46 / / 47 憭㝕⛿㶇䑑剹ꯗ1.0曭 UM Residential College Education 1.0 睙◝ꌄ | PART II Al l RCs in UM have a standardi sed staf f ing organisation. Full-time resident academic staff include the college master, the associate master and two resident fellows. The college master directs the overall development of the RC. They are normally accomplished professors with excellent academic and research achievements, who possess rich teaching and administrative experience and maintain an extensive international network in their fields of expertise. The associate master oversees the day-to-day operation of the college, student affairs and discipline in the college. The two resident fellows assist the college master and the associate master in organising different kinds of activities for around 500 students. As members of the college community, the resident academic staff share the same living environment with the students. Through involving themselves in students’ daily lives, they get to know each of them and guide them to influence and learn from each other. The RCs frequently host a wide variety of activities. Some are organised by the academic staff, while others are organised or co-organised by the students under the guidance of the former. This provides opportunities and various platforms for students to broaden their horizons and experiences, develop leadership and communication skills and foster a sense of community service. Additionally, the academic staff regularly follow up on the students’ academic progress and provide appropriate academic support and encouragement. There are also three full-time administrative staff in each college, who are responsible for the college’s finance, administration and co-ordination of building maintenance and improvement, as well as providing support to the academic staff and students in organising activities. In addition to the full-time resident academic staff mentioned above, each RC has dozens of affiliated non-resident academic staff from all faculties. In fact, the university requires all full-time academic staff to provide support in students’ extra-curricular activities outside the conventional classroom setting, along with their teaching and research duties. They regularly attend RC events, offering academic guidance to students, and/or hosting extra-curricular activities that they themselves are good at, such as debating, cooking, drawing, performing tea ceremonies, sports and music. Each RC has established various student bodies and pos i t ions to ass i st in managing the RC community. There is the House Association (HA). With key Executive members elected by the whole RC student population, the working groups of the HA organised many activities for students. There are also resident tutors (who are graduate students) and resident assistants (who are senior undergraduate students) on each floor, who help take care of the daily needs of the students on their respective floors. Moreover, an inter-college committee is formed by student representatives from each college, which under the guidance of resident fellows, organises joint events involving all the RCs, for example, sporting competitions and large-scale public speeches. The RC encourages student organisations and their members to promote a wide range of activities in order to realise the mission of the RC and respond to students’ needs. These activities include high-table dinners, master’s dinners, lectures and seminars by internal or external guest speakers, interest groups, workshops, floor activities, inter-college competitions and exchange activities with other institutions. These events cover aspects of social life, arts and culture, sports, community service, English learning, student leadership training, etc. There are also Chinese- and English-speaking debating tournaments, sporting events, cheerleading contests, singing and dance performances, which add to the vibrancy and excitement of RC life. Chapter 4 Organisation and Educational Activities
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