A group photo of alumni
It is a reunion moment everytime the Mid-Autumn Festival comes. During both the national day and the Mid-Autumn Festival, hundreds of alumni of grade 83 and 92 majoring in refinery and grade 03 majoring in applied chemistry and environment were back to school to take part in the homecoming activities for regaining the good school time of the past. Related leaders and teachers were invited to participate in the commemoration.
A series of celebrations including rewearing the gown, visiting the calligraphy exhibition and donating books and plants were conducted. And the college provided a lot of services such as the alumni reception setting in Zi Yuan Plaza, small national flags for alumni and student volunteering to introduce school-related information. Alumni strolled the campus once again, talking about old news and throwing up caps just like going back to the old college. “Many things have been quite different over more than ten years, but the sense of belonging was the same”, said by Zhao Xiaoguang, the alumnus of environment specialty in grade 03.
On the homecoming celebration, Liu Binli, the alumnus of refinery specialty in grade 83, made a speech as a representative, “I want to express my gratitude to the cultivation and care from the Alma mater and teachers that have laid a great foundation for us and the accompany over 30 years from our classmates. A new developing plan has been made after the party congress and I hope that the Alma mater will be getting better and better.”
On the 30th anniversary celebration, the vice principal Yao Jun welcomed the return of alumni. He said, “gathering was not a start, scattering was not an end either. The deep feelings among students would be always the same whatever changes brought by the years, and the school was your home forever regardless of success or failure.” Shan Honghong, the former principal and now the secretary of the CPC committee of China University of Petroleum(Beijing) said that the love and care from our Alma mater and classmates were the most unforgettable, and the parties like this should be organized frequently to keep feelings. At the same time, the alumni need to support the Alma mater by making recommendations.”
The School of Chemical Engineering has been engaging in communicating with alumni for many years and pays great attention to the homecoming activities. Constructing the liaison system and inviting alumni to give reports, lectures, recruitments and other activities have broadened the communication channels between alumni and the school and promoted the development of the college itself.
