We are delighted to have received a visiting delegation from Concordia University of Irvine, California, USA on October 18, 2007. Professor Peter Senkbeil (Associate Provost), Professor Eugene Kim (Director, Asian Studies), and Professor Adam Lee (Assistant Professor, English Education) are welcomed by Professor Sze Yong Zee (Associate Vice-President, UIC) ,Professor K.T. Fang (Professor) and Dr. Kenneth Lan (Associate Director, International Affairs Office). Concordia University of California is named by the U.S. News magazine as one of the best postsecondary colleges in the United States.