Donna Wiseman(center) and Jianxin Cui(left), director and deputy director of Confucius Institute at The University of Maryland, accepted citations from Shawn Eum(right), policy advisor of Maryland Governor’s office, at the Institute's 13th anniversary celebration. Yian Ke/China Daily
The Confucius Institute (CI) at the University of Maryland, the first Confucius Institute ever in the US, hosted its 13th anniversary of operations on March 28 in College Park.
Representatives from the Maryland state senate, governor's office, local CI recipient schools, CI students and parents attended the celebration to show their support and appreciation for the CI's ongoing contributions to US-China cultural exchange.
Maryland Senator Susan Lee's representative Judge Chung Park expressed Lee's recognition of the work Donna Wiseman and Jianxin Cui, director and deputy director of CI at the university, have done.