At 8:45 on April 29th 2015, the launch ceremony of the Senior Year for the 2015 undergraduates as well as tree planting activity in the theme of "Take Roots in Alma Mater and Grow up in Gratitude" was held in the south corner of our School with the host of Bo Qixin, instructor of the 2015 terminal classes. Many leaders and teachers such as chief of the student affairs department, Yu Chenwen, the party secretary of Donlinks Dai Shufen, Vice-President and tutor of 111 Business Administration class Liu Mingzhu, the vice party secretary Wen Ya and more than 70 students on behalf of 2015 undergraduates in our college took part in the tree planting activity.
It takes ten years for a tree to grow and a hundred years to bring up a generation of men. In order to express their appreciation to the schools and colleges for four years' education, Business & Economic undergraduates of 2015 spontaneously raised more than 2700 yuan for saplings. Most of this fund was used to buy three yulan magnolia saplings which were donated to the school and the left money will be used to maintain the saplings. The three yulan magnolias respectively represent three majors of 2011, meaning the Management Science and Engineering, Economics and business management, implying all graduates' gratitude to their school.
Before the tree planting activity, Zhang Jingya made a speech on behalf of the 2015 graduates. She extended her acknowledgment for the experience in the school and sincerely hoped that these three trees can take their gratitude to the school and wished the school can stand as long as it could. Besides, She called on all graduates to aspire to success, glow in all walks of life and win honor for our school.
Subsequently, planting ceremony officially began. Student representatives handled in the wish bottle with "memory capsule" written by undergraduates of Business & Economic to the teachers and they jointly buried the bottle under the three magnolias. They agreed upon after 20 years when the magnolia flower blossom, they will get together under the trees and open the bottle sealed with the aspirations of the teachers and students. Then leaders, teachers and graduates together planted trees. They laid the trees in the holes, buried the roots, pressed the earth capped in the roots, watered it and scattered thin soil, meaning deeply bury of the wish for the future, for Alma mater in the school. All the teachers and students participated in the activity in a harmonious atmosphere.
Then, the students and teachers hanged exclusive nameplate on the trees and took pictures together to witness this memorable moment. Red ribbon is wrapped around the tree branches. Let yulan witness the growth of the graduates!
At the same time, undergraduates of Business & Economic 2015 complimented the plaque and together with teachers such as Yu Chenwen, Dai Shufen, Liu Mingzhuand as well as student representatives Ge Jiting uncovered the plaque red cloth. Everybody was nervous and looking forward to the moment when characters of "dream flowers blossom in the USTB " appeared with loud applause and cheers. Immediately the tree-planting activities reached a climax. As the students said: "Wish all dreams are achievable, and all the flowers are gorgeous."
Finally, teacher Yu Chengwen gave his wishes for graduates. He first praised our school for cultivating students with love and features, moved by the gratitude and love of 2015 graduates to schools and colleges. He recalled his graduation season: "There is a feeling called four years we spend together in the university. We miss the campus where we left wonderful memories." Tree-planting activities not only planted evergreen tree for Alma mater and colleges but also gave hopes for the future to all graduates. Yulan is a evergreen tree of friendship and also is loaded with hope. It urges all 2015 graduates to cherish time and forge ahead.
Graduates attending the planting activity later wrote wishes on the wish card carefully, then put the card high up on the magnolia trees, and took photos with laughing to memorize this good moment.
Instructor of 2015 graduating class of Business & Economic Bo Qixin said: "In four years, students experienced success or failure here, taste happiness and sorrow here. I hope you have high aspirations and realize them by efficiently spending your time. Youth slips from the fingers, and once time past, it is difficult to trace it. Today, we use our own hands bury under the Alma mater the best memories and the most brilliant hope. I hope that the graduates to take root in Alma mater and grow in gratitude, stick to dreams and keep faith. Let the trees witness our voyage." At this point, the tree planting activities ended with great success.
To further strengthen the ideal and faith education for graduates, in the main line of "self-improvement, responsibility, integrity," striving to build "love school, gratitude and miss" graduation atmosphere, to enhance largely the emotional guidance and humanistic care for the graduates, to improve the historical mission feeling and social responsibility for graduates and sense of belonging to the Alma mater and to advocate their leaving school in sound and safe way, the school held this series of activities in graduation season. This theme tree planting activity kicked off the series of activities for the 2015 graduates. This activity will be followed by many meaningful activities such as graduation season original songs, yearbooks, outstanding students talent records, graduation party etc.