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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tong Liu is an old face who is as well-known at UMPI as a sailor knows the open sea. Tong Liu comes from Beijing, the capital of China. He came to the University of Maine at Presque Isle to study five years ago. \u00a0He will get his bachelor\u2019s degree soon in May 2018 with a major in Professional Communication and Journalism and a minor in Business Administration.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tong is the former president of UMPI\u2019s International Students Club. Also, he is vice president of the campus\u2019s University Times newspaper: he focuses on sports news. He is very proud that he will be the first international Asian student to graduate in the Professional Communication and Journalism program at UMPI. The most significant achievement during his UMPI studying life is that he received the award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Professional Communication and Journalism (2016-2017).<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The most prominent reason Tong came to Maine is snow: he cannot live without snow. In China, he built an educational company for skiing and snowboarding. He was the final champion of the OAKLEY Air&Style Rookie Challenge. \u00a0As a result, Oakley sponsored his snowboarding work in China. \u201cIf you cannot find Tong at UMPI, he must be snowboarding,\u201d Nancy Tian, who also comes from Beijing, said with a smile. \u00a0Tong is her first snowboarding teacher.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tong\u2019s father works for a famous media company in China and wants Tong to work for an international sports broadcaster. So Tong came to America on a mission to become a journalist and return home with strong English skills. Tong probably will continue and finish his master\u2019s (business concentration) in Maine. He wants to keep his snowboarding business career when he goes back to China. \u00a0Having additional business skills will be helpful. \u00a0On the other hand, he would like to work for his father and focus on being a sports broadcaster. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cBest wishes and sincere congratulations on your graduation. May this special day be the commencement of the continued series of upward steps to future success,\u201d Yang Liu, a good friend of Tong, who is a junior at UMPI, said. He gives Tong best wishes for the future. \u00a0And we all hope Tong can take UMPI\u2019s wings to fly as high as the sky.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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