HPER Strengthens Links to ChinaThis spring, a high-level delegation

of sports education administra-tors from the People's Republic

of China paid a week-long visit to IU'sSchool of Health, Physical Education,and Recreation (HPER) in Blooming-ton.

The delegation waspart of an ongoingprogram of short-termexchanges that wasfirst worked out in thespring of 1989 be-tween HPER and theBeijing University ofPhysical Education(BUPE), China's mostprestigious institute forsports education. Ac-cording to HPERDean Tony Mobley,the linkage came aboutthrough the early effortsof Chi Chienhong,an impo~tant sportsadministrator fromTaiwan with strong tiesto the People's Republic of China whohas been an important contact forHPER.

The group was headed by MaQingyong, director of the Sports Sci-ence & Physical Education Departmentof the All-China Sports Federation anddeputy secretary general of the ChineseOlympic Committee. He was accompa-nied by PresidentJinJi-Chun of theBeijing University of Physical Educa-tion; Zhu Peilan, division chief of theSports Science & Education Depart-ment; Pan Zhichen, deputy directorfor the Division of the Physical Edu-cation Institution Administration over-seeing all university physical educationdegree programs; and Gao Yuanyi,deputy chief for the General Office ofthe Department of Participation Sports.

According to the Chinese, a visit toChina by IU's great swimming coach,Doc Councilman, now retired, wasthe prime event that led to trainingChinese swimmers by more scientific

methods, thereby improving their com-petitive edge.

Over the past few years, several IUfaculty have collaborated closely withBUPE colleagues on research, teaching,and consulting. Barbara Hawkins(Recreation & Park Administration) and

The delegation from Beijing enjoy lunch at IUB's TudorRoom. Left to right are Gao Yuanyi, Jin Jichung, PatrickO'Meara, Ma Qingyong, Tony Mobley, Zhu Peilan, andPan Zhichen.

Susan Eklund (IU Center on Aging& the Aged) worked with BUPE pro-fessor Yang Jingyi and another col-league from Australia on lifestyle factorsand health outcomes among olderadults in China. Fac-ulty members ofHPER's AppliedHealth divisionJames Crowe,Mohammed To-rabi, and Nang-noy Nakornkhetworked with BUPE'sWang An1i to con-duct a cross-culturalstudy of the atti-tudes, knowledge,and behavior of U.S.and Chinese adoles-cent smokers, show-ing the all-importantinfluence of thefamily in the result-ing patterns of dif-

ference between the two populations.On the Chinese side, more than 25

visitors, including government officials,university administrators, researchers,educators, and entrepreneurs havecome to consult at IU since the linkagewas established. The agreement alsoprovides for BUPE students to studyand train at HPER. Current graduatestudent Pan Zhiwei, who is pursuinghis master's in Recreation & Park Ad-ministration, has frequently acted as theinterpreter for these visits and duringthis last meeting, he helped host hisolder brother, Pan Zhichen, a memberof the April delegation.

One of the goals of the delegationwas to introduce Bejing University ofPhysical Education President Jin, hereon his first visit, to HPER administra-tors and faculty. The delegation metwith David Gallahue, Harold Mor-ris, Daniel McLean, and LynnJamieson, renewed their ties withCrowe and Hawkins, and toured someof IU's sports facilities and laborato-nes.

The Chinese delegation also spokewith Brian Winchester (Center forthe Study of Global Change) on thepossibilities of distance education

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Th is photo from 1989 shows Tony Mobely (second fromright) accompanied by Chi Chienhong (second from left)in Beijing to sign the original agreement with BUPE's thenpresident, Yang Fulu (right) and two former BUPEpresidents, Wang Shian (left) and Zhang Shitong (center).

HPER Strengthens Links to China

T his spring, a high-level delegation of sports education administra­tors from the People's Republic

of China paid a week-long visit to IU's School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) in Blooming­ton.

The delegation was part of an ongoing program of short-term exchanges that was first worked out in the spring of 1989 be­tween HPER and the

methods, thereby improving their com­petitive edge.

Over the past few years, several IU faculty have collaborated closely with BUPE colleagues on research, teaching, and consulting. Barbara Hawkins (Recreation & Park Administration) and

ference between the two populations. On the Chinese side, more than 25

visitors, including government officials, university administrators, researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs have come to consult at IU since the linkage was established. The agreement also provides for BUPE students to study and train at HPER. Current graduate student Pan Zhiwei, who is pursuing his master's in Recreation & Park Ad­ministration, has frequently acted as the interpreter for these visits and during this last meeting, he helped host his older brother, Pan Zhichen, a member of the April delegation.

Beijing University of Physical Education (BUPE), China's most prestigious institute for sports education. Ac­cording to HPER Dean Tony Mobley, the linkage came about through the early efforts of Chi Chienhong, an impo!tant sports administrator from Taiwan with strong ties

The delegation from Beijing enjoy lunch at IUB's Tudor Room. Left to right are Gao Yuanyi, Jin Jichung, Patrick O'Meara, Ma Qingyong, Tony Mobley, Zhu Pei Ian, and Pan Zhichen.

One of the goals of the delegation was to introduce Bejing University of Physical Education President Jin, here on his first visit, to HPER administra­tors and faculty. The delegation met with David Gallahue, Harold Mor­ris, Daniel McLean, and Lynn Jamieson, renewed their ties with Crowe and Hawkins, and toured some of IU's sports facilities and laborato­nes.

to the People's Republic of China who has been an important contact for HPER.

The group was headed by Ma Qingyong, director of the Sports Sci­ence & Physical Education Department of the All-China Sports Federation and deputy secretary general of the Chinese Olympic Committee. He was accompa­nied by PresidentJinJi-Chun of the Beijing University of Physical Educa­tion; Zhu Peilan, division chief of the Sports Science & Education Depart­ment; Pan Zhichen, deputy director for the Division of the Physical Edu­cation Institution Administration over­seeing all university physical education degree programs; and Gao Yuanyi, deputy chief for the General Office of the Department of Participation Sports.

According to the Chinese, a visit to China by IU's great swimming coach, Doc Councilman, now retired, was the prime event that led to training Chinese swimmers by more scientific

Susan Eklund (IU Center on Aging & the Aged) worked with BUPE pro­fessor Yang Jingyi and another col­league from Australia on lifestyle factors and health outcomes among older adults in China. Fac-

The Chinese delegation also spoke with Brian Winchester (Center for the Study of Global Change) on the possibilities of distance education

Continued on page 20

ulty members of HPER's Applied Health division James Crowe, Mohammed To­rabi, and Nang­noy Nakornkhet worked with BUPE's Wang Anli to con­duct a cross-cultural study of the atti­tudes, knowledge, and behavior of U.S. and Chinese adoles­cent smokers, show­ing the all-important influence of the family in the result­ing patterns of dif-

Th is photo from 1989 shows Tony Mobely (second from right) accompanied by Chi Chienhong (second from left) in Beijing to sign the original agreement with BU PE's then president, Yang Fulu (right) and two former BUPE presidents, Wang Shi an (left) and Zhang Shitong (center).

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IU's Puri Ranks AmongWorld's Top Statisticians

Aecent survey by the Natural Sci-ences and Engineering ResearchCouncil of Canada, has ranked

Madan L. Purl (Mathematics, IUB)fourth most prolific statistician in theworld. Among statisticians in universi-ties, such as IU, which do not have aseparate department of statistics, he isranked first.

Puri has published more than 200 re-search articles on statistics, probability,and mathematics, coauthored two ad-vanced research monographs, and ed-ited or coedited proceedings at nineinternational conferences in the UnitedStates, Europe and Japan.

The international scope of Puri's ca-reer is truly impressive. A fellow of theInstitute of Mathematical Statistics, theAmerican Statistical Association, andthe Royal Statistical Society, Puri is anelected member of the InternationalStatistical Institute and has twice re-ceived the Senior U.S. Scientist Awardof the Alexandervon HumboldtFoundation.

Puri has beenhonored by thegovernment of theFederal Republicof Germany "inrecognition of pastachievements inresearch and teach-ing," and has alsobeen invited by theJapanese Societyfor the Promotionof Sciences to visitJ apan under itsVisiting Professor-ship Program, toconduct cooperative research with Japa-nese scientists. In 1991, Puri was dis-tinguished visitor in the London Schoolof Economics and Political Science atthe University of London, England. His

visit was sponsored by the Suntory-Toyota International Center for Eco-nomics and Related Disciplines.

This year, the Citizen AmbassadorProgram of People to People Interna-tional has invited Puri to lead a delega-tion of 25 professionals specializing instatistics to visit the People's Republicof China in October. The delegationwill exchange information and ideaswith Chinese counterparts and obtainfirsthand impressions of the statisticalinformation system of China.

Last year, Puri was presented with abook, Research Developments in Probabil-ity and Statistics: Festschrift in Honor ofMadan L. Puri on the Occasion of his 65thBirthday. The editors of the book, pro-fessors Manfred Denker and EdgarBrunner of the University ofGottingen, Germany, came to Bloom-ington to present the book. Fifty-twoauthors from around the world wrotearticles in honor of Puri.

A graduate ofthe University ofCalifornia at Ber-keley (ph.D.) andPunjab Universityin India (D.Sc.),Puri came to IUBas a full professorin 1968 from theworld renownedCourant Instituteof MathematicalSciences, NewYork University.He has held visit-ing professorshipsat numerous uni-versities tnAuckland, New

Zealand; Berne, Switzerland; Goteborg,Sweden; and Gottingen, Germany.

Puri's research at IU has been sup-ported by several federal agencies forsums totalling more than $1.2 million.

HPER Continued from page 9

technology and with Richard E.Stryker regarding overseas study stu-dent exchanges.

Ma and his colleagues were espe-cially eager to explore possibilities fordeveloping a new curricular programconcentrating on community sportsand recreation. Such a program wouldbe consistent with the Chinesegovernment's commitment to pro-mote recreational sports among thegeneral populace through the "Na-tional Sport For All Project."

During their week here, the mem-bers of the Chinese delegationworked out the basis for LynnJamieson's (Recreation & ParkAdministration)trip to Beijing in May-June to set up a pilot course on thephilosophy and management of rec-reational sports.

Jamieson taught the intensivecourse with the help of a BUPE col-league acting as interpreter. The com-munity sports and recreationcurriculum will eventually includecourses on leisure and recreation, rec-reational programming, leadershiptechniques, and administration.

As increasing numbers of interna-tional students come to Bloomingtonto continue their studies in the areasof allied health, kinesiology, and rec-reation and park administration, thenumbers of international studentsfrom the People's Republic of Chinawill also continue to grow.

Honorary Continued from page 8

written partially while he was in Bloom-ington as a fellow of the Institute forAdvanced Study. More recently, hehelped to initiate a joint agreement be-tween IUP and the Finnish Academyof Sciences to publish a series of ed-ited volumes, ''Acta Semiotica Fennica."

His publications-approximately 300books and articles about semiotics, aes-thetics, and music theory and analysis-are available in English, Finnish, French,and German.

IU's Puri Ranks Among World's Top Statisticians

Aecent survey by the Natural Sci­

ences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, has ranked

Madan L. Puri (Mathematics, IUB) fourth most prolific statistician in the world. Among statisticians in universi­ties, such as IU, which do not have a separate department of statistics, he is ranked first.

Puri has published more than 200 re­search articles on statistics, probability, and mathematics, coauthored two ad­vanced research monographs, and ed­ited or coedited proceedings at nine international conferences in the United States, Europe and Japan.

The international scope of Puri's ca­reer is truly impressive . .A fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the American Statistical Association, and the Royal Statistical Society, Puri is an elected member of the International Statistical Institute and has twice re­ceived the Senior U.S. Scientist Award of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

Puri has been honored by the government of the Federal Republic of Germany "in recognition of past achievements in research and teach­ing," and has also been invited by the Japanese Society for the Promotion

visit was sponsored by the Suntory­Toyota International Center for Eco­nomics and Related Disciplines.

This year, the Citizen Ambassador Program of People to People Interna­tional has invited Puri to lead a delega­tion of 25 professionals specializing in statistics to visit the People's Republic of China in October. The delegation will exchange information and ideas with Chinese counterparts and obtain firsthand impressions of the statistical information system of China.

Last year, Puri was presented with a book, Research Developments in Probabil­ity and Statistics: Festschrift in Honor of Madan L. Puri on the Occasion of his 65 th Birthdrg. The editors of the book, pro­fessors Manfred Denker and Edgar Brunner of the University of Gottingen, Germany, came to Bloom­ington to present the book. Fifty-two authors from around the world wrote articles in honor of Puri.

of Sciences to visit Japan under its Visiting Professor­ship Program, to

Madan L. Puri

A graduate of the University of California at Ber­keley (Ph.D.) and Punjab University in India (D.Sc.), Puri came to IUB as a full professor in 1968 from the world renowned Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University. He has held visit­ing professorships at numerous uni­versities in Auckland, New

conduct cooperative research with Japa­nese scientists. In 1991, Puri was dis­tinguished visitor in the London School of Economics and Political Science at the University of London, England. His

Zealand; Berne, Switzerland; Goteborg, Sweden; and Gottingen, Germany.

Puri's research at IU has been sup­ported by several federal agencies for sums totalling more than $1.2 million.

20 International Programs Newsletter, Summer 1997

HPER Continued from page 9

technology and with Richard E. Stryker regarding overseas study stu­dent exchanges.

Ma and his colleagues were espe­cially eager to explore possibilities for developing a new curricular program concentrating on community sports and recreation. Such a program would be consistent with the Chinese government's commitment to pro­mote recreational sports among the general populace through the "Na­tional Sport For All Project."

During their week here, the mem­bers of the Chinese delegation worked out the basis for Lynn Jamieson's (Recreation & Park Administration)trip to Beijing in May­June to set up a pilot course on the philosophy and management of rec­reational sports.

Jamieson taught the intensive course with the help of a BUPE col­league acting as interpreter. The com­munity sports and recreation curriculum will eventually include courses on leisure and recreation, rec­reational programming, leadership techniques, and administration.

As increasing numbers of interna­tional students come to Bloomington to continue their studies in the areas of allied health, kinesiology, and rec­reation and park administration, the numbers of international students from the People's Republic of China will also continue to grow.

-RMN

Honorary Continued from page 8

written partially while he was in Bloom­ington as a fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study. More recently, he helped to initiate a joint agreement be­tween IUP and the Finnish Academy of Sciences to publish a series of ed­ited volumes, "Acta Semiotica Fennica."

His publications-approximately 300 books and articles about semiotics, aes­thetics, and music theory and analysis­are available in English, Finnish, French, and German.