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 Roy Yew-hung Chan, a recipient of the 2011 Henry K. Chan Inclusive Education Award from HKU Centre of Development and Resources for Students(CEDARS), holds a master's degree in Higher Education at the Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong. Roy was the first cohort student to graduate from the Higher Education program in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(HKSAR). Roy was also awarded 2011 Gerald H. Read International Scholarship from PDK Education Foundation.
Roy's primary research focuses on the building and making of world-class research institutions in China, the crossculturalism in education policy and higher education internationalization, the comparative and international education in East Asia and the Pacific, and the socialization experience of undergraduate and graduate students in Confucian heritage societies. He is also interested in the changing academic profession of Chinese research universities; the rise of East Asian knowledge systems and university international partnerships; the strategic planning and program evaluation conducted at top Asian universities; the trends of globalization and internationalization among top research universities in China, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam; and the history and philosophy of Chinese education with keen interest on Northeast Asian traditions of Confucianism.
While at HKU, Roy served on various board committees, including Student Board Member for the Faculty of Education. He also served as Acting President for the HKU Postgraduate Student Association(PGSA), a Residential Committee for the HKU Graduate House, as well as an Intern for the HKU Sustainability Office. Additionally, Roy has published a book entitled Students' Experience at World-Class Universities in China. He was nominated in the 2010 Asia Social Innovation Award by Hong Kong Social-Ventures.
Roy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology, Law & Society from the University of California, Irvine along with three minors in English Literature, Cultural Anthropology, and Educational Studies on June 22, 2009. He is currently an active member of the prestigious Chancellor's Club at UCI under the leadership of Chancellor Michael V. Drake representing as a Graduate of the Last Decade (G.O.L.D.) Annual Member. Roy received nomination as the 2009 Homecoming King as well as received the 2009 National Excellence Leadership Award from the National Society of Leadership and Success chapter at UCI.
Prior to HKU, Roy had participated in the '2010 LSE-PKU Summer School' program with scholar Wang Jisi, Professor and Dean of the School of International Studies at Peking University. Additionally, Roy had spent a 12-month as a Volunteer English Teacher to rural students at Hengyang, Hunan Province, China. During his year, Roy had founded the "Rural Kids China, Inc.," a Roy Chan Foundation now based in Los Angeles, California. Chan currently holds a TEFL certificate from "WorldTeach" based at the Center for International Development at Harvard University as well as a Gifted and Talented Education(GATE) certificate from the UCSD Extension Center.
Outside of school, Roy is an active dancer. He has trained with several pre-professional dance companies, most recently with the "Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Center" during the '2010 Summer Intensive' dance program. He has also received training with the "Westside School of Ballet," "City Contemporary Dance Company," "Daria Bearden Foundation for Performing Arts," and "Maple Conservatory of Dance." His technique training includes ballet, modern, contemporary, and jazz dance. Roy has worked with many choreographers, such as, Kate Hutter, Jocelyn Chung, Maria Gillespie, Mecca Vazie Andrews, Adam Parson, Scott Hislop, Chad Michael Hall, Hanna Karacic, and Charles Maple.
Roy is an active member of the Association for the Study of Higher Education, Comparative and International Education Society, Phi Delta Kappa International Education Association, Council on Law in Higher Education, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, International Studies Association, as well as the Association for Institutional Research.
During his free time, Roy is an avid photographer, traveler, runner, and cook. Roy is professional freelance photographer at "Photography by Roy Chan".
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Credits:
Additionally to being a graduate student, Roy is an accomplished actor/dancer/singer.
Acting credits include: Through Looking Glasses(2011), Gulliver Theatre Productions; Diaspora Blues(2010), HKU English Drama Society; Madrigal Dinner(2007), Madrigal Dinner(2006), UC Irvine School of the Arts; Skin Deep(2005), UC Riverside Department of Theatre.
Dancing credits include: 2010 Summer Dance Intensive Showcase (2010), L.A. Contemporary Dance Center; The Nutcracker(2008), Maple Conservatory of Dance; The Nutcracker(2007), The Nutcracker(2006), Daria Bearden Foundation for the Performing Arts; UCI Spring LDT Showcase(2006), Latin and Ballroom Dance Association; APO Spring Showcase(2009), UCI Alpha Phi Omega.
Singing credits include: Beethoven 9th Symphony for Japan, Los Angeles Philharmonic (2011), 43rd Anniversary HKU Student Union Choir(2011), HKU Student Union Choir; Monteverdi with Brass & Carols for Christmas(2010), HKU Chamber Choir; Llangollen International Music Eistedfod(2008), UCI Chamber Singers; 78th Pacific Southwest Intercollegiate Choral Association(2009), 77th Pacific Southwest Intercollegiate Choral Association(2008), UCI Chamber Singers; Choral Festivals(2005-2009), UCI Chamber Singers; Choral Festivals(2004-2005), UCR Choral Society; Choral Festivals(2000-2004), Long Beach Poly Chamber Singers
The purpose of www.rychan.com is to serve as my online portfolio for myself, for students, for faculties, for employment, and for graduate school applications throughout my education years.
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