Professor Teresa L. Wu and the Graduation Pledge Alliance
The GPA
The mission of the Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA) is to build a global community of responsible graduates improving society and the environment through the workplace. GPA’s vision is a world where every graduate, through the workplace, is an effective leader for social and environmental improvement.
Professor Teresa L. Wu
Professor Teresa L. Wu is a Lecturer and Director of the Chinese Culture University Language Center in Taiwan. She was the Director of the Language Center from 1972 - 1988 and from 2006 - present (now renamed Language Teaching and Learning Center). Her areas of specialization include Children Literature and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). In 2008, she was hailed Outstanding Teacher of the Year at the same university and has been the coordinator of the GPA-PCCU (Graduation Pledge Association at the Chinese Culture University) for six years since the institution of the association. Her academic achievements include numerous valuable published journal articles and conference papers.
For this year's AYF, the council is but honored to be given the chance to have Professor Terry Wu as one of the Guest Speakers where participants will get a chance to know, contribute to, and connect with the Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA).
The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility is a powerful leadership program aimed towards building a global community of responsible graduates making them effective leaders for social and environmental improvement. Raising the level of consciousness among the students regarding social responsibility and empowering them to make decisions in the workplace leading to a better world are some of the objectives of the GPA.
The Graduation Pledge Alliance is a student social-awareness movement which is already put into practice in Western and Asian schools like Singapore and Taiwan.
For this year's AYF, the council is but honored to be given the chance to have Professor Terry Wu as one of the Guest Speakers where participants will get a chance to know, contribute to, and connect with the Graduation Pledge Alliance (GPA).
The Graduation Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility is a powerful leadership program aimed towards building a global community of responsible graduates making them effective leaders for social and environmental improvement. Raising the level of consciousness among the students regarding social responsibility and empowering them to make decisions in the workplace leading to a better world are some of the objectives of the GPA.
The Graduation Pledge Alliance is a student social-awareness movement which is already put into practice in Western and Asian schools like Singapore and Taiwan.