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June 12, 2008 -
University of Redlands Students, Professor, Set to Study in Shanghai
Five University of Redlands students and a professor are set to travel to China to research environmental, cultural and educational changes in Shanghai.
The group departs June 18 for the project that is funded by a $31,000 competitive grant from ASIANetwork, a consortium established to promote Asian studies at liberal arts colleges.
Hongwei Lu, an assistant professor of Asian studies, will serve as faculty mentor for the project, overseeing the students' travels and guiding their research. Students will partner together on a project titled, "Urban Space Transformation in Contemporary Shanghai: Environmental, Cultural, Social and Educational Implications."
Students also will complete the following individual research projects:
- Environmental studies student Jessica Irby will complete a project on the use of open space in the urban center of Shanghai;
- Johnston Center for Integrative Studies student Sara Adams will study the changing secondary school system in urban China;
- Asian studies and sociology student Iyleen Ismail will research campus planning and student life;
- Asian studies and global business student Cassandra Peisel will consider globalization and its effects on Shanghai's urban street scene;
- Global business student Brian Wobst will analyze traditional space and contemporary urban development.
Lu said she is excited about the educational opportunities the month-long trip will provide for her students. She said traveling and doing research as a team is an ideal way to experience and explore a new culture.
"They will be able to stimulate each other, learn from each other, encourage each other, challenge each other, inspire each other and support each other," she said. "It'll be easy for them to push their comfort levels and...they will all improve their language skills through the one-on-one interaction with the native Chinese speakers."
Students also will work with Lu to present their research at the ASIANetwork's spring conference, which will be held in Lisle, Illinois in March 2009.