With heavy snowstorms and biting cold winds hitting Yantai, road surfaces were covered in ice and snow, causing many inconveniences to the faculty and students in daily life and commuting. The university strengthened management measures and made advance plans, and departments and schools actively coordinated efforts to address the faculty and students' learning, work, and living needs with comprehensive support.
Intense operations clearing passages on campus
In recent days, the sudden blizzard brought a heavy workload for clearing snow from roads on the campus. To keep roads clear on the campus and guarantee safety and normal life for the faculty, students, and staff, the university issued notices calling on Party organizations at all levels, Party members, and cadres to carry out snow removal operations in a well-organized manner.
By following the example of Party members and cadres, many faculty members and students participated in the snow and ice clearing to provide safe passages. The logistics, security, and other departments kept a close watch on weather conditions, made preplans for emergency response, refined campus snow removal schemes, and coordinated the use of large equipment for operations before dawn. Meanwhile, patrols were increased in slippery areas to eliminate hazards in a timely manner.
United as one, the faculty, students, and staff assumed areas and tasks for efficient operations. Their efforts amid the snow produced the warmest sight, making winter days shine especially bright and heart-warming.
Providing caring support for postgraduate entrance exam-takers on their dream-chasing journey.
The 2024 national postgraduate entrance exam was to take place this Saturday. As the exam fast approached, it was important to relieve stress for exam-taking students and provide them comfort, encouragement, strengthened confidence, and morale when they were preparing for the exams. To this end, the university's departments and schools organized a range of support actions, such as giving consolations, delivering gift packs, sharing exam tips, and sending best wishes that warmed every student's heart.
The School of Nursing (School of Gerontology) invited over ten graduate students who succeeded in the previous year's exam to form an Exam Buddy Team, sharing their experience and tips on preparing for the exam, reducing stress, and helping candidates ease anxiety.
Counselors from the School of Special Education and Rehabilitation, School of Pharmacy, and School of Health Management visited self-study rooms and dorms to inquire about candidates' preparations and psychological states, helping them relieve stress with the warmest encouragement and blessings.
The School of Traditional Chinese Medicine organized outstanding doctoral students to provide tips and blessings to exam-taking schoolmates. They warmly sent pre-exam reminders via WeChat. On the last day before the exam, the school's Party secretary met with the candidates and gave final advice face-to-face and the warmest wishes.
The School of Public Health prepared elaborate exam gift packs with stationery and chocolate symbolizing solutions for tough problems, wishing candidates to obtain success with wisdom, overcome difficulties, and enjoy life.
The dean of the School of Medical Imaging led a team to Binzhou, Dongying, and other teaching bases to visit exam-takers there, to learn about their study, work, and life needs and deliver care packages.
On the exam day, the officials from the Student Affairs Office, First School of Clinical Medicine, and School of Traditional Chinese Medicine set up service stations at the Sixth Middle School of Bincheng District, where the exam took place. They provided hot water, face masks, tissue paper, and stationery for test-takers and kept personal items for them.
Caring aid provided in earthquake relief.
At 23:59 on December 18, a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province. BMU immediately tried to identify the affected students and arrange special funding support.
Despite heavy snowstorms, the Women's Federation of BMU raised funds from benevolent businesses, swiftly contacted suppliers, urgently acquired supplies worth RMB 14,600 yuan for women and children, and sent them with other local donations to the devastated areas.
Heart-warming care on winter solstice day.
Today is winter solstice. I'm pleasantly surprised and deeply warmed to be able to eat dumplings sent by the university when working at the teaching hospital. said Li Fei from the School of Stomatology. The School of Stomatology jointly worked with teaching hospitals to order dumplings for students working there, bringing warmth from the school on the winter solstice day.
One bowl of ginger soup dispels the cold. In the dining halls, the Catering Service Center provided free ginger sugar soup for all faculty and students to drive away the chill. The BMU Hospital also distributed free cold medicine to faculty and students, safeguarding their health.
On the winter solstice day, the Second School of Clinical Medicine issued meal coupons for Dumplings with Wishes for Luck in Exam for winter solstice to 618 postgraduate entrance exam candidates at the Yantai campus, Binzhou campus, Yantai Affiliated Hospital, and other bases.
The First School of Clinical Medicine, School of Pharmacy, and other schools also organized students to prepare dumplings on their own. Dumplings blended with flavors from across China warmed the festive atmosphere and brought closer bonds between teachers and students.
BY: Pan Xiaorong, Chen Xikun
SOURCE: News Center
