Source: Student Affairs Office

Written by: Student Affairs Office

Translated by: Tan Shan

Edited by: Wang Dongmei

On April 21, the SYSU “Wanglaoji Cup” Persons of the Year 2012 Selection Conference was held on East Campus. Zhu Kongjun, Deputy Secretary of SYSU Party Committee, and Mi Qi, Deputy Secretary of Guangzhou Wanglaoji Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Deputy General Manager of the Financial Center of Guangzhou Wanglaoji Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., were present at the event.

The 20 candidates mounted the platform and gave a presentation one by one. Some of them have excellent academic performances; some make outstanding achievements in scientific research; some are public-spirited; some show respect and filial piety; some do boldly what is righteous –– they highlight the spirit and qualities of SYSU students. The selection conference adopted the interactive form of comments by student judges and live microblogging. The students gave positive opinions and said they wanted to learn from the candidates in their comments and microblog posts. 10 students including Lu Xihong were awarded SYSU “Wanglaoji Cup” Persons of the Year 2012; 9 students including Liu Tiangang and 1 student organization won the nomination award. Unlike the previous years, the “Elegant Demeanor Award” and the “Most Influential Person Award” were jointly selected by the six organizers and representatives of previous winners; and the “SYSU Persons of the Year 2012 Wanglaoji Campus Ambassador” was selected by the guests from Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings Limited.

The selection activity of SYSU Persons of the Year has been successfully held for four times since 2009. It is usually launched at the end of the year and lasts for more than four months. Through an extensive process of application by students, review and recommendation by schools and departments, examination and appraisal by the expert panel, public scrutiny of candidates, online voting and on-site voting at the selection conference, 10 Persons of the Year and 10 nominations for Persons of the Year are selected.

Persons in charge of Student Affairs Department of SYSU Party Committee, Graduate Student Affairs Department, Publicity Department, SYSU Youth Association, Career Development Counseling Center, and Mental Health Education & Counseling Center, deputy secretaries and student counselors of the schools and departments, previous Persons of the Year winner representatives, and 370 student judges from 37 schools and departments participated in the selection activity.