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English Introduction to
Fu Jen Catholic University
Janet Lin
July 30, 2009
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Outline
About Fu Jen
1. Historical Sketch
2. University Emblem, Flag, Anniversary,
3. Chair of the Board of Trustees
4. Presidents
Introduction of the University
1. Current situation
2. Introduction of respective Colleges
Chinese Catholic Museum of Fu Jen Catholic University
Architectures
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About Fu Jen
• Official Title: Fu Jen Catholic University
• The name “Fu Jen” finds its origin in The
Analects, the celebrated Chinese classic by
Confucius, who wrote, “I wen hui yu, I yu fu jen”
( A gentleman who makes friends through
literature and friendship ennobles benevolence.)
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Historical Sketch—Beijing
• Fu Jen Catholic University was founded in Beijing in
1925 by the Benedictines of St. Vincent Archabbey in
Latrobe, Pennsylvania, USA at the request of the Holy
See.
• Due to the Depression in US, the University was
entrusted to the Society of Divine Word.
• After the communist takeover in the early 1950s, the
university became affiliated to the now Beijing Normal
University.
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Historical Sketch—Taiwan
• In 1956, the alumni Association proposed the reestablishment of Fu Jen in Taiwan.
• In 1959, the Chinese Diocesan Clergy, the
Society of Jesus (SJ), and the Society of Divine
Word (SVD) collaborated on the reestablishment of the University in Taiwan.
• In 1961, the university officially started recruiting
the first year of students (with the Graduate
Institute of Philosophy.)
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The Emblem
• The laurel wreath
symbolizes peace, while
the twelve stars in the
middle are a symbol of
the Virgin Mary. The
Latin words at the
bottom of the emblem
signify the university’s
ideals—Truth,
Goodness, Beauty, and
Holiness.
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Flag
• The University flag’s
color is yellow, which
indicates the affinity
of the university to the
Holy See. The twelve
stars in the middle
symbolize the Virgin
Mary.
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Why the twelve 12 stars a symbol of Virgin Mary?
• Chapter 12 of the Book of Revelation—
Now a great sign appeared in heaven:
a woman, robed with the sun, standing
on the moon, and on her head a crown
of twelve stars. She was pregnant,
and in labour….(Rv 12: 1-2)
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University Anniversary & Patron Saint
• University Anniversary is on December 8, which is the
day the Roman Catholic Church commemorates the
Immaculate Conception of Mary.
• (Note: not the birthday of Virgin Mary which is on
September 8.)
• The Patron Saint of the University is Virgin Mary
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• In 1858, in the grotto of Massabielle, near Lourdes
in southern France, Our Lady appeared 18 times
to Bernadette Soubirous, a young peasant girl.
She revealed herself as the Immaculate
Conception, asked that a chapel be built on the
site of the vision, and told the girl to drink from a
fountain in the grotto.
No fountain was to be seen, but when Bernadette
dug at a spot designated by the apparition, a
spring began to flow. The water from this still
flowing spring has shown remarkable healing
power, though it contains no curative property that
science can identify.
Lourdes has become the most
famous modern shrine of Our Lady.
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Chairs of the Board of Trustees
• His Eminence
Cardinal Thomas Keng-hsin Tien, SVD
April 1960-December 1967
• Note: tenure, period of time of someone
holding office
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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
December 1967-July 1990
She is the former first-lady, and the
university auditorium, Chung-Mai
Auditorium, is named after the acronym of
the names of the former President and the
First-Lady.
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Most Reverend
Bishop Paul Shan
August 1990-July 1993
In salutation, use “His
Excellency”
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Most Reverend
Archbishop Joseph Ti Kang
August 1993-July 1999
In salutation, use “His
Excellency”
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His Eminence
Cardinal Paul Shan
August 1999-November 2008
In salutation, use “His
Eminence”
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His Excellency
Bishop Joseph Wang
November 2008—Present
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Fu Jen Presidents
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Cardinal Paul Yu Pin
1960-August 1978
Our Administration Building is named
after his pseudonym,
Yeh-Sheng, which has a biblical allusion,
“the voice in the wilderness.”
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Archbishop
Stanislaus Lokuang
August 1978-January 1992
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Monsignor
Gabriel Chen-Ying Ly
February 1992-January 1996
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Professor
Peter Tuen-Ho Yang
February 1996-January 2000
Professor Yang is the first lay
Catholic to be elected President of
Fu Jen Catholic University.
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Professor
John Ning-Yuean Lee
February 2000-January 2004
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Current President
(the Incumbent)
Professor
Bernard Chien-Chiu Li
February 2004-Present
Professor Li is an alumnus of Fu Jen,
the first-year graduate of the
Department of Philosophy.
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Current Situation
• Fu Jen Catholic University is a comprehensive
university.
• Currently the university comprises 9 colleges, 48
departments, 46 master’s programs, 22 inservice master programs, and 11 Ph.D.
programs, and 15 departments for the School of
Continuing Education.
• Total enrollment is about 27,000 students.
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Colleges
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College of Liberal Arts
College of Arts
College of Medicine
College of Science and Engineering
College of Foreign Languages
College of Human Ecology
School of Law
College of Social Sciences
College of Management
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• The university also has an affiliated
Faculty of Theology, which is run by the
Jesuits.
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College of Liberal Arts
• The establishment of the College of Liberal Arts can be
traced back to 1922-23.
• In addition to its graduate institutes and departments, the
College has a Center of Teacher Education.
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College of Arts
• In 1984, the College of Arts was officially
established with the permission of the
Ministry of Education.
• With auspicious development, the College
now has three departments, three master
programs, two in-service master
programs, and one doctoral program.
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College of Medicine
• To foster medical specialists with Catholic spirits, the
university established the College of Medicine with the
support of catholic hospitals in Taiwan.
• In November 1989, the Ministry of Education granted
permission to establish the College of Medicine, which
makes Fu Jen one of three comprehensive universities
to have a College of Medicine.
• The College now comprises five departments: Nursing,
Public Health, Clinical Psychology, Occupational
Therapy and a School of Medicine. The College
maintains internship contracts and cooperation with
several leading hospitals in Taiwan.
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College of Science and Engineering
• The College of Science and Engineering was
reestablished in 1963 in Taiwan.
• It now has one interdisciplinary Ph.D. program:
Graduate Institute of Applied Science and
Engineering, seven departments: Mathematics,
Physics, Chemistry, Life Science, Psychology,
Electronic Engineering, Computer Science and
Information Engineering
• There are more than 100 full-time faculty
members.
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College of Foreign Languages
• The College of Foreign Languages (CFL),
established in 1963.
• It consists of six departments: English, German,
French, Spanish, Japanese and Italian; eight
graduate schools: Linguistics, German, English,
Spanish, French, Interpretation & Translation,
Japanese, and the Doctoral Program of
Comparative Literature.
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College of Human Ecology
• When the University was re-founded in Taiwan, Sr.
Urbania Tushaus established the Department of
Domestic Science and Nutrition, which was the first of its
kind in the country, under the former College of Science
in 1963 with the support from the SVD and SSpS
missionary orders.
• Currently, the college has five departments, two
graduate programs, and provides undergraduate, master
and doctoral programs. It has some 2,300 students and
105 faculty and staff members.
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School of Law
• After the re-establishment of the University in
Hsinchuang in 1963, the Department of Law was set up
under the former College of Law, along with other
departments of social sciences. In 2003, the Department
of Law and the Department of Financial and Economic
Law combined to form the School of Law.
• The School of Law comprises three departments, two
master's programs, one In-Service Master's Program,
and one doctoral program. There are approximately
1,200 students. The Legal Service Center and the John
Paul II Peace Institute are affiliated with the College.
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College of Management
• After Fu Jen re-opened in Taiwan, the Department of Industry
and Business Management was established in 1963. The
Department was renamed the Department of Business
Administration the following year and was placed under the
College of Law. In 1969, the College of Commerce was
established, and was renamed the College of Management
with the permission of the Ministry of Education in 1982. Since
then, the college has focused on having more graduate
programs. Currently, the College has five undergraduate
departments, five master's programs, one Ph.D. program, and
seven EMBA programs. In April 1995, the College was ratified
by the AACSB (The Assocociation to Advance Collegiate
Schools of Business), and in October, allowed to establish the
Beta Gamma Sigma Fu Jen Branch.
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College of Social Sciences
• Within the College of Social Sciences are four
departments that offer undergraduate majors
and master's programs in Economics, Sociology,
Social Work, and Religious Studies and a Ph.D.
program and an in-service Master's Program in
Religious Studies. The college also maintains
two affiliated research centers, namely, The
Chinese Socio-Cultural Research Center and
Service Center for Aborigines.
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School of Continuing Education
• The School of Continuing Education was established in
1969 with the approval of the Ministry of Education. It is
designed as an educational option for students who want
to pursue a degree in higher education while at the same
time keeping their jobs. In accordance with the
diversified development of the University and to provide
an environment for life-long learning, the Evening
Division was transformed into the School of Continuing
Education from 1997, offering four-year, degree-granting
programs in fifteen departments.
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The architectural design of the
university reflects her Catholic identity
(or Catholic and international character)
with a combination of Chinese culture
and Christian faith.
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Architectural Styles
• SVD: grey limestone
• Jesuit: blue
• Diocesan Clergy: red
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Introduction to
Representative Buildings
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Cardinal Yu Pin Administration Building
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Located right at the university entrance, a
geographically convenient spot, Cardinal Yu
Pin Administration Building serves as the
administration center of the university. It takes
its name under the suggestion of the then
Chair Emeritus, Madame Chiang, in memorial
of the first president, Cardinal Yu Pin, without
whose efforts, the university cannot have reopened successfully in Taiwan.
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Archbishop Lokuang Student Activity Center
• Archbishop Lokuang Student Activity
Center accommodates students’ clubs as
well as provides space for extracurricular
activities. It is named after the President
Emeritus, Archbishop Stanislaus Lokuang,
for his life-long service to the university.
The protruded window eaves and platform
follow the architectural design of the
Cardinal Yu Pin Administration Building.
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Cardinal Tien Memorial Building
• Designed by Fr. Linzenbach, SVD, Cardinal Tien
Memorial Building and the neighboring
academic buildings take the shape of a dragon
with consecutively winding corridors. Cardinal
Tien Memorial Building features the head of the
dragon with the stainless anaglyph of Chinese
bronze inscription. The interior of the building
features an embossment of His Eminence
Cardinal Tien, the first Chair of the Board of
Trustees of the university after her reestablishment in Taiwan.
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Fr. Schütte Memorial Library
• Fr. Schütte Memorial Library is named
after Fr. Schütte, SVD, who contributed
enormously to the refounding of the
university. Following the concept of the
dragon embodied in winding corridors of
Cardinal Tien Memorial Building, the
crystal windowpanes symbolized the jewel
of the dragon, which contains the treasure
of knowledge.
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College of Foreign Languages and Literature
• The building is characterized by the simple
but elegant texture of stone tiles. (The
leafy shade in front of the college,
nicknamed “Little Paris,” is the favorite
gathering place for students.)
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Immaculate Heart Chapel
• The Immaculate Heart Chapel is the spiritual
center of the university. (Besides providing a
space for masses, it also accommodates the
student-counseling center.) The Chapel, a
three-story building, duplicates the Roman
Mosaic style. The alpha and omega
surrounding a holy cross on the top of the roof
symbolizes: God is the beginning and the end.
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AB Women’s Residence
• The AB Women’s dormitory is designed as a phoenix in
shape. (The flourishing colors of the stained glasses
represent the brilliance of the bird.) On the mural, three
scarves formulate the Chinese character of Nue (女),
indicating the female sex.
In the Chinese tradition, the dragon and phoenix
symbolize the idea of becoming great personages. With
the dragon of Cardinal Tien Memorial Building and the
phoenix of the AB Women’s Residence, we hope that
boys and girls graduating from this university will be
blessed with a great bright future.
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The College of Human Ecology
• One of the first five buildings of the
university, it used to accommodate the
Department of Home Economics, which
recruited only female students; so pinkcolored tiles are used to represent the
femininity. (It was not until 1972, when the
Department of Nutrition and Food
Sciences was added that the College
started to recruit male students.)
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The Jesuit architectural style
uses blue and white colors to
show reverence to Virgin
Mary, who dressed up in a
white gown and blue girdle.
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Xavier Hall
• Xavier Hall is another earliest five
buildings built after the university’s
refounding. It now serves as the
academic building for the College of Law.
It is named after Fr. François Xavier Chu
to commemorate his contribution in
evangelization.
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Beda Hall
• Beda Hall accommodates the college of
Management, and is named after Fr. Beda
Tsang, who continued to evangelize in
China after communist takeover, and was
martyred for his steadfast Catholic belief.
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The Chinese Diocese used to
manage the Colleges of Arts
and Liberal Arts. The academic
buildings for these two colleges
reflect the Chinese architectural
style by the use of color red
and traditional Chinese
courtyard.
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College of Arts
• The College of Arts building
accommodates three departments: Music,
Applied Arts, and Landscape Architecture.
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Tonelli Hall
• The roof also exemplifies the traditional Chinese
architectural style, which specifically emphasizes
elaborate design on the roof.
Tonelli Hall is named after Dr. J. P. Tonelli, a
faithful Catholic and a passionate admirer of
Chinese culture. He generously funded the
establishment of this three-story building.
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College of Liberal Arts
• The seal character of HWA (flower) on the
eastern side of the mural is a pun: meaning both
our identity as Chinese, and our responsibility to
instill new spirits into the Chinese literature and
culture.
The Lotus Mere incorporates the beauty of
nature into this academic building. The building
of the College of Liberal Arts is one of the
earliest five buildings.
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Ricci Hall
• Ricci Hall, a T-shape building, provides
space for general courses for the colleges
of Law and Management. It was built in
1986 and is named after the Jesuit, Mateo
Ricci, one of the first missionaries in
China.
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College of Medicine
• The Tsung ChoChang (宗卓章) Momerial
Building accommodates the College of
medicine.
It is named after the most important donor, 宗卓
章, who most generously funded the
establishment of this college.
The beautiful mosaic at the end of the building
portrays Jesus Christ as a healer.
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Chung Mei Auditorium
• Chung Mei Auditorium was built in 1970. It was modeled
after the ancient Roman coliseum and the Beijing
Emperor’s Alter architecturally.
Aside from university gatherings, it also serves as the
gymnasium.
The name of the auditorium Chung Mei has a double
meaning. First, it symbolizes the amity between Chinese
and the American. Secondly, Chung Mei, an acronym of
the middle names of President and Madame Chiang, is
used to express our gratitude for their unreserved
contribution.
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Paul Cardinal Shan Medical Building
• The newest on campus and provides
space for research and teaching for the
College of Medicine