Sightseeing in Shanghai was negatively impacted by construction and smog. We were to spend some time on The Bund, the entertainment district with British architecture. But the area is under construction to install new subway lines in preparation for the 2010 Expo, so we went across the river to view The Bund from the other side. Unfortunately, it was too smoggy to see across the river. That left us to go shopping at Shanghai Xin Tian Di, which was great fun. After much haggling, many treasures were had by all!
Fudan University houses 13,000 students in 3-, 4-, and 6-person rooms. They have a student services structure, including student associations, counseling staff, and live-in hall staff (facilitators) who have programming responsibilities. International students live in separate quarters with enhanced amenities, as do graduate students. They also house over 2,000 faculty and staff. They have implemented a residential college, modeled after Cambridge. They rely on a property management company to operate some of their housing. They have a system for custodial services and preventative maintenance. The counseling center is consistent with those at universities in the United States.
The halls are not air conditioned, so the chief student behavior concern is the use of forbidden electrical appliances in an attempt to cool the air. We had good dialogue about how to best meet the needs of international students.
