At 10:20 on September 24, 2023, the 2023 freshmen entrance education activity of the School of Arts and Communication of China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) was held in Room 208 of No. 3 Teaching Building. The leaders and teachers who participated in this activity included Bian Jianhua, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of the School, Shan Tianyi, secretary of the Youth League Committee, Chen Xiliang, director of the Party Building Office, Wang Dong, Police Officer of Yujiashan Police Station, Huang Hai from the Mental Health Education Center of CUG, Zhu Huan from the Academic Affairs Section of the School, and Zeng Gehui, a counselor of the Student Affairs Leading Group.
In the first activity, Bian Jianhua, deputy secretary of the Party Committee, introduced the basic situation of the School and provide education on academic and career planning for college students. He proposed that all freshmen should make an overall plan and clarify three goals, i.e. ideological construction goals, academic goals and career goals; be a manager in four aspects, i.e. time manager, body manager, emotional manager and wealth manager; learn to deal with eight kinds of relationships, i.e. classmates, lovers, mentors, relatives, friends, team, peers and dormitory relationships. Finally, he expected everyone to cherish the current resources, stay away from ineffective life and become a CUG media person with both ability and integrity.
In the second lecture, Shan Tianyi, counselor of the Student Affairs Leading Group and secretary of the Youth League Committee, explained the construction of the study style, the work of the Youth League Committee, the main events of innovation and entrepreneurship, and the innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives of the School. At the same time, Ms. Shan also showed some excellent results achieved by the School and students, which made students more confident and confident to develop their innovative spirit, and gave all freshmen an earnest message of “moving forward together with the most beautiful dream”. Subsequently, Yu Jifei, chairman of the Student Union of the School of Arts and Communication, gave a brief introduction to the Student Union, encouraging everyone to bravely participate in student organizations and continuously improve their learning and work abilities.
The third lecture started at 14:30 in the afternoon and the main speaker was Zeng Gehui, a counselor of the Student Affairs Leading Group. She explained the related awards and subsidies policies for college students, including the basic selection conditions for various awards and grants such as National Scholarship, National Inspirational Scholarship, CUG Talent Scholarship, Undergraduate Social Scholarship and social grants, as well as the application methods for work-study positions, to guide the direction for students with family difficulties.
The fourth lecture was given by Officer Wang Dong from Yujiashan Police Station of Wuhan Public Security Bureau on “Safety Prevention Knowledge”. Officer Wang read and explained the safety knowledge of college students against telecommunication network fraud, and reminded them to pay attention to personal and property safety and unconscious illegal behavior and other issues, sounding the alarm for the freshmen who just entered the university. Then, he warned new students to improve their awareness of fraud prevention and recognize the diversity of online fraud forms through real cases of fraud in our school.
The fifth lecture was titled “Starting from the Heart - Talking about Freshmen’s Psychological Adaptation”, and was delivered by Huang Hai from the Mental Health Education Center of the University. He taught the students an interesting and profound lesson with his humorous language and real and vivid examples. Mr. Huang gave a detailed talk on "Psychological adjustment and coping of new students". He pointed out that freshmen need to adapt to university life from four aspects: environment, role, interpersonal skills, and learning, and called on everyone to adjust their mindset as soon as possible. In case of encountering insurmountable problems, they should actively seek help from psychological teachers.
The sixth lecture was about university learning related topics, delivered by Zhu Huan from the Academic Affairs Section of the School. Ms. Zhu introduced the training program for college students in detail, including general education courses, major platform courses and specialized courses. Secondly, she advocated students to strictly follow the course assessment requirements and participate in educational and teaching activities on time. Finally, Ms. Zhu recommended many official websites to facilitate students’ access to information, and wished the freshmen a successful completion of their studies.
The last lecture was given by Chen Xiliang, a counselor of the Student Affairs Leading Group and director of the Party Building Office of this School. He introduced the work of being a student Party member and Party member education to all new students. Starting from the “Art +” party building characteristic brand, he explained the party organization construction and the training of party activists. Then, Mr. Chen provided guidance on the requirements for writing an Party membership application, reminded everyone to correct their motives for joining the Party, examined their own hearts, and encouraged everyone to strive for the opportunity of joining the Party with practical actions, which received positive responses from many students.
At this point, the entrance education activity for 2023 undergraduate students of the School of Arts and Communication came to a successful end.
