SEN Service, Wellness and Counselling Centre, OSA, CUHK

The Endeavour Merit Award, supported by HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund, has been set up to give recognition to the extra efforts made by meritorious students with the special educational needs (SEN), as listed below, in overcoming various challenges so as to pursue post-secondary education.

Specific learning disabilities
Intellectual disabilities
Autism spectrum disorders
Attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder
Physical disability
Visual impairment
Hearing impairment
Speech and language impairment
Others

Both local and non-local students studying full-time publicly-funded degree or above level programmes are eligible to apply.

Application Deadline: 30 November 2016

For application and more details about the Sponsorship, please visit: http://www.oafa.cuhk.edu.hk/sfas/open-for-application/scholarships

For enquiry, please contact:
3943 7209 / 3943 1737 or sfas@cuhk.edu.hk

Date: 10 December 2016 (Saturday)
Time: 3pm - 5pm
Route: Tai Po Waterfront Park (around 3km)
Organizer: The Fu Hong Society
Aim: To raise fund for services for persons with intellectual disabilities, psychiatric disabilities or with autism

For registration and more details , please visit the event website: http://www.fuhong.org/PageInfo.aspx?md=30000

Embrace Diversity with Love & Harmony Slogan Competition has come to an end. We are glad to receive more than a hundred slogan entries from CUHK staff and students. Below are the results:

	Prize Winner	Department / Unit	Slogan Entry
Champion	Chow Tsz Chin	Department of Translation	關心你需要愛從來不少共鳴心裡照融洽不寂寥
1^st runner-up	Leung Kit Yu	Academic and Quality Section, Registry	Harmony in diversity unites the campus community
1^st runner-up	Wong Ying Kei Vivian	Department of Psychology	『大』愛淹成見，『學』享樂泉源。『融』洽關係建，『情』誼溢校園。
2^nd runner-up	Cheng Sha Ron	Faculty of Medicine	Defy inequity, unify multiplicity.
2^nd runner-up	Ng Sau Ying	Dean of Students' Office, Chung Chi College	傷健互融互關心同心同樂渡人生
Merit	Leung Ka Man	Faculty of Medicine	共同攜手齊關懷　融情互勉在中大

The aim of this competition is to convey the message of Equal Opportunities and Caring Campus so as to deepen the understanding of CUHK staff and students on individuals with special educational needs; and to foster the spirit of mutual support and the culture of integration on campus. The details of the Prize Presentation Ceremony are as follows:

Date: 29 December 2016 (Thursday)

Time: 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Venue: Room 303, Pommerenke Student Centre

Photos of the Prize Presentation Ceremony

Are you up to your neck in tons of midterms and essays recently? Apart from enjoying a cup of coffee in cafe 330 (located in YIA 1/F), visiting New Life Farm, also a subdivision of New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation, can be a wonderful choice to relax yourself.

New Life Farm, established in 1968, is the only agricultural sheltered workshop in Hong Kong providing training opportunities for people in recovery of mental illness. Furthermore, the farm is dedicated to promoting the concept of healthy living, environmental protection and mental health. Last but not least, they also enable people to relax away from the hustle and bustle of city life by enjoying the nature.

In the tour, you can :

Learn more about organic farming
Enjoy organic cookery workshop
Learn more about ecological protection
Relax away from the hustle and bustle of city life

Date: 11th February 2017 (Saturday)
Time: 12:00noon - 5:00pm
Venue: 33 San Fuk Road, Tuen Mun, New Territories
Quota: 20
Fee: Free of charge
Application form: Click here

Interested CUHK staff and students, grab your chance!

For enquiries, please contact Rita at 9251 8865.

Photo of New Life Farm