David Lou

Director, UNL

Dr. David Lou's major responsibility is to work with the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, deans and directors to set a direction for the Confucius Institute that meets its mission and university standards of excellence. As Director, Dr. Lou represents the program and university on a local, national and international level.

Dr. Lou works collaboratively with the Office of Academic Affairs in developing the budget for the Institute; and the faculties of all colleges and support units of the university in developing programs for the Confucius Institute. As director, Dr. Lou also supervises all staff employed by the Institute.

In addition to Director of UNL Confucius Institute, Dr. Lou serves as Director of UNL's Office of China Initiatives and holds a faculty appointment of J.K. Ludwickson Professor of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Lou obtained his doctoral degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has published extensively in his area of expertise. He is also active professionally at the national and international level.

 

Yuxia Song

Associate Director, Xi'an Jiaotong University

As a representative from the Chinese partner - Xi'an Jiaotong University and Associate Director for the UNL Confucius Institute, Prof. Song's major responsibility is to assist the Director in planning and operation of the Institute. In particular, Prof. Song is responsible for Chinese language teaching activities which include designing the curriculum and syllabi, selecting teaching materials and methods, and teaching quality supervision. She also works with Director and associate directors for organizing Chinese culture activities, submitting program application and activity reports to the Office of Chinese Language Council International (Hanban), and promoting exchanges between China and the State of Nebraska.

 

Rachel Zeng

Associate Director, UNL

Rachel Zeng's general responsibilities include serving as liaison between the Confucius Institute's Chinese language and culture staff and its targeted audiences; assisting the language and culture staff in the development, implementation, and marketing of appropriate non-credit language and culture programming. Work with the Director of the Confucius Instititute to insure the smooth functioning of activities.

 

Chunyan Ma

Chinese Instructor from Xi'an Jiaotong University

Chunyan Ma teaches Chinese language and culture classes for the Institute.

 

Lizhen Shi

Chinese Instructor from Xi'an Jiaotong University

Lizhen Shi teaches Chinese language and culture classes for the Institute.

 

Joyce Young

Office Associate, UNL

Joyce Young's general responsibilities include assisting the Director and Associate Directors with various administrative duties; assist in planning and organizing activities; and general office management for the Institute.