seated front left and right respectively) to the UMass Amherst family. Lei Song, Yan Qiao, Peng Sun and Fei Li (back left to right) were with our new students in Beijing to speak with new students, share copies of our Common Read and begin answering many of the question that Roy, Chris and many other incoming students will have as they transition to life at UMass.
The following night, Daniel Cheng and Shane McEwan (both Class of 2009) were on-sight in Shanghai to meet with incoming students and their families. Daniel and Shane were able to share insight into transitioning to college life and academics as well as the pressing concern of where to find the best pizza in Amherst (we hear Antonio’s name was mentioned several times). Incoming students Chengjin (Frank) Xie and Jiajin (Janet) Zhu (seated front left and right respectively) were provided with copies of the 2014 Common Read as well as some gear to get them ready for their time at UMass Amherst!
