To the Great Wall and back

CM Assistant Principal Dr. James Keane '82 and Director of Admissions Mr. John Mazza '98 have just returned from an important trip for the growth of the Catholic Memorial community. Their second trip to the far east in as many years involved visiting the People's Republic of China and South Korea at the invitation of the President of CiCiEdNet Corporation, Mr. Eu Eng Pai. Dr. Keane and Mr. Mazza were featured speakers at a series of seminars and recruitment fairs held in seven different cities over a period of thirteen days. In addition to Seoul, South Korea, the cities in China on their tour included Shanghai, Beijing, Shenyang, Qingdao, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen.

Above: Dr. Keane and Mr. Mazza give a presentation about
CM's international collaborative at a seminar in China.

Although one of the goals of the trip was to continue to attract outstanding international students to CM, Dr. Keane and Mr. Mazza also initiated and negotiated a new educational collaborative between Catholic Memorial and a high school in Shanghai that will open the door to future student and teacher exchanges. The recent trip to China and Korea was the latest of several international initiatives begun by CM over the past three years that include the introduction of Mandarin Chinese and the acceptance of international students to CM from Asia,the Philippines, and Latin America.

Above: Dr. Keane and Mr. Mazza at the demilitarized zone
on the border between North and South Korea.