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ChinaRains
ORGANIZATION DOCUMENT
(First Draft: January 25, 1997)
- PURPOSE & ACTIVITY
- ChinaRains Club is a discussion group aiming to encourage academic communications
and social connections among Chinese students and scholars of social sciences
within Stanford community. Its initiation lies on the beliefs that China urgently
calls for a new generation of social scientists, and that academic enterprises,
especially those of social sciences, require a thought-stimulating atmosphere
and an intellectual group. The club serves 1) to promote interdisciplinary
exchange and mutual encouragement; 2) to establish a strong network and ideally
long-term partnerships among Chinese social sciences students and scholars.
The main activity of ChinaRains Club is to hold regular academic seminars
to discuss any topic related to social sciences or Chinese society.
- ORIENTATION
- ChinaRains Club is highly academic-oriented. Pragmatic tendency, political
prejudice, and ideological preference should be avoided in any club meeting.
- MEMBERSHIP
- General Membership: General members will be informed of and welcome to any
club activity. Any Chinese student and scholar who is studying, teaching, or
doing research on social sciences and humanity at Stanford University is
automatically granted a general club membership. Non-social science students
and scholars as well as non-Stanford people are also welcome.
Regular
Membership: Regular members have the right to share any club information and
to participate in group development. To become a regular member, one must 1)
follow club orientation; 2) be actively involved in and dedicated to club
activities.
- ORGANIZATION
- Coordinators: The club has two coordinators who are responsible for
maintaining the functioning of the organization, both internally and
externally.
Division Representatives: The club is mainly consisted of
nine divisions based on academic disciplines: Economics, Sociology, Political
Science, Anthropology, Business & Law, Education, Humanity, Regional
Studies, and sciences & technology. Each division has one representative
whose principal duties are to recruit new members and to collect discussion
topics.
Election and Tenure: Club coordinators and division
representatives are elected annually by regular club members.
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