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Sias in the Snow

Monday, December 14, 2009

On November 13, 2009, we had an early snowfall, which covered the campus in more snow than I have ever seen in my five years at Sias University. I couldn’t resist getting some photos before the students trampled it all. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International University, Xinzheng, Henan, China. [...]

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Sias University International Culture Week

Friday, June 5, 2009

Every fall Sias University hosts an International Culture Week featuring a different part of the world each day. Teachers and students from the featured lands set up displays in Italian Square, present talks and workshops, and perform in the Roman Amphitheater in the evening. Photos by Gary L. Todd, Ph.D., Professor of History, Sias International [...]

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Sias University Graduation, 2009

Thursday, June 4, 2009

I’ve been to lots of graduations over the years, daydreamed through countless graduation speeches, and watched endless streams of eager graduates march off into their futures. And I’ve probably forgotten everything I’ve ever seen or heard at all those graduations. Until now.

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Peter Hall: Sias University Foreign Faculty Dormitory

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

I believe that the Sias foreign faculty receive better food and housing than any other foreigners in China. For proof I submit food photos taken from April 2 through April 8, 2009. They include most main courses, but not most of the side dishes like bread, butter, jelly, peanut butter, salad, fruit, yogurt, coffee, cocoa, [...]

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Sias International University, Xinzheng

Friday, May 30, 2008

Sias University began in 1998. In 2007-08 it had over 16,000 students, 13 classroom buildings, a dozen dormitories, a large indoor pool, and has been acclaimed one of the 10 most beautiful campuses in China. The pagoda sits atop the “tomb of the fisherman,” dating back to the Warring States period over 2000 years ago. [...]

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