On the morning of September 10^th, the School of Foreign Studies convened a retirement ceremony for its esteemed retired faculty members, alongside a symposium in celebration of Teachers' Day, in Conference Room 204. The assembly was graced by the presence of Dean Sun Yu, Party Secretary Wang Gaozu, and other members of both the party and administrative leadership teams. In attendance were retired teachers, newly appointed faculty, department heads, party branch secretaries from the faculty, union representatives, teacher delegates, and student representatives. The proceedings were presided over by Vice Dean Ma Ying.

Dean Sun Yu took the opportunity of the 40^th Teachers' Day to express her highest respect and sincere blessings to the three retired teachers. She stated that over the past few decades, these three teachers have diligently worked in the field of education with their profound knowledge, rigorous academic attitude, selfless dedication, and noble personality. They have cultivated generation after generation of outstanding talents and made significant contributions to the discipline development and talent cultivation of the college.

College leaders Sun Yu and Wang Gaozu jointly awarded retirement certificates to the three teachers, while the young faculty and students offered flowers to express their gratitude, admiration, and reluctance towards the retired teachers. The three teachers reminisced fondly about their years of hard work at the college, sharing insights and reflections from their teaching careers. They expressed their appreciation for the development and progress the college has made over the years and thanked the college and the university for their strong and long-term support of their teaching and research efforts. They also conveyed their love for the education profession and their reluctance to leave it. They encouraged the young teachers present to continue their research, strive for excellence, and take on the important responsibility of nurturing and cultivating talents.

Subsequently, the college held an induction ceremony for new teachers. “I volunteer to be a glorious people's teacher, loyal to the cause of education for the Party...” Five new teachers raised their right hands and solemnly took the oath. On behalf of the college, Sun Yu welcomed the new teachers to the institution. She emphasized that teachers should adhere to the original mission of “nurturing students for the Party and cultivating talent for the country,” strive to embody the spirit of educators, and work hard to become people’s teachers with noble professional ethics, exceptional skills, and a dedicated focus on nurturing students.

In his concluding remarks, Secretary Wang Gaozu pointed out that the retired teachers have laid a solid foundation for the college's development with their youthful passion and extraordinary wisdom. Looking ahead, all teachers should take the retired teachers as a benchmark, firmly establish the lofty ambitions and pragmatic style of “committing to the teaching profession and contributing to national rejuvenation,” and, with the collective efforts of everyone in the college, strive to construct a first-level doctoral program in the discipline of Foreign Language and Literature. They should continuously innovate and contribute to the talents cultivation, teaching excellence, and scientific research, helping the university achieve its “127” goal and write a brilliant chapter in the new era and on the new journey. (Text/ Wang Kaiwei; Photos/ Huang Yuqi; Review/ Wang Gaozu)