Dean and Professor Emeritus Participates in Symposium

Honggang Yang, Ph.D., Dean and Professor Emeritus from the former NSU College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), participated in a symposium titled “Asian American and Pacific Islanders’ Contributions and Challenges in American Society.” The event was hosted by Southern Illinois University Carbondale to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with the virtual symposium scheduled for May 25, 2022.

Yang designed and implemented the Residential Institute (RI) in 1999, still used by the Department of Conflict Resolution Studies in the Halmos College of Arts and Sciences and the Guy Harvey Oceanographic Research Center (HCAS).  RI brings distance learning students to campus twice a year to engage in on-campus learning, attend keynote lectures, and participate in working groups and social activities. In addition, he implemented other programs such as the Campus Diversity Dialogues.

Posted 06/06/22